عُبَيدُUbayd ياO غصنَbough of بانِa bān tree
عُبَيدُ يا غصنَ بانِ
ياO نسلَoffspring of حورِhouris of الجِنَانِthe gardens of Paradise
يا نسلَ حورِ الجِنَانِ
ʿUbayd—O slender bough of the bān tree,
Ubayd, O bough of the bān tree,
O scion of the houris of Paradise,
O offspring of the houris of Paradise,
عبيدُUbayd ياO تاجcrown
عبيدُ يا تاج
صبيحةthe morning of المهرجانِthe Mihragan festival
صبيحة المهرجانِ
ʿUbayd—O crown
Ubayd, O crown
of the festival morning,
of the morning of Mihragan,
ياO زينةadornment of العيدthe feast حُسناًin beauty
يا زينة العيد حُسناً
ياO نزهةdelight of البستانِthe garden
يا نزهة البستانِ
O adornment of the feast in beauty,
O adornment of the feast in beauty,
O delight of the garden,
O delight of the garden,
ياO ليلةnight of العرسthe wedding طِيباًin sweetness
يا ليلة العرس طِيباً
وياand O غداةَmorning of الخِتانِcircumcision
ويا غداةَ الخِتانِ
O wedding night in all its sweetness,
O wedding night in sweetness,
and O morning of the circumcision feast,
and O morning of circumcision,
ياO برءcure for كلِّevery سقامٍsickness
يا برء كلِّ سقامٍ
ياO عزَّhonor for كلِّevery هوانِhumiliation
يا عزَّ كلِّ هوانِ
O cure for every illness of mine,
O cure for every sickness,
O glory that redeems every abasement,
O honor for every humiliation,
ياO منتهىultimate goal of المتمنيthe one who wishes
يا منتهى المتمني
وياand O رضاappeasement of الغضبانِthe angry one
ويا رضا الغضبانِ
O furthest hope of every yearning soul,
O ultimate goal of the one who longs,
and O appeasement of the angry one,
and O appeasement of the angry,
ياO طلعةdawning of الوصلreunion بعدafter الthe (attached to the next line)
يا طلعة الوصل بعد ال
صُدُودِrejection والهجرانِand estrangement
صُدُودِ والهجرانِ
O radiance of reunion after the
O dawning of reunion after
rebuff and estrangement,
rejection and estrangement,
ياO فرحةjoy of الرزقsustenance منfrom بَع'after' (first part)
يا فرحة الرزق من بَع
دِ'after' (completion) ترحةِsorrow of الحِرمانِdeprivation
دِ ترحةِ الحِرمانِ
O joy of bounty after the
O joy of sustenance after
sorrow of deprivation,
the sorrow of deprivation,
ياO ليلةnight of القَدرdivine decree ياO مَنone who
يا ليلة القَدر يا مَن
فيهin him جميعall الأمانيthe wishes
فيه جميع الأماني
O Night of Destiny—O you in whom
O Night of Decree, O one
all hopes abide,
in whom are all wishes,
وياand O هلالcrescent of سرورٍjoy
ويا هلال سرورٍ
بالفطرat the breaking of the fast منfrom رمضانِRamadan
بالفطر من رمضانِ
and O crescent of my joy
and O crescent of joy
at Eid al-Fitr after Ramadan!
at the breaking of Ramadan's fast,
جمعتَyou have gathered كلَّall الملاحاthe charms (continued)
جمعتَ كلَّ الملاحا
تcompletion of 'charms' منfrom جميعall المغانيthe dwellings
ت من جميع المغاني
You have gathered all the charms
You have gathered every charm
from every beloved haunt.
from all abodes:
بديعwondrous حُسنٍbeauty وخَلقٍand bodily form
بديع حُسنٍ وخَلقٍ
فيin شَكلthe form of ظَرفgrace of القِيانِthe singing slave-girls
في شَكل ظَرف القِيانِ
Wondrous in beauty and in character,
wondrous beauty and form,
in the guise of the singing girls’ elegance,
in the guise of singing slave-girls' grace,
وفيand in تشنُّعshamelessness of لُوطِيa sodomite
وفي تشنُّع لُوطِي
وفيand in تفتُّحuninhibitedness of زانِa fornicator
وفي تفتُّح زانِ
in the hideousness of a sodomite,
and in a sodomite's shamelessness,
in the brazen openness of an adulterer,
and in a fornicator's abandon,
وحسنand the beauty of دلِّcoquetry of الغوانيbeautiful women
وحسن دلِّ الغواني
وسادةِand the noblest of الغِلمانِthe youths
وسادةِ الغِلمانِ
with the lovely coquetry of fair women,
and the lovely coquetry of beautiful women
and the noblest of youths.
and of the noblest youths.
أُنموذجan exemplar of الحورthe houris مَعهُwith it
أُنموذج الحور مَعهُ
أُنموذجan exemplar of الوِلدانِthe boys
أُنموذج الوِلدانِ
With him is the very model of the houris,
An exemplar of the houris, and with it
the very model of Paradise’s immortal youths.
an exemplar of the boys.
بدائعmarvels of الحسنbeauty كلٌّall of them
بدائع الحسن كلٌّ
جُمِعنَhave been gathered فيin إنسانِa human being
جُمِعنَ في إنسانِ
Every marvel of beauty
The marvels of beauty, every one,
has been gathered into a single human being:
have been gathered in a single human being.
فالقدُّso the figure للأغصانِbelongs to the boughs
فالقدُّ للأغصانِ
والرِّدفand the buttocks للكثبانِbelong to the dunes
والرِّدف للكثبانِ
his stature is like slender boughs,
So your figure is like the boughs,
his rump like the dunes,
and your buttocks like sand dunes,
والعينand the eye للغِزلانِbelongs to the gazelles
والعين للغِزلانِ
والرِّيحand the scent للرَّيحانِbelongs to sweet basil
والرِّيح للرَّيحانِ
his eyes like gazelles,
and your eyes like gazelles',
his fragrance like sweet basil,
and your scent like sweet basil,
والخدُّand the cheek للعقيانِbelongs to pure gold
والخدُّ للعقيانِ
والثَّغرand the mouth للمَرجانِbelongs to coral
والثَّغر للمَرجانِ
his cheek like pure gold,
and your cheek like pure gold,
his smiling mouth like coral.
and your mouth like coral.
الوجهthe face فيهin it صفاتٌqualities
الوجه فيه صفاتٌ
يكلُّfails فيهاbefore them لسانيmy tongue
يكلُّ فيها لساني
His face possesses qualities
Your face has qualities
that weary my tongue in their description.
before which my tongue fails.
أراكI see you منamong حُورِthe houris of عدنٍEden
أراك من حُورِ عدنٍ
سُرِقتَyou were stolen منfrom رضوانِRidwan
سُرِقتَ من رضوانِ
I see you as one of Eden’s houris,
I see you as one of Eden's houris,
stolen away from Riḍwān.
stolen from Ridwan.
فإنbut if تكنyou are آدَمِيّاًa human being
فإن تكن آدَمِيّاً
فليسthen there is no مثلَكَlike you ثانِa second
فليس مثلَكَ ثانِ
And if you are an Adamite,
But if you are human,
then there is no second like you.
there is no other like you.
Sol 6.1