رَجبRajab يَفوقsurpasses أَهلةcrescent moons الأَعيادthe festivals
رَجب يَفوق أَهلة الأَعياد
بِضِياءِwith the radiance of وَجهa face مُشرقshining فيin الناديthe gathering
بِضِياءِ وَجه مُشرق في النادي
Rajab surpasses the crescent moons of festivals
Rajab surpasses the people of festivities
With the radiance of a face shining in the gathering.
With the radiance of his shining face in the club
عقدtied الجَمالbeauty لَهُfor him لِواءa banner مَلاحةloveliness
عقد الجَمال لَهُ لِواء مَلاحة
روحيmy soul الفِداءthe ransom لِذَلِكَfor that العقادthe knot-maker
روحي الفِداء لِذَلِكَ العقاد
Beauty has tied for him a banner of loveliness;
The knot of beauty has the banner of sailing for him
My soul be a ransom for that knot-maker!
My soul is ransom for that knot-tier
قَدindeed جَردتunsheathed أَلحاظُهُhis glances أَسيافُهُhis swords
قَد جَردت أَلحاظُهُ أَسيافُهُ
وَغَدَتand came to be مِنmade from الأَكبادthe livers فيin أَغمادsheaths
وَغَدَت مِن الأَكباد في أَغماد
His glances have unsheathed his swords,
His glances have unsheathed their swords
And they now lie in sheaths made of livers.
And they have become in the livers in the scabbards
رَشأa gazelle fawn يَميلsways مِنout of الدَلالcoquetry وَيَنثَنيand bends
رَشأ يَميل مِن الدَلال وَيَنثَني
عَجَباًhow wondrous! كَغُصنlike a bough of البانةthe bān tree (moringa) المَيّادswaying
عَجَباً كَغُصن البانة المَيّاد
A gazelle fawn, he sways with coquetry and bends—
A twig that inclines from coquetry and bends
How wondrous—like a swaying bough of the bān tree!
A wonder like the flexuous boughs of ban trees
مَعبودan idol حُسنbeauty كَمhow many تَفتنbecame entranced إِذwhen بَداhe appeared
مَعبود حُسن كَم تَفتن إِذ بَدا
فيin حُسنِهِhis beauty الفَتّانbewitching مِنamong عِبادworshippers
في حُسنِهِ الفَتّان مِن عِباد
An idol of beauty—how many were entranced when he appeared
The idol of beauty, how you enchant when you appear
In his bewitching beauty, from among his worshippers!
In your enchanting beauty among the worshippers
Sol 6.1