لاNay وعذارby cheek-down للأغرof the radiant one الغريرthe guileless one
لا وعذار للأغر الغرير
وناظرand an eye أحوىdark وقدand a figure نضيرfresh and radiant
وناظر أحوى وقد نضير
Nay, by the cheek-down of the radiant, guileless youth,
No excuse for the unwise ignorant one,
And a dark eye, and a fresh, radiant figure,
With fiery gaze yet dimmed sight.
وليلand a night فرعtresses كالدجىlike deep darkness مظلمdark
وليل فرع كالدجى مظلم
منهof his ووجهand a face كالصباحlike the morning المنيرshining
منه ووجه كالصباح المنير
And a night of tresses, dark as deepest gloom,
A night whose darkness is like gloom,
Of his, and a face like the shining morning,
Its face bright like the radiant morn.
وريقةand a drop of saliva كالثلجlike snow مقرورةchilled
وريقة كالثلج مقرورة
يحرقburns قلبيmy heart بردهاits cold الزمهريرُbitterly freezing
يحرق قلبي بردها الزمهريرُ
And a drop of saliva, chilled like snow,
A cheek cool as frozen pearls,
Its bitter, biting cold burns my heart;
Burning my heart with its soft murmur.
وروضةand a garden خضراءgreen مطلولةsprinkled with dew
وروضة خضراء مطلولة
معبرconveying ليto me نشرهاits fragrance عنof عبيرperfume
معبر لي نشرها عن عبير
And a green garden, sprinkled with dew,
A green meadow spread open,
Its fragrance speaks to me of perfume.
Diffusing its fragrance as it unfurls.
كأنماas though الطلthe dew بأرجائهاthroughout its reaches
كأنما الطل بأرجائها
ضحىat midmorning علىupon المنثورthe stockflowers درpearls نشيرscattered
ضحى على المنثور در نشير
As though the dew throughout its reaches,
As though the dew in its corners
At midmorning, upon the stockflowers, were scattered pearls.
Were pearls strewn on embroidered cloth.
قدhas رجفtrembled الغصنthe branch لمراat the passing of (uncertain reading) الصباthe east wind
قد رجف الغصن لمرا الصبا
علىacross ثراهاits soil واقشعرand shivered الغديرُthe pool
على ثراها واقشعر الغديرُ
The branch has trembled at the east wind's passing
The boughs tremored from the morning breeze
Across its soil, and the pool has shivered.
Rustling through it, stirring the stream.
يصبحنىgives me a morning draught فيهاin it بلاwithout رقبةsurveillance
يصبحنى فيها بلا رقبة
خمرwine ثناياهhis front teeth وخمراand wine مصيرfate (unclear here)
خمر ثناياه وخمرا مصير
There, unwatched, he gives me a morning draught:
In it I awake headless each morn,
The wine of his teeth, and wine [description unclear].
Intoxicated by its embrace and my fate.
إنindeed أباAbu الفضلal-Fadl البعيدfar-reaching المدىin scope
إن أبا الفضل البعيد المدى
كهفa refuge المرجىthe hopeful one وملاذand the haven of الفقيرthe poor
كهف المرجى وملاذ الفقير
Indeed, Abu al-Fadl, whose reach is far,
O Abul Fadl, of endless grace,
Is the hopeful one's refuge and the poor man's haven.
Cave of hope, refuge for the poor.
ذاكthat one الحييthe modest الأريحيthe openhanded الذيwho
ذاك الحيي الأريحي الذي
إنif جاردهرtime deals unjustly فيهin him نستجيرwe seek refuge
إن جاردهر فيه نستجير
That modest, openhanded man is the one
O living spirit, place of comfort,
In whom we seek refuge if time deals unjustly.
When fate assails it’s you we beseech.
ذاكthat one الذيwho سهلeased منof أمرناour affairs
ذاك الذي سهل من أمرنا
بالبذلthrough giving ماwhat أصبحbecame صعباًhard عسيرarduous
بالبذل ما أصبح صعباً عسير
He is the one who eased, in our affairs,
You who have eased our plight
Through giving, what had become hard and arduous.
With generosity making hardship disappear.
ذاكthat one الذيwho تهزأscoff آراؤهhis judgments
ذاك الذي تهزأ آراؤه
بالرمحat the spear لدناpliant والحسامand the sword الطريرkeen-edged
بالرمح لدنا والحسام الطرير
He is the one whose judgments scoff
Whose views the spears deride,
At the pliant spear and the keen-edged sword.
As do the sharp swords in our midst.
مولايmy lord مجدMajd الدينal-Din أنتyou الذيwho
مولاي مجد الدين أنت الذي
حلابهbecame sweet through him عيشlife العفاةthe petitioners المريرbitter
حلابه عيش العفاة المرير
My lord Majd al-Din, you are the one
My lord Majd al-Din, it's you
Through whom the petitioners' bitter life grew sweet.
Who makes the destitute's life less bitter.
ياO منyou who لهhas رأيjudgment رهيفdelicate الشذاin fragrance
يا من له رأي رهيف الشذا
فيon كلevery يومday أيومbaleful قمطريرgrim
في كل يوم أيوم قمطرير
O you whose judgment has a delicate fragrance,
O wise soul on each new day,
On every baleful, grim day,
Cloud bursts of ideas that pour.
