كتبwrote الحسنُbeauty فيupon محياكَyour face سطراًa line
كتب الحسنُ في محياكَ سطراً
وهوand it is نونٌthe letter nūn تبْرِىgolden وعينٌand the letter ʿayn وَميمُand the letter mīm
وهو نونٌ تبْرِى وعينٌ وَميمُ
Beauty wrote a line upon your face:
Al-Hasan wrote in your cheek a line
a golden nūn, an ʿayn, and a mīm—
It is the letter noon relaxed, an eye and a meem
حاجبُan eyebrow مقلةan eye فمٌa mouth لؤلؤىpearly
حاجبُ مقلة فمٌ لؤلؤى
نشْرُهits fragrance المسكُmusk درُّهits pearls منظومُstrung together
نشْرُه المسكُ درُّه منظومُ
an eyebrow, an eye, a pearly mouth.
An eyebrow is a mascaraed eyelash, a mouth like pearls
Its fragrance is musk; its pearls are strung together.
Its fragrance is musk, its essence well-composed
قُطرتْwere dripped قطرتانِtwo drops منfrom قلمthe pen الحسbeauty (word begins here)
قُطرتْ قطرتانِ من قلم الحس
نcompletion of 'beauty' بخديكupon your cheeks وهوand it is سرٌa secret عظيمُmighty
ن بخديك وهو سرٌ عظيمُ
Two drops fell from Beauty's pen
Two drops fell from the pen of passion
upon your cheeks—and it is a mighty secret.
On your cheek, it is a great secret
قلsay نعمyes فيat لقائِناour meeting لاdo not تقلsay ليto me لاno
قل نعم في لقائِنا لا تقل لي لا
إنَّindeed لاno بعدهاafter it لَخُلقٌsurely a character trait ذَمِيمُblameworthy
إنَّ لا بعدها لَخُلقٌ ذَمِيمُ
Say 'yes' at our meeting; do not tell me 'no'.
Say "yes" in our meeting, do not say "no" to me
Indeed, 'no' after that is surely a shameful trait.
After "no" comes ugly manners
عنونinscribed; gave a heading to الكونthe universe فيهin him صورةthe shape قوسٍof a bow
عنون الكون فيه صورة قوسٍ
مَنْwho مِنَamong العَالَمَينَthe two worlds مِنهُfrom it سَليمُsafe
مَنْ مِنَ العَالَمَينَ مِنهُ سَليمُ
The universe inscribed upon him the shape of a bow:
The universe contains the image of a bow
who in the two worlds is safe from it?
Who in the two worlds is safe from it?
قوسُهhis bow حاجباهhis two eyebrows والأنفُand the nose تشاbeginning of 'his arrow' (apparently نشابته)
قوسُه حاجباه والأنفُ تشا
بتُهcompletion of 'his arrow' تحتهنbeneath them جَفنٌan eyelid سقيمُailing; languishing
بتُه تحتهن جَفنٌ سقيمُ
His bow is his two eyebrows, and his nose his arrow;
Its bows are its eyebrows, its nose is its string
beneath them lies a languishing eyelid.
Under it a sick eyelid
عجباًhow wondrous! منهat him وهوwhile he is ناءٍdistant بعيدُfar away
عجباً منه وهو ناءٍ بعيدُ
حاضرٌpresent وهوand he is فيin الفؤادِthe heart مُقيمُdwelling
حاضرٌ وهو في الفؤادِ مُقيمُ
How wondrous he is: though distant and far away,
Strange is he, distant yet present
he is present, and he dwells within the heart.
Absent yet residing in the heart
رحمَmay have mercy on اللهُGod مَنwhoever سخَاgave generously بجوابٍwith a reply
رحمَ اللهُ مَن سخَا بجوابٍ
وعليهand upon him السلامُpeace التسليمُsalutation
وعليه السلامُ التسليمُ
May God have mercy on whoever generously gives a reply;
May God have mercy on those who respond generously
and upon him be peace and salutations.
And upon him be peace and safety
Sol 6.1