وأعرافهand its crests الشمthe lofty ones التيwhich لاحshone دونهاbeneath them
وأعرافه الشم التي لاح دونها
نجومstars الثرياthe Pleiades والسماكينand the two Simaks والغفرand al-Ghafr
نجوم الثريا والسماكين والغفر
And its lofty crests, beneath which shone
And its terraces are the light that shone without
the stars of the Pleiades, the two Simaks, and al-Ghafr.
The stars of Pleiades and Virgo and Pisces
وإذand when بلغreached النضرُal-Nadr المكثرُthe wealthy one فرعهاits summit
وإذ بلغ النضرُ المكثرُ فرعها
وصوبَand descended لمdid not يبلُغreach إلىto الأرضthe earth فيin شهرa month
وصوبَ لم يبلُغ إلى الأرض في شهر
And when al-Nadr, the wealthy, reached its summit
And when the blossoms reached their abundant branches
and descended, he did not reach the earth in a month.
And leaned where they do not reach the ground in a month
لهاit has الغرفُthe chambers البيضُthe white ones التيwhich يضحكُsmiles الضُحىlate morning
لها الغرفُ البيضُ التي يضحكُ الضُحى
وتلحفهاand cloak it منwith نورِهاtheir light فيin سناradiance الغرthe shining ones
وتلحفها من نورِها في سنا الغر
It has white chambers where the morning smiles,
It has white chambers that dawn laughs
and which cloak it in their light, in radiant splendor.
And wraps them in its light at the peak of glory
حناياarches كأمثالlike the shapes of الأهلةِthe crescents ركبتwere mounted
حنايا كأمثال الأهلةِ ركبت
علىon عمدٍcolumns تعتدُّare reckoned فيin جوهرthe substance of البدرِthe full moon
على عمدٍ تعتدُّ في جوهر البدرِ
Arches like the shapes of crescents were mounted
Like crescents they rode
on columns reckoned of the full moon’s substance.
On pillars counting in the essence of the full moon
كأنas though منfrom الياقوتِruby قيستwere measured out رؤوسُهاtheir capitals
كأن من الياقوتِ قيست رؤوسُها
علىon كلّeach مسنونٍtapered مقيضٍprepared منfrom السدرthe lote-tree
على كلّ مسنونٍ مقيضٍ من السدر
As though their capitals were measured out of ruby,
As if their domes were measured from ruby
upon each tapered post prepared from lote-tree wood.
On every groomed, knotted sadr tree
كأنas though قُصورَthe palaces of الأرضِthe earth بعدafter تمامهits completion
كأن قُصورَ الأرضِ بعد تمامه
نتوءُjuttings الذرىthe summits أخفىless visible شخوصاًin form منthan الذرِّtiny ants
نتوءُ الذرى أخفى شخوصاً من الذرِّ
As though the earth’s palaces, after its completion,
As if the palaces of earth after their completion
were jutting summits, their forms less distinct than tiny ants.
Were projections of atoms, more hidden in appearance than particles
وتنتشرand spread الأبصارُthe gazes منهاfrom them إلىto مدىthe expanse of التنزrecreation (partial word)
وتنتشر الأبصارُ منها إلى مدى التنز
هcompletes التنزه (recreation) بالأطيارwith birds والوحشِand wild beasts والزهرِand flowers
ه بالأطيار والوحشِ والزهرِ
And from them, the gaze ranges far over the pleasure grounds,
And sights spread from them to the extent of gazing
with birds, wild beasts, and flowers.
With birds, beasts, and flowers
وأعجبُand more wondrous منthan أفيائهاits shaded places الغُرَرthe splendid ones التيwhich
وأعجبُ من أفيائها الغُرَر التي
يقيلrests at noon بهنin them البردcoolness فيin وغرةِthe fierceness of الحرthe heat
يقيل بهن البرد في وغرةِ الحر
And more wondrous than its splendid shaded places, where
And stranger than its hidden places are the caves
coolness rests at noon amid the scorching heat,
Where the cold sleeps during the rage of heat
ينمbetrays بأخفىof the most hidden سرهاits secret غيرnot كاتمconcealing
ينم بأخفى سرها غير كاتم
صداهاits echo فأخفىso the most hidden السرsecret فيهاwithin it منa form of الجهرopen speech
صداها فأخفى السر فيها من الجهر
betraying its most hidden secret, concealing nothing,
It whispers with its most covert secret without concealing
is its echo; thus the deepest secret there is open speech.
