تَنَقَّبَتْshe veiled herself بِالنَّوْرِin blossoms وَالنُّورِand light
تَنَقَّبَتْ بِالنَّوْرِ وَالنُّورِ
وَاعْتَجَرَتْand she wrapped her head لكِنْbut بِدَيْجوْرِin deep darkness
وَاعْتَجَرَتْ لكِنْ بِدَيْجوْرِ
She veiled herself in blossoms and light,
And wrapped her head—but in deep darkness.
ساحِرَةُa sorceress of الطَّرْفِthe gaze وَلكِنَّهاand yet she
ساحِرَةُ الطَّرْفِ وَلكِنَّها
مِنْfrom فَتْرَةٍlanguor فِيin زِيِّthe guise of مَسْحُورِone bewitched
مِنْ فَتْرَةٍ فِي زِيِّ مَسْحُورِ
A sorceress in her gaze, yet she is,
Through languor, in the guise of one bewitched.
شَفَّrevealed بَياضُthe whiteness of الَّلإِذْعَنthe silk, from (corrupt text) جِسْمِهاher body
شَفَّ بَياضُ الَّلإِذْعَن جِسْمِها
كَالْخَمْرِlike wine فِيin بَاطِنِthe interior of بِلَّوْرِcrystal
كَالْخَمْرِ فِي بَاطِنِ بِلَّوْرِ
The white silk revealed her body,
Like wine within crystal.
كَأَنَّماas though مِعْصَمُهاher wrist جَدْوَلٌa stream
كَأَنَّما مِعْصَمُها جَدْوَلٌ
صِيغَwas fashioned لَهُfor it سَدٌّa dam مِنَof النُّورِlight
صِيغَ لَهُ سَدٌّ مِنَ النُّورِ
Her wrist is like a stream
For which a dam of light was fashioned.
تَبْسِمُshe smiles عَنto reveal مَنْظومِstrung دُرٍّpearls فَإنْand if
تَبْسِمُ عَن مَنْظومِ دُرٍّ فَإنْ
تَرَنمَّتْshe sings جاءَتْshe brings بِمَنْثُورِwith unstrung pearls
تَرَنمَّتْ جاءَتْ بِمَنْثُورِ
She smiles to reveal strung pearls; and if
She sings, she brings forth unstrung pearls.
كَأنَّas though فِيin مُقْلَتِهاher eye ضَيْغَماًa lion
كَأنَّ فِي مُقْلَتِها ضَيْغَماً
يَنْظُرُlooking عَنthrough أَجْفانِthe eyelids of يَعْفُورِa fawn
يَنْظُرُ عَن أَجْفانِ يَعْفُورِ
As though within her eye there were a lion
Looking out through a fawn's eyelids.
كَأنَّهاas though she were بَدْرُa full moon تَمامٍcompleteness عَلَىupon
كَأنَّها بَدْرُ تَمامٍ عَلَى
غُصْنِa branch of نَقاًa sand dune أَخْضَرَgreen مَمْطورِrain-drenched
غُصْنِ نَقاً أَخْضَرَ مَمْطورِ
She is like a full moon upon
A green, rain-drenched branch on a dune.
زارَتْshe visited فَفَكَّكْتُso I undid عُرَاجَيْبِهاher neckline's fastenings
زارَتْ فَفَكَّكْتُ عُرَاجَيْبِها
بِالضَّمَّwith an embrace عَنfrom رُمَّانِpomegranates of كَافورِcamphor
بِالضَّمَّ عَن رُمَّانِ كَافورِ
She visited, and I undid her neckline's ties
With an embrace, uncovering pomegranates of camphor.
وَبِتُّand I spent the night أَطْفِيI quench بِجَنىwith the fruit of ثَغْرِهاher mouth
وَبِتُّ أَطْفِي بِجَنى ثَغْرِها
حُرْقَةَthe burning of صَادِيone thirsty in الْقَلْبِthe heart مَهْجورِforsaken
حُرْقَةَ صَادِي الْقَلْبِ مَهْجورِ
And I spent the night quenching, with the fruit of her lips,
The burning of one thirsty at heart and forsaken.
ياO لَيِلَةَnight of الْوَصْلِunion اسْتَقِرِّيstay still وَيَاand O
يا لَيِلَةَ الْوَصْلِ اسْتَقِرِّي وَيَا
سَيرَةَtale of سُلْطانِthe sultan of الوَرىhumankind سِيرِيtravel far
سَيرَةَ سُلْطانِ الوَرى سِيرِي
O night of union, stay still; and O
Tale of the sultan of humankind, travel far!
