لاno مثلَthe like of مجلسناour gathering وقدand indeed نُظِمتْwere strung بهin it
لا مثلَ مجلسنا وقد نُظِمتْ به
فيupon جيدِthe neck of أعناقthe necks of السُّرورjoy قلائدُnecklaces
في جيدِ أعناق السُّرور قلائدُ
No gathering equals ours, where there have been strung
necklaces around the necks of joy.
وافىarrived بهat it القُرَشيُّAl-Qurashi وهوand he كأنَّهُas though he were
وافى به القُرَشيُّ وهو كأنَّهُ
قمرٌa moon وأكواسُand the cups of المُدامwine فراقِدpolar stars
قمرٌ وأكواسُ المُدام فراقِد
Al-Qurashi arrived there, as though he were
a moon, and the cups of wine were polar stars.
ظبيٌa gazelle حماهguarded him اللهGod بالحسنِwith the beauty الذيthat
ظبيٌ حماه الله بالحسنِ الذي
بذَّsurpassed المحاسِنَthe charms فهوso he فيهin it واحدunique
بذَّ المحاسِنَ فهو فيه واحد
A gazelle whom God guarded with the beauty that
surpassed all charms—in it he is peerless.
أحوىdark-lipped أغَنُّsweetly nasal-voiced إذاwhen ذكرتُI mention جلالهُhis splendor
أحوى أغَنُّ إذا ذكرتُ جلالهُ
قامتْarose عليهto it منfrom الجمالbeauty شواهدwitnesses
قامتْ عليه من الجمال شواهد
Dark-lipped and sweetly nasal-voiced—when I speak of his splendor,
beauty's witnesses rise to attest it.
كَمُلَbecame complete السرورُjoy بهthrough him ولولاand were it not for شخصُهhis person
كَمُلَ السرورُ به ولولا شخصُه
ماnot قادناled us نحوtoward المسرَّةِdelight قائدa guide
ما قادنا نحو المسرَّةِ قائد
Joy was complete with him; and were it not for his presence,
no guide would have led us toward delight.
Sol 6.1