إنif يكنthere is فيin البدورthe full moons فنٌّa kind منof الحُسbeauty (word continues)
إن يكن في البدور فنٌّ من الحُس
نِcompletion of 'beauty' ففيمنthen in the one whom أُحبُّهI love him كلُّevery فنِّkind
نِ ففيمن أُحبُّه كلُّ فنِّ
If in the full moons there is one kind of beauty,
If there is art in homes,
then in the one I love there is every kind.
Then in the one I love is every art
ياO مليحcharming الدلالcoquetry حلوsweet التجنّيunjust reproach
يا مليح الدلال حلو التجنّي
غابvanished عنّيfrom me السرورُjoy مذsince غبتَyou went away عنيfrom me
غاب عنّي السرورُ مذ غبتَ عني
O charming in coquetry, sweet in unjust reproach,
O beautiful of grace, sweet of smile
joy has vanished from me since you went away from me.
Joy has been absent from me since you've been away
ياO غزالgazelle الجنانParadise أهداكgave you as a gift رِضواRiḍwān (name continues)
يا غزال الجنان أهداك رِضوا
نُcompletion of Riḍwān إليناto us ففيكand in you كلُّall التمنّيwishing
نُ إلينا ففيك كلُّ التمنّي
O gazelle of Paradise, Riḍwān sent you as a gift
O gazelle of heavens, may you be pleased
to us, and in you is all one could wish for.
With us, for in you is all yearning
أنتyou are بانُbān-tree المِلاحthe beautiful ones منfrom حورhouris عدنٍEden
أنت بانُ المِلاح من حور عدنٍ
جنسa kind طيبٍlovely عليهupon him منof كلِّevery حُسنِbeauty
جنس طيبٍ عليه من كلِّ حُسنِ
You are the bān-tree of beauties, one of Eden's houris,
You are the full moon of beauties from the houri of Eden
a lovely kind, bearing a share of every beauty.
A kind race, in you is every charm
ليلُa night شَعرٍhair منfrom تحتهbeneath it بدرُa full moon وجهٍa face
ليلُ شَعرٍ من تحته بدرُ وجهٍ
موجa billow ردفٍrounded hips منfrom فوقهabove it قدُّa figure غصنِa bough
موج ردفٍ من فوقه قدُّ غصنِ
A night of hair, beneath it a full-moon face;
A night of hair, beneath it a face like the full moon
a billow of hips, above it a bough-like figure.
A wave of a branch above it, straight as a branch
أينwhere للبدرfor the full moon مثلlike هذاthis التَّلاليradiance
أين للبدر مثل هذا التَّلالي
أينwhere للغصنfor the bough مثلlike هذاthis التثنّيswaying
أين للغصن مثل هذا التثنّي
Where has the full moon a radiance like this?
Where is there for the moon a crescent like this
Where has the bough a sway like this?
Where for the branch a bend like this
شهدتbore witness خجلةٌa blush لخدَّيكto your cheeks عنيon my behalf
شهدت خجلةٌ لخدَّيك عني
أنّthat عينيكyour eyes للعيونfor the eyes تُرَنّيcaptivate
أنّ عينيك للعيون تُرَنّي
A blush bore witness to your cheeks on my behalf
Modesty bore witness to your cheeks from me
that your eyes captivate other eyes.
That your eyes make eyes wish
فإذاso whenever ماemphatic particle نظرتَyou look قَلَّبتَyou turn about هاروHārūt (name continues)
فإذا ما نظرتَ قَلَّبتَ هارو
تَcompletion of Hārūt وماروتَand Mārūt بينbetween عينٍan eye وجفنِand an eyelid
تَ وماروتَ بين عينٍ وجفنِ
So whenever you look, you turn Hārūt
So when you look, you turn about
and Mārūt about between an eye and an eyelid.
Harut and Marut between an eye and eyelid
فلوand if اَنِّيthat I اشتريتُI bought وصلكunion with you يوماًone day
فلو اَنِّي اشتريتُ وصلك يوماً
بحياتيwith my life ماnot كانَwould be ذاكthat بغَبنِat a loss
بحياتي ما كانَ ذاك بغَبنِ
And if I bought union with you one day
If I could buy your company one day
with my life, that would be no losing bargain.
With my life, that would not be a loss
Sol 6.1