أحمرred الخدthe cheek زادincreased منهfrom him لهيبيmy flame
أحمر الخد زاد منه لهيبي
ليتwould that وردroses الخدودthe cheeks كانwere نصيبيmy share
ليت ورد الخدود كان نصيبي
The red-cheeked one has made my flame grow.
The redness of his cheek augmented my passion
Would that the roses of the cheeks were my share!
If only the roses of his cheeks were my fortune
ياO دمَblood الوجنتينِthe two cheeks لاmay … not حالكchange you الGod (first fragment of الله)
يا دمَ الوجنتينِ لا حالك ال
لهGod (last fragment of الله) دمblood الخدthe cheek منfrom دماءblood القلوبthe hearts
له دم الخد من دماء القلوب
O blood of the cheeks, may God never change you;
O blood of the two cheeks! There is no other like you
the cheek's blood comes from the blood of hearts.
For the blood of the cheek is made of the blood of hearts
أخصبmade fertile الدمعtears كلevery حيsettlement كماjust as أخmade fertile (first fragment of أخصب)
أخصب الدمع كل حي كما أخ
صبmade fertile (last fragment of أخصب) جودgenerosity الوزيرthe minister كلevery جديبbarren place
صب جود الوزير كل جديب
Tears made every settlement fertile, just as
My tears made every living thing fertile just as generosity
the minister's bounty made every barren place fertile.
Pours forth from the minister onto every barren place
الوزيرthe minister الذيwho لهto him الفخرglory حقاًtruly
الوزير الذي له الفخر حقاً
فيamong بعيدٍone far away منof الورىhumankind وقريبand one near
في بعيدٍ من الورى وقريب
The minister to whom glory truly belongs,
The minister who truly deserves pride
among humankind, both far and near.
Whether far from or near to mankind
سابغample الجودِgenerosity والثناand praise قسّمتwere distributed نعfavors (first fragment of نعمى)
سابغ الجودِ والثنا قسّمت نع
مىfavors (last fragment of نعمى) يديهhis two hands فيamong كلevery عانcaptive غريبstranger
مى يديه في كل عان غريب
Ample in bounty and praise; favors have been dispensed
Lavish in generosity and praise, the bounties
from his hands to every captive stranger.
Of his hands were distributed in every strange land
قيلit was said ماwhat بلدةtown لهاfor it فيin الثناpraise الشاwidespread (first fragment of الشائع)
قيل ما بلدة لها في الثنا الشا
ئعwidespread (last fragment of الشائع) وصفdescription محاسنbeauties الترتيبarrangement
ئع وصف محاسن الترتيب
It was asked: What town has, in widespread praise,
It was said no city with widespread fame and virtues
a description of the beauties of its arrangement?
Had the attributes of excellent arrangement
فمناهاso its wishes ذكرٌremembrance جميلٌbeautiful وأجرٌand reward
فمناها ذكرٌ جميلٌ وأجرٌ
قلتI said هاتيكthat one منيةMinyat (literally 'wish') ابنIbn (son of) خصيبKhasib
قلت هاتيك منية ابن خصيب
Its wishes, then, are fair remembrance and reward.
With beautiful mention and reward it was said
I said: That is Minyat Ibn Khasib.
"This is the city of Ibn Khasib"
Sol 6.1