وَقَضيبٍand a slender bough كَأَنَّهُas though he were نَفحَةُa waft المِسmusk (first part)
وَقَضيبٍ كَأَنَّهُ نَفحَةُ المِس
كِcompletion of 'musk' عَلىupon زَهرَةٍa blossom غَدَتhas come to be بَينَamong غُدرِpools
كِ عَلى زَهرَةٍ غَدَت بَينَ غُدرِ
And a slender bough, as though a waft of musk
upon a blossom standing among pools.
تَتَكَفّاsway بِهِwith him ريِاضٌgardens مِنَof الرَيbasil (first part)
تَتَكَفّا بِهِ ريِاضٌ مِنَ الرَي
حانِcompletion of 'basil' تَهفوflutter عَلىover دَيابيجِbrocades خُضرِgreen
حانِ تَهفو عَلى دَيابيجِ خُضرِ
Gardens of basil sway with him,
fluttering over green brocades.
رَقَّhe grew delicate حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّهُas though he were الفِضَّةُsilver البَيwhite (first part)
رَقَّ حَتّى كَأَنَّهُ الفِضَّةُ البَي
ضاءُcompletion of 'white' إِذwhen أُلبِسَتwas clothed in خَميصَةَa mantle تَبرِuncoined gold
ضاءُ إِذ أُلبِسَت خَميصَةَ تَبرِ
He grew so delicate, he seemed like white silver
when clothed in a mantle of gold.
صيغَhe was fashioned مِنfrom صَفوَةِthe purest essence of الزُلالِclear water وَلَكِنand yet
صيغَ مِن صَفوَةِ الزُلالِ وَلَكِن
مِنfrom زُلالٍclear water مُجَسَّدٍgiven bodily form لَيسَis not يَجريflowing
مِن زُلالٍ مُجَسَّدٍ لَيسَ يَجري
He was fashioned from the purest clear water, and yet
from water given bodily form, which does not flow.
لَمdid not تُطِقmanage وَصفَهُdescribing him العُقولُminds فَأَضحىand so he became
لَم تُطِق وَصفَهُ العُقولُ فَأَضحى
رَهنَcaptive to خَطرٍa passing thought يَدورُcircling فيin كُلِّevery فِكرِmind
رَهنَ خَطرٍ يَدورُ في كُلِّ فِكرِ
Minds could not describe him, and so he became
a captive of fancy, turning in every mind.
بِأَبيwith my father as ransom مَنthe one who إِذاwhen نَظَرتُI look إِلَيهِat him
بِأَبي مَن إِذا نَظَرتُ إِلَيهِ
طابَgrew sweet عُمريmy life وَلَذَّand grew delightful فِكريmy thoughts وَذِكريand my remembrance
طابَ عُمري وَلَذَّ فِكري وَذِكري
My father be his ransom—when I look upon him,
my life grows sweet, and my thoughts and remembrance bring delight.
وَاِكتَسَتand donned وَجنَتاهُhis two cheeks وَرداًroses جَنِيّاًfreshly plucked
وَاِكتَسَت وَجنَتاهُ وَرداً جَنِيّاً
وَاِكتَسىand donned جِسمُهُhis body غَلائِلَgauzy robes خَمرِwine
وَاِكتَسى جِسمُهُ غَلائِلَ خَمرِ
And his cheeks donned freshly plucked roses,
and his body donned gauzy robes of wine,
خَجَلاًin bashfulness يُكتَسىhe is clothed بِهِby it حُمرَةَthe redness of العُصsafflower (first part)
خَجَلاً يُكتَسى بِهِ حُمرَةَ العُص
فُرِcompletion of 'safflower' مِنfrom خيفَتيfear of me وَطاعَةِand obedience to أَمريmy command
فُرِ مِن خيفَتي وَطاعَةِ أَمري
in bashfulness that clothes him in safflower's red,
from fear of me and obedience to my command.
Translation model: Sol 6.1