ماwhat للرياضِwith the gardens تَنَمْنَمَتْbecame finely adorned أدواحهاtheir great trees
ما للرياضِ تَنَمْنَمَتْ أدواحها
وترنَّمتْand sang melodiously فوقَabove الغصونِthe boughs فِصاحُهاtheir eloquent birds
وترنَّمتْ فوقَ الغصونِ فِصاحُها
What has come over the gardens? Their great trees are finely adorned,
Why does the garden flutter its leaves
and their eloquent birds sing above the boughs.
And chirp above the branches in joy?
وتدرَجتْand spread gradually فوقacross الخمائلِthe leafy groves غُدْرهاtheir pools
وتدرَجتْ فوق الخمائلِ غُدْرها
وتأرَجتْand became fragrant بشذاwith the scent of العبيرِperfume رياحُهاtheir winds
وتأرَجتْ بشذا العبيرِ رياحُها
And their pools spread across the leafy groves,
Why does it spread its flowers on the meadows
and their winds are fragrant with the scent of perfume.
And diffuse the fragrance of musk in its breeze?
وترنْحتand swayed فيهاwithin them الغصونُthe boughs صبابةًin ardent longing
وترنْحت فيها الغصونُ صبابةً
وافترّand parted in a smile عنrevealing شَنَبِthe cool freshness of القِطارraindrops إِقاحُهاtheir daisies
وافترّ عن شَنَبِ القِطار إِقاحُها
The boughs sway there in longing,
The branches sway gently within
and their daisies smile, revealing the cool freshness of rain.
As the flowing clouds part from their burden.
أزهىgrew resplendent بهاin them الورْدُthe roses الجنيُّthe freshly picked وأقبلand arrived الthe
أزهى بها الورْدُ الجنيُّ وأقبل ال
عيسُpale camels الرخيّthe easy-paced وجُددتْand were renewed أفراحُهاtheir joys
عيسُ الرخيّ وجُددتْ أفراحُها
Fresh-picked roses shine there, and the
The roses bloom, the Jasmine glows
easy-paced pale camels have arrived; their joys are renewed,
And the garden renews its delights.
بقدومِwith the coming of منone whose نطقَتْspoke بمثلwith the like of ثنائِهpraise of him
بقدومِ من نطقَتْ بمثل ثنائِه
المنشورِspread abroad ماemphatic particle بينamong الورىhumankind أرواحُهاtheir breezes
المنشورِ ما بين الورى أرواحُها
with the coming of one whose praise has been echoed—
With the arrival of one whose praise
praise spread among humankind—by their breezes.
Makes souls across the world rejoice,
وحكتْand mirrored خلائقهُhis character traits بلطْفِthrough the gentleness of نسيمهاtheir breeze
وحكتْ خلائقهُ بلطْفِ نسيمها
الوانيthe faint الهبوبblowing إِذاwhen استبانَbecame clear صَباحُهاtheir morning
الواني الهبوب إِذا استبانَ صَباحُها
And they mirror his character in their breeze's gentleness,
Whose gentle breeze relates his virtues
faintly stirring when their morning light appears.
When the brilliance of dawn appears.
هوhe نجلُthe son of قدريِّQadri المبجلthe honored منwho لهhas
هو نجلُ قدريِّ المبجل من له
منfrom دَوْحِةthe great tree of الحسَبِancestral nobility الأثيلِthe deep-rooted صُراحُهاits pure stock
من دَوْحِة الحسَبِ الأثيلِ صُراحُها
He is the son of the honored Qadri, who has
He's the esteemed son of my destiny,
the pure stock of nobility's deep-rooted tree.
His resolve stems from noble roots.
شهْمٌa man of mettle إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle المشكلاتُthe difficulties تقاعَسَتْheld back
شهْمٌ إِذا ما المشكلاتُ تقاعَسَتْ
ودَجَتْand grew dark فهِمَّتُهthen his resolve إِذاthen مفتاحُهاtheir key
ودَجَتْ فهِمَّتُه إِذا مفتاحُها
A man of mettle: when difficulties resist
When problems confound, his intellect
and grow dark, his resolve is then their key.
Opens doors no key could unlock.
