عمbe happy صباحاًin the morning واسلمand stay safe بأرغدin the most comfortable عيشlife
عم صباحاً واسلم بأرغد عيش
واسعcarefree السّربin spirit فيin مقامan abode خصيبِfertile
واسع السّرب في مقام خصيبِ
May you enjoy a happy morning and live safely in life’s fullest ease,
May your morning be happy, and may you live safely in utmost comfort,
carefree and secure in a fertile abode,
Carefree, in a fertile abode,
ماas long as سرتdrifted نسمةa breeze القبولthe east wind علىover الروthe garden (first part)
ما سرت نسمة القبول على الرو
ضgarden (final part) فمالتso it bent بكلِّwith every غصنbough رطيبِtender
ض فمالت بكلِّ غصن رطيبِ
as long as the breeze of favor wafts over the mea—
As long as the east wind’s breeze drifts over the garden,
—dow, making every tender branch sway.
Bending every tender bough.
ثمthen ينهىsends word المحبthe lover منfrom بعدafter إِهداءoffering سلاgreeting (first part)
ثم ينهى المحب من بعد إِهداء سلا
مgreeting (final part) وافىarrived بنشرٍwith fragrance وطيبِand perfume
م وافى بنشرٍ وطيبِ
Then the lover conveys it, after offering a salu—
Then the lover sends word, after offering a greeting
—tation that comes bearing fragrance and perfume,
That arrives with fragrance and perfume,
وثناءand praise ماas long as الروضthe garden باكرهvisited it at dawn الغيثthe rain وحيّand greeted (first part)
وثناء ما الروض باكره الغيث وحيّ
اgreeted (final part) مروجهits meadows بنصيبwith a share
ا مروجه بنصيب
and praise—as long as the life-giving rain visits the garden at dawn and gre—
And praise, as long as rain visits the garden at dawn and greets
—ets its meadows with their share,
Its meadows with a share of rain,
فزهىso it shone زهرهits blossoms وأصبحand began يفترّto smile
فزهى زهره وأصبح يفترّ
الأقاحيthe daisies عنrevealing كلِّevery ثغرٍmouth شنيبfresh and white-toothed
الأقاحي عن كلِّ ثغرٍ شنيب
so its blossoms flourish, and there begins to smile
So its blossoms shine, and a smile appears
the chamomile, from every gleaming-toothed mouth—
On the daisies, revealing each fresh, white-toothed mouth,
عنfrom فؤادa heart يبينreveals عنconcerning حسنthe beauty of ودٍّaffection
عن فؤاد يبين عن حسن ودٍّ
خالصٍpure للجنابfor your honored self غيرnot مشوبtainted
خالصٍ للجناب غير مشوب
from a heart that declares the beauty of my devotion,
From a heart that reveals the beauty of affection,
pure toward Your Excellency, untouched by taint.
Pure toward your honored self, untainted.
ثمthen يُنهىis conveyed منfrom بعدafter وصفdescribing اشتياقlonging
ثم يُنهى من بعد وصف اشتياق
للجنابfor your honored self الأعزّmost esteemed ملءfilling القلوبthe hearts
للجناب الأعزّ ملء القلوب
Then he conveys it, after describing a longing—
Then word is conveyed, after describing a longing
for the dearest Presence—a longing that fills all hearts.
For your most esteemed self, filling the hearts.
Sol 6.1