ياO مَلِكاًking عَطَّلَتhave eclipsed مَكارِمُهُhis noble deeds
يا مَلِكاً عَطَّلَت مَكارِمُهُ
مَكارِمَthe noble deeds الغابِرينَthose of ages past فيin السِيرِthe chronicles
مَكارِمَ الغابِرينَ في السِيرِ
O king, whose noble deeds have eclipsed
O king, whose generosity
the noble deeds of bygone men in the chronicles.
Eclipsed the generosity of the noble ones of the past
وَياand O فَتىًyouth كَفُّهُhis hand إِذاwhen مَطَرَتrains
وَيا فَتىً كَفُّهُ إِذا مَطَرَت
أَرضاًa land غَنيناwe have no need بِهِthrough him عَنِof المَطَرِrain
أَرضاً غَنينا بِهِ عَنِ المَطَرِ
And O youth, when your hand rains upon
And O youth, whose palm, when it rains
a land, through you we have no need of rain.
Makes the land needless of rain
خَرَجتَyou have gone out عَنbeyond قُدرَةِthe power of الأَنامِmortals وَغَرand you drowned (word continues)
خَرَجتَ عَن قُدرَةِ الأَنامِ وَغَر
رقتَ(completes 'drowned') بِنُعماكَwith your bounty سائِرَall البَشَرِhumankind
رقتَ بِنُعماكَ سائِرَ البَشَرِ
You have gone beyond the power of mortals and drowned
You have surpassed the ability of mankind and excelled
all humankind in your bounty.
Them all with your favors
تُبصَرُis seen فيon الدَستِthe throne مِنكَin you شَمسُa sun ضُحىًmidmorning
تُبصَرُ في الدَستِ مِنكَ شَمسُ ضُحىً
يَحجِبُهاveils it نُورُهاits light عَنfrom البَصَرِsight
يَحجِبُها نُورُها عَن البَصَرِ
On the throne, a midmorning sun is seen in you,
The morning sun can be seen in your hand
its light veiling it from sight.
Its light veils it from sights
إِشرَبdrink هَنيئاًwith pleasure فيin قُبّةٍa domed pavilion غَنِيَتhas no need
إِشرَب هَنيئاً في قُبّةٍ غَنِيَت
برَبِّهاthrough its lord عَنof مَلاحَةِthe beauty of الصُوَرِthe images
برَبِّها عَن مَلاحَةِ الصُوَرِ
Drink with pleasure in a domed pavilion that has no need,
Drink happily in a dome enriched
thanks to its lord, of the beauty of images.
By its Lord beyond the mansions of pictures
قَدalready نُثِرَhave been scattered الوَردُthe roses فيin جَوانِبِهاits sides
قَد نُثِرَ الوَردُ في جَوانِبِها
كَأنَّهُas though it were حُلَّةٌa robe مِنَof الحَبَرِstriped cloth
كَأنَّهُ حُلَّةٌ مِنَ الحَبَرِ
Roses have been scattered along its sides,
Roses are scattered around its sides
as though they were a robe of striped cloth.
As if it is dressed in ink
كَأَنَّas though شَمسَthe sun of النَهارِday طالِعَةًrising
كَأَنَّ شَمسَ النَهارِ طالِعَةً
تُنيرُilluminates شَمسَthe sun of الضُحىmidmorning عَلىupon القَمَرِthe moon
تُنيرُ شَمسَ الضُحى عَلى القَمَرِ
As though the sun of day, rising,
As if the sun of day rising
were illuminating the midmorning sun upon the moon.
Illuminating the morning sun over the moon
Sol 6.1