ياO يومday أسعفناfavored us بكلwith every سرورjoy
يا يوم أسعفنا بكل سرور
طِيباًin sweetness فِنلناso we attained منهfrom it كلevery حبورdelight
طِيباً فِنلنا منه كل حبور
O day that favored us with every joy,
O blessed day, bring us your joy
so sweet—we gained from it every delight.
And let us drink deep of your pure wine
ظِلْناwe spent the day نُسَقَّيwe were given to drink جوهراًa jewel منof قهوةwine
ظِلْنا نُسَقَّي جوهراً من قهوة
قدalready عُتِّقتhad been aged فيin جوهرthe jewel of البَلُّورcrystal
قد عُتِّقت في جوهر البَلُّور
We spent the day being served a jewel of wine,
We were given coffee, essence distilled
which had been aged in the jewel of crystal.
Freed from crystals, a treasure to find
فيin جنَّةa garden قدalready ذُللّتmade accessible ثمراتُهاits fruits
في جنَّة قد ذُللّت ثمراتُها
وتسربلتْand robed itself بغَلائلٍin fine garments منof نورِlight
وتسربلتْ بغَلائلٍ من نورِ
In a garden whose fruits had been made easy to reach,
In a garden where fruits hang so free
and which had robed itself in fine garments of light.
Draped in gowns of shimmering light
وجرىand flowed النسيمُthe breeze علىover ثمارِthe fruits of غُصونهاits boughs
وجرى النسيمُ على ثمارِ غُصونها
فتضوعّتْso they gave off fragrance بالمسكwith musk والكافورand camphor
فتضوعّتْ بالمسك والكافور
And the breeze coursed over the fruits of its boughs,
Where the breeze through the boughs softly blows
so they gave off the scent of musk and camphor.
Scents of musk and camphor alight
ينسابglides فيthrough الأكنافthe recesses منهاof it جدولٌa stream
ينساب في الأكناف منها جدولٌ
كالنَّصْلlike a blade أوor كالحيّةlike a snake المذعورfrightened
كالنَّصْل أو كالحيّة المذعور
A stream glides through its recesses,
A stream trickles on through its midst
like a blade, or a frightened serpent,
Like a blade or a frightened snake
ماemphatic particle بينamong أُترجّcitrons يلوحgleams كأنهas though it were
ما بين أُترجّ يلوح كأنه
كبرىthe largest الثُّدِيّthe breasts الصّفِرyellow فوقabove صدورchests
كبرى الثُّدِيّ الصّفِر فوق صدور
among citrons gleaming as though they were
Midst orange trees swaying like the swell
the largest yellow breasts above chests.
Of a golden breast above bodice awake
وكأنّand as though نَرْجِسَهits narcissus إذاwhen استقبلتَهyou face it
وكأنّ نَرْجِسَه إذا استقبلتَه
يرنوgazes بأجفانِwith the eyelids of العيونthe eyes الحُورwith dark pupils and bright whites
يرنو بأجفانِ العيون الحُور
And its narcissus, when you face it, seems
And the narcissi, when looked upon
to gaze with the lids of eyes whose dark pupils contrast with bright whites.
Beckon with eyes of houris aglow
وكأنّماand as though النارَنْجthe bitter oranges فيon أغصانهits branches
وكأنّما النارَنْج في أغصانه
أُكَرٌballs تَرَوَّتْhave drunk their fill منof دمthe blood of اليَعْفُورthe young gazelle
أُكَرٌ تَرَوَّتْ من دم اليَعْفُور
And the bitter oranges on its branches seem
The pomegranates on branches appear
like balls that have drunk their fill of a young gazelle's blood.
As rubies wet with blood of the doe
وكأنماand as though نَشَرspread out الربيعُspring مَلاحِفاًcoverlets
وكأنما نَشَر الربيعُ مَلاحِفاً
فيهاwithin it مُرَيَّشَةfeathered منof المنثورstock blossoms
فيها مُرَيَّشَة من المنثور
And it is as though spring had spread out coverlets
As if spring has laid out her quilt
within it, feathered with stock blossoms.
Embroidered with seeds strewn and sown
وكأنّand as though سَوْسَنَهاits irises خدودٌcheeks قدalready بدتhave appeared
وكأنّ سَوْسَنَها خدودٌ قد بدت
للَّثمfor kissing فيهاupon them زُرْقَةُthe blueness التأثِيرthe imprint
للَّثم فيها زُرْقَةُ التأثِير
And its irises seem like cheeks revealed
And its lilies reveal blushing cheeks
for kissing, with the bluish traces of kisses upon them.
For kisses, blue traceries shown
ويَزيدهاand adds to it حسناًbeauty علىbeyond تَحْسينهاits adornment
ويَزيدها حسناً على تَحْسينها
مُلْكownership العزيزal-'Aziz لهاof it أبيAbu (father of) المنصورal-Mansur
مُلْك العزيز لها أبي المنصور
And what adds beauty beyond its adornment
More beautiful still for the care
is its ownership by al-'Aziz, Abu al-Mansur—
Of our lord, most generous he
مَلِكٌa king تزيدexceed طباعُهhis innate qualities كَرماًin generosity علىbeyond
مَلِكٌ تزيد طباعُه كَرماً على
خُلُقthe character of المُعزal-Mu'izz وشيمةand the disposition of المنصورal-Mansur
خُلُق المُعز وشيمة المنصور
a king whose innate qualities surpass in generosity
A king whose nature outshines
the character of al-Mu'izz and the disposition of al-Mansur.
The virtue of lions, nobility
أناI عبدكyour servant المخلوقُcreated منكfrom you وإننيand indeed I
أنا عبدك المخلوقُ منك وإنني
لجِميلِfor the kindness of ماwhat أوليتَyou bestowed أَلفُa thousand شَكورa deeply grateful person
لجِميلِ ما أوليتَ أَلفُ شَكور
I am your servant, created from you, and indeed I am
I'm your servant, by you made and formed
a thousand grateful souls for the kindness you bestowed.
For your grace, thanks beyond measure!
Sol 6.1