أَنجومُare these stars رَوضٍa garden أَمor نُجومُstars سَماءِthe sky
أَنجومُ رَوضٍ أَم نُجومُ سَماءِ
كَشَفَتdispelled أَشِعَّتُهاtheir rays دُجىthe gloom of الظُلماءِthe darkness
كَشَفَت أَشِعَّتُها دُجى الظُلماءِ
Are these stars of a garden, or stars of the sky?
Are they stars of a garden or stars of the sky?
Their rays have dispelled the gloom of darkness.
Their radiance has unveiled the darkness of gloom.
أَشرَقنَthey shone فيin حُلَلِthe robes of الظَلامِthe darkness فَحَدَّقَتand stared
أَشرَقنَ في حُلَلِ الظَلامِ فَحَدَّقَت
حَسَداًin envy لَهُنَّat them كَواكِبُthe stars of الجَوزاءِOrion
حَسَداً لَهُنَّ كَواكِبُ الجَوزاءِ
They shone in the robes of darkness, and staring
They shone in the garments of darkness and stared
At them in envy were the stars of Orion.
With envy at the stars of Gemini.
مِنof كُلِّevery هَيفاءِslender-waisted one المَعاطِفِthe body's curves قُوِّمَتwas shaped upright
مِن كُلِّ هَيفاءِ المَعاطِفِ قُوِّمَت
قَدّاًin stature كَقَدِّlike the stature of الصَعدَةِthe spear السَمراءِbrown
قَدّاً كَقَدِّ الصَعدَةِ السَمراءِ
Each of them slender in her curves, fashioned
On the shoulders of every cloak they were arranged
In stature like that of a brown spear:
Tall as the erect Al-Sa'dan jar.
جِسمٌa body كَصَخرٍlike rock فيin صَلابَةِthe hardness of جِرمِهِits substance
جِسمٌ كَصَخرٍ في صَلابَةِ جِرمِهِ
وَجُفونُهاand her eyelids فيin الدَمعِtears كَالخَنساءِlike al-Khansa
وَجُفونُها في الدَمعِ كَالخَنساءِ
A body like rock in the hardness of its substance,
A body firm as rock in the solidity of its bulk
And her eyelids, in tears, are like al-Khansa's.
And eyelids flowing with tears like springs.
تَجريflow مَدامِعُهاher tears وَيَضحَكُand laughs وَجهُهاher face
تَجري مَدامِعُها وَيَضحَكُ وَجهُها
فَتَظَلُّso she remains بَينَbetween تَبَسُّمٍsmiling وَبُكاءِand weeping
فَتَظَلُّ بَينَ تَبَسُّمٍ وَبُكاءِ
Her tears flow, and her face laughs,
Her tears flow as her face smiles
So she remains between smiling and weeping.
Remaining between a smile and crying.
تَبكيshe weeps لِغُربَتِهاfor her exile وَتَبسِمُand she smiles إِذsince غَدَتshe has come to be
تَبكي لِغُربَتِها وَتَبسِمُ إِذ غَدَت
فيin حَضرَةِthe presence of السُلطانِthe Sultan كُلَّevery مَساءِevening
في حَضرَةِ السُلطانِ كُلَّ مَساءِ
She weeps for her exile, and smiles because she is
She cries for her estrangement but smiles when
In the Sultan's presence every evening—
Each evening she stands before the Sultan.
الصالِحِal-Salih المَلِكِthe king الَّذيwho أَكنافُهُhis domains
الصالِحِ المَلِكِ الَّذي أَكنافُهُ
كَهفُa cave of refuge for الوُفودِthe delegations وَكَعبَةُand the Kaaba of الفُقَراءِthe poor
كَهفُ الوُفودِ وَكَعبَةُ الفُقَراءِ
Al-Salih, the king whose domains
The righteous king whose precincts
Are a cave of refuge for delegations and the Kaaba of the poor.
Are a cave for delegations and a Kaaba for the destitute.
مَلِكٌa king بِسيرَةِthrough the conduct of عَدلِهِhis justice وَسَماحِهِand his generosity
مَلِكٌ بِسيرَةِ عَدلِهِ وَسَماحِهِ
خَفِيَتwere obscured مَآثِرُthe glories of دَولَةِthe rule of الخُلَفاءِthe caliphs
خَفِيَت مَآثِرُ دَولَةِ الخُلَفاءِ
A king through whose just and generous conduct
A king whose justice and generosity
The glories of the caliphs' rule have been eclipsed.
Have concealed the achievements of the caliphates.
لاnot زالَcease فيin أُفُقِthe horizon of السَعادَةِhappiness راقِياًascending
لا زالَ في أُفُقِ السَعادَةِ راقِياً
فَوقَabove المَجَرَّةِthe Milky Way فيin سَناًradiance وَسَناءِand eminence
فَوقَ المَجَرَّةِ في سَناً وَسَناءِ
May he never cease ascending on the horizon of happiness,
He remains lofty on the horizon of felicity
Above the Milky Way in radiance and glory.
Above the galaxy in glory and eminence.
Sol 6.1