فاخريtake pride بالذيin that which لبستyou have donned السماءَthe sky
فاخري بالذي لبست السماءَ
أنتyou بدرُfull moon التمامfullness فيهاwithin it تراءىappeared
أنت بدرُ التمام فيها تراءى
Take pride in what you have donned—the sky.
Boast of wearing the sky,
You are the full moon that has appeared within it.
You are the full moon revealed in it.
كلeverything ماthat تلبسينyou wear حلوٌsweet جميلٌbeautiful
كل ما تلبسين حلوٌ جميلٌ
مستمدٌّdrawing منكfrom you السنىradiance والسناءَand splendor
مستمدٌّ منك السنى والسناءَ
Everything you wear is sweet and beautiful,
All you wear is sweet and beautiful,
drawing its radiance and splendor from you.
Drawing charm and glory from you.
زدتyou increased حسناًin beauty أنfor السماءthe sky وشاحٌa shawl
زدت حسناً أن السماء وشاحٌ
لكfor you صارتbecame غلالةًa sheer gown زرقاءblue
لك صارت غلالةً زرقاء
You grew more beautiful, for the sky, a shawl,
You added beauty as the sky became
has become a sheer blue gown for you.
A blue robe for you.
درَّةa pearl تيسhe-goat (unclear here) البحارthe seas وجسمٌand a body
درَّة تيس البحار وجسمٌ
بصفاهُin its clarity كالماءِlike water يلبسwears ماءَwater
بصفاهُ كالماءِ يلبس ماءَ
A pearl [unclear wording: 'he-goat of the seas'], and a body,
A pearl adorns the sea, and a body
clear as water, wearing water.
As pure as water wears water.
كوكبٌa star ثوبهits garment الفضاءُspace وغصنٌand a branch
كوكبٌ ثوبه الفضاءُ وغصنٌ
قدhas تردّىclothed itself in أوراقَهits leaves الخضراءَthe green
قد تردّى أوراقَه الخضراءَ
A star whose garment is space, and a branch
A planet whose garment is space, a branch
that has clothed itself in its green leaves.
Whose green leaves trail down.
نسجتwove ذلكthat القميصَthe tunic العيونُthe eyes الزthe blue (first fragment)
نسجت ذلك القميصَ العيونُ الز
زرقُblue (continuation) تكسوclothe الحمامةَthe dove البيضاءthe white
زرقُ تكسو الحمامةَ البيضاء
The eyes wove that tunic—the
The blue eyes wove that shirt,
blue ones, clothing the white dove.
Azure clothing the white dove.
تتهادينyou walk gracefully عزةًpride وجلالاًand majesty
تتهادين عزةً وجلالاً
وجمالاًand beauty ومنعةًand strength وأباءَand proud defiance
وجمالاً ومنعةً وأباءَ
You glide along in pride and majesty,
You sway with pride, majesty,
and beauty, strength, and proud defiance.
Beauty, poise and dignity.
لكyou have ثغرٌa mouth غضٌّtender علىupon جانبيهits two sides
لك ثغرٌ غضٌّ على جانبيه
طَبعَstamped الحسنُbeauty آتيهone who comes to it (unclear here) رواءَloveliness
طَبعَ الحسنُ آتيه رواءَ
You have a tender mouth; upon its two sides
You have a tender mouth on both sides
beauty has stamped its visitor with loveliness [wording unclear].
Beauty itself stamped its freshness.
وابتسامٌand a smile ترقرقَshimmered السحرُenchantment فيهwithin it
وابتسامٌ ترقرقَ السحرُ فيه
يبعثُawakens الحبlove والمنىand wishes والرجاءَand hope
يبعثُ الحب والمنى والرجاءَ
And a smile in which enchantment shimmers,
A smile shimmers with magic
awakening love, wishes, and hope.
Stirring love, wishes and hope.
وعيونٌand eyes سودٌblack بهاinto them سكبpoured اللَهGod شعاa ray (first fragment)
وعيونٌ سودٌ بها سكب اللَه شعا
عاًray (continuation) يحييrevives النفوسthe souls غذاءَnourishment
عاً يحيي النفوس غذاءَ
And black eyes, into which God poured a
Dark eyes that God poured a liveliness in
ray that revives souls and nourishes them.
To revive souls like food.
قالبيvary ماwhatever يشاءُdesires ذوقُكyour taste وأبقيand remain
قالبي ما يشاءُ ذوقُك وأبقي
قُرَّةdelight العينof the eye بهجةًjoy وصفاءand serenity
قُرَّة العين بهجةً وصفاء
Vary whatever your taste desires, and remain
Your taste shapes me as it pleases,
a delight to the eye, in joy and serenity.
Leaving joy and serenity delighting the eye.
واسرحيand roam freely وأمرحيand make merry وتيهيand walk proudly ودليand be coy
واسرحي وأمرحي وتيهي ودلي
واسلميand stay safe وغنميand reap الحياةlife هناءَhappiness
واسلمي وغنمي الحياة هناءَ
And roam, make merry, walk proudly, and be coy;
Roam and play and get lost and show the way,
and stay safe, and reap happiness from life.
Submit and profit and find life blissful!
Sol 6.1