بوجنتيهِon his two cheeks يحسنُlooks beautiful الجلّنارthe pomegranate blossom
بوجنتيهِ يحسنُ الجلّنار
ونورُand the radiance خديهِhis two cheeks بهاءُsplendor البهارoxeye blossoms
ونورُ خديهِ بهاءُ البهار
On his cheeks the pomegranate blossom looks fair,
And his cheeks’ radiance is the splendor of oxeye blossoms.
ونورٌand a light بجبهتهِon his forehead إنif بداit appears
ونورٌ بجبهتهِ إن بدا
يموتُdies الظلامُthe darkness ويحياand lives النهارthe day
يموتُ الظلامُ ويحيا النهار
And if a light upon his forehead appears,
Darkness dies and day comes alive.
ففيfor in كلall أنوارهِhis lights المشرقاتُshining
ففي كل أنوارهِ المشرقاتُ
فللشمسِso for the sun شمسٌa sun وللنارِand for fire نارa fire
فللشمسِ شمسٌ وللنارِ نار
For within all his shining lights,
The sun has a sun, and fire has a fire.
ومنand from بعضpart of صُورتهاits form نزهةٌa delight
ومن بعض صُورتها نزهةٌ
ضياءُradiance تباشيرهاits first gleams مستعارborrowed
ضياءُ تباشيرها مستعار
And from part of its form comes delight;
The radiance of its first gleams is borrowed.
Sol 6.1