رَأَيْتُI saw العَرُوسَthe bride وَأَتْرَابَهَاand her peers
رَأَيْتُ العَرُوسَ وَأَتْرَابَهَا
هِلالاًa crescent moon تَحِفsurround بِهِaround it الأَنْجُمُthe stars
هِلالاً تَحِف بِهِ الأَنْجُمُ
I saw the bride and her peers—
A crescent moon surrounded by stars,
كَعِقْدٍlike a necklace مِنَof الدُّرِّpearls فِيon سِلْكِهِits thread
كَعِقْدٍ مِنَ الدُّرِّ فِي سِلْكِهِ
فَرَائِدٌchoice pearls بَاهِرَةٌdazzling تُنْظَمُare strung
فَرَائِدٌ بَاهِرَةٌ تُنْظَمُ
Like a necklace of pearls, upon whose thread
Dazzling, choice pearls are strung.
وَأَبْهَىand the fairest ذَوَاتِwomen possessing التَّجَلِّيradiance بِهَاin it
وَأَبْهَى ذَوَاتِ التَّجَلِّي بِهَا
عَلَىabove كُلِّevery مُشْرِقَةٍradiant woman مَرْيَمُMaryam
عَلَى كُلِّ مُشْرِقَةٍ مَرْيَمُ
And fairest of the women shining there,
Surpassing every radiant woman, is Maryam:
عُرُوسٌa bride هِيَshe البَدْرُthe full moon فِيin تَمِّهِits fullness
عُرُوسٌ هِيَ البَدْرُ فِي تَمِّهِ
وَمَاand what is التَّمُّfullness فِيin البَدْرِthe full moon إِذْwhen تَبْسَمُshe smiles
وَمَا التَّمُّ فِي البَدْرِ إِذْ تَبْسَمُ
A bride who is the full moon at its fullest—
Yet what is the moon’s fullness when she smiles?
Sol 6.1