إذاwhenever استشرفتgazed toward عيناكyour two eyes جانبthe side of تَلعةٍa hill
إذا استشرفت عيناك جانب تَلعةٍ
جَلَتrevealed لكto you أُخرىanother منamong رُبَاهاits rises جوانباflanks
جَلَت لك أُخرى من رُبَاها جوانبا
Whenever your eyes survey the side of a hill,
another of its rises reveals its flanks to you.
يُضَاحِكُناlaughs with us نَوَّارهاits blossoms فكأنَّماso it is as though
يُضَاحِكُنا نَوَّارها فكأنَّما
نُغَازلwe court بينamong الرَّوضthe meadows منهاof it حَبَائباbeloveds
نُغَازل بين الرَّوض منها حَبَائبا
Its blossoms laugh with us, as though
we were courting beloveds among its meadows.
تبَسَّمsmiled فيهاin it الأُقحوَانthe chrysanthemum فخِلتُهُso I imagined it
تبَسَّم فيها الأُقحوَان فخِلتُهُ
تلَقَّاكَgreeted you مرتاحاًdelighted إِليكَtoward you مُدَاعِباplayfully teasing
تلَقَّاكَ مرتاحاً إِليكَ مُدَاعِبا
The chrysanthemum smiled there, so I fancied it
greeting you, delighted with you and playful.
وَحَلَّand came loose نقابthe veil of الوَردِthe rose فاهتزَّso it swayed يَدَّعىclaiming
وَحَلَّ نقاب الوَردِ فاهتزَّ يَدَّعى
بواديهin its valley فيamong وَردِthe roses of الخدودcheeks مَنَاسباties of kinship
بواديه في وَردِ الخدود مَنَاسبا
And the rose's veil came loose; it swayed, claiming
kinship, in its valley, with the roses of cheeks.
أقولُI say وماwhile there is nothing فيon الأرضِthe land غيرُbut قرارةٍa hollow
أقولُ وما في الأرضِ غيرُ قرارةٍ
تُصافحُclasping hands with رَوضاًmeadows حَولهاaround it متقارباًclosely clustered
تُصافحُ رَوضاً حَولها متقارباً
I say, while the land holds nothing but a hollow
clasping hands with the meadows clustered close around it:
أباتتdid it stay overnight يَدُthe hand of الأستاذِthe Master بينamid رياضهاits gardens
أباتت يَدُ الأستاذِ بين رياضها
تَدفَّقُpouring forth أمor أهدَتbestowed إليهاupon it سَحَائباclouds
تَدفَّقُ أم أهدَت إليها سَحَائبا
Did the Master's hand spend the night amid its gardens,
pouring forth, or did it bestow clouds upon it?
أألبسَهاdid he clothe it أَخلاقَهhis virtues الغُرَّradiant فاغتدَتso they became
أألبسَها أَخلاقَه الغُرَّ فاغتدَت
كواكبهاits stars تَجلُوunveil عليناbefore us كَوكَباa star
كواكبها تَجلُو علينا كَوكَبا
Did he clothe it in his radiant virtues, so that
its stars came to unveil a star before us?
أَوشَّتdid they embroider حواشيهاits borders خَوَاطرُthe imaginings of فكرِهِhis mind
أَوشَّت حواشيها خَوَاطرُ فكرِهِ
فأبدَتand so revealed منof الزهرthe blossoms الأَنيقexquisite غَرائباmarvels
فأبدَت من الزهر الأَنيق غَرائبا
Did his mind's imaginings embroider its borders,
and so reveal marvels of exquisite blossoms?
أَهَزَّdid it stir الصَّباthe east wind قُضبَانَهَاits branches كاهتزازهlike his stirring
أَهَزَّ الصَّبا قُضبَانَهَا كاهتزازه
إذاwhen لَمَستtouched كفَّيهhis two palms كَفَّكyour palm طالباpetitioning
إذا لَمَست كفَّيه كَفَّك طالبا
Did the east wind stir its branches as he is stirred
when your hand touches his palms in supplication?
أَخالتهdid it imagine him يصبُوyearning نحوهاtoward it فتزيَّنَتso it adorned itself
أَخالته يصبُو نحوها فتزيَّنَت
تؤمِّلhoping أنthat يختارَhe would choose منهاfrom it مَلاعباpleasure grounds
تؤمِّل أن يختارَ منها مَلاعبا
Did it fancy him yearning for it, and adorn itself,
hoping he would choose pleasure grounds within it?
Translation model: Sol 6.1