اللهُGod يَحْفَظُpreserves مَاwhat بِوَجْهِكَon your face صَوَّراَHe fashioned
اللهُ يَحْفَظُ مَا بِوَجْهِكَ صَوَّراَ
رَوضاًa garden جَرَتْflowed فِيهِwithin it اللَّحَاظُglances فَنَوَّراَand so it blossomed
رَوضاً جَرَتْ فِيهِ اللَّحَاظُ فَنَوَّراَ
May God preserve what He fashioned on your face:
A garden where glances flowed, and it blossomed.
بَلَغَreached المُكَابِرُthe obstinate denier فِيconcerning وُجُودِكَyour existence طَوْرَهُhis limit
بَلَغَ المُكَابِرُ فِي وُجُودِكَ طَوْرَهُ
حَتَّىuntil ظَهَرْتَyou appeared إلَىinto الوُجُودِexistence فَكَبَّراَso he proclaimed God's greatness
حَتَّى ظَهَرْتَ إلَى الوُجُودِ فَكَبَّراَ
The obstinate denier of your existence reached his limit,
Until you appeared in the world, and he cried, 'God is greatest!'
وَانَماعَand melted مِنْfrom فَرْطِexcess وَسِيمُهُhis handsome one
وَانَماعَ مِنْ فَرْطِ وَسِيمُهُ
لَولاَwere it not for النَّسِيمُthe breeze وَقَاهُit protected him مِنْfrom أنْthat يَقْطُرَاhe might drip
لَولاَ النَّسِيمُ وَقَاهُ مِنْ أنْ يَقْطُرَا
And his fair one would have melted from excess,
Had the breeze not kept him from dripping.
بَلَغَattained الكَمَالَperfection علىacross اختِلافِthe diversity of فُنُونِهِits forms
بَلَغَ الكَمَالَ على اختِلافِ فُنُونِهِ
فَالحُسنَso beauty أضْمَرَhe concealed وَالمَلاَحَةَand charm أظْهَرَاhe revealed
فَالحُسنَ أضْمَرَ وَالمَلاَحَةَ أظْهَرَا
He attained perfection in all its varied forms;
Thus he concealed beauty and revealed charm.
صَبَغَdyed الحَيَاmodesty مِنْfrom لَونِthe color of أبْيَضwhite ءاسِهِhis myrtle
صَبَغَ الحَيَا مِنْ لَونِ أبْيَض ءاسِهِ
فَبَدَاso it appeared إلَىto الأبْصَارِthe eyes وَرْداًa rose أحمَراًred
فَبَدَا إلَى الأبْصَارِ وَرْداً أحمَراً
Modesty dyed the hue of his white myrtle,
So it appeared to the eyes as a red rose.
وانمَاعَand melted مِنْfrom مَرَthe passing of النَّسيمٍthe breeze أدِيمُهُhis skin
وانمَاعَ مِنْ مَرَ النَّسيمٍ أدِيمُهُ
فَلَوَىso it twined لهfor him الرَّيحَانُbasil سُوراًa wall أخضَرَاgreen
فَلَوَى له الرَّيحَانُ سُوراً أخضَرَا
And his skin melted at the breeze's passing,
So basil twined a green wall for him.
Sol 6.1