ياO وردةWarda (rose) التركِof the Turks إنيindeed I am وردةُWarda (rose) العَرَبِof the Arabs
يا وردة التركِ إني وردةُ العَرَبِ
فبينناso between us قدindeed وجدناwe found أَقرَبَthe closest النَّسَبِkinship
فبيننا قد وجدنا أَقرَبَ النَّسَبِ
O Rose of the Turks, truly I am the Rose of the Arabs;
O Warda, rose of the Turks, I am Warda, rose of the Arabs.
between us, then, we have found the closest kinship.
So we have indeed found the closest kinship between us.
أعطاكِgave you والدكِyour father الفنِّthe art الذيthat اشتهرتbecame renowned
أعطاكِ والدكِ الفنِّ الذي اشتهرت
الطافهُits graces بينamong أهلpeople of العلمlearning والأَدَبِand letters
الطافهُ بين أهل العلم والأَدَبِ
Your father bestowed upon you that art whose graces became renowned
Your father gave you the art that became renowned
among the people of learning and letters.
For its graces among people of learning and letters.
فكنتِso you were بينamong نساءِwomen of العصرthe age راقيةًascending
فكنتِ بين نساءِ العصر راقيةً
أعلىhighest المنازلthe stations فin (first fragment) يالأقدارesteem (with the rest of 'in') والرُّتَبِand ranks
أعلى المنازل ف يالأقدار والرُّتَبِ
Thus, among the women of the age, you rose
So among the women of the age you rose
to the highest stations in standing and rank.
To the highest stations in esteem and rank.
ياO منyou who جلتpolished دُرَّpearls of لفظٍspeech جآءَcame يخبرناtells us
يا من جلت دُرَّ لفظٍ جآءَ يخبرنا
عنof لطفgentleness of خُلقٍcharacter أتىcame فيamong الناسpeople بالعجبِwith wonder
عن لطف خُلقٍ أتى في الناس بالعجبِ
O you who revealed a pearl of speech that came to tell us
O you who polished pearls of speech that came to tell us
of a gracious nature that has become a wonder among people.
Of a gentle character that filled people with wonder.
أنتِyou التيshe who شَغَفَتenraptured قلبthe heart of المحبّthe lover بهاfor her
أنتِ التي شَغَفَت قلب المحبّ بها
علىthrough السماعhearsay فكانتso she was عنهُfrom it لمdid not تَغِبِvanish
على السماع فكانت عنهُ لم تَغِبِ
You are she who, merely on hearing of her, enthralled the lover’s heart,
You are she who filled the lover's heart with passion for her,
and from his heart she never departed.
Through hearsay, so she was never absent from it.
كريمةٌa noble woman شَنَّفَتadorned like earrings أخبارهاher tidings أُذُنيmy ear
كريمةٌ شَنَّفَت أخبارها أُذُني
لكنbut توارتshe hid عنfrom الأبصارsight فيin الحُجُبِthe veils
لكن توارت عن الأبصار في الحُجُبِ
Noble lady—reports of her adorned my ear like earrings,
A noble woman whose tidings adorned my ear,
though she remained veiled from sight behind curtains.
Yet she was hidden from sight behind the veils.
قدindeed شرَّفَتshe ennobled قدرthe standing of هذاthis الفنّthe art بارزةًstanding out
قد شرَّفَت قدر هذا الفنّ بارزةً
بحسنwith the beauty of لطفٍdelicacy ورأيٍand judgment غيرnot مضطربِwavering
بحسن لطفٍ ورأيٍ غير مضطربِ
Coming to the fore, you have ennobled the standing of this art
She has indeed raised the standing of this art, standing out
with gracious charm and judgment free of wavering.
With gracious delicacy and unwavering judgment.
تزيّنُshe adorns الطرسthe page فيin خطٍّa script تنمقهُshe embellishes it
تزيّنُ الطرس في خطٍّ تنمقهُ
فينجليand it gleams مثلlike عقدa necklace of اللؤلؤِpearls الرَّطِبِmoist
فينجلي مثل عقد اللؤلؤِ الرَّطِبِ
You adorn the page with script you embellish,
She adorns the page with a script she embellishes,
and it shines forth like a necklace of lustrous pearls.
And it gleams like a necklace of moist pearls.
Sol 6.1