قالتshe said غداًtomorrow تصفوbecomes serene الحياةُlife وترتديand dons
قالت غداً تصفو الحياةُ وترتدي
ثوبَgown الزفافthe wedding السندسيَّof fine silk وتزدهيand shines with splendor
ثوبَ الزفاف السندسيَّ وتزدهي
She said, “Tomorrow life will grow serene and don
She said tomorrow life will clear up and don
a wedding gown of fine silk, and shine with splendor.”
The wedding dress of brocade and prosper
قلتُI said احذريbeware شُدِّيtighten الحزامَthe belt فأنتِfor you فيin
قلتُ احذري شُدِّي الحزامَ فأنتِ في
سفرٍa journey شديدdifficult المُرتقىَthe ascent وتنبَّهيand stay alert
سفرٍ شديد المُرتقىَ وتنبَّهي
I said, “Beware; tighten your belt, for you are on
I said beware tighten your belt you are in
a journey with a steep ascent—stay alert.”
A journey of great ascent and awake
وعدَpromised المنجِّمُthe astrologer زوجَهُhis wife قترقَّبَتْso she waited expectantly (apparent typo)
وعدَ المنجِّمُ زوجَهُ قترقَّبَتْ
للمطمحِfor the goal الزاكيnoble وللزمنِand for the age البهيradiant
للمطمحِ الزاكي وللزمنِ البهي
The astrologer promised his wife, so she waited
The astrologer promised his wife yearned
for a noble goal and a radiant age.
For the good ambition and the splendid time
هيهاتَhow impossible! أنthat يطأtread الثُّرَيَّاthe Pleiades غارقٌone sunk
هيهاتَ أن يطأ الثُّرَيَّا غارقٌ
فيin الوحلِthe mire أوor يرثَinherit السِّماكَal-Simāk (a star) بكذبِهِthrough his lies
في الوحلِ أو يرثَ السِّماكَ بكذبِهِ
Never can the Pleiades be trodden by one sunk
Alas the one drowned in mud can't reach
in the mire, nor can he inherit al-Simāk through his lies.
Pleiades or inherit aquatic with his lies