بلبلa nightingale يشدوsings ويصدحand trills
بلبل يشدو ويصدح
فيin رياضgardens الأنسdelight يسرحroams freely
في رياض الأنس يسرح
A nightingale sings and trills,
The nightingale sings and cries out
Roaming in the gardens of delight.
In the gardens of companionship it roams
وشقيقand the anemone الروضthe garden يزهوblooms proudly
وشقيق الروض يزهو
وعبيرand the fragrance الزهرthe flowers ينفحwafts
وعبير الزهر ينفح
And the garden's anemone blooms proudly,
And the meadow's partner blossoms
And the flowers' fragrance wafts.
And the scent of flowers wafts
ونسيمand the breeze الشوقlonging ينشيintoxicates
ونسيم الشوق ينشي
منfrom شذاfragrance الحبlove ويشرحand gladdens
من شذا الحب ويشرح
And longing's breeze intoxicates
And the breeze of longing arises
With love's fragrance, and brings delight.
From the splendor of love and explains
وغزالand a gazelle زادincreased حسناin beauty
وغزال زاد حسنا
بكحيلwith a kohl-dark الطرفgaze يجرحwounds
بكحيل الطرف يجرح
And a gazelle, grown lovelier,
And a gazelle increased in beauty
Wounds with a kohl-dark gaze.
With kohl of the eyelid it wounds
ينثنيbends كالغصنlike a bough عطفاhis side
ينثني كالغصن عطفا
وعلىand over الخطيّthe Khatti spear يرجحprevails
وعلى الخطيّ يرجح
He bends his frame like a bough,
It bends like a branch in kindness
And surpasses the Khatti spear.
And it favors the slim one
ريقهhis saliva كالشهدlike honey يحلوis sweet
ريقه كالشهد يحلو
منfrom فمthe mouth الصبthe passionate lover المقرّحwounded
من فم الصب المقرّح
His saliva is sweet as honey,
Its saliva is sweet like honey
From the wounded lover's mouth.
From the mouth of the crisp youth
ليتهwould that he بالقربwith nearness يوماone day
ليته بالقرب يوما
لقتيلto one slain الشوقlonging يسمحshows generosity
لقتيل الشوق يسمح
Would that, one day, with his nearness,
If only one day it would
He favored one slain by longing.
To the victim of longing be lenient
قدhas أطالprolonged الهجرestrangement عمداdeliberately
قد أطال الهجر عمدا
وغداand has become بالصدin rebuffing يمرحrevels
وغدا بالصد يمرح
He has deliberately prolonged estrangement,
Indeed prolonged separation intentionally
And now revels in turning away.
And with coldness it plays
قلتI said لماwhen جاءhe came يسعىhastening
قلت لما جاء يسعى
بسيوفwith the swords اللحظthe glance يذبحslaughters
بسيوف اللحظ يذبح
I said, when he came hastening,
I said when he came seeking
Slaughtering with the swords of his glance:
With the swords of glances he slaughters
انindeed ليI have منfrom حرّthe heat هجرestrangement
ان لي من حرّ هجر
منهلاa watering-place عذباsweet مطفحoverflowing
منهلا عذبا مطفح
Indeed, against estrangement's heat, I have
That I have from the heat of separation
A sweet, overflowing spring:
A sweet overflowing spring
اسعديّاan As'adi ذاpossessed of خلالvirtues
اسعديّا ذا خلال
نشرهاtheir fragrance يزكوflourishes ويمدحand is praised
نشرها يزكو ويمدح
An As'adi endowed with virtues,
Happy am I with feature
Whose fragrance flourishes and is praised.
It blossoms and praises
عذبsweet ذوقin taste مرّbitter جدّin earnestness
عذب ذوق مرّ جدّ
ليسdoes not للفحشاءtoward indecency يطمحaspire
ليس للفحشاء يطمح
Sweet in taste, bitter in earnest,
Sweet tasting bitter separation
He does not aspire to indecency.
It does not aspire to vulgarity
وبهand through him الأيامthe days تحلوgrow sweet
وبه الأيام تحلو
وبهand through him العلياءlofty glory تفرحrejoices
وبه العلياء تفرح
And through him the days grow sweet,
And with it days become sweet
And through him lofty glory rejoices.
