تَأَمَّلcontemplate عَلَىalong مَجرىcourse المِياهِthe waters حُلَىadornments الزَّهرِthe flowers
تَأَمَّل عَلَى مَجرى المِياهِ حُلَى الزَّهرِ
كَعَهدِكَas you are accustomed بِالخَضراءِto the green heavens وَالأَنجُمِand the stars الزُّهرِradiant
كَعَهدِكَ بِالخَضراءِ وَالأَنجُمِ الزُّهرِ
Contemplate the flowers’ adornments along the watercourse,
Gaze upon the water's flow, adorned with petals
As you have known the green heavens and the radiant stars.
As your covenant with the verdure and stars of flowers
وَقَدand indeed ضَحِكَتhave laughed لِلياسَمينِof the jasmine مَباسِمٌsmiling mouths
وَقَد ضَحِكَت لِلياسَمينِ مَباسِمٌ
سُروراًin delight بِآدابِat the literary arts الوَزيرِthe vizier أَبِيAbu (father of) بَكرِBakr
سُروراً بِآدابِ الوَزيرِ أَبِي بَكرِ
And the jasmine’s smiling mouths have laughed,
The jasmine has smiled with delight
In delight at the literary arts of the vizier Abu Bakr.
In the minister Abu Bakr’s etiquette and honor
وَأَصغَتand listened intently مِنَfrom الآسِthe myrtle النَضيرِlush مَسامِعٌears
وَأَصغَت مِنَ الآسِ النَضيرِ مَسامِعٌ
لِتَسمَعَto hear ماwhat يَتلوهُhe recites it مِنfrom سُوَرِchapters الشِّعرِpoetry
لِتَسمَعَ ما يَتلوهُ مِن سُوَرِ الشِّعرِ
And ears of lush myrtle have listened intently,
Ears inclined from the tall, slender tree
To hear what he recites from the chapters of poetry.
To hear him recite verses of poetry
Sol 6.1