لوif شاهَدَتْbeheld أقلامَهhis pens بيضُthe gleaming الظباsword edges
لو شاهَدَتْ أقلامَه بيضُ الظبا
لتقاصَرَتْwould fall short عنof فعْلِهنَّtheir deeds (the pens') صِفاحُهاtheir broad blades
لتقاصَرَتْ عن فعْلِهنَّ صِفاحُها
Were the gleaming sword edges to behold his pens,
If his fingers were witnessed by mirages
their broad blades would fall short of the pens' deeds.
Their waters would cease their flow.
يُبديhe shows الجميلَkindness ولاand does not يحاولُseek مِنَّةًa debt of gratitude
يُبدي الجميلَ ولا يحاولُ مِنَّةً
جرْياًin keeping علىwith شيمٍvirtues يفيضُoverflows سَماحُهاtheir generosity
جرْياً على شيمٍ يفيضُ سَماحُها
He shows kindness, seeking no debt of gratitude,
He bestows kindness without expecting favors,
in keeping with virtues whose generosity overflows.
Noble manners overflow from his being.
ويباشرُand takes in hand الأوطارَthe aims إنif جَمَحتْthey bolted علىat
ويباشرُ الأوطارَ إن جَمَحتْ على
طَرَفِthe brink of التمامِfulfillment فيستقيمِand so is straightened جِماحُهاtheir unruliness
طَرَفِ التمامِ فيستقيمِ جِماحُها
And he takes aims in hand should they bolt at
He undertakes matters, though they impose
the brink of fulfillment, and their unruliness is set straight.
On the edge of achievement, his wings stay true.
ذوpossessing فكرةٍa mind وقادَةٍblazing وطلاقةٍand fluency
ذو فكرةٍ وقادَةٍ وطلاقةٍ
فيin القولِspeech قدindeed راقَhas delighted إِفْصاحُهاits clear expression
في القولِ قد راقَ إِفْصاحُها
He has a blazing mind and fluency
With insightful ideas, leadership and eloquence
in speech, whose clear expression delights,
His words are admired by all who listen.
وأسرّةand facial features شرَقَتْshone بكلِّwith every بشاشَةٍsign of cheer
وأسرّة شرَقَتْ بكلِّ بشاشَةٍ
حتىso that تحققhas become assured فيin الأمورِaffairs نجاحُهاtheir success
حتى تحقق في الأمورِ نجاحُها
and features radiant with every sign of cheer,
And a family that shines with joy
so that their success in affairs is assured.
So all affairs conclude in success.
فإِليكهاso here she is for you ياO منyou who تسربَلclothed himself وارتدىand cloaked himself
فإِليكها يا من تسربَل وارتدى
بفضائلٍin virtues لمhave not يُحْصِهاcounted them مُدّاحُهاtheir praisers
بفضائلٍ لم يُحْصِها مُدّاحُها
So here she is for you, O you who are robed and cloaked
To you, who wears and adorns himself
in virtues uncounted by those who praise them.
With virtues unlimited by praise,
بِكْراa maiden نسيجةُa woven creation وقْتِهاher time أربىsurpassed علىالbeyond the
بِكْرا نسيجةُ وقْتِها أربى علىال
روضِgarden المفوّفِthe variegated ريطهاher robes ووشاحُهاand her sash
روضِ المفوّفِ ريطها ووشاحُها
A maiden, woven in her own hour; finer than the
The loom of time has spun its prime
variegated garden are her robes and sash.
Garment and cloak for you to wear.
واسلمand remain safe لنجلكَfor your son ماas long as تغَنَّتْsang فيin الضحىthe midmorning
واسلم لنجلكَ ما تغَنَّتْ في الضحى
ورْقٌgray doves شجىgrieved قلبthe heart of الخلىّthe carefree one صياحُهاtheir cries
ورْقٌ شجى قلب الخلىّ صياحُها
May you remain safe for your son as long as song rises at midmorning
And surrender to your son what the dawn has sung
from gray doves whose cries grieve the carefree heart.
Leaves stirred a yearning heart to sing your glories.
متفضِّلاًgraciously بقبولِهاby accepting her فلقدfor indeed أتَتْshe has come
متفضِّلاً بقبولِها فلقد أتَتْ
خجلَىbashful ثَنتَهاhas bent her منfrom ثنائكَpraise of you راحُهاher wine
خجلَى ثَنتَها من ثنائكَ راحُها
Graciously accept her, for she has come
Please accept this humble verse
bashful, bowed by her wine, drawn from praise of you.
Though it falls short of your greatness.
Sol 6.1