Its echo, so the secret in it is more hidden than the overt
كأنas though الذيthe one who يخفيconceals الحديثَspeech بنجوهاin its seclusion
كأن الذي يخفي الحديثَ بنجوها
علىat أخفضِthe lowest of الأصواتِvoices يشدوsings علىto وترa string
على أخفضِ الأصواتِ يشدو على وتر
As though one who hides his words in its seclusion,
As if one who hides speech in its seclusion
in the softest voice, were singing to a string.
At the softest voices, sings at a string
نؤومsleeping late الضحىlate morning ضافيample العلىheights سجسجtemperate السناradiance
نؤوم الضحى ضافي العلى سجسج السنا
تضيءit shines بلاwithout شمسٍa sun عليهاabove it ولاnor بدرa full moon
تضيء بلا شمسٍ عليها ولا بدر
Sleeping late into morning, ample in height, gentle in radiance,
Dimmed at dawn, adjoining the Highest, sparkling glory
it shines with neither sun above it nor full moon.
Glowing without sun upon it or moon
وياand oh حبذاhow lovely أنباتهاits plants الخضرُthe green ones حولهاaround it
ويا حبذا أنباتها الخضرُ حولها
وأنهارهاand its rivers البيضُthe white ones التيwhich تحتهاbeneath it تجريflow
وأنهارها البيضُ التي تحتها تجري
And how lovely are its green plants around it,
And excellent are its green plants around it
and its white rivers that flow beneath it!
And its white rivers that flow beneath it
ترىyou see الباسقاتِthe tall palms الناشراتِspreading فروعهاtheir branches
ترى الباسقاتِ الناشراتِ فروعها
موائسswaying فيهاin it منfrom مزاولةcontending with الوفرabundance
موائس فيها من مزاولة الوفر
You see the tall palms spreading their branches,
You see the tall ones spreading their branches
swaying there as they wrestle with abundance.
Crowns among them from the abundance of plenty
كأنas though صياغاًa goldsmith صاغfashioned فوقabove غصونهاtheir branches
كأن صياغاً صاغ فوق غصونها
منfrom الذهبgold الناريfiery عراجينdate-cluster stalks منof تمرِdates
من الذهب الناري عراجين من تمرِ
As though a goldsmith had fashioned upon their branches
As if a craftsman crafted above its branches
clusters of dates from fiery gold.
From fiery gold, grape bunches from dates
تبدلنthey changed حالاتٍstates ثلاثاًthree لهنfor them فيin
تبدلن حالاتٍ ثلاثاً لهن في
مصوغwrought الحلىjewelry شكلٌa likeness وفيand in الجوهرgems النضرlustrous
مصوغ الحلى شكلٌ وفي الجوهر النضر
They have passed through three states, each having, in
Changing three conditions for them
wrought jewelry and lustrous gems, its likeness:
Molded jewelry, essence, and freshness
نشتemerged (unclear reading) لؤلؤاًas pearls ثمthen استحالتturned into زمرداًemeralds
نشت لؤلؤاً ثم استحالت زمرداً
يعودreturns إلىto العقيانpure gold بعدafter جنىgathering البسرunripe dates
يعود إلى العقيان بعد جنى البسر
they emerged as pearls, then turned into emeralds,
First pearls, then becoming emerald
returning to pure gold after the unripe dates are gathered.
Returning to corals after plucking chrysolite
وقدand perhaps يشتهيone craves منهاfrom them شرابٌa drink ألذmore delicious منthan
وقد يشتهي منها شرابٌ ألذ من
تضرعِthe pleading of مشتاقٍone who yearns إلىto عاشقِa lover of الكبرِpride
تضرعِ مشتاقٍ إلى عاشقِ الكبرِ
And one may crave a drink from them, sweeter than
And you may crave from it a drink sweeter than
a yearning soul’s plea to a lover enamored of pride.
A longing lover's plea for the beloved of dignity
ومنand of أرجاتٍfragrant fruits (unclear reading) فيamong الغصونِthe branches كأنهاas though they were
ومن أرجاتٍ في الغصونِ كأنها
خدودُcheeks عذارىmaidens فيin مقانعهاtheir veils الخضرthe green ones
خدودُ عذارى في مقانعها الخضر
And fragrant fruits among the branches, as though they were
And from fragrances in the branches as if they are
the cheeks of maidens in their green veils.
