هَلis there فيكُمُamong you مِنany واقِفٍone who stops مُتَفَرِّسِlooking keenly
هَل فيكُمُ مِن واقِفٍ مُتَفَرِّسِ
يُعديgives aid عَلىagainst نَظَرِthe gaze الظِباءِthe gazelles الأُنَّسِthe tame
يُعدي عَلى نَظَرِ الظِباءِ الأُنَّسِ
Is there among you one who stops and looks keenly,
Is there among you a keen observer
who will aid me against the gaze of the tame gazelles?
Who looks beyond the gazes of the graceful deer?
أَثَّرنَthey stirred فيin قَلبِthe heart الخَلِيِّthe carefree man مِنَsome of الجَوىlove's anguish
أَثَّرنَ في قَلبِ الخَلِيِّ مِنَ الجَوى
وَمَلَكنَand they gained mastery مِنof قَودِleading الأَبِيِّthe unyielding الأَشوَسِthe fierce-eyed
وَمَلَكنَ مِن قَودِ الأَبِيِّ الأَشوَسِ
They stirred love's anguish in the carefree man's heart,
They have stirred the hearts of the ardent with yearning
and gained the power to lead the proud, fierce-eyed man.
And seized the reins of the impassioned and fervent steed
مِنamong كُلِّevery مُرهَفَةِslender القَوامِof figure غَريرَةٍguileless maiden
مِن كُلِّ مُرهَفَةِ القَوامِ غَريرَةٍ
جُعِلَتwere made مَحاسِنُهاher charms هَوىًa passion لِلأَنفُسِfor souls
جُعِلَت مَحاسِنُها هَوىً لِلأَنفُسِ
Each is a slender-figured, guileless maiden,
Of every shapely and slender beauty
whose charms were made a passion for souls.
Whose charms were made desires of souls
تَغدوshe comes in the morning بِعَطفَةِwith a tender turn مُطمِعٍone who offers hope حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen
تَغدو بِعَطفَةِ مُطمِعٍ حَتّى إِذا
شُغِلَwas engrossed الخَلِيُّthe carefree man ثَنَتshe turned back بِصَدفَةِwith a turning away مُؤيِسِone who dashes hope
شُغِلَ الخَلِيُّ ثَنَت بِصَدفَةِ مُؤيِسِ
She comes in the morning with a tender turn that offers hope, until, when
She comes coquettishly each morn till when
the carefree man is enthralled, she turns away and dashes hope.
The ardent one is preoccupied, she turns coyly away
شاهَدتُI witnessed أَيّامَdays السُرورِof joy فَلَمbut did not أَجِدfind
شاهَدتُ أَيّامَ السُرورِ فَلَم أَجِد
يَوماًa day يَسُرُّthat delights كَيَومِlike the day of دَعوَةِa banquet يونِسِYunis
يَوماً يَسُرُّ كَيَومِ دَعوَةِ يونِسِ
I have witnessed days of joy, but have not found
I have seen days of joy, but found
a day that delights like the day of Yunis's banquet.
No day as blissful as the day of the call of Jonas
أَدنىnearest مَزارٍplace to visit وَسطَamid أَحسَنِthe loveliest بُقعَةٍspot
أَدنى مَزارٍ وَسطَ أَحسَنِ بُقعَةٍ
وَأَجَلَّand the noblest زُوّارٍguests لِأَبهىfor the most splendid مَجلِسِgathering
وَأَجَلَّ زُوّارٍ لِأَبهى مَجلِسِ
The nearest place to visit, in the loveliest setting,
The nearest pilgrimage site amidst the finest spots
and the noblest guests at the most splendid gathering.
And the noblest visitors to the most wondrous gathering
فيin رَوضَةٍa garden خَضراءَgreen يُشرِقُshines نَورُهاits blossoms
في رَوضَةٍ خَضراءَ يُشرِقُ نَورُها
تُسقىis watered مُجاجاتِspittle الغُيومِthe clouds البُخَّسِsparing with rain
تُسقى مُجاجاتِ الغُيومِ البُخَّسِ
In a green garden whose blossoms shine,
In a verdant garden whose light shines bright
watered by the spittle of clouds sparing with their rain.
Watered by the pouring of saturated clouds
فَخَرَboasted الرَبيعُspring عَلىover الشِتاءِwinter بِحُسنِهاof its beauty
فَخَرَ الرَبيعُ عَلى الشِتاءِ بِحُسنِها
وَكَفىand compensated for حُضورُthe presence الوَردِof roses فَقدَthe absence النَرجِسِof narcissi
وَكَفى حُضورُ الوَردِ فَقدَ النَرجِسِ
Spring boasted over winter of the garden's beauty,
So Spring triumphed over Winter with its beauty
and the presence of roses made up for the absence of narcissi.
And the rose's presence sufficed, the narcissus was forgotten
لاdo not تَسقِيانيgive me drink, you two بِالصَغيرِin a small cup فَإِنَّهُfor it is
لا تَسقِياني بِالصَغيرِ فَإِنَّهُ
يَومٌa day تَليقُare fitting بِهِfor it كِبارُlarge الأَكؤُسِcups
يَومٌ تَليقُ بِهِ كِبارُ الأَكؤُسِ
Do not serve me, you two, in a small cup, for it is
Give me not the small cup, for this
a day that calls for large cups.
Is a day fitting for the largest goblets
إِسعَدrejoice أَميرَCommander المُؤمِنينَof the Faithful بِدَولَةٍin a reign
إِسعَد أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ بِدَولَةٍ
تَغدوcomes each morning عَلَيكَto you بِكُلِّwith every حَظٍّblessing مُنفِسِprecious
تَغدو عَلَيكَ بِكُلِّ حَظٍّ مُنفِسِ
Rejoice, Commander of the Faithful, in a reign
May you bring good fortune to the Commander of the Faithful
that greets you each morning with every precious blessing.
Dawning upon you with every delightful fulfillment
فَلِحُسنِso, for the beauty of وَجهِكَyour face فيin القُلوبِhearts مَحَلَّةٌa dwelling
فَلِحُسنِ وَجهِكَ في القُلوبِ مَحَلَّةٌ
خُصَّتwas set apart إِلىto جَذَلٍjoy بِهاwith it مُتَلَبِّسِclosely entwined
خُصَّت إِلى جَذَلٍ بِها مُتَلَبِّسِ
For the beauty of your face has a dwelling in hearts,
For the beauty of your face holds a place in hearts
set apart for a joy inseparably bound to it.
Endowed with charm to which one remains devoted
بَدرٌa full moon لَناfor us فَمَتىso whenever عَرَتناovertook us وَحشَةٌloneliness
بَدرٌ لَنا فَمَتى عَرَتنا وَحشَةٌ
جَلَّيتَهاyou dispelled it بِضِياءِwith the radiance of وَجهٍa face مُؤنِسِcomforting
جَلَّيتَها بِضِياءِ وَجهٍ مُؤنِسِ
You are our full moon; whenever loneliness overtakes us,
You are a full moon for us, so whenever desolation strikes us
you dispel it with the radiance of a comforting face.
You dispel it with the light of a heartening face
Sol 6.1