زُفَّتwas led in bridal procession إِلىto الرَوضِthe meadow وَهوَwhile it يَأمَلُهاlongs for her
زُفَّت إِلى الرَوضِ وَهوَ يَأمَلُها
وَجِنحُand the wing of لَيلٍnight كَالقارِlike pitch مُعتَكِرِdense and murky
وَجِنحُ لَيلٍ كَالقارِ مُعتَكِرِ
A cloud was led like a bride to the garden, while he yearned for her,
She was led in bridal procession to the meadow, which longed for her,
beneath the wing of a night, murky and black as pitch—
while night's wing lay dense and black as pitch:
سَحابَةٌa cloud وَالبُروقُand the lightning flashes تُحرِقُهاscorch her
سَحابَةٌ وَالبُروقُ تُحرِقُها
كَشاطِرٍlike a rogue بِالسِماطِat the banquet spread يَعتَوِرُraids repeatedly
كَشاطِرٍ بِالسِماطِ يَعتَوِرُ
a cloud that the lightning flashes set ablaze,
a cloud, with lightning flashes scorching her,
like a rogue repeatedly raiding the banquet spread.
like a rogue repeatedly raiding the banquet spread.
