سألتنيshe asked me مثيلةthe likeness of القمرينthe two moons
سألتني مثيلة القمرين
كيفَhow حاليmy condition فقلتso I said ياO مثلlikeness of عينيmy eye
كيفَ حالي فقلت يا مثل عيني
She, the likeness of the two moons, asked me
The one with two moons asked me,
how I fared; I said, “O likeness of my eye,
"How are you?" I said, "O, apple of my eye,
زمنthe time of الليلthe night والنهارand the day تلاهfollowed it
زمن الليل والنهار تلاه
زمنٌinfirmity فيin اللسانthe tongue والركبتينand the two knees
زمنٌ في اللسان والركبتين
the time of night and day was followed
The time of night and day that passed by
by infirmity in my tongue and both knees.
Is time on my knees and tongue.
غيرexcept أنَّthat الدُّعاءprayer والمدحand praise للسلطfor the sultan (first part)
غير أنَّ الدُّعاء والمدح للسلط
انsultan (completion) منيfrom me علىin كلاboth الحالتينthe two conditions
ان مني على كلا الحالتين
Yet prayers and praise for the sultan
Except my prayers and praises of authority
come from me in both conditions.
Are from me in both states.
ذاكَthat مرمىan aim وذاكَand that رفعاًraising إلىto اللGod (first part)
ذاكَ مرمى وذاكَ رفعاً إلى الل
هGod (completion) وللملكand for the king نصبbefore عينthe eye of اليدينthe two hands
ه وللملك نصب عين اليدين
That is an aim, and that is raised to God,
That is an aim, and this - raising to God,
and, for the king, before the eye of both hands;
And for the king - erecting hands' eyes.
ولأقلامand for the pens of صاحبthe keeper of السرّthe secret والأنظand oversight (first part)
ولأقلام صاحب السرّ والأنظ
ارoversight (completion) والاحتجابand seclusion فيin الخافقينthe East and West
ار والاحتجاب في الخافقين
and for the pens of the keeper of secrets and oversight,
And for the pens of the one with secrets, visions,
and seclusion in the East and West.
And seclusion between the two horizons.
منwhoever يكنis ذاpossessing صناعةa craft عرفتwas recognized أوor
من يكن ذا صناعة عرفت أو
زمنa time of خيفٍfear لمnot يضعbe lost بينbetween ذينthese two
زمن خيفٍ لم يضع بين ذين
Whoever has a recognized craft, or faces
Whoever has a skill knew or a fearful time
a time of fear, will not be lost between these two.
Did not put between two.
دامَmay it endure رأيthe counsel of العلىloftiness متىwhenever برّacted rightly رأياًin judgment
دامَ رأي العلى متى برّ رأياً
يؤتِهِwill give him اللهGod أجرهhis reward مرتينtwice
يؤتِهِ الله أجره مرتين
May lofty counsel endure! Whenever he judges rightly,
As long as the opinion of the Exalted, when an opinion is righteous,
God will give him his reward twice.”
God gives its reward twice."
Sol 6.1