وشذاand spread fragrance فيin أصفهاIsfaha- (beginning of Isfahan)
وشذا في أصفها
ن-n (completes Isfahan) بالأغانيwith the songs المطرباتthe enchanting ones
ن بالأغاني المطربات
And he spread fragrance in Isfaha-
Birdsong in the branches
n, with enchanting songs—
The singers with their songs
مسمعa singer غناsang فأغناand so enriched
مسمع غنا فأغنا
بصفاتwith qualities الحسنof beauty ذاتa being; an essence
بصفات الحسن ذات
a singer who sang and enriched
Hearing music, I made music
a soul with the qualities of beauty.
Of her beauty's qualities
قلتI said إذwhen حركset in motion عوداan oud
قلت إذ حرك عودا
عارفاwell versed بالنغماتin melodies
عارفا بالنغمات
I said, as he set an oud sounding,
When you plucked the lute strings
well versed in melodies:
Knowing well their melodies
أنتyou مفتاحthe key سروbeginning of 'my joy'
أنت مفتاح سرو
ريcompletion of 'my joy' ياO سعيدfortunate; felicitous الحركاتthe movements
ري يا سعيد الحركات
You are the key to my de-
You're the key to all my secrets
light, O you of felicitous movements!
Happy in your movements, you
Sol 6.1