بَشائركمyour glad tidings وافتarrived وَقَدand already وَجَبbecame due الشُكرthanks
بَشائركم وافت وَقَد وَجَب الشُكر
وَأَفراحكمand your joys طابَتwere sweet فَطابَso became sweet لَهاfor them الذكرremembrance
وَأَفراحكم طابَت فَطابَ لَها الذكر
Your glad tidings have arrived, and thanks are now due;
Your good tidings have arrived, and gratitude is obligatory,
And your joys were sweet, so sweet is their remembrance.
Your joys are wholesome, so their mention is wholesome.
سكرناwe became intoxicated لَهاbecause of them لَماwhen شممناwe smelled عَبيرهاtheir fragrance
سكرنا لَها لَما شممنا عَبيرها
وَربand many a عَبيرfragrance قَدmay يَكونbe بِهthrough it السكرintoxication
وَرب عَبير قَد يَكون بِه السكر
We grew intoxicated with them when we breathed their fragrance;
We became drunk with it when we smelled its fragrance,
And many a fragrance may bring intoxication.
And many a fragrance can cause intoxication.
فَياso O منthose who بهمthrough whom يجلىis brightened الزَمانtime لأَنَّهُمfor they
فَيا من بهم يجلى الزَمان لأَنَّهُم
لظلمتهto its darkness مِنfrom دُونapart from أَقرانهمtheir peers فَجرa dawn
لظلمته مِن دُون أَقرانهم فَجر
So O those through whom time is brightened, for they are
O you in whom the times shine, for without peers,
a dawn to its darkness, as none of their peers are.
They are darkness for it, with light they glare.
كبارgreat مَعاليهمtheir lofty merits صِغارsmall; humble نُفوسهمtheir souls
كبار مَعاليهم صِغار نُفوسهم
لَهُمthey have أَوجهfaces بيضwhite وأرديةand robes خضرgreen
لَهُم أَوجه بيض وأردية خضر
Great are their lofty merits, humble their souls.
Exalted are their grandeur, small are their souls,
They have white faces and green robes.
They have white faces and green attire.
بحارseas مِنof الجَدوىbounty ليوثlions إِلىtoward الوَغىbattle
بحار مِن الجَدوى ليوث إِلى الوَغى
أَسنتهمtheir spearheads زرقblue وَأفراسهمand their horses شقرchestnut
أَسنتهم زرق وَأفراسهم شقر
Seas of bounty, lions heading into battle;
Seas of generosity, lions in ferocity,
Their spearheads are blue, and their horses chestnut.
Their tongues are bright, their steeds are blond.
وَطلهمand their drizzle وبلa downpour وَوابلهمand their downpour حياlife-giving rain
وَطلهم وبل وَوابلهم حيا
وَبدرهمand their full moon شَمسa sun وَنجمهمand their star بدرa full moon
وَبدرهم شَمس وَنجمهم بدر
Their drizzle is a downpour, their downpour life-giving rain;
Their morning draught and night draught and downpour
Their full moon is a sun, their star a full moon.
And their full moon is a sun, their star is a full moon.
كرامnoble ones مِنof الأقيالthe chieftains لاnot منof خَزاعةKhuzāʿa
كرام مِن الأقيال لا من خَزاعة
وَمنand of حميرHimyar لَكنyet خالهمtheir maternal uncle فهرFihr
وَمن حمير لَكن خالهم فهر
Noble descendants of chieftains, not of Khuzāʿa,
Nobles not from Khuza'ah, and not from donkeys,
And of Himyar, though Fihr is their maternal uncle.
But their maternal uncles are from Fihr.
مُلوكkings وَمنهمand among them ذوDhū الكلاعal-Kalāʿ وَتبعand Tubbaʿ
مُلوك وَمنهم ذو الكلاع وَتبع
فَواحدهمso one of them جَمعa multitude وَجمعهمand their multitude بَحرa sea
فَواحدهم جَمع وَجمعهم بَحر
Kings—and among them are Dhū al-Kalāʿ and Tubbaʿ;
Kings including Dhu Nafar and Tubba',
One of them is a multitude, their multitude a sea.
Each of them a collective, their total an ocean.
مَصاليتdauntless warriors يَروونslake السُيوفthe swords مِنfrom الطلاthe throats
مَصاليت يَروون السُيوف مِن الطلا
إِذاwhen نكلتshrank back مِنbecause of ضيقthe narrowness of مسلكهاtheir passage السمرthe brown spears
إِذا نكلت مِن ضيق مسلكها السمر
Dauntless warriors who slake their swords with blood from throats,
My companions quench swords with the dew,
when the brown spears recoil from the narrowness of their passage.
When narrowed is for them the path of the brown.
وَيَستقبلونand they meet البيضbright swords بِالبيضwith bright swords وَالقناand spears
وَيَستقبلون البيض بِالبيض وَالقنا
بِأمثالهاwith their like وَالصَدرand the chest يزحمهpresses against it الصدرthe chest
بِأمثالها وَالصَدر يزحمه الصدر
They meet bright swords with bright swords, and spears
And they receive the white with the white and the spear
with their like, while chest presses against chest.
