أبْشِرْrejoice بفتْحin a victory لكَfor you مَفْتُوحِlaid open
أبْشِرْ بفتْح لكَ مَفْتُوحِ
مِنْfrom نَافحa giver بالخيْرwith goodness مَنفُوحِendowed
مِنْ نَافح بالخيْر مَنفُوحِ
Rejoice in a victory laid open to you,
Rejoice in the conquest opened for you
From a giver of good, himself endowed with it.
From a palm tree exuding goodness when stirred
واشربْand drink علىbeside النرجِسِthe narcissus مقْدُوحَةًa ladled draught
واشربْ على النرجِسِ مقْدُوحَةً
فيin الكأْسthe cup لمnot تُطْبَخْwas cooked بمَقْدُوحِwith a kindled flame
في الكأْس لم تُطْبَخْ بمَقْدُوحِ
And drink beside the narcissus a ladled draught,
And drink from narcissus kindled
In the cup, not cooked over a kindled flame.
In a cup not cooked by kindling
كأَنَّهاas though it were بالمسكِwith musk مَجْدُوحَةٌstirred
كأَنَّها بالمسكِ مَجْدُوحَةٌ
بلْrather هِيَit مِسْكٌmusk غيرُnot مَجْدُوحِmixed
بلْ هِيَ مِسْكٌ غيرُ مَجْدُوحِ
As though it were stirred with musk—
As if it were suffused with musk
No, it is musk, unmixed.
Rather it is pure musk without infusion
بَيْنَamong نَدَامَىdrinking companions كلُّهُمall of them جَامحٌunbridled
بَيْنَ نَدَامَى كلُّهُم جَامحٌ
ليسis not عنfrom الغَيِّwaywardness بمَكَبُوحِreined in
ليس عن الغَيِّ بمَكَبُوحِ
Among drinking companions, all unbridled,
Among boon companions all impassioned
None reined back from waywardness.
Not abstaining from pleasure or fermented by sorrow
زِقَاقُهُمْtheir wineskins فيin الدارthe house مَبْطُوحَةٌlaid flat
زِقَاقُهُمْ في الدار مَبْطُوحَةٌ
وعُودُهُمْand their lute ليسis not بِمَبْطُوحlaid flat
وعُودُهُمْ ليس بِمَبْطُوح
Their wineskins lie flat in the house,
Their homes in the abode spread out
And their lute is not laid flat:
While their tent poles are not spread out
أجْوَفُhollow مِرْنَانٌresonant ومَمْلُوءَةٌand filled
أجْوَفُ مِرْنَانٌ ومَمْلُوءَةٌ
أعْذَبَthe sweetest مَكْرُوعٍgulped drink ومَنْشُوحِand sipped drink
أعْذَبَ مَكْرُوعٍ ومَنْشُوحِ
Hollow and resonant; the skins are filled
Hollow flutes and filled up
With the sweetest draughts, gulped and sipped.
Sweeter than strained and filtered
مِنْfrom بينamong مَذْبُوحٍone slaughtered لِنَاجُودِهِمْfor their wine-vessel
مِنْ بين مَذْبُوحٍ لِنَاجُودِهِمْ
وبيْنَand among حَيٍّa living one غيْرِnot مَذْبُوحِslaughtered
وبيْنَ حَيٍّ غيْرِ مَذْبُوحِ
Among these, one slain for their wine-vessel,
Between slaughtered for their generosity
And one alive, unslain.
And living not slaughtered
ياoh حبَّذاhow lovely النرجِسُthe narcissus ريْحَانةًas a fragrant flower
يا حبَّذا النرجِسُ ريْحَانةً
لأنْفِfor the nose of مَغْبُوقٍone served an evening drink ومَصْبُوحِand one served a morning drink
لأنْفِ مَغْبُوقٍ ومَصْبُوحِ
How lovely the narcissus, a fragrant flower
O excellent is the narcissus as a sweet basil
For the nose of an evening drinker and a morning drinker.
