عجبتI marveled لوُصَّافat the describers الذيthe one whom قدalready هويتهI loved him
عجبت لوُصَّاف الذي قد هويته
وليسand he is not بمحتاجٍin need لوصفof a description مقررestablished
وليس بمحتاجٍ لوصف مقرر
I marveled at those who describe the one I have loved,
though he needs no conventional description
ببدرas a full moon ونورand the light البدرof the full moon واصفdescribing نفسهitself
ببدر ونور البدر واصف نفسه
وحلوand sweet وحلوand a sweet one لاnot يقاسis compared بسكرwith sugar
وحلو وحلو لا يقاس بسكر
as a full moon—the full moon’s light describes itself—
and as sweet—yet one so sweet cannot be compared with sugar.
Sol 6.1