وَمَيثاءَand a soft, level meadow خَضراءَgreen زَربِيَّةٍcarpet-like
وَمَيثاءَ خَضراءَ زَربِيَّةٍ
بِهاin it النَورُthe blossoms يُزهِرُbloom مِنof كُلِّevery فَنّkind
بِها النَورُ يُزهِرُ مِن كُلِّ فَنّ
And a soft, green meadow, like a carpet,
A green and flourishing meadow,
Where flowers of every kind bloom,
Where light blossoms from every art,
ضَحوكاًlaughing إِذاwhen لاعَبَتهُplayed with it الرِياحُthe winds
ضَحوكاً إِذا لاعَبَتهُ الرِياحُ
تَأَوَّدَit swayed كَالشارِبِlike a drinker المُرجَحِنّstaggering
تَأَوَّدَ كَالشارِبِ المُرجَحِنّ
Laughing when the winds play with them,
Laughing when the winds play with it,
Swaying like a staggering drinker.
Swaying like a drunken reveler.
فَشَبَّهَso likened صَحبيmy companions نُوّارَهاits blossoms
فَشَبَّهَ صَحبي نُوّارَها
بِديباجِto the brocade of كِسرىKisra وَعَصبِand the striped cloth of اليَمَنYemen
بِديباجِ كِسرى وَعَصبِ اليَمَن
So my companions likened its blossoms
My friends compared its brilliance
To Kisra’s brocade and Yemen’s striped cloth.
To the silk of Ctesiphon and Yemen’s fabric,
فَقُلتُso I said بَعُدتُمyou are far off وَلَكِنَّنيand yet I
فَقُلتُ بَعُدتُم وَلَكِنَّني
أُشَبِّهُهُI liken it بِجَنابِto the court of الحَسَنal-Hasan
أُشَبِّهُهُ بِجَنابِ الحَسَن
So I said: You are wide of the mark; but I
But I said you missed the mark, for I
Liken it to the court of al-Hasan—
Liken it to my beloved Hasan.
فَتىًa young man لاnot يَرىhe sees المالَwealth إِلّاexcept العَطاءَgiving
فَتىً لا يَرى المالَ إِلّا العَطاءَ
وَلاand not الكَنزَtreasure إِلّاexcept اِعتِقادَstoring up المِنَنfavors bestowed
وَلا الكَنزَ إِلّا اِعتِقادَ المِنَن
A young man who sees wealth only as something to give,
A young man who sees no wealth but generosity,
And no treasure but stored-up deeds of kindness.
No treasure but bestowing kindness.
Sol 6.1