مُتَوَّجٌcrowned بِعَقيقٍwith agate
مُتَوَّجٌ بِعَقيقٍ
مُقَرَّطٌadorned with earrings بِلُجَينِwith silver
مُقَرَّطٌ بِلُجَينِ
Crowned with carnelian,
Crowned with agate,
and earringed with silver,
Adorned with silver earrings,
عَلَيهِupon him قُرطُقُa tunic وَشيٍbrocade
عَلَيهِ قُرطُقُ وَشيٍ
مُشَمَّرَrolled up الكُمَّينِthe two sleeves
مُشَمَّرَ الكُمَّينِ
upon him is a brocade tunic
He wears a brocade tunic,
with both sleeves rolled up.
With both sleeves rolled up.
قَدindeed زَيَّنَadorned النَحرَthe throat مِنهُof him
قَد زَيَّنَ النَحرَ مِنهُ
ثِنتانِtwo كَالوَردَتَينِlike a pair of roses
ثِنتانِ كَالوَردَتَينِ
His throat has been adorned by
His throat is indeed adorned
two, like two roses.
By two, like a pair of roses.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen الصُبحَthe dawn يَبدوappears
حَتّى إِذا الصُبحَ يَبدو
مُطَرَّزَembroidered الطَرتَينِthe two edges
مُطَرَّزَ الطَرتَينِ
Then, when morning appears,
Until, when dawn appears,
embroidered along both its edges,
Embroidered along both edges,
دَعاhe called دُعاءَthe cry of طَروبٍone rejoicing
دَعا دُعاءَ طَروبٍ
مُصَفِّقَclapping الكَفَّينِthe two palms
مُصَفِّقَ الكَفَّينِ
he cries out like one enraptured,
He calls with the cry of one rejoicing,
clapping his two hands.
Clapping both hands.
دَعاhe called فَأَسمَعَand so made himself heard مِنّاamong us
دَعا فَأَسمَعَ مِنّا
مَنwhoever كانَwas ذاpossessing أُذُنَينِtwo ears
مَن كانَ ذا أُذُنَينِ
He cries, making all among us hear
He calls, and makes himself heard among us
whoever has two ears—
By whoever has two ears.
يَزهىhe takes pride بِطَوقٍin a collar وَتاجٍand a crown
يَزهى بِطَوقٍ وَتاجٍ
كَأَنَّهُas though he were ذوDhū (possessor of) رُعَينِRuʿayn
كَأَنَّهُ ذو رُعَينِ
resplendent in a collar and crown,
He takes pride in a collar and crown,
as though he were Dhū Ruʿayn.
As though he were Dhū Ruʿayn.