And with it the noble rejoice
وعليّand Ali فيin مقامa station
وعليّ في مقام
أسعديّAs'adi ليسdoes not يبرحdepart
أسعديّ ليس يبرح
And Ali stands in a station,
And I am in a state
An As'adi one he never leaves.
Of happiness that does not quit
قدhas سماrisen to برجthe tower المعاليhigh honors
قد سما برج المعالي
وعلىand over الجوزاءGemini يربحgains the advantage
وعلى الجوزاء يربح
He has risen to the tower of high honors,
Indeed ascended the tower of glory
And surpasses Gemini.
And Capricorn it profits
كوكبa star فيin بيتa house سعدgood fortune
كوكب في بيت سعد
وبهand through him الآمالhopes تنجحsucceed
وبه الآمال تنجح
A star in a house of good fortune,
A planet in the House of Happiness
And through him hopes come true.
And through it hopes succeed
هوhe غوثٌsuccor راحتاهhis two palms
هو غوثٌ راحتاه
بالندىwith generosity كالغيثlike rain تمنحgive
بالندى كالغيث تمنح
He is a source of succor; his two palms
It is a relief its tranquility
Bestow bounty like rain.
With dew like rain it grants
حاتمHatim بالجودin generosity لكنbut
حاتم بالجود لكن
كفهhis hand بالبذلin giving اسمحmore generous
كفه بالبذل اسمح
A Hatim in generosity, yet
Hatim in generosity but
His hand is more generous in giving.
Its palm in giving is more generous
ليسnot يلقىis found منهof him شاكone complaining
ليس يلقى منه شاك
غيرexcept بيتthe house المالwealth يجدحfinds fault
غير بيت المال يجدح
None is found complaining of him,
It meets no complainant
Save the treasury, which finds fault.
Other than the treasury it strikes
وبحربand in war ليثa lion فتكٍslaughter
وبحرب ليث فتكٍ
بكعوبwith spear-joints جاءhe came يرمحthrusting with a spear
بكعوب جاء يرمح
And in war, a lion of slaughter,
And in battle a vicious lion
With a jointed spear, he came thrusting.
With heels it came stabbing
وعلىand against الأعداءthe enemies يعدوcharges
وعلى الأعداء يعدو
بزنادwith the firesteel الطعنspear-thrusts يقدحstrikes sparks
بزناد الطعن يقدح
And he charges at his enemies,
And upon the enemies it charges
Striking sparks with the firesteel of his thrusts.
With the spark of stab it ignites
فوقupon طودa mountain منamong جيادnoble steeds
فوق طود من جياد
سابقswift كالبرقlike lightning يلمحflashes
سابق كالبرق يلمح
Upon a mountain among noble steeds,
Above a towering thoroughbred
Swift, flashing like lightning.
Fast like lightning it glimpses
مانحgranting الأضدادopponents قهراsubjugation
مانح الأضداد قهرا
وعنand for الزلاتmissteps يصفحpardons
وعن الزلات يصفح
Granting his adversaries defeat,
Vanquisher of opponents forcibly
And pardoning missteps.
And from mistakes it forgives
ضيغمa mighty lion تخشاهfear him أسدٌlions
ضيغم تخشاه أسدٌ
وعلىand toward العافينseekers of bounty يجنحinclines
وعلى العافين يجنح
A mighty lion whom lions fear,
A wolf fears it
And he inclines toward seekers of bounty.
And to the healthy it inclines
ياO علياAli بأيادby benefactions
يا عليا بأياد
نلتI gained منهاfrom them خيرthe best مربحprofit
نلت منها خير مربح
O Ali, by the benefactions
O most high with hands
From which I gained the finest profit,
You attained well-earned profit
بنتa daughter فكرof thought لكto you تجلىis unveiled
بنت فكر لك تجلى
بقبولwith acceptance منكfrom you فامنحso grant
بقبول منك فامنح
A daughter of thought is unveiled to you;
A thought was revealed to you
So grant her your acceptance.
With your acceptance so grant
بطرسButrus بالمدحwith praise وافىhas come
بطرس بالمدح وافى
بلبلa nightingale يشدوsings ويصدحand trills
بلبل يشدو ويصدح
Butrus has come with praise,
Petrus in praise honest
A nightingale singing and trilling.
The nightingale sings and cries out
Sol 6.1