أَأُطيلُshall I dwell at length فيin وَصْفِdescribing الهوىlove أَمْor أُقْصِرُshall I be brief
أَأُطيلُ في وَصْفِ الهوى أَمْ أُقْصِرُ
وأُذيعُand shall I reveal مكتومَconcealed الأسىsorrow أمor أَسْتُرُshall I hide
وأُذيعُ مكتومَ الأسى أم أَسْتُرُ
Shall I dwell on describing love, or be brief?
Shall I prolong in describing passion or shall I shorten
And reveal concealed sorrow, or hide it?
And broadcast the concealed sorrow or shall I conceal
ياO جعفرُJa'far العاليexalted علىabove بدرِthe full moon الدجىthe darkness
يا جعفرُ العالي على بدرِ الدجى
بكَthrough you نالَit gained بهجةَradiance وجههits face ياO جعفرJa'far
بكَ نالَ بهجةَ وجهه يا جعفر
O Ja'far, exalted above the full moon of night,
Oh Jafar the sublime over the full moon of nightfall
through you it gained its face's radiance, O Ja'far.
With you he attained the joy of his face, oh Jafar
تَمَّتْwere perfected خلالُqualities الحسنِbeauty فيكin you فكلُّهاso all of them
تَمَّتْ خلالُ الحسنِ فيك فكلُّها
تُثْنِيpraise عليكَupon you إذاwhen تُعَدُّis counted الخِنْصَرthe little finger
تُثْنِي عليكَ إذا تُعَدُّ الخِنْصَر
The qualities of beauty are perfected in you, so all of them
The traits of beauty in you are complete so they all
praise you when the little finger is counted.
Praise you when the slender one is counted
وغدوتَand you have become ذاpossessing دلٍّcoquetry يروقُdelights ومنظرٍand a countenance
وغدوتَ ذا دلٍّ يروقُ ومنظرٍ
يُصبيcaptivates وطرفٍand a gaze بينamid ذلكthat يَسْحَرenchants
يُصبي وطرفٍ بين ذلك يَسْحَر
And you have come to possess delightful coquetry and a countenance
And you became one with a bending branch and an appearance
that captivates, and a gaze that, amid all this, enchants.
That captivates and an eye between that enchants
دِعْصٌa mound of sand يميلُleans عليهover it غُصْنٌa bough أهْيَفٌslender
دِعْصٌ يميلُ عليه غُصْنٌ أهْيَفٌ
غصنٌa bough يضيءُshines عليهover it بدرٌa full moon أَزْهَرradiant
غصنٌ يضيءُ عليه بدرٌ أَزْهَر
A mound of sand over which a slender bough leans;
A slender tree leaning over which an elegant branch
a bough over which a radiant full moon shines.
A branch shining over which there is a bright full moon
مَنْwho ذاis it that يراكَsees you فلاand does not يودُّwish بأَنهthat he
مَنْ ذا يراكَ فلا يودُّ بأَنه
فيin كلِّevery عضوٍbody part منهof him عينُan eye تَنظُرgazes
في كلِّ عضوٍ منه عينُ تَنظُر
Who could see you and not wish that
Who is there that sees you and does not wish
in every part of his body there were an eye to gaze?
That in each of his limbs there was an eye that looks
Sol 6.1