منwhoever يكنis جاهلاًignorant of عطاءَthe bounty of اللهِGod
من يكن جاهلاً عطاءَ اللهِ
فليطالِعْهُthen let him behold it فيin عَطاءِʿAṭāʾ اللهِAllāh
فليطالِعْهُ في عَطاءِ اللهِ
Whoever is ignorant of God's bounty,
He who is ignorant of God's gifts
Let him behold it in ʿAṭāʾ Allāh.
Let him look upon God's generosity
مُبْتَدٍbeginning فيin جميلِهhis kindness بدعاءٍwith a prayer
مُبْتَدٍ في جميلِه بدعاءٍ
ليسdoes not يوافيmatch أبلهاits … (unclear as written) المتناهيthe most accomplished
ليس يوافي أبلها المتناهي
He begins his kindness with a prayer,
Starting with kindness through prayer
Even the most accomplished cannot match its [unclear term].
That cannot be matched by any human
ساهرُwakeful الطرفِthe eye للمكارمِfor noble deeds مُحتاwatchful (word continues)
ساهرُ الطرفِ للمكارمِ مُحتا
طٌ(completes 'watchful') عليهاover them بخاطرٍwith a mind غيرِnot ساهِheedless
طٌ عليها بخاطرٍ غيرِ ساهِ
Wakeful-eyed for noble deeds, keeping watch
Staying up through the night for virtues
Over them with a mind never heedless.
Focusing on them with an alert mind
رُبّmany a ليلٍnight قطعتُهI spent it فيin ذَراهُhis shelter
رُبّ ليلٍ قطعتُه في ذَراهُ
يشبهُresembles الحُلْمَa dream وهْوthough it is فيin الانتِباهِwakefulness
يشبهُ الحُلْمَ وهْو في الانتِباهِ
Many a night I spent in his shelter,
Many a night I spent in its flow
Resembling a dream, though spent awake,
Resembling dreams though fully awake
بمدامٍwith wine كأنماas though لاحappeared فيهاin it
بمدامٍ كأنما لاح فيها
مَندليُّMandalī aloeswood الأفواهthe aromatics فيin الأفواهِmouths
مَندليُّ الأفواه في الأفواهِ
With wine in which there seemed to appear
With wine as if flashes appeared in it
Mandalī aloeswood among the aromatics, within mouths,
Of lips meeting with other lips
وصديقٍand a friend يلقيfinds المُسائلُthe questioner منهfrom him
وصديقٍ يلقي المُسائلُ منه
ذاone possessing جوابٍan answer ماnot إنْ(reinforces negation) لهhe has منany مَضاهِpeer
ذا جوابٍ ما إنْ له من مَضاهِ
And a friend in whom the questioner finds
And a friend who raises issues
One with an answer, who has no peer.
With answers that have no match
Sol 6.1