ياO طَريرfair and fresh الشَبابyouth مَنwho صاغَfashioned هَذاthis
يا طَرير الشَباب مَن صاغَ هَذا
الحُسنbeauty فيin زَهوهits pride وَفيand in اِستكبارهits haughtiness
الحُسن في زَهوه وَفي اِستكباره
O fair youth, who fashioned this
O fluttering youth, who has fashioned
beauty in its pride and its haughtiness?
This beauty in its bloom and arrogance?
مَنwho أَذابَmelted الضِياءradiance فيهِinto it وَمِنand who نَغَـset to music (first part)
مَن أَذابَ الضِياء فيهِ وَمِن نَغَـ
ـمcompletion of 'set to music' شَجوlament الهَوىlove عَلىupon أَوتارهits strings
ـم شَجو الهَوى عَلى أَوتاره
Who melted radiance into it, and who set to music
Who melted radiance into it, and from whose
love's lament upon its strings?
Songs of passion did its chords sigh?
مَنwho رَمىcast مَنwho أَصابَstruck صُورimages الفتنةenchantment
مَن رَمى مَن أَصابَ صُور الفتنة
مِنwho زرهاbuttoned them عَلىonto إِزرارهits buttons
مِن زرها عَلى إِزراره
Who cast, who struck the images of enchantment?
Who aimed and hit with images of seduction
Who buttoned them onto its buttons?
Shot from its flowers at its stems?
وَالفُتورand the languor الَّذيthat بِعينيكin your eyes مِنwho موّهgilded
وَالفُتور الَّذي بِعينيك مِن موّه
سحرenchantment الحَياةlife فيin أَقطارهits reaches
سحر الحَياة في أَقطاره
And the languor in your eyes—who painted
And the languor in your eyes with that glamour
life's enchantment throughout its reaches?
Is the sorcery of life in its domains.
صاغَfashioned هَذاthis الجَمالbeauty مَنone who لَمdid not يَنمsleep عَنـaway from
صاغَ هَذا الجَمال مَن لَم يَنم عَنـ
ـهُit (attached pronoun) لِصَرفto the ravages of الزَمانtime أَوor أَغيارهits vicissitudes
ـهُ لِصَرف الزَمان أَو أَغياره
This beauty was fashioned by one who never abandoned
This beauty was fashioned by one for whom
it to time's ravages or vicissitudes.
Time's turning could not steal it away.
صاغَهُfashioned it فيin رِضىcontentment الطُفولةchildhood مِنfrom لينgentleness
صاغَهُ في رِضى الطُفولة مِن لين
وَمِنand from وَقدةblaze العَرينthe lion's den وَنارَهand its fire
وَمِن وَقدة العَرين وَنارَه
He fashioned it in childhood's contentment, from gentleness
Fashioned it in childhood's contentment
and from the blaze of the lion's den and its fire.
With the glow of the hearth and its flame.
حَرتI was bewildered ماwhat الحُبlove ماwhat الهَوىpassion ماwhat التَعابthe expressions (first part)
حَرت ما الحُب ما الهَوى ما التَعاب
يرcompletion of 'expressions' اللَواتيthat يَبنreveal عَنabout أَسرارهits secrets
ير اللَواتي يَبن عَن أَسراره
I am bewildered: what is love, what is passion, what are the expressions
I wondered, what is love, what passion, what
that reveal its secrets?
Are the whispers that hint of its secrets?
نَظرةa glance كَالصَلاةlike prayer زُلفىa drawing near إِلىto اللَهGod
نَظرة كَالصَلاة زُلفى إِلى اللَه
وَقُربىand nearness لِعزهto His glory وَاِقتِدارهand His power
وَقُربى لِعزه وَاِقتِداره
A glance like prayer: a drawing near to God,
A gaze like a prayer, drawing close to God
and nearness to His glory and power.
And nearing His glory and might.
ياO رَبيعspring الحَياةlife فيin غَيرno شَيءthing
يا رَبيع الحَياة في غَير شَيء
مِنof مَجاليmanifestations اِخضِرارهits greenness وَاِحمِرارهand its redness
مِن مَجالي اِخضِراره وَاِحمِراره
O spring of life, not in any
O springtime of life with no hint of
of its displays of greenness and redness;
Its greens or its reds fading away,
ياO رَبيعspring الحَياةlife فيin كُلevery شَيءthing
يا رَبيع الحَياة في كُل شَيء
مِنof مَعانيmeanings عَبيرهits fragrance وَاِزدِهارهand its flowering
مِن مَعاني عَبيره وَاِزدِهاره
O spring of life, in everything
O springtime of life in everything
that its fragrance and flowering signify.
