نَفَحاتُwafts أُنْسٍcompanionship أمor شَذاfragrance ألطافِacts of kindness
نَفَحاتُ أُنْسٍ أم شَذا ألطافِ
أمْor ذيthis خَلائِقqualities روضةٍa meadow مئنافِfresh and unspoiled
أمْ ذي خَلائِق روضةٍ مئنافِ
Wafts of companionship, or the fragrance of kindness?
Are they breaths of intimacy or fragrant meadows?
Or are these the charms of a fresh, unspoiled meadow?
Or one with charming nature's garden overflowing?
أَمْor تلكَthat وافدةُan emissary الودادِaffection جَلَتْunveiled علىthrough
أَمْ تلكَ وافدةُ الودادِ جَلَتْ على
يدِthe hand منone whom نودّwe love رغيبةa precious bounty الإِتحافِgift-giving
يدِ من نودّ رغيبة الإِتحافِ
Or is that affection’s emissary, unveiling through
Or is it that friendship that came to
the hand of one we love a precious offering?
The hand of one who desires to present a gift?
كَلِمٌwords وأسجاعٌand rhymed passages تراصفَwere closely arrayed دُرُّهاtheir pearls
كَلِمٌ وأسجاعٌ تراصفَ دُرُّها
وبدائِعٌand marvels أعيَتْdefied مَدىthe reach الأوصافdescriptions
وبدائِعٌ أعيَتْ مَدى الأوصاف
Words and rhymed passages, their pearls closely arrayed,
Words and rhythms lined up like pearls
and marvels that defied the reach of description.
And wonders beyond the reach of description.
فِقَرpassages تلاحَمwas tightly interwoven نسجهاtheir weave وبدائِعٌand marvels
فِقَر تلاحَم نسجها وبدائِعٌ
أوفتsurpassed محاسنهاtheir beauties علىbeyond الأوصافdescriptions
أوفت محاسنها على الأوصاف
Passages whose weave was tightly knit, and marvels
So perfectly woven, so wondrously exhibiting
whose beauties surpassed description.
Beautiful qualities beyond all descriptions.