ياO أيهاyou (vocative) القمرthe moon المنسوبascribed للبشرto humankind
يا أيها القمر المنسوب للبشر
لاdo not تلتفتyou turn away خجلاًin shame عنfrom عَيْنan eye ذيone possessing بصرsight
لا تلتفت خجلاً عن عَيْن ذي بصر
O moon numbered among humankind,
O moon attributed to mankind
Do not turn away in shame from the eye of one who sees.
Do not shy away from the eye of the beholder
لاdo not تحجبيyou conceal عنfrom عيونeyes الناظرينthose who gaze سَنَاradiance
لا تحجبي عن عيون الناظرين سَنَا
هذاthis الجبينِthe brow ولاnor ظلماءdarkness ذاthis الشعرِthe hair
هذا الجبينِ ولا ظلماء ذا الشعرِ
Do not hide from onlookers' eyes the radiance
Do not veil your radiance from the eyes of onlookers
of this brow, nor the darkness of this hair.
Neither this forehead, nor the darkness of that hair
قالتshe said أصونI safeguard بديعَwondrous الحسنbeauty قلتI said لهاto her
قالت أصون بديعَ الحسن قلت لها
لاnot ينقصdiminishes الحسنَbeauty يوماًever كثرةُabundance of النظرِgazing
لا ينقص الحسنَ يوماً كثرةُ النظرِ
She said, "I guard my wondrous beauty." I said to her,
She said, I guard the uniqueness of beauty, I told her
"Frequent gazing never diminishes beauty."
Beauty is never diminished by frequent looking
لمhas not يسفرunveiled البدرthe full moon عنfrom عينٍan eye ممرّضةlanguid
لم يسفر البدر عن عينٍ ممرّضة
كماas سفرِتyou unveiled yourself ولاnor عنfrom مبسِمa smiling mouth خِصرcool
كما سفرِت ولا عن مبسِم خِصر
The full moon has never unveiled a languid eye
The full moon did not unveil a sick eye
as you have, nor a cool, smiling mouth.
As you unveiled, nor a smiling waist
قدindeed شبَّهوهthey likened it بنصفto half of الحانthe tavern (unclear in context) معترِضاlying crosswise
قد شبَّهوه بنصف الحان معترِضا
وبالقُلاَمةand to the clipping قدindeed قُدّتwas cut منfrom الظُفُرthe fingernail
وبالقُلاَمة قد قُدّت من الظُفُر
They have likened it to half a tavern [unclear in context], lying crosswise,
They compared it to half of a twisted bracelet
and to a clipping cut from a fingernail.
And to the anklet formed from the fingernail
ولستِand you are not مشبِهةresembling ماwhat شبُّهوهthey likened it بهto it
ولستِ مشبِهة ما شبُّهوه به
حاشاكfar be it from you منfrom شبهresemblance الأظفارfingernails والغِيرand other things
حاشاك من شبه الأظفار والغِير
And you do not resemble what they have likened it to;
You are not comparable to what they compared it to
far be it from you to resemble fingernails and other such things.
Far be it from you to be compared to fingernails and others
يزيدexceeds نوراin radiance مكانٌa place أنتِyou نَيِّرهits light
يزيد نورا مكانٌ أنتِ نَيِّره
علىbeyond ضياءِthe brightness of مكانِthe place of الشمسthe sun والقمرand the moon
على ضياءِ مكانِ الشمس والقمر
A place whose light you are shines more brightly
A place where you shine becomes brighter
than the place of the sun and moon.
Than the illumination of the place of sun and moon
Sol 6.1