زارَhas visited الشفاءrecovery وَهَذِهِand these آثارهits traces
زارَ الشفاء وَهَذِهِ آثاره
ظَهَرَتappeared عَلَيهِupon him فَأَشرَقَتso shone أَنوارهhis lights
ظَهَرَت عَلَيهِ فَأَشرَقَت أَنواره
Recovery has visited, and these are its traces;
they have appeared upon him, so his lights have shone.
طَلعتrose كَماas شاءَwished الصَديقthe friend شُموسهhis suns
طَلعت كَما شاءَ الصَديق شُموسه
وَبَدَتand appeared عَلىdespite كَيدthe schemes of العِدىthe enemies أَقمارهhis moons
وَبَدَت عَلى كَيد العِدى أَقماره
His suns have risen as the friend wished,
and his moons have appeared in defiance of his enemies' schemes.
لِلّهto God عائِدَةa returning visitor السُرورjoy فَإِنَّهاfor she
لِلّه عائِدَة السُرور فَإِنَّها
عادَتreturned وَزالَand vanished عَنfrom السَماءthe sky غُبارهits dust
عادَت وَزالَ عَن السَماء غُباره
How wondrous is joy's returning visitor, for she
has returned, and the sky has shed its dust.
زارَتshe visited كَماas زارَvisited الحَبيبthe lover حَبيبةa beloved
زارَت كَما زارَ الحَبيب حَبيبة
وَكَماand as أَتىcame الجارthe neighbor المكرمthe gracious one جارهhis neighbor
وَكَما أَتى الجار المكرم جاره
She visited as a lover visits his beloved,
and as a gracious neighbor comes to visit his neighbor.
راقَتgrew lovely جِهاتthe regions of الكَونthe world عِندَat هُجومِهاher arrival
راقَت جِهات الكَون عِندَ هُجومِها
طَرَباًin delight فَأعلنso proclaimed aloud بِالنَشيدin song هزارهits nightingale
طَرَباً فَأعلن بِالنَشيد هزاره
The reaches of the world grew lovely at her arrival,
in delight, so its nightingale sang aloud.
وَتَأَنقتand grew exquisite فيهِin it الرِياضthe gardens كَأَنَّماas though
وَتَأَنقت فيهِ الرِياض كَأَنَّما
نوارهاtheir blossoms يَومthe day of الشفاrecovery أَنوارهhis lights
نوارها يَوم الشفا أَنواره
And the gardens in it grew exquisite, as though
their blossoms on recovery's day were his lights.
وَتَدَفقَتand overflowed مِنهُfrom him الحِياضthe pools كَأَنَّماas though
وَتَدَفقَت مِنهُ الحِياض كَأَنَّما
أَنهارهاtheir rivers تَحتَbeneath الظَلامthe darkness نَهارهhis daylight
أَنهارها تَحتَ الظَلام نَهاره
And the pools overflowed from him, as though
their rivers beneath the darkness were his daylight.
لِلّهto God دركyour excellence ياO سَلامةHealth فَاشمليso enfold
لِلّه درك يا سَلامة فَاشملي
سلمانSalman أَنتَyou شعارهhis inner garment وَدثارهand his outer cloak
سلمان أَنتَ شعاره وَدثاره
God bless you, O Health! Enfold
Salman; you are his inner garment and his outer cloak.
شَخصa person كَأَنas though اللَهGod كَونfashioned ذاتهhis essence
شَخص كَأَن اللَه كَون ذاته
لُطفاًas kindness لِتَظهرso they may appear فيamong الوَرىhumankind أَسرارهHis mysteries
لُطفاً لِتَظهر في الوَرى أَسراره
A man, as though God had fashioned his essence
as kindness, that His mysteries might appear among humankind,
وَبَنىand built قبابthe domes of المَجدglory فَوقَabove قبابهhis domes
وَبَنى قباب المَجد فَوقَ قبابه
فَسَماso rose عَلىabove هامthe heads of الفَخارrenown فَخارهhis glory
فَسَما عَلى هام الفَخار فَخاره
and built the domes of glory above his domes,
so his glory rose above the crowns of renown,
وَأَحلهand placed him فيin حليةan adornment لَوif شكلتit were shaped
وَأَحله في حلية لَو شكلت
شَخصاًas a person لَتاهَwould vaunt itself عَلىover الجَمالbeauty عذارهits cheek-down
شَخصاً لَتاهَ عَلى الجَمال عذاره
and arrayed him in an adornment: were it shaped
into a person, its cheek-down would vaunt itself over beauty.
خَلقnature أَرقgentler مِنthan النَسيمthe breeze وَسيرةand a way of life
خَلق أَرق مِن النَسيم وَسيرة
سارَتtraveled بِهاwith it بَينَamong الوَرىhumankind أَخبارهreports of him
سارَت بِها بَينَ الوَرى أَخباره
A nature gentler than the breeze, and a way of life
that reports of him have carried among humankind.
يغضيhe overlooks كَإغضاءlike the overlooking of الكَريمthe noble man عَلىupon القَذىgrit in the eye
يغضي كَإغضاء الكَريم عَلى القَذى
صفحاًin forgiveness وَيمنعهand restrains him الحَياmodesty وَوَقارهand his dignity
صفحاً وَيمنعه الحَيا وَوَقاره
He overlooks grit in the eye as a noble man does,
in forgiveness; modesty and his dignity restrain him.
