سَكَنٌa beloved يَجودُgives generously عَلىto السُكَنthe dwellers
سَكَنٌ يَجودُ عَلى السُكَن
بِهَواهُin love for him حِرتُI grew bewildered وَلَمand not أَكُنI was
بِهَواهُ حِرتُ وَلَم أَكُن
A beloved gives generously to the dwellers.
A calm that bestows itself upon calmness
In love for him I grew bewildered, though I had not been before.
I was perplexed by his passion yet I was not
ماnot فاهُhe spoke قَطُّever بِمَجلِسٍin a gathering
ما فاهُ قَطُّ بِمَجلِسٍ
إِلّاexcept وَأَفحَمَand he silenced مَنso-and-so وَمَنand so-and-so
إِلّا وَأَفحَمَ مَن وَمَن
Never did he speak in a gathering
His mouth never uttered in any gathering
without leaving this person and that speechless.
Except to defeat whoever debated him
فَإِذاso if أَرَدتَyou wish تَنَزُّهاًrecreation
فَإِذا أَرَدتَ تَنَزُّهاً
فَاِنظُرthen look إِلىat الحُسنِbeauty الحَسَنِfair
فَاِنظُر إِلى الحُسنِ الحَسَنِ
So if you wish for recreation,
So if you want an excursion
then gaze upon beauty so fair.
Then look upon the beautiful beautiful one
Sol 6.1