لمdid not أَنسَI forget دجلَةthe Tigris والدجىand the darkness مُتَصَوِّبٌdescending
لم أَنسَ دجلَة والدجى مُتَصَوِّبٌ
والبدرُand the full moon فيin أُفقِthe horizon of السماءِthe sky مُغَرِّبُsetting in the west
والبدرُ في أُفقِ السماءِ مُغَرِّبُ
I have not forgotten the Tigris, with darkness descending,
I have not forgotten the Tigris at night aiming
and the full moon setting at the sky’s horizon.
And the moon in the sky's horizon setting
فكأنّهاso it seemed فيهin it بِساطٌa carpet أزرقٌblue
فكأنّها فيه بِساطٌ أزرقٌ
وكأنهand it seemed فيهاupon it طِرازٌembroidery مُذهَبُgilded
وكأنه فيها طِرازٌ مُذهَبُ
So it seemed a blue carpet in the darkness,
As if in it a blue carpet
and the moon upon it seemed gilded embroidery.
And as if in it a gilded embroidery