الغَيمُthe clouds مَمدودُspread out السُرادِقthe canopy
الغَيمُ مَمدودُ السُرادِق
وَالزَهرُand the flowers مَفروشُlaid out النَمارِقthe cushions
وَالزَهرُ مَفروشُ النَمارِق
The cloud-mass has spread its pavilion wide,
The clouds' canopy is spread wide,
and blossoms are the cushions’ coverlet.
and the flowers' cushions are laid out.
وَالقاشُand the qāsh (meaning uncertain) قَدalready نُقِشَتhave been patterned لَناfor us
وَالقاشُ قَد نُقِشَت لَنا
مِنهُfrom it المَجالِسُthe sitting places وَالمَرافِقand the resting places
مِنهُ المَجالِسُ وَالمَرافِق
As for the cloth, there have been embroidered for us
And the qāsh—there have been patterned for us
from it our seats and armrests.
from it, sitting places and resting places.
أَشجارُهُits trees وَثِمارُهُand its fruits
أَشجارُهُ وَثِمارُهُ
مِثلُlike التَرائِبthe upper chests وَالمَخانِقand the necklaces
مِثلُ التَرائِب وَالمَخانِق
Its trees and its fruits
Its trees and its fruits
are like bosoms and necklaces.
are like bosoms and necklaces.
وَطَنٌa land يَموتُdies مَخافَةًout of fear
وَطَنٌ يَموتُ مَخافَةً
فيهِin it الشَقاءُmisery مِنَof الشَقائِقthe anemones
فيهِ الشَقاءُ مِنَ الشَقائِق
A homeland where misery dies for fear
A land where there dies, for fear
of the anemones within it.
of the anemones, misery.
قَدindeed غَنَّتِhave sung الأَطيارُthe birds فيin
قَد غَنَّتِ الأَطيارُ في
طُرُقاتِهِits pathways كُلَّall الطَرائِقthe modes of song
طُرُقاتِهِ كُلَّ الطَرائِق
The birds have sung along
The birds have sung in
its pathways every strain.
its pathways, in every mode of song.
فَاِعتَقso free فُؤادَكَyour heart فيهِin it مِنfrom
فَاِعتَق فُؤادَكَ فيهِ مِن
رِقِّbondage الهُمومِcares بِشُربِby drinking عانِقwine
رِقِّ الهُمومِ بِشُربِ عانِق
So free your heart there from
So free your heart there from
the bondage of cares by drinking aged wine.
the bondage of cares, by drinking wine.
فَالأُقحُوانُfor the daisy غُصونُهُits stems
فَالأُقحُوانُ غُصونُهُ
بيضُwhite النَواصيthe forelocks وَالمَفارِقand the hair-partings
بيضُ النَواصي وَالمَفارِق
As for the chamomile, its boughs are
For the daisy's stems
white of forelock and hair-parting.
have white forelocks and hair-partings.
وَمَراوِدُand the kohl-sticks الأَمطارِthe rains قَدalready
وَمَراوِدُ الأَمطارِ قَد
كَحِلَتbeen darkened with kohl بِهاwith them حَدَقُthe pupils الحَدائِقof the gardens
كَحِلَت بِها حَدَقُ الحَدائِق
And the rains’ kohl-applicators have
And the rains' kohl-sticks have
lined the gardens’ pupils with them.
darkened the gardens' eyes with kohl.
