أياO ماجداًnoble man لمnot يزلcease جودهhis generosity
أيا ماجداً لم يزل جوده
يلوحshines كماas لاحshone ضوءlight النهارthe day
يلوح كما لاح ضوء النهار
O noble man whose generosity has never ceased
O Majid, your generosity
to shine as the light of day shines;
Still shines like the light of day
وياand O منone who أحلmade dwell بأموالهwithin his wealth
ويا من أحل بأمواله
سماحاًbounty أخلdetracted بصوبfrom the downpour of القطارthe rain
سماحاً أخل بصوب القطار
and O you who have lodged within your wealth
O you who brought with your wealth
a bounty that puts the rain's downpour to shame:
Generosity to the path of the train
بعثتI sent إليكto you بنورwith blossoms of البهارthe bahār flower
بعثت إليك بنور البهار
حكىresembled فضةًsilver حولaround محضpure النضارgold
حكى فضةً حول محض النضار
I sent you bahār blossoms,
I sent you the light of spring
resembling silver surrounding pure gold.
That told of silver around pure blossoms
هوit الدرthe pearls نظمwere strung منfrom بينهamong it
هو الدر نظم من بينه
بواقيتgemstones (uncertain reading) فاقعةvivid الاصفرارyellowness
بواقيت فاقعة الاصفرار
They are pearls, among which are strung
It is a pearl arranged between them
gems of brilliant yellow;
Shining yellow cups
أوor الماءthe water صبرwas heaped up منfrom فوقهabove it
أو الماء صبر من فوقه
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تأملتهyou contemplate it ضوءlight of نارfire
إذا ما تأملته ضوء نار
or water above which has been heaped—
Or water poured over it
when you contemplate it—the light of fire.
If you look at it, it is the light of fire
نهارٌdaylight ولكنهand yet it باهرٌdazzling
نهارٌ ولكنه باهرٌ
فعوضso it was replaced منin place of ذاكthat باسمwith the name of البهارbahār
فعوض من ذاك باسم البهار
Daylight, and yet dazzling,
A day, but radiant
so 'bahār' was substituted for that name,
So it compensated for that, in the name of spring
كماjust as بهرتdazzled منكfrom you سيماthe mark of العلىeminence
كما بهرت منك سيما العلى
فالبستand so it clothed البدرthe full moon ثوبthe garment of السرارthe moonless nights
فالبست البدر ثوب السرار
just as the mark of eminence in you dazzled
As your sublime features shone
and clothed the full moon in the garment of moonless nights.
So you wore the full moon as a veil
بقيتmay you live on وقيتmay you be protected صرفthe blows of الردىdeath
بقيت وقيت صرف الردى
فإنكfor indeed you فيin كلevery أمرaffair مداريmy pivot
فإنك في كل أمر مداري
May you live on, protected from the blows of death,
You remained and lived past misfortunes
for in every affair you are my pivot.
For you are the axis of every matter
Sol 6.1