لِلَّهِto God—an exclamation of admiration نورِيَّةُradiant المُحَيّاthe face
لِلَّهِ نورِيَّةُ المُحَيّا
تَحمِلُshe carries نارِيَّةُfiery الحُمَيّاthe wine's intoxicating heat
تَحمِلُ نارِيَّةُ الحُمَيّا
How wondrous she of the radiant face,
To Allah belongs the radiant brightness
bearing wine of fiery heat!
Bearing the fiery heat
وَالدَوحُand the great trees رَطبُmoist and tender المَهَزِّthe swaying لَدنٌsupple
وَالدَوحُ رَطبُ المَهَزِّ لَدنٌ
قَدindeed رَقَّgrew delicate رَيّاmoisture وَطابَand became sweet رَيّاfragrance
قَد رَقَّ رَيّا وَطابَ رَيّا
And the great trees are tender in their swaying, supple;
The juicy, soft-fleshed palm tree,
they have grown delicate with moisture and sweet with fragrance.
Its spit is delicate and its scent pleasant,
تَجَسَّمَtook bodily form النورُthe light فيهِin it نَوراًas blossoms
تَجَسَّمَ النورُ فيهِ نَوراً
فَكُلُّso every غُصنٍbranch بِهِupon it ثُرَيّاthe Pleiades
فَكُلُّ غُصنٍ بِهِ ثُرَيّا
Light has taken bodily form in them as blossoms,
The light took physical form in it as light
so every branch upon them is the Pleiades.
So every branch of it has become rich