غرّدَتshe warbled فوقabove غُصنِهاher bough الأملودِsupple
غرّدَت فوق غُصنِها الأملودِ
فاستثارتthen she stirred هوىlonging الفؤادِthe heart العَميدِlove-stricken
فاستثارت هوى الفؤادِ العَميدِ
She warbled atop her supple bough,
She warbled atop her supple branch,
And stirred the longing of the love-stricken heart.
Stirring the passion of my steadfast heart -
ذاتُone with طَوقٍa collar تَقَلَّدَتshe wore around her neck بحُلاهُwith its ornaments
ذاتُ طَوقٍ تَقَلَّدَت بحُلاهُ
فوقَabove نحرٍupper chest وذاتُand one with عِقدٍa necklace بجيدٍround a neck
فوقَ نحرٍ وذاتُ عِقدٍ بجيدٍ
A collared one, adorned with its ornaments
With a necklace adorning her neck,
Above her breast, and with a necklace round her neck.
Above a chest with a brooch on her chest.
كَتَمَتshe hid وَجهَهاher face زَماناًfor a time فلماthen when
كَتَمَت وَجهَها زَماناً فلما
عَرَفُوهاthey recognized her تَسَترتshe concealed herself بالعقودِwith the necklaces
عَرَفُوها تَسَترت بالعقودِ
She hid her face for a time; then, when
She concealed her face for a time, but when
They recognized her, she veiled herself with necklaces.
They recognized her, she hid behind her jewels.
كدتI nearly أنسىI forget تلكthose العهودَthe pledges ولكنand yet
كدت أنسى تلك العهودَ ولكن
ذكرتنيshe reminded me وماand not نسيتُI forgot عُهوديmy pledges
ذكرتني وما نسيتُ عُهودي
I nearly forgot those pledges, but
I almost forgot those times, but
She reminded me—and I had not forgotten my pledges.
She reminded me, and I didn't forget my promises.
ذكرتنيshe reminded me أيامdays لهويmy merriment وأنسىand my delight
ذكرتني أيام لهوي وأنسى
بمهاةwith a female oryx لمياءdark-lipped كالغصنlike a bough رودsupple
بمهاة لمياء كالغصن رود
She reminded me of my days of merriment and delight
She reminded me of the days of my passion, and made me forget
With a dark-lipped oryx, supple as a bough.
With clear water like a supple branch.
ظبيةٌa female gazelle تأسِرُshe captures الأُسودthe lions وكانand it was الthe
ظبيةٌ تأسِرُ الأُسود وكان ال
عَهدُcustom أنthat الظباءَthe gazelles أسرىcaptives الأُسودِthe lions
عَهدُ أن الظباءَ أسرى الأُسودِ
A gazelle who captures lions, though it was the
A gazelle who captures lions, though it was
Custom that gazelles were the lions' captives.
Customary for gazelles to be captured by lions.
منwho لهfor him فيamong الورىhumankind كعثمانَlike Uthman جدٌa forefather
من له في الورى كعثمانَ جدٌ
وأبٌand a father ماجدٌnoble كعبدِlike Abd المجيدal-Majid
وأبٌ ماجدٌ كعبدِ المجيد
Who among humankind has a forefather like Uthman
Who in existence has lineage like Othman
And a noble father like Abd al-Majid?
And a glorious father like Abdul Majeed?
واحدٌunique فيin عُلاهُhis eminence فردٌpeerless ولكنand yet
واحدٌ في عُلاهُ فردٌ ولكن
جمعَgathered اللَهGod فيهin him كلall الوجودexistence
جمعَ اللَه فيه كل الوجود
Unique in his eminence, peerless, yet
And a unique supreme being, unmatched, but
God gathered in him all existence.
God combined all existence within him.
Sol 6.1