حسنُهاher beauty كلَّevery ساعةٍhour يتجَدّدْis renewed
حسنُها كلَّ ساعةٍ يتجَدّدْ
فلهذاso for this reason هَوايَmy passion لاdoes not يَتَحدَّدْhave bounds
فلهذا هَوايَ لا يَتَحدَّدْ
Her beauty is renewed every hour;
Her beauty renews itself every hour
so my passion knows no bounds.
So my passion for her knows no limit
إِنَّindeed عِشْقيmy love كَحُسنِهاlike her beauty ليسdoes not ينـcease (word begins)
إِنَّ عِشْقي كَحُسنِها ليس ينـ
ـفكُّcease (word ends) وهَمِّيand my sorrow كَهَجرِهاlike her desertion ليسdoes not يَنْفَدْrun out
ـفكُّ وهَمِّي كَهَجرِها ليس يَنْفَدْ
Indeed, my love, like her beauty, does not
My love is like her beauty, it does not cease
cease; my sorrow, like her desertion, never runs out.
And my longing is like her estrangement, it knows no end
غيرexcept أَنَّthat الخيالَthe phantom يأْتيcomes فياso oh طوlength (word begins)
غير أَنَّ الخيالَ يأْتي فيا طو
لَlength (word ends) حيائِيmy shame منْbecause of طُولthe length مَاthe fact that قَدْindeed تَردَّدhas repeatedly returned
لَ حيائِي منْ طُول مَا قَدْ تَردَّد
Yet her phantom comes—oh, how long
But fancy comes to me, oh how
my shame endures, for so long has it kept returning!
Shy am I from its endless hesitation
باتspent the night ذاكَthat الخيالُthe phantom فيin العينthe eye لَكِنْbut
بات ذاكَ الخيالُ في العين لَكِنْ
مِسْكُmusk أَرْدَانِهof its sleeves تعلَّقclung فيin اليَدْthe hand
مِسْكُ أَرْدَانِه تعلَّق في اليَدْ
That phantom spent the night within my eye, yet
That fancy lingered in my eyes but
the musk of its sleeves clung to my hand.
Grasping its forelocks hung from my hands
غادَةٌa graceful maiden عادةٌa habit لهاof hers الفتكُslaying فِيناamong us
غادَةٌ عادةٌ لها الفتكُ فِينا
ولكلٍّand for each مِنْfrom دَهْرِهhis days ماwhat تَعوَّدْhe is accustomed to
ولكلٍّ مِنْ دَهْرِه ما تَعوَّدْ
A graceful maiden whose habit is to slay us;
A lethal addiction she has over us
and each gets from his days what he is used to.
And each of us is habituated in their times
هِيَshe لاno شَكَّdoubt مُعْصِرٌa girl reaching puberty غيرَexcept أَنthat الـthe
هِيَ لا شَكَّ مُعْصِرٌ غيرَ أَن الـ
ـقَدَّfigure مِنْهاof her يَقُولُsays لِيto me هِيَshe أَمْرَدْa beardless youth
ـقَدَّ مِنْها يَقُولُ لِي هِيَ أَمْرَدْ
She is surely a maiden reaching puberty, yet
She is undoubtedly a tearer, though her
her figure tells me she is a beardless youth.
Ancientness says to me she is withered
حملَتْshe bore زينةَthe adornment الفَريقينof both sexes فوقَabove النـthe breast (word begins)
حملَتْ زينةَ الفَريقين فوقَ النـ
ـهدِbreast (word ends) عِقدٌa necklace وفيand in الجفونِthe eyelids المُهَنَّدthe Indian-steel sword
ـهدِ عِقدٌ وفي الجفونِ المُهَنَّد
She bears the ornaments of both sexes: above the
She carried the adornment of both cheeks over her soft skin
breast, a necklace; in the eyelids, an Indian-steel blade.
A necklace on her neck and kohl lined eyes
قدْindeed رَوىrecounted السحرَsorcery لحظُهَاher gaze فهوso it يُمْليdictates
قدْ رَوى السحرَ لحظُهَا فهو يُمْلي
كلَّevery يومٍday منهof it عليناto us مُجَلَّدa volume
كلَّ يومٍ منه علينا مُجَلَّد
Her gaze has narrated sorcery, and so it dictates
Her glance saturated with magic, dictating
a volume of it to us each day.
