فِيin صَرْحِthe palace of يُوسُفَYusuf لِلأَحِبَّةِfor the loved ones لَيْلَةٌa night
فِي صَرْحِ يُوسُفَ لِلأَحِبَّةِ لَيْلَةٌ
سَيُعِيدُwill renew ذِكْرَىthe memory حُسْنِهَاof its beauty السُّمَّارُthe evening companions
سَيُعِيدُ ذِكْرَى حُسْنِهَا السُّمَّارُ
In Yusuf's palace, a night for loved ones,
In Joseph's palace for the lovers there's a night
whose beauty the evening companions will recall.
That the night owls will recount its beauty
جَمَعَتْit gathered مَفَاخِرَthe glories مِصْرof Egypt فِيin أَقْطَابِهَاher leading figures
جَمَعَتْ مَفَاخِرَ مِصْر فِي أَقْطَابِهَا
فَهمُfor they الدِّيَارُthe land قَدِindeed احْتَوَتْهَاhas encompassed it دَارُa house
فَهمُ الدِّيَارُ قَدِ احْتَوَتْهَا دَارُ
It gathered Egypt's glories in her leading figures;
It gathered Egypt's glories in its dignitaries
for they are the land, encompassed by a single house.
So it contained the dignitaries of the lands
زُوَّارُهَاits guests مِلْءُenough to fill الزَّمَانِthe age وَلَمْand did not يَكَدْcome close
زُوَّارُهَا مِلْءُ الزَّمَانِ وَلَمْ يَكَدْ
فِيْin رَحْبِهاits spacious expanse يَتَرَاحَمُshow one another mercy الزُوَّارُthe guests
فِيْ رَحْبِها يَتَرَاحَمُ الزُوَّارُ
Its guests fill the age, yet scarcely did
Its visitors are the essence of time, barely
the guests show each other mercy within its spacious bounds.
In its expanse, the visitors commune
نِعْمَhow fine الشُّهُودُthe witnesses لِخُطْبَةٍto an address طُرِبَتْwere delighted بِهَاby it
نِعْمَ الشُّهُودُ لِخُطْبَةٍ طُرِبَتْ بِهَا
أَسْمَاعُهُمْtheir ears وأُقِرَّتِand were gladdened الأَبْصَارُthe eyes
أَسْمَاعُهُمْ وأُقِرَّتِ الأَبْصَارُ
How fine the witnesses to an address that delighted
What fine witnesses for a speech that thrilled
their ears and gladdened their eyes!
Their hearing and delighted the sights
عَجَباًwhat wonder! لِسِحْرِكِat your magic يَاO سَمَاءُsky فَقَدْfor indeed نَرَىwe see
عَجَباً لِسِحْرِكِ يَا سَمَاءُ فَقَدْ نَرَى
زَهْرَthe blossoms النُّجُومِof the stars وَكُلُهُنَّand all of them مُعَارُon loan
زَهْرَ النُّجُومِ وَكُلُهُنَّ مُعَارُ
How wondrous your magic, O sky! For we see
Wondrous is your magic, O sky, for we see
the blossoms of the stars, all of them on loan.
The blossoms of stars, all of them splendid
عَجَباًwhat wonder! لِجَوْدِكِat your generosity يَاO رِياضُgardens فَهَهُنَاfor here
عَجَباً لِجَوْدِكِ يَا رِياضُ فَهَهُنَا
نَضْرُfreshness الوُرُودِof the roses وَنَفْحُهاand their breath الْمِعْطَارُfragrant
نَضْرُ الوُرُودِ وَنَفْحُها الْمِعْطَارُ
How wondrous your bounty, O gardens! For here are
Wondrous is your bounty, O meadows, for here
the roses' freshness and their fragrant breath.
Is the verdure of roses and their fragrant scent
عَجَباًwhat wonder! لِشَدْوِكَat your singing يَاO مَعَارِفُMa'arif مَاwhat الَّذِيthat which
عَجَباً لِشَدْوِكَ يَا مَعَارِفُ مَا الَّذِي
مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter هَذَاthis تُحْسِنُdo well الأَطْيَارُthe birds
مِنْ بَعْدِ هَذَا تُحْسِنُ الأَطْيَارُ
How wondrous your singing, O Ma'arif! What is it
Wondrous is your singing, O songstresses, what can
that the birds can do well after this?
The birds do after this singing of yours
عَجَباًwhat wonder! لِلِبْسِكَat wearing you يَاO حَرِيرُsilk وَحَبَّذَاand how lovely
عَجَباً لِلِبْسِكَ يَا حَرِيرُ وَحَبَّذَا
مَاwhat صَوَّرَتْportrayed مِنْfrom لَمْسِكَyour touch الآثَارُthe traces
مَا صَوَّرَتْ مِنْ لَمْسِكَ الآثَارُ
How wondrous to wear you, O silk! How lovely
Wondrous are your clothes, O silk, and it's good
what the traces of your touch have portrayed!
