دِيوَانُcollection of poems حُبِّكَlove for you بِالتَّوْفِيقِwith divine aid مُبْتَدَأُbegun
دِيوَانُ حُبِّكَ بِالتَّوْفِيقِ مُبْتَدَأُ
يَاO مَنْone who بِهِthrough him الحُسْنُbeauty مَخْتُومٌsealed وَمُبْتَدَأُand begun
يَا مَنْ بِهِ الحُسْنُ مَخْتُومٌ وَمُبْتَدَأُ
The book of love for you begins with divine aid,
The book of love for you begins with success,
The collection of your love is begun with divine grace,
O you through whom beauty is sealed and begun.
O you in whom beauty is sealed and begun anew,
O you in whom all beauty is sealed and begun.
وَجُمْلَةُand the sentence of الْمَدْحِpraise لَمْdid not يُرْفَعْbe raised (made nominative) لَهَاfor it خَبَرٌa predicate
وَجُمْلَةُ الْمَدْحِ لَمْ يُرْفَعْ لَهَا خَبَرٌ
إِلَّاexcept وَأَنْتَand you رَسُولَMessenger of اللهِGod مُبْتَدَأُsubject of a sentence
إِلَّا وَأَنْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ مُبْتَدَأُ
And no predicate in the sentence of praise is raised,
And though many praises were raised up for you,
And the sentence of praise has no predicate raised for it,
Except with you, Messenger of God, as its subject.
None but “Messenger of God” was title enough,
Unless you, O Messenger of Allah, are its subject.
وَبِهُدَاكَand through your guidance جُِذَىembers الْأَفْهَامِminds مُوقَدَةٌkindled
وَبِهُدَاكَ جُِذَى الْأَفْهَامِ مُوقَدَةٌ
يَاO مَنْone who بِهِthrough him غَضَبُwrath الجَبَّارِthe Almighty مُنْطَفِئُquenched
يَا مَنْ بِهِ غَضَبُ الجَبَّارِ مُنْطَفِئُ
And through your guidance, the embers of understanding are kindled,
With your guidance, minds were lit aflame,
And by your guidance, the embers of understanding are kindled,
O you through whom the Almighty's wrath is quenched.
O you by whom the fury of the Proud was doused,
O you by whom the wrath of the Almighty is extinguished.
رَقَّتْgrew tender سَجَايَاinnate traits بَنَاتِdaughters of الْفِكْرِthought وَانْتَعَشَتْand revived
رَقَّتْ سَجَايَا بَنَاتِ الْفِكْرِ وَانْتَعَشَتْ
مُذْsince عَلَّهَاgave them repeated draughts مِنْfrom ثُدَيِّlittle breast of مَجْدِكُمْyour glory لِبَأُfirst milk
مُذْ عَلَّهَا مِنْ ثُدَيِّ مَجْدِكُمْ لِبَأُ
The natures of thought's daughters grew tender and revived,
The emotions of thought's daughters were gentled and revived,
The natures of the daughters of thought grew tender and revived,
Since first milk from your glory's little breast gave them drink.
Since you suckled them from the teat of your glory's bounty,
Since the first milk from the breasts of your glory gave them drink.
وَمُنْذُand since حَلَّبْتُهَاI fed them milk بِدَرِّwith the flowing milk of مَدْحِكُمُpraise of you
وَمُنْذُ حَلَّبْتُهَا بِدَرِّ مَدْحِكُمُ
لَمْdid not يَبْقَremain فِيin الْقَلْبِthe heart لَاneither رَيْنٌtarnish وَلاَnor صَدَأُrust
لَمْ يَبْقَ فِي الْقَلْبِ لَا رَيْنٌ وَلاَ صَدَأُ
And since I nursed them with the flowing milk of your praise,
And since I had them drink deep of your praise,
And since I milked them for the abundant flow of your praise,
Neither tarnish nor rust remained in the heart.
No rust or tarnish remains in the heart,
There remained in the heart neither tarnish nor rust.
