كأنماas though الأغصانthe boughs لماwhen انثنتbent
كأنما الأغصان لما انثنت
أمامbefore بدرِthe full moon التمfullness فيin غيهبهits deep darkness
أمام بدرِ التم في غيهبه
As though the boughs, when they bent
As if the branches, when they bent
Before the full moon in its deep darkness,
Before the perfect moon's dim light,
بنتa daughter مليكٍخلفof a king, behind شباكهاher window
بنت مليكٍخلف شباكها
تفرجتshe watched منهthrough it علىupon موكبهhis procession
تفرجت منه على موكبه
Were a king’s daughter behind her window,
behind her latticed window bars
Watching his procession through it.
A king's daughter looked out on his march
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