With its like, while chests cram against chests.
وَلاand not يَشتهونthey desire الضَربstriking إِلاexcept بِصارمwith a keen sword
وَلا يَشتهون الضَرب إِلا بِصارم
مَضاربهits striking edges بيضwhite وَأدمعهand its tears حمرred
مَضاربه بيض وَأدمعه حمر
They desire no striking except with a keen sword,
They do not covet striking except with sharp swords,
its striking edges white, its tears red.
Their striking is white and their tears are red.
وَهُمand they جمرةthe glowing coal of العربthe Arabs الكِرامthe noble وَغَيرهمand others besides them
وَهُم جمرة العرب الكِرام وَغَيرهم
رَمادashes سفاهscattered it الريحthe wind لَيسَthere is not لَهُin it جَمرlive coal
رَماد سفاه الريح لَيسَ لَهُ جَمر
They are the glowing coal of the noble Arabs; all others
They are the hot coals of the generous Arabs, others
are ashes the wind has scattered, with no glowing coal.
Are ashes which the winds blow with no embers.
نهنيهمwe congratulate them طراًall together بعرسon the wedding of محمدMuhammad
نهنيهم طراً بعرس محمد
وَاخوتهand his brothers منthose فيهمin whom يفخرtakes pride الفَخرpride
وَاخوته من فيهم يفخر الفَخر
We congratulate them all on Muhammad's wedding,
We congratulate them on the wedding of Muhammad
and his brothers, in whom pride itself takes pride.
And his brothers, among them the pride of pride boasts.
نَجيبa noble man نشاgrew up فيin المَكرُماتnoble deeds وَقَدand already سَماrose high
نَجيب نشا في المَكرُمات وَقَد سَما
عَلىabove كُلall أَقدارthe ranks of الرِجالmen لَهُhe has قَدرa rank
عَلى كُل أَقدار الرِجال لَهُ قَدر
A noble man raised amid noble deeds; exalted
A noble born in generosity who has attained
above every rank of men is his rank.
For every worth of men, he has worth.
أَقامdevoted himself عَلىto نَشرunfolding; spreading العُلومthe sciences وَطيهاand folding them up
أَقام عَلى نَشر العُلوم وَطيها
وَلَولاهand were it not for him كانَwould be العلمknowledge لَيسَnot لَهُfor it نَشرan unfolding; dissemination
وَلَولاه كانَ العلم لَيسَ لَهُ نَشر
He devoted himself to unfolding the sciences and folding them up;
He established the dissemination of knowledge
And without him, knowledge would have no unfolding.
Without him, knowledge would have no circulation.
وَغاصَand he dived بِتيارinto the current of الفَضائلvirtues فَانثنىthen returned
وَغاصَ بِتيار الفَضائل فَانثنى
وَفيand in كُلevery جزءpart مِنof مَفاصلهhis joints درpearls
وَفي كُل جزء مِن مَفاصله در
He dived into the current of virtues, then returned,
He plunged into virtues’ currents, so he excelled,
and pearls lay in every part of his joints.
In each of his joints is a pearl.
فَفيso in ذاتهhis essence لُطفgentleness وَفيand in طَبعهhis nature نَدىdew; generosity
فَفي ذاته لُطف وَفي طَبعه نَدى
وَفيand in لَفظِهِhis speech نَظمverse وَفيand in يَدهhis hand نَثرscattering; prose
وَفي لَفظِهِ نَظم وَفي يَده نَثر
In his essence is gentleness, and in his nature dew-like bounty;
In his being is subtlety, his nature is dew,
In his speech is verse, and in his hand a scattering of gifts.
In his words prose, in his hand scripture.
يَجودhe gives generously إِذاwhen شَحis stingy الحَريصthe covetous man بِمالهwith his wealth
يَجود إِذا شَح الحَريص بِماله
يمدhe swells in flood إِذاwhen كانَis البَخيلthe miser لَهُfor him جزرan ebb
يمد إِذا كانَ البَخيل لَهُ جزر
He gives generously when the covetous man begrudges his wealth;
He gives generously when the greedy hoards his money,
He swells in flood when the miser is at ebb.
He stretches his hand when the miser withdraws it.
وَمَنand whoever يُنفقspends الساعاتthe hours فيin جَمعgathering مالهhis wealth
وَمَن يُنفق الساعات في جَمع ماله
مخافةfor fear of فَقرpoverty فَالَّذيthen what فَعلhe has done الفقرpoverty
مخافة فَقر فَالَّذي فَعل الفقر
And whoever spends his hours gathering his wealth
He who spends his hours amassing wealth,
for fear of poverty—what he has done is poverty itself.
Fearing poverty, has ensured that poverty comes to him.
