ومَنزلٍand a dwelling يَتحامىshuns أهلَهits inhabitants الخَفَرُmodesty
ومَنزلٍ يَتحامى أهلَه الخَفَرُ
ويَفْضُلُand surpasses البَدْوَthe desert folk فيin نَعمائِهِits comforts الحَضَرُthe townsfolk
ويَفْضُلُ البَدْوَ في نَعمائِهِ الحَضَرُ
And a dwelling whose inhabitants modesty shuns,
A home whose dwellers are guarded by modesty,
And in its comforts, townsfolk surpass the desert folk.
Yet the Bedouins exceed its bounty and prosperity.
فيهin it معَalongside الناسِthe people أشباهٌlikenesses لهمof them بَعُدَتْdiffered
فيه معَ الناسِ أشباهٌ لهم بَعُدَتْ
فيin الزِّيِّdress عنهنَّfrom them إنْif لمnot تَبعُدِdiffer الصُّوَرُthe forms
في الزِّيِّ عنهنَّ إنْ لم تَبعُدِ الصُّوَرُ
There, alongside the people, are likenesses of them, differing
Among its people are their likes who became estranged,
From them in dress, though not in form.
In dress, though not in form should they keep apart.
فَمِنْso, among ذكورٍmales عُراةٍnaked كالذُّكورِlike the males بهin it
فَمِنْ ذكورٍ عُراةٍ كالذُّكورِ به
ومنand among إناثٍfemales عليهاupon them الوَشْيُembroidered cloth والحِبَرُand striped fabrics
ومن إناثٍ عليها الوَشْيُ والحِبَرُ
Thus some are naked males, like the males within it,
Some bare males as vigorous as the males within it,
And some are females wearing embroidered cloth and striped fabrics.
And some females dressed in patterned gowns.
بَدائِعٌmarvels لَطُفَتْgrew subtle أفكارُthe designs مُبْدِعِهاtheir creator
بَدائِعٌ لَطُفَتْ أفكارُ مُبْدِعِها
حتّىuntil تَفجَّرَburst open عنto release ماءٍwater بهاthrough them الحَجَرُthe stone
حتّى تَفجَّرَ عن ماءٍ بها الحَجَرُ
Marvels—so subtle were their creator’s designs
Marvels gentled the minds of their creator,
That through them stone burst open to release water.
Until from the water within it burst forth the rock.
فكلُّso every ناحيةٍpart منof جُدْرِهits walls صَنَمٌan idol
فكلُّ ناحيةٍ من جُدْرِه صَنَمٌ
وكلُّand every ناحيةٍpart منof سَقْفِهits ceiling قَمَرُa moon
وكلُّ ناحيةٍ من سَقْفِه قَمَرُ
So every part of its walls is an idol,
Each of its walls is an idol,
And every part of its ceiling is a moon.
Each of its ceilings a moon.
صَفَتْbecame pure عنapart from الناسِpeople فيهin it نَعْمَةٌa delight وُصِفَتْwas described
صَفَتْ عن الناسِ فيه نَعْمَةٌ وُصِفَتْ
فكلُّso all صَفْوِpurity نَعيمٍbliss عندَهاbeside it كدَرُmurk
فكلُّ صَفْوِ نَعيمٍ عندَها كدَرُ
There, the delight described is pure, apart from people;
Secluded from the people within it is bounty described,
So beside it, all pure bliss is murk.
For every sweet comfort to it seems bitter.
Sol 6.1