فلكيةan astronomical clock رصدتwere observed بهاwith it أوقاتهhis hours
فلكية رصدت بها أوقاته
فيin المشرقthe East النائيdistant واقصىand the farthest المغربthe West
في المشرق النائي واقصى المغرب
An astronomical clock by which his hours were reckoned,
With it he observed his times
In the distant East and the farthest West.
In the far east and the farthest west
تحويit contains بروجthe zodiac signs of الأفقthe horizon الاexcept انهاthat it
تحوي بروج الأفق الا انها
خصتwere reserved منازلهاits stations بسيرfor the course of العقربthe scorpion (clock hand)
خصت منازلها بسير العقرب
It holds the horizon's zodiac signs, yet
It contains the mansions of the horizon, yet
Its stations were reserved for the scorpion-hand's course.
It limited its houses to the path of Scorpio
غيداءa slender beauty جائلةhanging loose الوشاحthe sash تسترتshe veiled herself
غيداء جائلة الوشاح تسترت
عنfrom ناظريهاthose gazing at her بالغشاءwith the covering المذهبgilded
عن ناظريها بالغشاء المذهب
A slender beauty, her sash hanging loose, she veiled herself
A maiden alluring with her veil, she is veiled
From those gazing at her, with a gilded covering.
From prying eyes with a gilded veil
وكأنماand as though الرقاصthe pendulum فيهاwithin her ماlibertine (first word-fragment) جنlibertine (second word-fragment)
وكأنما الرقاص فيها ما جن
خلعcast off العذارthe bridle علىat السماعthe music المطربenchanting
خلع العذار على السماع المطرب
And the pendulum within her seems a libertine
As if the dancer in it did not
Who cast off his bridle at the sound of enchanting music.
Take off her finery to the pleasing music
شرقيةEastern الأنسابin lineage الاexcept انهاthat she
شرقية الأنساب الا انها
قدindeed البستshe was clothed ثوبthe robe of الجمالbeauty الأوربيEuropean
قد البست ثوب الجمال الأوربي
Eastern in lineage, yet
Eastern in origin, yet
She has been clothed in the robe of European beauty.
She has worn the garb of European beauty
حملتshe was carried علىduring عصرthe era of الرشيدal-Rashid هديةas a gift
حملت على عصر الرشيد هدية
لمليكto the king of رومةRome شارلمانCharlemagne الاغلبthe mighty
لمليك رومة شارلمان الاغلب
She was carried in al-Rashid's time as a gift
She carried in the time of Al-Rashid a gift
To Rome's king, Charlemagne the mighty.
For the King of Rome, Charlemagne the Victorious
Sol 6.1