أوand do …? ماnot ترىyou see الغيثthe rain المعرسhalting to rest باكياweeping
أو ما ترى الغيث المعرس باكيا
يذريit scatters الدموعthe tears علىupon رياضgardens شفيقShafiq
يذري الدموع على رياض شفيق
And do you not see the rain, halting to rest and weeping,
Or do you not see the laden rain clouds weeping,
scattering tears upon Shafiq’s gardens?
Shedding tears upon the meadows of dawn.
فكانand so it was قطرdrops دموعهits tears منfrom فوقهاabove them
فكان قطر دموعه من فوقها
درpearls تبددscattered فيin بساطa carpet عقيقcarnelian
در تبدد في بساط عقيق
And so the drops of its tears from above them were
So that the drops of its tears falling upon them
pearls scattered across a carpet of carnelian.
Were scattered pearls on a carpet of rubies.