عيونهمtheir eyes حينَwhen يأتيهمhe comes to them تقربهare gladdened by him
عيونهم حينَ يأتيهم تقربه
لِكَونِهِbecause he قَدindeed نَواهمmade them his aim فيin تقربهhis drawing near
لِكَونِهِ قَد نَواهم في تقربه
Their eyes are gladdened by him when he comes to them,
Because he has made them his aim in drawing near.
وَيجتَنيand he gathers ثمرfruits الاقبالfavor مجتَلياًbeholding
وَيجتَني ثمر الاقبال مجتَلياً
كأسthe cup المسرةjoy فَلَيهنأso may he delight بمشربهin his drink
كأس المسرة فَلَيهنأ بمشربه
And he gathers the fruits of favor, beholding
The cup of joy—so may he delight in his drink.
وَمطلعand the rising-place الروحthe spirit تبديappears مِنهُfrom it شمسa sun ضحىmidmorning
وَمطلع الروح تبدي مِنهُ شمس ضحى
لهُfor him فتشرقso it shines فيin ارجاءthe reaches مغربهِhis west
لهُ فتشرق في ارجاء مغربهِ
And from the spirit's rising-place a midmorning sun appears
For him, and so shines throughout his western reaches.
هُمthey الكِرامthe generous بهمthrough them ذوone with البعدremoteness نالattained منيwishes
هُم الكِرام بهم ذو البعد نال مني
فَكَيفَso how منone who جاءَhas come لاnot يهنىdelight بِمَطلبهِin what he seeks
فَكَيفَ من جاءَ لا يهنى بِمَطلبهِ
They are the generous; through them, one far away has attained his wishes.
So how could one who has come not delight in what he seeks?
ردّواthey drove back الاسودthe lions الضواريthe ravening عَنfrom فرائهمtheir wild asses
ردّوا الاسود الضواري عَن فرائهم
واِستخلصواand they rescued منfrom فمthe mouth البازيthe hawk وَمخلبهand its talon
واِستخلصوا من فم البازي وَمخلبه
They drove the ravening lions away from their wild asses,
And rescued prey from the hawk's mouth and talon.
يُمسيspends the evening الجَليسthe companion بهمwith them فيin روضa garden كلevery تَقيa devout person
يُمسي الجَليس بهم في روض كل تَقي
منof العلومlearning حكتechoed الحانthe melodies مطربهِits songster
من العلوم حكت الحان مطربهِ
With them, the companion spends the evening in every devout soul's garden
Of learning that echoes the melodies of its songster.
هُنالكthere العينthe eye تهنيrejoices بالَّذيin what طلبتit sought
هُنالك العين تهني بالَّذي طلبت
وَيأمنand feels safe القلبthe heart حقّاtruly منfrom تقلبِهits wavering
وَيأمن القلب حقّا من تقلبِه
There the eye rejoices in what it sought,
And the heart is truly safe from its own wavering.
Sol 6.1