الشمسُthe sun تقبسborrows نورُهاits light منfrom نورهِhis light
الشمسُ تقبس نورُها من نورهِ
والبدرُand the full moon يَحكيهِresembles him لعزِّbecause of the rarity of نظيرهِhis equal
والبدرُ يَحكيهِ لعزِّ نظيرهِ
The sun borrows its light from his light.
The sun borrows its light from His light
And the full moon resembles him, so rare is his equal.
And the moon relates it to the glory of its peer
ولهand he has علىon خدّيهِhis two cheeks منfrom أصداغهhis sidelocks
وله على خدّيهِ من أصداغه
حلقringlets تتيهglory بمِسكهin his musk وعبيرهِand his fragrance
حلق تتيه بمِسكه وعبيرهِ
And on his cheeks, from his sidelocks, are
And from His cheeks it has a halo
Ringlets that glory in his musk and fragrance.
That wanders lost in its musk and fragrance
ياO منone who تكاملَattained perfection فيin جميعِall خصالهِhis qualities
يا من تكاملَ في جميعِ خصالهِ
صلgrant union to منthe one whom وصلتَyou joined أنينَهُhis moaning بزفيرهِto his sighing
صل من وصلتَ أنينَهُ بزفيرهِ
O you who have attained perfection in all your qualities,
O You who is perfect in all Your attributes
Grant union to him whose moans you have joined to his sighs.
Join whom You have joined their moan with their sigh
صَباhe fell in love متَىwhenever اكتتَمwas concealed الهَوىpassion مِماof what بهِis within him
صَبا متَى اكتتَم الهَوى مِما بهِ
ولعَتbecame intent مدامعُهُhis tearful eyes بهَتكِon tearing away ستورهِits veils
ولعَت مدامعُهُ بهَتكِ ستورهِ
He has fallen in love; whenever the passion within him is concealed,
Youth, when has secret love of what is in it
His tearful eyes are bent on tearing away its veils.
Ignited its tears to unveil its veils
Sol 6.1