بديعةُa wondrous beauty الحسنِof beauty بالأضحىon Eid al-Adha تهنينيwishes me joy
بديعةُ الحسنِ بالأضحى تهنيني
تزهوshe glows بحسنwith beauty علاrose high منfrom غيرother than تزيينadornment
تزهو بحسن علا من غير تزيين
A wondrous beauty wishes me joy on Eid al-Adha.
A marvel of beauty offers me greetings on the Feast of Sacrifice,
She glows with exalted beauty, without adornment.
Glowing with a sublime beauty that needs no adornment.
تميسshe sways كالغصنlike a branch إذwhen مرّpassed الشمالthe north wind بهover it
تميس كالغصن إذ مرّ الشمال به
أوor شاربٍa drinker ثملdrunk منfrom خمرwine دارينDarin
أو شاربٍ ثمل من خمر دارين
She sways like a branch when the north wind passes over it,
She sways like a bough when the north wind brushes past,
Or a drinker drunk on the wine of Darin.
Or like a drinker intoxicated by the vintage of Darin,
تراهyou see him نشوانintoxicated إذwhen دبّcrept الشمولthe wine بهthrough him
تراه نشوان إذ دبّ الشمول به
يميلhe sways منfrom طربrapture ميلthe swaying of الرياحينfragrant herbs
يميل من طرب ميل الرياحين
You see him intoxicated as the wine steals through him;
Who appears euphoric as the chilled wine creeps through his veins,
He sways in rapture as fragrant herbs sway.
Leaning with delight like swaying sweet basil.
هيفاءslender-waisted يبدوappears لناto us منfrom وجههاher face قمرٌa moon
هيفاء يبدو لنا من وجهها قمرٌ
منfrom سحبclouds فاحمهاher jet-black hair بانتshe appeared بتلوينwith varied coloring
من سحب فاحمها بانت بتلوين
A slender-waisted beauty: a moon appears to us from her face;
Slender of waist, a moon rises for us from her face,
From the clouds of her jet-black hair, she emerges in varied hues.
Emerging from the clouds of her jet-black hair in varied hues.
ترميshe shoots بألحاظهاwith her glances عنfrom قوسthe bow of حاجبهاher eyebrow
ترمي بألحاظها عن قوس حاجبها
تصيبنيshe strikes me ثمthen تسبينيtakes me captive وتكوينيand sears me
تصيبني ثم تسبيني وتكويني
She shoots her glances from the bow of her eyebrow;
She shoots arrows of glances from the bow of her brow,
She strikes me, then takes me captive and sears me.
Striking me, taking me captive, and searing my soul.
وقدand indeed بدتshe appeared لat طلوعthe rising of الشمسthe sun مفرةًputting to flight
وقد بدت ل طلوع الشمس مفرةً
فطالso was prolonged تردادthe repeated shifting of عينيmy eye بينbetween شمسينtwo suns
فطال ترداد عيني بين شمسين
And at sunrise she appeared, putting the sun to flight;
She appeared at sunrise, unveiling her brilliance,
So my gaze lingered, moving back and forth between two suns.
So my gaze lingered long, darting between two suns.
ولستand I do not أدريknow أسُكريis my intoxication منfrom نوافجهاher musk-pods
ولست أدري أسُكري من نوافجها
أمor تلكthose أنفاسbreaths أحبابيof my loved ones تحّينيgreet me
أم تلك أنفاس أحبابي تحّيني
And I do not know—is my intoxication from her musk-pods,
I know not if my intoxication comes from her musk-scents,
Or from those breaths of my loved ones that greet me?
Or if the breaths of my beloved friends are reviving me.
أحبّتيmy loved ones لكمfor you صفوthe purest part of الودادaffection كماjust as
أحبّتي لكم صفو الوداد كما
محضتمونيyou sincerely gave me ودّاًlove ليسis not بالدونof inferior worth
محضتموني ودّاً ليس بالدون
My loved ones, yours is pure affection, just as
My loved ones, yours is my purest affection,
You have given me pure love, never paltry.
Just as you have offered me a love that is distinguished and high.
لاnever زلتمmay you cease to be منهلاa watering place تحياlive العطاشthe thirsty بهthrough it
لا زلتم منهلا تحيا العطاش به
ومنزلاًand a lodging لعفاةfor seekers of bounty الخلقhumankind فيat الحينthe time
ومنزلاً لعفاة الخلق في الحين
May you ever remain a watering place where the thirsty find life,
May you remain a fresh spring giving life to the thirsty,
And a timely refuge for humankind's seekers of bounty.
And a haven for those in need, offering immediate refuge.
أحياmay He give life to إلهيmy God أحبائيmy loved ones وزادand increase لهمfor them
أحيا إلهي أحبائي وزاد لهم
فضلاbounty وأنزلهمand lodge them أعلىthe highest of العليينthe exalted heights
فضلا وأنزلهم أعلى العليين
May my God give my loved ones life and grant them more
May my God preserve my friends and increase them
Bounty, and lodge them in the highest heights.
In grace, and grant them a station in the highest heights.
واحفظand preserve إلهيmy God ماwhat أوليتهمYou bestowed on them كرماout of generosity
واحفظ إلهي ما أوليتهم كرما
وقرّand gladden أعينهمtheir eyes دنياin worldly life معalong with الدينfaith
وقرّ أعينهم دنيا مع الدين
And preserve, my God, what You generously bestowed on them;
Preserve, O God, the generosity You have bestowed upon them,
And cool their eyes with joy, in worldly life and in faith.
And bring joy to their eyes in this world and in faith.
ودافعand ward off السوءevil عنهمfrom them ياO إلهيmy God ولاand do not
ودافع السوء عنهم يا إلهي ولا
تجعلgive سبيلاًa way عليهمagainst them للمعادينto adversaries
تجعل سبيلاً عليهم للمعادين
And ward off evil from them, O my God, and do not
Ward off all evil from them, O my God, and do not
Give adversaries any way to prevail over them.
Allow the hostile any path to harm them.
واجعلand make سرورهمtheir joy صفواpure بلاwithout كدرcloudiness
واجعل سرورهم صفوا بلا كدر
واجعلand make زمانهمtheir time أيامdays of عيدينthe two Eids
واجعل زمانهم أيام عيدين
And make their joy pure and unclouded,
Make their joy pure, untroubled by distress,
And make their days the days of the two Eids.
And let all their time be as joyous as festival days.
واسترهمand cover them برداءwith the cloak of الحفظprotection ياO أمليmy hope
واسترهم برداء الحفظ يا أملي
بحرمةby the sanctity of السرthe secret بينbetween الكافthe letter kaf والنونand the letter nun
بحرمة السر بين الكاف والنون
And cover them with protection's cloak, O my hope,
Veil them with the cloak of protection, O my Hope,
By the sanctity of the secret between kaf and nun,
By the sanctity of the secret held between the Kāf and the Nūn.
بجاهby the honor of خيرthe best of الورىcreation والتابعينand the followers لهof him
بجاه خير الورى والتابعين له
آمينamen آمينamen ياO ذاPossessor of الفضلbounty لبّينيanswer me
آمين آمين يا ذا الفضل لبّيني
By the honor of the best of creation and those who follow him.
By the rank of the Best of Creation and those who follow him,
Amen, amen! O Possessor of bounty, answer me.
Amen, Amen, O Possessor of Grace, answer my prayer.
Sol 6.1