أيوسفO Yusuf دمlive on للملكfor the kingdom تعليyou raise بناءهits edifice
أيوسف دم للملك تعلي بناءه
وتكسوهand clothe it عضباًa keen sword منfrom حلاكyour graces وسندساand fine silk
وتكسوه عضباً من حلاك وسندسا
O Yusuf, live on for the kingdom, raising its edifice,
O Joseph, you built a palace for the king
and decking it with a keen sword from your graces and with fine silk.
And clothed it with marble and silk brocade
رفعتyou raised علىupon الحمراءthe Alhambra تاجاًa crown مجوهراًjeweled
رفعت على الحمراء تاجاً مجوهراً
وقلدتand you adorned منهاof her النحرthe throat عقداًa necklace مجنساvariegated
وقلدت منها النحر عقداً مجنسا
You raised upon the Alhambra a jeweled crown,
You raised upon the red hill a bejeweled crown
and hung about her throat a necklace of varied gems:
And adorned its neck with a necklace of pearls
حديقةa garden زهرof flowers فيin النهارthe daytime إذاwhen اجتلىit shines clear
حديقة زهر في النهار إذا اجتلى
ومطلعand a rising place أقمارof moons إذاwhen الليلthe night عسعساgrows dark
ومطلع أقمار إذا الليل عسعسا
a garden of flowers by day, when daylight shines clear,
A garden of flowers in daylight when the sun shines
and a rising place of moons when night grows dark;
And a rising of moons when the night whispers
وللسعدand for good fortune ميداناًan arena وللعزand for glory معقلاًa stronghold
وللسعد ميداناً وللعز معقلاً
وللدينand for faith محراباًa prayer niche وللملكand for kingship مجلساa council hall
وللدين محراباً وللملك مجلسا
and an arena for good fortune, and a stronghold for glory;
A racecourse for joy and a fortress for glory
and a prayer niche for faith, and a council hall for kingship;
A prayer niche for faith and a hall for the king
وللغيثand for rain ينبوعاًa wellspring وللشمسand for the sun مطلعاa rising place
وللغيث ينبوعاً وللشمس مطلعا
وللظبيand for the gazelle والضرغامand the lion غلباdense thickets ومكنساand a covert
وللظبي والضرغام غلبا ومكنسا
and a wellspring for rain, and a rising place for the sun;
A spring for rain and a horizon for the sun
and, for the gazelle and lion, dense thickets and a covert.
And a refuge and nest for gazelle and partridge
ودونكهاand take her عذراءa maiden تلعبshe toys بالنهىwith minds
ودونكها عذراء تلعب بالنهى
إذاwhen اجتليتshe is unveiled أحيتshe revives قلوباًhearts وأنفساand souls
إذا اجتليت أحيت قلوباً وأنفسا
And take her, a maiden who toys with minds:
Beneath it a maiden plays with prohibition
when unveiled, she brings hearts and souls to life.
When she appears, she revives hearts and souls
تخالyou would think معانيهاher meanings سلافthe purest portion of مدامةaged wine
تخال معانيها سلاف مدامة
وألفاظهاand her words فيin محفلthe assembly of الملكthe king أكؤساcups
وألفاظها في محفل الملك أكؤسا
You would think her meanings the purest aged wine,
Her meanings are like old fine wine
and her words cups in the king's assembly.
And her words in the king's assembly are cups
إذاwhen الحبرthe ink غشىcovers الطرسthe parchment منهاof her جبيرةًa binding strip
إذا الحبر غشى الطرس منها جبيرةً
رأيتyou see رداءthe robe of الصبحdawn يرقمbeing embroidered بالمساwith dusk
رأيت رداء الصبح يرقم بالمسا
When ink covers the parchment with a binding strip of her verse,
When the ink covers her letter paper
you see dawn's robe embroidered with dusk.
You see the dawn dress embroidered in musk
Sol 6.1