بَداhe appeared فَحَسِبناهُso we thought him بَدراًa full moon مُنيراradiant
بَدا فَحَسِبناهُ بَدراً مُنيرا
وَمالَand he swayed فَخِلناهُso we thought him غُصناًa bough نَضيراverdant
وَمالَ فَخِلناهُ غُصناً نَضيرا
He appeared, and we took him for a radiant full moon;
He appeared, so we took him for a radiant full moon.
he swayed, and we fancied him a fresh, flourishing bough:
And he swayed, so we took him for a verdant bough.
مُغَنٍّa singer عَوائِدُbenefits عيدانِهِhis lutes
مُغَنٍّ عَوائِدُ عيدانِهِ
تُزيلُdispel الهُمومَthe cares وَتُبديand reveal السُروراthe joy
تُزيلُ الهُمومَ وَتُبدي السُرورا
a singer whose gifts are his lutes—
A singer—the gifts of his lutes
they banish cares and bring forth joy.
Dispel cares and reveal joy.
تَراناyou see us إِذاwhen ضَمَّناbrings us together مَجلِسٌa gathering
تَرانا إِذا ضَمَّنا مَجلِسٌ
نُميتُwe kill الحَديثَthe conversation وَنُحييand we revive النَعيراthe clamor
نُميتُ الحَديثَ وَنُحيي النَعيرا
You see us, whenever a gathering brings us together,
You see us, when a gathering brings us together:
put conversation to death and bring clamor to life.
We kill conversation and revive the clamor.
وَلاand no عُذرَexcuse لِلأُسدِfor the lions فيin غابِهاtheir thickets
وَلا عُذرَ لِلأُسدِ في غابِها
إِذاwhen نَعِمَlives at ease الظَبيٌthe gazelle أَلاnot to تَزيراthey roar
إِذا نَعِمَ الظَبيٌ أَلا تَزيرا
And the lions in their thickets have no excuse
And the lions in their thickets have no excuse,
when the gazelle delights, not to roar.
When the gazelle lives at ease, for not roaring.
