أقولُI say وعَيْنُand the spring of الدَّمعtears نصْبُbefore عُيونِناour eyes
أقولُ وعَيْنُ الدَّمع نصْبُ عُيونِنا
ولاحَand appeared لِبُستانِof the garden of الوزارِةthe vizierate جانِبُa side
ولاحَ لِبُستانِ الوزارِة جانِبُ
I say, as the Spring of Tears lies before our eyes,
I say, and tears of sorrow are flooding our eyes,
And a side of the vizierate's garden comes into view:
Yet no relief comes to the garden of authority.
أهذيis this سَماءٌa sky أمْor بِناءٌa building سَماrose aloft بهِwith it
أهذي سَماءٌ أمْ بِناءٌ سَما بهِ
كواكبُstars غضَّتْlowered their gaze عنfrom سَناهاtheir radiance الكواكبُthe stars
كواكبُ غضَّتْ عن سَناها الكواكبُ
Is this a sky, or a building raised aloft by
Is this a sky or a structure built high?
Stars before whose radiance the stars lower their gaze?
The stars look away, shamed by its beauty.
تناظرتِmatched one another الأشكالُthe forms منهُof it تَقابلاًface to face
تناظرتِ الأشكالُ منهُ تَقابلاً
علىin السَّعدgood fortune وُسْطىthe centerpiece of عِقْدِهits necklace والحبائبُand the pearls
على السَّعد وُسْطى عِقْدِه والحبائبُ
Its forms mirror one another, face to face,
The shapes gaze at each other in wonder,
In auspicious accord—its necklace's centerpiece and pearls.
At the necklace centered on the breast of good fortune.
وقدand indeed جَرَتِflowed الأمواهُthe waters فيهِthrough it مَجرَّةًa Milky Way
وقد جَرَتِ الأمواهُ فيهِ مَجرَّةً
مذانِبُهاits channels شُهْبٌshooting stars لَهُنَّthey have ذوائبُtresses
مذانِبُها شُهْبٌ لَهُنَّ ذوائبُ
And the waters flow through it, a Milky Way,
The waves flow through it in currents,
Its channels shooting stars with flowing tresses.
Their edges fading tails behind them.
وأشْرَفَand looked out منfrom علياهits heights بَهْوٌa hall تَحفُّهsurround it
وأشْرَفَ من علياه بَهْوٌ تَحفُّه
شماسِيْwindows زُجاجٍglass وشْيُهاtheir ornament مُتَناسبُharmoniously proportioned
شماسِيْ زُجاجٍ وشْيُها مُتَناسبُ
And from its heights a hall looks out, encircled by
Above it shines splendor that amazes,
Glass windows whose ornament is harmoniously proportioned.
With glass columns and proportions sublime.
يُطلُّit overlooks علىupon ماءٍwater بهbeside it الآسُthe myrtle دائراًencircling
يُطلُّ على ماءٍ به الآسُ دائراً
كماlike افْتَرَّparted in a smile ثَغرٌa mouth أوor كماlike اخضرَّturned green شاربُa mustache
كما افْتَرَّ ثَغرٌ أو كما اخضرَّ شاربُ
It overlooks a pool encircled by myrtle,
It overlooks water that circles beneath
Like a mouth parting in a smile, or a mustache turning green.
Like a mouth that smiled or meadow just greened.
هنالكَthere ماwhatever شاءَdesired العُلاeminence مِنْof جَلالةٍmajesty
هنالكَ ما شاءَ العُلا مِنْ جَلالةٍ
بهاin it يَزْدَهيtakes pride بُستانُهاits garden والمَراتبُand the ranks
بها يَزْدَهي بُستانُها والمَراتبُ
There is all the majesty that eminence could desire,
There the supreme glory chose to reside,
In which its garden and the ranks take pride.
Adorning its garden, ascending the tiers.
Sol 6.1