ياOh حبذاhow lovely النيلوفرthe water lily الطالعblossoming
يا حبذا النيلوفر الطالع
ومجتلاهand its appearance الناضرfresh الناصعradiant
ومجتلاه الناضر الناصع
How lovely is the rising water lily,
Oh, how lovely the blossoming water lily,
Oh how lovely the water lily raised up
and its fresh, radiant place of display!
And its fresh, radiant appearance!
And its blossoming bud shining radiantly
كأنهas though it were محزنةٌunclear term in the supplied text منof مهاًrock crystal
كأنه محزنةٌ من مهاً
فيin وسطهاits center زمردan emerald ساطعgleaming
في وسطها زمرد ساطع
As though it were a sorrow-causing doe among the oryx,
As though it were a [term unclear] of rock crystal,
As if it were a crystal vase filled with mist
with a gleaming emerald in her midst,
With a gleaming emerald at its center,
In its midst an illuminating emerald
وحولهand around it ألسنةٌtongues ستةٌsix
وحوله ألسنةٌ ستةٌ
منof فضةٍsilver أتقنهاperfected them صانعa craftsman
من فضةٍ أتقنها صانع
and around it are six tongues
And around it six tongues
And around it six tongues
of silver, perfected by a craftsman.
Of silver, perfected by a craftsman.
Of silver perfectly crafted by a maker
كلeach لسانٍtongue أبيضٌwhite ناصعٌpure
كل لسانٍ أبيضٌ ناصعٌ
والطرفand the tip منهof it أصفرٌyellow فاقعvivid
والطرف منه أصفرٌ فاقع
Each tongue is pure, brilliant white,
Each tongue is pure white,
Each bright white tongue
and its tip is a vivid yellow.
And its tip is a vivid yellow.
With a tip of blazing yellow
قامstood upright علىon خضراءa green stalk منamong سوقهits stalks
قام على خضراء من سوقه
فكلso every إبريقewer لهbefore it راكعbowing
فكل إبريق له راكع
It rises upon one green stalk of its own,
It stands upright on one of its green stalks,
It stands on a green stem from its stalk
so every ewer bows before it—
So every ewer bows before it,
And each calyx bows down before it
ركوعthe bowing أملاكkings الورىhumankind للذيto the one who
ركوع أملاك الورى للذي
نداهhis bounty دانnear والحياand the rain شاسعfar away
نداه دان والحيا شاسع
as the kings of humankind bow to him
As the kings of humankind bow to the one
The bowing of angels over the one
whose bounty is near when rain is far away:
Whose bounty is near, though the rain is far away.
Whose call encompassed both the near and distant
ذاكthat one ابنson عبادٍʿAbbād سليلscion العلىgreatness
ذاك ابن عبادٍ سليل العلى
الحاجبthe chamberlain المرتفعexalted الرافعraising others high
الحاجب المرتفع الرافع
that is Ibn ʿAbbād, scion of nobility,
That is Ibn ʿAbbād, scion of greatness,
That is the son of righteous servants, of noble lineage
the exalted chamberlain who raises others high.
The exalted chamberlain who raises others high.
Of lofty and exalted prestige
دامmay he endure دوامfor the duration of الدهرtime فيin عزةٍglory
دام دوام الدهر في عزةٍ
تبقىendures ويبقىand may remain الحاسدthe envier الخاضعhumbled
تبقى ويبقى الحاسد الخاضع
May he endure as long as time, in glory
May he endure as long as time, in glory
May his glory last for all time
that endures, while the envier remains humbled.
That endures, and may the envier remain humbled.
Remaining as the envious bow down submissively
Sol 6.1