مَولايَmy lord ياO بَحرَsea of النَدىgenerosity
مَولايَ يا بَحرَ النَدى
ياO ذاpossessor of الأَياديfavors الوافِيَهunstinting
يا ذا الأَيادي الوافِيَه
My master, O sea of bounty,
My lord, O sea of generosity,
O you whose benefactions are abundant,
O you of unstinting favors,
ياO خَيرَbest حَبرٍscholar عالِمٍlearned
يا خَيرَ حَبرٍ عالِمٍ
آراؤُهُhis judgments لِيَfor me كافِيَهsufficient
آراؤُهُ لِيَ كافِيَه
O finest of learned scholars,
O best of learned scholars,
whose counsels suffice me,
whose judgments suffice for me;
وَشهابand a meteor of فَضلٍexcellence ثاقِبٍpiercingly bright
وَشهاب فَضلٍ ثاقِبٍ
حَلَّhas settled in المَجَرَّةthe Milky Way سامِيَهlofty
حَلَّ المَجَرَّة سامِيَه
and piercing meteor of virtue,
and piercing meteor of excellence,
taking its lofty station in the Milky Way;
settled in the lofty Milky Way;
وَمَنِand one whose اِغتَدَتhave become أَنوارُهُhis lights
وَمَنِ اِغتَدَت أَنوارُهُ
لِذويfor those in الضَلالةerror هادِيَهguiding
لِذوي الضَلالة هادِيَه
O you whose radiances have become
and you whose lights have become
guiding lights to those astray—
guides for those in error.
وَافتكَhas reached you مِنّيfrom me قطعَةٌa short poem
وَافتكَ مِنّي قطعَةٌ
كَالرَوضِlike a garden عُلَّwatered again بِسَارِيَهby night rain
كَالرَوضِ عُلَّ بِسَارِيَه
a little poem of mine has come to you,
A short poem from me has reached you,
like a garden watered by a night-traveling cloud,
like a garden watered anew by night rain;
فَتَفَتّحَتso opened أَنوارُهُits blossoms
فَتَفَتّحَت أَنوارُهُ
كَخلائِقٍlike virtues لَكَof yours زاكِيَهpure
كَخلائِقٍ لَكَ زاكِيَه
till all its blossoms opened,
so its blossoms have opened,
like your own pure virtues.
like your pure virtues.
وَافَتit came مِنَfrom المَملوكِthe servant تَنحُوheading
وَافَت مِنَ المَملوكِ تَنحُو
نَحوtoward بابِكَyour door جارِيَهrunning
نَحو بابِكَ جارِيَه
From your humble servant it has come, making its way,
It came from your servant, heading
running toward your door.
toward your door, running.
تَبغىit seeks رِضاكَyour approval وَحَسبُهاand enough for it
تَبغى رِضاكَ وَحَسبُها
مِنكَfrom you الرِضاapproval وَالعافِيَهand well-being
مِنكَ الرِضا وَالعافِيَه
It seeks your favor—and sufficient for it
It seeks your approval, and needs no more
are your favor and well-being—
from you than approval and well-being.
وَتَرومُand it seeks نُجحَthe success of القَصدِthe purpose فيin
وَتَرومُ نُجحَ القَصدِ في
أَمرٍa matter أَتَتهُit has approached it راجِيَهhoping
أَمرٍ أَتَتهُ راجِيَه
and hopes its purpose may succeed in
And seeks fulfillment of its purpose in
a matter it approaches full of hope.
a matter it has approached in hope.
وَتَراهُand it regards it شَيئاًsomething هَيِّناًeasy
وَتَراهُ شَيئاً هَيِّناً
ياO ذاpossessor of العَطاياgifts الفاشِيَهwidespread
يا ذا العَطايا الفاشِيَه
You will deem it an easy thing,
And regards it as an easy thing,
O you whose gifts are spread abroad.
O you of far-reaching gifts.
