كانَthere was بِرَوضٍin a garden غُصُنٌa bough ناعِمٌtender
كانَ بِرَوضٍ غُصُنٌ ناعِمٌ
يَقولُsaying جَلَّexalted is الواحِدُthe One المُنفَرِدthe Peerless
يَقولُ جَلَّ الواحِدُ المُنفَرِد
In a garden stood a tender bough,
Saying, “Exalted is the One, the Peerless!
فَقامَتيfor my stature فيin ظَرفِهاits grace قامَتيmy stature
فَقامَتي في ظَرفِها قامَتي
وَمِثلُand the like of حُسنىmy beauty فيamong الوَرىcreation ماnever عُهِدhas been known
وَمِثلُ حُسنى في الوَرى ما عُهِد
For my form, in its grace, is mine alone,
And among all creation, beauty like mine has never been known.”
فَأَقبَلَتthen she approached خُنفُسَةٌa beetle تَنثَنيswaying
فَأَقبَلَت خُنفُسَةٌ تَنثَني
وَنَجلُهاand her son يَمشيwalks بِجَنبِbeside الكَبِدthe liver
وَنَجلُها يَمشي بِجَنبِ الكَبِد
Then a beetle came swaying along,
And her son walked beside her liver.
تَقولُshe says ياO زَينَadornment of رِياضِgardens of البَهاsplendor
تَقولُ يا زَينَ رِياضِ البَها
إِنَّindeed الَّذيthat which تَطلُبُهُyou seek it قَدalready وُجِدhas been found
إِنَّ الَّذي تَطلُبُهُ قَد وُجِد
She said, “O adornment of the gardens of splendor,
What you seek has indeed been found.
فَانظُرso look لِقَدِّat the stature of اِبنيmy son وَلاand do not تَفتَخِرboast
فَانظُر لِقَدِّ اِبني وَلا تَفتَخِر
مادامَas long as فيin العالَمِthe world أُمٌّa mother تَلِدgives birth
مادامَ في العالَمِ أُمٌّ تَلِد
So look at my son's stature, and do not boast,
So long as a mother in this world gives birth.”
Sol 6.1