كَسَتِshe clothed الأَرضَthe earth بِساطاًa carpet رائِقاًlovely
كَسَتِ الأَرضَ بِساطاً رائِقاً
بطنُهاher belly سَدَّاهlaid its warp وَالأَرضَand the earth نَسَجwove
بطنُها سَدَّاه وَالأَرضَ نَسَج
The earth was clothed in a lovely carpet;
It covered the earth with a delightful carpet
Her belly laid its warp and wove the earth.
Its interior blocked while the earth wove
أَخرَجتshe brought forth أَسرارهاher secrets إِذwhen أحرِجَتshe was hard-pressed
أَخرَجت أَسرارها إِذ أحرِجَت
ربّmany a سرٍّsecret أَحرَجَconstricted الصدرthe breast خَرجcame out
ربّ سرٍّ أَحرَجَ الصدر خَرج
She brought forth her secrets when hard-pressed;
It brought out its secrets when embarrassed
Many a secret that cramped the breast has come out.
Lord of a secret that embarrassed the chest came out
كَمحبٍّlike a lover ضاقَgrew tight وَجداًwith longing صَدرُهhis breast
كَمحبٍّ ضاقَ وَجداً صَدرُه
فَبَداso it appeared ماwhat كانَhad فيin الصَّدرthe breast اِعتَلجseethed
فَبَدا ما كانَ في الصَّدر اِعتَلج
Like a lover whose breast grew tight with longing,
Like a lover whose chest tightened
So what had seethed within his breast came to light.
So what was in the chest appeared tangled
صاحِmy friend إِنif يبهجكdelights you وَجهٌa face حسنٌbeautiful
صاحِ إِن يبهجك وَجهٌ حسنٌ
فَليَكُنthen let it be وَجهَthe face of الرَّبيعspring المُبتهجjoyous
فَليَكُن وَجهَ الرَّبيع المُبتهج
My friend, if a beautiful face delights you,
Shout if a beautiful face delights you
Let it be the face of joyous spring.
So let the face of spring be delightful
أَعرسَcelebrated a wedding الرَّوضُthe garden وَمنand among قيناتهits songstresses
أَعرسَ الرَّوضُ وَمن قيناته
أُمُّthe mother of منone who خالفdiffered from فيin الاسمname السمِجthe ugly one
أُمُّ من خالف في الاسم السمِج
The garden celebrated its wedding, and among its songstresses
The meadow wed and from its treasures
Is the mother of one whose name is the opposite of 'ugly'.
The mother of one who differed in the prestigious name
تَتغنَّىshe sings أَولاًat first فيin رَجَزٍrajaz meter
تَتغنَّى أَولاً في رَجَزٍ
فَإِذاthen when اِمتدتshe continued تُغنّيshe sings فيin الهزجhazaj meter
فَإِذا اِمتدت تُغنّي في الهزج
She sings first in rajaz,
It sings firstly in rajaz
Then, when she prolongs her song, she sings in hazaj.
Then when it stretches it sings in hazaj
وَكَأَنand as though الرَّوضَthe garden مِنfrom خَطِّthe handwriting of أَبيAbu
وَكَأَن الرَّوضَ مِن خَطِّ أَبي
بَكرٍBakr العارضِal-ʿĀriḍ وَشيٌembroidery وَدُبجand brocades
بَكرٍ العارضِ وَشيٌ وَدُبج
And it is as though the garden, from the pen of Abu
And it is as if the meadow is from the line of my father
Bakr al-ʿĀriḍ, were embroidery and brocade.
Bakr the presenter, shining and embroidered
Sol 6.1