ومليكand a king حسنof beauty فيin القلوthe hearts (first part of القلوب)
ومليك حسن في القلو
بcompletion of القلوب, 'hearts' جرىtook its course القضاءfate بحكمهby his decree
ب جرى القضاء بحكمه
And a king of beauty in the hearts—
And beauty reigned in hearts
Fate took its course by his decree.
Fate ruled with its decree
خضعتsubmitted لدولتهto his dominion النفوthe souls (first part of النفوس)
خضعت لدولته النفو
سcompletion of النفوس, 'souls' ولاand no نفوذsway لخصمهfor his adversary
س ولا نفوذ لخصمه
The souls submitted to his dominion,
Souls submitted to its reign
And his adversary has no sway.
No power left for its foe
وبداand he appeared فقامتso rose ألسنtongues الشstart of الشراء ('buying'; likely الشعراء, 'poets', intended)
وبدا فقامت ألسن الش
راءend of الشراء ('buying'; likely الشعراء, 'poets', intended) تخطبdeliver orations باسمهin his name
راء تخطب باسمه
And he appeared; the tongues of the [poets] rose,
Eulogies then did commence
To deliver orations in his name.
In its name did orators preach
ولقدand indeed فنيتI perished وإنماand only
ولقد فنيت وإنما
شاهدتI beheld صورةthe image رسمهof his outline
شاهدت صورة رسمه
And indeed I perished, though I had only
And though it perished, I but saw
Beheld the image of his outline.
An image, a mere sketch
ياO وجدlonging مهلاًgently ماwhat الذيthat which
يا وجد مهلاً ما الذي
تبقيyou leave لصورةfor the image جسمهof his body
تبقي لصورة جسمه
O longing, gently! What will you
Oh longing, pause, what remains
Leave for the image of his body?
For a body's effigy?
Sol 6.1