هبْgrant أنهاthat she is الظبيthe gazelle لكنbut غيرnot ملتفتٍturning back
هبْ أنها الظبي لكن غير ملتفتٍ
فعطفهاthen her flank اللّينُsupple هلاّwhy not غيرnot ذيpossessing عنتharshness
فعطفها اللّينُ هلاّ غير ذي عنت
Grant that she is a gazelle, yet one that does not turn;
Even if she is a gazelle, she pays me no heed,
then why is her supple flank not free of harshness?
Her soft grace does not relent.
وقبلةand a kiss بعثتهاsent it فيin الكرىsleep شفةٌa lip
وقبلة بعثتها في الكرى شفةٌ
بالليلat night منكfrom you فهلاّthen why not عاودتrevisited شفتيmy lip
بالليل منك فهلاّ عاودت شفتي
And a kiss that a lip sent in sleep
Her kiss awakened desire, her lips
from you at night—why did it not revisit my lip?
Came to me at night, if only they would return to my lips.
كماjust as تعاهدنيkeeps visiting me فضلthe bounty of المواهبgifts منfrom
كما تعاهدني فضل المواهب من
عليّAli أهلworthy of العلىeminence والاسمand renown والسمةِand distinction
عليّ أهل العلى والاسم والسمةِ
just as the bounty of gifts keeps visiting me from
He who has granted me the excellence of favors,
Ali, worthy of eminence, renown, and distinction,
The people of high rank, name and mark,
منfrom ابنson of فضلFadl (grace) الإلهGod المعتليwho has risen رتباًranks
من ابن فضل الإله المعتلي رتباً
لمdid not يعتلِrise to مثلهاtheir like نجمٌa star علىupon الكرةِthe sphere
لم يعتلِ مثلها نجمٌ على الكرةِ
from Ibn Fadl al-Ilah, who has risen to ranks
The son of the Virtue of God, elevated in rank,
whose like no star has reached upon the sphere.
No star in the sphere has reached such heights.
منfrom one who ليسdoes not ينسىforget نداهhis bounty حالthe plight of أشعثa disheveled man إنif
من ليس ينسى نداه حال أشعث إن
أضحىhe spends the morning علىin قلةwant أمسىhe spends the evening علىbeside قلتِa rock pool
أضحى على قلة أمسى على قلتِ
From one whose bounty does not forget a disheveled man's plight: if
He whose generosity does not forget the destitute
he spends the morning in want, by evening he is beside a rock pool.
If he was miserable yesterday, today he is exalted.
لحميmy flesh وعظميand my bones علىupon نعماهhis bounty قدindeed نبتاboth have grown
لحمي وعظمي على نعماه قد نبتا
كلّall النباتthe growth ولاand may it not كلتweary ولاand may it not نبتِturn away
كلّ النبات ولا كلت ولا نبتِ
My flesh and my bones have grown upon his bounty,
My flesh and bones have grown from his blessings,
to their full growth—may it never weary or turn away.
Growing abundantly without stinting or cessation.
لأشكرنّI shall surely thank أياديهhis favors بذاكwith that وذاand this
لأشكرنّ أياديه بذاك وذا
إنif أحيI live فيin هذهthis الدنياworld وإنand if أمتI die
إن أحي في هذه الدنيا وإن أمت
I shall surely give thanks for his favors with that and this,
I will thank his hands for this and that,
whether I live in this world or die.
If I live in this world or if I die.
Sol 6.1