وعلىand over محياكِyour face الحجاthe veil (continued)
وعلى محياكِ الحجا
بcompletion of 'the veil' ترينyou see منهthrough it ولاbut not أراكI see you
ب ترين منه ولا أراك
And over your face is the veil;
Your cheeks are roses, I see them though you hide,
you see through it, but I do not see you.
O sun, did God create you to obscure your light?
ياO شمسُsun انindeed اللَهGod لمdid not
يا شمسُ ان اللَه لم
يخلقكcreate you كيin order to تخفيyou hide سناكyour radiance
يخلقك كي تخفي سناك
O sun, surely God did not
He raised you up that your splendor might shine on me,
create you to hide your radiance.
None of his works conceal their beauty from my sight.
اعلاكHe raised you high عنيaway from me كيso that يفيpour forth (continued)
اعلاك عني كي يفي
ضcompletion of 'pour forth' عليَّupon me نوركyour light منfrom علاكyour height
ض عليَّ نورك من علاك
He raised you above me so that
Roses wither in the meadow, how then can your cheeks fade?
your light might pour upon me from your height.
The gazelle displays her gaze, why then veil your eyes?
ماthere is no فيamong خلائقهHis creatures جميbeautiful (continued)
ما في خلائقه جمي
لٌcompletion of 'beautiful' يختفيis hidden عنيfrom me سواكexcept you
لٌ يختفي عني سواك
Nothing beautiful among His creatures
Dawn opens to the dew, how can you hide your face?
is hidden from me except you.
What harm if I behold you and praise your grace?
الوردُthe rose بادٍvisible فيin الرياthe gardens (continued)
الوردُ بادٍ في الريا
ضcompletion of 'the gardens' فكيفso how تمترunclear as written; perhaps 'are veiled' وجنتاكyour two cheeks
ض فكيف تمتر وجنتاك
The rose is visible in the gardens;
so how are your cheeks veiled [uncertain reading]?
والظبيand the gazelle تعرضare displayed مقلتاهits two eyes
والظبي تعرض مقلتاه
هits (apparently repeated suffix) فكيفso how تحجبare veiled مقلتاكyour two eyes
ه فكيف تحجب مقلتاك
And the gazelle's eyes are displayed;
so how are your eyes veiled?
والصبحand dawn يفتحopens للندىto the dew
والصبح يفتح للندى
فاهits mouth فكيفso how سترتyou covered فاكyour mouth
فاه فكيف سترت فاك
And dawn opens to the dew
its mouth—so how have you covered your mouth?
ماذاwhat يضركharms you أنto أراI see (continued)
ماذا يضرك أن أرا
كِyou (feminine object suffix) وانand to اسبحI glorify منthe One who براكcreated you
كِ وان اسبح من براك
What harm would it do you for me to see
you, and glorify the One who created you?
Partial English translation: 8 of 16 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1