مُتَغايِراتٌdifferent from one another قَدalready جُمِعنَthey have been gathered وَكلُّهاand all of them
مُتَغايِراتٌ قَد جُمِعنَ وَكلُّها
مُتَشاكلalike أَشباحُهاtheir bodily forms أَرواحُspirits
مُتَشاكل أَشباحُها أَرواحُ
Things unlike one another have been gathered, yet all of them
Different things have been gathered, and all of them
are alike in form—their bodies are spirits.
are alike; their bodily forms are spirits.
وَإِذاand if أَرَدتَyou wish مصرِّحاًspeaking plainly تَفسيرهاtheir explanation
وَإِذا أَرَدتَ مصرِّحاً تَفسيرها
فَالراحُthen the wine وَالمِصباحُand the lamp وَالتُفاحُand the apples
فَالراحُ وَالمِصباحُ وَالتُفاحُ
Should you wish their meaning plainly disclosed,
And if you wish for a plain explanation of them,
they are wine, the lamp, and apples.
then they are the wine, the lamp, and the apples.
لَوif only يَعلَمُknows الساقيthe cupbearer وَقَدand already جُمِّعنَthey have been gathered ليfor me
لَو يَعلَمُ الساقي وَقَد جُمِّعنَ لي
منfrom أَيِّwhich هذيthese تُملَأُare filled الأَقداحُthe goblets
من أَيِّ هذي تُملَأُ الأَقداحُ
If only the cupbearer knew—now that they have been gathered for me—
If only the cupbearer knew, with them gathered for me,
from which of these the goblets are filled!
from which of these the goblets are filled!
