خَلِيلَيَّmy two dear friends إِذْwhen مَاever (emphatic particle) جِئْتُمَاyou two come دَارَthe abode of طَارِقٍTariq
خَلِيلَيَّ إِذْ مَا جِئْتُمَا دَارَ طَارِقٍ
سَقَىmay water اللهُGod ذَاكَthat الرَّبْعَdwelling صَوْبَthe downpour of غَمَامِهِHis clouds
سَقَى اللهُ ذَاكَ الرَّبْعَ صَوْبَ غَمَامِهِ
My two friends, whenever you come to Tariq's abode—
My beloved friends, when you come to Tariq's abode,
May God water that dwelling with the downpour of His clouds—
May God water that land with his clouds' downpour.
فَلاَso do not تُغْفِلاَneglect (you two) أَنْto تُنْهِيَاconvey (you two) عَنْon behalf of أَخِيكُمَاyour brother (of you both)
فَلاَ تُغْفِلاَ أَنْ تُنْهِيَا عَنْ أَخِيكُمَا
هَدِيّةَa gift of طِيبfragrance مِنْfrom كَرِيمِgracious سَلاَمِهِhis greeting
هَدِيّةَ طِيب مِنْ كَرِيمِ سَلاَمِهِ
So do not neglect to convey, on your brother's behalf,
Do not neglect to convey from your brother
A gift of fragrance from his gracious greeting,
A gift of loving greetings in his generous peace
إِلَىto مَنْزِلٍa dwelling لِلْمُلْكِfor kingship وَالدِّينِand faith خَيَّمَتْhave encamped
إِلَى مَنْزِلٍ لِلْمُلْكِ وَالدِّينِ خَيَّمَتْ
رِكَابُthe riding camels of الْعُلاَglory وَالْجُودِand generosity تَحْتَbeneath خِيَامِهِits tents
رِكَابُ الْعُلاَ وَالْجُودِ تَحْتَ خِيَامِهِ
To a dwelling of kingship and faith, where have encamped
To a dwelling of kingdom and faith that camps
The riding camels of glory and generosity beneath its tents.
With pillars of glory and bounty beneath its tents,
مَضَارِبُtents of عِزٍّmight كَالنُّجُومِlike the stars مُحِيطَةٌsurrounding
مَضَارِبُ عِزٍّ كَالنُّجُومِ مُحِيطَةٌ
بِأَزْهَرَaround a radiant one مِثْلَlike الْبَدْرِthe full moon عِنْدَat تَمَامِهِits fullness
بِأَزْهَرَ مِثْلَ الْبَدْرِ عِنْدَ تَمَامِهِ
Tents of might, like stars, surround
Encampments of might like stars surrounding
A radiant one, like the moon at its fullness.
The full moon at its peak in the darkest night.
وَقُولاَand say (you two) أمِيرَCommander of الْمُسْلِمِينَthe Muslims تَحِيَّةًa greeting
وَقُولاَ أمِيرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ تَحِيَّةً
حَبَاكhas favored you بِهَاwith it عَبْدٌa servant حَلِيفُbound to غَرَامِهِhis ardent love
حَبَاك بِهَا عَبْدٌ حَلِيفُ غَرَامِهِ
And say: 'Commander of the Muslims, a greeting
And say to the Prince of Believers, greetings
Has been bestowed on you by a servant bound to his ardent love.
From a devoted lover captured in passion's snare.
تَرَحَّلَhe departed عَنْfrom مَثْوَاكَyour abode طَوْعَin obedience to ضَرُورَةٍnecessity
تَرَحَّلَ عَنْ مَثْوَاكَ طَوْعَ ضَرُورَةٍ
وَخَلَّفَand left behind قَلْباًa heart رَاضِياًcontent بِمُقَامِهِwith its remaining
وَخَلَّفَ قَلْباً رَاضِياً بِمُقَامِهِ
He departed your abode, yielding to necessity,
He left your dwelling willingly out of duty
And left behind a heart content to remain there.'
Yet left behind a heart content with its place.
Sol 6.1