انظرlook إلىat عبابيmy surging waters
انظر إلى عبابي
وصدرهand its breast الرحيبspacious
وصدره الرحيب
Look at my surging waters,
Look upon my maidens
And their spacious breast,
With their welcoming breasts
ورقصهand its dance العجابwondrous
ورقصه العجاب
وشدوهand its song الخلوبbeguiling
وشدوه الخلوب
And their wondrous dance,
And enchanting dance
And their beguiling song,
And melodious song
وحورهand its wide-eyed maidens الطرابjoyous
وحوره الطراب
وحسنهاand their beauty الرطيبfresh; dewy
وحسنها الرطيب
And their joyous, wide-eyed maidens,
And graceful allure
And those maidens’ dewy beauty.
And pleasing beauty
تدعوكbeckons you للتصابيto youthful dalliance
تدعوك للتصابي
ياO غرضtarget الخطوبcalamities
يا غرض الخطوب
They beckon you to youthful dalliance,
They invite you to union
O target of calamities,
O object of desire
فيin جوفهits interior الرحيبspacious
في جوفه الرحيب
هلis there? منany فتىyouth لبيبdiscerning
هل من فتى لبيب
Within their spacious depths.
In their spacious hearts
Is there a discerning youth,
Is there a wise youth
موفقٍfavored with success سعيدhappy; fortunate
موفقٍ سعيد
قدhas ضاقgrown weary بالخطوبof calamities
قد ضاق بالخطوب
Favored and happy,
Blessed and fortunate
Who has grown weary of calamities
Weary of being unwed
ذرعاًin capacity to endure وبالوجودand of existence
ذرعاً وبالوجود
يفوزwins; attains فيin شعوبيmy channels
يفوز في شعوبي
And of existence,
And weary of life
Who wins within my channels
To win in my lands
باللؤلؤwith the pearls المنضودarrayed in rows
باللؤلؤ المنضود
هلis there? منany فتىyouth سعيدhappy; fortunate
هل من فتى سعيد
Pearls arrayed in rows?
The scattered pearls
Is there a happy youth
Is there a blessed youth
يمرحfrolics فيin الظلامthe darkness
يمرح في الظلام
معwith الحسانthe beautiful women الحورthe wide-eyed maidens
مع الحسان الحور
Who frolics in the darkness
To revel in the dark
With the beautiful, wide-eyed maidens,
With beautiful maidens
محسورdrawn back اللثامthe face-veil
محسور اللثام
مهدولةhanging loose الشعورthe tresses
مهدولة الشعور
With the face-veil drawn back,
Veiled and shy
Their tresses hanging loose,
As if they were my dreams
كأنهاas though they were أحلاميmy dreams
كأنها أحلامي
أوor صورةan image الخريرthe murmur of water
أو صورة الخرير
As though they were my dreams,
Or the sound of flowing water
Or an image of murmuring water,
Singing to the mind
تشدوsings إلىto الأفهامthe minds
تشدو إلى الأفهام
بالنغمwith the melody النضيرfresh; vibrant
بالنغم النضير
Singing to the mind
With harmonious melody
In fresh melody,
Rejoicing in love
تفرحrejoices بالغرامin passionate love
تفرح بالغرام
كالروضlike the meadow بالغديرin the pool
كالروض بالغدير
Rejoicing in passionate love,
Like a meadow in rain
As a meadow rejoices in a pool,
And the sea on the rocks
والبحرand the sea بالصخورin the rocks
والبحر بالصخور
And the sea in rocks?
Partial English translation: 26 of 27 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1