بشراكgood tidings to you إنindeed السرىnight travel والعودand the return مبرورblessed and accepted
بشراك إن السرى والعود مبرور
وإنand indeed سعيكyour striving عندwith اللهGod مشكورappreciated
وإن سعيك عند الله مشكور
Good tidings to you: your night journey and return are blessed,
With your companionship, the journey and the lute are blessed,
And your striving is appreciated by God.
And your effort with God is appreciated.
وإنand indeed حجَّكyour pilgrimage فيin عافa petitioner بمصرin Egypt دعاhe prayed
وإن حجَّك في عاف بمصر دعا
كمثلlike حجكyour pilgrimage بالبطحاءin al-Baṭḥāʾ موفورabundant
كمثل حجك بالبطحاء موفور
And your pilgrimage to a petitioner praying in Egypt
Your pilgrimage to a healthy Mecca as you prayed,
Is as amply rewarded as your pilgrimage in al-Baṭḥāʾ.
Is like your pilgrimage in the valley, abundant.
وإنَّand indeed كلّevery حمًىsanctuary يممتyou made for دارُan abode هناًof bliss
وإنَّ كلّ حمًى يممت دارُ هناً
وخادمand the servant الوقتof the age مختارٌchosen ومسرورand glad
وخادم الوقت مختارٌ ومسرور
And every sanctuary you make for is an abode of bliss,
Every protected sanctuary you aimed for,
And the servant of the age is chosen and glad.
And the servant of time is chosen and delighted.
وأنكand you are الغيثthe rain إنif تحكمyou rule علىover أفقa horizon
وأنك الغيث إن تحكم على أفق
فالجدبthen drought والخصبand fertility منهيforbidden ومأمورand commanded
فالجدب والخصب منهي ومأمور
And you are the rain: if you rule over a horizon,
You are the rain, if you decide on the horizon,
Drought is forbidden and fertility commanded.
Then barrenness and fertility are forbidden and commanded.
لاno غَرْوَwonder إنif حجزتhave held back محلdrought الحجازof the Ḥijāz لهاًgifts
لا غَرْوَ إن حجزت محل الحجاز لهاً
بنقطwith drops أيسرهاthe least of them المعمورthe inhabited place معمورthriving
بنقط أيسرها المعمور معمور
No wonder if gifts have checked the drought of the Ḥijāz,
No wonder if you reserved the Hijaz’s place for it,
With drops, the least of which keeps the inhabited place thriving.
With spots on the right, the populated is populated.
يسريtravels by night إلىtoward البيتِthe House معموراًenlivened بوافدِهby its visitor
يسري إلى البيتِ معموراً بوافدِه
بحرٌa sea بفيضwith the flood النَّدىof generosity والعلمand learning مسجورfilled
بحرٌ بفيض النَّدى والعلم مسجور
There travels by night toward the House, enlivened by its visitor,
It flows to the inhabited house with its visitors,
A sea filled with the flood of generosity and learning.
A sea with pouring kindness and chained knowledge.
فيamong فرقةa company بولاthrough allegiance علياهto his eminence ضاحيةshining
في فرقة بولا علياه ضاحية
شموسsuns علمٍof learning تحامتهاavoided them الدَّياجيرthe darknesses
شموس علمٍ تحامتها الدَّياجير
Among a band devoted to his eminence shine
In the Omayyad suburb’s separation, rising suns
Suns of learning that the darkness shuns.
Of knowledge met its lanterns.
تمواthey became complete وصحواand they became sound بأبوابat the gates العلاءof glory فماso no
تموا وصحوا بأبواب العلاء فما
فيin الاسمِthe name; the noun نقصdeficiency ولاand no فيin الجمعthe plural تكسيرbreaking
في الاسمِ نقص ولا في الجمع تكسير
They are complete and sound at glory's gates; there is
They slept and woke at the gates of science, so no
No defect in the name, nor any breaking in the plural.
Shortage in the name, nor disassembly in the gathering.
