فديتI would give my life for منthe one whose لمdid not ينقعcease برهhis kindness
فديت من لم ينقع بره
عنيtoward me فيin قولword ولاnor فعلdeed
عني في قول ولا فعل
I would give my life for him whose kindness never ceased
I sacrifice myself for one whose eyes
Toward me, in word or deed.
Have never plunged in word or deed
بيتكyour verse لاnot يصداtarnish لهfor it جوهرa jewel
بيتك لا يصدا له جوهر
يوماًever فيحتاجand thus need إلىfor الصقلpolishing
يوماً فيحتاج إلى الصقل
The jewel of your verse will never tarnish,
Your home needs no adornment
And so will never need polishing.
That might someday require polishing
قدindeed جاءنيhas come to me الصحنthe platter الذيwhich لمdid not يكنbe
قد جاءني الصحن الذي لم يكن
فيهin it نجومstars الأفقthe horizon منamong أكليwhat I ate
فيه نجوم الأفق من أكلي
The platter has reached me; it was not
The bowl has come to me that once
The horizon’s stars upon it that I ate—
Bore no stars to mar its smooth surface
قطائفqatayif pastries يقطفis plucked منfrom عرقهاtheir root
قطائف يقطف من عرقها
مالكyour wealth منof عرفkindness ومنand of فضلbounty
مالك من عرف ومن فضل
Qatayif, from whose root is plucked
Handfuls are plucked from its sweat
Your wealth of kindness and bounty.
By an owner knowing merit and grace
هذاthis ارتجالimprovisation لمdid not يكنexist قبلهbefore it
هذا ارتجال لم يكن قبله
رويةdeliberation تعرفit knows ماwhat تمليit dictates
روية تعرف ما تملي
This is improvisation, preceded by no
This extempore has not been preceded
Deliberation that knows what it dictates.
By forethought that knows what it dictates
Sol 6.1