حلّتhas settled الشمسthe sun برأسat the head of الحملِAries (the Ram)
حلّت الشمس برأس الحملِ
واكتسىand donned الروضُthe garden بديعَwondrous الحُلَلِthe robes
واكتسى الروضُ بديعَ الحُلَلِ
The sun has settled at the head of Aries,
The sun arose over the head of Aries,
and the garden has donned wondrous robes.
And the garden was adorned with the finest garments.
فكلّso every تلعةٍhillock غُصنُa bough نقاa sand dune
فكلّ تلعةٍ غُصنُ نقا
يتثنّىsways كتثنّيlike the swaying of الثملِthe tipsy one
يتثنّى كتثنّي الثملِ
So every hillock is a bough upon a sand dune,
So every bending branch is a dancing gazelle
swaying as a tipsy man sways.
Bending as the ostrich bends.
وبكلِّand on every ربوةٍknoll ناجمةٍrising
وبكلِّ ربوةٍ ناجمةٍ
منfrom جَنَيِّthe yield of زهرهنtheir flowers الخَضِلِdew-fresh
من جَنَيِّ زهرهن الخَضِلِ
And on every rising knoll,
And on every hillside, a resting place
from the yield of their dew-fresh flowers,
Of their blossoming meadows' verdure.
منof أقاحdaisies باسمsmiling ونرجسٍand narcissi
من أقاح باسم ونرجسٍ
وجلtimid وياسمينٍand jasmine خَجِلِbashful
وجل وياسمينٍ خَجِلِ
are smiling daisies and narcissi,
With chamomile, narcissi,
timid, and bashful jasmine.
And lilies - bashfully blooming.
فالسماءُso the sky والرياضُand the gardens اشتركتshared
فالسماءُ والرياضُ اشتركت
شبهاًa likeness يغُرّdeceives عينthe eye of المجتليthe beholder
شبهاً يغُرّ عين المجتلي
Thus the sky and the gardens share
The sky and the meadows both shared
a likeness that deceives the beholder’s eye:
An illusion that dazzles the eyes of the onlooker -
منwith نجومstars كأزاهيرlike the blossoms of الرُّباthe hills
من نجوم كأزاهير الرُّبا
أومجرةor the Milky Way كمثلjust like الجدولthe stream
أومجرة كمثل الجدول
with stars like blossoms on the hills,
Of stars like flowers of meadowsweet
or the Milky Way, like the stream.
Or a planet like a stream.
صورتناour image ظهرتhas appeared فكمso how many بهاwithin it
صورتنا ظهرت فكم بها
منof سماكSimāk (a star-name) رامحٍlance-bearing وأعزلِand unarmed
من سماك رامحٍ وأعزلِ
Our image has appeared—how many it contains
Our image appeared, so how much
of Simāk the Lance-Bearer and the Unarmed!
Like a spear-throwing horseman's is its slimness!
فكأنَّso as though الشمسthe sun لماwhen طلعتrose
فكأنَّ الشمس لما طلعت
نثرتscattered بالأرضupon the earth هاتيكَthose الحلِيthe jewels
نثرت بالأرض هاتيكَ الحلِي
As though the sun, when it rose,
It's as though when the sun rose
had scattered those jewels upon the earth.
It scattered these ornaments upon the earth.
حَبَّذاhow delightful فصلُthe season of الربيعِspring مَلكاًas a king
حَبَّذا فصلُ الربيعِ مَلكاً
جاءناhe came to us مِنof حُسنِهِhis beauty فيamid جَحفَلِa mighty host
جاءنا مِن حُسنِهِ في جَحفَلِ
How delightful is springtime as a king,
Welcome, O season of springtime, O king
come to us amid a mighty host of his beauty!
Who came to us in his beauty, in procession!
فترىso you see اللؤلؤthe pearls والياقوتَand rubies قدalready
فترى اللؤلؤ والياقوتَ قد
نُظِماboth were strung فيin تاجِهِhis crown المكَللِgarlanded
نُظِما في تاجِهِ المكَللِ
So you see pearls and rubies already
You see pearls and rubies
strung together in his garlanded crown.
Strung on his bejeweled crown.
