بدتappeared فيin الكونthe universe أنوارٌlights
بدت في الكون أنوارٌ
أهذاis this منfrom سناradiance البدرِthe full moon
أهذا من سنا البدرِ
Lights appeared in the universe.
Lights have appeared in the universe
Is this from the full moon’s radiance,
Is it from the radiance of the full moon?
أمor الأفلاكthe celestial spheres قدindeed جليتwere polished
أم الأفلاك قد جليت
فبانتso appeared أنجمstars الزهرِthe radiant ones
فبانت أنجم الزهرِ
or have the celestial spheres been polished,
Or have the planets been unveiled
so that the radiant stars appeared?
Revealing the stars of flowers?
فلاso not هذاthis ولاand not هذاthis
فلا هذا ولا هذا
لقدindeed نقَّصتyou have diminished بالقدرِin worth
لقد نقَّصت بالقدرِ
So neither this nor that—
It is neither this nor that
you have indeed diminished its worth.
It has certainly decreased by fate
فهذاfor this نورlight محبوبيmy beloved
فهذا نور محبوبي
يحاكيresembles طلعةemergence الفجرِthe dawn
يحاكي طلعة الفجرِ
For this is my beloved’s light,
This is the light of my beloved
resembling the dawn’s emergence.
Which resembles the dawn
بداappeared فيin عامناour year الزاهيradiant
بدا في عامنا الزاهي
أرختI recorded the date الباسمthe smiling one الثغرِthe mouth
أرخت الباسم الثغرِ
It appeared in our radiant year;
It has appeared in our blossoming year
I recorded the date: “the smiling-mouthed one.”
Smiling, the rosy lips
Sol 6.1