قلtell لزينto Zayn الدينal-Din (the faith) عنon behalf of شاعرهhis poet
قل لزين الدين عن شاعره
عثرhe stumbled لإسداءfor bestowing الأيَّادىkindnesses والمننand favors
عثر لإسداء الأيَّادى والمنن
Tell Zayn al-Din on behalf of his poet:
Tell Zayn al-Din about his poet
He has stumbled—for the bestowal of kindnesses and favors (wording unclear).
Who stumbled in bestowing favors and kindnesses
ياO جواداgenerous one لمdid not يزلcease ملتزماdevoted
يا جوادا لم يزل ملتزما
بفروضto the obligations of الجودgenerosity جمعاall together والسننand the customary rites
بفروض الجود جمعا والسنن
O generous one, ever devoted
O generous one who has never ceased
To all generosity’s obligations and customary rites,
To uphold the duties of generosity, collectively and individually
فيin حياتيmy life أشتهيI crave الحنطةwheat لاnot
في حياتي أشتهي الحنطة لا
فيin مماتيmy death لحنوطيfor my funerary perfume والكفنand the shroud
في مماتي لحنوطي والكفن
In life I crave wheat—not
In my life I desire wheat, not
In death, for my funerary perfume and shroud.
In my death, my shroud and coffin
فابعثso send اليومtoday بهاwith it عاجلةًwithout delay
فابعث اليوم بها عاجلةً
أوor فنفذthen send ليto me فيin الحالthe present moment الثمنُthe price
أو فنفذ لي في الحال الثمنُ
So send it today, without delay,
So send it today, urgently
Or else send me its price at once.
Or pay me today the price
وابقand live on ياO خدنclose companion of المعاليnoble virtues والعلىand eminence
وابق يا خدن المعالي والعلى
ماas long as شدتsings ورقاءa gray dove فيon أعلىthe highest فننbough
ما شدت ورقاء في أعلى فنن
And live on, O companion of noble virtues and eminence,
And remain, O pillar of glory and sublimity
As long as a gray dove sings on the highest bough.
As long as leaves blow in the highest branches
Sol 6.1