يطوونthey fold away بردthe mantle الدجىof night والبيدand the deserts فيalong طرقroads
يطوون برد الدجى والبيد في طرق
كأنَّهنَّas though they لجندِfor the army العلمof learning منشورan unfurled charter
كأنَّهنَّ لجندِ العلم منشور
They fold away night's mantle and the deserts along roads
They wrap the cold of night and separation in roads
As though they were a charter for the army of learning.
As if they were published to the army of knowledge.
بكلّon every وجناءstout-cheeked she-camel بسمin the name of اللهGod قدalready برزَتshe emerged
بكلّ وجناء بسم الله قد برزَت
كأنَّهاas though she لأميرfor the commander العلمof learning مسطورan inscribed text
كأنَّها لأمير العلم مسطور
On every stout-cheeked she-camel that has set forth in God's name,
With every soft side, in God’s name they appeared
As though she were a written line for the commander of learning.
As if they were prescribed to the prince of knowledge.
حرفa letter علىon صحفpages البيداءof the desert يعربexpresses عنabout
حرف على صحف البيداء يعرب عن
إعمالهاher exertion السيرtravel مرفوعraised; nominative ومجرورand drawn; genitive
إعمالها السير مرفوع ومجرور
A letter on the desert's pages, expressing
A letter on the plain’s papers expresses
Her exertion in travel—raised and drawn along.
Their active endeavors, raised and pulled.
آثارtraces مبسمهاof her smiling mouth فوقَupon الثرىthe soil قمرٌa moon
آثار مبسمها فوقَ الثرى قمرٌ
وعقلهاand her mind بشعاعِby the radiance الحيّof the tribe مقمورmoon-dazzled
وعقلها بشعاعِ الحيّ مقمور
The traces of her smiling mouth upon the soil are a moon,
Traces of its smile above the soil a moon,
And her mind is moon-dazzled by the tribe's radiance.
And its mind with the ray of the alive is locked.
يمدُّextends آمالهاher hopes شوقٌlonging قدalready اقْتصرتthey confined themselves
يمدُّ آمالها شوقٌ قد اقْتصرت
علىto هواهhis love فممدودthus lengthened ومقصورand shortened
على هواه فممدود ومقصور
Longing extends her hopes, which have confined themselves
Hope extends its dreams that sufficed
To his love—thus lengthened and shortened.
With its passion, so extended and confined.
ولابنand for the son of يحيىYaḥyā الذيwho تغنَّىsang المحولthe barren lands بهof him
ولابن يحيى الذي تغنَّى المحول به
بروقlightning flashes بشرٍof gladness وَراهَاbehind them القطرُthe rain مقطورfalling in drops
بروق بشرٍ وَراهَا القطرُ مقطور
And for Ibn Yaḥyā, of whom the barren lands sing,
And to the son of Yahya, whom Al-Muhalhal sang for,
Are lightning flashes of gladness, with rain dripping behind them.
Flashes of good news, behind which the rain is chained.
منfrom بركةthe pool الحبّof love حتَّىas far as بئرthe well of زمزمZamzam لاno
من بركة الحبّ حتَّى بئر زمزم لا
محلٌa place بنعماهwith his bounty إلاَّexcept وهوwhile it is ممطورrained upon
محلٌ بنعماه إلاَّ وهو ممطور
From the pool of love to the very well of Zamzam, no
With the blessing of love, even Zamzam well, no
Place touched by his bounty is left without rain.
Place of its blessings except it is populated.
فياso, how wondrous! لهُfor him محرماًconsecrated as a pilgrim فيon حجةٍa pilgrimage عبقتwafted
فيا لهُ محرماً في حجةٍ عبقت
ريَّاهhis fragrance وهوwhile he is صحيحsound النسكin ritual مسرورglad
ريَّاه وهو صحيح النسك مسرور
How wondrous he is, consecrated on a pilgrimage fragrant
What a forbidden pilgrimage, with a perfumed season,
With his scent, while his rites are sound and he is glad.
Its visions and he is of sincere pilgrimage, delighted.
