ولمand did not نرwe see بحراًa sea جرىflowed بالعقارwith wine
ولم نر بحراً جرى بالعقار
ولاnor ذهباًgold صيغwas fashioned منهfrom it جبلa mountain
ولا ذهباً صيغ منه جبل
And we had never seen a sea flowing with wine,
Nor gold from which a mountain was fashioned,
إلىuntil أنthat جرتflowed دجلهthe Tigris فيin الشعاعthe radiance
إلى أن جرت دجله في الشعاع
وطنبand spread a canopy بالنورwith light اعلىthe highest القللpeaks
وطنب بالنور اعلى القلل
Until the Tigris flowed amid the radiance,
And the highest peaks were canopied with light
سحابa cloud الدخانof smoke ويرقىand rises الشرارthe sparks
سحاب الدخان ويرقى الشرار
ورعدand thunder الملاهيof musical instruments وغيثand rain الجذلof joy
ورعد الملاهي وغيث الجذل
By a cloud of smoke, while sparks rose,
And thunder of music, and showers of joy.
وماand did not زالcease يعلوrise عجاجa billowing cloud الدخاthe smoke (continued next line)
وما زال يعلو عجاج الدخا
نcompletes 'smoke' حتىuntil تلوّنwas tinged منهby it زحلSaturn
ن حتى تلوّن منه زحل
And the billowing cloud of smoke kept rising,
Until Saturn was tinged by it.
فكناso we were نرىseeing الموجthe waves منof فضةsilver
فكنا نرى الموج من فضة
فذهبهthen gilded it النورthe light حتىuntil اشتعلit blazed
فذهبه النور حتى اشتعل
So we saw the waves as silver,
Then the light gilded them until they blazed,
شراراًsparks يحاكيmimics انقضاضthe plunge النجومof the stars
شراراً يحاكي انقضاض النجوم
وبرقاًand lightning كايماضlike the flashing بيضwhite swords تسلbeing unsheathed
وبرقاً كايماض بيض تسل
In sparks mimicking the plunge of stars,
And lightning like the flash of white swords unsheathed.