حلوsweet الشمائلِthe ways ناعمsoft الأعطافِthe flanks
حلو الشمائلِ ناعم الأعطافِ
عدلupright القوامthe stature وجائرand tyrannical الأردافِthe hips
عدل القوام وجائر الأردافِ
Sweet in his ways, soft of flank;
Of beautiful features, gentle in manner,
His stature is upright, yet his hips are tyrannical.
Upright posture, swaying hips,
فيin وجههhis face أبداًalways ربيعa springtime محاسنٍof beauties
في وجهه أبداً ربيع محاسنٍ
فيon وجنتيهhis two cheeks الزهرthe blossoms وردroses قطافِready for plucking
في وجنتيه الزهر ورد قطافِ
In his face is always a springtime of beauty;
His face always blooming with beauty,
On his cheeks, blossoms—roses ripe for plucking.
His cheeks, roses in full bloom.
منfrom ثغرهhis mouth نورthe light التبسمof smiling ضاحكٌlaughing
من ثغره نور التبسم ضاحكٌ
بأديمهupon his skin ماءthe water البشاشةof gladness صافِclear
بأديمه ماء البشاشة صافِ
From his mouth, the light of a smile laughs;
From his mouth smiles radiant light,
Upon his skin, the water of gladness is clear.
His skin like clear flowing water.
تهديoffer محاسنهhis beauties إلىto أبصارناour eyes
تهدي محاسنه إلى أبصارنا
تحفَprecious gifts المنىof desires وغرائبَand wonders الألطافِof grace
تحفَ المنى وغرائبَ الألطافِ
His beauties offer to our eyes
His beauty captivates our eyes,
Precious gifts of desire and wonders of grace.
Perfect wishes and wondrous kindness.
ويكادand almost يقطرdrips منهfrom him فيin حركاتهhis movements
ويكاد يقطر منه في حركاته
ماءthe water النعيمof bliss لرقَّةِbecause of the delicacy الأطرافِof the limbs
ماء النعيم لرقَّةِ الأطرافِ
And as he moves, there almost drips from him
In his movements it's as if
The water of bliss, from the delicacy of his limbs.
The water of bliss flows from his limbs.
كانتwas حياةُthe life محبِّهof his lover لحبائهthanks to his bounty
كانت حياةُ محبِّه لحبائه
فيin أُلفةٍintimacy وتواصلٍand communion وتصافِand sincere mutual affection
في أُلفةٍ وتواصلٍ وتصافِ
His lover's life, thanks to his bounty, was spent
For his beloved he lived in devotion,
In intimacy, communion, and sincere affection.
In harmony, connection and affinity.
إحسانُkindness ذاكof that one وحُسنand beauty ذاof this one متكافئٌevenly matched
إحسانُ ذاك وحُسن ذا متكافئٌ
لاnot ذاthis one ملولweary هوىًof love ولاnor ذاthis one جافِaloof
لا ذا ملول هوىً ولا ذا جافِ
That one's kindness and this one's beauty are evenly matched;
The kindness of one and beauty of the other in balance,
Neither is one weary of love, nor the other aloof.
Neither tiring of passion nor aloof.
مزجblended الهوىlove رُوحَيهماtheir two souls فتمازجاand so they mingled
مزج الهوى رُوحَيهما فتمازجا
كزلالlike clear ماءٍwater فيin رحيقthe nectar سلافِof choice wine
كزلال ماءٍ في رحيق سلافِ
Love blended their two souls, and so they mingled,
Love mingled their souls until they blended
Like clear water in the nectar of choice wine.
Like pure water with sweet honey.
جسمينtwo bodies قدindeed قُسِماwere divided بروحٍwith a soul واحدٍsingle
جسمين قد قُسِما بروحٍ واحدٍ
كُلٌّeach بكلٍّby the other مُسعَدٌgladdened مُتَوافِin harmony
كُلٌّ بكلٍّ مُسعَدٌ مُتَوافِ
Two bodies, with a single soul shared between them,
Two bodies shared one spirit,
Each gladdened by the other, in harmony.
Each blissful with the other in accord.
فترىso you see الحسودَthe envious one يقولsays حينwhen يراهماhe sees them both
فترى الحسودَ يقول حين يراهما
ماnot العيشlife إلاexcept أُلفةthe intimacy الأُلّافِof close companions
ما العيش إلا أُلفة الأُلّافِ
So you see the envious one say, when he sees them:
The envious say upon seeing them,
"Life is nothing but the intimacy of close companions."
Life is but affinity of affinities.
Sol 6.1