ياO منyou who لهto him الآدابthe literary arts تسموrise high نسبةin kinship
يا من له الآداب تسمو نسبة
وهوand he الذيthe one who يسموrises high بحسنthrough the excellence of الأدبmanners
وهو الذي يسمو بحسن الأدب
O you, by whose kinship letters are exalted,
O you whose manners are sublime lineage
And who himself rises through fine manners.
And he who is sublime with good manners
فإليّso, to me عنوunclear as written بالمغاربةwith the Maghribis التيwho
فإليّ عنو بالمغاربة التي
ماnot منهمamong them إلّاexcept شديدintense الطلبin demanding
ما منهم إلّا شديد الطلب
So, to me—[unclear wording]—with those Maghribis,
So turn to me about the Maghrebis who
Not one of whom is anything but insistent in his demands.
Among them there is nothing but intense desire
دعهمleave them ففضولfor a busybody يعانيtroubles himself with أمرهمtheir affairs
دعهم ففضول يعاني أمرهم
وهلمّand come كيso that تحظىyou may enjoy بنيلby attaining الأربthe desired aim
وهلمّ كي تحظى بنيل الأرب
Leave them; a busybody troubles himself with their affairs.
Leave them for their excess suffers their matter
And come, that you may gain what you desire.
And come to me so you may attain profit
والثمand kiss منof الشهمthe noble-hearted man البشيرBashir المرتضىthe esteemed one
والثم من الشهم البشير المرتضى
كفاa hand ندياgenerous فاضoverflowed فيضthe outpouring of السحبthe clouds
كفا نديا فاض فيض السحب
And kiss noble, esteemed Bashir's
And the price from the auspicious, agreeable, proud one
Generous hand, overflowing as the clouds pour forth.
Sufficient, generous overflowing rainclouds
ونزِّهand delight الألحاظthe eyes ماwhat lies بينamong الربىthe hills
ونزِّه الألحاظ ما بين الربى
فيin ذلكthat الغضlush النزيهpleasant الخصبfertile
في ذلك الغض النزيه الخصب
And delight your eyes among the hills,
And purify the glances between the maidens
In that lush, pleasant, fertile place.
In that chaste, fertile, lush greenness
وانظرand look لجاريةat a maiden or flowing stream تبدّتappeared بالصفاupon the smooth rocks
وانظر لجارية تبدّت بالصفا
ذاتpossessing القناthe spears الخطيof al-Khatt بنتdaughter of العجبwonder
ذات القنا الخطي بنت العجب
And behold a maiden appearing upon the smooth rocks,
And look to the maid who appeared with clarity
Bearing spears of al-Khatt, a daughter of wonder.
Of beautiful script, the daughter of wonder
فهيfor she التيthe one who تجلوclears away عنfrom القلبthe heart الأسىsorrow
فهي التي تجلو عن القلب الأسى
بالرشفby sipping منfrom ماءwater of الصفاءpurity العذبsweet
بالرشف من ماء الصفاء العذب
For she clears sorrow from the heart
She who uncovers sadness from the heart
Through sipping sweet water of purity.
With a drink from the water of fresh purity
كأنهاas though she were منfrom كوثرKawthar جرّتdrawn بأنبيقthrough an alembic
كأنها من كوثر جرّت بأنبيق
لجينsilver قدalready طليwas coated بالذهبwith gold
لجين قد طلي بالذهب
As though she were drawn from Kawthar through an alembic
As if she were from Kawthar carried in a flask
Of silver, overlaid with gold.
Adorned with gold
انif شئتyou wish بادرhasten ولتكنand be ذاpossessed of حذرcaution
ان شئت بادر ولتكن ذا حذر
منof ذلكthat البردcold الوفيرabundant الرطبdamp
من ذلك البرد الوفير الرطب
If you wish, hasten, but be cautious
If you wish, venture, but beware
Of that abundant, damp cold.
Of that plentiful, wet cold
فإنهfor it ينشدناsings to us ليلاat night صباan east wind
فإنه ينشدنا ليلا صبا
تدعوcalls الفتىthe youth كالراقصlike the dancer المنطربenraptured
تدعو الفتى كالراقص المنطرب
For at night it sings to us as an east wind,
For it recites to us at night winds
Beckoning the youth like a dancer in rapture.
Calling the youth like a restless dancer
Sol 6.1