أبدتhave appeared? شموسsuns أمor بدتappeared أقمارmoons
أبدت شموس أم بدت أقمار
أسرورis it joy? يومof a day بعدهafter it تذكارremembrance
أسرور يوم بعده تذكار
Have suns appeared, or have moons emerged?
Have suns appeared or moons arisen
Is this a day's joy, followed by remembrance?
Joy one day, memory thereafter
أجنانare they gardens? نسرa vulture أمor فسيحa broad expanse أجنةgardens
أجنان نسر أم فسيح أجنة
أبدورare they full moons? ليلof night غارgrew jealous منهاof them نهارdaylight
أبدور ليل غار منها نهار
Are they a vulture's gardens, or a broad expanse of gardens?
Paradises of eagle or spacious heavens
Are they full moons of night that daylight envied?
Seas of night from which day flows forth
أنجومare they stars? أفقof the horizon أمor كمالperfection أهلةcrescent moons
أنجوم أفق أم كمال أهلة
أجموعare they gatherings? شملunity ماnot لهit has أنظارequals
أجموع شمل ما له أنظار
Are they stars of the horizon, or the perfection of crescents?
Stars of horizon or perfection of crescent moon
Are they reunions, with none to equal them?
United hearts for which there are gazes
عمريby my life نعمyes قدindeed يسرmade easy المولىthe Lord لناfor us
عمري نعم قد يسر المولى لنا
جمعa gathering السلامةsoundness ماnot لهit has أكسارbreaks
جمع السلامة ما له أكسار
By my life, yes—the Lord has indeed made easy for us
My life - yes - the Lord has made easy for us
a sound gathering, with no breaks.
Gathering of well-being that has no breaks
وبدتand appeared بدورfull moons التمرthe date fruit فيin فلكthe sphere الهناjoy
وبدت بدور التمر في فلك الهنا
فشموسناso our suns منof ذاthis الجمالbeauty تغارare jealous
فشموسنا من ذا الجمال تغار
And full moons of date fruit appeared in the sphere of joy,
And full moons of dates appeared in orbit of bliss
So our suns are jealous of this beauty.
Our suns from this beauty grow envious
ولدانyouths حسنbeauty قدindeed حكواhave resembled قضبboughs النقاthe sand dunes
ولدان حسن قد حكوا قضب النقا
وقدودand forms آسmyrtle صاغهاHe fashioned them القهارthe All-Subduing
وقدود آس صاغها القهار
Handsome youths have indeed resembled the boughs of the dunes,
Boys of beauty who have bent stalks of rue
And myrtle-like forms fashioned by the All-Subduing.
And melted ones the Omnipotent has molded
العذلونthe reproachers (unclear form) والوجوهand the faces أجنةgardens
العذلون والوجوه أجنة
صغرsmall البطانthe girths وجلتand were exalted الأقدارthe ranks
صغر البطان وجلت الأقدار
The reproachers—and the faces are gardens;
The cheeks and faces are paradises
Slender of girth, and lofty in rank.
The small abdomens have magnified the worth
إنif كانwas وردa rose قدalready تغيبhas disappeared وقتهits season
إن كان ورد قد تغيب وقته
فخدودهمthen their cheeks تلفىare found بهاon them الأنوارthe blossoms
فخدودهم تلفى بها الأنوار
If the rose's season has already vanished,
If roses may disappear for a time
Then on their cheeks the blossoms are found:
Their cheeks are illuminated thereby
وردroses ونرجسand narcissus مغربwondrous معwith سوسنirises
ورد ونرجس مغرب مع سوسن
وبنفسجand violets وختامهنand their finale بهارyellow daisies
وبنفسج وختامهن بهار
Roses and wondrous narcissus, along with irises,
Rose, narcissus, setting sun with lily
And violets, with yellow daisies as their finale.
And violet - their seal is spring
روضa garden المحاسنof beauty كاملcomplete فيin صورforms
روض المحاسن كامل في صور
تجلىare dispelled بهاthrough them الأغيارotherness والأكدارand sorrows
تجلى بها الأغيار والأكدار
A garden of beauty, complete in these forms,
Garden of beauties perfect in forms
Through them, otherness and sorrows are dispelled.
Manifest through it strangers and familiars
Sol 6.1