To us each day a different binding spell
وقرأَنَاand we read الغريبَthe rarities منfrom فمِهاher mouth الكاthe perfect (word begins)
وقرأَنَا الغريبَ من فمِها الكا
مِلِperfect (word ends) حُسْناًin beauty والثَّغْرُand the lips فيهwithin it المبرّدْal-Mubarrad, the cooler
مِلِ حُسْناً والثَّغْرُ فيه المبرّدْ
And we read rarities from her mouth, which is
And we read the exotic from her perfect mouth
perfect in beauty; within its lips is al-Mubarrad, the cooler.
Beauty and chilled lips
كَحَلُnatural dark edging الجَفْنِof the eyelid مَازَجَmingled with الكُحلَthe kohl فيهin it
كَحَلُ الجَفْنِ مَازَجَ الكُحلَ فيه
فَشرِبْناso we drank مِنهfrom it السُّلافَthe choicest wine مُوَلَّدْnewly blended
فَشرِبْنا مِنه السُّلافَ مُوَلَّدْ
The eyelid's natural darkness mingled with the kohl in it,
Eyeliner blended with kohl so we drank
and from it we drank a newly blended, choice wine.
From it the mixed wine
هيshe منthrough حُسنهاher beauty تُميتُkills وتُحييand gives life
هي من حُسنها تُميتُ وتُحيي
وَهْيand she منthrough لِينِهاher softness تَحِلُّloosens وتَعْقِدand binds
وَهْي من لِينِها تَحِلُّ وتَعْقِد
Through her beauty she kills and gives life,
With her beauty she kills and gives life
and through her softness she loosens and binds.
With her softness she adorns and casts off
إِنْif أَرتْناshe showed us بوجْهِهاwith her face ساعةَan hour الوصْـthe union (word begins)
إِنْ أَرتْنا بوجْهِها ساعةَ الوصْـ
ـلِunion (word ends) أَرتْناshe showed us بفرعِهاwith her hair ليلَةa night الصَّدof rejection
ـلِ أَرتْنا بفرعِها ليلَة الصَّد
If with her face she shows us an hour of
If she showed us her face in the hour of union
union, with her hair she shows us a night of rejection.
She showed us her branch in the night of estrangement
فَتَنَتْنيshe enchanted me بأُقحوانٍwith a chrysanthemum مُندَّىًdew-moistened
فَتَنَتْني بأُقحوانٍ مُندَّىً
وسبَتْنِيand she captured me بِيَاسمينٍwith jasmine مُورَّدrose-tinted
وسبَتْنِي بِيَاسمينٍ مُورَّد
She enchanted me with a dewy chrysanthemum,
She tempted me with narcissi and enticed me
and captured me with rose-tinted jasmine.
With blooming jasmine
وأَرَادَتْand she intended بالسِّحرthrough sorcery قَتْليmy death ولمand did not تدknow (word begins)
وأَرَادَتْ بالسِّحر قَتْلي ولم تد
رِknow (word ends) بأَنِّيthat I am مؤيَّدٌsupported بالمؤيَّدby al-Mu'ayyad
رِ بأَنِّي مؤيَّدٌ بالمؤيَّد
And through sorcery she sought to kill me, not
She wanted to magically murder me but did not know
knowing I am supported by al-Mu'ayyad.
I am supported by the Ultimate Supporter
مَنْwhoever رآهsaw him فقدْhas indeed تأَيَّدgained strength لكنbut
مَنْ رآه فقدْ تأَيَّد لكن
جودُهhis generosity فيin نَداهhis giving مَاdoes not يَتَأَيَّدhesitate
جودُه في نَداه مَا يَتَأَيَّد
Whoever sees him gains strength; yet
He who saw Him has gained support but
his generosity never hesitates in bestowing bounty.
