وَتَرىand you see الكأسَthe cup دَائِراًpassing round كَهِلالٍlike a crescent moon
وَتَرى الكأسَ دَائِراً كَهِلالٍ
سَارَpassed فيهِthrough it المِحَاقُthe moon’s dark phase عِنْدَat الكَمَالِfullness
سَارَ فيهِ المِحَاقُ عِنْدَ الكَمَالِ
And you see the cup passing round like a crescent moon,
You will see the cup pass round like a crescent moon,
Through which the dark of the moon has passed at fullness.
Wherein the blending grew more perfect at the full,
فَإِذاthen when افْتَضَّهاdeflowers it المِزاجُthe mixing water كَسَاهاclothes it
فَإِذا افْتَضَّها المِزاجُ كَسَاها
حُلَّةَa robe الشَّمْسِthe sun عِنْدَat وَقْتِthe time of الزَّوالِnoon
حُلَّةَ الشَّمْسِ عِنْدَ وَقْتِ الزَّوالِ
Then, when the mixing water deflowers it, it clothes it
Till, when her dress of beams she did put on,
In the sun’s robe at the hour of noon.
She reached the zenith of her glory at high noon.