ماnot ضرَّهُharmed him جُدَرِيٌّsmallpox حلّsettled upon وَجنتَهhis cheek
ما ضرَّهُ جُدَرِيٌّ حلّ وَجنتَه
لولاwere it not for النجومُthe stars إذاًthen لمnot يحسنbe beautiful الفلكُthe firmament
لولا النجومُ إذاً لم يحسن الفلكُ
Smallpox that settled on his cheek did him no harm.
My neighbor's wall did it no harm though it enclosed his garden,
Were it not for the stars, the firmament would not be beautiful.
Else the stars would not embellish the sky so beautifully,
إنindeed العيونthe eyes لتشتاقُsurely yearn for الرياضَthe gardens إذاwhen
إن العيون لتشتاقُ الرياضَ إذا
ماemphasizes 'when' الزهرُthe flowers أشرقَshone فيهاwithin them وهوْand it is مُشتبكُintertwined
ما الزهرُ أشرقَ فيها وهوْ مُشتبكُ
Indeed, eyes yearn for gardens whenever
Eyes yearn for meadows when flowers blossom in clusters,
The flowers shine within them, intertwined.
And the crown of a kingdom gains no luster
ولنand will not يزيدَincrease بَهاءًin splendor تاجُa crown مملكةٍa kingdom
ولن يزيدَ بَهاءً تاجُ مملكةٍ
حتىuntil يرصِّعَهُstuds it بالجوهرِwith jewels الملكُthe king
حتى يرصِّعَهُ بالجوهرِ الملكُ
Nor will a kingdom’s crown grow in splendor
Until the king adorns it with gems.
Until the king studs it with jewels.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1