صَلَّىmay bless عَلَيْكَupon you إِلَهُGod of الْعَرْشِthe Throne مَاwhenever تُلِيَتْare recited
صَلَّى عَلَيْكَ إِلَهُ الْعَرْشِ مَا تُلِيَتْ
أَمْدَاحُكُمْpraises of you وَزَهَاand shone بِذِكْرِكُمْwith mention of you نَبَأُtidings
أَمْدَاحُكُمْ وَزَهَا بِذِكْرِكُمْ نَبَأُ
May the God of the Throne bless you at every recitation of
God of the Throne sends blessings upon you, for as long
May the God of the Throne send blessings upon you, as long as there are recited
Your praises, and whenever tidings shine with mention of you,
As your praises are recited and your story spreads,
Your praises, and as long as tidings blossom with your remembrance;
وَمَاand whenever جَرَىflowed نَهَرٌa river وَمَاand whenever ذَكَىbecame fragrant زَهَرٌblossoms
وَمَا جَرَى نَهَرٌ وَمَا ذَكَى زَهَرٌ
وَمَاand whenever تَرَبَّعَflourished in spring مِنْfrom صَوْبِthe downpour of الْحَيَاrain كَلَأُherbage
وَمَا تَرَبَّعَ مِنْ صَوْبِ الْحَيَا كَلَأُ
And whenever a river flows and blossoms give off fragrance,
No stream ever flowed, no flower ever bloomed,
And as long as a river flows, and a flower exudes its fragrance,
And whenever pasture flourishes in spring from falling rain,
No meadow ever flourished and grew green,
And as long as pastures flourish from the downpour of rain;
وَمَاand whenever بَدَتْappeared حِكَْمَةٌwisdom وَمَاجَرَىand whenever it circulated مَثَلٌa proverb
وَمَا بَدَتْ حِكَْمَةٌ وَمَاجَرَى مَثَلٌ
وَمَاand whenever تَكَرَّرَwas repeated مَعْwith بُنْدُقَةٍa pellet حِدَأُkites
وَمَا تَكَرَّرَ مَعْ بُنْدُقَةٍ حِدَأُ
And whenever wisdom appears and a proverb circulates,
No wisdom ever appeared, no parable was ever told,
And as long as wisdom appears, and a proverb circulates,
And whenever 'Kites!' is repeated alongside 'a pellet',
No partridge ever sang from the thicket loud,
And as long as kites repeatedly swoop at a pellet;
وَماand whenever تَرَبَّعَgrazed in spring مِنْfrom أَنْوَارِكُمْyour lights قَمَرٌa moon
وَما تَرَبَّعَ مِنْ أَنْوَارِكُمْ قَمَرٌ
وَمَاand whenever تَضَلَّعَdrank its fill مِنْfrom أَسْرَارِكُمْyour secrets مَلَأُan assembly
وَمَا تَضَلَّعَ مِنْ أَسْرَارِكُمْ مَلَأُ
And whenever a moon grazes upon your lights,
No moon ever rose or shone from your lights,
And as long as a moon sits resplendent in your lights,
And whenever an assembly drinks its fill of your secrets,
No constellation ever unveiled from your mysteries,
And as long as an assembly is fully quenched by your secrets;
وَالْآلِand the family وَالصَّحْبِand the companions ثُمَّthen التَّابِعِينَthe followers لَهُمْof them
وَالْآلِ وَالصَّحْبِ ثُمَّ التَّابِعِينَ لَهُمْ
أُولَئِكَthose الْقَوْمُthe people كُلٌّeach زَانهُadorned him مَلَأُfine character
أُولَئِكَ الْقَوْمُ كُلٌّ زَانهُ مَلَأُ
And upon your family and companions, then those who follow them—
And upon your Family, Companions and Successors—
And upon the family and companions, then those who follow them,
Those people, each adorned with fine character.
Each of them adorned with perfection and bounty.
Those are the people, each of whom is adorned by noble character.
Sol 6.1