مذsince قيلit was said قِدalready قدمarrived الهمامthe noble one
مذ قيل قِد قدم الهمام
أسرىjourneyed by night إلىto جفنيmy eyelid المنامُsleep
أسرى إلى جفني المنامُ
Since it was said, “The noble one has arrived,”
Sleep journeyed by night to my eyelid,
منfrom بعدafter ماthat كانتhad been دموtears (first part)
من بعد ما كانت دمو
عcompletion of “tears” العينthe eye أربعةspring rains سجامُpouring
ع العين أربعة سجامُ
After the eye’s tears had been
Pouring rains of spring,
شوقاout of longing إلىfor وجهa face لهbelonging to him
شوقا إلى وجه له
كالبدرlike the full moon طافcircled بهaround it التمامُperfection
كالبدر طاف به التمامُ
From longing for his face,
Like the full moon, with perfection circling it,
وخلائقand virtues كالزهرراlike flowers; tended (first part)
وخلائق كالزهررا
ضcompletion of “tended” رياضةcultivation سحراbefore dawn غمامُa cloud
ض رياضة سحرا غمامُ
And virtues like flowers,
Nurtured before dawn by a cloud.
ياO منone whose نداهhis bounty لاnot يغبlapses (first part)
يا من نداه لا يغب
بcompletion of “lapses” ومنand whose عطاياهhis gifts جسامُgreat
ب ومن عطاياه جسامُ
O you whose bounty never lapses,
And whose gifts are great:
ماas long as دامcontinues جودthe bounty يديكyour two hands موpresent (first part)
ما دام جود يديك مو
جوداcompletion of “present” فماthen not ماتhave died الكرامُthe generous
جودا فما مات الكرامُ
As long as your hands’ bounty remains
Present, the generous have not died.
لاmay … not أوحشتbecome desolate دارthe Abode السلاPeace (first part)
لا أوحشت دار السلا
مcompletion of “Peace” منof ارتياحكyour glad generosity والسلامُand peace
م من ارتياحك والسلامُ
May the Abode of Peace never be bereft
Of your glad generosity—and peace!
Sol 6.1