المَلِكْthe king الْعادِلُthe just مَنْwhoever أَمَّهُcomes to him
المَلِكْ الْعادِلُ مَنْ أَمَّهُ
فَقَدْthen indeed رَأَىhas seen مُوسىMoses عَلىupon الطُّورِthe Mount
فَقَدْ رَأَى مُوسى عَلى الطُّورِ
Al-Malik al-Adil—whoever comes to him
Has seen Moses upon the Mount.
إنْif كانَit was قَدindeed دُكَّleveled قَديماًlong ago فَقَدthen indeed
إنْ كانَ قَد دُكَّ قَديماً فَقَد
عَمَّرْتَهُyou rebuilt it أَحْسَنَthe finest تَعْميرِrebuilding
عَمَّرْتَهُ أَحْسَنَ تَعْميرِ
If it was leveled long ago, you have indeed
Rebuilt it in the finest fashion.
كَأَنَّهُas though it were تاجٌa crown عَلىupon مَفْرِقٍthe top of a head
كَأَنَّهُ تاجٌ عَلى مَفْرِقٍ
لَمَّاwhen اسْتَدارَتْcircled around شُرَفُthe battlements of السَّورِthe wall
لَمَّا اسْتَدارَتْ شُرَفُ السَّورِ
It was like a crown upon a head,
When the wall's battlements circled round.
يَزاحِمُjostles النَّجْمَthe stars لَهُit has مَنْكِبٌa shoulder
يَزاحِمُ النَّجْمَ لَهُ مَنْكِبٌ
كَالنَّجْمِlike a star فِيin الرِّفْعَةِloftiness وَالنُّورِand light
كَالنَّجْمِ فِي الرِّفْعَةِ وَالنُّورِ
Its shoulder jostles the stars,
Like a star in height and radiance.
كَأَنَّماas though أَوْقَفْتَهُyou stationed it حارِساًas a watchman
كَأَنَّما أَوْقَفْتَهُ حارِساً
يَنْظُرُlooking مِنfrom عَكَّاAcre إلىtoward صُورِTyre
يَنْظُرُ مِن عَكَّا إلى صُورِ
As though you had stationed it as a watchman,
Looking from Acre toward Tyre.
فَكُلَّماand whenever لاحَappears لَهُto it بارِقٌa lightning flash
فَكُلَّما لاحَ لَهُ بارِقٌ
يَرْتَعِدُtrembles الصَّخْرُthe stone مِنَof الدُّورِthe dwellings
يَرْتَعِدُ الصَّخْرُ مِنَ الدُّورِ
And whenever a flash of lightning appears to it,
The stone of the dwellings trembles.
بَنىbuilt سُلَيْمانُSolomon بِأَعْوانِهِwith his helpers
بَنى سُلَيْمانُ بِأَعْوانِهِ
وَأَنتَand you بِالغُرِّwith the illustrious الجَماهِيرِmultitudes
وَأَنتَ بِالغُرِّ الجَماهِيرِ
Solomon built with his helpers,
And you with illustrious multitudes.
تُصافِحُshake hands with الأَحْجارَthe stones أَيْدٍhands لَهُمْof theirs
تُصافِحُ الأَحْجارَ أَيْدٍ لَهُمْ
لاnot تَرْتَضيconsent to لَمْسَtouching الدَّنانِيرِdinars
لا تَرْتَضي لَمْسَ الدَّنانِيرِ
Their hands clasp the stones,
Unwilling to touch dinars.
دانَتْsubmitted لَكَto you الدَّنْياthe world وَسُكّانُهاand its inhabitants
دانَتْ لَكَ الدَّنْيا وَسُكّانُها
ماwhat is بَيْنَbetween أَمَّارٍone commanding وَمأمورِand one commanded
ما بَيْنَ أَمَّارٍ وَمأمورِ
The world and its inhabitants have submitted to you,
Commanders and commanded alike.
تَجْريrun المقادِيرُdestinies بِماaccording to what تَشْتَهيyou desire
تَجْري المقادِيرُ بِما تَشْتَهي
ماwhat is بَيْنَbetween تَعْسيرٍhardship وَتَيْسيرِand ease
ما بَيْنَ تَعْسيرٍ وَتَيْسيرِ
Destinies run as you desire,
Whether in hardship or in ease.
سَعادَةٌfelicity لَيْسَthere is not لَهاfor it آخِرٌan end
سَعادَةٌ لَيْسَ لَها آخِرٌ
وَلاnor لِيَوْمِfor the day of النَّفْخِthe blowing فِيinto الصُّورِthe Trumpet
وَلا لِيَوْمِ النَّفْخِ فِي الصُّورِ
Such felicity has no end,
Nor does the day of the Trumpet's blast.
