كأنَّas though الشقيقَthe anemones وألوانهُand their colors
كأنَّ الشقيقَ وألوانهُ
ثيابٌgarments شُققنَwere torn علىupon ثاكلِa bereaved parent
ثيابٌ شُققنَ على ثاكلِ
As though the anemones and their colors
Were garments rent upon a bereaved parent.
وثغرُand the mouth الأقاحيَof the daisies مستضحكٌsmiling
وثغرُ الأقاحيَ مستضحكٌ
لهمْfor them فيهمُamong them قسمةthe apportionment العادلِof the just one
لهمْ فيهمُ قسمة العادلِ
And the daisies' mouth is smiling;
Theirs among them is the just one's apportionment.
فدىransomed نفسَهُhimself بضمانِwith a pledge of النضارِpure gold
فدى نفسَهُ بضمانِ النضارِ
وأعطىand gave صدورَthe tips of القناthe spears الذابلِslender
وأعطى صدورَ القنا الذابلِ
He ransomed himself with a pledge of pure gold,
And gave to the tips of the slender spears.
ونرجسُناand our narcissus ناظرٌan eye ناضرٌradiant
ونرجسُنا ناظرٌ ناضرٌ
ولاand not يرجعُrecoils الطرفُthe gaze عنْfrom هائلِanything fearsome
ولا يرجعُ الطرفُ عنْ هائلِ
And our narcissus is a radiant eye,
Nor does the gaze recoil from anything fearsome.
فياso, O لكَfor you غصناًa branch علىupon ذابلٍa slender spear
فيا لكَ غصناً على ذابلٍ
مكانَin the place of البنانِthe fingertips منَin relation to العاملِthe spear's upper shaft
مكانَ البنانِ منَ العاملِ
So, what a branch you are upon a slender spear,
Where fingertips would be upon the spear-shaft.