ياO منyou who تحلىhas adorned itself بهwith him الفخglory (first fragment)
يا من تحلى به الفخ
رcompletion of 'glory' والسناءand splendor يتوجis crowned
ر والسناء يتوج
O you with whom glory has adorned itself,
O you who are adorned with charm
and splendor is crowned;
And glory crowns you
ومنand you who بجودthrough the generosity يديهof his two hands
ومن بجود يديه
بابthe door الغناto wealth غيرnot مرتجshut
باب الغنا غير مرتج
And you, through the generosity of whose hands,
And with your generous hands
the door to wealth stands open;
You open the door of joy without hesitation
ومنand you who بطيبthrough the sweetness ثناهpraise of him
ومن بطيب ثناه
نارthe fire العلاof glory تتأججblazes
نار العلا تتأجج
And you, through whose sweet acclaim,
And with your sweet praise
the fire of glory blazes;
The fire of glory rages
إذاwhen انتشيتyou grow tipsy فعرجthen turn aside
إذا انتشيت فعرج
علىto رياضthe gardens البنفسجof violets
على رياض البنفسج
When you grow tipsy, turn aside
When you promenade
to the violet gardens.
In the gardens of bougainvillea
تجدyou will find بهin it روضa garden حسنof beauty
تجد به روض حسن
فيin ثوبa robe أرضٍof earth مدبجbrocaded
في ثوب أرضٍ مدبج
There you will find a garden of beauty
You will find a meadow of beauty
in a brocaded robe of earth.
In a land embroidered with flowers
فثمso there فاعكفthen linger وباكرand drink in the morning
فثم فاعكف وباكر
مدامةًwine تتوهجthat glows
مدامةً تتوهج
So linger there, and drink at dawn
So linger there and be diligent
wine that glows.
Savoring a glowing wine
ترىyou see زمرذan emerald أرضٍof earth
ترى زمرذ أرضٍ
منهfrom it اليواقيتrubies تنتجspring forth
منه اليواقيت تنتج
You see the earth's emerald,
You will see a field of emeralds
from which rubies spring,
Where gems emerge
كأنهas though it were لجةthe deep waters البحof the sea (first fragment)
كأنه لجة البح
رcompletion of 'sea' غاضplunged فيهاinto it ملججa deep-water diver
ر غاض فيها ملجج
as though it were the sea's deep waters,
As if it were the blue ocean
into which a deep-water diver plunged,
Turbulent with waves
فأخرجand he brought out الزرقthe blue ones لكنbut
فأخرج الزرق لكن
بغيرهاwith anything besides them لمdid not يعرجascend
بغيرها لم يعرج
and brought out the blue gems, but
Bringing forth sapphires
came up with no others.
But not venturing beyond them
حكىresembled حسامthe sword أبيof Abu أيAyyub (first fragment)
حكى حسام أبي أي
يوبcompletion of 'Ayyub' المتضرجbloodstained
يوب المتضرج
It resembled the sword of Abu Ayyub,
It recalls the gilded sword of Ayyub
stained with blood.
Drenched in blood