هَلdo يَقْدِرُhave the power الأَعْداءُthe enemies أَنْto يَمْسَحُواerase
هَل يَقْدِرُ الأَعْداءُ أَنْ يَمْسَحُوا
ماwhat خُطَّwas inscribed فِيon لَوحِthe Tablet of المْقاديرِdestinies
ما خُطَّ فِي لَوحِ المْقاديرِ
Can the enemies erase
What is inscribed on the Tablet of Destinies?
يَاO مَلِكاًking تَنْسَخُannul أَيّامُهُhis days
يَا مَلِكاً تَنْسَخُ أَيّامُهُ
ماwhat خُطّwas inscribed مِنof إِفْكِthe falsehood of الأساطيرِlegends
ما خُطّ مِن إِفْكِ الأساطيرِ
O king whose days annul
The falsehood inscribed in legends,
أَسْهَرَةُkept him awake الذَّبُّdefense عَنof الدِّينِthe faith لاnot
أَسْهَرَةُ الذَّبُّ عَن الدِّينِ لا
عِشْقُlove of رَبيباتِmaidens reared in المَقاصيرِsecluded chambers
عِشْقُ رَبيباتِ المَقاصيرِ
Defense of the faith has kept him awake, not
Love for maidens reared in secluded chambers.
مُؤَيَّدُsupported in الرَّاياتِthe banners وَالرَّأْيand counsel فِيin
مُؤَيَّدُ الرَّاياتِ وَالرَّأْي فِي
حالَةِa state of تَدْميرِdestruction وَتَدْبيرِand planning
حالَةِ تَدْميرِ وَتَدْبيرِ
Supported in his banners and counsel, in
Times of destruction and planning.
إنَif جَنَحُواthey incline لِلسِّلْمِtoward peace فَاجْنَحْthen incline لَهاtoward it
إنَ جَنَحُوا لِلسِّلْمِ فَاجْنَحْ لَها
ماnot خَدَعُthe stratagems of الحَرْبِwar بِتَقْصيرِa failing at all
ما خَدَعُ الحَرْبِ بِتَقْصيرِ
If they incline toward peace, incline toward it;
The stratagems of war are no failing.
كَمْhow many لَكَfor you فِيin يافاJaffa وَفِيand in المَرْجِal-Marj مِنْof
كَمْ لَكَ فِي يافا وَفِي المَرْجِ مِنْ
وَقائِعٍbattles غُرٍّillustrious مَشاهيرِrenowned
وَقائِعٍ غُرٍّ مَشاهيرِ
How many have been yours, at Jaffa and al-Marj—
Illustrious, celebrated battles!
عِشْرُونَtwenty أَلفاًthousand غَيْرَapart from أَتْباعِهِمْtheir followers
عِشْرُونَ أَلفاً غَيْرَ أَتْباعِهِمْ
ماwhat is بَيْنَbetween مَقْتُولٍone slain وَمَأْسُورِand one taken captive
ما بَيْنَ مَقْتُولٍ وَمَأْسُورِ
Twenty thousand, apart from their followers,
Some slain, others taken captive.
طَهَّرْتَyou cleansed بَيْتَthe House القُدْسِof Holiness مِنْof رِجْسِهِمْtheir defilement
طَهَّرْتَ بَيْتَ القُدْسِ مِنْ رِجْسِهِمْ
وِكانَand it had been مَأْوَىًa refuge لِلْخَنازيرِfor swine
وِكانَ مَأْوَىً لِلْخَنازيرِ
You cleansed Jerusalem of their defilement,
And it had been a refuge for swine.
ياO ذاكِراًone mindful لِلّهِof God ياO ناسِياًone forgetful
يا ذاكِراً لِلّهِ يا ناسِياً
لِلْعُرْفِof kindness مَعْdespite كَثْرَةِthe frequency of تَكِرِيرِrepetition
لِلْعُرْفِ مَعْ كَثْرَةِ تَكِرِيرِ
O you mindful of God, O you forgetful
Of your favors, despite their frequent repetition!
إِنِّيindeed I am مَحَلُّa source of الأْجرِreward وَالشُّكْرِand gratitude ياO
إِنِّي مَحَلُّ الأْجرِ وَالشُّكْرِ يا
أَكْرَمَmost generous of مَأْجُورِone rewarded وَمشْكورِand one thanked
أَكْرَمَ مَأْجُورِ وَمشْكورِ
I am a source of reward and thanks, O
Most generous of those rewarded and thanked!
Translation model: Sol 6.1