شمسsun التجلّيthe manifestation بدتappeared بالليلat night
شمس التجلّي بدت بالليل
تجرtrails الذيلthe hem بحسنwith beauty الميلthe sway
تجر الذيل بحسن الميل
The sun of manifestation appeared at night,
The sun of beauty appeared in the night
Trailing her hem with a graceful sway.
Dragging its tail gracefully
ونورand the light الحسنbeauty سرىflowed كالسيلlike a torrent
ونور الحسن سرى كالسيل
بفيضwith the overflow النِيلthe Nile ومنحand the bestowal النَيلattainment
بفيض النِيل ومنح النَيل
And the light of beauty flowed like a torrent,
And the light of beauty flowed like a torrent
With the Nile's flood and the gift of attainment.
With the Nile's abundance and gifts
رويداًgently أيّهاO الساريnight traveler
رويداً أيّها الساري
بجنحunder cover of الليلthe night وحطand set down الشيلthe load
بجنح الليل وحط الشيل
Gently, O night traveler,
Go gently, O messenger
Under cover of night, and set down your load.
With the wings of night and rest your burden
فسرُّfor the secret جمالِهاher beauty ساريflowing
فسرُّ جمالِها ساري
قويُّstrong الحيلstrength وفيّfull الكيلmeasure
قويُّ الحيل وفيّ الكيل
For the secret of her beauty flows,
For the flow of its beauty goes on
Mighty in strength, full in measure.
Powerful in cunning and true in measure
تميسsway gracefully غصونهاher branches خضراgreen
تميس غصونها خضرا
فينفحso gives off زهرهاher blossoms عطراfragrance
فينفح زهرها عطرا
Her green branches sway gracefully,
Its branches softly touch green
So her blossoms waft fragrance.
Its flowers spread fragrance
بهاaround her هبblew الصباthe east wind سحراbefore dawn
بها هب الصبا سحرا
زكيsweet العرفthe scent بَلِيلmoist الذيلthe hem
زكي العرف بَلِيل الذيل
Around her, the east wind blew before dawn,
The morning breeze casts a spell with it
Sweet-scented, with a damp hem.
Pure of banner, smooth of tail
وجوهfaces الغيدgraceful women قدindeed لاحتshone forth
وجوه الغيد قد لاحت
بهاthrough them الأرواحthe souls قدindeed راحتfound repose
بها الأرواح قد راحت
The faces of graceful women have shone forth;
The faces of the wild rose have appeared
Through them, souls have found repose.
The souls with it have gone
وأزهارand the blossoms الصفاpurity فاحتspread fragrance
وأزهار الصفا فاحت
لهاfor them طلّdrizzle الندىthe dew كالسيلlike a torrent
لها طلّ الندى كالسيل
And the blossoms of purity spread their fragrance;
And flowers of purity have bloomed
For them, a sprinkling of dew is like a torrent.
For it the dew has spilled like a torrent
Sol 6.1