القَصرُthe palace ذوwith الشُرُفاءِthe noblemen مِنfrom بَغدادِBaghdad
القَصرُ ذو الشُرُفاءِ مِن بَغدادِ
لاnot القَصرُthe palace ذوwith الشُرَفاتِthe battlements مِنof شَدّادِShaddad
لا القَصرُ ذو الشُرَفاتِ مِن شَدّادِ
The palace with noblemen in Baghdad,
The palace of honorable men from Baghdad
not Shaddad’s palace with its battlements.
No, the palace with balconies from Saddad
وَالتاجُand al-Taj (the Crown) مِنfrom فَوقِabove الرِياضِthe gardens كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَالتاجُ مِن فَوقِ الرِياضِ كَأَنَّهُ
عَذراءُa maiden قَدalready جُلِيَتwas unveiled بِأَعطَرِin the most fragrant نادِa gathering
عَذراءُ قَد جُلِيَت بِأَعطَرِ نادِ
And al-Taj above the gardens seems
And the crown above the gardens as if it were
a maiden unveiled in the most fragrant gathering.
A maiden adorned with the most fragrant perfume
وَالريحُand the wind تَلعَبُplays بِالغُصونِwith the branches فَتَنثَنيso they bend
وَالريحُ تَلعَبُ بِالغُصونِ فَتَنثَني
فَكَأَنَّهُso it is as though it مِنهاwith her عَلىat ميعادِan appointed meeting
فَكَأَنَّهُ مِنها عَلى ميعادِ
And the wind plays with the branches, so they bend,
The wind plays with the branches and bends them
as though it had a rendezvous with her.
As if it has an appointment with them
وَكَأَنَّand as though دِجلَةَthe Tigris سِلكُهاher necklace-string فin (apparent typo) جيدِهاher neck
وَكَأَنَّ دِجلَةَ سِلكُها ف جيدِها
وَالبَعلَand the husband سَيِّدَناour lord الإِمامُthe imam الهادِيthe guiding one
وَالبَعلَ سَيِّدَنا الإِمامُ الهادِي
And the Tigris seems her necklace-string around her neck,
And as if the Tigris River, its course was in its chest
and her husband is our lord, the guiding imam:
And the Master, our Lord Al-Hadi
الناصِرُal-Nasir (the supporter) المَنصورُgranted victory خَيرُthe best خَليفَةٍa caliph
الناصِرُ المَنصورُ خَيرُ خَليفَةٍ
لاdoes not يَمتَطيmount فيin الحَربِwar مَتنَthe back of جَوادِa steed
لا يَمتَطي في الحَربِ مَتنَ جَوادِ
al-Nasir, granted victory, the finest caliph,
Al-Nasir al-Mansour, the best Caliph
who does not mount a steed’s back in battle.
Does not ride in war an untamed steed
صَلّىmay bless عَلَيهِupon him اللَهُGod ماas long as صَدَحَتsang out بِهِof him
صَلّى عَلَيهِ اللَهُ ما صَدَحَت بِهِ
وَرقاa gray dove مُطَوَّقَةٌring-necked عَلىon مَيّادِa swaying bough
وَرقا مُطَوَّقَةٌ عَلى مَيّادِ
May God bless him as long as his praises are sung by
May Allah bless him as long as leaves rustled
a ring-necked gray dove upon a swaying bough;
On branches garlanded on banquet tables
وَكَذاكَand likewise ماas long as بَرِقَتflashed بُروقُlightning flashes مَباسِمٍsmiling mouths
وَكَذاكَ ما بَرِقَت بُروقُ مَباسِمٍ
سَحَّتpoured down لَهاfor them مِنfrom مُقلَتَيَّmy two eyes عَوادِrecurring showers
سَحَّت لَها مِن مُقلَتَيَّ عَوادِ
and likewise, as long as lightning flashes from smiling mouths—
And as long as the flashes of smiling faces gleamed
for which recurring showers pour from my two eyes—
Which were unveiled by the eyelids of visitors
مِنof خُرَّدٍshy maidens كَالشَمسِlike the sun أَقلَعَceased غَيثُهاits rain
مِن خُرَّدٍ كَالشَمسِ أَقلَعَ غَيثُها
فَبَدَتso it appeared بِأَنوَرَwith greater radiance مُستَنيرٍluminous باديclearly visible
فَبَدَت بِأَنوَرَ مُستَنيرٍ بادي
of shy maidens, like the sun when its rain has ceased,
From a pearl like the sun, its rain has risen
so it appears more radiant, luminous and clear.
Appearing with the most luminous radiance
Sol 6.1