ياO مَنone who يجلُّis exalted عنabove المقدارmeasure والخَطَرِand rank
يا مَن يجلُّ عن المقدار والخَطَرِ
ومَنand one who يدقُّis too subtle عنfor الأوهامimaginings والفِكَرِand thoughts
ومَن يدقُّ عن الأوهام والفِكَرِ
O you who rise above all measure and rank,
O you who transcends all bounds and dangers
and you who are too subtle for imaginings and thoughts,
And you who is beyond all illusions and thoughts
ومَنand one who لهhe has صورةa form فيin حسنbeauty صنعتهاits making
ومَن له صورة في حسن صنعتها
دقائقٌsubtleties لطفتgrew delicate عنbeyond سائرall other الصُّوَرِforms
دقائقٌ لطفت عن سائر الصُّوَرِ
and you whose form, in the beauty of its making,
You who has an image, beautifully crafted
holds subtleties finer than those of all other forms:
With subtle details surpassing all forms
فيهاin it ملاحاتcharms أنواعٍkinds مؤلفةٍcombined
فيها ملاحات أنواعٍ مؤلفةٍ
بحسنهاthrough its beauty بانَhe stood apart عنfrom كيفيّةnature البَشَرِhumankind
بحسنها بانَ عن كيفيّة البَشَرِ
within it are charms of diverse kinds, combined;
In it are combined, harmonious visions
its beauty sets you apart from human nature.
Revealing, through its beauty, the nature of mankind
علىwith شمائلtraits فيin تركيبهاtheir composition بِدَعٌmarvels
على شمائل في تركيبها بِدَعٌ
صِيغتwere fashioned منfrom النورlight والآياتand signs للعِبَرِfor reflection
صِيغت من النور والآيات للعِبَرِ
With traits whose composition holds marvels,
With features composed with such grace
fashioned from light and signs for reflection.
Molded from light and signs for lessons to learn
إنif قلتI say غصنٌa bough علىupon عليائهits summit قمرٌa moon
إن قلت غصنٌ على عليائه قمرٌ
فإنماthen only رُمتI sought مدحَpraise of الغصنthe bough والقمرِand the moon
فإنما رُمت مدحَ الغصن والقمرِ
If I say, “A bough with a moon at its summit,”
If I say a branch in its loftiness is a moon
then I have only sought to praise the bough and the moon.
I only sought to praise the branch and the moon
سقانيَhe gave me to drink الحبَّlove كأساًa cup كنتُI used to أحذرهاI fear it
سقانيَ الحبَّ كأساً كنتُ أحذرها
والمرءand a man يُؤتىis undone إذاwhen يُؤتىhe is undone منthrough الحَذَرِcaution
والمرء يُؤتى إذا يُؤتى من الحَذَرِ
He gave me love to drink—a cup I used to fear;
Love has made me drink a cup I used to fear
and a man, when undone, is undone through caution.
One is given what is destined despite all caution
Sol 6.1