أَيُّهاO you السابقُoutstripping النديمَthe boon companion إِلىto الشُّكthanks (first word fragment)
أَيُّها السابقُ النديمَ إِلى الشُّك
رcompletion of 'thanks' مخلَّىreleased العنانthe reins مُرْخَىslackened الإِباضthe hobble
ر مخلَّى العنان مُرْخَى الإِباض
O you who outstrip the boon companion in giving
O you who eagerly rush to doubt
thanks, with reins released and hobble slackened,
With loosened reins and slackened girth
والذيand he who تُعرِضُturn away العواذلُthe reproaching women عنهfrom him
والذي تُعرِضُ العواذلُ عنه
وهوand he عَنهاfrom them أحقُّmore entitled بالإعراضto turn away
وهو عَنها أحقُّ بالإعراض
and you whom the reproaching women shun,
And whom the maidens spurn
though you have greater right to shun them—
Though you have better right to spurn them
لوif تأَمَّلتَyou contemplated حُسنthe beauty ميلادِناour Nativity celebration الليthe night (first word fragment)
لو تأَمَّلتَ حُسن ميلادِنا اللي
لةَcompletion of 'night' ياO ابنَson الأكارمِthe noblest men الأمحاضof pure descent
لةَ يا ابنَ الأكارمِ الأمحاض
had you beheld the beauty of our Nativity celebration this
If you considered the beauty of our nightly congress,
night, O son of the noblest men of pure descent,
O son of noble sires and lofty dames
والرُّبىand the hills لابساتُwearing ثلجٍsnow ونارٍand fire
والرُّبى لابساتُ ثلجٍ ونارٍ
يَجْلُونَthey dispel الظلامَthe darkness بالإيماضwith flashing light
يَجْلُونَ الظلامَ بالإيماض
with the hills clothed in snow and fire,
When the Pleiades - clad in ice and fire -
dispelling the darkness with their flashes,
Dispell the darkness with their sparkling rays
قلتَyou said غيدٌlissome maidens بَرَزنَthey came forth فيon يومa day عيدٍof festivity
قلتَ غيدٌ بَرَزنَ في يوم عيدٍ
بينbetween لُبْسَيtwo kinds of dress مُعَصفَرْsafflower-dyed وبياضand white
بين لُبْسَي مُعَصفَرْ وبياض
you would have said, “Lissome maidens have emerged on a feast day,
You would say, "A herd of gazelles on a feast day
in two kinds of dress: safflower-dyed and white.”
Appeared in yellow and white robes."