بينَbetween العُنابِal-ʿUnāb وبينَand between واديvalley of المُلتقيal-Multaqī
بينَ العُنابِ وبينَ وادي المُلتقي
غصنٌa branch سُقيwas watered ماءَwater of الشّبابِyouth فأورقاand sprouted leaves
غصنٌ سُقي ماءَ الشّبابِ فأورقا
Between al-ʿUnāb and Wadi al-Multaqī,
A branch was watered with youth's water and put forth leaves.
يهتزُّsways مِنfrom ريحِwind of الصّباthe east breeze مرِحاًmerrily كماjust as
يهتزُّ مِن ريحِ الصّبا مرِحاً كما
يهتزُّsways مِنfrom ريحِwind of الصّباthe east breeze غصنُa branch of النّقاthe sand dune
يهتزُّ مِن ريحِ الصّبا غصنُ النّقا
It sways merrily in the east wind, just as
A branch upon the sand dune sways in the east wind.
غصنٌa branch أعارَlent الغصنَthe branch قداًa figure مائساًswaying gracefully
غصنٌ أعارَ الغصنَ قداً مائساً
بدرٌa full moon أعارَlent البدرَthe full moon وجهاًa face مشرقاradiant
بدرٌ أعارَ البدرَ وجهاً مشرقا
A branch that lent the branch a gracefully swaying figure;
A full moon that lent the full moon a radiant face.
قدindeed أطلعَmade rise التوفيقَgood fortune صبحُdawn of جبينهِhis brow
قد أطلعَ التوفيقَ صبحُ جبينهِ
فيin ليلِnight أليلِpitch-dark شعرهِhis hair مُتألِّقاgleaming
في ليلِ أليلِ شعرهِ مُتألِّقا
The dawn of his brow has made good fortune rise,
Gleaming in the pitch-dark night of his hair.
فغدتand so became ميادينُfields of الملاحةِbeauty بضَّةًsoft and fresh
فغدت ميادينُ الملاحةِ بضَّةً
براوهُwith his beauty (reading uncertain) تستهويentices الأعفَّthe most chaste الأوثقاthe most steadfast
براوهُ تستهوي الأعفَّ الأوثقا
So the fields of beauty grew soft and fresh,
With his beauty, they entice the most chaste and steadfast.
اجرىset in motion جيوشَarmies of الحُسنِbeauty فيهاthrough them عارضٌcheek-down
اجرى جيوشَ الحُسنِ فيها عارضٌ
ماnot انفكَceased فيin ترتيبهاarranging them مُتأنّقاtaking artful care
ما انفكَ في ترتيبها مُتأنّقا
Cheek-down sent the armies of beauty coursing through them,
Never ceasing to arrange them with artful care.
وَردُroses of الخدودِthe cheeks زَكتflourished حواشيborders of روضهِits garden
وَردُ الخدودِ زَكت حواشي روضهِ
فغداand so became بآسيِّwith the myrtle of العِذارِcheek-down مُمنطقاgirdled
فغدا بآسيِّ العِذارِ مُمنطقا
The garden of his cheek-roses grew lush along its borders,
Then became girdled with the myrtle of his cheek-down.
وكأنّماand as though الكافورُthe camphor كانَwas مُعطّلاًunadorned
وكأنّما الكافورُ كانَ مُعطّلاً
فغداand then became عليهupon him بالعبيرِwith perfume مُزوّقاembellished
فغدا عليه بالعبيرِ مُزوّقا
And as though the camphor had been unadorned,
Then, upon him, it became embellished with perfume.
يُحمىis guarded بسيفيby the two swords of ناظرٍan eye مِنfrom لحظهِhis glance
يُحمى بسيفي ناظرٍ مِن لحظهِ
أضحىbecame لنونيfor the two nūns of حاجبيهِhis two eyebrows مُعرِقّاtracing curved letter-tails
أضحى لنوني حاجبيهِ مُعرِقّا
He is guarded by an eye's twin swords, drawn from his glance,
An eye that came to trace the curves of his brows' two nūns.
وأرادَand intended انقاطاًadding dots فأنقطَand so dotted ساهياًabsentmindedly
وأرادَ انقاطاً فأنقطَ ساهياً
فكأنّهُso, as though it كانَwas الألبَthe most astute الأحذَقاthe most skillful
فكأنّهُ كانَ الألبَ الأحذَقا
It meant to add dots, but dotted absentmindedly,
As though it were the most astute and skillful.
نُقطٌdots مِنof الكُحلِthe kohl المذافِdissolved تَساقطتfell down
نُقطٌ مِن الكُحلِ المذافِ تَساقطت
فكستand so clothed شقائقَanemones of وجنتيهِhis two cheeks رَونقاluster
فكست شقائقَ وجنتيهِ رَونقا
Dots of dissolved kohl fell down,
And clothed the anemones of his cheeks in luster.
Sol 6.1