ألبستُI clothed جاريةًa maiden ثوباًa garment منof الخَفَرِmodesty
ألبستُ جاريةً ثوباً من الخَفَرِ
فيin النومsleep ماthe space بينbetween بابِthe door of البيتِthe House والحَجَرِand the Stone
في النوم ما بين بابِ البيتِ والحَجَرِ
I clothed a maiden in a garment of modesty,
I dressed a maid in a dress of silk
In sleep, between the House's door and the Stone.
Between the house door and the courtyard
وقبلْتهand I kissed him فقبّلناso we kissed مقبّلهَاher lips
وقبلْته فقبّلنا مقبّلهَا
وغبتand I was lost فيهin him عنfrom الإحساسawareness بالبِشرِof joy
وغبت فيه عن الإحساس بالبِشرِ
And I kissed him, so we kissed her lips,
And kissed her, so we kissed her kisses
And in him I lost all awareness of joy.
And was absent from feeling humanity
واستصرختْand she cried for help فيamid ثنياتthe turns of الطوافِcircumambulation وقدwhile already
واستصرختْ في ثنيات الطوافِ وقد
حسرنَthey unveiled عنfrom أوجهٍfaces منof أحسنِthe fairest الصُّورِforms
حسرنَ عن أوجهٍ من أحسنِ الصُّورِ
And she cried for help amid the turns of circumambulation, while
She cried out in the folds of circumambulation, as
They had unveiled faces of the fairest forms.
They unveiled faces of the best images
هذاthis إمامan imam نبيلٌnoble بينin أظهرناour midst
هذا إمام نبيلٌ بين أظهرنا
هذاthis قتيلُone slain by الهوىlove واللثمِand kissing والنظرِand gazing
هذا قتيلُ الهوى واللثمِ والنظرِ
This is a noble imam in our midst;
This is a noble imam between our midst
This is one slain by love, kissing, and gazing.
This is a martyr of love, kissing, and seeing
قالتsaid لهاto her قبليهkiss him الأمُّthe mother ثانيةًa second time
قالت لها قبليه الأمُّ ثانيةً
عساهperhaps he يحيىwill live كمثلِlike النفخِthe blowing فيinto الصورthe Trumpet
عساه يحيى كمثلِ النفخِ في الصور
The mother said to her, 'Kiss him a second time;
Her mother told her, kiss him again
Perhaps he will come to life, as when the Trumpet is blown.'
Perhaps he may come to life like the blowing into the trumpet
فالنفخfor the blowing يخرجُdraws out أرواحthe souls of الورىhumankind وبهand through it
فالنفخ يخرجُ أرواح الورى وبه
يحيىhe comes to life إذاwhen دُعيتthey are summoned للنشرfor resurrection منfrom حفرgraves
يحيى إذا دُعيت للنشر من حفر
For the blowing draws out the souls of humankind, and through it
For blowing brings out souls into existence and with it
He comes to life when they are summoned from graves to resurrection.
Brings to life when called to resurrection from graves
فعاودتُso I returned فأزلتْthen she removed حكمthe hold of غاشيتيmy swoon
فعاودتُ فأزلتْ حكم غاشيتي
وأدبرتُand I turned away وأناwhile I منهاfrom her علىupon الآثرِthe trail
وأدبرتُ وأنا منها على الآثرِ
So I returned, and she dispelled the hold of my swoon;
So I returned and she removed the veil of my swoon
And I turned away, following in her wake.
And I turned away while following her trace
أُقبلُI kiss الأرضthe earth إجلالاًin reverence لوطأتهاfor her tread
أُقبلُ الأرض إجلالاً لوطأتها
حبالهout of love for him (read as joined words) وأناwhile I منهof him علىon حذرguard
حباله وأنا منه على حذر
I kiss the earth in reverence for her tread,
I kiss the ground in reverence of its place
For love of him, while I am wary of him,
While cautious of him and his ties
منfor أجلthe sake of تقييدِهconfining him بصورةِto the form of امرأةٍa woman
من أجل تقييدِه بصورةِ امرأةٍ
عندat التجلِّيthe manifestation فقلتُso I said النقصُthe shortcoming منfrom بصريmy sight
عند التجلِّي فقلتُ النقصُ من بصري
Because of confining him to a woman's form
Because of depicting him in the image of a woman
At the manifestation; so I said, 'The shortcoming lies in my sight.'
At manifestation, I said the flaw is from my sight
ونسوةٍand women كنجومٍlike stars فيin مطالعِهاtheir places of rising
ونسوةٍ كنجومٍ في مطالعِها
وأنتَand you منهنamong them عينُthe very essence of الشمسِthe sun والقمرand the moon
وأنتَ منهن عينُ الشمسِ والقمر
And women like stars in their places of rising,
And women like stars in their rising
And you among them are the very sun and moon.
While you among them are the sun and moon
ياO حسنهاher beauty غادةa graceful maiden كالشمسِlike the sun طالعةٌrising
يا حسنها غادة كالشمسِ طالعةٌ
تسبيshe captivates العقولَminds بذاكwith that الغنجِcoquetry والحورِand the eyes' dark-and-white contrast
تسبي العقولَ بذاك الغنجِ والحورِ
Oh, how beautiful she is—a maiden like the rising sun!
Oh her beauty radiant like the rising sun
She captivates minds with that coquetry and dark-eyed beauty.
Captivating minds with that coquetry and maidenhood
Sol 6.1