لقدindeed أتىperformed العبدthe servant أمراًa deed واضحاًclear حسناًfine
لقد أتى العبد أمراً واضحاً حسناً
أهدىgave as a gift هناباًa goblet لأنbecause البعضpart منهof it هناhere
أهدى هناباً لأن البعض منه هنا
The servant has indeed performed a deed both clear and fine.
The servant has come with a fine, clear command
He gave a goblet, for part of it is here.
He has gifted a sword here, for some of it is from here
قدindeed أحكمتهperfected it يداthe two hands صناعهits craftsman فغداso it became
قد أحكمته يدا صناعه فغدا
يستوقفarrests الطرفthe gaze حسناًthrough beauty أنlest يرىbe seen وسناdrowsy
يستوقف الطرف حسناً أن يرى وسنا
Its craftsman's two hands have perfected it, so it came to
Its maker’s hand has perfected it, so it has become
arrest the gaze with its beauty, lest the eye appear drowsy.
Pleasant for the eye to see its beauty and brightness
تشفare transparent أحشاؤهits innards عماabout what تضمنهit contains
تشف أحشاؤه عما تضمنه
فيكسبthus it gives العينthe eye منهfrom it بهجةًdelight وسناand radiance
فيكسب العين منه بهجةً وسنا
Its innards are transparent, revealing what it contains,
Its insides reveal what it contains
and so the eye gains from it delight and radiance.
So the eye gains from it delight and radiance
لوif حاكمتهbrought it to judgment أوانيvessels ذاthis الأوانthe age إلىbefore
لو حاكمته أواني ذا الأوان إلى
قاضٍa judge لقالit would say أناI منamong خيرهنthe best of them إناa vessel
قاضٍ لقال أنا من خيرهن إنا
If the vessels of this age brought it before
If the vessels of this time were to take it
a judge, it would say, 'I am among their finest vessels.'
To a judge, he would say “It is the best of them, verily”