هُوَit is أَنَّthat سَيِّدناour master الَّذيwho
هُوَ أَنَّ سَيِّدنا الَّذي
حازَhas attained العُلومَthe sciences السامِيَهlofty
حازَ العُلومَ السامِيَه
It is this: our master, who
It is this: our master, who
has mastered the exalted sciences,
has mastered the lofty sciences,
النجلُthe scion مِنfrom فَرعِa branch of العَلاglory (continued)
النجلُ مِن فَرعِ العَلا
ءِcompletes 'glory' مِنَfrom الأُصُولِthe roots الزاكِيَهflourishing
ءِ مِنَ الأُصُولِ الزاكِيَه
the noble scion of the branch of exalted
the scion from a branch of glory,
glory, sprung from noble roots,
from flourishing roots,
مِنfrom دَوحَةٍa spreading tree عَربِيّةٍArab
مِن دَوحَةٍ عَربِيّةٍ
لِسُمُوِّهاbecause of its loftiness مُتسامِيَهtowering
لِسُمُوِّها مُتسامِيَه
from an Arabian family tree
from a spreading Arab tree,
ever soaring in its loftiness,
towering by virtue of its loftiness,
وافىhe came لِسوقِto the market of الكتبِbooks مِنfrom
وافى لِسوقِ الكتبِ مِن
بَعدَafter الصَلاةِthe prayer الثانِيَهsecond
بَعدَ الصَلاةِ الثانِيَه
came to the book market
came to the book market
after the second prayer,
after the second prayer,
وَاِبتاعَand he bought مِنfrom لُطفٍLutf عَلىon
وَاِبتاعَ مِن لُطفٍ عَلى
شَرحِthe commentary on المَواقِفِal-Mawaqif حاشِيَهa marginal gloss
شَرحِ المَواقِفِ حاشِيَه
and graciously purchased, on
and bought from Lutf, on
the Commentary on al-Mawāqif, a marginal gloss.
the Commentary on al-Mawaqif, a marginal gloss.
هِيَit is بُغيةُthe object sought by المَملوكِthe servant مِنsince
هِيَ بُغيةُ المَملوكِ مِن
عَصرِthe days of الصِباyouth وَمَرادِيَهand my desire
عَصرِ الصِبا وَمَرادِيَه
It has been your servant’s quest since
It is what your servant has sought since
the days of youth, and is my desire.
the days of youth, and is my desire.
فَعَسىso may أعامِلُI deal with سَيّديmy master
فَعَسى أعامِلُ سَيّدي
مِنهُfrom him بِرِقَّةwith gentleness حاشِيَهof disposition
مِنهُ بِرِقَّة حاشِيَه
Perhaps I may deal with my master
So may I deal with my master
concerning it, with the delicacy of a marginal appeal.
with gentleness of disposition on his part.
خُذهاtake it إِلَيكَto yourself وَنَظمُهاand its composition
خُذها إِلَيكَ وَنَظمُها
فيin ساعَةٍan hour أَوor ثانِيَهa second hour
في ساعَةٍ أَو ثانِيَه
Take it unto you; its verses were composed
Accept it; its verses were composed
in an hour—or a second one.
in an hour or two.
لاmay ... not زِلتُماyou both cease فيin نِعمَةٍblessing
لا زِلتُما في نِعمَةٍ
وَمَسَرّةٍand happiness مُتَمادِيَهenduring
وَمَسَرّةٍ مُتَمادِيَه
May you both remain blessed
May you both ever remain in blessing
and in enduring happiness,
and enduring happiness,
ماas long as ناحَcoos mournfully قُمريٌّa turtledove عَلىupon
ما ناحَ قُمريٌّ عَلى
فَنَنa bough of الرِياضِthe gardens الزاهِيَهblooming
فَنَن الرِياضِ الزاهِيَه
as long as a ringdove coos upon
as long as a turtledove coos mournfully on
a bough in radiant gardens,
a bough of the blooming gardens,
وَصَباand yearns الغَريبthe stranger إِلىfor الحِمىthe protected homeland
وَصَبا الغَريب إِلى الحِمى
بَعدَafter الدِيارِthe lands النائِيَهfaraway
بَعدَ الدِيارِ النائِيَه
and the exile yearns for the homeland
and the stranger yearns for the protected homeland
from far-distant lands.
after dwelling in far-off lands.
Sol 6.1