That your touches have shaped such effects
قُلْsay لِلأُولىto those who يَجِدُونَfind فِيكَin you مَذَمَّةًfault
قُلْ لِلأُولى يَجِدُونَ فِيكَ مَذَمَّةً
إِنَّindeed العِفَافَchastity النَّفْسُthe soul لاnot الأَسْتارُthe veils
إِنَّ العِفَافَ النَّفْسُ لا الأَسْتارُ
Tell those who find fault in you:
Tell those who find fault in you, chastity is
chastity lies in the soul, not in veils.
In the soul, not the covers
الخِرِّدُthe shy maidens الخَفِرَاتُthe modest ones حَوْلَaround فَرِيدَةٍFarida
الخِرِّدُ الخَفِرَاتُ حَوْلَ فَرِيدَةٍ
كَالعِقْدِlike a necklace صِيْغَwas fashioned وَدُرُّهُand its pearls مُخْتَارُchosen
كَالعِقْدِ صِيْغَ وَدُرُّهُ مُخْتَارُ
The shy, modest maidens around Farida
The little maids guard around a unique one
are like a necklace fashioned of chosen pearls.
Like a necklace designed with chosen pearls
وَفَرِيدَةٌand Farida فِيin الْعِقْدِthe necklace تَزْهُوshines بِالْحِلىwith adornments
وَفَرِيدَةٌ فِي الْعِقْدِ تَزْهُو بِالْحِلى
مِنْamong خَيْرِthe finest مَاwhat تَزْهُوtake pride بِهِin it الأبْكارُthe maidens
مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا تَزْهُو بِهِ الأبْكارُ
And Farida, in the necklace, shines with adornments
And the unique one in the necklace glows with jewelry
among the finest in which maidens take pride.
From the best with which maidens glow
خَلْقٌa physical form كَتصْويرِlike the sculpting of الدُّمَىfigurines تَبْدُوappear عَلىupon
خَلْقٌ كَتصْويرِ الدُّمَى تَبْدُو عَلى
قَسَمَاتِهِits features لِذَكَائِهَاof her intelligence أَنْوَارُlights
قَسَمَاتِهِ لِذَكَائِهَا أَنْوَارُ
A form like that of sculpted figures, upon
A being like the shaping of dolls, appearing in
whose features the lights of her intelligence shine.
Its features for its intelligence are lights
جَمَعَتْshe united مَعَانِيَthe qualities وَالِدَيْهاof her parents فالْتَقَىso met
جَمَعَتْ مَعَانِيَ وَالِدَيْها فالْتَقَى
فِيهاin her جَمَالٌbeauty رَائِعٌwondrous وَوِقَارُand dignity
فِيها جَمَالٌ رَائِعٌ وَوِقَارُ
She united her parents' qualities, so there met
She combines the qualities of her parents, so
in her wondrous beauty and dignity.
In her gathered stunning grace and dignity
بُشْرَىglad tidings لِخَاطِبِهَاto her suitor وَبُشْرَاهَاand her glad tidings بِهِin him
بُشْرَى لِخَاطِبِهَا وَبُشْرَاهَا بِهِ
قَدْindeed عَادَلَتْhave been fair فِيin الْقِسْمَةِthe allotment الأَقْدَارُthe fates
قَدْ عَادَلَتْ فِي الْقِسْمَةِ الأَقْدَارُ
Glad tidings to her suitor, and joy to her in him;
Good tidings to her suitor, and her tidings of him
the fates have indeed been fair in their allotment.
The fates have been equal in sharing
نِعْمَhow fine الْفَتَىthe young man بِذَكَائِهِwith his intelligence وَبِعِلْمِهِand with his learning
نِعْمَ الْفَتَى بِذَكَائِهِ وَبِعِلْمِهِ
يَنْمِيهِtraces his descent أَصْلٌa lineage فِيamong الأُصُولِlineages نُضَارُpure gold
يَنْمِيهِ أَصْلٌ فِي الأُصُولِ نُضَارُ
How fine the young man, with his intelligence and learning!
What a fine young man with his intelligence and knowledge
He descends from a lineage that is pure gold among lineages.
That a vibrant origin makes thrive
كُفُؤَانِtwo equals صَفْوَthe pure joy الْعَيْشِof life أَنْthat يَتَلاقَيَاthey both meet
كُفُؤَانِ صَفْوَ الْعَيْشِ أَنْ يَتَلاقَيَا
لاmay not نَغَّصَتْهُmar it عَلَيْهماfor them both الأَقْدَارُthe fates
لا نَغَّصَتْهُ عَلَيْهما الأَقْدَارُ
Well matched are the two; life's pure joy lies in their union;
The perfect couple is the essence of good life that they meet
may the fates never mar it for them both!
No discontent in fate could embitter for them
Sol 6.1