خليلَO beloved قلبيَof my heart بحرsea الشوقlonging منسرِحٌflowing freely
خليلَ قلبيَ بحر الشوق منسرِحٌ
إليكtoward you ماas long as سارتjourneyed الركبانthe riders فيamid زَجَلِloud song
إليك ما سارت الركبان في زَجَلِ
O intimate friend of my heart, the sea of longing flows freely
O beloved of my heart, the sea of longing flows freely
My heart, Khailil, is an ocean of longing set loose
toward you, as long as caravans journey amid lively clamor.
Toward you, as long as the riders journey amid loud song.
Towards you, unrestrained as the caravans in migration
فخذso accept تحيّةa greeting مشتاقone who longs لحضرتكمfor your honored presence
فخذ تحيّة مشتاق لحضرتكم
منfrom صاحبٍa friend صادقٍsincere بلrather منfrom أخيكyour brother عليAli
من صاحبٍ صادقٍ بل من أخيك علي
Accept, then, the greeting of one who longs for your honored presence—
So accept a greeting from one who longs for your honored presence,
So take the greetings of one longing for your presence
from a sincere companion—indeed, from your brother, Ali.
From a sincere friend—rather, from your brother Ali.
From a sincere companion, nay your brother Ali
لاmay not زالcease سعدكyour good fortune بالعيّوقto Capella متَّصلاًjoined
لا زال سعدك بالعيّوق متَّصلاً
ودامand may endure طالعthe ascendant منwhoever عاداكopposes you فيin زُحلSaturn
ودام طالع من عاداك في زُحل
May your good fortune remain joined to al-ʿAyyūq,
May your good fortune ever remain joined to Capella,
May your fortune at Al-Uyun remain forever connected
and the ascendant of whoever opposes you remain in Saturn.
And may the ascendant of whoever opposes you remain in Saturn.
And may the fortunes of those hostile to you remain in decline
Sol 6.1