هَنيئاًcongratulations لِزَينِto Zayn الدينِal-Din (the faith) بِالفَرَحِon the joy الَّذيwhich
هَنيئاً لِزَينِ الدينِ بِالفَرَحِ الَّذي
بِهِthrough it جُلِيَتwas unveiled شَمسُthe sun الضّحاءِof the forenoon عَلىbefore البَدرِthe full moon
بِهِ جُلِيَت شَمسُ الضّحاءِ عَلى البَدرِ
Congratulations to Zayn al-Din on the joy whereby
Congratulations to Zain al-Din for the joy with which
the forenoon sun was unveiled before the full moon.
The sun of brilliance was made manifest over the full moon
أَنارَتshone بِهِthrough it الأَفلاكُthe celestial spheres حَتّىeven أَثيرُهاtheir ether
أَنارَت بِهِ الأَفلاكُ حَتّى أَثيرُها
بِغُرَّةِwith the radiant brow of بَدرٍa full moon لاحَappeared فيon لَيلَةِthe night of القَدرِthe decree
بِغُرَّةِ بَدرٍ لاحَ في لَيلَةِ القَدرِ
Through it the celestial spheres shone, even their ether,
With it the spheres were illuminated until their atmosphere
with the radiant brow of a full moon that appeared on the Night of Decree.
With the primeval radiance of a full moon on the Night of Power
وَسُرَّand were delighted بِهِin it الأَحبابُthe loved ones إِذwhen سارَcame نَحوَهُمtoward them
وَسُرَّ بِهِ الأَحبابُ إِذ سارَ نَحوَهُم
طَعامٌfood مِنof المَشويِّroasted food أَوor مُنضَجِfood cooked in القِدرِthe pot
طَعامٌ مِن المَشويِّ أَو مُنضَجِ القِدرِ
And the loved ones rejoiced in it when there came toward them
And with it intimates rejoiced when toward them came
food, roasted or cooked in the pot.
A roasted meat or a well-cooked cooking pot
وَمِنand of صادقِgenuine الحَلواءِsweetmeats زانَتadorned صُدورُهاtheir choicest portions
وَمِن صادقِ الحَلواءِ زانَت صُدورُها
صدورَthe breasts of أُناسٍpeople فيamong الأَنامِhumankind سِوىexcept صَدريmy breast
صدورَ أُناسٍ في الأَنامِ سِوى صَدري
And the choicest portions of genuine sweetmeats adorned
And with it sincere sweetness adorned their breasts
the breasts of people in the world, but not my own.
The breasts of people among men other than my own breast
وَخُصُّواand they were favored بِهاwith them دُونيexcluding me وَأُهمِلتُand I was neglected مِنهُمby them
وَخُصُّوا بِها دُوني وَأُهمِلتُ مِنهُم
وَذاand this شيمَةٌa trait مِنكُمof yours عَرَفتُI learned بِهاthrough it قَدريmy standing
وَذا شيمَةٌ مِنكُم عَرَفتُ بِها قَدري
And they were favored with them instead of me, and I was neglected by them;
And they were singled out with it, apart from me, and I was neglected by them
and this is a trait of yours, through which I learned my standing.
And that is a trait I recognized in you all, and so knew my worth
حُروفُهُمtheir letters أَصلٌa root وَحَرفيand my letter زائِدٌsuperfluous
حُروفُهُم أَصلٌ وَحَرفي زائِدٌ
كَأَنّيas though I were وَاوٌthe letter wāw أَلحِقَتwas appended مُنتَهىthe end of عَمرُوʿAmr
كَأَنّي وَاوٌ أَلحِقَت مُنتَهى عَمرُو
Their letters are root letters, while my letter is superfluous,
Their letters are original while mine is extra
as though I were a wāw appended to the end of ʿAmr.
As if I were a supplementary waw appended to the end of ‘Amr
عَلىdespite أَنَّنيthe fact that I am ذاكَthat الخَليلُthe close friend الَّذيwho غَداbecame
عَلى أَنَّني ذاكَ الخَليلُ الَّذي غَدا
مُفيداًof service لآدابٍto literature بَريئاًinnocent مِنof الغَدرِtreachery
مُفيداً لآدابٍ بَريئاً مِن الغَدرِ
Yet I am that close friend who has become
Even though I am that sincere friend who tomorrow will be
of service to literature, innocent of treachery.
Of benefit to manners, innocent of betrayal
Sol 6.1