هَدِيَّتُكَyour gift الْعُظْمَىthe greatest أَصَارَmade قَبُولَهَاits acceptance
هَدِيَّتُكَ الْعُظْمَى أَصَارَ قَبُولَهَا
قَرِيضٌpoetry لَكُمْof yours كَالْعِقْدِlike a necklace مَاnot عَنْهُfrom it مِنْany بُدِّescape
قَرِيضٌ لَكُمْ كَالْعِقْدِ مَا عَنْهُ مِنْ بُدِّ
Your magnificent gift—its acceptance was made
Your greatest gift, I've made accepting it
Your magnificent gift—its acceptance was compelled
unavoidable by your poetry, like a necklace.
An ode to you, like a necklace with no flaw
By a poem of yours, strung like a necklace, which left me no choice.
وَمَاand not كانَwas رَدِّيmy refusal إِنْif يَكُنْit exists وَهْوَalthough it لَمْdid not يَكُنْexist
وَمَا كانَ رَدِّي إِنْ يَكُنْ وَهْوَ لَمْ يَكُنْ
لِشَيْءٍfor anything سِوَىexcept رِفْقِيmy consideration بِمُسْتَخْلِصِيfor those who have won وُدِّيmy affection
لِشَيْءٍ سِوَى رِفْقِي بِمُسْتَخْلِصِي وُدِّي
And my refusal, if there were one—though there was none—
And my refusal, if it was, never was
And my refusal of it—if it were to happen, though it did not—
would be only out of consideration for those who have won my affection.
For anything but kindness to my friend sincere
Would only be out of care to spare my devoted friend.
وَإِنِّيand indeed I غَنِيٌّnot in need عَنْof غَرَامَةِexpense صَاحِبِيmy friend
وَإِنِّي غَنِيٌّ عَنْ غَرَامَةِ صَاحِبِي
وَإِلاَّand otherwise فَمَالِيthen I have no مِنْany سَبِيلٍway إِلَىto الرَّدِّrefusal
وَإِلاَّ فَمَالِي مِنْ سَبِيلٍ إِلَى الرَّدِّ
And I have no need for my friend to incur expense;
I've no need for recompense from my companion
For I have no need to let my companion bear such an expense,
otherwise, I have no way to refuse.
Else I've no way towards refusal
And were it not for that, I would have no path to return it.
وَهَِذِيand this مُجَارَاةُresponding in kind to الْقَرِيضِthe poetry اسْتَطَعْتُهَاI was able to manage it
وَهَِذِي مُجَارَاةُ الْقَرِيضِ اسْتَطَعْتُهَا
وَشُكْرُand gratitude الذِيwhat أَوْلَيْتُمُyou bestowed فَاقِدُlacking الْحَدِّa limit
وَشُكْرُ الذِي أَوْلَيْتُمُ فَاقِدُ الْحَدِّ
And this response in verse is what I could manage;
And this is the reciprocity of the ode I could manage
So here is my emulation of your verses, to the best of my ability,
and gratitude for what you bestowed knows no bounds.
And thanks for what you bestowed, excelling in merit
While my gratitude for what you have bestowed is without limit.
Sol 6.1