هوit التصويرُportraiture قدhas مدَّspread الظِّلالاthe shadows
هو التصويرُ قد مدَّ الظِّلالا
علىover الشمسِthe sun التيthat احتجبتveiled herself دَلالاcoyly
على الشمسِ التي احتجبت دَلالا
It is portraiture that has spread the shadows
The portrayal has spread shadows
over the sun that coyly veiled herself.
Upon the sun that has hidden as an indication
متىwhenever أُبصِرI see منof الحسناءِthe beautiful woman رسماًa portrait
متى أُبصِر من الحسناءِ رسماً
أقُلI say سبحانَglory be to منHim who خلقcreated الجمالاbeauty
أقُل سبحانَ من خلق الجمالا
Whenever I see a portrait of the beautiful woman,
Whenever I see her beautiful image
I say, "Glory be to Him who created beauty!"
I say “Glory to Him who created this beauty”
تراءتappeared صورةٌan image منهاof her كظلٍّlike a shadow
تراءت صورةٌ منها كظلٍّ
منof الغُصنِthe bough الذيthat بالزَّهرِwith the blossoms مالاbent
من الغُصنِ الذي بالزَّهرِ مالا
An image of her appeared, like a shadow
An image of her appeared like a shadow
of the bough that bowed beneath the blossoms.
From a branch laden with blossoms
فهذاso this حسنُهاher beauty بجمودِin the stillness of رسمٍa portrait
فهذا حسنُها بجمودِ رسمٍ
فكيفَhow, then إذاwhen رَنتshe gazes فرَمتand she shoots نِبالاarrows
فكيفَ إذا رَنت فرَمت نِبالا
This, then, is her beauty in the stillness of a portrait;
So this is her beauty in the stillness of a portrait
how, then, when she gazes and shoots arrows?
How would it be if she smiled and glanced arrows
تجمَّعَتِhave gathered المحاسنُthe charms فيin محيّاًa face
تجمَّعَتِ المحاسنُ في محيّاً
يُرينيshows me فيin الهوىlove السحرَthe enchantment الحلالاlawful
يُريني في الهوى السحرَ الحلالا
Charms have gathered in a face
The beauties gathered in cheeks
that shows me, in love, lawful enchantment.
Showing me in passion the lawful magic
أناI الحيرانُthe bewildered one فيهِby it فلستُso I do not أدريknow
أنا الحيرانُ فيهِ فلستُ أدري
جمالاًbeauty كانwas هذاthis أمor كمالاperfection
جمالاً كان هذا أم كمالا
I am bewildered by it, so I do not know
I am confused by it, for I know not
whether this was beauty or perfection.
Whether this was beauty or perfection
Sol 6.1