أنتyou نبيلnoble ماwhile أحتبيI sit with my knees clasped جالساseated
أنت نبيل ما أحتبي جالسا
وأيّدand mighty فيamid الروعterror فخمimposing جهيرloud-voiced
وأيّد في الروع فخم جهير
You are noble while I sit with my knees clasped,
You're a noble not pretentious when seated,
And mighty amid terror, imposing and loud-voiced.
Supported your esteem is supreme.
مشتركshared النائلthe bounty غمرabundant الندىgenerosity
مشترك النائل غمر الندى
عافforgiving عنof الجارمthe offender عفpure الضميرin conscience
عاف عن الجارم عف الضمير
Your bounty is shared, your generosity abundant;
You who shares his bounty, immersed in blessings,
Forgiving the offender, pure of conscience.
Virtuous, conscience clear of blame.
إنif أظلمdarkens الخطبcalamity وأكدىand fails الحياthe rain
إن أظلم الخطب وأكدى الحيا
فأنتthen you are بدرa full moon وغممand clouds مطيرrain-bearing
فأنت بدر وغمم مطير
If calamity darkens and the rain fails,
Though darkest troubles and bitterest plights,
Then you are a full moon and rain-bearing clouds.
You're the full moon dispersing the clouds.
كمhow many لكyou have منof ضيفa guest وسيفand a sword معاًtogether
كم لك من ضيف وسيف معاً
لذاكfor that one تقريyou provide hospitality ولهذاand for this one تميرyou supply provisions
لذاك تقري ولهذا تمير
How many guests and swords you have together!
Many a guest and sword you host,
For one you provide hospitality; for the other, provisions.
For that you're cherished and for this esteemed.
بشركyour cheerful welcome عنوانa sign of نبيلnoble المنىhopes
بشرك عنوان نبيل المنى
وشيمتاand the two traits of مجدكyour glory خررunclear word وخيرand goodness
وشيمتا مجدك خرر وخير
Your cheerful welcome is a sign of noble hopes,
Your nobility is the epitome of grace,
And your glory's two traits are [unclear] and goodness.
Your glory and goodness is spread far and wide.
ياO كاسرbreaker of الجبارthe tyrant أماwhen اعتدىhe transgresses
يا كاسر الجبار أما اعتدى
وجابرand mender of العظمthe bone المهيضbroken again الكسيرshattered
وجابر العظم المهيض الكسير
O breaker of the tyrant when he transgresses,
O vanquisher of tyrants, protector of the weak,
And mender of the bone broken again and shattered,
Breaker of the haughty and cruel.
ليfor me منfrom سجاياكyour virtues رياضgardens زهتbloomed
لي من سجاياك رياض زهت
حسناin beauty ومنand from نعماكyour favors أصفيthe clearest غديرpool
حسنا ومن نعماك أصفي غدير
From your virtues I have gardens blooming
From your traits I have blissful gardens,
In beauty, and from your favors the clearest pool.
Beautifully bestowed generous waters.
يصدقspeaks truth مطريكyour eulogist مديحاin praise فماso he does not
يصدق مطريك مديحا فما
يمينlie إنeven if غاليhe exaggerates ولاand does not يستعيرuse metaphor
يمين إن غالي ولا يستعير
Your eulogist praises truthfully; he does not
My song of praise rings true, not
Lie even in exaggeration, nor resort to metaphor.
Vainly prideful or seeking favor.
كأنas though عاماa year عشتهI lived it راتعاgrazing at ease
كأن عاما عشته راتعا
فيin ظلthe shade of أنعامكyour favors يومa day قصيرbrief
في ظل أنعامك يوم قصير
It is as though a year I spent grazing at ease
As though the year I spent in the shade
In the shade of your favors were a brief day.
Of your gifts was but a brief moment.
لاmay you not زلتcease ذاpossessing ملكdominion يرىseen ثابتاfirm
لا زلت ذا ملك يرى ثابتا
ماas long as ثبتتremain firm فيupon الأرضthe earth ركناthe two pillars of ثبيراThabir
ما ثبتت في الأرض ركنا ثبيرا
May you ever possess a dominion seen to stand firm,
Still possessed of a kingdom steadfast,
As long as Thabir's two pillars stand upon the earth.
No pillar of earth more firm founded.
ودمتand may you remain خيرthe best امرئman يحتذىto be emulated
ودمت خير امرئ يحتذى
بالفعلin deeds للخيرfor goodness حربياwarlike جديرworthy
بالفعل للخير حربيا جدير
And may you remain the best of men to be emulated
Remain the best of men to emulate,
In deeds of goodness, warlike and worthy.
In deed, for good, a warrior who merits.
وعضتand may you be recompensed الفاa thousand مثلهlike it آلفاdevoted
وعضت الفا مثله آلفا
لبذلto bestowing جودbounty وسماحand generosity غزيرabundant
لبذل جود وسماح غزير
And may you be granted a thousand like it, devoted
And follow his example hosts do,
To bestowing bounty and abundant generosity.
To give with munificence bountifully.
Sol 6.1