وَيصعدand he rises لِلعَوراءat an offense لاnot مُتطلعاًprying
وَيصعد لِلعَوراء لا مُتطلعاً
عَنهاabout it إِذاwhen عَثرstumbles البَعيدthe stranger وَجارهand his neighbor
عَنها إِذا عَثر البَعيد وَجاره
And he rises above an offense, not inquiring
about it when a stranger or his neighbor stumbles.
ياO ابنson of الغَطاريفthe chieftains الكِرامthe noble وَسَيداًand a master
يا ابن الغَطاريف الكِرام وَسَيداً
مِنfrom أَنفthe foremost of حميرHimyar أَصلهhis ancestry وَنجارهand his stock
مِن أَنف حمير أَصله وَنجاره
O son of noble chieftains, and O master
whose ancestry and stock come from the foremost of Himyar!
ماnot عدwas counted منamong رتبthe ranks of الكَمالperfection بِأَسرهمall of them together
ما عد من رتب الكَمال بِأَسرهم
مَلأan assembly مَضىthat passed إلاexcept وَأَنتَand you خيارهits finest
مَلأ مَضى إلا وَأَنتَ خياره
Never was counted among all the ranks of perfection
a bygone company without you being its finest.
وَلعمرand by the life of جدكyour grandsire ماnot تَكَلمspoke ناطقa speaker
وَلعمر جدك ما تَكَلم ناطق
بِمديحهin his praise إِلاexcept وَأَنتَand you شعارهhis watchword
بِمديحه إِلا وَأَنتَ شعاره
And by your grandsire's life, no speaker ever spoke
in his praise without you being his watchword.
طالَتgrew tall بِكَthrough you الأَعناقthe necks إِذwhen طَوَقتهاyou garlanded them
طالَت بِكَ الأَعناق إِذ طَوَقتها
فَضلاًwith bounty فَمنso who كسرىKisra وَأَينand where سِوارهhis bracelet
فَضلاً فَمن كسرى وَأَين سِواره
Necks grew tall through you when you garlanded them
with bounty—who, then, is Kisra, and where is his bracelet?
وَمَلكتand you possessed رقthe bondage of الكَونthe world عَنout of طَوعwilling consent لَهُon its part
وَمَلكت رق الكَون عَن طَوع لَهُ
فَغَدتso became عَبيدكyour slaves بِالنَدىthrough generosity أَحرارهits free men
فَغَدت عَبيدك بِالنَدى أَحراره
And you held the world in bondage by its own free will,
so through your bounty its free men became your slaves.
وَسَلَكتand you followed فيamong أَبناءthe sons of جنسكyour kind مَسلَكاًa path
وَسَلَكت في أَبناء جنسك مَسلَكاً
رَفَعتyou raised عَلىabove أَعلىthe highest of العُلىthe heights أَطوارهits stages
رَفَعت عَلى أَعلى العُلى أَطواره
And among your fellow men you followed a path
whose stages you raised above the highest heights.
وَبَنيتand you built بَيتاًa house فيin السَماحةgenerosity حاتمHatim
وَبَنيت بَيتاً في السَماحة حاتم
وَجَميعand all أَربابthe lords of النَدىgenerosity زوارهits visitors
وَجَميع أَرباب النَدى زواره
And you built a house of generosity; Hatim
and all the lords of bounty are its visitors.
وَبَلغتand you reached مِنin علمknowledge of الشَريعةsacred law مَبلَغاًa degree
وَبَلغت مِن علم الشَريعة مَبلَغاً
قَدindeed أَحرَقَتburned عقدthe knots of المنجمthe astrologer نارهits fire
قَد أَحرَقَت عقد المنجم ناره
And you attained such a height in knowledge of sacred law
that its fire has burned the astrologer's knots.
وَنَشَرتand you spread فقهthe jurisprudence of الشافعيal-Shafi'i لَناfor us وَلاand no
وَنَشَرت فقه الشافعي لَنا وَلا
منclaim of favor عَلَيهِover him لأَنَّهاfor they are آثارهhis works
من عَلَيهِ لأَنَّها آثاره
And you spread al-Shafi'i's jurisprudence among us, with no
favor held over him, for these are his works.
عُذراًpardon إِلَيكto you فَإِنَّنيfor I ذوpossessing فطنةdiscernment
عُذراً إِلَيك فَإِنَّني ذو فطنة
لَمnot يَأتِكُمreached you مِنof مَدحِهاits praise معشارهa tenth of it
لَم يَأتِكُم مِن مَدحِها معشاره
Forgive me, for I possess a discerning mind;
not a tenth of the praise it offers has reached you.
شغلتI was occupied بِأَهوالby horrors أعيذكI seek protection for you شَرهاtheir harm
شغلت بِأَهوال أعيذك شَرها
جورthe tyranny of الزَمانtime وَبُخلهand its stinginess وَصِغارهand its humiliation
جور الزَمان وَبُخله وَصِغاره
I have been distracted by horrors—may you be spared their harm—
time's tyranny, its stinginess, and its humiliation.
لَكنهاbut it عاذتsought refuge بِكُمwith you وَبِبَيتكُمand with your house
لَكنها عاذت بِكُم وَبِبَيتكُم
بَيتa house يُصانis protected عَنfrom المَكارهmisfortunes جارهits neighbor
بَيت يُصان عَن المَكاره جاره
But it has sought refuge with you and with your house,
a house whose neighbor is protected from misfortunes.
Sol 6.1