لاdo not تقتديfollow the example بهمof them إذاwhen شاهدتهمyou see them
لا تقتدي بهم إذا شاهدتهم
الفواthey grew accustomed صباغdyeing الوجهthe face أبيضwhite أحمراred
الفوا صباغ الوجه أبيض أحمرا
Do not imitate them when you see them.
Do not imitate them when you see them
They have grown used to painting the face white and red.
Painting their faces white and red
لوif أنهمthat they يدرونknow عاقبةthe consequence الطلاthe paint
لو أنهم يدرون عاقبة الطلا
فزعواthey would seek refuge بأوجههمwith their faces إلىto ربthe Lord الورىall creation
فزعوا بأوجههم إلى رب الورى
If they knew the consequences of the paint,
If only they knew the outcome of makeup
They would seek refuge with their faces in the Lord of all creation.
They would rush with their faces to the Lord of all
خدعوكthey deceived you بالمثلwith the example القبيحugly كماjust as همthey themselves
خدعوك بالمثل القبيح كما هم
خدعواthey were deceived بهby it وغدواand they became مثالاًan example منكراrepugnant
خدعوا به وغدوا مثالاً منكرا
They deceived you with the ugly example, just as they themselves
They have deceived you with the ugly example as they are
Were deceived by it and became a repugnant example.
Deceived by it and became a reprehensible example
هذيthese وجوههمtheir faces انظريهاlook at them كلهاall of them
هذي وجوههم انظريها كلها
لطخٌblotches نَبَتoffended ذوقاًtaste وساءَتand were ugly منظراin appearance
لطخٌ نَبَت ذوقاً وساءَت منظرا
These are their faces; look at them all:
These are their faces, look at them all
Blotches that offend taste and are ugly to behold.
A smear that grew into bad taste and marred the view
أنتِyou الجميلةُthe beautiful one تفخرينyou glory عليهمover them
أنتِ الجميلةُ تفخرين عليهم
تيهاًproudly كماas فَخَرَsurpassed الشقيقُthe anemone العصفراthe safflower
تيهاً كما فَخَرَ الشقيقُ العصفرا
You are the beautiful one, glorying over them,
You are the beautiful one boasting over them
Proudly, as the anemone surpassed the safflower.
Lost as the sparrow boasted over the finch
أنتَyou الشبيبةُyouth غَّةtender (text unclear) ضحّاكةfull of laughter
أنتَ الشبيبةُ غَّة ضحّاكة
أفتقتلينwill you then kill? بهاwith it الحياةَlife تحسراin sorrow
أفتقتلين بها الحياةَ تحسرا
You are youth, tender and full of laughter;
You are the youth, vivacious and smiling
Will you then kill life with it, in sorrow?
Will you kill life with it grieving?
والعاجُand ivory أنتِyou نقاوةًpurity وطهارةand spotlessness
والعاجُ أنتِ نقاوةً وطهارة
والفجرُand dawn رفّافُfluttering الجوانبat the edges نوَّراaglow
والفجرُ رفّافُ الجوانب نوَّرا
And you are ivory, pure and spotless,
And you are ivory, purity and cleanliness
And dawn, its edges fluttering, aglow,
And the dawn, the tender-sided, illuminated
والظبيand the gazelle مَكحولkohl-darkened النواظرeyes ساحرٌenchanting
والظبي مَكحول النواظر ساحرٌ
والغصنُand the bough مَلكُking الروضِthe garden يزهوglories مزهراin blossom
والغصنُ مَلكُ الروضِ يزهو مزهرا
And the gazelle, kohl-dark of eye, enchanting,
And the gazelle, charming of glance, enchanting
And the bough, king of the garden, glorying in blossom,
And the branch, the garden’s queen, blooming and flowering
والشمسand the sun طالعةٌrising تموَّجَrippled نورهاits light
والشمس طالعةٌ تموَّجَ نورها
فيin المشرقينthe two easts فكانand so became لبهجtruly delightful ماwhat يرىis seen
في المشرقين فكان لبهج ما يرى
And the rising sun, whose light rippled
And the rising sun, its light rippling
In the two easts, becoming a delight to behold.
