غصنٌa bough ليسَis not كالغصونِlike other boughs نضيرُfresh and flourishing
غصنٌ ليسَ كالغصونِ نضيرُ
كلُّevery حسنbeauty منfrom حسنهِhis beauty يستعيرُborrows
كلُّ حسن من حسنهِ يستعيرُ
A fresh bough, unlike other boughs;
A branch unlike all branches, unique
every beauty borrows from his beauty.
All beauty borrows its beauty from him
منhe who إلىto وجنتيهِhis two cheeks ينتسبُtraces its lineage الورthe rose (first part)
من إلى وجنتيهِ ينتسبُ الور
دُcompletion of 'rose' ومنand from وجههhis face سراجٌa lamp منيرُshining
دُ ومن وجهه سراجٌ منيرُ
He to whose cheeks the rose traces its lineage,
The full moon claims descent from his cheeks
and from whose face comes a shining lamp.
And from his face shines a brilliant light
شهدَtestified العاذلونَthe reproachers حينَwhen رأوهُthey saw him
شهدَ العاذلونَ حينَ رأوهُ
أننيthat I فيin الهوىlove بهِfor him معذورُexcused
أنني في الهوى بهِ معذورُ
The reproachers testified, when they saw him,
When the censurers saw him, they testified
that I am excused in my love for him.
That for loving him I have good excuse
أقتلmost deadly الناسِof people للنفوسِto souls بطرفٍwith an eye
أقتل الناسِ للنفوسِ بطرفٍ
صائبِunerring اللحظِthe glance كانَwas منهfrom it الفتورُlanguor
صائبِ اللحظِ كانَ منه الفتورُ
The deadliest of men to souls, with an eye
With a glance from eyes that kill gracefully
unerring in its glance, from which languor came.
He could also give respite and pardon
Sol 6.1