دمlive on ياO أباAbū (father of) الفضلal-Faḍl (excellence) الكريthe generous (first part)
دم يا أبا الفضل الكري
مcompletion of “generous” أخاa man possessed of علوٍّeminence وارتفاعِand exaltation
م أخا علوٍّ وارتفاعِ
Live on, O generous Abū al-Faḍl,
a man of eminence and exalted rank.
واخلدand live forever بهاءBahāʾ (splendor of) الدينal-Dīn (the faith) مشpraised (first part)
واخلد بهاء الدين مش
كورcompletion of “praised” المواهبthe gifts والمساعيand the endeavors
كور المواهب والمساعي
And live forever, Bahāʾ al-Dīn, praised
for your gifts and endeavors.
مولايmy lord ياO مولىpatron of الندىgenerosity
مولاي يا مولى الندى
قلtell ليme أماhave ... not? وصلتarrived رقاعيmy letters
قل لي أما وصلت رقاعي
My lord, O patron of generosity,
tell me: have my letters not arrived?
أمor قدalready غدوتَyou have become تعدyou count شعverse (first part)
أم قد غدوتَ تعد شع
ريmy verse (completion) الجزلrich and forceful منamong سقطworthless scraps of المتاعِthe goods
ري الجزل من سقط المتاعِ
Or have you come to count my
rich verse among worthless wares?
ماnever جازpassed by فيat الميلادthe birthday celebration فرattendant (first part)
ما جاز في الميلاد فر
راشcompletion of “attendant” بأطباقٍwith trays وساعِbroad
راش بأطباقٍ وساعِ
No servant passed at the birthday celebration
with broad trays,
إلاbut that طربتI rejoiced كماas soon as يلوappears (first part)
إلا طربت كما يلو
حcompletion of “appears” وقلتand I said مسعودMasʿūd القضاعيal-Quḍāʿī
ح وقلت مسعود القضاعي
without my rejoicing as soon as he appeared
and saying, “Masʿūd al-Quḍāʿī!”
مولايmy lord هاbehold أناI قدindeed كشفlifted (verb stem)
مولاي ها أنا قد كشف
تI (verb ending) وكنتthough I was مقتنعاًveiled قناعيmy veil
ت وكنت مقتنعاً قناعي
My lord, behold: I have lifted—
though once veiled—my veil.
وشبعتand I have had my fill لكنbut منof نقاnagging (first part)
وشبعت لكن من نقا
رِcompletion of “nagging” عياليmy dependents الهلكىthe perishing الجياعِthe hungry
رِ عيالي الهلكى الجياعِ
And I have had my fill—but of the nagging
of my perishing, hungry family.
رزقيmy sustenance ورزقهمand their sustenance عليupon (continued)
رزقي ورزقهم علي
كyou (completes “upon you”) فليتهمso, would that they were رزقfood for السباعِpredatory beasts
ك فليتهم رزق السباعِ
My sustenance and theirs depend on
you—would that they were food for beasts!
وأنعمand bestow بجزلwith an ample gift يابسdry
وأنعم بجزل يابس
كالساقlike the shin منهمof theirs والذراعand the forearm
كالساق منهم والذراع
And bestow an ample, dry gift,
like their shins and forearms.
لاmay ... not زلتyou cease to be ياO طوعone obedient to الندىgenerosity
لا زلت يا طوع الندى
والجودand bounty ذاpossessing أمرa command مطاعِobeyed
والجود ذا أمر مطاعِ
May you ever, O servant of generosity
and bounty, have your commands obeyed.
Sol 6.1