أتمّfullest السلامgreetings لحبرto the scholar الأنامhumankind
أتمّ السلام لحبر الأنام
سمىexalted المقامstation فريدpeerless الزمنْthe age
سمى المقام فريد الزمنْ
The fullest greetings to the scholar of humankind,
I send my greetings to the beloved of all people
Exalted in station, the peerless one of the age;
Whose rank is unique throughout time
كريمgenerous السجاياnatural dispositions شريفnoble المزاياdistinguished qualities
كريم السجايا شريف المزايا
مفيدbestowing العطاياgifts كثيرabundant in المننْfavors
مفيد العطايا كثير المننْ
Generous in character, noble in qualities,
Noble in character, virtuous in qualities
A bestower of gifts, abundant in favors;
Generous in gifts, abundant in favours
مَعِينwellspring المعانيmeanings الذيwho لفظهُhis speech
مَعِين المعاني الذي لفظهُ
رشيقُgraceful المبانيforms رقيقٌdelicate حسنْbeautiful
رشيقُ المباني رقيقٌ حسنْ
A wellspring of meanings, whose speech
Supporter of meanings, whose words
Is graceful in form, delicate and beautiful;
Are elegant in composition, gentle and beautiful
سنيّradiant المحيّاcountenance وهذيand this الثرياthe Pleiades
سنيّ المحيّا وهذي الثريا
تحاكيmirrors سناهhis radiance إذاwhen الليلthe night جنّgrew dark
تحاكي سناه إذا الليل جنّ
Radiant of countenance—and these Pleiades
His smiling face and radiant visage
Mirror his radiance when night grows dark;
Rival the moon when night falls
سماrose قدرهhis stature لسماءto the heaven of الكمالperfection
سما قدره لسماء الكمال
وطالعُهand his ascendant بالسعودwith auspicious stars اقترنwas conjoined
وطالعُه بالسعود اقترن
His stature rose to the heaven of perfection,
The heavens destined him for perfection
And his ascendant was conjoined with auspicious stars.
And his rise was joined with good fortune
وبعدُand now فإنّfor indeed الفتىthe youth المستهامlove-stricken
وبعدُ فإنّ الفتى المستهام
بحبكموby love for you فيamong الورىhumankind مفتتنْenraptured
بحبكمو في الورى مفتتنْ
And now, indeed, the love-stricken youth
Moreover, the passionate youth
Is, among humankind, enraptured by love for you;
Is infatuated with your love in existence
حليفcompanion of السقامِsickness لفرطthrough excess of الغرامpassion
حليف السقامِ لفرط الغرام
فمنso who للشجيّfor the sorrowful one الكثيرabundant in الشجنْgrief
فمن للشجيّ الكثير الشجنْ
A companion of sickness through excess of passion—
Afflicted with sickness from intense passion
So who will aid the sorrowful one, so full of grief?
So who will comfort the most woeful lover?
عليهupon him البعادseparation قضيdecreed بالسهادto sleeplessness
عليه البعاد قضي بالسهاد
وطردand the expulsion of الرقاcharms ونفيand the banishment of الوسنdrowsiness
وطرد الرقا ونفي الوسن
Separation decreed for him sleeplessness,
He is condemned to distance, decreed sleeplessness
And the expulsion of charms and the banishment of drowsiness.
And the dismissal of serenity and companionship
فياso, O عاذليmy reproacher فيfor الهوىlove كُفcease عنfrom
فيا عاذلي في الهوى كُف عن
ملاميblaming me فماfor ... not القصدthe aim إلاّexcept حسنHasan
ملامي فما القصد إلاّ حسن
So, you who reproach me for love, refrain from
So my critic in love, cease your blame
Blaming me, for my aim is none but Hasan.
For my intention is nothing but good
Sol 6.1