بَدا العِذارُ وَإِنّ الحسنَ يَشملهُ

بَدا العِذارُ وَإِنّ الحسنَ يَشملهُ

بِوَجنَتي مُصطفاه مَع جَلالتهِ

بِوَجنَتي مُصطفاه مَع جَلالتهِ

The cheek-down appeared, and beauty indeed enfolds it,

The excuse has become apparent, and indeed beauty encompasses it

On the two cheeks of his Mustafa, in all his majesty.

With my cheeks that I have tended, along with their glow

فَسيّج الوردَ مِسكٌ مِن جَوانِبِهِ

فَسيّج الوردَ مِسكٌ مِن جَوانِبِهِ

أَو سيّج الوَردَ آس في نَضارتهِ

أَو سيّج الوَردَ آس في نَضارتهِ

So musk hedged the rose along its sides,

So the barrier of roses is musk on all its sides

Or myrtle hedged the rose in its freshness.

Or the barrier of roses is myrrh in its freshness

حَلّى العِذارُ مُحيّاهُ وَكَمّلهُ

حَلّى العِذارُ مُحيّاهُ وَكَمّلهُ

وَاِزدادَ فيهِ كَمالاً فَوقَ غايتهِ

وَاِزدادَ فيهِ كَمالاً فَوقَ غايتهِ

The cheek-down adorned his countenance and perfected it,

The excuse has adorned its informer and perfected him

And with it he grew in perfection beyond its utmost limit.

And he has increased in perfection beyond his limit

وَحَيثُ أَرّخه جَلّاه وَكمّله

وَحَيثُ أَرّخه جَلّاه وَكمّله

فَالبدرُ أَكملُ حُسناً عندَ هالتهِ

فَالبدرُ أَكملُ حُسناً عندَ هالتهِ

And when he marked its date, he made it radiant and perfected it:

And wherever its date palms swayed, it polished and perfected him

For the full moon is more perfect in beauty with its halo.

So the full moon is most perfect in beauty at its crescent