أبدَىrevealed الحُسيَنُal-Husayn لناto us العِذارَthe cheek-down فقُلْso say لهُto him
أبدَى الحُسيَنُ لنا العِذارَ فقُلْ لهُ
إنَّindeed اللياليthe nights مَطلِعُthe rising-place الأقمارِthe moons
إنَّ الليالي مَطلِعُ الأقمارِ
Al-Husayn has revealed his cheek-down to us, so tell him:
Hussain has shown us the full moon, so tell him:
Indeed, the nights are the rising-place of moons.
The nights are where the full moons rise,
ولَقدand indeed نَرىwe see فيin فِيكَyour mouth شَهْدَhoney فَصاحَةٍeloquence
ولَقد نَرى في فِيكَ شَهْدَ فَصاحَةٍ
أرِّخrecord the date يحومُhovers عليهِover it نملُants عِذارِcheek-down
أرِّخ يحومُ عليهِ نملُ عِذارِ
And indeed we see in your mouth the honey of eloquence.
And in your eloquence we clearly see
Record the date: ants of cheek-down hover over it.
The date-palm ants march on the full moon's face.
Sol 6.1