انظرlook الىat الزُهرةVenus بينamong الزُهُرِthe stars
انظر الى الزُهرة بين الزُهُرِ
فَجَرdawn الماسdiamond إِزآءَbeside الجوهرِthe gems
فَجَر الماس إِزآءَ الجوهرِ
Look at Venus among the stars:
Look at the flower among the flowers
A diamond's dawn beside the gems,
Diamond dawn next to the jewel
وَهّاجةٌblazing مبهجةٌdelightful للنظرِto the sight
وَهّاجةٌ مبهجةٌ للنظرِ
ساطعةٌradiant بلاwithout أَذىharm للبصرِto the eyesight
ساطعةٌ بلا أَذى للبصرِ
Blazing, delightful to behold,
A delight pleasing to behold
Radiant, without harm to the eye.
Radiant without harming the sight
إِلهةgoddess العشقlove لبعضto some of البشرِhumankind
إِلهة العشق لبعض البشرِ
قَدindeed عَبَدوهاthey worshipped her فيin قديمancient الاعصرُages
قَد عَبَدوها في قديم الاعصرُ
Goddess of love to some of humankind,
Goddess of love for some people
They once worshipped her in ancient ages.
They worshipped her in ancient times
ماnot سُميَّتshe was named كذاكthus الّاexcept إِذwhen دُريit was known
ما سُميَّت كذاك الّا إِذ دُري
بانَّهاthat she تُعشَقُis loved عندَby الاكثرِthe majority
بانَّها تُعشَقُ عندَ الاكثرِ
She was named thus only when it was known
She was not named so except when known
That she is loved by the majority,
That she is loved by most
لماbecause of what لهاshe has منof الجمالbeauty النضرِfresh
لما لها من الجمال النضرِ
تفتَرُّshe smiles عنrevealing مثلthe likeness of عقودnecklaces الدُررpearls
تفتَرُّ عن مثل عقود الدُرر
For the fresh beauty she possesses.
For her fresh beauty
She smiles, revealing the likeness of necklaces of pearls,
Surpassing necklaces of pearls
ضاحكةًlaughing منat زُحَلٍSaturn وَالمشتريand Jupiter
ضاحكةً من زُحَلٍ وَالمشتري
والارضِand Earth معwith عُطارِدٍMercury والقمرِand the Moon
والارضِ مع عُطارِدٍ والقمرِ
Laughing at Saturn and Jupiter,
Laughing at Saturn and Mars
And Earth, with Mercury and the Moon.
And Earth with Mercury and Moon
تَهَزأُshe mocks بالمريخat Mars حيثُwhile تَزدَريshe scorns
تَهَزأُ بالمريخ حيثُ تَزدَري
نبتونَNeptune معwith أُورانُسٍUranus فيin الاثرِthe wake
نبتونَ مع أُورانُسٍ في الاثرِ
She mocks Mars, while she scorns
Mocking at Mars where she scorns
Neptune, with Uranus following after.
Neptune with Uranus in the trail
سَيّارةٌa planet فيin فَلَكٍan orbit منحصرِbounded
سَيّارةٌ في فَلَكٍ منحصرِ
لكنَّماانوارهاbut her lights لمnot تُحصرِwere bounded
لكنَّماانوارها لم تُحصرِ
A planet within a bounded orbit,
Wandering in a confined orbit
Yet her lights remain unbounded.
But her lights were not confined