عَدِّturn للرَوضةِto the garden الَّتيwhich قَدhas تَجَلَّتunveiled itself
عَدِّ للرَوضةِ الَّتي قَد تَجَلَّت
كَعَروسٍlike a bride وَنقَّطَتهاand dotted it الغُيومُthe clouds
كَعَروسٍ وَنقَّطَتها الغُيومُ
Turn to the garden that has unveiled itself,
Count the meadow that has appeared
like a bride, and the clouds have sprinkled it.
Like a bride dotted by the clouds
فَاِكتَسىso it clothed itself أَيكُهاits grove مِنfrom الزَهرِthe flowers زُهراًradiant
فَاِكتَسى أَيكُها مِن الزَهرِ زُهراً
فَكَأنَّso it is as though الغُصونَthe branches فيهاwithin it النُجُومُthe stars
فَكَأنَّ الغُصونَ فيها النُجُومُ
So its grove was clothed in radiant flowers,
So wear, O you, from flowers a flower
as though the branches within it were stars.
As if the branches in it are stars
جَنَّةٌa paradise أَهلُهاits inhabitants يَسيلونَoverflow لُطفاًwith grace
جَنَّةٌ أَهلُها يَسيلونَ لُطفاً
خُلُقٌcharacter طَيِّبٌgood وَخَلقٌand physical form وَسيمُhandsome
خُلُقٌ طَيِّبٌ وَخَلقٌ وَسيمُ
A paradise whose people overflow with grace:
A paradise whose people flow with kindness
good character and handsome form.
Good morals and handsome creation
وَنَدامىand drinking companions يُسعىis served around عَلَيهمamong them بِكَأسٍwith a cup
وَنَدامى يُسعى عَلَيهم بِكَأسٍ
منof حُمياheady wine مِزاجهاits blend تَسنيمُTasnim
من حُميا مِزاجها تَسنيمُ
And drinking companions are served a cup
With cups pursued for drinking companions
of heady wine whose blend is Tasnim.
Whose mixture is a soft breeze
ناغِشُfluttering الطَرفِthe gaze ناعِسٌdrowsy بذبُولٍwith languor
ناغِشُ الطَرفِ ناعِسٌ بذبُولٍ
مُفعَمُfull الرِدفِthe buttocks كَشحُهُhis waist مَهضومُslender
مُفعَمُ الرِدفِ كَشحُهُ مَهضومُ
With a fluttering gaze, drowsy with languor,
Drowsy eyed, sleepy with languor
full-hipped, with a slender waist.
Full hipped, his scruff worn out
كُلَّماwhenever دارَwent round قَبَّلُوهُthey kissed him فَيحمَرso he reddens (continued)
كُلَّما دارَ قَبَّلُوهُ فَيحمَر
رcompletes 'reddens' حَياءًwith shame كَأنَّهُas though he were مَذمومُreproached
ر حَياءً كَأنَّهُ مَذمومُ
Whenever he goes round, they kiss him, and he reddens
Whenever he turns they kiss him and he blushes
with shame, as though he were reproached.
As if he is blamed
يَتَساقَونَthey give one another drink أَكؤُساًcups للتَصابيfor youthful frolic
يَتَساقَونَ أَكؤُساً للتَصابي
فيin مَقاصيرَsecluded chambers حَلَّsettled فيهاin them النَعيمُdelight
في مَقاصيرَ حَلَّ فيها النَعيمُ
They serve one another cups for youthful frolic
They take turns drinking cups for conviviality
in secluded chambers where delight has settled.
In pavilions in which bliss has descended
صَحَّis wholesome فيهاin it الهَواءُthe air مَدّاًin its long form ('air') وَقَصراًand its short form ('love')
صَحَّ فيها الهَواءُ مَدّاً وَقَصراً
لِمُحِبٍّfor a lover واعتَلَّand became ill فيهاin it النَسيمُthe breeze
لِمُحِبٍّ واعتَلَّ فيها النَسيمُ
Here air—and love, its shortened name—are wholesome
The air in it blows fresh morning and evening
for a lover, while the breeze here is ailing.
