خلقَcreated اللهُGod الجمالَbeauty حكمةًa wise purpose
خلقَ اللهُ الجمالَ حكمةً
تذكرُreminds الناسَpeople نعيمَbliss الآخرةْthe hereafter
تذكرُ الناسَ نعيمَ الآخرةْ
God created beauty for a wise purpose:
God created beauty as a wisdom
To remind people of the bliss of the hereafter.
To remind people of paradise’s bliss
كلُّevery عينٍeye سهرتْstayed awake فيهِfor it ولمْand did not
كلُّ عينٍ سهرتْ فيهِ ولمْ
تكُbe منfrom قبلِbefore الهوىlove بالساهرةْat all wakeful
تكُ من قبلِ الهوى بالساهرةْ
Every eye has kept vigil for it, though it had not
Every eye that stayed up at night for it
Been wakeful before love.
Was not staying up before out of passion’s keenness
ليسَis not ماwhat يروىis told عنabout السحرِmagic سوىother than
ليسَ ما يروى عن السحرِ سوى
ماwhat تراهُyou see it فيin العيونِthe eyes الساحرةْenchanting
ما تراهُ في العيونِ الساحرةْ
What is told of magic is nothing but
What is said about magic is not but
What you see in enchanting eyes.
What you see in the enchanting eyes