قد كانت الأرزاقُ محبوسةً

قد كانت الأرزاقُ محبوسةً

فردَّها بالجُودِ منشوطَه

فردَّها بالجُودِ منشوطَه

Livelihoods had once been held captive;

The provision was made scarce

so through generosity he restored them, unbound.

So he unleashed it generously from his bounty

له يدٌ في الشِرّ مقبوضةٌ

له يدٌ في الشِرّ مقبوضةٌ

وأختُها في الخيرِ مبسوطَه

وأختُها في الخيرِ مبسوطَه

He has a hand held back from evil,

One hand closed to evil

and its sister outstretched for good.

The other open for good

مُبَلَلُ الطُّرَّةِ أصداغُهُ

مُبَلَلُ الطُّرَّةِ أصداغُهُ

نوناتُها بالخالِ منقوطَه

نوناتُها بالخالِ منقوطَه

His forelock is damp; his temple-locks—

Dewdrops bejewel his cheeks

their nūn-shaped curves are dotted with a mole.

With beauty marks adorned

إذا بدا واختال قدَّرتَهُ

إذا بدا واختال قدَّرتَهُ

من حسنِهِ بدراً على خُوطَه

من حسنِهِ بدراً على خُوطَه

When he appears and walks proudly, you would deem him,

When he appears, exuding grace

for his beauty, a full moon upon a slender branch.

You'd think a full moon on its thread