To a stuffed up and bleary nose
كأنهas though it were مِنْfrom طِيبِthe sweetness of أرْوَاحِهِits fragrances
كأنه مِنْ طِيبِ أرْوَاحِهِ
رُكِّبَwas fashioned منfrom رَوْحٍa refreshing breeze ومنand from رُوحِspirit
رُكِّبَ من رَوْحٍ ومن رُوحِ
As though, from the sweetness of its fragrances,
As if it were composed of the scent of their spirits
It were fashioned from a refreshing breeze and from spirit.
Assembled from soul and breath
أبْدىit revealed وُجُوهاًfaces غيْرَnot مَقْبُوحَةٍmade ugly
أبْدى وُجُوهاً غيْرَ مَقْبُوحَةٍ
فيin زَمَنa season ليْسَis not بمقبوحِugly
في زَمَن ليْسَ بمقبوحِ
It revealed faces unmarred by ugliness
It displayed faces not ugly
In a season free of ugliness.
In a time not ugly
ياoh حُسنَهُits beauty فيin العيْنِthe eye ياoh حسنهits beauty
يا حُسنَهُ في العيْنِ يا حسنه
مِنْas لامحٍa gazer للشَّرْبِat the drinkers ملموحِgazed upon
مِنْ لامحٍ للشَّرْبِ ملموحِ
How lovely it is to the eye, how lovely—
O its beauty in the eye o its beauty
A gazer at the drinkers, itself gazed upon!
From a hint to the drinker of salty water
كأنَّماas though الطَّلُّthe dew علىupon نَوْرِهِits blossom
كأنَّما الطَّلُّ على نَوْرِهِ
ماءُwater عُيُونٍof eyes غيْرُnot مَطروحِshed
ماءُ عُيُونٍ غيْرُ مَطروحِ
As though the dew upon its blossom
As if the dew upon its light
Were tears from eyes, unshed.
Were water of eyes not spilled
لوif شاهَدَbeheld الورْدُthe rose أحَايِينَهُits seasons
لو شاهَدَ الورْدُ أحَايِينَهُ
لمnot تَرَyou would see ورْداًa rose غيْرَnot مَسْفُوحِcast down
لم تَرَ ورْداً غيْرَ مَسْفُوحِ
If the rose beheld its seasons,
If the rose witnessed its festivals
You would see no rose but one cast down.
No rose would remain uneffused
أماdo you not تَرَىsee الحُمْرَةَthe redness فيin وجهِهِits face
أما تَرَى الحُمْرَةَ في وجهِهِ
تَنْطِقُspeaks عنْof خَجْلَةِthe shame of مَفْضُوحِone exposed
تَنْطِقُ عنْ خَجْلَةِ مَفْضُوحِ
Do you not see the redness in its face
Do you not see the blush on its face
Speaking of the shame of one exposed?
Speaking of an exposed embarrassment
مِيلاturn, you two عنaway from الورْدِthe rose إلىtoward سَيِّدٍa lord
مِيلا عن الورْدِ إلى سَيِّدٍ
منamong سادةthe lords of الرّيْحانِfragrant plants ممدوحِpraised
من سادة الرّيْحانِ ممدوحِ
Turn, both of you, from the rose toward a lord,
Inclined from the rose to a master
Praised among the lords of fragrant flowers.
Of the masters of sweet basil praised
كأنماas though تُنْشَرُspread abroad أيَّامُهُits days
كأنما تُنْشَرُ أيَّامُهُ
منfrom بيْنamong مَطْلُولٍdew-drenched وَمَنْضُوحِand sprinkled
من بيْن مَطْلُولٍ وَمَنْضُوحِ
As though its days spread abroad,
As if its days were spread out
Amid dew-drenched and sprinkled blossoms,
Among requested and poured out
ماwhat ينْشُرُspreads abroad المُدَّاحthe panegyrists عنْabout قاسِمQasim
ما ينْشُرُ المُدَّاح عنْ قاسِم
منin مُجْمَلٍa brief account فيهabout him ومَشْرُوحِand a detailed account
من مُجْمَلٍ فيه ومَشْرُوحِ
What the panegyrists spread about Qasim,
Not what the praiser spreads about Al-Qasim
In brief accounts of him and detailed ones.