His benevolence in His call is not supported
ملكٌa king جودُهhis generosity تقرَّبdrew near مِنَّاto us
ملكٌ جودُه تقرَّب مِنَّا
مثلمَاjust as فَضْلُهhis grace إِليْناtoward us تَوَّددcourted affection
مثلمَا فَضْلُه إِليْنا تَوَّدد
A king whose generosity has drawn close to us,
A King whose benevolence drew near us
just as his grace has courted our affection.
Just as His grace affectionately cuddled us
يهتديfind their way القاصِدونَthe seekers فيin ظُلمthe darkness الليـthe night (word begins)
يهتدي القاصِدونَ في ظُلم الليـ
ـلِnight (word ends) بنورٍby light منfrom نجمِthe star دينthe faith مُحَمَّدMuhammad
ـلِ بنورٍ من نجمِ دين مُحَمَّد
Seekers find their way through the darkness of
The resolute are guided in the darkness of night
night by light from the star of Muhammad's faith.
By the light from the star of the religion of Muhammed
قدindeed كَساهُclothed him الإِلهُGod نوراًin light ولكنْbut
قد كَساهُ الإِلهُ نوراً ولكنْ
هوhe فيin نصرِchampioning دينهhis faith قدindeed تَجَرَّدstripped for action
هو في نصرِ دينه قد تَجَرَّد
God has clothed him in light, yet
God covered him in light but he
he has stripped for action in defense of his faith.
Stripped himself in supporting the religion
أَنجَدَsuccored الدِّينَthe faith عَزْمُهhis resolve فِلهذَاso for this reason
أَنجَدَ الدِّينَ عَزْمُه فِلهذَا
ذِكْرُهhis renown فيthrough الزَّمانtime غَارreached the lowlands وَأَنْجدand reached the highlands
ذِكْرُه في الزَّمان غَار وَأَنْجد
His resolve has succored the faith; thus
His resolve championed the faith so
his renown has reached lowland and highland through time.
His remembrance in time roared and triumphed
هوhe أَحْمىmore protective مِمَّاthan what تَدَرَّعَhe donned as armor فيin الحرthe war (word begins)
هو أَحْمى مِمَّا تَدَرَّعَ في الحر
بwar (word ends) وهْوَand he أَمْضَىkeener مِنْthan مَشْرِفيٍّa Mashrifi sword مُهندof Indian steel
ب وهْوَ أَمْضَى مِنْ مَشْرِفيٍّ مُهند
He shields better than the armor he dons in
He is more protective than an armored one in war
war, and is keener than a Mashrifi sword of Indian steel.
And more decisive than a sharpened blade
خاطِرٌa mind حاضِرٌready وبأْسٌand valor شديدٌformidable
خاطِرٌ حاضِرٌ وبأْسٌ شديدٌ
وعُلاًand eminence شامِخٌtowering وعِزٌّand glory مُشَيَّدfirmly founded
وعُلاً شامِخٌ وعِزٌّ مُشَيَّد
A ready mind and formidable valor,
A ready conscience, fierce might
towering eminence and firmly founded glory.
Lofty stature and established glory
فهناهُso may it gladden him عيدٌEid أَتىhas come وأُهَنِّيـand I congratulate (word continues)
فهناهُ عيدٌ أَتى وأُهَنِّيـ
ـهِhim وقَدْand already صَامhe fasted أَلْفَa thousand عامٍyear وَعَيَّدْand celebrated Eid
ـهِ وقَدْ صَام أَلْفَ عامٍ وَعَيَّدْ
May the Eid that has come gladden him; may I congratulate
So here is an occasion come and I congratulate him
him after a thousand years of fasting and feasting.
For he fasted a thousand years and celebrated
فلناso for us البِرُّkindness عِنْدهwith him والعَطَاياand gifts
فلنا البِرُّ عِنْده والعَطَايا
ولَهand for him المَدْحُpraise والثَّناءُand acclaim المُخَلَّدeverlasting
ولَه المَدْحُ والثَّناءُ المُخَلَّد
For us, with him, are kindness and gifts;
For us is virtue through him and grants
for him are praise and everlasting acclaim.
And for him is eternal praise and poetry
Sol 6.1