مستقبلfacing الكعبةthe Kaaba العظمىthe great لهhe has طربrapture
مستقبل الكعبة العظمى له طرب
حيثُwhere الستورthe curtains وتمجيدand glorification وتطميرand leaping
حيثُ الستور وتمجيد وتطمير
Facing the great Kaaba, he is filled with rapture,
Facing the Supreme Kaaba, he has joy
Where there are curtains, glorification, and leaping.
Where the curtains, glorification and purification.
يطوفcircles منكَin your person علىaround الأركانِthe corners ركنa pillar تقىof piety
يطوف منكَ على الأركانِ ركن تقى
عالٍlofty لهit has سندa chain of authority فيin الفضلِvirtue مأثورhanded down
عالٍ له سند في الفضلِ مأثور
A pillar of piety in you circles the corners,
He circles the pillars from you, a pillar of piety
Lofty, with a transmitted chain of authority in virtue.
High for him, with support in virtue, stocked.
وبيتand the House مكَّةof Mecca ياO ذاpossessor of البيتthe house منof عمرʿUmar
وبيت مكَّة يا ذا البيت من عمر
بذكرwith mention نفعكof your service للإسلامِto Islam معمورenlivened
بذكر نفعك للإسلامِ معمور
And Mecca's House, O scion of the house of ʿUmar,
And Mecca’s house, O owner of the house, from Omar’s
Is enlivened by mention of your service to Islam.
Remembrance of your benefit to Islam, populated.
فيin ذبthe defense رأيكof your counsel عنهon its behalf للملوكfor kings هدىguidance
في ذب رأيك عنه للملوك هدى
كأنَّماas though هوit للآراءfor counsels إكسيرan elixir
كأنَّما هو للآراء إكسير
In your counsel's defense of it, kings find guidance,
In sacrificing your opinion to the kings, guidance,
As though it were an elixir for counsel.
As if it is the potion for opinions.
محمرةreddened منكfrom you بالآلاءwith blessings ممتلئfull
محمرة منك بالآلاء ممتلئ
وملءand the filling of أكمامthe sleeves غاويهof its devotees الدَّنانيرthe dinars
وملء أكمام غاويه الدَّنانير
Reddened by you, it is filled with blessings,
Reddened from you with benevolence, filled,
And dinars fill the sleeves of its devotees.
And filling greedy palms with dinars.
للهto God حجرa stone بذاكin that البيتthe House أوor حجرa Ḥijr enclosure
لله حجر بذاك البيت أو حجر
ماno للهناfor joy فيهِin it حجرa barrier عنكfrom you محجورbarred
ما للهنا فيهِ حجر عنك محجور
How wondrous the stone in that House, or its Ḥijr enclosure!
To God a stone of that house, or a stone
No barrier there bars joy from you.
No stone from you in it is deprived.
وسنةand an observance لكَfor you فيin التَّحليقhead-shaving; soaring عاليةexalted
وسنة لكَ في التَّحليق عالية
وماand not لمثلكfor one like you فيin العلياءِloftiness تقصيرfalling short; hair-trimming
وما لمثلك في العلياءِ تقصير
And your head-shaving is an exalted observance,
And an exemplary shaving for you
And one like you never falls short of loftiness.
No shortage for the like of you among the supreme.
وفيand in منًىMinā جمراتٌpebbles ماno لهاthey have ثمنa price
وفي منًى جمراتٌ ما لها ثمن
لكنbut لهاthey have فيin حشاthe entrails الشياطينof the devils تسعيرkindling
لكن لها في حشا الشياطين تسعير
And in Minā are pebbles that have no price,
And in Mina, embers that have no price
Yet they kindle flames in the devils' entrails.
But in terrifying devils, inflammation.
أحسنhow lovely! بأيَّامwith the days of عيشlife فيin منًىMinā وصلتcontinued into
أحسن بأيَّام عيش في منًى وصلت
ليالياًnights فثيابthen the garments الحسنof beauty تشهتيرunclear in supplied text
ليالياً فثياب الحسن تشهتير
How lovely the days of life in Minā, extending into
Best are the days of living in Mina, nights arrived
Nights; then beauty's garments—[final word unclear].
So the clothes of beauty longed for incensing.
