تزولfade away محاسنthe charms of الأشياءthings لكنbut
تزول محاسن الأشياء لكن
مواتthe lifeless remains of جمالهاtheir beauty يحيىَcome alive لديكin your presence
موات جمالها يحيىَ لديك
The charms of things fade, but
The beauty of things passes away, but
Their lifeless beauty comes alive in you.
Their dead charm is brought to life through you.
إذاwhen رحلdeparts الشقيقthe anemone أقامremains شيءsomething
إذا رحل الشقيق أقام شيء
علىupon شفتيكyour lips منهof it ووجنتيكand your cheeks
على شفتيك منه ووجنتيك
When the anemone departs, something remains
If the anemones depart, something
Of it upon your lips and your cheeks.
Of them lingers on your lips and cheeks.
وتحتجبand hide from sight السواسنthe lilies غيرexcept زاهيradiant
وتحتجب السواسن غير زاهي
جبينكyour brow للعيونto the eyes ومعصميكand your wrists
جبينك للعيون ومعصميك
And the lilies hide from sight, save the radiance
The lilies may conceal their glow,
Of your brow and your wrists before the eyes.
Yet your brow shines on for eyes to seek.
وهذاand this الجوsky يُخمدquenches كلevery برقlightning flash
وهذا الجو يُخمد كل برق
ويعجزand is powerless دونbefore بارقthe gleam of مقلتيكyour eyes
ويعجز دون بارق مقلتيك
And this sky quenches every lightning flash,
This weather quenches every lightning flash
Yet is powerless before the gleam of your eyes.
But cannot dim the radiance of your gaze.
وروحكand your soul مركزa center للطفfor grace طرّاaltogether
وروحك مركز للطف طرّا
فكلso all اللطفgrace مرجعهits return إليكto you
فكل اللطف مرجعه إليك
And your soul is the center of all grace,
Your spirit is tenderness crystallized;
So all grace returns to you.
All tenderness refers back to you.
إذاwhen فنيتperish زهورflowers أوor نجومstars
إذا فنيت زهور أو نجوم
وزايلهاand leaves them البهاءsplendor بداappears عليكupon you
وزايلها البهاء بدا عليك
When flowers or stars perish,
If flowers or stars should disappear,
And splendor leaves them, it appears upon you.
Losing their splendor, yours would still renew.
أعارlent الحسنbeauty وجهكyour face كلall نورlight
أعار الحسن وجهك كل نور
وأودعand placed كلevery طيبfragrance مفرقيكyour hair's two partings
وأودع كل طيب مفرقيك
Beauty lent your face all light,
Beauty has lent your face all light
And placed every fragrance in the partings of your hair.
And placed in you its sweetness to imbue.
Sol 6.1