خَجِلتْblushed with shame خُدودُcheeks الوردِthe rose مِنat تفضيلهits being preferred
خَجِلتْ خُدودُ الوردِ مِن تفضيله
خجلاًin shame تَورُّدُهاtheir rosy hue عليهto it شاهدُa witness
خجلاً تَورُّدُها عليه شاهدُ
The rose’s cheeks blushed in shame at being preferred,
The cheeks of roses blushed with shame
A shame to which their rosy hue bears witness.
At his preference, their blush upon him witness
لمdid not يخجلblush الوردthe rose المورّدrosy لونهits color
لم يخجل الورد المورّد لونه
إلاexcept وناحِلُهwhile the one granting it الفضيلةَsuperiority عاندُobstinate
إلا وناحِلُه الفضيلةَ عاندُ
The rose, rosy in color, has never blushed
The roses did not blush their rosy color
Without the one granting it superiority being obstinate.
Except an obstinate partisan granted him superiority
فصْلُsettlement القضيةthe dispute أنthat هذاthis one قائدa leader
فصْلُ القضية أن هذا قائد
زهرَflowers الرياضthe gardens وأنand that هذاthis one طاردُone who drives away
زهرَ الرياض وأن هذا طاردُ
The verdict is that this one leads
The crux of the matter is he’s a leader
The flowers of the gardens, while that one drives them away.
Of garden’s blossoms, while he’s a chaser
شتَّانhow different! بينbetween اثنينtwo هذاthis one مُوعدٌone who threatens
شتَّان بين اثنين هذا مُوعدٌ
بتسلبwith being stripped bare الدنياthe world وهذاand this one واعدُone who promises
بتسلب الدنيا وهذا واعدُ
How far apart the two: this one threatens
Worlds apart between two, one a promiser
That the world will be stripped bare, while that one promises.
Of ravaging the world, the other a keeper of promises
وإذاand if احْتَفَظْتَyou take care بهof it فأمتَعُthen the most delightful صاحبٍcompanion
وإذا احْتَفَظْتَ به فأمتَعُ صاحبٍ
بحياتهduring its life لوif only أنthat حيَّاًa living being خالدُimmortal
بحياته لو أن حيَّاً خالدُ
And if you care for it, it is the most delightful companion
If you keep him, most joyous the companion
While it lives—if only a living thing could be immortal!
Whose life, if alive, is eternal
للنرجسfor the narcissus الفضلُsuperiority المبينُmanifest وإنand even if أبىrefuses
للنرجس الفضلُ المبينُ وإن أبى
آبٍa refuser وحادand turns aside عنfrom الطريقةthe path حائدُa strayer
آبٍ وحاد عن الطريقة حائدُ
The narcissus has manifest superiority, even if it is rejected
The clear virtue is for the narcissus, even if
By one who refuses it, and even if a strayer turns aside from the path.
An obstinate one deviated from the path and went astray
منamong فضلهits merits عندin الحِجَاجdebate بأنهin that it is
من فضله عند الحِجَاج بأنه
زهرyellow blossom ونَوْرand white blossom وهوwhile it is نبتa plant واحدُone
زهر ونَوْر وهو نبت واحدُ
Among its merits in debate is that it is
Thanks to it being in the presence of the loved ones
Both yellow and white blossom, though it is a single plant.
A flower, light, and sprout in one
يحكيresembles مصابيحَlamps السماءthe sky وتارةًand at times
يحكي مصابيحَ السماء وتارةً
يحكيresembles مصابيحlamps الوجوهthe faces تَراصَدُwatch one another
يحكي مصابيح الوجوه تَراصَدُ
It resembles the lamps of the sky, and at times
It relates the lamps of the sky and at times
It resembles the lamps of faces as they watch one another.
Relates the lamps of the faces lying in wait
يَنْهيforbids النديمthe drinking companion عنfrom القبيحindecency بلحظِهwith its glance
يَنْهي النديم عن القبيح بلحظِه
وعلىand in المدامةwine والسماعand music مُساعدُa helper
وعلى المدامة والسماع مُساعدُ
It restrains the drinking companion from indecency with its glance,
It discourages the boon companion from the ugly with its glance
And lends support to wine and music.
And aids the wine and music
اطلُبseek بعفوكat your ease فيamong الملاحthe beauties سمَيَّهُits namesake
اطلُب بعفوك في الملاح سمَيَّهُ
أبداًat any time فإنكfor you indeed لاno محالةescape واجدُwill find
أبداً فإنك لا محالة واجدُ
Seek its namesake among the beauties, at your ease,
Seek with your pardon its poison in the sailing ships
At any time, for you will surely find one.
For you will forever find it undoubtedly
والوردand the rose لوif فتشتyou searched فردٌalone فيin اسمهits name
والورد لو فتشت فردٌ في اسمه
ماnot فيamong الملاحthe beauties لهfor it سميٌّa namesake واحدُsingle
ما في الملاح له سميٌّ واحدُ
And the rose, if you search, stands alone in its name:
If you examined the rose, particle of its name
Among the beauties it has not a single namesake.
Has no synonym in sailing ships, only one
هذيthese النجومthe stars هيthey التيthat ربَّتهماreared them both
هذي النجوم هي التي ربَّتهما
بِحَيَاwith the rain of السحابthe clouds كماjust as يُربيrears الوالدُa father
بِحَيَا السحاب كما يُربي الوالدُ
These stars are the ones that reared them both
These stars are the ones who raised them
With the clouds’ rain, as a father raises his children.
With the clouds' downpour as a parent raises a child
فتأملso consider الإِثنينthe two مَنْwhich one أدناهُماthe closer of the two
فتأمل الإِثنين مَنْ أدناهُما
شَبَهاًin resemblance بوالدهto its father فذاكthen that one الماجدُthe noble one
شَبَهاً بوالده فذاك الماجدُ
So consider the two: whichever is closer
So look closely at the two, which of the two
In resemblance to its father—that is the noble one.
Resembles his father, that one is the glorious
أينwhere العيونthe eyes منcompared with الخدودthe cheeks نفاسةًin preciousness
أين العيون من الخدود نفاسةً
ورياسةًand preeminence لولاwere it not for القياسُthe analogy الفاسدfaulty
ورياسةً لولا القياسُ الفاسد
How could eyes be compared with cheeks in preciousness
Where are eyes compared to cheeks in rarity
And preeminence, were it not for a faulty analogy?
And leadership, if not for the corrupt analogy
Sol 6.1