ياO مَنone who لهto him كلall المحاسنbeauties تُنسبare ascribed
يا مَن له كل المحاسن تُنسب
خَلقاًin form وخُلقاًand in character فيكof you مدحيmy praise أنسبmost fitting
خَلقاً وخُلقاً فيك مدحي أنسب
O you to whom all beauties are ascribed,
O you who has all perfections attributed
In form and character, my praise of you is most fitting.
In nature and morals, my praise is most fitting
لكyou have مبسمa smiling mouth يفترparts عنto reveal دررpearls غدتhave become
لك مبسم يفتر عن درر غدت
جلّexalted is المصورthe Fashioner فيin العقيقcarnelian تركبare set
جلّ المصور في العقيق تركب
Your smiling mouth parts to reveal pearls that have become
For you a smile that reveals pearls that have become
—Exalted be the Fashioner!—set in carnelian.
The best of artists set in rubies
صُبحdawn الجبينthe brow وليلand the night شعركyour hair ذاthis وذاand that
صُبح الجبين وليل شعرك ذا وذا
ماwhat is البدرthe full moon عندat كمالهits fullness ماwhat is الغيهبdeepest darkness
ما البدر عند كماله ما الغيهب
The dawn of your brow and the night of your hair—this and that:
Morning of the brow, night of your hair this and that
What is the moon at its fullest? What is deepest darkness?
Not the full moon in its perfection, nor the Pleiades
ملأتhave filled محاسنكyour beauties القلوبthe hearts محبةwith love
ملأت محاسنك القلوب محبة
فسعتso they hastened إليكto you وعنكand from you ليستdo not تذهبdepart
فسعت إليك وعنك ليست تذهب
Your beauties have filled hearts with love,
Your perfections filled hearts with love
So they hastened to you and do not depart from you.
So they came to you, and from you they do not go