وحبَّذاand how delightful! سنةa year فيin الحجِّpilgrimage زاهرةradiant
وحبَّذا سنة في الحجِّ زاهرة
ستsix كماas قيلwas said فيهاin it الخيرgoodness والخِيرand generosity
ست كما قيل فيها الخير والخِير
And how delightful a radiant year of pilgrimage—
And excellent is the flowering tradition in pilgrimage
Six, as was said, with goodness and generosity in it.
Six, as it was said, in it the good and the good.
وزورةand a visit لمعانيto the virtues طيبةof Ṭayba اقْتبلتwas welcomed
وزورة لمعاني طيبة اقْتبلت
وللصباحand for morning بلاwithout شكٍّdoubt تباشيرglad heralds
وللصباح بلا شكٍّ تباشير
And a visit to Ṭayba's virtues was welcomed,
And a visit for good meanings embraced
And morning, without doubt, has its glad heralds.
And for the dawn undoubtedly heralds.
فياso, oh! سرورjoy عليٍّof ʿAlī منfrom محمدهاher Muḥammad
فيا سرور عليٍّ من محمدها
بالقربِthrough nearness يرقصhe makes dance بيتاًa house; a verse وهوwhile it is معمورfull of life
بالقربِ يرقص بيتاً وهو معمور
Oh, the joy of ʿAlī in her Muḥammad!
So the joy of Ali from Muhammad
Through nearness he sets a house dancing, full of life.
Dances the house with nearness and it is populated.
وشدوةand a song المدحof praise باكweeping فيin مسرَّتهhis joy
وشدوة المدح باك في مسرَّته
فدُرّso the pearls حاليهof his two states منظومٌstrung ومنثورand scattered
فدُرّ حاليه منظومٌ ومنثور
And the song of praise weeps amid his joy,
And the intensity of praise in you in your happiness
So the pearls of his two states are strung and scattered.
So roll my conditions, composed and dispersed.
وياand oh! لهاfor them منof ليالٍnights غيرnot قائلةsaying
ويا لها من ليالٍ غير قائلة
زورواvisit, all of you! فماfor not الظنّexpectation فيin هذاthis الحمىsanctuary زورfalsehood
زوروا فما الظنّ في هذا الحمى زور
And what nights, never saying,
And what nights without saying,
'Visit!'—for expectation in this sanctuary is no falsehood.
“Visit, for no doubt in this sanctuary, visit.”
لاno عيبَfault فيهِin it سوىexcept الجنحthe nightfall القصيرbrief وماand not
لا عيبَ فيهِ سوى الجنح القصير وما
كأنَّas though غيهبهاits deep darkness بالشهبby shooting stars مسمورnailed down
كأنَّ غيهبها بالشهب مسمور
No fault in it save the brief night, nor
No flaw in it but the short wings, and
Does its darkness seem nailed down by shooting stars.
As if their absence with meteors is chained.
وعودةand a return لحمىto the sanctuary ملكٍof a king يطوفcircles بهاaround it
وعودة لحمى ملكٍ يطوف بها
ياO كعبةKaaba الجودof generosity ملهوفٌdistressed ومضرورand afflicted
يا كعبة الجود ملهوفٌ ومضرور
And a return to a king's sanctuary, around which circle,
And a return to the sanctuary of a circling king
O Kaaba of generosity, the distressed and the afflicted.
O Kaaba of generosity, confused and hurt.
ياO عارفاًknower حفظhe kept أسرارsecrets الملوكof kings لهُhe has
يا عارفاً حفظ أسرار الملوك لهُ
عرفٌa fragrance منof الفضلِexcellence والأقطارand the regions مشهورrenowned
عرفٌ من الفضلِ والأقطار مشهور
O knower, keeper of kings' secrets, who has
O knower of keeping the kings’ secrets, he has
A fragrance of excellence, renowned throughout the lands.
Known generosity, and the horizons are renowned.
أمَّاas for العفاةُthe petitioners فماthen not تنفكُّthey cease جائرةٌencroaching
أمَّا العفاةُ فما تنفكُّ جائرةٌ
علىupon ندَاكَyour bounty إذاwhen قالsays الرَّجاhope جورواencroach, all of you!
