وقالَand he said طوبىTuba أيكةٌa grove ظِلّهاits shade
وقالَ طوبى أيكةٌ ظِلّها
صاحِO friend ظليلٌdeep and sheltering ذاتُhaving أغصانِbranches
صاحِ ظليلٌ ذاتُ أغصانِ
And he said: Tuba is a grove whose shade,
Blessed is the sheltering tree,
My friend, is deep; it has branches.
Whose shade comforts the weary traveler,
أغصانهاits branches ناعمةٌtender جَمَّةٌabundant
أغصانها ناعمةٌ جَمَّةٌ
منof ذهبٍgold أحمرَred عِقيانِpure gold
من ذهبٍ أحمرَ عِقيانِ
Its branches are tender and abundant,
With branches soft and laden,
Of red, pure gold.
With red gold fruits weighing down.
وحَملُهاand its fruit منof عَبقرٍʿAbqar brocade مونِقٍlovely
وحَملُها من عَبقرٍ مونِقٍ
صافٍpure وياقوتٍand rubies ومَرجانِand coral
صافٍ وياقوتٍ ومَرجانِ
And its fruit is of lovely ʿAbqar brocade,
Its trunk of fragrant aloes-wood,
Pure, and of rubies and coral.
Pure amber and coral stand,
لهاit has جَنىfruit منof كلّall ماthat which يُشتهىis desired
لها جَنى من كلّ ما يُشتهى
منof فاقعbrilliant أصفرyellow أوor قانِdeep crimson
من فاقع أصفر أو قانِ
It has fruit of everything one desires,
With fruits of all that heart desires,
Of brilliant yellow or deep crimson.
Saffron, pearls and ruby in its garden.
تنشقُّsplit open أكمامbud-sheaths لهاof it عنrevealing كُسىgarments
تنشقُّ أكمام لها عن كُسى
منof حُللٍfine robes تُبرِقُgleam ألوانِcolors
من حُللٍ تُبرِقُ ألوانِ
Its bud-sheaths split open to reveal garments,
Sleeves of robes it bears unfold,
Robes whose colors gleam,
In colors of fashion untold,
منof سُندسfine silk منهاfrom it واسْتَبرقٍand heavy silk brocade
من سُندس منها واسْتَبرقٍ
ومنand of ضُروبِvarieties الثمرِfruit الآنيripe
ومن ضُروبِ الثمرِ الآني
Of its fine silk and heavy brocade,
Satin, damask and brocade,
And various kinds of ripe fruit.
And fruits ripe and arrayed.
وأَصلُهاand its root منamong أمةِthe community of المُصطفىthe Chosen One
وأَصلُها من أمةِ المُصطفى
أحمدَAhmad فيin منزلِthe dwelling of إنسانِa person
أحمدَ في منزلِ إنسانِ
And its root is, among the community of the Chosen One,
Its roots from the nation of Mustafa,
Ahmad, in a person's home.
Ahmad, humanity's crown and star,
فقلتso I said منwho? قالhe said عليّAli وماand there is no
فقلت من قال عليّ وما
منany منزلٍdwelling ناءٍdistant ولاnor دانِnear
من منزلٍ ناءٍ ولا دانِ
So I asked, 'Who?' He said, 'Ali.' And there is no
So I asked who said I am not,
Dwelling, distant or near,
From mansion or hut afar,
لِمؤمنٍfor a believer إلاّexcept ومنهاand from it بهwithin it
لِمؤمنٍ إلاّ ومنها به
غُصنٌa branch ومنهاand among them ماone that بهwithin it اثنانِtwo
غُصنٌ ومنها ما به اثنانِ
For a believer without having within it, from the tree,
For no true believer, but from it, has
A branch; and some of those dwellings have two.
A branch, or more, that gives solace.
Sol 6.1