أصدُّI turn away عنهfrom him حذاراًout of fear منof أعاديهِhis enemies
أصدُّ عنه حذاراً من أعاديهِ
وفيand in فُؤاديmy heart منof حبيّهِlove for him ماwhat فيهِin it
وفي فُؤادي من حبيّهِ ما فيهِ
I turn away from him for fear of his enemies.
I turn away from him cautiously, fearing his enemies
And my heart holds what it holds of love for him.
And in my heart is a love for him beyond compare
شَمسٌa sun منof الحُسنِbeauty لاnot شَمسٌa sun ولاnor قَمرٌa moon
شَمسٌ من الحُسنِ لا شَمسٌ ولا قَمرٌ
يَجِلُّhe is exalted عنabove كلِّevery تمثيلٍlikening وتَشبيهِand comparison
يَجِلُّ عن كلِّ تمثيلٍ وتَشبيهِ
A sun of beauty, neither sun nor moon.
A sun of beauty, not just a mere sun or moon
He transcends all likeness and comparison.
Transcending all metaphors and similes
يُستغرَقُis exhausted الوَصفُdescription فيin أدنىthe least مَحاسِنهِhis charms
يُستغرَقُ الوَصفُ في أدنى مَحاسِنهِ
فأيُthen what شَيءٍthing منamong الأشياءِthe things يَحكيهِresembles him
فأيُ شَيءٍ من الأشياءِ يَحكيهِ
Description is exhausted in the least of his charms.
Descriptions falter before his slightest virtues
What, then, among all things can resemble him?
What thing could hope to portray him?
جِسمٌa body منof النورِlight إلاexcept أنهُthat he بَشَرٌa human
جِسمٌ من النورِ إلا أنهُ بَشَرٌ
فَردٌpeerless وماand whatever شئتَyou wish منof كِبرpride ومنand of تِيهِhaughtiness
فَردٌ وما شئتَ من كِبر ومن تِيهِ
A body of light, save that he is human.
A being of light, yet still a mortal man
Peerless, with all the pride and haughtiness you could wish.
Unique, of highest nobility, a paragon
Sol 6.1