ماthere is no لِهذاfor this المَكانplace فيin الحُسنbeauty ثانequal
ما لِهذا المَكان في الحُسن ثان
صانَهُmay He protect it اللَهُGod منfrom صُروفthe vicissitudes of الزَمانtime
صانَهُ اللَهُ من صُروف الزَمان
This place has no equal in beauty.
May God protect it from the vicissitudes of time.
فَتَأمّلso contemplate وَسَرّحand let roam الطرفthe gaze وَاِنظُرand look
فَتَأمّل وَسَرّح الطرف وَاِنظُر
ماwhat حَوىit contains فيهِwithin it مِنof بَديعwondrous المَعانيmeanings
ما حَوى فيهِ مِن بَديع المَعاني
So contemplate, let your gaze roam, and look
At the wondrous meanings it holds within.
وَتَنَزّهand stroll فيin قاعَةa hall قَدalready تجَلَّتhas revealed its splendor
وَتَنَزّه في قاعَة قَد تجَلَّت
كَعَروسٍlike a bride زُفتescorted in bridal procession بِطيبwith the sweetness of الاغانيsongs
كَعَروسٍ زُفت بِطيب الاغاني
And stroll through a hall that has revealed its splendor,
Like a bride escorted with sweet songs.
وَتَلَفَّتand look around فيهاin it أَماماahead وَخَلفاand behind
وَتَلَفَّت فيها أَماما وَخَلفا
تَلقyou will find فيهاin it كلall المُنىwishes وَالتَهانيand glad greetings
تَلق فيها كل المُنى وَالتَهاني
And look around it, ahead and behind:
You will find there every wish and glad greeting.
فيwithin حِماهاits sanctuary الغُزلانgazelles تَرتَعgraze تيهاproudly
في حِماها الغُزلان تَرتَع تيها
فَتَنزهso take your pleasure فيin مَرتَعthe grazing ground of الغُزلانthe gazelles
فَتَنزه في مَرتَع الغُزلان
Within its sanctuary, gazelles graze proudly,
So take your pleasure where the gazelles graze.
وَهَواهاand its air أَضحىhas become عَليلاlanguid; literally ailing وَلكِنbut
وَهَواها أَضحى عَليلا وَلكِن
جَرّبوهtry it لِصحبةfor companionship; probably 'for health' الابدانthe bodies
جَرّبوه لِصحبة الابدان
And its air has grown languid, yet
Try it for the [health] of bodies.
ياoh لَهاwhat a ... it is قاعَةa hall كَرَوضَةlike a garden of حسنbeauty
يا لَها قاعَة كَرَوضَة حسن
قَدindeed تَحَلّتhas adorned itself بِالجورwith tyranny; probably 'with fair maidens' وَالوُلدانand youths
قَد تَحَلّت بِالجور وَالوُلدان
What a hall—a garden of beauty!
Adorned with [fair maidens] and youths.
لَيسَthere is not فيهاin it الاهزارunclear; apparently 'only a nightingale' يغنىsinging
لَيسَ فيها الاهزار يغنى
أَوor هلالa crescent moon يَلوحgleaming أَوor غُصنa branch of بانa bān tree
أَو هلال يَلوح أَو غُصن بان
There is nothing there but [a nightingale] singing,
Or a shining crescent, or a branch of bān.
فَاِطرُدso drive away الهمcare عَنكَfrom you ماas long as دُمتَyou remain فيهاin it
فَاِطرُد الهم عَنكَ ما دُمتَ فيها
فَهيَfor it is كَنزُa treasure of الهَناjoy وَحرزand a safeguard of الامانsafety
فَهيَ كَنزُ الهَنا وَحرز الامان
So drive care away while you remain there,
For it is a treasure of joy and a refuge of safety.
وَاِقبَلand accept النُصحthe counsel منfrom زَمانِكَyour time وَاِغنَمand seize
وَاِقبَل النُصح من زَمانِكَ وَاِغنَم
لَذَّةthe pleasure of العَيشِlife بِالوُجوهِthrough the faces الحسانthe beautiful
لَذَّة العَيشِ بِالوُجوهِ الحسان
And accept the counsel of your time, and seize
The pleasure of life in beautiful faces.
