حَوْرَاءُa dark-eyed beauty نَاصِعَةٌpure white كَأَنَّas though بَيَاضَهَاher whiteness
حَوْرَاءُ نَاصِعَةٌ كَأَنَّ بَيَاضَهَا
نَسْجٌa weave مِنَfrom اللَّمَّاحِshimmering light فِيin النَّوَّارِthe blossoms
نَسْجٌ مِنَ اللَّمَّاحِ فِي النَّوَّارِ
A dark-eyed beauty, radiantly fair, as though her whiteness
A radiant beauty, her whiteness
Were a weave of shimmering light among the blossoms.
Like fabric woven of salt in meadows.
بِبَهَائِهَاin her splendor انْفَرَدَتْshe stood apart وَيَحْفَلُand teems إِنْif بَدَتْshe appears
بِبَهَائِهَا انْفَرَدَتْ وَيَحْفَلُ إِنْ بَدَتْ
مِنْهَاجُهَاher path بِمَوَاكِبِwith processions الأَنْوَارِof lights
مِنْهَاجُهَا بِمَوَاكِبِ الأَنْوَارِ
She is peerless in splendor; when she appears,
With her splendor she stands alone, and if she appears
Her path teems with processions of light.
Her procession is lit by rays of light.
وَلَهَاand she has قَوَامٌa figure إِنْif تَأَوَّدَit sways خَاطِراًwalking with a sway
وَلَهَا قَوَامٌ إِنْ تَأَوَّدَ خَاطِراً
أَزْرَىputs to shame بِتَأْوِيدْwith the bending الْقناthe spear-shafts الخَطَّارِswaying
أَزْرَى بِتَأْوِيدْ الْقنا الخَطَّارِ
And hers is a figure that, when it sways as she walks,
And she has a figure, if you fall in love,
Puts the bending of swaying spear-shafts to shame.
More precious than gold wire.
عَجَبٌa wonder عِجابٌastonishing لِلْنُّفوسِto souls ذَكَاؤُهَاher intelligence
عَجَبٌ عِجابٌ لِلْنُّفوسِ ذَكَاؤُهَا
مُتَلأَلِئَاًsparkling فِيin لَحْظِهَاher glance السَحَّارِbewitching
مُتَلأَلِئَاً فِي لَحْظِهَا السَحَّارِ
A wondrous marvel to souls is her intelligence,
A wonder, amazing to souls, her intelligence
Sparkling in her bewitching glance.
Sparkling in her enchanting glance.
فِيin أَيِّwhat مِصْبَاحٍlamp كَزَاهِرِlike the radiance of وَجْهِهَاher face
فِي أَيِّ مِصْبَاحٍ كَزَاهِرِ وَجْهِهَا
تَتَنَوَّرُbehold الأَلْبَابُminds ضَوْءَlight مَنَارِof a beacon
تَتَنَوَّرُ الأَلْبَابُ ضَوْءَ مَنَارِ
In what lamp, as in her radiant face,
In what lamp are the blossoms of her face
Do minds behold a beacon's light?
Illuminating minds with the glow of a beacon?
إِنْif حَاضَرَتْshe converses فِيin مَجْمَعٍa gathering أَوْor نَاظَرَتْshe debates
إِنْ حَاضَرَتْ فِي مَجْمَعٍ أَوْ نَاظَرَتْ
فَالْحُسْنُthen beauty فِيin الأَسْمَاعِhearing وَالأَبْصارِand sight
فَالْحُسْنُ فِي الأَسْمَاعِ وَالأَبْصارِ
If she converses in a gathering or debates,
If she attends a gathering or is seen,
Then beauty lies in hearing and sight.
Beauty is in ears and eyes.
Sol 6.1