Of collection therein and explained
وَاهاًah لأنْفَاسٍfor breaths لهbelonging to it فيin الدُّجَىthe darkness
وَاهاً لأنْفَاسٍ له في الدُّجَى
وعنْدَand at مَمْشَىthe passage of النُّورِlight فيthrough اللُوحِthe air
وعنْدَ مَمْشَى النُّورِ في اللُوحِ
Ah, for its breaths in the darkness,
Woe to the breaths for it in the darkness
And as light makes its way through the air!
And at the passage of light on the tablet
قَاسِمُQasim ياO قَاسِمَdistributor of أمْوالِهِhis wealth
قَاسِمُ يا قَاسِمَ أمْوالِهِ
لاmay you not زِلْتَcease to be بَحْراًa sea غيرnot مَنْزوحِdrained
لا زِلْتَ بَحْراً غير مَنْزوحِ
Qasim, you who distribute your wealth,
Al-Qasim o Al-Qasim his wealth
May you ever remain a sea, undrained.
You remain a sea not drained
أنتyou الذيthe one whom لَمْnot يَلْقَهُhas met him نَاظِرٌa beholder
أنت الذي لَمْ يَلْقَهُ نَاظِرٌ
إلّاexcept بِقُدُّوسٍwith 'All-holy' وسُبُّوحِand 'All-glorious'
إلّا بِقُدُّوسٍ وسُبُّوحِ
You are he whom no beholder has met
You whom no onlooker met
Except with 'All-holy!' and 'All-glorious!'
Except with sanctity and praise
ولاand not تَعَدَّاهُpassed him by وأسْبَابَهُand his connections
ولا تَعَدَّاهُ وأسْبَابَهُ
بالميْلِin preference إلّاexcept كلُّevery مَتْرُوحِsorrow-stricken person
بالميْلِ إلّا كلُّ مَتْرُوحِ
Nor has anyone passed him and his connections by
None transgressed against it and its causes
In preference, save the sorrow-stricken.
Except every deviant
ولاand not رأيْنَاwe have seen المدْحَpraise فيof غيرِهanyone other than him
ولا رأيْنَا المدْحَ في غيرِه
إلاexcept سَوَاماًgrazing livestock غَيْرَnot مَسْرُوحِsent to pasture
إلا سَوَاماً غَيْرَ مَسْرُوحِ
Nor have we seen praise of anyone else
And we saw no praise in another
Except as a herd never sent to pasture.
Except rambling not composed
ولاَand not انْثَنَىreturned مُبْضِعُan investor تَمْجِيدِهِin praising him
ولاَ انْثَنَى مُبْضِعُ تَمْجِيدِهِ
إلاexcept بِرِبْحwith a profit منهfrom him مَرْبُوحِearned
إلا بِرِبْح منه مَرْبُوحِ
Nor has an investor in his praise returned
Nor bent the yield of its glorification
Except with profit earned from him.
Except with profit from it earned
طُوفَانُthe flood of نُوحٍNoah دُونَless than هذاthis النَّدَىgenerosity
طُوفَانُ نُوحٍ دُونَ هذا النَّدَى
فابْقَىso live on بقاءthe lifespan of المصْطَفَىthe chosen one نُوحِNoah
فابْقَى بقاء المصْطَفَى نُوحِ
Noah's flood falls short of this generosity;
The flood of Noah is less than this dew
So live as long as Noah, the chosen one.
So remain with the permanence of Noah the chosen
مُحَمَّلاًladen فيin دَعَةٍease حَامِلاًbearing
مُحَمَّلاً في دَعَةٍ حَامِلاً
ثِقْلَthe weight of المَعَالِيhigh honors غيْرَnot مَفْدُوحِoverburdened
ثِقْلَ المَعَالِي غيْرَ مَفْدُوحِ
Laden yet at ease, bearing
Carrying in humility bearing
The weight of high honors, not overburdened.
The weight of sublimities not emptied
لاmay not يَعْدَمِlack النَّاسُthe people جَدَاthe bounty of مَانحٍa giver
لا يَعْدَمِ النَّاسُ جَدَا مَانحٍ
لِلْعُرْفِof kindness واسْتِبْشَارَand the rejoicing of مَمْنُوحِa recipient
لِلْعُرْفِ واسْتِبْشَارَ مَمْنُوحِ
May people never lack a giver's bounty
The people do not lack constant benefaction
Of kindness, and the joy of one who receives.
