مُتَوَّجٌcrowned بِعَقيقٍwith agate
مُتَوَّجٌ بِعَقيقٍ
مُقَرَّطٌadorned with earrings بِلُجَينِwith silver
مُقَرَّطٌ بِلُجَينِ
Crowned with agate,
Wearing carnelian jewels
Adorned with silver earrings,
Embroidered with pearls
عَلَيهِupon him قُرطُقُa tunic وَشيٍbrocade
عَلَيهِ قُرطُقُ وَشيٍ
مُشَمَّرَrolled up الكُمَّينِboth sleeves
مُشَمَّرَ الكُمَّينِ
He wears a tunic of brocade,
A partridge feather crowns his head
With both sleeves rolled up.
With sleeves rolled up
قَدindeed زَيَّنَadorned النَحرَthe throat مِنهُof his
قَد زَيَّنَ النَحرَ مِنهُ
ثِنتانِtwo كَالوَردَتَينِlike two roses
ثِنتانِ كَالوَردَتَينِ
His throat is adorned
His chest adorned by two moles
By a pair, like two roses.
Like a pair of roses
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen الصُبحَdawn يَبدوappears
حَتّى إِذا الصُبحَ يَبدو
مُطَرَّزَembroidered الطَرتَينِat both edges
مُطَرَّزَ الطَرتَينِ
Till, when dawn begins to show,
When dawn breaks
Embroidered along both edges,
Its light stripes his cheeks
دَعاhe called دُعاءَthe call of طَروبٍone in rapture
دَعا دُعاءَ طَروبٍ
مُصَفِّقَclapping الكَفَّينِboth hands
مُصَفِّقَ الكَفَّينِ
He calls like one in rapture,
He utters a joyous prayer
Clapping both his hands.
Clapping his hands
دَعاhe called فَأَسمَعَand so made hear مِنّاamong us
دَعا فَأَسمَعَ مِنّا
مَنwhoever كانَwas ذاpossessed of أُذُنَينِtwo ears
مَن كانَ ذا أُذُنَينِ
He calls, and makes himself heard among us
He prays and we hear
By anyone who has two ears.
Whoever has ears
يَزهىhe takes pride بِطَوقٍin a collar وَتاجٍand a crown
يَزهى بِطَوقٍ وَتاجٍ
كَأَنَّهُas though he were ذوlord of رُعَينِRuʿayn
كَأَنَّهُ ذو رُعَينِ
He glories in a collar and crown,
Shining in his necklace and crown
As though he were Dhū Ruʿayn.
As if he has two shepherds