جمرٌglowing embers هجيرٌnoonday heat مذsince صُلِينَاwe were scorched بهby it
جمرٌ هجيرٌ مذ صُلِينَا به
عَرقْتُI sweated حتىuntil كِدْتI nearly أُطْفِيهِI extinguish it
عَرقْتُ حتى كِدْت أُطْفِيهِ
The noonday heat is glowing embers; since we were scorched by it,
Hot embers we had kindled at dawn
I sweated until I nearly put it out.
I toiled till I almost quenched their light
والشمسand the sun لماwhen ملأَتshe filled أُفْقَهاher horizon
والشمس لما ملأَت أُفْقَها
كادتshe nearly عَنِfrom الأَبصَارِthe eyes تخفيهshe hides it
كادت عَنِ الأَبصَارِ تخفيه
And when the sun filled her horizon,
When the sun filled the sky with her blaze
she nearly hid it from sight.
She almost hid them from sight
يهربُflees ظلُّshadow الشَّخْصِthe person منfrom حرِّهاher heat
يهربُ ظلُّ الشَّخْصِ من حرِّها
حتىuntil تراهyou see it كَامِناًlurking فِيهِwithin him
حتى تراه كَامِناً فِيهِ
A person's shadow flees her heat,
A person's shadow fleeing the heat
until you see it lurking within him.
You'd think it hiding within