ياO سيديmy lord لكَyou have نظمٌverse فيin محاسنهits beauties
يا سيدي لكَ نظمٌ في محاسنه
لمحٌa glimmer منfrom الزُّهرthe bright stars أوor نفحٌa fragrant waft منfrom الزَّهرthe blossoms
لمحٌ من الزُّهر أو نفحٌ من الزَّهر
O my lord, yours is verse whose beauties hold
O my master, your virtues are like
a glimmer of stars or a waft of blossoms.
A gleam of flowers or a waft of fragrance
وصحبةٌand a friendship ماnever تأملناwe contemplated فضائلهاits virtues
وصحبةٌ ما تأملنا فضائلها
إلاَّexcept that رويناwe narrated حديثَan account الفضلexcellence عنon the authority of عمرUmar
إلاَّ روينا حديثَ الفضل عن عمر
And a friendship whose virtues we have never pondered
And a companionship whose merits we did not
without relating a tale of excellence on Umar's authority.
Contemplate except we related the story of excellence over a lifetime
منfrom كلِّevery بحرٍsea قريضٍverse أنتyou واردهentering it
من كلِّ بحرٍ قريضٍ أنت وارده
تجلوyou display علىbefore الناسthe people أنواعاًkinds منof الدُّررpearls
تجلو على الناس أنواعاً من الدُّرر
From every sea of verse that you enter,
From every deep ode you are its frequenter
you reveal to people pearls of every kind.
You reveal to people all kinds of pearls
وكلُّand every أفقٍhorizon ودارand dwelling أنتَyou طالعهrising over it
وكلُّ أفقٍ ودار أنتَ طالعه
تضيءyou illuminate ماwhatever شئتyou wish منof شمسٍa sun ومنand of قمرa moon
تضيء ما شئت من شمسٍ ومن قمر
And on every horizon and in every dwelling where you rise,
And every horizon and abode you are its rising
you illuminate whatever suns and moons you wish.
You illuminate whatever you wish of sun and moon
لكنَّنيbut I أشتكيcomplain of حالاًa condition يبيتspends the night بهاin it
لكنَّني أشتكي حالاً يبيت بها
فكرِيmy mind علىupon الهمِّworry أوor جفنيmy eyelid علىupon السهرsleeplessness
فكرِي على الهمِّ أو جفني على السهر
But I lament a state in which the night is spent
But I complain of a state my thoughts night in
with my mind in worry, or my eyelid in sleeplessness.
On worries or my eyelids on wakefulness
أخجلتنيyou abashed me بقريضٍwith verse كانwas غايتهits outcome
أخجلتني بقريضٍ كان غايته
إنthat (apparently intended as أن) أخبرit told الناسthe people عنof فقريmy poverty وعنand of حصريmy inability to speak
إن أخبر الناس عن فقري وعن حصري
You have abashed me with verse whose outcome was
You embarrassed me with an ode whose purpose was
to tell people of my poverty and my faltering speech.
If people heard of my poverty and my distress
لاno ثروةwealth المالmoney فيin كفّيmy palm قاضيةٌsettling
لا ثروة المال في كفّي قاضيةٌ
حقًّاan obligation ولاnor ثروةwealth الأشعارpoems فيin فكريmy mind
حقًّا ولا ثروة الأشعار في فكري
No wealth of money in my hand can settle
Neither wealth of money in my palms judging
what is owed, nor any wealth of verse in my mind.
Truly nor wealth of poetry in my mind
فاصْرفهso redirect it عنيaway from me علىtoward الأكفَّاءworthy peers وابْقand remain علىupon
فاصْرفه عني على الأكفَّاء وابْق على
ماwhat بينناbetween us منof صفاءpurity الودّaffection واقْتصرand stop there
ما بيننا من صفاء الودّ واقْتصر
So turn it from me toward worthy peers, and keep to
So divert it from me to the capable and remain upon
the pure affection between us; let that suffice.
What is between us from the purity of affection and be content
Sol 6.1