نَظَرُ العُيونِ إِلى ظَلومَ نَعيمُ
إِنَّ السُرورَ يُقيمُ حَيثُ تُقيمُ
For eyes to gaze upon Ẓalm is bliss.
Indeed, joy abides wherever you abide.
وَأَرى النِساءَ يَلُمنَني في أَمرِها
أَبغِض إِليَّ بِمَن أَراهُ يَلومُ
I see the women blame me on her account;
how hateful to me is anyone I see casting blame!
ما قَوَّمَتكِ مُلوكُ أَرضٍ قيمَةً
إِلّا اِرتَفَعتِ وَقَصَّرَ التَقويمُ
Never have the kings of any land set a value upon you
but you rose beyond it, while appraisal falls short.
وَجَهٌ يَكِلُّ الطَرفُ عَنهُ إِذا بَدا
هُوَ بِالعَفافِ وَبِالتُقى مَوسومُ
A face that wounds the gaze when it appears—
it is marked by chastity and piety.
يَحسُدنَ وَجهَكِ يا ظَلومُ جَمالَهُ
هَيهاتَ ما لَكِ في الجَمالِ قَسيمُ
The women envy your face its beauty, O Ẓalm;
far from it—you have no peer in beauty.
وَغَبَطتُ نَفسي إِذ رَأَيتُكِ مَرَّةً
مَن لا يَراكِ فَإِنَّهُ مَحرومُ
And I counted myself blessed when once I saw you:
whoever does not see you is truly deprived.
Sol 5.6