سَلاَمٌa greeting يَفُوقُsurpasses الرَّاحَwine لُطْفاًin gentleness ورِقَّةًand delicacy
سَلاَمٌ يَفُوقُ الرَّاحَ لُطْفاً ورِقَّةً
تَخلَّصَissued forth عنfrom قَلبِthe heart of امْرئٍa man مُخلِصِsincere in الوِدِّaffection
تَخلَّصَ عن قَلبِ امْرئٍ مُخلِصِ الوِدِّ
A greeting surpassing wine in gentleness and delicacy,
A greeting of peace, more gentle and tender than the breeze
Springing from the heart of a man sincere in affection;
It emanates from the heart of a true loving friend
ونَشْرُand the fragrance of ثَنَاءٍpraise مِثْلَlike ماwhen هَبَّتْblew الصَّبَاthe east wind
ونَشْرُ ثَنَاءٍ مِثْلَ ما هَبَّتْ الصَّبَا
فَجَاءَتْthen it came وفيand in أنْفَاسِهاits breaths نَفْحَةُa waft of الوَرْدِroses
فَجَاءَتْ وفي أنْفَاسِها نَفْحَةُ الوَرْدِ
And the fragrance of praise, like the east wind as it blows,
Its praise spreads like the morning breeze
Then comes with a waft of roses in its breath,
That blows, bearing the fragrance of roses
علَىto المُمْتطِيthe one riding astride فيin الفَخْرِglory يافوخَthe crown of دوحَةٍa spreading tree
علَى المُمْتطِي في الفَخْرِ يافوخَ دوحَةٍ
سَمَتْrose high وزَكَتْand grew pure أعْراقُهاits roots فيamong بنيthe sons of سَعْدِSaʿd
سَمَتْ وزَكَتْ أعْراقُها في بني سَعْدِ
To him who rides, in glory, the crown of a spreading tree
It lifts up the one exalted in pride, O how wondrous!
That rose high, with roots pure among the Banu Saʿd;
Its branches thrived and blossomed among the Bani Sa'd
أخِيbrother to العُرْفِkindness إنif ضَنَّwas miserly السَّحَابُthe clouds بِمائِهِwith its water
أخِي العُرْفِ إن ضَنَّ السَّحَابُ بِمائِهِ
جُدُوباًin drought وهَبَّتْand sprang up كُلُّevery أُذْنٍear إلىtoward الرَّعْدِthe thunder
جُدُوباً وهَبَّتْ كُلُّ أُذْنٍ إلى الرَّعْدِ
Brother to kindness, if the clouds withhold their water
My brother in kinship, if the clouds withhold their rain
In drought, and every ear pricks up toward the thunder.
Let each ear incline toward the thunder
وبَعدُand now فَقَدْfor indeed قَدَّمْتَyou bestowed عِندِيupon me صَنَائِعاًfavors
وبَعدُ فَقَدْ قَدَّمْتَ عِندِي صَنَائِعاً
تَجِلُّare too great مُكافأةًfor recompense عنbeyond الشُّكْرِthanks والحَمْدِand praise
تَجِلُّ مُكافأةً عن الشُّكْرِ والحَمْدِ
And now: you have indeed bestowed favors upon me,
Moreover, you have presented me with masterpieces
Too great to be repaid with thanks and praise.
That abundantly reward gratitude and praise
فَأصْبَحَso became غُصْنِيmy branch منthrough نَوالِكَyour bounty مُورِقاًleafy
فَأصْبَحَ غُصْنِي من نَوالِكَ مُورِقاً
وكَفِّيand my hand بِماwith what أوليتَهاyou bestowed on it منof جَدَاbounty تُجْدِيgives
وكَفِّي بِما أوليتَها من جَدَا تُجْدِي
So my branch has grown leafy through your bounty,
So my branch has flourished from your bestowal
And my hand gives, thanks to the bounty you bestowed on it.
And my palm bears fruit from your continuous generosity
Sol 6.1