To custom and joy conferred
تَجْرَحُyou wound فيin مالِكyour wealth لِلمُجْتَدِيfor the gift-seeker
تَجْرَحُ في مالِك لِلمُجْتَدِي
منfrom دُونِshort of عِرْضٍhonor غَيْرِnot مَجْرُوحِwounded
من دُونِ عِرْضٍ غَيْرِ مَجْرُوحِ
You wound your wealth for the gift-seeker,
Wounding the wealth of the noble
Rather than your honor, which remains unwounded.
Without flaw not wounded
يَاO آلَfamily of وَهْبٍWahb باتَspent the night أعْداؤكمyour enemies
يَا آلَ وَهْبٍ باتَ أعْداؤكم
منfrom بينamong مذبوحٍone slaughtered ومَشْبُوحِand one stretched out
من بين مذبوحٍ ومَشْبُوحِ
O house of Wahb, your enemies have spent the night
O family of Wahb your enemies spent the night
Some slaughtered, some stretched out.
Among slaughtered and roasted
ولاand not خلاescaped ضدٌّan opponent لكمagainst you ناطِحٌbutting
ولا خلا ضدٌّ لكم ناطِحٌ
منfrom ناطحa butting attacker يُودَىis killed بِمَنْطُوحِby one butted
من ناطح يُودَى بِمَنْطُوحِ
Nor has any rival butting against you escaped
And no rival of yours charged against you
The fate of an attacker slain by the one he butted.
A charger to be repelled with thrown
ولاand not خَلاwas free حَظٌّa fortune لكمof yours مُنْفِسٌcoveted
ولا خَلا حَظٌّ لكم مُنْفِسٌ
منْfrom كَاشحٍa spiteful foe فيin ثوبthe garb of مَكْشُوحِone wounded in the flank
منْ كَاشحٍ في ثوب مَكْشُوحِ
Nor has any coveted fortune of yours been free
Nor did any share of yours breathe envy
Of a spiteful foe clad as one wounded in the flank.
In a worn out garment patched
وماتَand died حُسَّادُكمُyour enviers حسْرَةًof anguish
وماتَ حُسَّادُكمُ حسْرَةً
منfrom بينamong مَسْيُوفٍthe sword-struck ومَرْمُوحِand the spear-struck
من بين مَسْيُوفٍ ومَرْمُوحِ
And your enviers have died of anguish,
Your enviers died in sorrow
Some sword-struck, some spear-struck.
Among stabbed and speared
أصْبَحَتhas become الدنياthe world بِكُمْthrough you هَشَّةًcheerful
أصْبَحَت الدنيا بِكُمْ هَشَّةً
مُرْتَاحَةًat ease فَيَّاحَةَspacious السُّوحِthe courtyards
مُرْتَاحَةً فَيَّاحَةَ السُّوحِ
Through you, the world has become cheerful,
The world through you became gentle
At ease, its courtyards spacious:
At ease, fragrant with breezes
مَأْوىًa refuge لجارٍfor a neighbor غيرِnot مُسْتَهْلَكٍdestroyed
مَأْوىً لجارٍ غيرِ مُسْتَهْلَكٍ
مَثْوَىًa lodging لِضَيْفٍfor a guest غيرِnot مَنْبُوحِbarked at
مَثْوَىً لِضَيْفٍ غيرِ مَنْبُوحِ
A refuge for a neighbor kept from ruin,
A refuge for a neighbor not worn out
A lodging for a guest not barked at.
An abode for a guest not driven away
لِيَلْجَأlet them seek refuge الناسُthe people إلىin ظلِّكمyour shade
لِيَلْجَأ الناسُ إلى ظلِّكم
أدَّىhas fulfilled نصيحٌa sincere adviser حقَّthe due of منصوحِone advised
أدَّى نصيحٌ حقَّ منصوحِ
Let people take refuge in your shade;
So people take refuge in your shade
A sincere adviser has paid the advised his due.
A trusted advisor fulfilled a promised duty
Sol 6.1