طربتُI felt joyful longing إِلىto شاطيbank الفراتِthe Euphrates عشيّةًone evening
طربتُ إِلى شاطي الفراتِ عشيّةً
بكلّwith every فتىًyoung man كالسيفlike a sword أروعَsplendid صنديدvaliant
بكلّ فتىً كالسيف أروعَ صنديد
One evening I went, enraptured, to the Euphrates’ shore,
I was drawn with delight to the Euphrates’ bank one evening,
with every swordlike youth—magnificent, a valiant champion.
With every youth, swordlike, splendid and valiant.
وقدand already عبثتْhad played فيهupon it الصَّباthe east wind فتخالهso you would imagine it
وقد عبثتْ فيه الصَّبا فتخاله
طريقَa path لجينٍsilver ذاhaving ربىًhillocks وأخاديدand furrows
طريقَ لجينٍ ذا ربىً وأخاديد
The east wind had played upon it, till you would fancy it
And the east wind had played upon it, so you would think it
a road of silver, with hills and furrows.
A path of silver, with hillocks and furrows.
تروقكcharm you داراتٌcircles عليهupon it كأنهاas though they were
تروقك داراتٌ عليه كأنها
خواتمُrings حسنٍbeauty فيon خدودِcheeks مهاًoryx غيدslender-necked
خواتمُ حسنٍ في خدودِ مهاً غيد
Round ripples upon it charm you, as though they were
Circles upon it charm you, as though they were
signet rings of beauty on the cheeks of a graceful, soft-necked oryx.
Rings of beauty on the cheeks of slender-necked oryx.
