مَنwhoever قالَsaid إنَّكَthat you تُشبِهُresemble الthe
مَن قالَ إنَّكَ تُشبِهُ ال
قَمرَmoon المُنيرَradiant فَغيرُso not صادِقtruthful
قَمرَ المُنيرَ فَغيرُ صادِق
Whoever said that you resemble the
Whoever said that you resemble the radiant moon is not truthful
radiant moon is not truthful.
And the eloquence of your beauty contradicts him and proves otherwise
ولِسانُand the tongue حُسنِكَof your beauty شاهِدٌa witness
ولِسانُ حُسنِكَ شاهِدٌ
لكَin your favor بِالخِلافِto the contrary عَليهِagainst him ناطِقspeaking
لكَ بِالخِلافِ عَليهِ ناطِق
And the tongue of your beauty bears witness
If the moon had a body and a heart
in your favor, speaking out to contradict him.
Your rule over it would have preceded
لوif كانَwere ذاpossessed of جَسَدٍa body وقَلبٍand a heart
لو كانَ ذا جَسَدٍ وقَلبٍ
كانَwould be حُكمكَyour rule فيهover it سابِقtaking precedence
كانَ حُكمكَ فيه سابِق
If it had a body and a heart,
And perhaps he is one of your lovers
your rule over it would take precedence.
Yet we do not see lovers for the full moon
ولعلَّهand perhaps it منamong عاشِقيlovers (continued)
ولعلَّه من عاشِقي
كَyour (completing 'your lovers') وماand not نَرىwe see لِلبَدرِof the full moon عاشِقa lover
كَ وما نَرى لِلبَدرِ عاشِق
And perhaps it is among those who love
Be assured, O conqueror, that he is confident in his love for you
you; yet we see no lover of the full moon.
ثِقbe assured ياO مُقاتِلُMuqatil منconcerning فُؤاbeginning of 'heart'
ثِق يا مُقاتِلُ من فُؤا
دِيend of 'heart' + my أنَّهthat it بِهَواكَin your love واثِقconfident
دِي أنَّه بِهَواكَ واثِق
Rest assured, O Muqatil, concerning my heart:
it is confident in your love.
Partial English translation: 7 of 10 Arabic lines translated.