حَكىresembled منthe one whom أحبI love المسكَmusk لَوناًin color وَنَفحةًand in fragrance
حَكى من أحب المسكَ لَوناً وَنَفحةً
لِذَلكfor that reason أَضحىbecame وَهوَand it فيناamong us مُشَرَّفُhonored
لِذَلك أَضحى وَهوَ فينا مُشَرَّفُ
The one I love resembled musk in color and fragrance.
He told of one who loved musk for its color and fragrance
For that reason, it came to be honored among us.
Thus he became exalted while still among us
وَقَدand indeed لَبِسَتshe has donned بُرداًas a mantle سَوادَthe blackness of قُلوبِناour hearts
وَقَد لَبِسَت بُرداً سَوادَ قُلوبِنا
أَلَمhave ... not? تَرَهاyou seen them أَضحَتthey have become عَلَيهاover her تُرَفرِفُfluttering
أَلَم تَرَها أَضحَت عَلَيها تُرَفرِفُ
And she has donned the blackness of our hearts as a mantle.
Yet our hearts have donned robes of blackness
Have you not seen how they now flutter over her?
Have you not seen them fluttering above it?
وَمالَتand turned إِلَيهاtoward her العَينُthe eye إِذfor هِيَit شِبههاher likeness
وَمالَت إِلَيها العَينُ إِذ هِيَ شِبهها
فَلَيسَso there is no لَهاfor it عَنهاaway from her مَدىthroughout الدَهرِall time مَصرِفُturning away
فَلَيسَ لَها عَنها مَدى الدَهرِ مَصرِفُ
And the eye turned toward her, for it resembles her.
And the eye was inclined toward it, for it resembled it
So, for all time, it cannot turn away from her.
So it has no refuge from it for eternity
Sol 6.1