شَرفَgained honor الحَريرُsilk بِأَنin that غَداbecame 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 was ennobled when it became your raiment—
Silk gained honor by becoming your garment.
and why not, when your body is softer to the touch than silk?
Why not, when your body is softer to the touch than silk?
ياO شادِناًa young gazelle ماnever اِزدادَgrew more مِنّيfrom me وَحشَةًestrangement
يا شادِناً ما اِزدادَ مِنّي وَحشَةً
إِلاexcept that وَزادَand increased القَلبُthe heart فيهِwith him تَأنُّساfamiliarity
إِلا وَزادَ القَلبُ فيهِ تَأنُّسا
O young gazelle, the more aloof from me you grow,
O young gazelle, never did he grow more estranged from me
the more the heart grows intimate with you.
without my heart growing more at home with him.
طَلسَتwere effaced عُقولُminds الناسِof the people لَمّاwhen أَنthat غَداhe began
طَلسَت عُقولُ الناسِ لَمّا أَن غَدا
يَمشيwalking الهُوَينىgently فيin قِباءٍa robe أَطلَساsatin
يَمشي الهُوَينى في قِباءٍ أَطلَسا
People’s minds were bewildered when he came forth,
People lost their wits when he began
walking with languid grace in a sleek satin cloak,
to saunter in a satin robe,
مُتَنَسِّمٌexhaling عَنfrom نَفحَةٍa waft مِسكيَّةٍmusk-scented
مُتَنَسِّمٌ عَن نَفحَةٍ مِسكيَّةٍ
مُتَبَسِّمٌsmiling عَنrevealing أَشنَبٍfresh white teeth فيwithin أَلعَساdusky lips
مُتَبَسِّمٌ عَن أَشنَبٍ في أَلعَسا
breathing forth a waft of musk,
exhaling a musk-scented waft,
smiling to reveal lustrous teeth between dusky lips.
smiling to reveal fresh white teeth between dusky lips.
هُوَhe ثالثُa third القَمَرينِthe sun and moon وَهوَand he أَتمُّهاthe fullest of them
هُوَ ثالثُ القَمَرينِ وَهوَ أَتمُّها
نوراًin radiance وَأَبعدُهاand the farthest of them مَدىin reach أَنto يُلمَساbe touched
نوراً وَأَبعدُها مَدى أَن يُلمَسا
He is the third of the two moons—and the most perfect of them,
He is a third beside the sun and moon, and the fullest of them
the brightest in radiance, and farthest beyond reach.
in radiance, and the farthest beyond the reach of touch.
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, their difference in elevation makes plain
Indeed, the difference in height makes plain
who among them occupies the highest station:
who holds the highest seat among the stations.
فَالبَدرُfor the full moon فيin أُولىfirst السَماthe heavens وَالشَمسُand the sun فيin الthe
فَالبَدرُ في أُولى السَما وَالشَمسُ في ال
وُسطىmiddle وَمنand the one whom أَهواهُI love him حَلَّhas settled الأَطلَساthe outermost, starless sphere
وُسطى وَمن أَهواهُ حَلَّ الأَطلَسا
the full moon is in the first heaven, and the sun in the—
For the full moon is in the first heaven, and the sun in the
middle, while the one I love inhabits the outermost sphere.
middle one, while the one I love has settled in the outermost, starless sphere.
Sol 6.1