وَلَوَىand curled الظِّلُّthe shade عَلَىupon خَدّcheek النَّهَرْthe river
وَلَوَى الظِّلُّ عَلَى خَدّ النَّهَرْ
سَالِفاًa sidelock مَرْقُومْpatterned
سَالِفاً مَرْقُومْ
And the shade curled upon the river’s cheek
The shade turned on the cheek of the river
A patterned sidelock.
Traces left behind
وَجَلَتْand revealed فيamid الدَّوْحِthe spreading trees أجْيَادُnecks الزَّهَرْthe blossoms
وَجَلَتْ في الدَّوْحِ أجْيَادُ الزَّهَرْ
عِقْدَهَاtheir necklace المَنْظُومْstrung
عِقْدَهَا المَنْظُومْ
And amid the spreading trees, the blossoms’ necks revealed
In the hollow blossomed the flowers' steeds
Their strung necklace.
Their threaded necklace