وَلاand no بدعstrangeness إِنif جادَتgave generously يَداهhis two hands لأَنَّهُbecause he
وَلا بدع إِن جادَت يَداه لأَنَّهُ
همامa noble, resolute man وَعَبدand Abd اللَهAllah والدهhis father البحرthe sea
همام وَعَبد اللَه والده البحر
Nor is it strange if his two hands give generously, for he is
It is no wonder his hands are generous, for he
a noble, resolute man, and his father, Abd Allah, is the sea.
Is steadfast, and his father is the sea.
فَتىa youth لاnot يضمcontains القَلبthe heart هماتthe aspirations of قَلبهhis heart
فَتى لا يضم القَلب همات قَلبه
وَلَوand even if ضَمهاcontained them قَلبa heart لَماwould not ضَمهcontain it صَدرa chest
وَلَو ضَمها قَلب لَما ضَمه صَدر
A youth whose heart's aspirations no heart can contain;
A young man whose heart conceals no worries of his heart,
And if a heart contained them, no chest could contain it.
And if it did conceal them, no chest could conceal it.
هَنيئاًjoy to you بِهَذاin this العُرسwedding لَقيتmay you receive خَيرهits good
هَنيئاً بِهَذا العُرس لَقيت خَيره
كَماjust as يَتَلاقىmeet الهندوانيthe Indian-steel sword وَالنَصرand victory
كَما يَتَلاقى الهندواني وَالنَصر
Joy to you in this wedding! May you receive its blessings,
Congratulations on this wedding you have attained its good
just as the Indian-steel sword and victory meet.
As musk and ambergris come together.
وَلاand never بَرحتcease آيthe signs of السُرورjoy بربعكمin your dwelling
وَلا بَرحت آي السُرور بربعكم
تكررrecur حَتّىuntil لاnot يحدcan be bounded لَهاof them شَطرa half; a portion
تكرر حَتّى لا يحد لَها شَطر
May the signs of joy in your dwelling never cease,
The signs of joy do not cease to repeat in your abode
recurring until not even half of them can be bounded.
Until for them boundaries cannot be determined.
وَأَوقاتكمand your hours تقضىare spent بِكُلin every مَسرةdelight
وَأَوقاتكم تقضى بِكُل مَسرة
وَكانَand may there be لَكُمfor you فيin كُلevery ناحيةquarter عطرfragrance
وَكانَ لَكُم في كُل ناحية عطر
And may your hours be spent in every delight,
Your times are spent in every elation,
and may fragrance be yours in every quarter.
For you in every direction there was fragrance.
وَمالَتand bent غُصونthe branches of الروضthe garden حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّهاas though they
وَمالَت غُصون الروض حَتّى كَأَنَّها
عراهاseized them شُجونsorrows أَوor أَلمcame بِهاupon them خمرwine
عراها شُجون أَو أَلم بِها خمر
The garden's branches bent until it seemed
The branches of the garden inclined as if
that sorrows had seized them, or wine had overtaken them.
Grief or intoxication had laid them bare.
وَوافتهand came to it أَقلامthe pens of الرَياحينfragrant herbs فيin الضُحىmidmorning
وَوافته أَقلام الرَياحين في الضُحى
عَلىupon صَفحاتthe pages of الماءthe water مِنfrom ظلهاtheir shadow سطرa line
عَلى صَفحات الماء مِن ظلها سطر
And the fragrant herbs' pens came to it at midmorning;
The pens of sweet basil met it at dawn,
upon the water's pages, their shadow formed a line.
On the pages of water, tracing its shade.
وَأَضحىand became البشامthe balsam tree اللدنsupple مُذsince شامbeheld عرسكمyour wedding
وَأَضحى البشام اللدن مُذ شام عرسكم
بِأَولin the first أَيامdays of الرَبيعspring لَهُit has نَشرfragrance
بِأَول أَيام الرَبيع لَهُ نَشر
And the supple balsam, since it beheld your wedding,
And the oriole since your wedding eve,
has come to spread fragrance in spring's first days.
With the first days of Spring, spreads its melodies.
فَللعندليبso the nightingale has الحرnoble; free صَوتa voice مرخمmellowed
فَللعندليب الحر صَوت مرخم
وَقَدand already رَقgrew tender مِنthrough إِنشادِهِits singing المَدlengthening وَالقَصرand shortening
وَقَد رَق مِن إِنشادِهِ المَد وَالقَصر
So the noble nightingale has a mellow voice,
The free songbird has a resonating voice,
and through its singing, long and short notes have grown tender.
And its chirping has softened castles and homes.
وَللسعدand for good fortune إِذwhen وافىcame إِليناto us مؤرخاًmarking the date
وَللسعد إِذ وافى إِلينا مؤرخاً
دويa resounding cry وَعَينand the eye of الشَمسthe sun قارنهاjoined it البَدرthe full moon
دوي وَعَين الشَمس قارنها البَدر
And good fortune, when it came to us marking the date,
And when the falcon came to us dating it,
had a resounding cry; the full moon joined the sun's eye.
It had an echo, and the sun kept pace with the full moon.
Sol 6.1