رَسائلletters عَبدservant اللَهGod تحكيmirror بِحُسنِهاin their beauty
رَسائل عَبد اللَه تحكي بِحُسنِها
مَحاسنcharms حورhouris العَينthe wide-eyed ones فيin جَنةthe garden الخُلدeternity
مَحاسن حور العَين في جَنة الخُلد
Abd Allah's letters, in their beauty, mirror
Abdullah's messages tell with their beauty
the charms of the wide-eyed houris in the Garden of Eternity.
Of the charms of the maidens in Paradise
رَسائلletters ترويconvey عَنكُمfrom you أَطيبthe sweetest الثَناpraise
رَسائل تروي عَنكُم أَطيب الثَنا
فَكانَتso they were لَناfor us وَرداًroses وَناهيكand sufficient for you مِنof وَردroses
فَكانَت لَنا وَرداً وَناهيك مِن وَرد
Letters conveying from you the sweetest praise;
Messages that speak the sweetest praise of you
so they were roses to us—and what roses!
Thus for us becoming roses - and what roses!
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنكُمfrom you مُسَلسلاًin an unbroken chain
رَسائل تروي الود عَنكُم مُسَلسلاً
صَحيحاًsound بِلاwithout ضَعفweakness سَليماًflawless بِلاwithout نَقدcriticism
صَحيحاً بِلا ضَعف سَليماً بِلا نَقد
Letters conveying your love in an unbroken chain,
Messages that relate the love for you ongoing
sound, without weakness, flawless, beyond criticism.
True without weakness, flawless without spite
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الحشاthe heart
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الحشا
وَعَنand of طيبnobility الأَعراقlineage وَالأَبand the father وَالجدand the grandfather
وَعَن طيب الأَعراق وَالأَب وَالجد
Letters conveying love from one sincere at heart,
Messages that speak of the loyal lover's love
and of noble lineage, father, and grandfather.
And the noble stock and father and forebears
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الردthe reply عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الرد عَن مُخلص الود
وَتَبعثand stir أَشواقاًlongings تَزيدexceed عَلىbeyond العَدcounting
وَتَبعث أَشواقاً تَزيد عَلى العَد
Letters conveying a reply from one sincere in love,
Messages that respond from a loyal lover
and stirring longings beyond all counting.
And arouse passions exceeding all bounds
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
فَكانتso they were كَبَدرlike a full moon التمfullness فيin طالعthe ascendant السعدgood fortune
فَكانت كَبَدر التم في طالع السعد
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
so they were like the full moon in the ascendant of good fortune.
Thus like the full moon in its ascendant phase
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
فَكانتَso they were كَماءlike water المُزنthe rainclouds سالَflowed بلاwithout رَعدthunder
فَكانتَ كَماء المُزن سالَ بلا رَعد
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
so they were like water from rainclouds, flowing without thunder.
Thus like rain from al-Muzn flowing without thunder
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
فَكانَتso they were كَماءlike water الوَردroses أَوor جرعةa draught الشهدhoney
فَكانَت كَماء الوَرد أَو جرعة الشهد
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
so they were like rosewater, or a draught of honey.
Thus like rosewater or a draught of honey
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
فَكانَتso they were كَماءlike water الوَردroses يرويrecounts عَنof الودlove
فَكانَت كَماء الوَرد يروي عَن الود
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
so they were like rosewater telling of love.
Thus like rosewater slaking love's thirst
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
فَكانَتso they were كَماءlike water الوَردroses يرويrecounts عَنof الوَردroses
فَكانَت كَماء الوَرد يروي عَن الوَرد
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
so they were like rosewater telling of roses.
Thus like rosewater speaking of the rose
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
فَكانَتso they were كَماءlike water الوَردroses يرويrecounts عَنof الرندbay laurel
فَكانَت كَماء الوَرد يروي عَن الرند
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
so they were like rosewater telling of bay laurel.
Thus like rosewater speaking of the bloom
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
فَكانَتso they were كَماءlike water الوَردroses فيin حالةthe state الوَردroses
فَكانَت كَماء الوَرد في حالة الوَرد
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
so they were like rosewater in the state of the rose.
Thus like rosewater amid the rose's splendor
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
فَكانَتso they were كَماءlike water الوَصلreunion جاءَcame بلاwithout وَعدa promise
فَكانَت كَماء الوَصل جاءَ بلا وَعد
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
so they were like the water of reunion, arriving without a promise.
Thus like welcoming rain unhoped for
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
فَكانَتso they were كَماءlike water الحُسنbeauty فيin وَجنةthe upper cheek الخَدthe cheek
فَكانَت كَماء الحُسن في وَجنة الخَد
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
so they were like beauty's water in the curve of the cheek.
Thus like pure water in the cheek's garden
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الودlove
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الود
وَمِنand from شَوقِهِhis longing شَوقيmy longing وَمِنand from وجدِهِhis passion وَجديmy passion
وَمِن شَوقِهِ شَوقي وَمِن وجدِهِ وَجدي
Letters conveying love from one sincere in love,
Messages that tell of a loyal lover's love
and my longing comes from his longing, and my passion from his passion.
And from his passion comes my fervor, from his rapture my delight
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom مُخلصsincere الثَناpraise
رَسائل تروي الود عَن مُخلص الثَنا
وَمَنand one who لَمnot يَزَلcease باقremaining عَلىupon ذَلِكَthat العَهدpledge
وَمَن لَم يَزَل باق عَلى ذَلِكَ العَهد
Letters conveying love from one sincere in praise,
Messages that tell of the loyal lover's praise
and one who still holds to that pledge.
He who remains true to that oath till the end
رَسائلletters ترويconvey الودlove عَنfrom صاحبa friend غَداhas become
رَسائل تروي الود عَن صاحب غَدا
قَريباًclose وَإِنand even though طالَتhas grown long بِناbetween us شقةthe span البُعدseparation
قَريباً وَإِن طالَت بِنا شقة البُعد
Letters conveying love from a friend who has become
Messages that tell of the friend of tomorrow
close, though the span of separation between us has grown long.
Soon, though remote from us by vast distances
رَسائلletters ترويconvey عَنfrom شَذاthe fragrance البانthe bān tree نَكهةan aroma
رَسائل تروي عَن شَذا البان نَكهة
وَتَنشرand spread مِنfrom أَخباركمyour news أَطيبthe sweetest الندincense
وَتَنشر مِن أَخباركم أَطيب الند
Letters conveying a breath of the bān tree's fragrance,
Messages that tell of the sweet scent of the wet nurse's milk
and spreading, from your tidings, the sweetest incense.
And spread the choicest news of you, most delicious to taste
رَسائلletters تَحكيmirror الروضthe garden مذsince هبتblew الصباthe east wind
رَسائل تَحكي الروض مذ هبت الصبا
تُذَكرُناremind us سعدىSaʿdā وَتُخبرand tell عَنof نَجدNajd
تُذَكرُنا سعدى وَتُخبر عَن نَجد
Letters mirroring the garden since the east wind blew,
Messages that tell of the garden since the breeze blew
reminding us of Saʿdā and telling of Najd.
Reminding us of Sa'dah and speaking of Najd
Sol 6.1