سرَتspread لحسنِكfor your beauty فيamong العشَّاقthe lovers أمثالproverbs
سرَت لحسنِك في العشَّاق أمثال
وماand no لحسنكfor your beauty ياO معشوقbeloved أمثالequals
وما لحسنك يا معشوق أمثال
Proverbs of your beauty have spread among lovers,
Your beauty has spread stories amongst lovers,
yet your beauty, O beloved, has no equal.
And your beauty, my beloved, has no equal.
حوالةrecourse الصبّthe ardent lover قدindeed أعيتfailed وحيلتهُand his stratagem
حوالة الصبّ قد أعيت وحيلتهُ
علىfor لقاكmeeting you فقلso tell ليto me كيفhow أحْتالI devise a way
على لقاك فقل لي كيف أحْتال
The lover's recourse and his stratagem have failed
The madness of passion has exhausted its ploys,
in seeking to meet you—so tell me how I may find a way.
To attain you, so tell me, what should I do?
تقسَّمتhave been divided فيكconcerning you ياO جيدneck of الغزالthe gazelle وفيand concerning
تقسَّمت فيك يا جيد الغزال وفي
مدحpraise of الدوادارthe Dawadar (inkwell-bearer) أمداحpanegyrics وأغزالand love poems
مدح الدوادار أمداح وأغزال
Divided between you, O gazelle's neck, and
You have captivated me, O best of gazelles, and
praise of the Dawadar are panegyrics and love poems.
Praises and poems are composed for your cheeks.
رسمٌan inscription ببابِat the gate of الحمىthe sanctuary العزيّʿIzzī مكتتبwritten down
رسمٌ ببابِ الحمى العزيّ مكتتب
قابلface حماهhis sanctuary وقلand say عزٌّglory وإقبالand prosperity
قابل حماه وقل عزٌّ وإقبال
An inscription is written at the gate of the ʿIzzī sanctuary.
A poem is inscribed at the door of the honored, ill one,
Face his sanctuary and say: 'Glory and prosperity!'
Meet its protector and say, “Honor and acceptance.”
قدindeed علَّمtaught اللهGod فيthrough أقلامthe pens of راحتهhis palm
قد علَّم الله في أقلام راحته
وبالسيوفand with the swords فأرزاقٌthus livelihoods وآجالand appointed ends
وبالسيوف فأرزاقٌ وآجال
God has taught through the pens in his palm,
God has taught with the pens of His tranquility
and through swords—thus, livelihoods and appointed ends.
Provisions and lifespans by the swords.
ياO سائدmaster of الملكthe realm بالآراءthrough the counsels يعلمهاhe knows them
يا سائد الملك بالآراء يعلمها
لاno جيشarmy يسعىstrives مساعيهاtheir endeavors ولاnor مالwealth
لا جيش يسعى مساعيها ولا مال
O master of the realm through counsels you understand—
O leader of the kingdom with enlightened opinion,
no army can achieve what they achieve, nor can wealth.
No army can match its efforts, nor wealth.
هنئتmay you rejoice in فوزكyour triumph دنياin this world ثمthen آخرةin the hereafter
هنئت فوزك دنيا ثم آخرة
فقدfor indeed زكتhave flourished لكfor you فيin الدارينboth abodes أعمالdeeds
فقد زكت لك في الدارين أعمال
May you rejoice in your triumph in this world, then the hereafter,
You were congratulated for your worldly and next worldly success,
for your deeds have flourished for you in both abodes.
For indeed, your deeds have been accepted in both abodes.
Sol 6.1