أمنis it because of لاهٍa playful man يسميcalls الشمسَthe sun تُوها'tūhā' (unclear term)
أمن لاهٍ يسمي الشمسَ تُوها
تكدرgrew troubled كوكبstar الناديthe gathering أبوهاher father
تكدر كوكب النادي أبوها
Is it because a playful man calls the sun 'tūhā'
Who is this senseless one who calls the sun obscure?
that her father, the star of the gathering, has grown troubled?
He clouds the bright star of the gathering with his rant.
سلوهask him العفوforgiveness عنfor هاجٍa satirist هجاهاsatirized her
سلوه العفو عن هاجٍ هجاها
مداعبةًin jest لقومfor people كرَّموهاhonored her
مداعبةً لقوم كرَّموها
Ask him to pardon a satirist who mocked her
Ask his pardon for one who railed against her,
in jest for people who honored her.
Just to please a people who had vilified her.
أيهجوwould he satirize? ذاتone possessing ألحاظglances إذاwhen ماemphatic particle
أيهجو ذات ألحاظ إذا ما
رآهاsaw her الظبيthe gazelle قالsaid أناI أخوهاher brother
رآها الظبي قال أنا أخوها
Would he mock one with such glances that, when
They charm with glances, so that if the gazelle
the gazelle sees her, he says, 'I am her brother'—
Saw them, he would say, “I am her brother.”
وصدرٍand a breast يشبهresembles المرآةthe mirror تُجلَىare revealed
وصدرٍ يشبه المرآة تُجلَى
بهin it أشباحforms قومٍpeople قابلوهاfaced her
به أشباح قومٍ قابلوها
and a breast like a mirror, in which are revealed
A chest like a mirror in which the ghosts
the forms of people who stand facing her?
Of a people who met her are made manifest.
وبينand between الأعكنينthe two potbellied ones لهاshe has قطاةٌa sandgrouse
وبين الأعكنين لها قطاةٌ
يودhe wishes بحلقهinto his throat لوthat (expressing a wish) شخَّخوهاthey made her piss
يود بحلقه لو شخَّخوها
And between the two potbellied forms she has a sandgrouse;
Between sculpted marble shoulders she has a neck
he wishes they would make her piss into his throat.
That he wished with his throat he could have scored.
إذاif كانتshe is بلاwithout قعرٍa bottom لماذاwhy
إذا كانت بلا قعرٍ لماذا
يمدhe extends لسانهhis tongue إنif سلَّحوهاthey fouled her with dung
يمد لسانه إن سلَّحوها
If she has no bottom, why
If she has no blemish, then why does he
does he stick out his tongue if they foul her with dung?
Stick out his tongue if they give her a sword?
هيshe الحسناءthe beautiful one لاnot الشنعاءthe hideous one يُخزِيdisgraces
هي الحسناء لا الشنعاء يُخزِي
بهاthrough her اللَهGod الأولىthose who قدalready شنَّعوهاvilified her
بها اللَه الأولى قد شنَّعوها
She is the fair one, not the hideous; shame is brought
She is the beautiful one, not the ugly one; through her
through her by God upon those who have vilified her.
God puts the others to shame for their vileness.
يفاخرvies with لونهاher color لونthe color الحمياstrong wine
يفاخر لونها لون الحميا
ويخجلand puts to shame حمرةredness الياقوتthe ruby فوهاher mouth
ويخجل حمرة الياقوت فوها
Her color vies with the color of strong wine,
Her complexion vaunts the hue of the dove,
and her mouth puts the ruby's redness to shame.
And shames the redness of ruby in her cheek.
إذاif كانwas الذيwhat زعموهthey alleged it جدّاًin earnest
إذا كان الذي زعموه جدّاً
وبالذمand with disparagement القبيحugly تعمَّدوهاthey deliberately targeted her
وبالذم القبيح تعمَّدوها
If what they alleged was meant in earnest,
If what they claimed were really true,
and they deliberately targeted her with ugly abuse,
And they deliberately attributed vice to her,
فعنthen from رمدٍeye inflammation لأنbecause الرُمْدَthe sore-eyed قومٌpeople
فعن رمدٍ لأن الرُمْدَ قومٌ
إذاwhen شامواthey beheld الغزالةthe sun قبَّحوهاcalled her ugly
إذا شاموا الغزالة قبَّحوها
then it comes from inflamed eyes; for the sore-eyed are people
It would be about a sty, for the bleary-eyed,
who, when they behold the sun, call her ugly.
When they look upon the gazelle, see only fault.
فأرِّخهاso record her date تسودshe surpasses الشمسthe sun حسناًin beauty
فأرِّخها تسود الشمس حسناً
وعبدand Abd (servant) اللَهAllah (God) صوراتيSurati أبوهاher father
وعبد اللَه صوراتي أبوها
So record her date: she surpasses the sun in beauty,
So let her dawn, darkening the sun with her beauty,
and Abd Allah Surati is her father.
While Abdallah’s idols are her father.
Sol 6.1