خليليّmy two friends اتركاleave aside, you two ماwhat تعدُلانيyou two reproach me
خليليّ اتركا ما تعدُلاني
عليهfor it وانظُراand look, you two ظبياًa gazelle سَبانيhe took me captive
عليه وانظُرا ظبياً سَباني
My two friends, leave aside what you reproach me
for, and behold a gazelle who has taken me captive.
فإنيfor I am مستهامٌlovesick ذوpossessed of اكتئابdejection
فإني مستهامٌ ذو اكتئاب
حليفُan ally of الحزنِsorrow مسلوبrobbed of الأمانيhopes
حليفُ الحزنِ مسلوب الأماني
For I am lovesick, full of dejection,
a companion of sorrow, robbed of hopes.
برىwasted away جسميmy body وماليand I have no منهof it روحٌspirit
برى جسمي ومالي منه روحٌ
بهwith which ربيmy Lord تعالىexalted is He قدindeed حَبانيendowed me
به ربي تعالى قد حَباني
He has wasted my body, leaving me none of the spirit
with which my Lord Most High endowed me.
فرحيmy joy منfrom شقائيmy misery فيin مكانٍa place
فرحي من شقائي في مكانٍ
وجسميand my body مثلlike روحيmy soul فيin مكانِa place
وجسمي مثل روحي في مكانِ
My joy lies in a place apart from my misery;
and my body, like my soul, lies in its own place.
ولماand when زادَincreased ماwhat بيwithin me منof هواهُlove for him
ولما زادَ ما بي من هواهُ
وألبسَand clothed مهجتيmy heart's blood ثوبَthe robe of الهوانِhumiliation
وألبسَ مهجتي ثوبَ الهوانِ
And when my love for him grew stronger,
and clothed my heart's blood in the robe of humiliation,
وكدتُand I nearly أذوبُmelt منfrom وجديmy passion عليهfor him
وكدتُ أذوبُ من وجدي عليه
ويرحمُنيand pities me لذلكfor that منwhoever رآنيsaw me
ويرحمُني لذلك من رآني
and I almost melted from my passion for him,
and whoever saw me pitied me for it,
ويرثيand feels pity ليfor me العدوّthe enemy بظهرbehind غيبٍabsence
ويرثي لي العدوّ بظهر غيبٍ
رجعتُI returned الىto الذيthe One who قِدْماًlong ago بَرانيcreated me
رجعتُ الى الذي قِدْماً بَراني
and my enemy pitied me even in my absence,
I turned back to Him who created me long ago.
وأكثرتُand I multiplied الدعاءَsupplication عسىin hope that بفضلٍthrough grace
وأكثرتُ الدعاءَ عسى بفضلٍ
ومنّand bounty منهfrom Him يصلحُis set right كلُّevery شانmatter
ومنّ منه يصلحُ كلُّ شان
I multiplied my prayers, hoping that through grace
and bounty from Him every matter might be set right,
ويلهمُنيand inspires me with رشاديmy right course فهوfor He is ربُّa Lord
ويلهمُني رشادي فهو ربُّ
رؤوفٌcompassionate بالبريّةtoward creation ذوpossessed of امتنانِbounty
رؤوفٌ بالبريّة ذو امتنانِ
and He might inspire me with right guidance, for He is a Lord
compassionate toward creation, abounding in bounty.
وقلتُand I said لرفقتيto my companions هلis there? ليfor me سلوٌّsolace
وقلتُ لرفقتي هل لي سلوٌّ
عنfrom الحاظٍglances عمْراًfor a lifetime دهانيafflicted me
عن الحاظٍ عمْراً دهاني
And I asked my companions: Can I find solace
from glances that have afflicted me all my life?
فقالواthen they said بالأجلّthrough the most illustrious الحبرِscholar تسلوyou will find solace
فقالوا بالأجلّ الحبرِ تسلو
وصدرٍand a leader ماthere is no لهfor him فيin العصرthe age ثانيa peer
وصدرٍ ما له في العصر ثاني
They said: Through the most illustrious scholar you will find solace,
a leader who has no peer in this age.
إمامٌan imam حافظٌa hadith master علمٌa luminary فقيهٌa jurist
إمامٌ حافظٌ علمٌ فقيهٌ
نبيهٌdistinguished سادhe excelled فيin كلِّall المعانيvirtues
نبيهٌ ساد في كلِّ المعاني
An imam, a master of hadith, a luminary, a jurist,
distinguished, pre-eminent in every virtue.
لهhe has ذِكْرٌrenown علاrose فوقabove الثرياthe Pleiades
له ذِكْرٌ علا فوق الثريا
وجاهٌand influence منto ذويthose with الحاجاتِneeds دانيnear
وجاهٌ من ذوي الحاجاتِ داني
His renown has risen above the Pleiades,
and his influence is close at hand for those in need.
