تَبَدّىhe appeared فَأَينَso where is الغُصنُthe bough مِنcompared with ذَلِكَthat الغُصنِbough
تَبَدّى فَأَينَ الغُصنُ مِن ذَلِكَ الغُصنِ
وَبَدرُand the full moon الدُجىof night مِنcompared with ذَلِكَthat البَدرِfull moon فيin الحُسنِbeauty
وَبَدرُ الدُجى مِن ذَلِكَ البَدرِ في الحُسنِ
He appeared—what is a bough beside that bough?
And what is night's full moon beside that full moon in beauty?
وَغالَبتُand I struggled against حُبّيmy love ساعَةًfor a while ثُمَّthen لَمnot أَطِقI could withstand
وَغالَبتُ حُبّي ساعَةً ثُمَّ لَم أَطِق
طَلائِعَهُits advance guards فيin اللَحظِglances وَالدَمعِand tears وَالحُزنِand grief
طَلائِعَهُ في اللَحظِ وَالدَمعِ وَالحُزنِ
And I struggled against my love awhile, then could not withstand
its advance guards in glances, tears, and grief.
وَقَدand indeed لامَrebuked عَقليmy reason فيهِover him نَفسيmy soul فَماbut not اِنتَهَتit desisted
وَقَد لامَ عَقلي فيهِ نَفسي فَما اِنتَهَت
وَقالَتand it said أَعِنّيhelp me بِاِحتِيالِكَwith your ingenuity أَوor دَعنيleave me alone
وَقالَت أَعِنّي بِاِحتِيالِكَ أَو دَعني
And my reason rebuked my soul over him, but it did not desist;
and it said, “Help me with your ingenuity, or leave me alone.”
هَنَتكَmay it gladden you أَميرَCommander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful خِلافَةٌa caliphate
هَنَتكَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ خِلافَةٌ
أَتَتكَit came to you عَلىon طَيرِthe birds of السَعادَةِhappiness وَاليُمنِand good fortune
أَتَتكَ عَلى طَيرِ السَعادَةِ وَاليُمنِ
May the caliphate bring you joy, Commander of the Faithful,
that came to you on the birds of happiness and good fortune.
وَلَمّاand when أَقَرَّتshe placed firmly فيin يَدَيكَyour two hands عِنانَهاher reins
وَلَمّا أَقَرَّت في يَدَيكَ عِنانَها
نَشَرتَyou spread عَلىover الدُنياthe world جَناحَنa wing مِنَof الأَمنِsafety
نَشَرتَ عَلى الدُنيا جَناحَن مِنَ الأَمنِ
And when she placed her reins in your hands,
you spread a wing of safety over the world.
لَقَدindeed زَفَّهاled her as a bride فيin حَليِهاher jewels رَأيُthe counsel of قاسِمٍQasim
لَقَد زَفَّها في حَليِها رَأيُ قاسِمٍ
إِلىto مَلِكٍa king كَالبَدرِlike the full moon مُقتَبِلِyoung in السِنِّage
إِلى مَلِكٍ كَالبَدرِ مُقتَبِلِ السِنِّ
Indeed, Qasim's counsel led her, in her jewels, as a bride
to a king like the full moon, in the first bloom of youth.
وَلَمand not يَظلِمِhe denied الحَقَّthe right الَّذيthe one who هُوَhe أَهلُهُis entitled to it
وَلَم يَظلِمِ الحَقَّ الَّذي هُوَ أَهلُهُ
وَأَنفَذَand carried out حُكمَthe decree of اللَهِGod فيconcerning والِدٍa father وَاِبنِand a son
وَأَنفَذَ حُكمَ اللَهِ في والِدٍ وَاِبنِ
Nor did he deny the right to the one entitled to it,
and he carried out God's decree concerning a father and a son.
أَلاis there no مُذكِرٌone to mention بيme عِندَbefore خَيرِthe finest خَليفَةٍcaliph
أَلا مُذكِرٌ بي عِندَ خَيرِ خَليفَةٍ
جَزيلِlavish in العَطاياgifts واسِعِboundless in الفَضلِbounty وَالمَنِّand beneficence
جَزيلِ العَطايا واسِعِ الفَضلِ وَالمَنِّ
Is there no one to mention me before the finest caliph,
lavish in gifts, boundless in bounty and beneficence?
مُجالَسَتيmy sitting with إِياهُhim فيin حُلُمِa dream of الكَرىslumber
مُجالَسَتي إِياهُ في حُلُمِ الكَرى
وَجائِزَتيand my reward تُمسيis at evening إِلىtoward خَلفِهاits rear عَنّيaway from me
وَجائِزَتي تُمسي إِلى خَلفِها عَنّي
I sit with him only in slumber's dreams,
while at evening my reward draws back from me.
وَأَحضَرتُand I was summoned فيon يَومِthe day of الخَميسِThursday لِخِلعَةٍfor a robe of honor
وَأَحضَرتُ في يَومِ الخَميسِ لِخِلعَةٍ
وَأُبتُand I returned عِشاءًat night وَهيَwhile it was فارِغَةٌempty مِنّيof me
وَأُبتُ عِشاءً وَهيَ فارِغَةٌ مِنّي
And I was summoned on Thursday for a robe of honor,
and returned at night, the robe still empty of me.
فَياso, O جودَbounty of كَفَّيهِhis two palms اِمحُerase آثارَthe traces of بَأسِهِhis severity
فَيا جودَ كَفَّيهِ اِمحُ آثارَ بَأسِهِ
فَإِنَّfor indeed عَلَيهِhe owes أَرشَcompensation for حَبسيmy detention وَلَمthough not أَجنِI committed an offense
فَإِنَّ عَلَيهِ أَرشَ حَبسي وَلَم أَجنِ
So, O bounty of his hands, erase the traces of his severity,
for he owes compensation for my detention, though I did no wrong.
Sol 6.1