رَأَيتُI saw الرِياضَthe gardens الزُهرَradiant يونَقُdelights نَورُهاtheir blossoms
رَأَيتُ الرِياضَ الزُهرَ يونَقُ نَورُها
مُدَبَّجَةَbrocaded الأَرجاءِthe expanses مَوشِيَّةَembroidered الحَفلِthe profusion
مُدَبَّجَةَ الأَرجاءِ مَوشِيَّةَ الحَفلِ
I saw the radiant gardens, their blossoms enchanting,
I saw the gardens, their flowers' radiance gleams
Their expanses brocaded, their profusion embroidered.
Adorning the horizons, decked out for the feast
تَرَوَّتthey drank their fill بِداراتِfrom the rings of الغَمامِthe clouds وَقَدand had سَرىtraveled by night
تَرَوَّت بِداراتِ الغَمامِ وَقَد سَرى
فَنَظَّمَthen it strung فيon أَوراقِهاtheir leaves لُؤلُؤَpearls of الطَلِّthe dew
فَنَظَّمَ في أَوراقِها لُؤلُؤَ الطَلِّ
They drank their fill from rings of cloud that had passed by night
They were watered by wandering clouds, spreading
And strung pearls of dew upon their leaves.
Scattering pearls on leaves in threaded rows
وَقَدand had أَحدَقَتgathered around بيضُfair-skinned الوَلائِدِthe slave maidens كَالدُمىlike statues
وَقَد أَحدَقَت بيضُ الوَلائِدِ كَالدُمى
بِغُدرانِهاaround their pools غِبَّafter المُرَوّيthe drenching rain مِنَof الوَبلِthe downpour
بِغُدرانِها غِبَّ المُرَوّي مِنَ الوَبلِ
And fair slave maidens, like statues, had gathered round
The eggs of pregnant doves stare white like tears
Their pools, after the drenching downpour,
Their absent chicks lost in thickets left bereft
حَواضِنُcradlers لِلعيدانِof the lutes فيin رَونَقِthe splendor of الضُحىmidmorning
حَواضِنُ لِلعيدانِ في رَونَقِ الضُحى
يَشُبنَthey blend شَجىthe plaintiveness of الأَلحانِthe melodies بِالدَلِّwith coquetry وَالشَكلِand charm
يَشُبنَ شَجى الأَلحانِ بِالدَلِّ وَالشَكلِ
Cradling lutes in the splendor of midmorning,
Nests for chicks on boughs in morning's bloom
Blending the melodies’ plaintiveness with coquetry and charm.
Echoing songs of flutes with charm and shape
لَطيفُdelicate الحَواشيthe manners مُخطَفُnarrow الخَصرِthe waist أَهيَفٌslender
لَطيفُ الحَواشي مُخطَفُ الخَصرِ أَهيَفٌ
بِفَترِwith the languor of لِحاظٍsidelong glances سالِبِstealing اللُبِّwit وَالعَقلِand reason
بِفَترِ لِحاظٍ سالِبِ اللُبِّ وَالعَقلِ
He is delicate in manner, narrow-waisted and slender,
Slender waist and delicate frame, a fawn
With languid glances that steal wit and reason.
Bewitching gaze, devoid of sense and mind
نَمَتهُgave him his lineage الذُرىthe lofty heights مِنof هاشِمٍHashim وَسَماand soared بِهِwith him
نَمَتهُ الذُرى مِن هاشِمٍ وَسَما بِهِ
إِلىto النَجمِthe stars عِزّاًin glory شامِخاًtowering خاتِمُthe Seal of الرُسلِthe Messengers
إِلى النَجمِ عِزّاً شامِخاً خاتِمُ الرُسلِ
He sprang from the heights of Hashim, and was raised
Born of Hashim's line, raised to ascend
To the stars in towering glory by the Seal of the Messengers.
To the stars, the glorious seal of messengers
Sol 6.1