For a lover and the breeze sways in it
جَرَّdragged ذَيلاًa trailing hem لَهُof its own عَلىover الدَوحِthe spreading trees هَوناgently
جَرَّ ذَيلاً لَهُ عَلى الدَوحِ هَونا
فَكَأنَّso it is as though النَسيمَthe breeze فيهاin it سَقيمُsick
فَكَأنَّ النَسيمَ فيها سَقيمُ
It dragged its train gently over the spreading trees,
It drags a tail upon the plain gently
as though the breeze there were sick,
As if the breeze in it is sick
حامِلاًcarrying فيthrough الرُبىthe hills لَطيمَةَa perfume caravan مِسكٍmusk
حامِلاً في الرُبى لَطيمَةَ مِسكٍ
فَلَناso for us ذَلِكَthat الأَريجُfragrance شَمِيمُa scent to inhale
فَلَنا ذَلِكَ الأَريجُ شَمِيمُ
carrying through the hills a caravan of musk,
Bearing in its nape the scent of musk
so that fragrance is ours to breathe.
So that aromatic fragrance is ours
وَتَغَنَّتand sang أَطيارُهاits birds فَسَمِعناso we heard
وَتَغَنَّت أَطيارُها فَسَمِعنا
نَغَماتٍmelodies يَهفُوyearns إِلَيهاfor them الحَليمُthe sober-minded
نَغَماتٍ يَهفُو إِلَيها الحَليمُ
And its birds sang, so we heard
And its birds sang so we heard
melodies for which the sober-minded yearn.
Melodies to which the forbearing aspires
إِنَّهاindeed it فيin إِنشائِهاits making عَجَبٌa marvel قَدindeed
إِنَّها في إِنشائِها عَجَبٌ قَد
حارَwas bewildered فيin وَصفِهاdescribing it هُناكَthere الحَكيمُthe sage
حارَ في وَصفِها هُناكَ الحَكيمُ
It is a marvel in its making; indeed,
It is wondrous in its construction that
there the sage is at a loss to describe it.
The wise man there was confused in describing it
بَينَbetween بَحرَيtwo seas of شَهدٍhoney وَداراand both encircled عَلَيهاaround it
بَينَ بَحرَي شَهدٍ وَدارا عَلَيها
كَسُوارٍlike a bracelet بِمِعصَمٍon a wrist لاdoes not يَريمُdepart
كَسُوارٍ بِمِعصَمٍ لا يَريمُ
Between two seas of honey, both encircling it,
Between two seas of nectar and it has
like a bracelet on a wrist, never departing.
Like a bracelet on a wrist that does not fail
جَمَعَتbrought together نادِرَينِtwo rarities بَرّاًland وَبَحراًand sea
جَمَعَت نادِرَينِ بَرّاً وَبَحراً
ذاكَthat one يَعدُوruns قَفزاًin leaps وَهَذاand this one يَعومُswims
ذاكَ يَعدُو قَفزاً وَهَذا يَعومُ
It has united two rarities, of land and sea:
It gathered the rarities of land and sea
that one runs in leaps, and this one swims.
One gallops leaping and the other swims
فَبِنَفحِso amid the fragrance of الرِياضِthe gardens يَسبَحُswims نُونٌa fish
فَبِنَفحِ الرِياضِ يَسبَحُ نُونٌ
وَبِسَفحِand at the foot of الغِياضِthe groves يَسنحُcomes into view ريمُa white gazelle
وَبِسَفحِ الغِياضِ يَسنحُ ريمُ
So amid the gardens' fragrance a fish swims,
With the meadow's breath a fish swims
and at the foot of the groves a white gazelle appears.
And at the valley's edge a wild goat bleats
Sol 6.1