كأنّas though البركةthe pool الغَنَّاverdant إذاwhen ماever (emphatic)
كأنّ البركة الغَنَّا إذا ما
غدَتْit became بالماءwith water مفعمةًbrimming تموجُit ripples
غدَتْ بالماء مفعمةً تموجُ
It is as though the verdant pool, whenever
it brims with water and ripples,
وقدand already لاحshone الضُّحىthe morning light مِرآةُa mirror of فَيْنFayn (unclear reading)
وقد لاح الضُّحى مِرآةُ فَيْن
قدalready انصقلَتhas become polished ومَقْبِضُهاand its handle الخليجُthe canal
قد انصقلَت ومَقْبِضُها الخليجُ
with morning light shining, were a mirror of Fayn [unclear reading],
polished bright, with the canal as its handle.
تُرىyou are shown قمرَthe moon of الدّجىnight's darkness قمراًa moon حدَاهfollowed it
تُرى قمرَ الدّجى قمراً حدَاه
طلوعاًin rising ماnot لهfor it فيهاin it (the pool) بُروجzodiacal mansions
طلوعاً ما له فيها بُروج
You are shown a moon following the moon of night
in rising, though it has no zodiacal mansions there.
فلاso do not تَعْصِdisobey الصِّباyouth فيin لُبْسdonning لَهْوmirth
فلا تَعْصِ الصِّبا في لُبْس لَهْو
فإنّfor indeed الدهرTime ذوpossessed of شَغَبٍstrife لجوجُobstinate
فإنّ الدهر ذو شَغَبٍ لجوجُ
So do not defy youth in donning mirth,
for Time is quarrelsome and obstinate.