هيshe لؤلؤa pearl تفترsmiles with parted lips عنto reveal درّpearls بداappeared
هي لؤلؤ تفتر عن درّ بدا
يزريputs to shame بسعدىin comparison with Saʿdā فيin البهاsplendor كحمائلهlike its necklaces
يزري بسعدى في البها كحمائله
She is a pearl, her smile revealing pearls that emerge,
She is a pearl that gleams from a precious gem
Outshining Saʿdā in splendor, like its necklaces.
Walking happily in beauty like a roving gazelle
هيshe بهجةthe delight الأكوانof all worlds والكنزand the treasure الذيthat
هي بهجة الأكوان والكنز الذي
فاقsurpassed الكنوزthe treasures بغنجهwith its coy charm وشمائلهand its qualities
فاق الكنوز بغنجه وشمائله
She is the delight of all worlds and the treasure that
She is the joy of the universe and treasure that
Surpassed all treasures with its coy charm and qualities.
Surpasses treasures in its splendor and grace
هيshe غادةa maiden سلبتstole قليبthe little heart كئيبهاof her sorrowful one
هي غادة سلبت قليب كئيبها
قدindeed رصعتadorned with jewels دررpearls الحيدthe ridge فضائلهits virtues
قد رصعت درر الحيد فضائله
She is a maiden who stole her sorrowful one’s little heart;
She is a maiden who stole my gloomy heart
Indeed, its virtues have adorned the ridge’s pearls.
Adorned with pearls and the finest qualities
قدindeed دبجتwas embroidered بقطائفwith pieces of velvet منof سندسfine silk
قد دبجت بقطائف من سندس
مثلlike الرياضthe gardens ممايلهits swaying forms كبلابلهlike its nightingales
مثل الرياض ممايله كبلابله
She has been embroidered with lengths of fine-silk velvet,
She is clad in robes of silk brocade
Like gardens, its swaying forms like its nightingales.
Like gardens swaying with blossoms bending boughs
رقمتwas patterned بوشيwith embroidery أزاهرflowers ممسوكةheld fast
رقمت بوشي أزاهر ممسوكة
يزراًunclear in the supplied text مرموقةadmired كجداولهlike its streams
يزراً مرموقة كجداوله
She was patterned with embroidery of flowers held fast,
She is figured with flowers in bundles
[Unclear word], admired like its streams.
Sprouting with grace like flowing streams
فيهاwithin her رناgazed intently صوتthe voice الحمامةof the dove مطرباstirring delight
فيها رنا صوت الحمامة مطربا
نحوtoward الأحبةthe beloved ones معرضاmaking pointed allusions بعواذلهto its reproachers
نحو الأحبة معرضا بعواذله
Within her, the dove’s voice gazed intently, stirring delight,
In her voice rings the song of the dove
Toward the beloved ones, making pointed allusions to its reproachers.
Turning to loved ones with gentle passion
Sol 6.1