ماnot شَدَّfastened أَزرارَbuttons of القَباthe caftan
ما شَدَّ أَزرارَ القَبا
أَحسَنُfairer مِنthan أَلطونَباAltunba
أَحسَنُ مِن أَلطونَبا
None who has buttoned a caftan
is fairer than Altunba.
أَجفانُهُhis eyelids مِنهاfrom them يَسُلhe draws (continued)
أَجفانُهُ مِنها يَسُل
لُ(completes 'he draws') حَدَّthe edge of سَيفٍa sword ماnever نَباfailed to cut
لُ حَدَّ سَيفٍ ما نَبا
From his eyelids he draws
a sword's edge that has never failed to cut.
أُعيذُهُI seek protection for him بِاللَهِin God مِنfrom
أُعيذُهُ بِاللَهِ مِن
غاسِقِdarkness of لَيلٍnight وَقَباhas fallen
غاسِقِ لَيلٍ وَقَبا
I seek God's protection for him from
the darkness of night when it falls.
أَحسَنُthe fairest مَنof those who أَدارَpassed around كَأcup (continued)
أَحسَنُ مَن أَدارَ كَأ
س(completes 'cup') الراحِthe wine أَوor مَنthose who شَرِباdrank
س الراحِ أَو مَن شَرِبا
The fairest of those who passed around the cup
of wine, or of those who drank.
كَأَنَّهُas though he were شَمسُthe sun of الضُحىmidmorning
كَأَنَّهُ شَمسُ الضُحى
تَحمِلُshe carries لَيلاًat night كَوكَباa star
تَحمِلُ لَيلاً كَوكَبا
He is like the midmorning sun,
bearing a star at night.
كَأَنَّas though دُرَّthe pearls of ثَغرِهِhis mouth
كَأَنَّ دُرَّ ثَغرِهِ
نَظَّمَstrung فيهِin it الحَبَباthe bubbles
نَظَّمَ فيهِ الحَبَبا
It is as though the pearls of his mouth
had strung the bubbles within it.
كَأَنَّهُas though he يَمزُجُmixes بِالwith the
كَأَنَّهُ يَمزُجُ بِال
فِضَّةِsilver فيهاin it ذَهَباgold
فِضَّةِ فيها ذَهَبا
As though he were mixing with
silver the gold within it.
Translation model: Sol 6.1