قَدindeed بَعَثناهُwe sent it يَنفَعُbenefits الأَعضاءَthe organs
قَد بَعَثناهُ يَنفَعُ الأَعضاءَ
حينَwhen يَجلوdispels بِلُطفِهِwith its gentleness السَخناءَthe heat
حينَ يَجلو بِلُطفِهِ السَخناءَ
We have indeed sent it to benefit the organs,
We have sent it to benefit the limbs
when it gently dispels the heat.
When its gentleness clears the heat
جاءَit came يُزهىis resplendent بِمُستَشَفٍّin a translucent covering رَقيقٍdelicate
جاءَ يُزهى بِمُستَشَفٍّ رَقيقٍ
يَخدَعُdeceives العَينَthe eye رِقَّةًthrough delicacy وَصَفاءَand clarity
يَخدَعُ العَينَ رِقَّةً وَصَفاءَ
It came resplendent in a delicate, translucent covering,
It came adorned with delicate hospital
deceiving the eye with its delicacy and clarity.
Deceiving the eye with softness and purity
تَنفِذُpenetrates العَينُthe eye مِنهُthrough it فيinto ظَرفِa vessel نورٍof light
تَنفِذُ العَينُ مِنهُ في ظَرفِ نورٍ
مَلَأَتهُfilled it أَيديthe hands of الشُموسِthe suns ضِياءَwith radiance
مَلَأَتهُ أَيدي الشُموسِ ضِياءَ
The eye sees through it into a vessel of light,
The eye penetrates it in a fold of light
which the hands of the suns have filled with radiance.
Filled by the hands of suns with radiance
أَكسَبَتهُendowed it with الأَيّامُthe days بَردَthe coolness of هَواءٍair
أَكسَبَتهُ الأَيّامُ بَردَ هَواءٍ
فَهُوَso it is جِسمٌa body قَدindeed صيغَwas fashioned ناراًfire وَماءَand water
فَهُوَ جِسمٌ قَد صيغَ ناراً وَماءَ
The days have endowed it with the coolness of air,
The days have given it the coolness of air
so it is a body fashioned of fire and water.
So it is a body molded of fire and water
مَنظَرٌa sight يُبهِجَgladdens القُلوبَthe hearts وَطَعمٌand a taste
مَنظَرٌ يُبهِجَ القُلوبَ وَطَعمٌ
تَشكُرُgives thanks for النَفسُthe soul عَهدُهُthe experience of it اِستِمراءَfinding it palatable
تَشكُرُ النَفسُ عَهدُهُ اِستِمراءَ
A sight that gladdens hearts, and a taste
A view that gladdens hearts and a taste
whose experience the soul gratefully savors.
That the soul thanks for its continuity
لَذَّةُthe delight of الوَصلِunion نالَهُattained it بَعدَafter يَأسٍdespair
لَذَّةُ الوَصلِ نالَهُ بَعدَ يَأسٍ
كَلِفٌan ardent lover طالَماfor so long تَشَكّىcomplained of الجَفاءَestrangement
كَلِفٌ طالَما تَشَكّى الجَفاءَ
The delight of union, attained after despair
The pleasure of connection reached him after despair
by an ardent lover who long lamented estrangement.
A companion who long complained of estrangement
يَفضَحُputs to shame الشَهدَhoney in the comb طَعمُهُits taste كُلَّماwhenever قيwas compared (continued next line)
يَفضَحُ الشَهدَ طَعمُهُ كُلَّما قي
سَcompletion of 'was compared' إِلَيهِwith it وَيُخجِلُand puts to shame الصَهباءَtawny wine
سَ إِلَيهِ وَيُخجِلُ الصَهباءَ
Its taste puts honey to shame whenever honey is compared
Its taste shames honey whenever it inclines
with it, and makes tawny wine blush.
Towards it and puts saffron to shame
فَضَلَsurpassed السابِقَthe earlier one المُقَدَّمَthe foremost فيin النُضripeness (continued next line)
فَضَلَ السابِقَ المُقَدَّمَ في النُض
جِcompletion of 'ripeness' فَأَزرىand so disparaged بِطَعمِهِits taste إِزراءَutter disparagement
جِ فَأَزرى بِطَعمِهِ إِزراءَ
It surpassed the earlier one, foremost in
It excelled what was presented first in purity
ripeness, utterly putting its taste to shame.
So I looked down on their taste with contempt
غَيرَexcept أَنّيthat I بَعَثتُI sent هَذاthis غِذاءًas nourishment
غَيرَ أَنّي بَعَثتُ هَذا غِذاءً
يَشتَهيهِhe craves it الفَتىthe young man وَذاكَand that دَواءَas medicine
يَشتَهيهِ الفَتى وَذاكَ دَواءَ
Except that I sent this as nourishment,
Except that I sent this as food
which the young man craves, and that as medicine:
That the young man desires and that is medicine
مُلطِفٌa soothing agent يُبرِدُcools المَزاجَthe constitution إِذاwhen
مُلطِفٌ يُبرِدُ المَزاجَ إِذا
جاشَseethes اِلتِهاباًwith burning heat وَيَقمَعُand suppresses الصَفراءَyellow bile
جاشَ اِلتِهاباً وَيَقمَعُ الصَفراءَ
a soothing remedy that cools the constitution when
A soother that cools the temperament when
it seethes with burning heat, and suppresses yellow bile.
It boils with inflammation and suppresses bile
Sol 6.1