أياO منyou who باسمهِthrough his name حسنَbecame beautiful المقالُspeech
أيا من باسمهِ حسنَ المقالُ
ومنand who بجمالهِthrough his beauty تاهَgrew proud الجمالُbeauty
ومن بجمالهِ تاهَ الجمالُ
O you whose name makes speech beautiful,
And whose beauty makes Beauty proud,
بديعٌa marvel تقصرُfall short الأوهامimaginations عنهُof him
بديعٌ تقصرُ الأوهام عنهُ
فكلُّso every مقالdescription واصلهreaching him محالُis impossible
فكلُّ مقال واصله محالُ
A marvel beyond imagination’s reach—
So no description can reach him.
تحامتهُshunned him عيونٌeyes أكبرتهُrevered him
تحامتهُ عيونٌ أكبرتهُ
وماand no لحِجابهِfor his veiling عنهاfrom them جلالُmajesty
وما لحِجابهِ عنها جلالُ
Eyes that revered him shunned him,
Yet no majesty keeps him veiled from them.
وأقسمَand swore حسنهُhis beauty بيمينِby the oath of بدٍّan idol
وأقسمَ حسنهُ بيمينِ بدٍّ
فقالthen it said وحسنby the beauty of وجهكَyour face لاnot يُنالis attained
فقال وحسن وجهكَ لا يُنال
And his beauty swore an idol’s oath,
Then said, “By your face’s beauty, it cannot be attained.”