كانَused to اِبنُson داوُدٍDavid يُقَرbring close (first part)
كانَ اِبنُ داوُدٍ يُقَر
رِبُbring close (completion) فيin مَجالِسِهِhis gatherings حَمامَهa dove
رِبُ في مَجالِسِهِ حَمامَه
David's son used to keep
The son of Dawood had a pigeon
a dove close at his gatherings.
That he pampered in his gatherings
خَدَمَتهُshe served him عُمراًfor a lifetime مِثلَماjust as
خَدَمَتهُ عُمراً مِثلَما
قَدhad شاءَhe wished صِدقاًhonestly وَاِستِقامَهand uprightly
قَد شاءَ صِدقاً وَاِستِقامَه
She served him for a lifetime, just as
It served him for years
he had wished, with honesty and integrity.
With truthfulness and rectitude
فَمَضَتthen she went إِلىto عُمّالِهِhis officials
فَمَضَت إِلى عُمّالِهِ
يَوماًone day تُبَلِّغُهُمshe conveys to them سَلامَهhis greeting
يَوماً تُبَلِّغُهُم سَلامَه
Then she went to his officials,
One day it went to his workers
one day, to convey his greeting to them.
To deliver his greetings
وَالكُتبُand the letters تَحتَbeneath جَناحِهاher wing
وَالكُتبُ تَحتَ جَناحِها
كُتِبَتwas written لَهاfor her فيهاin them الكَرامَهhonor
كُتِبَت لَها فيها الكَرامَه
And beneath her wing were the letters,
With letters under its wings
in which honor had been decreed for her.
Written with honor for it
فَأَرادَتِthen she wished الحَمقاءُthe foolish one تَعlearn (first part)
فَأَرادَتِ الحَمقاءُ تَع
رِفُlearn (completion) مِنfrom رَسائِلِهِhis letters مَرامَهhis purpose
رِفُ مِن رَسائِلِهِ مَرامَه
Then the foolish dove wished to learn
The foolish one wanted to
his purpose from his letters.
Know the contents of his letters
عَمَدَتshe turned لِأَوَّلِهاto the first of them وَكاand it was (first part)
عَمَدَت لِأَوَّلِها وَكا
نَwas (completion) إِلىto خَليفَتِهِhis deputy برامَهat Ramah
نَ إِلى خَليفَتِهِ برامَه
She turned to the first, which was
It went to the first one which
addressed to his deputy at Ramah.
Was to his Caliph with prestige
فَرَأَتهُso she saw him يَأمُرُhe orders فيهِin it عاofficial (first part)
فَرَأَتهُ يَأمُرُ فيهِ عا
مِلَهُhis official (completion) بِتاجٍwith a crown لِلحَمامَهfor the dove
مِلَهُ بِتاجٍ لِلحَمامَه
She saw that in it he ordered
It saw him commanding his minister
his official to give the dove a crown,
To make a crown for the pigeon
وَيَقولُand he says وَفّوهاgive her in full الرِعاthe care (first part)
وَيَقولُ وَفّوها الرِعا
يَةَcare (completion) فيduring الرَحيلِtravel وَفيand during الإِقامَهthe stay
يَةَ في الرَحيلِ وَفي الإِقامَه
and said, 'Give her full care
And say: Serve it well
on her travels and during her stay.'
Whether settled or traveling
وَيُشيرُand he directs فيin الثانيthe second بِأَنto the effect that
وَيُشيرُ في الثاني بِأَن
تُعطىshe be given رِياضاًgardens فيin تِهامَهTihamah
تُعطى رِياضاً في تِهامَه
And in the second he directs that
And he indicated in the second
she be given gardens in Tihamah.
To give it meadows in Tihama
وَأَتَتand she came لِثالِثِهاto the third of them وَلَمand did not
وَأَتَت لِثالِثِها وَلَم
تَستَحيfeel ashamed أَنthat فضَّتshe broke خِتامَهits seal
تَستَحي أَن فضَّت خِتامَه
And she turned to the third and did not
And it came to the third without
feel ashamed to break its seal.
Shame to break its seal
فَرَأَتهُso she saw him يَأمُرُhe orders أَنthat تَكوbe (first part)
فَرَأَتهُ يَأمُرُ أَن تَكو
نَbe (completion) لَهاfor her عَلىover الطَيرِthe birds الزَعامَهleadership
نَ لَها عَلى الطَيرِ الزَعامَه
Then she saw him command that
It saw him commanding
she should have leadership over the birds.
To give it leadership over the birds
فَبَكَتso she wept لِذاكَat that تَنَدُّماًin remorse
فَبَكَت لِذاكَ تَنَدُّماً
هَيهاتَalas لاnot تُجديis of use النَدامَهremorse
هَيهاتَ لا تُجدي النَدامَه
So she wept at that in remorse.
It cried in regret for that
Alas, remorse is of no avail.
Alas, regret is futile
وَأَتَتand she came نَبِيَّthe prophet of اللَهِGod وَهwhile she (first part)
وَأَتَت نَبِيَّ اللَهِ وَه
يَshe (completion) تَقولُsays ياO رَبِّLord السَلامَهsafety
يَ تَقولُ يا رَبِّ السَلامَه
And she came to God's prophet,
And it came to the Prophet of God
saying, 'O Lord, keep me safe!'
Saying: O Lord of Safety
قالَتshe said فَقَدتُI lost الكُتبَthe letters ياO
قالَت فَقَدتُ الكُتبَ يا
مَولايَmy master فيin أَرضِthe land of اليَمامَهal-Yamamah
مَولايَ في أَرضِ اليَمامَه
She said, 'I lost the letters, O
It said: I lost the letters, my Master
my master, in the land of al-Yamamah,
In the land of Yamama
لِتَسَرُّعيbecause of my haste لَمّاwhen أَتاcame
لِتَسَرُّعي لَمّا أَتا
نيto me البازُthe hawk يَدفَعُنيdrives me أَمامَهahead of it
ني البازُ يَدفَعُني أَمامَه
because of my haste when
Due to my haste when
the hawk came at me, driving me before it.'
The falcon pushed me forward
فَأَجابَso he replied بَلrather جِئتِyou did الَّذيthat which
فَأَجابَ بَل جِئتِ الَّذي
كادَتnearly تَقومُarises لَهُbecause of it القِيامَهJudgment Day
كادَت تَقومُ لَهُ القِيامَه
So he replied, 'No! You have done what
He replied: But you came to what
nearly brought on Judgment Day.
Almost brought about doom
لَكِنbut كَفاكِis enough for you عُقوبَةًas punishment
لَكِن كَفاكِ عُقوبَةً
مَنwhoever خانَbetrays خانَتهُbetrays him الكَرامَهhonor
مَن خانَ خانَتهُ الكَرامَه
But this is punishment enough for you:
But your punishment is enough
Whoever betrays is betrayed by honor.'
Who betrays, his prestige is lost
Sol 6.1