وجودٌand generosity بالذيwith what ملكَتْpossessed يداهُhis two hands
وجودٌ بالذي ملكَتْ يداهُ
لعافٍto a petitioner قدalready أتاهcame to him وفكّand freeing عانِa captive
لعافٍ قد أتاه وفكّ عانِ
He gives freely of whatever his hands possess
to the petitioner who comes to him, and frees the captive.
وفيand in الآدابِletters قدindeed أضحىhe has become وحيداًunique
وفي الآدابِ قد أضحى وحيداً
وفيand in علمِthe science of الحديثِhadith فلاso he is not يُدانيmatched
وفي علمِ الحديثِ فلا يُداني
In letters he has become unrivaled,
and in the science of hadith none can match him.
وإنand if ألقىhe delivers الدروسlessons فلاso he is not يجارَىrivaled
وإن ألقى الدروس فلا يجارَى
فدعْso leave aside ذكرىmention of فلانٍso-and-so أوor فلانِso-and-so
فدعْ ذكرى فلانٍ أو فلانِ
And when he delivers lessons, none can rival him,
so leave aside the mention of this man or that.
يفسّرُhe explains ماwhat يقولُhe says بلاwithout اكتراثٍconcern
يفسّرُ ما يقولُ بلا اكتراثٍ
بأفصحwith the most eloquent ماthat يكونcan be منof البيانexpression
بأفصح ما يكون من البيان
He explains what he says without the least trouble,
with the most eloquent expression there can be.
فمَنْthen who is قسّQuss ومنand who is سحبانُSahban أيضاًalso
فمَنْ قسّ ومن سحبانُ أيضاً
متىwhenever ذكروهthey mention him فيin نُطْقِarticulation of اللسانِthe tongue
متى ذكروه في نُطْقِ اللسانِ
Who, then, is Quss, and who is Sahban, too,
when his eloquence of tongue is mentioned?
ومنand who is عَمروAmr بنson of بحرٍBahr أوor سواهُanyone other than him
ومن عَمرو بن بحرٍ أو سواهُ
لديهbeside him فيin التصانيفِcompositions الحِسانfine
لديه في التصانيفِ الحِسان
And who is Amr ibn Bahr, or anyone else,
beside him in the composition of fine works?
وفيand in نظمِcomposing القريضِpoetry فمَنْthen who is حبيبٌHabib
وفي نظمِ القريضِ فمَنْ حبيبٌ
وبشارُand Bashshar بنُson of بردٍBurd وابنُand the son of هانيHani
وبشارُ بنُ بردٍ وابنُ هاني
And in the crafting of verse, who is Habib,
and Bashshar ibn Burd, and Ibn Hani?
ومَنand whoever قرأstudied العلومthe sciences عليهunder him أضحىbecame
ومَن قرأ العلوم عليه أضحى
كنتَسِبٍlike one tracing descent الىto عبدِAbd المَدانِal-Madan
كنتَسِبٍ الى عبدِ المَدانِ
And whoever studies the sciences under him becomes
like one tracing his lineage to Abd al-Madan,
لفضلٍthrough excellence قدindeed حكاهُhe emulated it وصارand became فيهin it
لفضلٍ قد حكاهُ وصار فيه
سريعswift in الردّreply عندat الامتحانthe test
سريع الردّ عند الامتحان
through the excellence he has emulated, and in it becomes
swift in reply when put to the test.
ومنand whoever والاهbefriends him أُلْبسَis clothed in ثوبَa robe of عزhonor
ومن والاه أُلْبسَ ثوبَ عز
وصارand becomes منfrom الحوادثmisfortunes فيin أمانsafety
وصار من الحوادث في أمان
And whoever befriends him is clothed in a robe of honor,
and becomes secure against misfortune.
ومنand whoever عاداهُis hostile to him ذلّis humbled بلاwithout ارتيابٍdoubt
ومن عاداهُ ذلّ بلا ارتيابٍ
وصارand becomes حليفَan ally of خوفٍfear وامتهانِand humiliation
وصار حليفَ خوفٍ وامتهانِ
And whoever is his enemy is humbled beyond doubt,
and becomes the companion of fear and humiliation.
فلاso may ... never زالcease العلاءُeminence لهto him قريناًa companion
فلا زال العلاءُ له قريناً
قريباًnear منهto him فيat كلevery الأوانِtime
قريباً منه في كل الأوانِ
May eminence never cease to be his companion,
close beside him at all times,
ويبقىand may he remain ملجأًa refuge للناسfor people طرّاًall together
ويبقى ملجأً للناس طرّاً
وكهفاًand a shelter للأقاصيfor those far away والأدانيand those near
وكهفاً للأقاصي والأداني
and may he remain a refuge for all people,
and a shelter for those far and near.
وعاشand may he live مهنّأًhappy فيat كلevery عيدٍfeast
وعاش مهنّأً في كل عيدٍ
علىin رغمspite of العدىthe enemies طولthroughout الزمانِtime
على رغم العدى طول الزمانِ
And may he live happily through every feast,
to his enemies' chagrin, throughout all time.
Sol 6.1