لقدindeed طَرِبَyearned المحبُّthe lover إلىfor الحبيبِthe beloved
لقد طَرِبَ المحبُّ إلى الحبيبِ
كماjust as طَرِبَyearned المريضُthe sick man إلىfor الطبيبِthe physician
كما طَرِبَ المريضُ إلى الطبيبِ
Indeed, the lover yearned for the beloved,
The lover rejoiced for the beloved
as the sick man yearned for the physician.
As the sick rejoiced for the doctor
وأذعنَand yielded للهوىto love القلبُthe heart المعنَّىtormented
وأذعنَ للهوى القلبُ المعنَّى
كإذعانِlike the yielding of الشبيبةِyouth للمشيبِto gray hair
كإذعانِ الشبيبةِ للمشيبِ
And the tormented heart yielded to love,
And the weary heart surrendered
as youth yields to gray hair.
To passion as the youth surrenders to the elder
ألاah! ياO! حبَّذاhow lovely مَسْرىthe nighttime passage of نسيمٍa breeze
ألا يا حبَّذا مَسْرى نسيمٍ
نسيبِkindred to الروحِthe soul ياO! لكَfor you منof نسيبِa kinsman
نسيبِ الروحِ يا لكَ من نسيبِ
Ah, how lovely the nighttime passage of a breeze,
Oh, the pleasant blow of the breeze
kindred to the soul—what a kinsman you are!
The kindred spirit of the soul, what a kindred spirit you are
كأنَّas though الروحَthe spirit منهُfrom it طيبُthe fragrance ذكرِremembrance of الthe
كأنَّ الروحَ منهُ طيبُ ذكرِ ال
عميدِchief السيِّدِthe lord الفردِthe peerless one الأديبِthe man of letters
عميدِ السيِّدِ الفردِ الأديبِ
As though the spirit it brings were the fragrant remembrance of the
As if the soul sensed from it the sweet mention of
chief, the lord, the peerless man of letters,
The unique, refined master
أبيAbu (father of) نصرِNasr بنson of مشكانMushkan الذيwho قدindeed
أبي نصرِ بن مشكان الذي قد
غداhas become بينَamong الأنامِmankind بلاwithout ضريبِan equal
غدا بينَ الأنامِ بلا ضريبِ
Abu Nasr ibn Mushkan, who has indeed
My father, Abu Nasr ibn Mishkan
become without equal among mankind.
Who has become peerless amongst the people
أتمَّmay perfect اللهُGod نعمتَهُHis blessing عليهِupon him
أتمَّ اللهُ نعمتَهُ عليهِ
ولاand not أخلاهُdeprive him منof طربٍjoy وطيبِand pleasure
ولا أخلاهُ من طربٍ وطيبِ
May God perfect His blessing upon him,
May God complete His blessings upon him
and never deprive him of joy and pleasure.
And not deprive him of joy and pleasure
Sol 6.1