ياO منyou who تأَزّرgirded yourself بالمكارمِwith noble virtues وارتدىand robed yourself
يا من تأَزّر بالمكارمِ وارتدى
بالمجدِin glory والفضلِand merit الرفيعlofty الفائِقsurpassing
بالمجدِ والفضلِ الرفيع الفائِق
O you who girded yourself with noble virtues and robed yourself
O you who have clothed yourself with virtues and donned
in glory and lofty, surpassing merit,
Glory and sublime merit,
انظُرlook إلىat خدّcheek الربيعspring مركباًset
انظُر إلى خدّ الربيع مركباً
فيin وجهthe face of هذاthis المهرجانfestival الرائقِlovely
في وجه هذا المهرجان الرائقِ
look at spring’s cheek, set
Look upon the cheek of spring, adorned
in the face of this lovely festival.
With the radiant face of this festival,
وردٌa rose تقدّمtook the lead اذthough تأخرّcame late واغتدىand became
وردٌ تقدّم اذ تأخرّ واغتدى
فيin الحسنbeauty والإحسانand beneficence أولfirst سابقforerunner
في الحسن والإحسان أول سابق
A rose took the lead, though it came late, and became
Roses coming forth though late, excelling
in beauty and beneficence the foremost forerunner.
In beauty and benevolence, the first to race,
وافاكَcame to you مشتملاًwrapped بثوبِin the robe of حيائهِits modesty
وافاكَ مشتملاً بثوبِ حيائهِ
خجلاًblushing لأنbecause حيائهits rain (also: its modesty) آخرَlast لاحقto arrive
خجلاً لأن حيائه آخرَ لاحق
It came to you wrapped in the robe of its modesty,
Coming to you cloaked in their shyness
blushing, for its rain was the last to arrive.
For their shyness ever comes last.
Sol 6.1