ماnot أُنْسُdelight ظَمآنٍa thirsty man بِعَذْبٍin sweet water باردٍcool
ما أُنْسُ ظَمآنٍ بِعَذْبٍ باردٍ
منfrom بعدِafter طُولِlength العَهدِthe time elapsed بالبَوارِدِsince cool drinks
من بعدِ طُولِ العَهدِ بالبَوارِدِ
A thirsty man's delight in sweet, cool water,
No thirsty man enjoys cool sweet water
after so long without cool drinks,
More than I enjoyed the letter just arrived
إلاّexcept كأُنسيlike my delight بكتابٍin a letter وارِدٍarriving
إلاّ كأُنسي بكتابٍ وارِدٍ
منfrom سَيِّدٍa lord مَحضِpure النِّجارِlineage ماجِدِnoble
من سَيِّدٍ مَحضِ النِّجارِ ماجِدِ
is no different from my delight in a letter received
From my glorious master of sublime rank
from a noble lord of pure lineage,
The pinnacle of greatness, beloved of all
ركنِpillar المَعاليthe high honors قبلةِdirection of prayer المحَامدpraises
ركنِ المَعالي قبلةِ المحَامد
وشَّحَهُhe adorned it بكُلِّwith every لَفظٍword فارِدِpeerless
وشَّحَهُ بكُلِّ لَفظٍ فارِدِ
a pillar of high honors, the qibla of praise.
Filled with words to banish every sadness
He adorned it with every peerless word
As though dictated by the bright star Mercury
وكلِّand every معنىًmeaning للهُمومِof cares طارِدِbanisher
وكلِّ معنىً للهُمومِ طارِدِ
كأنَّماas though استملاهُhe had it dictated to him مِنfrom عُطارِدِMercury
كأنَّما استملاهُ مِن عُطارِدِ
and every meaning that banishes cares,
as though he had it dictated to him by Mercury.
Partial English translation: 6 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1