Cheeks of maidens behind their green veils
يغردُwarbles فيهاwithin it كلevery مختضبِdye-stained الشوىthe feet
يغردُ فيها كل مختضبِ الشوى
موشىembroidered القراthe back قانيcrimson الطلىthe necks أخضرgreen الصدرthe breast
موشى القرا قاني الطلى أخضر الصدر
Every bird with dye-stained feet warbles there,
Every bird with blushed feathers sings in it
embroidered of back, crimson of neck, green of breast,
Dotted with saffron, chanting, green-chested
إلىto كلevery سلتاءan undyed female أضاعتhas lost خضابهاher dye
إلى كل سلتاء أضاعت خضابها
مدبجةbrocaded الكشحينthe two flanks والبطنand the belly والظهرand the back
مدبجة الكشحين والبطن والظهر
to every undyed female that has lost her dye,
To every doe who lost her kohl
brocaded along her flanks, belly, and back.
Embroidered on the cheeks, belly, and back
إذاwhen ماever استهلتshe lifts her voice فيin شجيّplaintive غنائهاher singing
إذا ما استهلت في شجيّ غنائها
ينسيكmakes you forget ترجاعthe trilling of اليراعthe reed flute بلاwithout زمرpiping
ينسيك ترجاع اليراع بلا زمر
Whenever she lifts her voice in plaintive song,
When she pioneers with the warbling of her song
it makes you forget the reed flute’s trills, though no pipe is played.
It makes you forget the thou-ing of the lover without consort
وماand whatever شئتyou wish منfrom هفهافةٍa slender one قلميةreed-like الغناءin song
وما شئت من هفهافةٍ قلمية الغناء
إلىto ناييةa flute-like one النغمِin melody والنبرِand tone
إلى نايية النغمِ والنبرِ
And whatever you wish, from a slender, reed-voiced singer
And whichever melodious bleating ewe you wish
to one flute-like in melody and tone.
To the flutist's melody and tone
وحابسةٍand one holding فيon ذقنهاher chin درهمينtwo dirhams ماnot
وحابسةٍ في ذقنها درهمين ما
يزولانthe two disappear فيماin what تشتريهshe buys it وماand what تشريshe sells
يزولان فيما تشتريه وما تشري
And one holding two dirhams upon her chin, which
And a hoarder with two dirhams in her chin
never disappear, whatever she buys or sells.
That do not disappear whether she buys or sells
قدalready اشتملتshe wrapped herself فيin يلمقٍa coat وأعارهاand lent her
قد اشتملت في يلمقٍ وأعارها
هناكthere غرابُcrow الماءof the water خفيهhis two boots للأجرfor hire
هناك غرابُ الماء خفيه للأجر
She has wrapped herself in a coat, and has been lent
It is clad in a shawl and lent to it there
the water-crow’s two boots there, for a fee.
The raven of water secretly for a wage
وكلand every بديعmarvel فيهwithin it لمhas not يرbeen seen مثلهits like
وكل بديع فيه لم ير مثله
منamong الطيرbirds والنينانand fish والتمرand dates والقمريand turtledoves
من الطير والنينان والتمر والقمري
And every marvel within it, the like of which has not been seen,
And every wonder in it whose like
among birds, fish, dates, and turtledoves,
Was never seen of birds, serpents, dates or moons
وراثةan inheritance آباءٍof forefathers تولواruled خلائفٍas caliphs
وراثة آباءٍ تولوا خلائفٍ
بهاليلnoble lords أملاكٍkings خضارمةٍbountiful زهرِradiant
بهاليل أملاكٍ خضارمةٍ زهرِ
is an inheritance from forefathers who ruled as caliphs,
An inheritance of fathers who were succeeded by
noble kings, bountiful and radiant.
Caliphs of flourishing kingdoms, brilliant flowers
أبىrefused اللَهGod إلاexcept أنthat يتمcomplete بناءهits building الرthe exalted (partial word)
أبى اللَه إلا أن يتم بناءه الر
فيعcompletes الرفيع (exalted) الذيwho تمتwas fulfilled بهthrough him غايةُthe fullest measure of الشكرgratitude
فيع الذي تمت به غايةُ الشكر
God willed its building to be completed by the exalted
God willed only to perfect his magnificent construction
one, through whom gratitude reached its fullest measure:
By which the utmost gratitude was fulfilled
سميُّthe namesake of النبيthe Prophet المصطفىthe chosen one وحميمهand His intimate
سميُّ النبي المصطفى وحميمه
وخاتمِand the seal of مسطورِthe written record of النبوةِprophethood فيin الذكرِthe Revelation
وخاتمِ مسطورِ النبوةِ في الذكرِ
the namesake of the Prophet—the chosen one, His intimate,
Named after the chosen Prophet and his companion
and the seal of prophethood’s written record in the Revelation.
And the seal of the Prophecy inscripted in the Remembrance
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