وَحَديقَةٍand a garden أَزرَتput to shame بِكُلِّwith every حَديقَةٍgarden
وَحَديقَةٍ أَزرَت بِكُلِّ حَديقَةٍ
فيin حُسنِbeauty مَنظَرِهاits appearance البَهيجdelightful الفائِقِsurpassing
في حُسنِ مَنظَرِها البَهيج الفائِقِ
And a garden that outshone every garden
in the beauty of its delightful, peerless appearance.
قَيدُa fetter النَواضِرِeyes (likely intended; literally radiant ones) ماؤُهاits water وَنَسيمُهاand its breeze
قَيدُ النَواضِرِ ماؤُها وَنَسيمُها
أَذكىmore fragrant مِنَthan المِسكِmusk الفَتيقِunsealed, releasing its scent لناشقto one who inhales
أَذكى مِنَ المِسكِ الفَتيقِ لناشق
Its water captivates the eyes, and its breeze
is more fragrant than unsealed musk to one who inhales.
نَبَعَتwelled up بِهاin it فَوّارَةٌa fountain فارَتgushed لَناfor us
نَبَعَت بِها فَوّارَةٌ فارَت لَنا
بِمُرَوَّقٍwith clear, filtered water ماnot إِنan emphatic particle بشهِunclear as written; probably on it مِنany (after negation) شارِقِone who chokes (tentative)
بِمُرَوَّقٍ ما إِن بشهِ مِن شارِقِ
A fountain welled up there, gushing for us
with limpid water that no one chokes on [tentative reading].
خِلتُI imagined الثرياthe Pleiades بالمَجَرَّةِalong the Milky Way قَدalready جَرَتflowed
خِلتُ الثريا بالمَجَرَّةِ قَد جَرَت
لماwhen جَرَتflowed بمعينهاwith its flowing water المُتناسِقwell-ordered
لما جَرَت بمعينها المُتناسِق
I imagined the Pleiades had flowed along the Milky Way
when the fountain flowed with its well-ordered waters.
وَكأنَّand as though بِركَتَهاits pool مُحَيّاthe face غادَةٍa graceful maiden
وَكأنَّ بِركَتَها مُحَيّا غادَةٍ
حَسناءَbeautiful فيin عَهدِthe time of الشَبابِyouth الرائقunclouded
حَسناءَ في عَهدِ الشَبابِ الرائق
And its pool seemed like the face of a maiden,
beautiful, in the days of unclouded youth.
أَوor أَنَّهاthat it is المِرآةُthe mirror راقَdelighted صَفاؤُهاits clarity
أَو أَنَّها المِرآةُ راقَ صَفاؤُها
فَتُريكَso it shows you صَفحتُهاits surface خَيالَthe reflection الرامِقِthe gazer
فَتُريكَ صَفحتُها خَيالَ الرامِقِ
Or like a mirror whose clarity delighted,
its surface showing you the gazer's reflection.
أَوor أَنَّهاthat it is زَرَدٌchain mail نَظيمٌneatly linked لِلصّباfor the east wind
أَو أَنَّها زَرَدٌ نَظيمٌ لِلصّبا
لَمّاwhen سَرَتpassed وَهناًat night بعَرفٍwith a fragrance عابِقِwafting its scent
لَمّا سَرَت وَهناً بعَرفٍ عابِقِ
Or like neatly linked chain mail for the east wind,
when it passed at night with a wafting fragrance.
وَكأَنَّماand as though الأَشجارُthe trees فيin أَوارقِهاtheir leaves
وَكأَنَّما الأَشجارُ في أَوارقِها
غيدٌgraceful maidens مُلَفَّعَةٌwrapped بِخُضرِin green بَخانِقheadscarves
غيدٌ مُلَفَّعَةٌ بِخُضرِ بَخانِق
And it was as though the trees in their foliage
were graceful maidens wrapped in green headscarves.
وَكأَنَّماand as though تِلكَthose البَلابِلُbulbuls إِذwhen شَدَتsang
وَكأَنَّما تِلكَ البَلابِلُ إِذ شَدَت
شَهِدَتbore witness بِتَوحيدِto the oneness of الإِلَهِGod الخالِقِthe Creator
شَهِدَت بِتَوحيدِ الإِلَهِ الخالِقِ
And it was as though those bulbuls, when they sang,
bore witness to the oneness of God, the Creator.
Sol 6.1