وَرَدتْshe arrived إلىat بيتthe home of الأريبِthe discerning man البارعthe accomplished
وَرَدتْ إلى بيت الأريبِ البارع
بِكْرٌa virgin maiden تَهادَىgliding gracefully فيin وشاءٍbrocade ناصعِradiant
بِكْرٌ تَهادَى في وشاءٍ ناصعِ
To the home of the discerning, accomplished man came
A maiden came to the adept poet's abode
a virgin maiden, gliding in radiant brocade.
Swaying gracefully in radiant finery
فوضعتهاso I placed her لبَّat the core of الفؤادِthe heart لماbecause of what حَوَتْshe contained
فوضعتها لبَّ الفؤادِ لما حَوَتْ
منof حُسْنbeauty ألفاظwords كزهرlike flowers يانعin full bloom
من حُسْن ألفاظ كزهر يانع
So I placed her in my heart's core for what she held
She captured the heart's attention with the beauty
of lovely words, like flowers in full bloom.
Of her eloquent words like a blooming flower
وإِليكand to you وافدةَa bearer of الثناءpraise عَروبةًaffectionate
وإِليك وافدةَ الثناء عَروبةً
تُهديshe offers سلاماًa greeting للمحاسنof the graces جامعencompassing
تُهدي سلاماً للمحاسن جامع
And to you comes a loving bearer of praise,
And to you a tribute of praise comes wandering
offering a greeting that embraces every grace.
Conveying greetings to the one of perfect virtues
يحملهcarries it داريُّmusk-scented النسيمthe breeze مُبَلِّغاًconveying
يحمله داريُّ النسيم مُبَلِّغاً
عنيon my behalf إلىto ذاكthat الجمالbeauty الرائعthe wondrous
عني إلى ذاك الجمال الرائع
The musk-scented breeze bears it, conveying it
Borne by the morning breeze transmitting
from me to that wondrous beauty—
From me to that captivating beauty
منthe one whom صرتI became منbecause of شوقيmy longing إليهfor him بحالةٍin a state
من صرت من شوقي إليه بحالةٍ
لمnot أستطعْI could ردّاًholding back لفيضof the flood مدامعيmy tears
لم أستطعْ ردّاً لفيض مدامعي
for whom my longing left me in such a state
For whom I pine with a longing
that I could not stem the flood of my tears.
I cannot restrain the outpouring of my tears
وافتكshe reached you والنيروزwhile Nowruz يبسمsmiles ثغرهits mouth
وافتك والنيروز يبسم ثغره
وتَلَفَّعَتْand she wrapped herself منfrom نورهits light بوشائعin skeins
وتَلَفَّعَتْ من نوره بوشائع
She reached you while Nowruz's mouth smiled,
The New Year dawned smiling
and wrapped herself in skeins of its light.
And the land was clothed in its splendor
وسعَتْand she hastened مهنئةoffering congratulations بفصلٍon a season زاهرٍblooming
وسعَتْ مهنئة بفصلٍ زاهرٍ
بنديwith dew وعِيدٍand a festival بالمسرَّةwith joy راجعreturning
بندي وعِيدٍ بالمسرَّة راجع
And she hastened to congratulate you on a season blooming
Extending glad tidings of a blooming season
with dew, and a festival returning with joy.
That returns with joyful celebration
تبغيshe seeks منfrom الإِخوانthe friends أخلصthe sincerest دعوةٍprayer
تبغي من الإِخوان أخلص دعوةٍ
فيin ظهرthe back of غيبabsence عنfrom فؤادa heart ضارعsupplicating
في ظهر غيب عن فؤاد ضارع
She seeks from friends the sincerest prayer,
Seeking from true brethren the sincerest wish
offered in one's absence, from a supplicating heart:
In seclusion from a yearning heart
فاجمعso reunite بخيرin goodness ياO مهيمنُGuardian شمْلَناour company
فاجمع بخير يا مهيمنُ شمْلَنا
بالمصطفىthrough the Chosen One المختارthe Elect أكرمthe noblest شافعintercessor
بالمصطفى المختار أكرم شافع
So reunite us in goodness, O Guardian,
So gather in prosperity, O Guardian of our bond
through the Chosen One, the Elect, the noblest intercessor.
Through the Chosen One, the noblest intercessor
Sol 6.1