لِمَنِto whom الشُموسُthe suns عَزيزَةَprecious الأَحداجِthe camel litters
لِمَنِ الشُموسُ عَزيزَةَ الأَحداجِ
يَطلُعنَthey rise بَينَbetween الوَشيِembroidered cloth وَالديباجِand brocade
يَطلُعنَ بَينَ الوَشيِ وَالديباجِ
Whose are these suns in their precious litters,
For whom are the radiant suns with slender waists,
Rising amid embroidery and brocade?
Rising between the myrtle and brocade?
مِنfrom كُلِّevery فائِقَةِsurpassing الجَمالِbeauty كَدُميَةٍlike a figurine
مِن كُلِّ فائِقَةِ الجَمالِ كَدُميَةٍ
مِنof لُؤلُؤٍpearls قَدalready صُوِّرَتwas fashioned فيin عاجِivory
مِن لُؤلُؤٍ قَد صُوِّرَت في عاجِ
Each of surpassing beauty, like a figurine
Each surpasses in beauty like a doll
Of pearl, already fashioned in ivory.
Of pearl that has been carved from ivory.
تَمشيshe walks وَتَرفُلُand trails her robes فيin الثِيابِthe garments كَأَنَّهas though it were
تَمشي وَتَرفُلُ في الثِيابِ كَأَنَّه
غُصنٌa branch تَرَنَّحَswayed فيin نَقاًa sand dune رَجراجِquivering
غُصنٌ تَرَنَّحَ في نَقاً رَجراجِ
She walks and trails her robes, as though her form were
She walks and sways in clothes as though
A branch swaying on a quivering sand dune.
A branch swaying gently amidst fragile china.
حَفَّتsurrounded بِهِنَّaround them مَناصِلٌswords وَذَوابِلٌand slender spears
حَفَّت بِهِنَّ مَناصِلٌ وَذَوابِلٌ
وَمَشَتand walked بِهِنَّwith them ذَوامِلٌtrotting camels وَنَواجيand swift camels
وَمَشَت بِهِنَّ ذَوامِلٌ وَنَواجي
Swords and slender spears surrounded them,
Girdled with belts and sashes about their waists,
And trotting camels and swift ones bore them along.
Walking with such grace and charm.
فيهِنَّamong them هَيفاءُslender-waisted القَوامِthe figure كَأَنَّهas though it were
فيهِنَّ هَيفاءُ القَوامِ كَأَنَّه
فُلكٌa ship مُشَرَّعَةٌwith sails unfurled عَلىupon الأَمواجِthe waves
فُلكٌ مُشَرَّعَةٌ عَلى الأَمواجِ
Among them is one slender of figure, as though her form were
In them the slender waists as though
A ship with sails unfurled upon the waves.
Ships with sails billowing on the waves.
خَطَفَsnatched الظَلامُthe darkness كَسارِقٍlike a thief مِنfrom شَعرِهhis hair
خَطَفَ الظَلامُ كَسارِقٍ مِن شَعرِه
فَكَأَنَّماso as though قَرَنَjoined الدُجىnight's darkness بِدَياجيwith dark nights
فَكَأَنَّما قَرَنَ الدُجى بِدَياجي
Darkness stole like a thief from that one's hair,
Darkness stole like a thief strands of his hair,
So it seemed to join night's gloom to dark nights.
As though night coupled with the gloom.
أَبصَرتُI saw ثُمَّthen هَوَيتُI fell in love ثُمَّthen كَتَمتُI concealed مwhat (truncated)
أَبصَرتُ ثُمَّ هَوَيتُ ثُمَّ كَتَمتُ م
أَلقىI endure وَلَمand did not يَعلَمknow بِذاكَof that مُناجيmy confidant
أَلقى وَلَم يَعلَم بِذاكَ مُناجي
I saw, then fell in love, then concealed what
I looked and then I fell, but kept it hidden,
I was suffering, and my confidant knew nothing of it.
I met but my confidant knew nothing of it.
فَوَصَلتُso I reached ثُمَّthen قَدَرتُI was able ثُمَّthen عَفَفتُI remained chaste مِنout of
فَوَصَلتُ ثُمَّ قَدَرتُ ثُمَّ عَفَفتُ مِن
شَرَفٍhonor تَناهىreached its height بيwith me إِلىto الإِنضاجِmaturity
شَرَفٍ تَناهى بي إِلى الإِنضاجِ
So I reached her, then had the power, then remained chaste, out of
And so I attained but measured myself, and restrained
Honor that carried me to full maturity.
An honor that led me to perfection.
Sol 6.1