إذاif النورthe blossoms خصis singled out بمدحfor praise فماthen why
إذا النور خص بمدح فما
لنيلوفرfor the water lily الروضof the garden لاnot يعبدis worshipped
لنيلوفر الروض لا يعبد
If blossoms are singled out for praise, then why
If blossoms are singled out for praise, then why
is the garden’s water lily not worshipped?
is the garden’s water lily not worshipped?
وأوراقهand its petals كعبةa Kaaba منof لجينsilver
وأوراقه كعبة من لجين
توسطهاoccupied its center الحجرthe Stone الاسودblack
توسطها الحجر الاسود
Its petals form a Kaaba of silver;
And its petals are a Kaaba of silver,
the Black Stone occupies its center,
at whose center the Black Stone stands,
توسُّطَstanding amid عبادٍʿAbbād المرتجىthe one in whom hope is placed
توسُّطَ عبادٍ المرتجى
لظىthe blaze الضربof blows والحربand war اذwhen توقدit flares
لظى الضرب والحرب اذ توقد
as ʿAbbād, in whom hopes rest, takes the central place
as ʿAbbād, in whom hope is placed, stands amid
amid blows and battle whenever war blazes.
the blaze of blows and war when it flares.
همامa valiant man إذاwhen همhe resolves أضحتbecame لهbefore him
همام إذا هم أضحت له
متونthe backs الظبيof the sword blades (apparent intended reading) والقناand the lances ترعدtremble
متون الظبي والقنا ترعد
A dauntless lord: when he resolves, before him
A valiant man—when he resolves, before him
the backs of blades and lance-shafts begin to tremble.
the backs of sword blades and lances come to tremble.
اذاif شئتyou wish وجدانfinding أفنالهhis [word unclear as written]
اذا شئت وجدان أفناله
وجدتyou will find وشرواهand his equal لاnot يوجدis found
وجدت وشرواه لا يوجد
If you wish to find his bounties,
If you wish to find his [word unclear in the Arabic],
you find them; yet no peer of his can be found.
you will find it; yet his equal cannot be found.
