يقرُّbrings delight بعينيto my eye أنto أرىI see الزهرthe flowers يانعاًin full bloom
يقرُّ بعيني أن أرى الزهر يانعاً
وقدand already نازعcontended with المحبوبَthe beloved فيin الحسنbeauty وصفَهُhis attribute
وقد نازع المحبوبَ في الحسن وصفَهُ
It delights my eye to see the flowers in full bloom,
Already contesting the beloved's claim to beauty.
وماand never أبصرتhas seen عينيmy eye كزهرlike the bloom of قَرَنْفُلِa carnation
وما أبصرت عيني كزهر قَرَنْفُلِ
حكىmirrored خدَّthe cheek of منthe one who يَسْبيtakes captive الفُؤادَthe heart وعَرْفَهُand his fragrance
حكى خدَّ من يَسْبي الفُؤادَ وعَرْفَهُ
My eye has never seen the like of a carnation's bloom,
Mirroring the cheek and fragrance of him who takes the heart captive.
تمنَعheld aloof فيon أعلىthe summits of الهضابthe hills لمجتنىto a gatherer
تمنَع في أعلى الهضاب لمجتنى
تمنّعَهُhis aloofness منّيfrom me إذاwhen رمتُI sought إِلْفَهُhis intimacy
تمنّعَهُ منّي إذا رمتُ إِلْفَهُ
It held aloof from the gatherer on the hilltops,
As he holds aloof from me when I seek his intimacy.
وفيand on جبلMount الفتحal-Fath (Victory) اجتَنَوْهُthey plucked it تفاؤلاًas a good omen
وفي جبل الفتح اجتَنَوْهُ تفاؤلاً
بفَتْحof an opening لبابof the door of الوصلunion يمنحgrants عَطْفَهُhis affection
بفَتْح لباب الوصل يمنح عَطْفَهُ
And on Mount al-Fath they plucked it as a good omen
Of union's door opening to bestow his affection.
وماand what ضرَّwould harm ذاكthat الغصنَthe bough وهوwhile it is مرنَّحٌswaying
وما ضرَّ ذاك الغصنَ وهو مرنَّحٌ
إذاif ماever (emphatic) ثَنىbent نحوtoward المتيَّمِthe love-stricken one عِطْفَهُits side
إذا ما ثَنى نحو المتيَّمِ عِطْفَهُ
And what harm would it do that swaying bough
If ever it bent its side toward the love-stricken one?
Sol 6.1