على ندَاكَ إذا قال الرَّجا جوروا
As for petitioners, they never cease encroaching
As for the wicked, an oppressor does not cease
On your bounty when hope says, 'Encroach!'
Complaining of you when the hopeful says, “Be unjust.”
للمالِfor wealth والجاهِand rank قدalready جارواthey encroached بهاwith them قصصاًtales
للمالِ والجاهِ قد جاروا بها قصصاً
فيwithin طيهاtheir folds عبرٌlessons منهمfrom them وتعبيرand interpretation
في طيها عبرٌ منهم وتعبير
For wealth and rank they have encroached, bringing tales,
For money and status, they were unjust in tales
With lessons from them and interpretations folded within.
In its folds, a lesson from them and interpretation.
إنif ثقَّلواthey burden فعلan act جودٍof generosity قدalready أبرّsurpassed فماthen no
إن ثقَّلوا فعل جودٍ قد أبرّ فما
فيin المنِّthe favor منٌّreproach ولاand not فيin الصفوpurity تكديرclouding
في المنِّ منٌّ ولا في الصفو تكدير
If they burden your surpassing act of generosity, there is
If they found generosity heavy, it had excused, so no
No reproach in the favor, nor clouding in its purity.
Harm in benevolence, nor in purity, turmoil.
لفضَّةٍfor silver كمhow often رجاكَhoped for your aid القومُthe people أوor ذهبgold
لفضَّةٍ كم رجاكَ القومُ أو ذهب
وحبَّبتand you endeared للمثاقيلto mithqāl weights القناطيرqinṭār weights
وحبَّبت للمثاقيل القناطير
How often the people hoped for silver from you, or gold,
How much did people hope from you silver or gold
And you made qinṭārs dear to mithqāls.
And you loved weights for ingots.
وأنتَand you مبتسمُsmiling الثغرwith the mouth البهيجradiant بهمat them
وأنتَ مبتسمُ الثغر البهيج بهم
وثغرُand the frontier مالكof your wealth بينamong القومthe people مثغورbreached
وثغرُ مالك بين القوم مثغور
And you smile at them with a radiant mouth,
You smile with the bright lip at them
While your wealth's frontier is breached among the people.
While your possession’s lip among the people torn.
عنوانthe heading بشركof your gladness يوليgrants اليسرease كلُّevery يدٍhand
عنوان بشرك يولي اليسر كلُّ يدٍ
معجّلاًpromptly فإذاthen behold العنوانthe heading تيسيرfacilitation
معجّلاً فإذا العنوان تيسير
Your gladness's heading grants ease to every hand,
The title of your glad tidings makes every hand incline
At once; behold, the heading is 'Facilitation.'
To ease, so the title is facilitation.
وروضand the garden لفظكof your wording ريحانbasil القلوبof hearts إذاwhen
وروض لفظك ريحان القلوب إذا
سجَّعتهyou rhymed it in prose فإذاthen behold الريحانthe basil منثورscattered; prose
سجَّعته فإذا الريحان منثور
And the garden of your words is the hearts' basil, when
Your words’ garden, the hearts’ basil, if
You shape it in rhymed prose: behold, the basil is scattered.
You rhyme it, so the basil is dispersed.
تغدوbecome لهُbefore it صورُthe forms الأضدادof rivals باهتةًpale
تغدو لهُ صورُ الأضداد باهتةً
كأنماas though هيَthey منfrom غيٍّdelusion تصاويرimages
كأنما هيَ من غيٍّ تصاوير
Beside it, the forms of rivals turn pale,
For it, forms of opposites appear bleak
As though they were images born of delusion.
As if they are from haze, portraits.
ونظمكand your verse الزَّهرthe blossoms لكنbut بعضهsome of it زهرٌbright stars
ونظمك الزَّهر لكن بعضه زهرٌ
معdespite أنهthat it is النَّوْرbloom إلاَّyet أنَّهthat it is النورlight
مع أنه النَّوْر إلاَّ أنَّه النور
And your verse is blossom, yet some of it is bright stars;
Your braiding is a flower, but some of it a flower
Though it is bloom, still it is light.
