مَنwho ناصِريmy helper مِنagainst شادِنٍa young gazelle
مَن ناصِري مِن شادِنٍ
فيin هَجرهِhis shunning مبالغِgoing to extremes
في هَجرهِ مبالغِ
Who will aid me against a young gazelle,
So extreme in his shunning?
سهلِeasy الكَلامspeech لَينِهِgentle in it
سهلِ الكَلام لَينِهِ
صَعبِhard to attain الجنىthe fruit مراوغِelusive
صَعبِ الجنى مراوغِ
Easy and gentle in speech,
Elusive, his fruit hard to pluck.
حازَhe acquired علوماًbranches of learning جَمَّةabundant
حازَ علوماً جَمَّة
مِنfrom قَبلِbefore سِنِّthe age of البالِغِthe adult
مِن قَبلِ سِنِّ البالِغِ
He acquired abundant learning
Before the age of maturity.
وَبَعدُand afterward فاقَhe surpassed صَحبَهُhis companions
وَبَعدُ فاقَ صَحبَهُ
فيin كُلّevery فَنٍّart نابِغِoutstanding
في كُلّ فَنٍّ نابِغِ
And afterward he surpassed his companions,
Outstanding in every art.
يَرفُلhe strides proudly مِنthrough عُلومِهِhis learning
يَرفُل مِن عُلومِهِ
فيin بُردِa cloak of فَضلٍexcellence سابِغِample
في بُردِ فَضلٍ سابِغِ
Through his learning he strides proudly
In an ample cloak of excellence.
قَدindeed صيغَhe was fashioned مِنfrom نُورٍlight فَماso how
قَد صيغَ مِن نُورٍ فَما
أَبدَعَwondrous صُنعَthe handiwork of الصانعِthe Maker
أَبدَعَ صُنعَ الصانعِ
He was indeed fashioned from light—how
Wondrous is the Maker's handiwork!
فَخَلقُهُso his form أَحسنlovelier مِنthan
فَخَلقُهُ أَحسن مِن
بَدرٍa full moon بَليلٍat night بازِغِrising
بَدرٍ بَليلٍ بازِغِ
So his form is lovelier than
A full moon rising in the night,
وَخُلقُهُand his character أَلطفُgentler مِنthan
وَخُلقُهُ أَلطفُ مِن
عَذبٍsweet water فُراتٍfresh and sweet سائِغِpalatable
عَذبٍ فُراتٍ سائِغِ
And his character is gentler than
Sweet, fresh, palatable water.
فَصوغُهُso his crafting للنظمof verse قَدindeed
فَصوغُهُ للنظم قَد
أَعجَزَrendered powerless كُلَّevery صائِغِcraftsman
أَعجَزَ كُلَّ صائِغِ
So his crafting of verse has indeed
Left every craftsman powerless.
شَهمٌmagnanimous أَبيٌّunbowed باسلٌvaliant
شَهمٌ أَبيٌّ باسلٌ
يَدمَغُhe crushes كُلَّevery دامِغِcrusher
يَدمَغُ كُلَّ دامِغِ
Magnanimous, unbowed, valiant,
He crushes every crusher.
وَذوand possessed of حَياءٍmodesty صَيِّنٍself-guarding
وَذو حَياءٍ صَيِّنٍ
مِنfrom نَزغِthe incitement of كُلِّevery نازِغِtempter
مِن نَزغِ كُلِّ نازِغِ
And modest, guarding himself
From every tempter's prompting.
قَلبيَmy heart مَلآنfull بِهِof him
قَلبيَ مَلآن بِهِ
لَيسَis not يُرىseen بِالفارغِas empty
لَيسَ يُرى بِالفارغِ
My heart is full of him;
It is not to be found empty.
إِنif زاغَhe strays عَنfrom وُدّيmy love فَماthen not
إِن زاغَ عَن وُدّي فَما
وُدّيmy love لَهُfor him بالزائغِstraying
وُدّي لَهُ بالزائغِ
If he strays from my love, still
My love for him does not stray.
أَوor راغَhe turns away عَنّيfrom me جَفوةًin coldness
أَو راغَ عَنّي جَفوةً
فَماyet not أناI بِالرائِغِturning away
فَما أنا بِالرائِغِ
Or turns away from me in coldness,
Still I am not one to turn away.
ياah حَبّذاhow lovely عُقيربٌa little scorpion
يا حَبّذا عُقيربٌ
بِوَجنَتَيهِon his two cheeks لادِغيstinging me
بِوَجنَتَيهِ لادِغي
Ah, how lovely the little scorpion
Upon his cheeks, stinging me,
وَحُمرةٌand a blush بِخَدِّهon his cheek
وَحُمرةٌ بِخَدِّه
جاءَتit came بِغيرwithout صابغِa dyer
جاءَت بِغير صابغِ
And the blush upon his cheek
That came without a dyer!
Sol 6.1