كَيفَhow لاnot يَبرُدُgrows cool الهَواءُthe air لِنَهرٍfor a river
كَيفَ لا يَبرُدُ الهَواءُ لِنَهرٍ
بَينَbetween غَرافتينtwo waterwheels كَالدِّيمتينlike two steady, gentle rains
بَينَ غَرافتين كَالدِّيمتين
How can the air not grow cool around a river
between two waterwheels, like two gentle, steady showers?
لَيسَتاthe two are not فَوقَهabove it مِنfrom الرشِّsprinkling وَالطand the… (beginning of 'fine spray')
لَيسَتا فَوقَه مِن الرشِّ وَالط
طَشِّfine spray (continued) عَلىin حالةany state بمُنفَكَّتينboth ceasing
طَشِّ عَلى حالة بمُنفَكَّتين
Above it, they never cease their sprinkling and
fine spray, not for a moment.
وَصَفاand became clear الماءُthe water مِنهُماfrom the two of them إِذاwhen هُماthe two of them
وَصَفا الماءُ مِنهُما إِذا هُما
للماءِfor the water بِالجريin flowing كَالمُغَربَلَتَينlike two sieves
للماءِ بِالجري كَالمُغَربَلَتَين
And the water from them grows clear, when they
are like two sieves for the water as it flows.
فَهوَso it is رشاًas droplets درّpearls تَساقَطَfell in succession نَثراًscattered
فَهوَ رشاً درّ تَساقَطَ نَثراً
وَهوَand it is طَشاًas fine spray بُرادَةٌfilings مِنof لُجينsilver
وَهوَ طَشاً بُرادَةٌ مِن لُجين
So, as droplets, it is pearls falling scattered;
and as fine spray, it is filings of silver.
حَسنُfair الوَجهِof face شَفَّهُwore it down أَلمُthe pain الthe
حَسنُ الوَجهِ شَفَّهُ أَلمُ ال
حرِّheat فَقَدso now صارَhas come to be بَينَbetween مِروَحَتَينtwo fans
حرِّ فَقَد صارَ بَينَ مِروَحَتَين
Fair-faced, it has been worn down by the torment of the
heat, so it now lies between two fans.