أَماindeed وَاِعتِزازِby the pride of السَيفِthe sword وَالضَيفِand the guest وَالنَدىand generosity
أَما وَاِعتِزازِ السَيفِ وَالضَيفِ وَالنَدى
بِخَيرِin the finest مَليكٍking هَشَّbeamed فيat صَدرِthe head of مَجلِسِan assembly
بِخَيرِ مَليكٍ هَشَّ في صَدرِ مَجلِسِ
Indeed, by the pride that sword, guest, and generosity take
With pride of sword, guest, and dew
in the finest king, who beamed at the head of his assembly,
Of a generous king whose chest swelled in assembly
بَداhe appeared بَينَbetween كَفٍّa palm لِلسَماحِfor generosity مُغيمَةٍcloud-laden
بَدا بَينَ كَفٍّ لِلسَماحِ مُغيمَةٍ
تَصوبُrains down وَوَجهٍand a face لِلطَلاقَةِwith cheerfulness مُشمِسِsunny
تَصوبُ وَوَجهٍ لِلطَلاقَةِ مُشمِسِ
appearing between a hand cloud-laden with bounty,
Appeared between palms generous
raining down, and a face sunny with cheer—
Aiming towards a face radiant with eloquence
لَقَدindeed زَفَّled forth as a bride بِنتاًa daughter لِلخَميلَةِof the grove طَلقَةًbright-faced
لَقَد زَفَّ بِنتاً لِلخَميلَةِ طَلقَةً
يَهُزُّsways إِلَيهاtoward her الدَستُthe dais أَعطافَthe boughs of مَغرِسِa planted grove
يَهُزُّ إِلَيها الدَستُ أَعطافَ مَغرِسِ
he has indeed led a bright-faced daughter of the grove forth as a bride,
He brought forth a daughter graceful
toward whom the dais sways its grove's boughs.
To which the branches sway
تَنوبُstands in عَنِfor الحَسناءِthe lovely woman وَالدارِand the home غُربَةٌexile
تَنوبُ عَنِ الحَسناءِ وَالدارِ غُربَةٌ
فَماso whatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof لَهوٍamusement بِهاwith her وَتَأَنُّسِand companionship
فَما شِئتَ مِن لَهوٍ بِها وَتَأَنُّسِ
In exile, she stands in for a lovely woman and a home,
She makes up for the beauty and home in estrangement
so with her is all the amusement and companionship you wish.
So enjoy yourself with her however you wish and be at ease
تُشيرُgestures إِلَيهاtoward her كُلِّevery راحَةِpalm of سَوسَنٍa lily
تُشيرُ إِلَيها كُلِّ راحَةِ سَوسَنٍ
وَتَشخَصُand gazes intently فيهاat her كُلُّevery مُقلَةِeye of نَرجِسِa narcissus
وَتَشخَصُ فيها كُلُّ مُقلَةِ نَرجِسِ
Every lily's palm gestures toward her,
She signals to her all the joy of lilies
and every narcissus eye gazes at her.
And every narcissus glances to her
فَحَفَّتthen encircled بِهاaround her ريحٌa breeze بَليلٌٍcool and moist وَرَبوَةٌand a knoll
فَحَفَّت بِها ريحٌ بَليلٌٍ وَرَبوَةٌ
بِمَسرىalong the night-path of غَمامٍa cloud جادَهاdrenched her مُتَبَجِّسِgushing
بِمَسرى غَمامٍ جادَها مُتَبَجِّسِ
Then a cool, moist breeze and a knoll encircled her,
The wind blew on her gently in the night
along the night-path of a gushing cloud that drenched her.
In a path of clouds sent by a shining dawn
فَجاءَتso she appeared تَروقُdelights العَينَthe eye فيin ماءِthe watery glow of نُضرَةٍfreshness
فَجاءَت تَروقُ العَينَ في ماءِ نُضرَةٍ
تَشُنُّpours عَلىover أَعطافِهاher flanks ثَوبَa robe of سُندُسِfine silk
تَشُنُّ عَلى أَعطافِها ثَوبَ سُندُسِ
So she appeared, delighting the eye in the watery glow of freshness,
She came pleasing the eye with fresh water
pouring a robe of fine silk over her flanks,
Draped in a gown of silk
وَتَملَأُand fills عَينَthe eye of الشَمسِthe sun لَألاءَthe radiance of بَهجَةٍsplendor
وَتَملَأُ عَينَ الشَمسِ لَألاءَ بَهجَةٍ
وَحُسنٍand beauty وَأَنفَand the nose of الريحِthe wind طيبَthe fragrance of تَنَفُّسِbreathing
وَحُسنٍ وَأَنفَ الريحِ طيبَ تَنَفُّسِ
and filling the sun's eye with the radiance of splendor
And filling the eye of the sun with sheer joy
and beauty, and the wind's nose with fragrant breath.
Beauty and the scent of the wind's breath
Sol 6.1