Despite it being the light except it is the light.
يبكيmakes weep الوليدal-Walīd الذيwho منfrom بحترٍBuḥtur قصراًforcibly
يبكي الوليد الذي من بحترٍ قصراً
وعنهand from it يمسيends the day جريرٌJarīr وهوwhile he is مجرورdragged; genitive
وعنه يمسي جريرٌ وهو مجرور
It makes al-Walīd of Buḥtur weep against his will,
Al-Walid who the palace lamented from Bahteer
And in its wake Jarīr ends the day dragged along.
And from it Jurayr eve and he is pulled.
وفيand in يراعكَyour reed pen سرٌّa secret منof سعادتهits good fortune
وفي يراعكَ سرٌّ من سعادته
قدindeed صحَّwas confirmed منهfrom it لعلمِfor the science الحرفof letters تأثيرan influence
قد صحَّ منه لعلمِ الحرف تأثير
And in your reed pen is a secret of its good fortune,
In your opinions a secret of his happiness
From which an effect in the science of letters has been confirmed.
Correct from it for the science of letters, effect.
فيin الجودِgenerosity غصنa branch جنانٍof gardens غيرnot منقطعceasing
في الجودِ غصن جنانٍ غير منقطع
لهit has علىupon الطرسِthe sheet توريقٌleafing وتثميرand fruiting
له على الطرسِ توريقٌ وتثمير
In generosity, an unfailing branch of gardens,
In generosity, a branch of paradise unsevered
It puts forth leaves and fruit upon the page.
It has on the throne, fluttering and fruiting.
وفيand in اقْتحامِplunging into الوغىbattle رمحٌa spear يلوحُgleams لهfor it
وفي اقْتحامِ الوغى رمحٌ يلوحُ له
علىagainst عِداenemies الملكof the king كعبa joint فيهin it تدويرrounding
على عِدا الملك كعب فيه تدوير
And in storming into battle, it is a spear, displaying
And in storming the tumult, a spear brandished for it
Against the king's foes a rounded joint.
Against the enemy’s horses, a curve in it spun.
محكمwell wrought فالفناso annihilation بالخوفwith fear مضطربtrembling
محكم فالفنا بالخوف مضطرب
والقوسand the bow منهbecause of it كماas قدindeed قيلwas said موْتورbereaved; strung
والقوس منه كما قد قيل موْتور
Well wrought, so annihilation trembles with fear,
Decisive so perdition is disturbed in fear
And the bow, because of it, is—as was said—bereaved.
And the bow from it as it was said, broken.
وبعضand some تدبيرهof its governance الدُّنياthe world وماand what وسعتْit held
وبعض تدبيره الدُّنيا وما وسعتْ
فالكيمياءthus alchemy علىby ذاthis الحكمruling تدبيرpreparation
فالكيمياء على ذا الحكم تدبير
And the world and all it holds are part of its governance;
Some of his management of the world, and it widened
Thus alchemy, by this ruling, is an art of preparation.
So alchemy upon this wisdom, management.
ياO ابنson الخلافةof the caliphate فيin البيتِthe House العتيقthe Ancient لهit has
يا ابن الخلافة في البيتِ العتيق له
نفعٌa benefit جديدٌnew علىfor الإسلامِIslam محبورjoyfully received
نفعٌ جديدٌ على الإسلامِ محبور
O scion of the caliphate, within the Ancient House lies
O son of the caliphate in the ancient house, for it
A new benefit for Islam, a cause for rejoicing.
A renewed benefit on Islam, prepared.
ياO شارعَissuer of الأمرthe command فيin جودٍgenerosity وعادلهand its just arbiter
يا شارعَ الأمر في جودٍ وعادله
فجودهُso his generosity حاضرٌpresent والعدلُand an equal محظورforbidden
فجودهُ حاضرٌ والعدلُ محظور
O issuer of the command in generosity, and its just arbiter,
O opener of the matter in generosity and justice
His generosity is present, and any equal is barred.
