إِلىto حَضرَةِthe august presence of الرُوحِthe Spirit الأَمينِthe trustworthy تَحيَّةٌa greeting
إِلى حَضرَةِ الرُوحِ الأَمينِ تَحيَّةٌ
مُعَطَّرَةُperfumed الأَنفاسِbreaths طَيّبةُsweet-scented الوردِroses
مُعَطَّرَةُ الأَنفاسِ طَيّبةُ الوردِ
To the august presence of the Trustworthy Spirit, a greeting,
With perfumed breaths, sweet with roses.
تَضاعفhas redoubled مِنهاthrough it الشَوقُlonging وَالوَجدُand passion سالمٌintact
تَضاعف مِنها الشَوقُ وَالوَجدُ سالمٌ
وَماand not اِعتَلَّweakened فيهاin it الودُّaffection مِنsince ذَلِكَthat العَهدِpledge
وَما اِعتَلَّ فيها الودُّ مِن ذَلِكَ العَهدِ
Longing has redoubled through it, and passion remains intact,
Nor has affection in it weakened since that pledge.
يُعَطّرperfumes قطرَthe region of الشّامِal-Sham وَالرومِand Rum قَطرهاits droplets
يُعَطّر قطرَ الشّامِ وَالرومِ قَطرها
وَيَخجَلُand puts to shame عَرفَthe fragrance of المسكِmusk وَالبانِand ben trees وَالرَندِand laurel
وَيَخجَلُ عَرفَ المسكِ وَالبانِ وَالرَندِ
Its droplets perfume the lands of al-Sham and Rum,
And put the scent of musk, ben trees, and laurel to shame.
وَتَحمِلُand carries مِنfrom علياthe heights of دِمَشقَDamascus رِسالَةًa message
وَتَحمِلُ مِن عليا دِمَشقَ رِسالَةً
تَضُوعspreads fragrance بِأَرضin the land of الرُومRum كَالعَنبرlike ambergris الوردِrose-hued
تَضُوع بِأَرض الرُوم كَالعَنبر الوردِ
And it carries a message from the heights of Damascus,
Spreading fragrance in the land of Rum like rose-hued ambergris.
وَتَشرَحُand explains مِنof حاليmy condition لِعاليto the exalted جَنابِهِhis presence
وَتَشرَحُ مِن حالي لِعالي جَنابِهِ
لِيَعلَمso he may know حَقّاًtruly ماwhat أُلاقيI endure مِنَof الوَجدِlove's anguish
لِيَعلَم حَقّاً ما أُلاقي مِنَ الوَجدِ
And explains something of my condition to his exalted presence,
So he may truly know the anguish of love I endure.
وَتُخبِرُهُand tells him أَنّيthat I عَلىin القُربِnearness وَالنَوىand separation
وَتُخبِرُهُ أَنّي عَلى القُربِ وَالنَوى
عَلىin كُلِّevery حالٍcircumstance وَاقِفٌstanding مَوقِفَin the station of العَبدِthe servant
عَلى كُلِّ حالٍ وَاقِفٌ مَوقِفَ العَبدِ
And tells him that I, whether near or far,
In every circumstance, stand in the station of a servant.
وَكَثرَةand an abundance of أَشواقٍlongings إِذاwhen رُمتI try حَصرَهاto count them
وَكَثرَة أَشواقٍ إِذا رُمت حَصرَها
أَرىI see بَعضَهاsome of them يَربُوgrows عَلىbeyond الحَدِّthe limit وَالعَدِّand reckoning
أَرى بَعضَها يَربُو عَلى الحَدِّ وَالعَدِّ
And of an abundance of longings: when I try to count them,
I see some of them exceed all bounds and reckoning.
فَوَاللَهِfor, by God وَالمَجدِand by glory الَّذيwhich لاnot يُغيرُهalters it
فَوَاللَهِ وَالمَجدِ الَّذي لا يُغيرُه
تفاخُرُthe boasting of أَهلِthe people of العَصرِthis age فيin القُربِnearness وَالبُعدِand remoteness
تفاخُرُ أَهلِ العَصرِ في القُربِ وَالبُعدِ
For, by God and by the glory that is not altered
By the boasting of the people of this age, near or far,
لِشَمِّto smell ثَرىthe moist earth of تِلكَthose الدِيارِlands وَطيبِهاand their fragrance
لِشَمِّ ثَرى تِلكَ الدِيارِ وَطيبِها
أَحبُّdearer إِلىto المُشتاقِone who yearns مِنthan جَنَّةِthe Garden of الخُلدِeternity
أَحبُّ إِلى المُشتاقِ مِن جَنَّةِ الخُلدِ
To smell the moist earth of those lands and their fragrance
Is dearer to one who yearns than the Garden of Eternity.
سَقاهاmay He water them وَحَيّاهاand bless them الإِلَهُGod معاهِداًabodes
سَقاها وَحَيّاها الإِلَهُ معاهِداً
تَدورُrevolve بِأَفلاكin the spheres of السَعادَةِhappiness وَالسَعدِand good fortune
تَدورُ بِأَفلاك السَعادَةِ وَالسَعدِ
May God water and bless them, those abodes,
That revolve in the spheres of happiness and good fortune.
وَلاand may ... not زالَتِcease to be الأَقدارُfate's decrees طَوعَobedient to مرادهhis will
وَلا زالَتِ الأَقدارُ طَوعَ مراده
سَحابَclouds of دُنُوِّthe nearness of العَهدِthe promise مُوصلةbringing العَهدِrenewed rain
سَحابَ دُنُوِّ العَهدِ مُوصلة العَهدِ
And may fate's decrees ever remain obedient to his will,
Clouds of a promise close at hand, bringing rain anew.
Sol 6.1