سَلامٌa greeting كَماas when افْتَرّsmiled الرّبيعُspring عَنto reveal الوَردroses
سَلامٌ كَما افْتَرّ الرّبيعُ عَن الوَرد
وفُضّand was broken خِتامُthe seal المسكِmusk والعَنبرِand ambergris الوَرْدِrose-hued
وفُضّ خِتامُ المسكِ والعَنبرِ الوَرْدِ
A greeting, as when spring smiles to reveal roses,
And the seal of musk and rose-hued ambergris is broken,
وزَاركand visited you مَنْthe one whom تَهواهyou love غِبّafter قَطيعَةٍestrangement
وزَارك مَنْ تَهواه غِبّ قَطيعَةٍ
عَلىwith غَيْرِno ذِكْرٍmention مِنْof لِقاءa meeting ولاand no وَعْدِpromise
عَلى غَيْرِ ذِكْرٍ مِنْ لِقاء ولا وَعْدِ
And the one you love visits you after estrangement,
Without mention of a meeting or a promise.
أخُصُّI single out بهwith it مَثْوىthe dwelling أبيAbu الحَسَنal-Hasan الذيwhom
أخُصُّ به مَثْوى أبي الحَسَن الذي
تكُنُّconceals الحَشاthe heart مِنof حُبهِlove for him ضعفَtwice ماwhat تبدِيit reveals
تكُنُّ الحَشا مِن حُبهِ ضعفَ ما تبدِي
I reserve it for the dwelling of Abu al-Hasan, for whom
The heart conceals twice the love it reveals:
تَحِيّةَa greeting معْمورfilled الفُؤادِthe heart بِذكْرِهِwith remembrance of him
تَحِيّةَ معْمور الفُؤادِ بِذكْرِهِ
عَلىin كلِّevery حالٍcircumstance منof دُنُوّnearness ومنand of بُعْدِdistance
عَلى كلِّ حالٍ من دُنُوّ ومن بُعْدِ
A greeting from one whose heart is filled with remembrance of him,
In every circumstance, whether near or far,
مُقيمٌsteadfast عَلىin رَعْيhonoring العُهودِthe pledges التيthat خَلَتْhave passed
مُقيمٌ عَلى رَعْي العُهودِ التي خَلَتْ
إِذاwhen لَمnot يُحافِظْkeeps faith كُلُّevery خِلٍّclose friend عَلىwith العَهدِthe pledge
إِذا لَم يُحافِظْ كُلُّ خِلٍّ عَلى العَهدِ
Steadfast in honoring the pledges of old,
When not every close friend keeps faith with the pledge.
Sol 6.1