مَشرَقَةُradiant الطَلعَةِthe countenance ذاتَpossessed of البَهاsplendor
مَشرَقَةُ الطَلعَةِ ذاتَ البَها
أُمنِيَةُdesire النَفسِthe soul وَمَنand who ليfor me بِهاwith her
أُمنِيَةُ النَفسِ وَمَن لي بِها
Radiant of countenance, possessed of splendor,
The soul’s desire—yet who can bring her to me?
سُبحانَglory be to مَنthe One who أَبدَعَcreated wondrously فيin شَكلِهاher form
سُبحانَ مَن أَبدَعَ في شَكلِها
كَأَنَّهاas though she وَالقِرطُand the earring فيin أُذنِهاher ear
كَأَنَّها وَالقِرطُ في أُذنِها
Glory to Him who fashioned her form so wondrously!
As though she, with the earring in her ear,
بَدرُthe full moon الدُجىthe darkness قورِنَwas paired بِالمُشتَريwith Jupiter
بَدرُ الدُجى قورِنَ بِالمُشتَري
وَمُذand since صَفاgrew clear جَبينُهاher brow وَأَزهىand grew radiant
وَمُذ صَفا جَبينُها وَأَزهى
Were the full moon of night, paired with Jupiter.
And since her brow grew clear and radiant,
وَلَحظُهاand her glance قَدِindeed اِنبَرىrose to confront لِلنُهىagainst reason
وَلَحظُها قَدِ اِنبَرى لِلنُهى
وَنَقطُand the dotting الحالِthe state (likely intended: الخال, the mole) عَلىupon خَدِّهاher cheek
وَنَقطُ الحالِ عَلى خَدِّها
And her glance has risen to challenge reason,
And the mole’s speckling upon her cheek
قَدindeed كَتَبَinscribed الحُسنَbeauty عَلىupon وَجهِهاher face
قَد كَتَبَ الحُسنَ عَلى وَجهِها
ياO أَعيُنَeyes الناسِthe people قِفيstop وَاِنظُريand look
يا أَعيُنَ الناسِ قِفي وَاِنظُري
Has inscribed beauty upon her face—
O eyes of humankind, stop and behold!
Sol 6.1