وَقَضيبٍand a twig منof الخِلافِthe willow بَديعِwondrous
وَقَضيبٍ من الخِلافِ بَديعِ
مُستَخَصٍّspecially favored بِأَحسَنwith the finest التَرصيعِinlay
مُستَخَصٍّ بِأَحسَن التَرصيعِ
And a wondrous willow twig,
favored with the finest inlay,
قَدindeed نَعىannounced the passing of شِدَّةharshness الشِتاءِwinter عَلَيناto us
قَد نَعى شِدَّة الشِتاءِ عَلَينا
وَسَعىand strove فيtoward جَلاءِunveiling وَجهthe face of الرَبيعِspring
وَسَعى في جَلاءِ وَجه الرَبيعِ
has indeed announced to us the passing of winter’s harshness,
and striven to unveil the face of spring.
رِقةdelicacy ماwhat نَظمتُI composed in verse نَحوfor بَديعwondrous الthe (continued on the next line)
رِقة ما نَظمتُ نَحو بَديع ال
مِجدِglory حاكىemulated الرَبيعspring حُسنbeauty صَنيعيmy handiwork
مِجدِ حاكى الرَبيع حُسن صَنيعي
As for the delicacy of what I composed for him of wondrous
glory, spring emulated the beauty of my handiwork.
Sol 6.1