ياO قمراًa moon فيin غَمامَةِthe cloud of المِغْفَرْthe helmet
يا قمراً في غَمامَةِ المِغْفَرْ
واسطةُthe central jewel of التاجِthe crown أَنْتَyou والمِغْفَرْand the helmet
واسطةُ التاجِ أَنْتَ والمِغْفَرْ
O moon in the cloud of the helmet,
O moon in the clouds of forgiveness,
you are the central jewel of crown and helmet.
You are the link between the crown and forgiveness.
دِرْعُكَyour coat of mail هذيthis البيضاءُwhite أثْقَبُmore radiant فيin
دِرْعُكَ هذي البيضاءُ أثْقَبُ في
رَوْنَقِهاits luster منthan حُسَامِكَyour sharp sword الأخْضَرgreen
رَوْنَقِها من حُسَامِكَ الأخْضَر
This white coat of mail of yours is more radiant in
Your white armor here is more heavily laden
its luster than your green sword.
In its elegance than your green sword.
ماnot يفعلُdoes المسكُmusk فعلَthe effect of ذكرِكَthe mention of you فيin
ما يفعلُ المسكُ فعلَ ذكرِكَ في
إِحياءِreviving أرواحناour spirits ولاnor العَنْبَرambergris
إِحياءِ أرواحنا ولا العَنْبَر
Musk cannot do what the mention of you does in
Musk does not have the effect of your mention
reviving our spirits, nor can ambergris.
In reviving our souls, nor ambergris.
جعفرُJa'far روحيmy soul لكfor you الفداءُthe ransom أباAbu (father of)
جعفرُ روحي لك الفداءُ أبا
أحمدَAhmad ماnot كلُّevery جعفرٍJa'far جَعْفَرJa'far
أحمدَ ما كلُّ جعفرٍ جَعْفَر
Ja'far, may my soul be your ransom, Abu
My soul is sacrificed for you, O Abu
Ahmad—not every Ja'far is Ja'far.
Ahmad, not every Ja'far is Ja'far.
ماnot الزَّابُthe Zab إِلاexcept عَدْنٌEden لأَنَّكَbecause you فيin الthe
ما الزَّابُ إِلا عَدْنٌ لأَنَّكَ في ال
زابِZab وماand not ماؤُهُits water سِوَىother than الكَوْثَرal-Kawthar
زابِ وما ماؤُهُ سِوَى الكَوْثَر
The Zab is nothing but Eden, because you are in the
Zab is but Eden, for you are in Al-Zab,
Zab, and its water is nothing but al-Kawthar.
And its water is none other than Al-Kawthar.
إِنْif سارtravels شعريmy verse إِليكَto you منfrom حلبٍAleppo
إِنْ سار شعري إِليكَ من حلبٍ
كسيرِlike the passage of بعضِsome of الرِّياحِthe winds أَوor أَيْسَرْmore easily
كسيرِ بعضِ الرِّياحِ أَو أَيْسَرْ
If my verse travels to you from Aleppo,
If my poetry travels to you from Aleppo
as some winds travel, or more easily,
Like the winds' breaking some, it would be easier.
فَسيْرُthen the journey شعرِof the verse الصنوبريّof al-Sanawbari منfrom الشَّthe East (word begins)
فَسيْرُ شعرِ الصنوبريّ من الشَّ
رْقِEast (word ends) إلىto الغَرْبِthe West ليسَis not بالمنكرstrange
رْقِ إلى الغَرْبِ ليسَ بالمنكر
then the journey of al-Sanawbari's verse from the
So the travel of Ash-Shanawbari’s poetry from the East
East to the West is nothing strange.
To the West is not so strange.
متىwhenever أُحبِّرْI compose elegantly ديوانَa volume of مَكْرُمَةٍnoble deeds
متى أُحبِّرْ ديوانَ مَكْرُمَةٍ
تَجِدْكَyou will find yourself منهin it فيat أَوَّلِthe beginning of الدَّفْتَرthe book
تَجِدْكَ منه في أَوَّلِ الدَّفْتَر
Whenever I pen a volume of noble deeds,
Whenever I compile the diwan of your virtues,
you will find yourself in it at the book's beginning.
You will find yourself in the first notebook.
كلُّall مديحِpraise يَقِلُّis insufficient فيكَfor you ولوand even if
كلُّ مديحِ يَقِلُّ فيكَ ولو
كانَit were منthan الرَّمْلِthe sand والحصىand the pebbles أكْثَرmore numerous
كانَ من الرَّمْلِ والحصى أكْثَر
All praise is too little for you, even if
Any praise that belittles you, even if it were
it were more numerous than the sand and pebbles.
More numerous than the sand and pebbles.
Sol 6.1