وتاجرٍand a merchant لمdid not يقمsettle بأرضٍin a land
وتاجرٍ لم يقم بأرضٍ
وعادةُand the custom البدرthe full moon الانتقالmoving on
وعادةُ البدر الانتقال
And a merchant who never settled in any land—
A merchant who never settled anywhere
And moving on is the full moon’s custom.
The habits of the moon always moving
أفرطexceeded all bounds فيin حسنهhis beauty فأضحىso became
أفرط في حسنه فأضحى
أحمالloads أجمالهhis camels جمالbeauty
أحمال أجماله جمال
His beauty surpassed all bounds, so
Excess in his beauty made him
his camels’ loads became beauty.
The most beautiful of beautiful sights
Sol 6.1