نُشرَتwere unfurled أعلامُهُhis banners مُذهَبةًgilded
نُشرَت أعلامُهُ مُذهَبةً
فيamong غصونٍbranches مثلlike سمرdark-shafted الأسلِthe spears
في غصونٍ مثل سمر الأسلِ
His banners were unfurled, gilded,
His banners were unfurled, gold-embroidered
among branches like dark-shafted spears.
On branches, like the reddish horsehair tassel.
ولكلand for every مُذنِبِrivulet منfrom تحتهاbeneath them
ولكل مُذنِبِ من تحتها
هزّةthe quiver of السيفِthe sword بكفِّin the hand of البَطَلِthe hero
هزّة السيفِ بكفِّ البَطَلِ
And every rivulet beneath them
And for each sinner beneath them
has the quiver of a sword in a hero’s hand.
A sword-brandishing by the hand of a hero.
فأجبso answer داعيهِhis herald ملبياًresponding to the call
فأجب داعيهِ ملبياً
شارحاًopening wide صدرthe breast of المنىhopes والجذلِand joy
شارحاً صدر المنى والجذلِ
So answer his herald with ready assent,
So answer his call, complying,
opening wide the breast of hope and joy.
Relieving the heart's suffering and affliction.
أقبلَhas arrived الربيعُspring والعيدُand the festival معاًtogether
أقبلَ الربيعُ والعيدُ معاً
وافِدَينِas two visitors بالنَّعِيمِwith bliss المقبلِforthcoming
وافِدَينِ بالنَّعِيمِ المقبلِ
Spring and the festival have arrived together,
Springtime and celebration arrived together,
two visitors bringing the bliss to come.
Two visitors with abundant blessings.
فلنَصِلso let us join لِلبِشرِto gladness أقوىthe strongest سَبَبٍbond
فلنَصِل لِلبِشرِ أقوى سَبَبٍ
وَلنَرِدand let us go to drink لِلأُنسِfor fellowship أصفَىthe purest مَنهَلِwatering place
وَلنَرِد لِلأُنسِ أصفَى مَنهَلِ
So let us form the strongest bond with gladness,
So let us unite to bring good tidings to mankind,
and drink from fellowship’s purest spring.
And let us provide the most pure water for felicity.
فالرُّباfor the hills قدalready لَبِسَتhave donned زخرفهاtheir finery
فالرُّبا قد لَبِسَت زخرفها
وتحلتand adorned themselves بعدafter طُولَa long period of العُطَلِbeing unadorned
وتحلت بعد طُولَ العُطَلِ
For the hills have donned their finery
The meadow has now worn its adornments,
and adorned themselves after long being unadorned.
And been decked out after a long bareness.
ولوand if أسطعتI could لقبَّلَتُI would kiss يَدَاًa hand
ولو أسطعت لقبَّلَتُ يَدَاً
للنَّدَىfor generosity قدindeed خُلِقَتwas created والقُبلِand kisses
للنَّدَى قد خُلِقَت والقُبلِ
And if I could, I would kiss a hand
Had it shone any brighter, I would have kissed
created for generosity and kisses:
The hands created for dew and kisses.
يَدُthe hand of ذِيthe holder of الوزارتينِthe two vizierates إنَّهاindeed, it is
يَدُ ذِي الوزارتينِ إنَّها
منبَعُthe wellspring of الفضلِbounty وقُطبِand the axis of الأملِhope
منبَعُ الفضلِ وقُطبِ الأملِ
the hand of the Holder of the Two Vizierates—it is
The hand of the Lord of the Two Offices - truly
the wellspring of bounty and the axis of hope,
It is the source of grace and pivot of hope.
حيثُwhere سيفُthe sword of الحَقِّjustice مسلولُdrawn الظُّبَاthe blade-edges
حيثُ سيفُ الحَقِّ مسلولُ الظُّبَا
وسَبِيلُand the way of الرُّشدِright guidance باديplainly visible السُبُلِthe paths
وسَبِيلُ الرُّشدِ بادي السُبُلِ
where the sword of justice has its edges bared,
Where the sword of truth bares its blade
and the way of right guidance has plainly visible paths.
And the path of righteousness shows the way.
Sol 6.1