So his generosity present, and justice prohibited.
ياO منone who لتقواهfor his piety فيin مسكِthe musk الثناof praise عبقٌa fragrance
يا من لتقواه في مسكِ الثنا عبقٌ
مزاجهits blend منfrom بياضthe whiteness العرضof honor كافورcamphor
مزاجه من بياض العرض كافور
O you whose piety has a fragrance in the musk of praise,
O you whose piety in holding glory has a scent
Its blend is camphor from the whiteness of honor.
Its temper from the purity of honor camphor.
خذهاtake them مدائحpraises منfrom حبرink ومنand from حبرٍa scholar
خذها مدائح من حبر ومن حبرٍ
كسوتنيyou clothed me لكلاfor both النوعينkinds تحبيرadornment
كسوتني لكلا النوعين تحبير
Take them: praises from ink and from a scholar;
Take them praises of ink and ink
You have clothed me, for both kinds, in adornment.
I was clad for both types in preparation.
عاملتI dealt in حبّlove عليٍّof ʿAlī والولاءand allegiance بهاthrough them
عاملت حبّ عليٍّ والولاء بها
فهيso they are الدَّواوينthe collections فيهاin them والمساطيرand the written records
فهي الدَّواوين فيها والمساطير
Through them I have dealt in love of ʿAlī and allegiance;
I treated the love of Ali and loyalty with it
For they are the collections, and in them are the written records.
So they are the records in it and the scripts.
ماwhatever بعدfollows دُرّthe pearls معانيهاof its meanings وصنعتهand its craftsmanship
ما بعد دُرّ معانيها وصنعته
برسمِearmarked for جودكyour generosity عندin الفكرِthought مدخورstored up
برسمِ جودك عند الفكرِ مدخور
Whatever follows the pearls of its meanings and their crafting
Nothing after the pearl of its meanings and its making
Is stored in thought, earmarked for your generosity.
By the method of your generosity in the mind stored.
إذاwhen سرتit traveled منfrom دمشقDamascus الواردونthose arriving بهاwith it
إذا سرت من دمشق الواردون بها
لكلّto every مصرٍcity فأحداقُthen the eyes العدىof enemies عورblind
لكلّ مصرٍ فأحداقُ العدى عور
When it travels from Damascus with those who bear it
If it travels from Damascus the visitors with it
To every city, the enemies' eyes are blind.
To every Egypt, so the enemies’ sights blinded.
ضمنتI pledged قلبيmy heart الوفاfidelity معwith حسنهاher beauty فوفىso it kept faith
ضمنت قلبي الوفا مع حسنها فوفى
معthough أنَّهit is ضامنٌa guarantor بالصدّby rejection مكسورbroken
مع أنَّه ضامنٌ بالصدّ مكسور
I pledged my heart to fidelity amid her beauty, and it kept faith,
I secured in my heart the loyalty with its beauty, so was loyal
Though it is a guarantor broken by rejection.
Despite it being securing by estrangement, broken.
ماذاwhat ترىdo you think فيof نظامِيmy verse لوif عطفتyou turned kindly فذاthen here is
ماذا ترى في نظامِي لو عطفت فذا
نظمِيmy verse وفكريand my thought منfrom الأعراضdisregard (reading uncertain) مذعورfrightened
نظمِي وفكري من الأعراض مذعور
What do you think of my verse, if you would turn kindly? Here are
What do you see in my system if you care, so this
My verse and my thought, terrified of disregard.
Is my system and thought from reputations scared.
لاmay you not زلتcease ماas long as سارتtraveled الرُّكبانthe caravans ممتدحاًpraised
لا زلت ما سارت الرُّكبان ممتدحاً
لعمرهby his life! وبيوتand the houses الشعرof poetry تعميرprolonging life; building up
لعمره وبيوت الشعر تعمير
May you remain praised as long as caravans travel,
I do not stop praising his age and building
By his life! And the houses of verse bring longevity.
Poetry homes for him while caravans traveled.
Sol 6.1