وَموقَرَةٍand a laden cloud بِثِقلِwith the weight of الماءِthe water جاءَتcame
وَموقَرَةٍ بِثِقلِ الماءِ جاءَت
تَهادىgliding gently فَوقَabove أَعناقِthe necks of الرِياحِthe winds
تَهادى فَوقَ أَعناقِ الرِياحِ
And a rain-cloud came, laden with the weight of water,
And a cloud laden with the weight of water came,
gliding gently above the necks of the winds.
Gliding above the necks of the winds.
فَجاءَتthen it came لَيلَهاthrough its night سَحّاًpouring rain وَوَبلاًand heavy rain
فَجاءَت لَيلَها سَحّاً وَوَبلاً
وَهَطلاًand streaming rain مِثلَlike أَفواهِthe mouths of الجِراحِthe wounds
وَهَطلاً مِثلَ أَفواهِ الجِراحِ
Then all that night it poured in torrents and pelting rain,
Then all night it poured in torrents and heavy rain,
in streaming downpours like the mouths of wounds.
And streaming showers, like the mouths of wounds.
كَأَنَّas though سَماءَهاits sky لَمّاwhen تَجَلَّتappeared
كَأَنَّ سَماءَها لَمّا تَجَلَّت
خِلالَamid نُجومِهاits stars عِندَat الصَباحِdawn
خِلالَ نُجومِها عِندَ الصَباحِ
As though its sky, when it unveiled itself
As though its sky, when it appeared
among its stars at break of day,
Amid its stars at dawn,
رِياضُgardens of بَنَفسَجٍviolets خَضِلٍmoist نَداهُits dew
رِياضُ بَنَفسَجٍ خَضِلٍ نَداهُ
تَفَتَّحَopened بَينَهُamong it نَورُblossoms of الأَقاحيthe daisies
تَفَتَّحَ بَينَهُ نَورُ الأَقاحي
were gardens of violets, drenched in dew,
Were gardens of violets, damp with dew,
with daisy blossoms opening among them.
Among which daisy blossoms had opened.
