قالواthey said حبيبHabib أنتyou تطرىyou extol شعرهhis verse
قالوا حبيب أنت تطرى شعره
منwho ذاthat one الذيwho لمhas not يطرextolled شعرverse حبيبHabib
من ذا الذي لم يطر شعر حبيب
They said, "You extol Habib's verse."
They said: "Dear one, you compose poetry."
Who is there who has not extolled Habib's verse?
Who has not composed poetry for a beloved?
منwhoever كانis فيin ريبdoubt فذاthen this is ديوانهhis collected poems
من كان في ريب فذا ديوانه
راحwine العقولminds وكأسand the cup كلevery أديبman of letters
راح العقول وكأس كل أديب
Whoever is in doubt—here is his collected verse,
Whoever doubts this, here is the proof -
The wine of minds and the cup of every man of letters.
Reason has departed along with the cup of every literary man.
أوعىstored up لأحمدfor Ahmad والوليدand al-Walid كليهماboth of them
أوعى لأحمد والوليد كليهما
شممloftiness المديحpraise poetry ورقةand tenderness التشبيبlove verse
شمم المديح ورقة التشبيب
It stored up for Ahmad and al-Walid alike
Beware of Ahmad and Al-Walid both,
The loftiness of praise and the tenderness of love verse.
Who have inhaled praise and the leaf of youth.
كمhow many فيهin it منof مثَلproverb يسيرtravels وحكمةand wisdom
كم فيه من مثَل يسير وحكمة
تبقىendures علىin الدنياthe world بقاءthe endurance of عسيبAsib
تبقى على الدنيا بقاء عسيب
How many a far-traveling proverb it holds, and a wise saying
How much parable that travels lightly and wisdom in it
That endures in the world as Asib endures.
Remains over the world like the permanence of military outposts.
ياO حافظHafiz, guardian الآدابletters والبطلَand the hero الذيwho
يا حافظ الآداب والبطلَ الذي
يرجىis hoped for ليومfor a day فيin البلادthe land عصيبdire
يرجى ليوم في البلاد عصيب
O Hafiz, guardian of letters, and hero who
O guardian of etiquette and hero
Is hoped for on a dire day in the land,
From whom is hoped, in days of hardship in the land,
قلtell للأولىto those who خصواsingled out اللآلئpearls بالهوىwith love
قل للأولى خصوا اللآلئ بالهوى
مثقوبةpierced أوor غيرnot ذاتhaving ثقوبholes
مثقوبة أو غير ذات ثقوب
Tell those who reserve their love for pearls,
Say to the seas, "Confine your pearls out of love,
Pierced or without holes:
Whether pierced or without holes."
لاdo not تسألواask الأصدافthe shells ماذاwhat أُودِعَتwas deposited within them
لا تسألوا الأصداف ماذا أُودِعَت
فيin هذهthese الأوراقpages كلُّevery عجيبwondrous thing
في هذه الأوراق كلُّ عجيب
Do not ask the shells what was placed within them;
Ask not the shells what has been deposited in them -
In these pages is every wondrous thing.
In these pages lies every marvel.
Sol 6.1