وَحُلَّةٍand a robe مِنof طِرازِthe embroidery of النَظمِverse رائِعَةٍsplendid
وَحُلَّةٍ مِن طِرازِ النَظمِ رائِعَةٍ
هَزَّتswayed بِآدابِهاwith its literary graces أَعطافَthe shoulders of آماليmy hopes
هَزَّت بِآدابِها أَعطافَ آمالي
And a splendid robe, embroidered in verse,
swayed the shoulders of my hopes with its literary graces.
مِنfrom حَوكِthe weaving of وَشيٍbrocade بِبُردِin the mantle of الخَطِّscript تَحسِبُهُyou would think it
مِن حَوكِ وَشيٍ بِبُردِ الخَطِّ تَحسِبُهُ
فيin الطَرفِthe eye مُشتَمِلاًwrapped مِنهُfrom it بِسِربالِin a tunic
في الطَرفِ مُشتَمِلاً مِنهُ بِسِربالِ
Woven of brocade in the mantle of script, you would think it
before your eyes, wrapped in a tunic of that fabric.
سَحَبتُهاI trailed it لابِساًwearing بُردَthe mantle of الشَبابِyouth بِهاthrough it
سَحَبتُها لابِساً بُردَ الشَبابِ بِها
أَجُرُّI drag مِنfrom طَرَبٍrapture أَذيالَthe hems of مُختالِone who struts
أَجُرُّ مِن طَرَبٍ أَذيالَ مُختالِ
I trailed it, wearing through it the mantle of youth,
I drag, in rapture, the hems of one who struts.
فَحَبَّذاso how delightful نُطفَةٌa drop تَنساغُslips down easily بارِدَةٌcool
فَحَبَّذا نُطفَةٌ تَنساغُ بارِدَةٌ
مِنfrom مَنهَلٍa watering place طامِحِrising high الآذِيَّthe billows سَلسالِsweet and easy to drink
مِن مَنهَلٍ طامِحِ الآذِيَّ سَلسالِ
How delightful, then, a cool drop that slips down easily,
from a watering place of surging billows and sweet-flowing water;
وَزَهرَةٌand a blossom غَضَّةٌtender تَفتَرُّsmiles open عاطِرَةٌfragrant
وَزَهرَةٌ غَضَّةٌ تَفتَرُّ عاطِرَةٌ
مِنfrom رَوضَةٍa garden لَدنَةِgentle in الأَنفاسِits breaths مِخضالِdew-drenched
مِن رَوضَةٍ لَدنَةِ الأَنفاسِ مِخضالِ
and a tender, fragrant blossom that smiles open,
from a dew-drenched garden of gentle breaths,
فيat مُلتَقىthe meeting place of رَبوَةٍa hill لِلفَضلِin excellence مُشرِفَةٍtowering
في مُلتَقى رَبوَةٍ لِلفَضلِ مُشرِفَةٍ
وَمُنتَحىand the course of عارِضٍa raincloud لِلطَبعِof innate talent هَطّالِpouring abundantly
وَمُنتَحى عارِضٍ لِلطَبعِ هَطّالِ
at the meeting of a hill towering in excellence
and the course of a raincloud pouring forth innate talent.
فَاِلبَسso put on بِهاthrough it خِلعَةًa robe of honor لِلمَجدِof glory ضافِيَةٍample
فَاِلبَس بِها خِلعَةً لِلمَجدِ ضافِيَةٍ
طَويلَlong باعِin reach of العُلىhigh honor وَالعَمِّand the paternal uncle وَالخالِand the maternal uncle
طَويلَ باعِ العُلى وَالعَمِّ وَالخالِ
So don through it an ample robe of glory,
O you of far-reaching glory and noble paternal and maternal kin.
وَاِردُدand return تَحِيَّةَthe greeting of باديthe initiator of العَهدِthe bond مُبتَدِياًtaking the initiative
وَاِردُد تَحِيَّةَ بادي العَهدِ مُبتَدِياً
عاطاكَoffered you مِنfrom عِلقِa treasure of صِدقٍsincerity كَفَّa hand of إِجلالِreverence
عاطاكَ مِن عِلقِ صِدقٍ كَفَّ إِجلالِ
And return the greeting of him who began your bond, who first
offered you, from sincerity's treasure, a hand of reverence.
شَطَّتlay far away بِهِwith him الدارُthe dwelling فَاِستَرعىso he entrusted تَحَيَّتَهُhis greeting
شَطَّت بِهِ الدارُ فَاِستَرعى تَحَيَّتَهُ
نَسيمَa breeze عاطِرَةِfragrant in الأَذيالِthe trailing skirts مِكسالِlanguid
نَسيمَ عاطِرَةِ الأَذيالِ مِكسالِ
His home lay far away, so he entrusted his greeting
to a languid breeze with fragrant trailing skirts.
تَرَدَّدَتwandered to and fro بَينَamong أَزهارِthe flowers of الرُبىthe hills سَحَراًbefore dawn
تَرَدَّدَت بَينَ أَزهارِ الرُبى سَحَراً
تَطيبُgrows fragrant مابَينَbetween إِدبارٍreceding وَإِقبالِand approaching
تَطيبُ مابَينَ إِدبارٍ وَإِقبالِ
It wandered among the flowers of the hills before dawn,
growing fragrant as it receded and returned.
Sol 6.1