أَياO لَيلَةًnight بِالأُنسِwith convivial joy راقَتbecame delightful كُؤوسُهاher cups
أَيا لَيلَةً بِالأُنسِ راقَت كُؤوسُها
فَنالَتso attained بِهاthrough her الأَلبابُthe minds أَطيَبَthe sweetest مَرشَفِsip
فَنالَت بِها الأَلبابُ أَطيَبَ مَرشَفِ
O night whose cups delighted with convivial joy,
So through her minds savored the sweetest sip.
رَوىrecounted حُسنَهاher beauty عَنfrom يوسُفِJoseph الحسنِbeauty وَاِغتَدىand became
رَوى حُسنَها عَن يوسُفِ الحسنِ وَاِغتَدى
بِهاthrough her كُلُّevery قَلبٍheart قَلبَheart يَعقوبَJacob إِذwhen جفيwas forsaken
بِها كُلُّ قَلبٍ قَلبَ يَعقوبَ إِذ جفي
She traced her beauty to beauty's Joseph, and made
Every heart through her Jacob's heart when he was forsaken.
لَقَدindeed مَلَكَتْpossessed مِناfrom us العَواطفَthe affections فَاِنثَنىso turned
لَقَد مَلَكَتْ مِنا العَواطفَ فَاِنثَنى
إَلَيهاtoward her بِأَشجانِwith the sorrows الهَوىlove كُلّevery مَعطَفِbodily frame
إَلَيها بِأَشجانِ الهَوى كُلّ مَعطَفِ
She truly captured our affections; then turned
Toward her, with love's sorrows, every frame.
فَلَوso, had أَبصَرَتْهاbeheld her عَينeye يَعقوبَJacob لَاِغتَدىwould surely have become
فَلَو أَبصَرَتْها عَين يَعقوبَ لَاِغتَدى
بِهِwithin him شُغلٌa distraction عَنaway from قَلبِهِhis heart المُتَلَهِّفِanguished
بِهِ شُغلٌ عَن قَلبِهِ المُتَلَهِّفِ
So had Jacob's eye beheld her, there would have arisen
Within him a distraction from his anguished heart.
جَلاهاunveiled her لَناfor us ماضيkeen السَليفةِnative talent (uncertain reading) بارعٌgifted
جَلاها لَنا ماضي السَليفةِ بارعٌ
طَويلlong يَدٍhand فيin كُلِّevery فَنٍّart مُثَقَفِrefined
طَويل يَدٍ في كُلِّ فَنٍّ مُثَقَفِ
A gifted man of keen native talent unveiled her for us,
A master hand in every refined art.
وَأَودَعَهاand placed within her مِنfrom لُطفِهِhis grace وَشمالهand his character
وَأَودَعَها مِن لُطفِهِ وَشماله
بَدائعَwonders سحرٍmagic فيin النُهىthe minds مُتَصَرِّفِholding sway
بَدائعَ سحرٍ في النُهى مُتَصَرِّفِ
And placed within her, from his grace and character,
Wonders of magic holding sway over minds.
وَأَلبَسَهاand clothed her مِنfrom حسنِbeauty يوسفَJoseph حُلةًa robe
وَأَلبَسَها مِن حسنِ يوسفَ حُلةً
وَلاand no مثلequal ذيَّاكَthat القَميصِthe shirt المغوّفِunclear epithet, possibly patterned
وَلا مثل ذيَّاكَ القَميصِ المغوّفِ
And clothed her in a robe of Joseph's beauty,
With none to match that shirt [epithet unclear].
وَقَلّدهاand adorned her neck مِنfrom دمعِtears يَعقوبَJacob إِذwhen همىstreamed
وَقَلّدها مِن دمعِ يَعقوبَ إِذ همى
قَلائدَnecklaces دُرٍّpearls بِالبَهاءِwith splendor مُرصَّفِarrayed
قَلائدَ دُرٍّ بِالبَهاءِ مُرصَّفِ
And hung about her neck, from Jacob's tears as they streamed,
Necklaces of pearls arrayed in splendor.
فَلاso may not زالَcease رَوضاًa garden لِلّطائفِfor delicate charms مُحْيياًreviving
فَلا زالَ رَوضاً لِلّطائفِ مُحْيياً
بِطيبwith the sweetness شَذاfragrance أَنفاسِهِhis breaths كُلّevery مُدنَفِailing person
بِطيب شَذا أَنفاسِهِ كُلّ مُدنَفِ
So may he ever remain a garden of delicate charms, reviving
Every ailing soul with the sweet fragrance of his breath.
يَمرُّpasses نَسيمُbreeze الشُكرِgratitude فيthrough عَذَباتِهِhis branch tips
يَمرُّ نَسيمُ الشُكرِ في عَذَباتِهِ
فَيَنشُرُso spreads عُرفَscent الطِّيبِperfume فيin كُلِّevery مَوقفِstanding place
فَيَنشُرُ عُرفَ الطِّيبِ في كُلِّ مَوقفِ
The breeze of gratitude passes through his tender boughs,
Spreading perfume's scent in every place.
Sol 6.1