مُدَّspread للسلوانfor solace أَشْرَاكَthe snares النَّظَرْthe gaze
مُدَّ للسلوان أَشْرَاكَ النَّظَرْ
فيin ابتهاجِthe joy الروضِthe garden مِنْfrom وَجْدِthe passion المَطَرْthe rain
في ابتهاجِ الروضِ مِنْ وَجْدِ المَطَرْ
For solace, spread the snares of your gaze
Cast the snares of your gaze to capture solace,
Amid the garden's joy at the rain's passion.
Amidst the garden's delight from the passion of the rain.
وتلقَّand receive الأنسَcomfort عنfrom آسِthe myrtle الرُّبىthe hills
وتلقَّ الأنسَ عن آسِ الرُّبى
وَارْوِand recount طَيَّfolds النَّوْرِthe blossoms عنfrom نشرِfragrance السحَرْthe predawn hour
وَارْوِ طَيَّ النَّوْرِ عن نشرِ السحَرْ
And draw comfort from the myrtle of the hills,
And receive joyous intimacy from the myrtle of the hills,
And recount the blossoms' folded secrets from the fragrance before dawn.
And recount the folded blossoms' tale from the diffusing breath of dawn.
وارتشفand sip ثغرthe mouth أقاحٍdaisies باسِماًsmiling
وارتشف ثغر أقاحٍ باسِماً
واصطَبِحْand take a morning drink بالطَّلِّwith dew منfrom كأسِthe cup الزَّهَرْthe flowers
واصطَبِحْ بالطَّلِّ من كأسِ الزَّهَرْ
And sip the smiling mouth of daisies,
Sip from the smiling lips of the chamomile,
And take a morning drink of dew from the cup of flowers.
And drink a morning draught of dew from the flower's cup.
والْتَثِمْand kiss وَجْهَthe face المُنَىhopes مُسْتَبْشِراًrejoicing
والْتَثِمْ وَجْهَ المُنَى مُسْتَبْشِراً
حيثُwhere رامَsought الغُصْنُthe branch تَقْبيلَkissing النَّهَرْthe river
حيثُ رامَ الغُصْنُ تَقْبيلَ النَّهَرْ
And kiss the face of hope, rejoicing,
Kiss the face of hope, rejoicing,
Where the branch sought to kiss the river,
Where the branch sought to kiss the river.
وجَلاَand unveiled الوَرْدُthe rose خُدوداًcheeks أُشْرِبَتْwere suffused
وجَلاَ الوَرْدُ خُدوداً أُشْرِبَتْ
حُمْرَةَthe redness العِقْيانِpure gold مِنْfrom فَرْطِexcess الخفَرْbashfulness
حُمْرَةَ العِقْيانِ مِنْ فَرْطِ الخفَرْ
And the rose unveiled cheeks suffused
And the rose revealed cheeks infused with
With pure gold's redness from excessive bashfulness.
The blush of pure gold out of excessive bashfulness.
وَانْبَرَىand stepped forward النِّسْرينُthe wild rose يُهْديoffers ذَهَباًgold
وَانْبَرَى النِّسْرينُ يُهْدي ذَهَباً
فيin صِِحَافٍٍdishes مُفْرَغَاتٍcast منْfrom دُرَرْpearls
في صِِحَافٍٍ مُفْرَغَاتٍ منْ دُرَرْ
And the wild rose stepped forth, offering gold
And the eglantine stepped forward, presenting gold
In dishes cast from pearls.
Within hollowed bowls molded from pearls.
وحَبَاand bestowed الْخِِيرِِيُّthe wallflower أنْفاسَthe breaths الصَّبَاthe east wind
وحَبَا الْخِِيرِِيُّ أنْفاسَ الصَّبَا
نَفَحَاتٍfragrant wafts أَنْشَرَتْrevived مَيْتَthe dead الْفِكَرْthoughts
نَفَحَاتٍ أَنْشَرَتْ مَيْتَ الْفِكَرْ
And the wallflower bestowed on the east wind's breaths
And the wallflower bestowed upon the breaths of the east wind
Fragrant wafts that revived dead thoughts.
Fragrances that resurrected lifeless thoughts.
وَانْتَشَىand grew drunk البُسْتَانُthe garden منْfrom خَمْرِwine الحَيَاrain
وَانْتَشَى البُسْتَانُ منْ خَمْرِ الحَيَا
فاسْتَقاءَso retched النَّوْرُthe blossoms منْfrom ذَاكَthat السَّكَرْdrunkenness
فاسْتَقاءَ النَّوْرُ منْ ذَاكَ السَّكَرْ
And the garden grew drunk on the wine of rain,
The orchard grew intoxicated from the wine of the rainclouds,
So the blossoms retched from that drunkenness.
Spilling forth its blossoms from that drunkenness.
نَظَمَتْstrung فِيaround جيدِهِits neck أَنْدَاؤُهُits dewdrops
نَظَمَتْ فِي جيدِهِ أَنْدَاؤُهُ
عِقْدَa necklace دُرٍّpearls كُلَّمَاwhenever مَاسَswayed انْتَشَرْscattered
عِقْدَ دُرٍّ كُلَّمَا مَاسَ انْتَشَرْ
Its dewdrops strung around its neck
Its dewdrops strung upon its neck
A pearl necklace that scattered whenever it swayed.
A pearl necklace that scatters whenever it sways.
قَيِّدِbind الأَلْحَاظَthe glances فيin بَهْجَتِهِits splendor
قَيِّدِ الأَلْحَاظَ في بَهْجَتِهِ
وَاجْلُand dispel غيْمَthe cloud الغَمِّgrief عَنْfrom شَمْسِِthe sun الْعِبَرْlessons
وَاجْلُ غيْمَ الغَمِّ عَنْ شَمْسِِ الْعِبَرْ
Hold your gaze captive in its splendor,
Fix your gazes upon its splendor,
And dispel grief's cloud from the sun of lessons.
And clear the clouds of sorrow from the sun of contemplation.
واعْتَبِرْand take heed بِالنَّوْرِfrom the blossom يَذْويwithers بَيْنَمَاwhile
واعْتَبِرْ بِالنَّوْرِ يَذْوي بَيْنَمَا
هُوَit مَعْشوقٌbeloved لِشَمٍّfor smelling وَبَصَرْand sight
هُوَ مَعْشوقٌ لِشَمٍّ وَبَصَرْ
And take heed of the blossom as it withers, even while
And take a lesson from the blossom that withers, even as
It is beloved of smell and sight.
It remains beloved to scent and sight.
واشْكُرِand thank اللهَGod عَلَىfor آلائِهِHis blessings
واشْكُرِ اللهَ عَلَى آلائِهِ
إِنَّمَاonly يَنْجَحُsucceeds سَعْياًin striving مَنْwhoever شَكَرْgives thanks
إِنَّمَا يَنْجَحُ سَعْياً مَنْ شَكَرْ
And thank God for His blessings:
And give thanks to God for His blessings,
Only those who give thanks succeed in their striving.
For only the thankful succeed in their endeavors.
Sol 6.1