Of its scents and burgeoning sway,
جئتyou came تَستَقبلto welcome الرَبيعspring وَليداًnewborn
جئت تَستَقبل الرَبيع وَليداً
مُستَهلاًuttering its first cry عَلىupon الرُبىthe hills بِهزارهwith its nightingale
مُستَهلاً عَلى الرُبى بِهزاره
You came to welcome the newborn spring,
You came to welcome the spring, born anew,
raising its first cry upon the hills through its nightingale.
Gleeful on the meadows at play.
حَبَّذاhow lovely مَولدbirth الرَبيعspring وَمَرحىand hurrah
حَبَّذا مَولد الرَبيع وَمَرحى
بِشَبابfor the youthfulness of الثَرىthe earth وَرجعand the return of اِخضِرارهits greenness
بِشَباب الثَرى وَرجع اِخضِراره
How lovely the birth of spring, and hurrah
Blessed the spring's birth and its cheer
for the earth's youth and the return of its greenness!
With the grasslands' return to green arrays,
فيهِin it مِنfrom زُخرفadornment المُصورthe Fashioner وَشيembroidery
فيهِ مِن زُخرف المُصور وَشي
مُعجزmiraculous فيin نِظامهits arrangement وَنِثارهand its scattering
مُعجز في نِظامه وَنِثاره
In it is embroidery from the Fashioner's adornment,
In it wonders wrought by the Painter and feats
miraculous in its arrangement and its scattering.
Marvelous in their order and showers.
أَصصflowerpots كُلَهاall of them الربىthe hills وَحَياةand life
أَصص كُلَها الربى وَحَياة
كُلَّهاall of it الأَرضthe earth وَفَوقand beyond ذاتthe very غِرارهits edge (uncertain here)
كُلَّها الأَرض وَفَوق ذات غِراره
The hills are all flowerpots, and life
Tales sung by the meadows, life
fills the whole earth, and beyond its very edge [final phrase unclear].
By the earth, and over it charged zephyrs.
جِئتyou came تَستَقبلto welcome الرَبيعspring وَتَستَنand inhale (first part)
جِئت تَستَقبل الرَبيع وَتَستَن
شيcompletion of 'inhale' عَبيرfragrance الحَياةlife مِنfrom آذارهits March
شي عَبير الحَياة مِن آذاره
You came to welcome spring and inhale
You came to welcome the spring, and inhale
life's fragrance from its March.
The scent of life from its breezes.
مارّpassing مِنfrom حَولكaround you الشَبابthe young وَكُلand each
مارّ مِن حَولك الشَباب وَكُل
مُخلدdevoted لِلجَمالto beauty فيin اكبارهreverence for it
مُخلد لِلجَمال في اكباره
The young pass around you, and each
Youth circled around you, each
is devoted to beauty, revering it.
Enraptured by beauty in its pride.
عَبدواthey worshipped وَجهكyour face النَضيرradiant وَجاؤواand they came
عَبدوا وَجهك النَضير وَجاؤوا
يَنشقونinhaling الأَريجthe fragrance مِنfrom أَزهارهits flowers
يَنشقون الأَريج مِن أَزهاره
They worshipped your radiant face and came
They worshipped your radiant face and came
inhaling the fragrance from its flowers.
To pluck the fragrance from its flowers.
دلفواthey drew near يَقرأونreading عَذبsweet المَراسthe decrees (first part)
دلفوا يَقرأون عَذب المَراس
يمcompletion of 'decrees' وَآيand verses الهَوىpassion عَلىupon آثارهits traces
يم وَآي الهَوى عَلى آثاره
They drew near, reading the sweet decrees
They drew near to read affection's sweet lines
and verses of passion upon its traces.
And verses of love in its traces.
غَمَرواthey flooded بِالحَنانwith tenderness روحكyour soul وَاِستَنزand drain (first part)
غَمَروا بِالحَنان روحك وَاِستَنز
فتcompletion of 'you drained' قَلبيmy heart إِلَيكtoward you مِنfrom أَغوارهits depths
فت قَلبي إِلَيك مِن أَغواره
They flooded your soul with tenderness, and you drew out
They drowned your spirit in affection and so
my heart toward you from its depths.
My heart quaked for you from its depths.
Sol 6.1