قدindeed بلوناكَwe have tested you فيin قديمِbygone اللياليthe nights
قد بلوناكَ في قديمِ الليالي
فوجدناكَso we found you صالحاًworthy للمعاليof lofty attainments
فوجدناكَ صالحاً للمعالي
We have indeed tested you in bygone nights,
We tested you in days gone by
And found you worthy of eminence.
And found you worthy of the highest goals
وامتحنَّاكَand we tested you فامتحنَّاso we tested بريئاًfree
وامتحنَّاكَ فامتحنَّا بريئاً
طبعُهhis nature مِنfrom تحوّلٍchange وانتقالand inconstancy
طبعُه مِن تحوّلٍ وانتقال
And we tested you, finding one free
We examined you and found an innocent one
By nature from change and inconstancy.
Whose nature was to change and move on
فمحضناso we gave sincerely لكَto you الصريحَthe unalloyed منof الودِّaffection
فمحضنا لكَ الصريحَ من الودِّ
وقابلتهand you reciprocated it بحرِّwith noble الفعالdeeds
وقابلته بحرِّ الفعال
So we offered you unalloyed affection,
So we offered you sincere affection
And you reciprocated it with noble deeds.
Which you returned with abundant action
قسماًan oath والسحابُand the clouds كفُّكyour palm إنif أقbeginning of 'I swear'
قسماً والسحابُ كفُّك إن أق
سمتُcompletion of 'I swear' بالمنشئِby the One who brings forth السحابِthe clouds الثقالheavy
سمتُ بالمنشئِ السحابِ الثقال
An oath—and the clouds are your palm—should I swear
I swear by the rain-laden clouds
By Him who brings forth the heavy clouds:
Your hand reaches whatever it intends
نزلalighted العتبُreproach منكَof yours ساحةَa courtyard فضلٍvirtue
نزل العتبُ منكَ ساحةَ فضلٍ
لمnot تكنwas منزلاًa dwelling لغيرِfor anything other than الكمالperfection
لم تكن منزلاً لغيرِ الكمال
Reproach has alighted in your courtyard of virtue,
Reproach from you comes from a place of virtue
Never a dwelling for anything but perfection.
Not one for anything less than perfection
واقتفاكَand pursued you القريضُverse حقَّthe due of ودادٍfriendship
واقتفاكَ القريضُ حقَّ ودادٍ
منكfrom you أمسىhas become فيin جانبِthe sphere of الإِهمالneglect
منك أمسى في جانبِ الإِهمال
And verse pursued you for friendship’s due
Poetry of truth and love pursues you
From you, now fallen into neglect.
Though from you it meets with neglect
Sol 6.1