أنتyou ياO منwho جعلتyou made روضthe garden of حياتيmy life
أنت يا من جعلت روض حياتي
مهدَa cradle of وردٍroses إليكto you وردكyour roses رُدَّاwere returned
مهدَ وردٍ إليك وردك رُدَّا
You, O you who made the garden of my life
You, who made the garden of my life
A cradle of roses—your roses are returned to you.
A cradle of roses, to you I return your roses
آيةُthe wonder of الوردthe rose أنهthat it is نفحةٌa fragrant breath منfrom
آيةُ الورد أنه نفحةٌ من
كyou (suffix completing منك) ومنand from عطركyour fragrance العبيرَperfume استمدّاit drew
ك ومن عطرك العبيرَ استمدّا
The wonder of the rose is that it is a breath of
The sign of the rose is that it is a breeze from you
You, and drew its perfume from your fragrance.
And from your fragrance it drew its perfume
هذهthis باقةٌa bouquet منof الوردroses تجثوkneels
هذه باقةٌ من الورد تجثو
مَلَكٌan angel فيin الرياضِthe gardens أصبحhas become عبداa slave
مَلَكٌ في الرياضِ أصبح عبدا
This bouquet of roses kneels:
Like an angel in the gardens, it became a slave
An angel in the gardens has become a slave.
O beauty of beauties, who immortalized passion
ياO جمالbeauty of الجمالbeauty منwho خلَّدimmortalized الحسbeauty (first part of الحسن)
يا جمال الجمال من خلَّد الحس
نbeauty (completion of الحسن) جميعاًin its entirety فيin نظرةٍa glance منكfrom you تَندَىglistens with dew
ن جميعاً في نظرةٍ منك تَندَى
O beauty of beauty, who immortalized beauty
We are all in awe in one glance from you
In its entirety in a dewy glance from you?
O morning of mornings, who possesses the lights
ياO صباحmorning of الصباحthe morning منwho يَملكُcan encompass الأضthe lights (first part of الأضواء)
يا صباح الصباح من يَملكُ الأض
واءlights (completion of الأضواء) وصفاًin description أوor الفرائدthe precious pearls عَدَّاby counting
واء وصفاً أو الفرائد عَدَّا
O morning of mornings, who can capture the radiance
Can describe you or count your virtues?
In words, or number the precious pearls?
It is no wonder, O rose of my life
ليسit is not بدعاًa strange thing ياO وردةrose of العمرlife أنthat كاwas (first part of كانت)
ليس بدعاً يا وردة العمر أن كا
نتwas (completion of كانت) لمغناكto your dwelling وردةُa rose of الروضthe garden تُهدىis offered
نت لمغناك وردةُ الروض تُهدى
It is no wonder, O rose of life, that
That you were my song's rose, gifted
A garden rose was offered to your dwelling.
Think not a rose can equal a rose
لاdo not تظنيyou think ورداًa rose يكافئcan match ورداًa rose
لا تظني ورداً يكافئ ورداً
أنتyou أغلىmore precious حسناًin beauty وأكرمand nobler ورداas a rose
أنت أغلى حسناً وأكرم وردا
Do not think a rose can match a rose;
You are the most precious beauty, the noblest rose
You are more precious in beauty, and a nobler rose.
Yet though I cannot appreciate you enough
غيرyet أنيthat I وإنand although عجزتI fell short عنwith regard to التقappreciation (first part of التقدير)
غير أني وإن عجزت عن التق
ديرappreciation (completion of التقدير) حاولتُI tried ماas much as تمكَّنتُI could جهداin effort
دير حاولتُ ما تمكَّنتُ جهدا
Yet, though I fell short in showing appreciation,
I tried my best to express my devotion
I tried with all the effort I could muster,
Sending roses of loyalty and of the heart
باعثاًsending للوفاءfor fidelity ورداًroses وللقلand to the heart (first part of وللقلب)
باعثاً للوفاء ورداً وللقل
بheart (completion of القلب) إلىinto أعمقthe deepest السرائرinner recesses ودّاaffection
ب إلى أعمق السرائر ودّا
Sending roses in fidelity, and to the heart
To your deepest feelings with affection
Love, into its deepest recesses.
And to the feast, you are my feast everyday
وإلىand to العيدthe feast أنتyou عيدٌa feast لأيَّاfor my days (first part of لأيّامي)
وإلى العيد أنت عيدٌ لأيَّا
ميmy days (completion of لأيّامي) جميعاًall أنتyou الحبيبُthe beloved المُفدَّىone for whom life is sacrificed
مي جميعاً أنت الحبيبُ المُفدَّى
And for the feast—you are a feast for all
You are the beloved I celebrate
My days; you are the beloved for whom one would sacrifice one's life.
Partial English translation: 19 of 20 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1