بِكَthrough you الدُّرُّthe pearls يَاO دُرّاًpearl بِهِwith it حِلْيَةُadornment الدَّهْرِtime
بِكَ الدُّرُّ يَا دُرّاً بِهِ حِلْيَةُ الدَّهْرِ
تَسَامَىrose in glory وَلَوْلاَand were it not for ذَاكَthat مَاnot رَاقَlooked lovely فِيupon النَّحْرِthe upper chest
تَسَامَى وَلَوْلاَ ذَاكَ مَا رَاقَ فِي النَّحْرِ
Through you, pearls—O pearl with which time is adorned—
With you, pearl, the pearls shine as the adornment of time
Through you, the pearl—O pearl who is the ornament of the age—
have risen in glory; but for that, they would not look lovely upon the breast.
It rose high, without that it would not have pleased the throat
Is exalted; without this, it would hold no charm upon the neck.
وَفِيand in لَفْظِكَyour speech الْمَنْظُومِversified دُرٌّpearls مُنَظَّمٌstrung together
وَفِي لَفْظِكَ الْمَنْظُومِ دُرٌّ مُنَظَّمٌ
يَذُوبُmelts لَهُfor it الْمَنْشُورُthe scattered pearls مِنْfrom لُجَّةِthe depths of الْبَحِْرthe sea
يَذُوبُ لَهُ الْمَنْشُورُ مِنْ لُجَّةِ الْبَحِْر
And in your versified speech are pearls strung together,
And in your rhymed words is a string of pearls
And within your composed verses are perfectly strung pearls,
before which the scattered pearls from the sea’s depths melt away.
For which the published melts from the essence of the sea
Before which the scattered pearls of the deep sea melt away.
وَفِيand in زَهَرٍflowers مِنْfrom رَوْضِthe garden of شِعْرِكَyour poetry يَانِعٍblooming
وَفِي زَهَرٍ مِنْ رَوْضِ شِعْرِكَ يَانِعٍ
حَيَاةُlife النُّهَىthe mind الْعُظْمَىthe greatest وَمَاand not ذَاكَthat فِيin الزَّهْرِflowers
حَيَاةُ النُّهَى الْعُظْمَى وَمَا ذَاكَ فِي الزَّهْرِ
And in blooming flowers from the garden of your poetry
And in a blossom from the garden of your flourishing poetry
And within the lush blossoms from the garden of your poetry,
lies the fullest life of the mind, something not found in flowers.
Is the great glory of life, nothing else is in the blossom
Lies the greatest life for the mind, a life unfound in worldly flowers.
وَزَهْرُكَand your flowers يَبْقَىendure الدَّهْرَfor all time وَالزَّهْرُwhile the flowers ذَابِلٌwithering
وَزَهْرُكَ يَبْقَى الدَّهْرَ وَالزَّهْرُ ذَابِلٌ
بَقِيتَmay you endure بَقَاءَthe duration of الدَّهْرِtime لاَnot الزَّهْرِflowers وَالزُّهْرِand the bright stars
بَقِيتَ بَقَاءَ الدَّهْرِ لاَ الزَّهْرِ وَالزُّهْرِ
And your flowers endure for all time, while flowers wither.
And your blossom remains for eternity while the blossom withers
Your blossoms endure through the ages, while earthly flowers wither;
May you endure as long as time, not as long as flowers and bright stars.
You remained for eternity, not for the blossom and its withering
May you endure as time endures, unlike the fading flowers and radiant stars.
Sol 6.1