شَرفَgained honor الحَريرُsilk بِأَنbecause غَداit became لَكfor you مَلبَساa garment
شَرفَ الحَريرُ بِأَن غَدا لَك مَلبَسا
لِمwhy لاnot وَجسمُكand your body مِنهُthan it أَلينُsofter مَلمَساto the touch
لِم لا وَجسمُك مِنهُ أَلينُ مَلمَسا
Silk gained honor by becoming your garment.
Silk was honored by becoming your dress
Why not, when your body is softer to the touch than silk?
Why not, when your body is softer to the touch?
ياO شادِناًyoung gazelle ماnot اِزدادَhe grew more مِنّيof me وَحشَةًin wariness
يا شادِناً ما اِزدادَ مِنّي وَحشَةً
إِلاexcept that وَزادَand grew القَلبُthe heart فيهِwith him تَأنُّساin familiarity
إِلا وَزادَ القَلبُ فيهِ تَأنُّسا
O young gazelle, the warier you grew of me,
O you who fled from me and increased my longing
the more my heart grew at ease with you.
Except that with it, my heart found more intimacy
طَلسَتwent blank عُقولُthe minds الناسِof people لَمّاwhen أَنthat (emphatic) غَداhe began
طَلسَت عُقولُ الناسِ لَمّا أَن غَدا
يَمشيwalking الهُوَينىgently فيin قِباءٍa coat أَطلَساof satin
يَمشي الهُوَينى في قِباءٍ أَطلَسا
People's minds went blank when he began
Minds were dazzled when
to stroll gently in a satin coat,
The passionate one walked in a wool cloak
مُتَنَسِّمٌbreathing عَنforth نَفحَةٍa fragrant waft مِسكيَّةٍmusk-scented
مُتَنَسِّمٌ عَن نَفحَةٍ مِسكيَّةٍ
مُتَبَسِّمٌsmiling عَنrevealing أَشنَبٍfresh white teeth فيwithin أَلعَساdusky lips
مُتَبَسِّمٌ عَن أَشنَبٍ في أَلعَسا
breathing forth a musk-scented waft,
Inhaling a musky scent
smiling to reveal fresh white teeth within dusky lips.
Smiling with gap teeth in braces
هُوَhe ثالثُa third alongside القَمَرينِthe sun and moon وَهوَand he أَتمُّهاthe most perfect of them
هُوَ ثالثُ القَمَرينِ وَهوَ أَتمُّها
نوراًin radiance وَأَبعدُهاand the farthest of them مَدىin distance أَنto يُلمَساbe touched
نوراً وَأَبعدُها مَدى أَن يُلمَسا
He makes a third with the sun and moon, and is the most perfect of them
He is the third of two moons, and the most perfect
in radiance, and the farthest beyond the reach of touch.
In light, and farthest in range from being touched
إِنَّindeed التَفاوُتَthe disparity فيin العُلُوِّheight لَموضِحٌsurely makes clear
إِنَّ التَفاوُتَ في العُلُوِّ لَموضِحٌ
مَنwho كانَwas أَعلَىhighest فيamong المَنازلِthe stations مَجلِساin seat
مَن كانَ أَعلَى في المَنازلِ مَجلِسا
Indeed, the difference in height makes plain
Indeed, the difference in ascension clarifies
who holds the highest seat among the stations.
Who sat highest in the ranks of council
فَالبَدرُfor the full moon فيin أُولىthe first of السَماheaven وَالشَمسُand the sun فيin الthe
فَالبَدرُ في أُولى السَما وَالشَمسُ في ال
وُسطىmiddle وَمنand the one whom أَهواهُI love him حَلَّhas settled in الأَطلَساthe outermost, starless sphere
وُسطى وَمن أَهواهُ حَلَّ الأَطلَسا
For the full moon is in the first heaven, and the sun in the
The full moon is the highest heaven, the sun in the middle
middle, while the one I love dwells in the outermost, starless sphere.
And the one I love landed the furthest
Sol 6.1