نشدتكI implore you أنto تحولturn away عنfrom الودادaffection
نشدتك أن تحول عن الوداد
وعنand from حالa state of الصلاحgoodness إلىto الفسادcorruption
وعن حال الصلاح إلى الفساد
I implore you to turn away from affection,
I implored you not to turn away from affection
And from a state of goodness to corruption.
And from a state of righteousness to corruption
ولوand if عاينتyou saw firsthand ماwhat لكis yours فيin ضميريmy inner self
ولو عاينت ما لك في ضميري
ولوand if شاهدتyou witnessed ماwhat لكis yours فيin فؤاديmy heart
ولو شاهدت ما لك في فؤادي
And if you saw what I hold for you within me,
If you could see what you mean to my conscience
And if you witnessed what I hold for you in my heart,
If you could witness what you mean to my heart
إذاًthen لعلمتyou would surely know أنكthat you منهwithin it تمسيspend the evening
إذاً لعلمت أنك منه تمسي
وتصبحand spend the morning دونto the exclusion of غيركanyone other than you فيin السوادthe dark core
وتصبح دون غيرك في السواد
Then you would know that you spend your evenings there,
Then you would know that you are who makes it whole
And your mornings, you alone within its dark core.
And without you it remains desolate
فماso I do not آلوكwithhold from you نصحاًsincere goodwill فيin ودادfriendship
فما آلوك نصحاً في وداد
ولاand I do not آلوكwithhold from you جهداًeffort فيin اجتهادstriving
ولا آلوك جهداً في اجتهاد
So I withhold no sincere goodwill from you in friendship,
So none has counseled you in affection
And spare no effort on your behalf in striving.
Or made effort so you remain devout
وليسand there is not سوىother than المودةaffection والتصافيand mutual sincerity
وليس سوى المودة والتصافي
أباO father of عبدthe servant of الإلهGod لكtoward you اعتقاديmy conviction
أبا عبد الإله لك اعتقادي
There is nothing but affection and mutual sincerity
Save the kindness and rapport between us
In my regard for you, O Abu Abd al-Ilah.
My Lord, you have my conviction
ولوand if فيin ذاكthat حاولتI tried ازدياداًan increase
ولو في ذاك حاولت ازدياداً
إذاًthen ماnot اسطعتwould I be able فيهin it علىto attain ازديادan increase
إذاً ما اسطعت فيه على ازدياد
And were I to try to increase that,
And if with that you sought increase
I could not increase it any further.
You would not gleam with brilliance upon increase
ولمand not أعهدكI have known you فيin طلبpursuing المعاليeminence
ولم أعهدك في طلب المعالي
وكسبand earning الحمدpraise غيرother than فتىًa young man جوادgenerous
وكسب الحمد غير فتىً جواد
And I have never known you, in pursuing eminence
I did not know you to seek the sublime
And earning praise, as anything but a generous young man.
And earn praise but as a noble steed
ومنand whoever ألفis accustomed to المكارمnoble deeds والعطاياand gifts
ومن ألف المكارم والعطايا
كإلفكas you are accustomed جادgives generously عنwith غيرno اعتدادreckoning
كإلفك جاد عن غير اعتداد
And whoever is accustomed to noble deeds and gifts,
He who is accustomed to generosity and grace
As you are, gives without keeping count.
Gives freely without hesitation
ويوشكand he is likely أنto يجودgive generously بماwith whatever حواهhe has amassed it
ويوشك أن يجود بما حواه
وأنand to يهبbestow الطريفnewly acquired wealth معtogether with التلادlong-held wealth
وأن يهب الطريف مع التلاد
And he is likely to give away whatever he possesses,
And is soon to bestow what he withholds
And bestow newly acquired wealth along with the old.
And grant respite despite adversity
ووعدكand your promise فيin الحياةthis life لهfor it مراديmy wish
ووعدك في الحياة له مرادي
ولستand I am not أريدهI want it يومon the day of التنادmutual calling
ولست أريده يوم التناد
And your promise—I wish for it in this life;
Your promise in life has my consent
I do not want it on the Day of Calling.
Not what I desire on the day we cry out
فكمso many مننfavors قرنتI coupled بهنwith them شكراًgratitude
فكم منن قرنت بهن شكراً
كشكرlike the gratitude of الروضthe meadow منهلthe pourer of الغواديmorning rains
كشكر الروض منهل الغوادي
So many favors I have coupled with gratitude,
So many favors I have linked with gratitude
Like the meadow's gratitude to the giver of morning rains.
Like thanking a garden, source of the valleys
وكمand how many لكare yours ياO محمدMuhammad منof أيادfavors
وكم لك يا محمد من أياد
لديto me ومنand of جميلkindness وافتقادand thoughtful care
لدي ومن جميل وافتقاد
And how many favors, O Muhammad, you have shown
And many are the kind acts I owe you, Muhammad
To me—and how much kindness and thoughtful care!
That remain with me, and the fine courtesy and care
Sol 6.1