هذيthese الحدائقthe gardens فيin غلائلdelicate robes of سندسfine silk
هذي الحدائق في غلائل سندس
والغيمand the clouds منsome being باكone weeping بهاover them ومعبسand one scowling
والغيم من باك بها ومعبس
These gardens are clothed in robes of fine silk,
These gardens in braids of satin,
And the clouds—some weeping over them, some scowling.
And the clouds weeping over them, sullen,
والنرجسand the narcissus الخصلtufted المحدقwide-eyed ناظرgazing
والنرجس الخصل المحدق ناظر
نحوtoward الشقيقthe anemone الغضرfresh نظرهa gaze (likely نظرة) مبلسِof one despairing
نحو الشقيق الغضر نظره مبلسِ
The tufted narcissus, wide-eyed, gazes
The narcissus, a staring tuft,
Toward the fresh anemone with a despairing look.
Gazes at the blushing anemone, bleary-eyed,
والربحand the wind (likely الريح) تحترقburns; likely 'passes through' (تخترق) الرياضthe gardens مريضةailing
والربح تحترق الرياض مريضة
سكرىdrunken المهبin its blowing عليلةfeeble المتنفسِin its breathing
سكرى المهب عليلة المتنفسِ
And the wind passes through the gardens, ailing,
The meadows burn, the gardens sick
Drunken in its blowing, feeble in its breathing.
Delirious with fever, gasping for breath,
غلسgo forth before dawn آلىto (likely إلى; literally 'swore') شربdrinking المدامwine فأنةfor indeed (likely فإنه)
غلس آلى شرب المدام فأنة
لاnot يدركattains اللذاتthe pleasures غيرother than مغلسِone rising before dawn
لا يدرك اللذات غير مغلسِ
Rise before dawn to drink wine, for
It was forbidden to drink wine, so he who drinks
None attains pleasures but one who rises before dawn.
Cannot savor pleasure unless in secret,
واشربand drink علىbeside وجناتthe cheeks of معسولhoney-sweet اللمىthe dusky tint of the lips
واشرب على وجنات معسول اللمى
فيهin him منيdesires (likely مُنًى) ومنيةand death للأنفسِfor souls
فيه مني ومنية للأنفسِ
And drink beside the cheeks of one with honey-sweet, dusky lips;
Drink from the cheeks’ sweet wine,
In him lie desires—and death for souls.
In it a bit of me, of my soul,
يقراreads المتيمthe love-struck one منfrom صحيفهthe page of خدهhis cheek
يقرا المتيم من صحيفه خده
فيin الهجرestrangement مثلthe like of صحيفةthe scroll of المتلمسal-Mutalammis
في الهجر مثل صحيفة المتلمس
The love-struck reads on the page of his cheek,
The lovesick reads his cheek’s page
In estrangement, the like of al-Mutalammis's scroll.
In separation, like one reading Braille,
صبغتwas dyed مدامتهhis wine الموردrose-tinted لونهاits color
صبغت مدامته المورد لونها
فيin الكأسthe cup صبغةthe tint of خجهhis cheek (likely خده) المتورسdyed with wars, a yellow dye
في الكأس صبغة خجه المتورس
His wine, rose-tinted in color, was dyed
Its wine stained the stream the same color
In the cup with the hue of his wars-dyed cheek.
As the purple blackness in the full goblet,
خلقتwas created لخديهfor his two cheeks الملاحةbeauty مثلjust as ماthat which
خلقت لخديه الملاحة مثل ما
خلقتwas created لباغيfor the seeker of الجودgenerosity راحةthe palm of يونسYunus
خلقت لباغي الجود راحة يونس
Beauty was created for his cheeks, just as
For his cheeks, tartness was created, just as
Yunus's palm was created for the seeker of generosity.
Generosity’s comfort was created for the open-handed,
المستضىءthe one taking light إذاwhen الحوادثcalamities أظلمتgrow dark
المستضىء إذا الحوادث أظلمت
منfrom رأيهhis judgment بالمستنيرthrough the radiant المشمسthe sunlit
من رأيه بالمستنير المشمس
Who, when calamities grow dark, takes light
The one who seeks light, when darkness falls,
From his radiant, sunlit judgment.
Takes illumination from the shining sun,
نبتتsprang up ارومتهhis ancestral stock المؤثلfirmly established مجدهاits glory
نبتت ارومته المؤثل مجدها
فيin مغرسa planting-place أكرمhow noble بهit is منas a مغرسplanting-place
في مغرس أكرم به من مغرس
His ancestral stock, its glory firmly founded, sprang up
Its thriving orchards, their glory
In a planting-place—what a noble planting-place!
Flourishing in the most fertile plot,
فيat دروةthe summit (likely ذروة) الشرفof honor المنيفtowering ومعدنand the source of الthe (continued next line)
في دروة الشرف المنيف ومعدن ال
علياءexaltation والعزand might المنيعimpregnable الأقعسunbending
علياء والعز المنيع الأقعس
At the summit of towering honor, and the source of
On glory’s lofty summit, mine of
Exaltation and impregnable, unbending might.
