عبادʿAbbād ياO خيرbest الورىhumankind
عباد يا خير الورى
ومنand the one who بهthrough him تزهىglories المدحْpraises
ومن به تزهى المدحْ
ʿAbbād, O best of humankind,
O Ibad, the best of creation
And you in whom praises glory,
The one with whom praise becomes adorned
ياO قمرmoon الأرضof the earth ومنand the one who
يا قمر الأرض ومن
علاrose above سماءthe sky ورجحand excelled
علا سماء ورجح
O moon of the earth, and you who
O moon of the earth, and the one
Rose above the sky and excelled!
Who ascended the sky and became eminent
أماdo ... not? ترىyou see الوردthe rose وقدand already
أما ترى الورد وقد
رناgazed بطرفٍwith an eye ولمحand glanced
رنا بطرفٍ ولمح
Do you not see the rose, as it has
Do you not see the roses, and how
Gazed with its eye and cast a glance?
They have smiled with a glance and a wink
كأنهas though it were دمٌblood جرىflowed
كأنه دمٌ جرى
علىupon طلىnecks بيضٍwhite وضحradiant
على طلى بيضٍ وضح
As though it were blood that flowed
As though it were blood that flowed
Upon white, radiant necks,
Over a surface of pure white radiance
أوor خذٍّa cheek غضٍّtender عضهbit it
أو خذٍّ غضٍّ عضه
لحظa glance محبٍّof a lover فانجرحand so it was wounded
لحظ محبٍّ فانجرح
Or a tender cheek bitten
Or a tender green branch that was bitten
By a lover's glance, and thus wounded.
By the gaze of an ardent lover, so it bled
كأنماas though نسيمهits fragrant breeze
كأنما نسيمه
عنfrom خلقٍcharacter منكof yours نفحwafted
عن خلقٍ منك نفح
As though its fragrant breeze
As though its breeze
Wafted from your character.
Came from your perfect being and blew gently