وَاِنتَهِزand seize فُرصَةthe opportunity for المَسَرّاتdelights فيهاin it
وَاِنتَهِز فُرصَة المَسَرّات فيها
بِغَديرwith a pool وَغَرّدand sing; probably 'and songbirds' وَغوانand lovely women
بِغَدير وَغَرّد وَغوان
And seize the opportunity for delights there,
With a pool, [songbirds], and lovely women.
وَتَمَتَّعand enjoy yourself فَبيتfor the house of عزكyour glory عالis lofty
وَتَمَتَّع فَبيت عزك عال
فيin المَعاليlofty honors خالِfree منof الاِحزانsorrows
في المَعالي خالِ من الاِحزان
And enjoy yourself, for the house of your glory stands high,
In lofty honor, free of sorrows.
جذبتهdrew it اِلىto علاهاtheir heights الثرياthe Pleiades
جذبته اِلى علاها الثريا
وَكستهand clothed it مطارِفin bordered robes of الاحسانgenerosity
وَكسته مطارِف الاحسان
The Pleiades drew it up to their heights,
And clothed it in bordered robes of generosity.
أَرضهits ground رَوضَةis a garden وَأَعلاهand its upper part فَخرis glory
أَرضه رَوضَة وَأَعلاه فَخر
وَحَواشيهِand its sides محكَماتsolidly built المَبانيstructures
وَحَواشيهِ محكَمات المَباني
Its ground is a garden, and its heights are glory,
And its sides are solidly built.
بَيتa house of مجدglory أَساسُهُits foundation منis of سُرورjoy
بَيت مجد أَساسُهُ من سُرور
وَجَنىand the fruit of الجَنيَتَينthe two female jinn; probably 'the two gardens' بِالاِنسamid human company دانis near
وَجَنى الجَنيَتَين بِالاِنس دان
A house of glory founded on joy,
And the fruit of [the two gardens] is near amid human company.
مَنزلa dwelling قَدindeed حَوىcontains جَمالاloveliness وَحسناand beauty
مَنزل قَد حَوى جَمالا وَحسنا
فَهوَfor it is رَوضa garden يَميلswaying بِالاغصانwith branches
فَهوَ رَوض يَميل بِالاغصان
A dwelling that holds loveliness and beauty,
For it is a garden swaying with branches.
وَطُيورand birds of الهَناjoy تَغَرّدsing فيهِin it
وَطُيور الهَنا تَغَرّد فيهِ
بِفَصيحwith clear الانِغامnotes وَالالحانand melodies
بِفَصيح الانِغام وَالالحان
And birds of joy sing within it,
With clear notes and melodies.
ياO سرورjoy of الزَمانtime خيمpitch your tent عَلَيناover us
يا سرور الزَمان خيم عَلَينا
وَالقَناand meet us بِالقَنانwith bottles; also 'on hilltops' أَوor بِالقيانwith singing girls
وَالقَنا بِالقَنان أَو بِالقيان
O joy of time, pitch your tent over us,
And meet us with bottles or with singing girls.
هذهthis الجَنَّةparadise اِدخلواenter, all of you بِسَلامin peace
هذه الجَنَّة اِدخلوا بِسَلام
وَهَنيأand may it be pleasant لكمfor you all نَعيمthe bliss of الجنانthe gardens
وَهَنيأ لكم نَعيم الجنان
This is paradise: enter in peace,
And may you enjoy the bliss of the gardens.
زادهmay He increase it اللَهُGod رِفعَةin eminence وَجَمالاand beauty
زاده اللَهُ رِفعَة وَجَمالا
ماas long as تَوالَتfollow one another دَقائِقَthe minutes of الأَزِمانtime
ما تَوالَت دَقائِقَ الأَزِمان
May God increase it in eminence and beauty,
As long as the minutes of time follow one another.
Sol 6.1