Sublimity, invincible honor,
ياO منyou who تفرستI discerned الغنىwealth فيin جودهhis bounty
يا من تفرست الغنى في جوده
صدقتproved true منيon my part نظرةthe glance of التفرسdiscernment
صدقت مني نظرة التفرس
O you in whose bounty I discerned wealth,
You who discerned generosity in his munificence,
My discerning glance proved true.
Your appraisal of me was accurate,
أحييتyou revived ميتthe dead form of الجودgenerosity بعدafter وفاتهits death
أحييت ميت الجود بعد وفاته
وذكرتand you recalled منof دينthe creed of المكارمnoble deeds ماwhat نسيwas forgotten
وذكرت من دين المكارم ما نسي
You revived dead generosity after its death,
You revived generosity after its death
And recalled what was forgotten of the creed of noble deeds.
And recalled virtues forgotten,
نامتslept عيونthe eyes of الناسpeople عنneglecting بذلthe bestowing of الندىbounty
نامت عيون الناس عن بذل الندى
وسهرand he kept vigil فيهover it بمقلةwith an eye لمnot تنعسgrow drowsy
وسهر فيه بمقلة لم تنعس
People's eyes slept through the bestowing of bounty,
People’s eyes slept, neglecting to give dew,
While he kept vigil over it with an eye that did not doze.
While wakefully watching, his eyelid never closed,
للهto God; expressing admiration زينZayn (ornament of) الدينal-Din (the faith) منwhat a متواضعhumble man
لله زين الدين من متواضع
مازالhe has always been للجلساءfor his companions زينthe ornament of المجلسthe gathering
مازال للجلساء زين المجلس
God be praised for Zayn al-Din—what a humble man!
God beautified Zayn al-Din’s humility
Ever the ornament of the gathering for his companions.
Remaining the beauty of every gathering,
تاجرتI traded فيهwith him الشعرpoetry عندduring كسادهits market stagnation
تاجرت فيه الشعر عند كساده
فرجعتso I returned عنهfrom him بصفقةwith a bargain لمnot توكسsuffer loss
فرجعت عنه بصفقة لم توكس
I traded in poetry with him when its market was slack,
I traded in poetry during its recession
And returned from him with a bargain that suffered no loss.
And profited without the deal causing loss,
رفعتraised لهfor him الأنصارthe supporters رايةa banner of سؤددlordship
رفعت له الأنصار راية سؤدد
عقدتwas fastened يساريةto a mast (likely بسارية) النجومthe stars الكنَّسِthat retreat into hiding
عقدت يسارية النجوم الكنَّسِ
His supporters raised a banner of lordship for him,
The helpers erected for him a banner of glory
Fastened to the mast of the stars that hide.
Tying the stars left in the sky,
منfrom كلeach ممطورone showered upon الخلافwillow shafts مقدمbold in advancing
من كل ممطور الخلاف مقدم
فيin حومةthe thick of الهجاءsatire; likely battle (الهيجاء) أروعawe-inspiring أبوسِgrim-faced
في حومة الهجاء أروع أبوسِ
Each a bold man showered with willow shafts,
The finest of them, the enemy’s vanguard
In the thick of battle, awe-inspiring and grim-faced.
In the battle of vituperation, most eloquent,
علقتclung يدايmy two hands بحرمةto protection موفورةٍample
علقت يداي بحرمة موفورةٍ
منهfrom him وحيلand a rope (likely وحبل) فيamid النوائبcalamities أمرسيِfirmly twisted (likely أمرس)
منه وحيل في النوائب أمرسيِ
My hands have clung to ample protection
I cling to the sanctuary of his abundant favor,
From him, and to a firmly twisted rope amid calamities.
My hopes in afflictions cling to him,
كانwas الندىbounty مستوحشاlonely حتىuntil رأىit saw
كان الندى مستوحشا حتى رأى
منthrough بذلكyour bestowal of المعروفkindness أحسنthe finest مؤنسcompanion
من بذلك المعروف أحسن مؤنس
Bounty was lonely until it saw
Blessing was lonely until it saw
In your bestowal of kindness the finest companion.
His benevolence, most excellent friend,
لمnot يعدbypass راجيكthe one hoping in you النجاحsuccess ولمand not يعدturn away
لم يعد راجيك النجاح ولم يعد
عنهaway from him وقدwhile already صدتهheld it fast صدفةa shell; a chance encounter مؤنسِMu'nis; a comforting companion
عنه وقد صدته صدفة مؤنسِ
Success has not passed your petitioner by, nor turned
Your hopes failed to gain success, so cease,
Away from him, for Mu'nis's shell has held it fast.
When the oyster spurns you, seek another,
لاmay not زلتyou cease تلبسyou wear كلevery يومday حلّةa robe
لا زلت تلبس كل يوم حلّة
للمدحof praise مثلthe like of جديدهاits newness لمnot يلبسِbe worn
للمدح مثل جديدها لم يلبسِ
May you keep putting on, each day, a robe
You persist donning each day a robe
Of praise, whose like, in its newness, has never been worn.
Of eulogy, unlike any garb donned before,
Sol 6.1