أقررتُI admitted فيin شُكرِكَthanking you بالتَّقصيرِto falling short
أقررتُ في شُكرِكَ بالتَّقصيرِ
إذfor زِدْتَyou went further فيin البِرِّkindness علىbeyond التَّكثيرِlavish giving
إذ زِدْتَ في البِرِّ على التَّكثيرِ
I have admitted falling short in thanking you,
I have decided to fail in thanking you
For in kindness you went beyond lavish giving.
As you have exceeded in kindness over abundance
وجاءَنيand there came to me منfrom سَيبِكَyour bounty الغزيرِabundant
وجاءَني من سَيبِكَ الغزيرِ
مَراكبٌvessels مُخطَفَةُslender الخُصورِthe waists
مَراكبٌ مُخطَفَةُ الخُصورِ
And from your abundant bounty there came to me
And there has come to me from your plentiful rain
Vessels with slender waists,
Ships with shortened ropes
مُسوَدَّةُblackened الاعجازِthe rears والصُّدورِand the breasts
مُسوَدَّةُ الاعجازِ والصُّدورِ
سُودٌblack ones عليهاupon them رَونَقُlustre الذُّكورِsteel blades
سُودٌ عليها رَونَقُ الذُّكورِ
Blackened at their rears and breasts,
Blackened with achievements and bosoms
Black, with the lustre of steel blades upon them,
Blacks upon whom is the luster of the brave
كأنَّماas though قُدَّتْthey were cut منfrom الدَّيجورِdeep darkness
كأنَّما قُدَّتْ من الدَّيجورِ
ومنand from نَفيسِprecious الأَدَمِleather المَبشورِscraped
ومن نَفيسِ الأَدَمِ المَبشورِ
As though cut from deepest darkness
As if they were led from Dejore
And from precious, scraped leather—
And from the finest Adam fabric
كلِّeach غريبِrare الحُسنِbeauty مستنيرِradiant
كلِّ غريبِ الحُسنِ مستنيرِ
أخضرَgreen مثلlike الشاربِthe moustache المَطرورِtrimmed
أخضرَ مثل الشاربِ المَطرورِ
Each radiant and of rare beauty,
Every stranger of beauty enlightened
Green as a trimmed moustache,
Green like meadow grass
ذيbearing سِمَةٍa mark مَغموسَةٍimmersed فيin النُّورِlight
ذي سِمَةٍ مَغموسَةٍ في النُّورِ
كصفحةِlike the face of الدينارِthe dinar ذيbearing السُّطورِlines of script
كصفحةِ الدينارِ ذي السُّطورِ
Bearing a mark immersed in light,
With a mark dipped in light
Like the face of a dinar bearing lines of script.
Like the page of a gilded dinar
ومُخطَفاتٌand slender-waisted ones كالعَذارىlike maidens الحُورِwide, dark-eyed
ومُخطَفاتٌ كالعَذارى الحُورِ
مُشمِّراتُtucking up القُمْصِthe tunics كالمَنثورِlike stock flowers
مُشمِّراتُ القُمْصِ كالمَنثورِ
And slender-waisted ones, like wide, dark-eyed maidens,
And maidens like the wide-eyed houri
Their tunics tucked up, like stock flowers,
Baring their shirts like scattered beads
كلُّeach فتاةٍmaiden نشأَتْgrew up بجُورِin Jur
كلُّ فتاةٍ نشأَتْ بجُورِ
تختالُshe struts فيin مِدرَعِهاher tunic القَصيرِshort
تختالُ في مِدرَعِها القَصيرِ
Each a maiden who grew up in Jur,
Every girl brought up in seclusion
Strutting in her short tunic,
Strutting in her short coat of mail
حاسرةٍuncovering عنfrom أرجٍa fragrance حَسيرِunveiled
حاسرةٍ عن أرجٍ حَسيرِ
مثلِlike نَسيمِthe breeze of الزَّهَرِthe blossoms المَمطورِrain-drenched
مثلِ نَسيمِ الزَّهَرِ المَمطورِ
Baring an unveiled fragrance,
Baring a tender, delicate wrist
Like a breeze from rain-drenched blossoms.
Like the scent of perfumed flowers
تُبرِدُshe cools منهwith it عُلَلَailments الصُّدورِthe breasts
تُبرِدُ منه عُلَلَ الصُّدورِ
أشهىmore delightful منthan الوَصلِunion إلىto المهجورِthe forsaken one
أشهى من الوَصلِ إلى المهجورِ
With it she cools the ailments of the breast—
Which cools the illnesses of bosoms
Sweeter than union is to one forsaken.
Sweeter than union with the estranged one
Sol 6.1