زَبَرجَدٌperidot فَوقَهُabove it نُضارُgold
زَبَرجَدٌ فَوقَهُ نُضارُ
مُخَلَّصٌrefined لمdid not تُذِبهُmelt it نارُfire
مُخَلَّصٌ لم تُذِبهُ نارُ
Peridot, with gold above it,
refined, though no fire has melted it.
كأنَّماas though هَبَّawoke مِنfrom كَراهُhis slumber
كأنَّما هَبَّ مِن كَراهُ
وَسنانُa drowsy one أوor شَفَّهwore him down انكِسارdejection
وَسنانُ أو شَفَّه انكِسار
As though from his slumber had risen
a drowsy one, or one worn down by dejection.
وطابَand it was fragrant عِندto المشمّthe nose حتّىso that
وطابَ عِند المشمّ حتّى
لِلمِسكِfor musk مِنfrom بَينِهِits midst انتِثارscattering
لِلمِسكِ مِن بَينِهِ انتِثار
And so sweet is it to the nose that
musk scatters from its midst.
قدindeed شاركَshared with الدَهرَtime فهوfor it is ليلٌnight
قد شاركَ الدَهرَ فهو ليلٌ
وافاهُcame to it منfrom صبحِهِits dawn اصفِرارُyellowing
وافاهُ من صبحِهِ اصفِرارُ
It shares time's nature, for it is night,
visited by a yellow hue from its dawn.
فأوَّلُso the beginning الخَلقِformation مِنهُof it لَيلٌnight
فأوَّلُ الخَلقِ مِنهُ لَيلٌ
وُمنتهىand the end خلقِهِits formation نَهارُday
وُمنتهى خلقِهِ نَهارُ
So the beginning of its formation is night,
and the end of its formation is day.
أبدَعَهُfashioned it wondrously فيin الرِياضِthe gardens مُنشٍa creator
أبدَعَهُ في الرِياضِ مُنشٍ
لَهُhe has علىover الخِلقَةِcreated form اقتِدارُmastery
لَهُ على الخِلقَةِ اقتِدارُ
A creator fashioned it wondrously in the gardens,
who has mastery over created form.
Sol 6.1