أحْسَنْتِyou did well أحسَنْتِyou did well أُمَّO mother of الحَسَنْal-Hasan
أحْسَنْتِ أحسَنْتِ أُمَّ الحَسَنْ
لَقَدْindeed جِئْتِyou have come بالحُسْنِwith beauty فيin كُلِّevery فَنْart
لَقَدْ جِئْتِ بالحُسْنِ في كُلِّ فَنْ
Well done, well done, Umm al-Hasan!
You have indeed brought beauty to every art.
مُحَيّاa face عَجيبٌwondrous وشَخْصٌand a figure طَرُوبٌjoyous
مُحَيّا عَجيبٌ وشَخْصٌ طَرُوبٌ
وسَجْعٌand rhymed cadences أديبٌrefined وصَوْتٌand a voice حَسَنْbeautiful
وسَجْعٌ أديبٌ وصَوْتٌ حَسَنْ
A wondrous face, a joyous figure,
and refined cadences and a lovely voice.
ألاcome now بدِّليchange your robe ياO ابْنَةَdaughter of الحُسْنَيَيْthe two beauties (continued)
ألا بدِّلي يا ابْنَةَ الحُسْنَيَيْ
نِ(completes the preceding dual ending) فَصْلِthe season of الرَّبيعِspring وَوَجْهِand the face of الزَّمَنْtime
نِ فَصْلِ الرَّبيعِ وَوَجْهِ الزَّمَنْ
Come, change your robe, daughter of the two beauties—
the spring season and the face of time—
وهَاكِand take فُؤاديَmy heart خَلْعاًas a robe of honor ومَاand not
وهَاكِ فُؤاديَ خَلْعاً ومَا
أراهُI consider it يُوَفِّيpays fully بِبَعْضِfor part of الثَّمَنْthe price
أراهُ يُوَفِّي بِبَعْضِ الثَّمَنْ
and take my heart as a robe of honor; I do not
think it pays even part of the price.
فَدَيْتُكِmay I be your ransom منas a بُلْبُلٍnightingale هاجَroused مِنْamong
فَدَيْتُكِ من بُلْبُلٍ هاجَ مِنْ
بَلابلِthe torments of وَجْدِيَmy passion ماwhat قَدْalready سَكنْhad fallen still
بَلابلِ وَجْدِيَ ما قَدْ سَكنْ
May I be your ransom, nightingale, who roused among
the torments of my passion what had fallen still.