شادتraised يدُthe hand الاتقانcraftsmanship فيin أكنافهاits environs
شادت يدُ الاتقان في أكنافها
قللاًpeaks يناطحbutts against رَوقُهاtheir horns الأقماراthe moons
قللاً يناطح رَوقُها الأقمارا
The hand of craftsmanship has raised within its bounds
Excellence raised its hands
peaks whose horns butt against the moons,
And built hills that compete with the moon in splendor
منfrom كلevery صَرحٍpalace باذخٍlofty شرفاتُهُits balconies
من كل صَرحٍ باذخٍ شرفاتُهُ
تبديreveal متىwhen حانarrives الأصيلُlate afternoon عذارىmaidens
تبدي متى حان الأصيلُ عذارى
from every lofty palace whose balconies
From every lofty, magnificent palace
reveal maidens when late afternoon comes:
Maidens reveal themselves when the time of bashfulness passes
غرَّradiant الوجوهthe faces فواتناًenchanting تزريput to shame الدُمىthe dolls
غرَّ الوجوه فواتناً تزري الدُمى
بيضاfair-skinned وسمراًand dark-skinned خرَّداbashful maidens ابكاراvirgins
بيضا وسمراً خرَّدا ابكارا
bright-faced, enchanting, putting dolls to shame,
Faces as bright as moons charm with their beauty
fair and dark, bashful virgins.
White and brown, freshly blossomed youth
يختلنَthey strut منfrom فوقabove العروشthe rooftops بواسماsmiling
يختلنَ من فوق العروش بواسما
جَزَلاًjoyfully وهنَّwhile they منfrom النعيمbliss سكارىdrunk
جَزَلاً وهنَّ من النعيم سكارى
They strut above the rooftops, smiling,
They recline above the thrones languidly
joyful, while they are drunk on bliss.
Intoxicated with luxury and pleasure
يرمقنَthey gaze at ابناءَsons of السبيلthe road باعينٍwith eyes
يرمقنَ ابناءَ السبيل باعينٍ
توحيconvey الىto أهلpeople of الهوىlove اسراراsecrets
توحي الى أهل الهوى اسرارا
They gaze at wayfarers with eyes
They glance at passersby with eyes
that convey secrets to lovers.
That reveal secrets to lovers
ينصبنَthey set فيin الشباكِthe window دونwithout تعمُّدٍdeliberate intent
ينصبنَ في الشباكِ دون تعمُّدٍ
شبكاًnets تصيرbecome بهاthrough them الرجالthe men اسارىcaptives
شبكاً تصير بها الرجال اسارى
They set in the window, without intending to,
Without intention they set traps at their windows
nets by which men become captives.
Ensnaring men and making them captives