In the two horizons, so it was a delightful sight
لايfor what شيءٍthing تعشقينyou love غمائماًclouds
لاي شيءٍ تعشقين غمائماً
ربداًdusky-gray تبرقعُveil وجهكyour face المتنوراradiant
ربداً تبرقعُ وجهك المتنورا
Why do you love clouds
For what do you love dreary clouds
Of dusky gray, veiling your radiant face?
That veil your luminous face?
ولأيand for what شيءٍthing تطرحينyou cast away أزاهرblossoms الthe
ولأي شيءٍ تطرحين أزاهر ال
غصنbough النضيرfresh لكيso that يجفَّit dries ويكسراand is broken
غصن النضير لكي يجفَّ ويكسرا
And why do you cast away the blossoms of the
And why do you cast off the jasmine flowers
Fresh bough, so that it dries and is broken?
So the tender branch dries up and breaks?
ولأيand for what شيءٍthing تمنعينyou prevent الظبيthe gazelle أنto
ولأي شيءٍ تمنعين الظبي أن
يرنوgaze كحيلnaturally kohl-dark الطرفof eye أحوىdusky احوراdark-irised and white-eyed
يرنو كحيل الطرف أحوى احورا
And why do you forbid the gazelle to
And why do you prevent the gazelle from
Gaze, kohl-dark of eye, dusky, with eyes of vivid black and white?
Glancing with kohl-lined eyes, more enchanting?
ولأيand for what شيءٍthing تسترينyou conceal الفجرthe dawn بالwith the
ولأي شيءٍ تسترين الفجر بال
ميلkohl-stick البهيمpitch-black مشوَّهاًdisfigured ومكدراand clouded
ميل البهيم مشوَّهاً ومكدرا
And why do you veil the dawn with the
And why do you cover the dawn with
Pitch-black kohl-stick, leaving it disfigured and clouded?
The inclination of the beast, distorted and gloomy?
ولأيand for what شيءٍthing تخبئينyou hide العاجthe ivory فيin
ولأي شيءٍ تخبئين العاج في
تربٍdust فتختبئُand so hides الثرياthe Pleiades فيin الثرىthe earth
تربٍ فتختبئُ الثريا في الثرى
And why do you hide ivory in
And why do you hide ivory in
Dust, so that the Pleiades hide in the earth?
Soil so pearls hide in the earth?
فيpreserve (text unclear) المحاسنthe charms فيin عيونكyour eyes محضةًunalloyed
في المحاسن في عيونك محضةً
وتمتميand murmur بالعيشof life عذباًsweet أخضراgreen
وتمتمي بالعيش عذباً أخضرا
Keep the charms in your eyes unalloyed,
In beauty, in your eyes purely
And murmur of life, sweet and green.
And murmur of sweet, green living
الفرقُthe difference ماthat which بينbetween الحرائِرhonorable women والفواand the wanton...
الفرقُ ما بين الحرائِر والفوا
جر...women (word continuation) وجهُهُنَّtheir faces لناظرٍto an onlooker لنwill not يخبراtell
جر وجهُهُنَّ لناظرٍ لن يخبرا
The difference between honorable women and wanton
The difference between free women and those
Women—their faces will not reveal it to an onlooker.
Whose faces are for viewers, they will not know
فدعيso leave off التبرجostentatious display والتحليand adornment وابسميand smile
فدعي التبرج والتحلي وابسمي
تستنزليyou will bring down النجمthe star الأغرbrilliant الأزهراradiant
تستنزلي النجم الأغر الأزهرا
So leave off display and adornment, and smile;
So leave showing off and adorning and smile
You will bring down the brilliant, radiant star.
To bring down the brightest, most splendid star
إنindeed المليحةthe beautiful woman صنعةُthe handiwork الرحمنthe All-Merciful لاnot
إن المليحة صنعةُ الرحمن لا
صنعthe work السحوقcosmetic powder مزوقاًembellished ومزوراand falsified
صنع السحوق مزوقاً ومزورا
Indeed, a beautiful woman is the handiwork of the All-Merciful, not
Indeed, the beautiful one is God’s creation, not
The work of cosmetic powder, embellished and falsified.
The makeup artist’s, faked and fraudulent
Sol 6.1