رَاقَdelighted قَلبِيmy heart ومُقلَتِيand my eye والطُّورِby Mount Ṭūr (an oath)
رَاقَ قَلبِي ومُقلَتِي والطُّورِ
مَاwhat أَتىcame فِيin كِتَابِكَyour letter المَسطُورِinscribed
مَا أَتى فِي كِتَابِكَ المَسطُورِ
By Mount Ṭūr, my heart and eye took delight
in what came in your inscribed letter.
جَاءَنِيcame to me ضَحوةًat midmorning تَلُوحُshine البِشَارَاglad tidings (first part)
جَاءَنِي ضَحوةً تَلُوحُ البِشَارَا
تُ(completion of 'glad tidings') عَلَىupon وَجههِits face البَهِىِّsplendid النَّضِيرِfresh and radiant
تُ عَلَى وَجههِ البَهِىِّ النَّضِيرِ
It came to me at midmorning, glad tidings shining
upon its splendid, radiant face.
فَتَفَرَّستُthen I discerned أنَّهُthat it was مُجتَبَىa choice selection of شَذbeads (first part)
فَتَفَرَّستُ أنَّهُ مُجتَبَى شَذ
رِ(completion of 'beads') اللاّلِيpearls المنظومِstrung والمَنثُورِand scattered
رِ اللاّلِي المنظومِ والمَنثُورِ
Then I discerned it to be a choice selection
of pearl beads, strung and scattered.
فَفَضَضتُso I broke الخِتامَthe seal عَنهُfrom it وقَدand already
فَفَضَضتُ الخِتامَ عَنهُ وقَد
بُثثwas spread علىupon جَانِبthe side of السَّرِيرِthe bed سُرُورِيmy joy
بُثث على جَانِب السَّرِيرِ سُرُورِي
So I broke its seal, while already
my joy had spread beside the bed.
وازدَهَىand grew radiant مَجلِسِيmy gathering ومُلِّيand was filled عَرفاًfragrance
وازدَهَى مَجلِسِي ومُلِّي عَرفاً
فَائِحاًwafting مُزرِياًputting to shame بِكُلِّevery عَبِيرِperfume
فَائِحاً مُزرِياً بِكُلِّ عَبِيرِ
And my gathering shone and was filled with a fragrance
wafting, putting every perfume to shame.
فَإذَاthen, behold أجُرُفُletters (apparent typo) كَأنََّas though إختلاَفَاvariations (first part)
فَإذَا أجُرُفُ كَأنََّ إختلاَفَا
تِ(completion of 'variations') إئتِلاَفَاتِهَاtheir combinations حَوَالِيaround السُّطُورِthe lines
تِ إئتِلاَفَاتِهَا حَوَالِي السُّطُورِ
Then behold: letters, as though the variations
in their combinations around the lines
صُوَرٌimages تُدهِشُastonish الألِبَّاءَthe discerning حُسناًin beauty
صُوَرٌ تُدهِشُ الألِبَّاءَ حُسناً
نَشرُهَاtheir display فَوقَupon رَقِّهَاtheir parchment المَنشُورِunfolded
نَشرُهَا فَوقَ رَقِّهَا المَنشُورِ
were images whose beauty astonished the discerning,
displayed upon their unfolded parchment.
أُشرِبَتwere made to drink مِنfrom خُمُورِwines صِرفِthe pure essence of المَعَانيmeanings
أُشرِبَت مِن خُمُورِ صِرفِ المَعَاني
فَأرتَوَتso they drank their fill مِنfrom لُبَابِthe essence of تِلكَthose الخُمُورِwines
فَأرتَوَت مِن لُبَابِ تِلكَ الخُمُورِ
They were made to drink of the wines of pure meaning,
and so drank their fill of the essence of those wines.
وقَرِيضٍand poetry رِيضَتwere schooled مَعانِيهِits meanings حتىuntil
وقَرِيضٍ رِيضَت مَعانِيهِ حتى
ذَلَّgrew docile مِنهاamong them ولاَنَand grew gentle كُلُّevery نَفُورِskittish one
ذَلَّ مِنها ولاَنَ كُلُّ نَفُورِ
And verse, whose meanings were schooled until
every skittish one among them grew docile and gentle.
بَارَكَmay He bless اللهُGod فِيكَin you أحيَيتَyou revived رَبعَthe dwelling of العَهدِthe old bond
بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكَ أحيَيتَ رَبعَ العَهدِ
مِنfrom بَعدِمَاafter ارتَدَىit clothed itself بِدُثُورِin decay
مِن بَعدِمَا ارتَدَى بِدُثُورِ
May God bless you! You revived the dwelling of our old bond
after it had clothed itself in decay.
فَأعِدso repeat it فالكَرِيمُfor the generous one شِيمَتُهhis habit العَوreturning (first part)
فَأعِد فالكَرِيمُ شِيمَتُه العَو
دُ(completion of 'returning') وهَذَاand this شِفَاءُthe cure for دَاءِthe ailment of الصُّدُورِhearts
دُ وهَذَا شِفَاءُ دَاءِ الصُّدُورِ
So do it again, for the generous person's habit is
to return—and this is the cure for the sickness of hearts.
Sol 6.1