أَيُّwhat حُسنٍbeauty لِلبَدرِfor the full moon غَطّىveiled تَلاليradiance (word continues)
أَيُّ حُسنٍ لِلبَدرِ غَطّى تَلالي
هِits سَحابٌa cloud إِذاwhen عَلاهُrose above it سَحابهُits cloud
هِ سَحابٌ إِذا عَلاهُ سَحابهُ
What beauty has the full moon, its radiance veiled
by a cloud, when its cloud rises above it?
فَتحُopening بابِthe gate العَلاءِeminence صَعبٌdifficult عَلىfor مَنone who
فَتحُ بابِ العَلاءِ صَعبٌ عَلى مَن
دونَagainst وَفدِthe delegation الثَناءِpraise أُغلِقَwas closed بابُهhis gate
دونَ وَفدِ الثَناءِ أُغلِقَ بابُه
Opening the gate of eminence is hard for one
whose gate is closed to the delegation of praise.
لَيسَis not مِنfrom دونِيَbefore me الحِجابُthe curtain عَلىupon المَرthe man (word continues)
لَيسَ مِن دونِيَ الحِجابُ عَلى المَر
ءِcompletion of 'the man' وَلَكِنand yet دونَbefore المَعاليlofty honors حِجابُهhis curtain
ءِ وَلَكِن دونَ المَعالي حِجابُه
A man's curtain is not a barrier against me;
rather, his curtain stands between him and lofty honors.
Sol 6.1