سَأُهديI shall offer as a gift النَفسَthe soul فيin نَفسِbreath الشَمالِthe north wind
سَأُهدي النَفسَ في نَفسِ الشَمالِ
فَقَدfor indeed لَقِحَhas conceived التَشَوُّقُyearning عَنafter حِيالِbarrenness
فَقَد لَقِحَ التَشَوُّقُ عَن حِيالِ
I shall send my soul as a gift on the north wind's breath,
I will dedicate my soul in the heart of the north
For yearning has conceived after barrenness.
For yearning has been impregnated because of longing
إِلىto الشَثنِthe unyielding one العَزائِمِthe resolves إِنif أُثيرَتis roused
إِلى الشَثنِ العَزائِمِ إِن أُثيرَت
حَفيظَتُهُhis indignation إِلىto اللَدنِthe gentle one الخِلالِthe character traits
حَفيظَتُهُ إِلى اللَدنِ الخِلالِ
To him of unyielding resolves, if roused
Towards the lofty determination if it is aroused
Is his indignation; to him of gentle character.
Its keeper to the gentle nature
إِلىto الوَضّاحِthe radiant one آثارَtraces المَساعيthe endeavors
إِلى الوَضّاحِ آثارَ المَساعي
إِلىto النَفّاحِthe fragrant one أَخبارَaccounts المَعاليthe lofty deeds
إِلى النَفّاحِ أَخبارَ المَعالي
To him whose endeavors leave radiant traces,
Towards the elucidator the traces of efforts
To him whose lofty deeds are fragrant in their telling,
To the confider the news of virtues
إِلىto مَلِكٍa king هُوَhe is المَعنىthe meaning المُجَلّىdispelled
إِلى مَلِكٍ هُوَ المَعنى المُجَلّى
بِهِthrough it الإِشكالُthe ambiguity مِنfrom لَفظِthe word الكَمالِperfection
بِهِ الإِشكالُ مِن لَفظِ الكَمالِ
To a king who is the meaning through which is dispelled
To a king he is the embodied meaning
The ambiguity in the word 'perfection',
Through him ambiguities from the word perfection
إِلىto مَنone who لاno مَثيلَequal لَهُto him إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
إِلى مَن لا مَثيلَ لَهُ إِذا ما
بَداappears فيin السَرجِthe saddle أَوor فَوقَupon المِثالِthe couch
بَدا في السَرجِ أَو فَوقَ المِثالِ
To him who has no equal whenever
To one who has no equal when he appears
He appears in the saddle or upon the couch.
In the saddle or above ideals
هَدِيَّةُa gift مَنone who لَوif أَنَّthat الدَهرُTime سَنّىmade attainable
هَدِيَّةُ مَن لَو أَنَّ الدَهرُ سَنّى
مُناهُhis wishes هَدىwould send إِلَيكَto you سُرىnight journey الخَيالِthe dream-phantom
مُناهُ هَدى إِلَيكَ سُرى الخَيالِ
A gift from one who, were Time to grant
A gift from one who if fate willed
His wishes, would send you a dream-phantom's night journey.
And set for him guidance, imagination’s journey would guide to you
فَكَمfor how often بَوَّأتَنيyou have lodged me ساحاتِcourts نُعمىbounty
فَكَم بَوَّأتَني ساحاتِ نُعمى
عِذابِsweet الوِردِthe drinking water وارِفَةِwide-spreading الظِلالِthe shades
عِذابِ الوِردِ وارِفَةِ الظِلالِ
For how often you have lodged me in courts of bounty,
So you situated me in the plazas of my bliss
With sweet waters and wide-spreading shade!
The torment of roses and the abundance of shade
Sol 6.1