إلىto مَنthe one who مناقبهُhis virtues الزاهراتُradiant
إلى مَن مناقبهُ الزاهراتُ
بدتْappeared أنجماًas stars فيin سماthe heaven الفضلexcellence زُهراbright
بدتْ أنجماً في سما الفضل زُهرا
To him whose radiant virtues
appeared as bright stars in the heaven of excellence.
فتًىa young man ورثَinherited المجدَglory منfrom هاشمٍHashim
فتًى ورثَ المجدَ من هاشمٍ
فكانso he became بهthrough it أرفعhighest الناسpeople قدراin rank
فكان به أرفع الناس قدرا
A young man who inherited glory from Hashim,
and through it became the highest of men in rank.
فأخلاقهand his character عينُthe spring ماءwater الحياةlife
فأخلاقه عينُ ماء الحياة
بهاthrough it صرتُI became والحمدand praise للهto God خضراKhidr
بها صرتُ والحمد لله خضرا
And his character is the spring of the water of life;
through it I became Khidr—praise be to God.
جرىran قلمُthe pen الحبِّlove فيwithin مهجتيmy heart
جرى قلمُ الحبِّ في مهجتي
فأثبتso inscribed فيهاwithin it لهfor him الودُّaffection سطراa line
فأثبت فيها له الودُّ سطرا
The pen of love ran within my heart,
so affection inscribed a line for him within it.
يمثلهportrays him الشوقُlonging فيin ناظريmy eye
يمثله الشوقُ في ناظري
فأنظرُso I behold منهof him المحيَّاthe face الأغرَّاradiant
فأنظرُ منه المحيَّا الأغرَّا
Longing conjures him before my eyes,
so I behold his radiant face.
أراهُI see him قريباًnear بعينwith the eye الهوىlove
أراهُ قريباً بعين الهوى
علىdespite بُعدهhis distance فأحييتهso I brought him to life بدراas a full moon
على بُعده فأحييته بدرا
I see him near with the eye of love,
despite his distance; so I brought him to life as a full moon.
همامٌa noble man تضوَّعwafted منfrom عطفهhis side
همامٌ تضوَّع من عطفه
عبيرُperfume نهًىwisdom طبَّقfilled الكونthe universe عطراwith fragrance
عبيرُ نهًى طبَّق الكون عطرا
A noble man, from whose side wafted
the perfume of wisdom, filling the universe with fragrance.
لذكركَfor remembering you فرَّغتُI cleared شطرَhalf الفؤادthe heart
لذكركَ فرَّغتُ شطرَ الفؤاد
ومنهand of it الشواغلcares يملأنَfill شطراhalf
ومنه الشواغل يملأنَ شطرا
For remembrance of you I have cleared half my heart,
while cares fill the other half of it.
Sol 6.1