ياO قادماًnewcomer وافيbringing بكلwith every نجاحsuccess
يا قادماً وافي بكل نجاح
أبشِرrejoice بماat what تلقاهyou encounter it منof أفراحjoys
أبشِر بما تلقاه من أفراح
O newcomer, bringing every success,
O you who come with all success
Rejoice in the joys that await you.
Receive good news of the joys you will find
راحَتْshe began تُذكِّرُنيshe reminds me كُؤوسَcups of الرّاحِwine
راحَتْ تُذكِّرُني كُؤوسَ الرّاحِ
والقُرْبُand nearness يخْفِضُlowers للجُنوحِfor yielding جَناحيmy wing
والقُرْبُ يخْفِضُ للجُنوحِ جَناحي
She began to remind me of cups of wine,
The cups of comfort reminded me
And nearness lowers my wing in submission.
And proximity lowers the wing of my sorrow
وسَرَتْand she journeyed by night تَدُلُّpoints علَىto القَبولِacceptance كمِثْلِjust like ماthe way that
وسَرَتْ تَدُلُّ علَى القَبولِ كمِثْلِ ما
دَلّpointed النّسيمُthe breeze علىto انْبِلاجِthe breaking of صَباحِdawn
دَلّ النّسيمُ على انْبِلاجِ صَباحِ
She journeyed by night, signaling acceptance, just as
It flowed indicating acceptance like
The breeze signaled the breaking of dawn.
The breeze indicating the emergence of morning
حَسْناءُa beauty قدْindeed غَنِيَتْhas no need بحُسْنِthrough the beauty of صِفاتِهاher qualities
حَسْناءُ قدْ غَنِيَتْ بحُسْنِ صِفاتِها
عنْof دُمْلُجٍan armlet وقِلادَةٍand a necklace ووِشاحِand a sash
عنْ دُمْلُجٍ وقِلادَةٍ ووِشاحِ
A beauty whose lovely qualities have spared her
A beautiful one who sang with the beauty of her traits
Any need for armlet, necklace, or sash.
Without any jewelry or necklaces or scarf
أمْسَتْshe came to تَحُضُّurge علىtoward اللِّياذِseeking refuge بمَنْwith him who جَرَتْran
أمْسَتْ تَحُضُّ على اللِّياذِ بمَنْ جَرَتْ
بسُعودِهِwith his good fortune الأقْلامُthe pens فيupon الألْواحِthe tablets
بسُعودِهِ الأقْلامُ في الألْواحِ
She began urging refuge with him for whom
It invites to spend the night with those who
The pens inscribed good fortune upon the tablets:
Their joy flowed in tablets
بخَليفَةِwith the caliph of اللهِGod المؤيَّدِthe aided فارِسٍFaris
بخَليفَةِ اللهِ المؤيَّدِ فارِسٍ
قَمَرِthe moon of المَعاليlofty distinction الأزْهَرِthe radiant الوضّاحِthe resplendent
قَمَرِ المَعالي الأزْهَرِ الوضّاحِ
With God's caliph, the divinely aided Faris,
With the Caliph of Allah, the supported knight
The radiant, resplendent moon of lofty distinction.
The full moon of glory, the bright
ماwhatever شِئْتَyou wish منْof هِمَمٍhigh aspirations ومنْand of شِيَمٍvirtues غَدَتْhave become
ما شِئْتَ منْ هِمَمٍ ومنْ شِيَمٍ غَدَتْ
كالرّوْضِlike the garden أوor كالزّهْرِlike the blossoms فيamong الأدْواحِthe spreading trees
كالرّوْضِ أو كالزّهْرِ في الأدْواحِ
All the high aspirations and virtues you could wish for have become
Whatever you want of resolve and manners has become
Like a garden, or like blossoms among spreading trees.
Like a meadow or like flowers in bouquets
فَضَلَhe surpassed المُلوكَthe kings فليْسَso is not يُدْرَكُattained شأوُهُhis reach
فَضَلَ المُلوكَ فليْسَ يُدْرَكُ شأوُهُ
أنّىhow can يُقاسُbe compared الغَمْرُthe deep water بالضَّحْضاحِwith the shallows
أنّى يُقاسُ الغَمْرُ بالضَّحْضاحِ
He has surpassed kings; his reach cannot be attained.
The superiority of kings cannot be attained
How can the deep sea be compared with the shallows?
How can the sea be compared to drizzle
أنْسَىhe made forgotten بَنيthe sons of عبّاسِهِمْtheir Abbas بلِوائِهwith his banner الthe
أنْسَى بَني عبّاسِهِمْ بلِوائِه ال
مَنْصورِvictorious أوor بحُسامِهِwith his sword السّفّاحِthe blood-shedder
مَنْصورِ أو بحُسامِهِ السّفّاحِ
He eclipsed their Abbasids with his banner, the
I forgot the clan of their Abbasids with their banners
Victorious (Mansur), or with his sword, the Blood-shedder (Saffah).
Mansur or with their swords the bloodshedder
وغَدَتْand became مَغانِيthe abodes of المُلْكِroyalty لمّاwhen حَلّهاhe settled in them
وغَدَتْ مَغانِي المُلْكِ لمّا حَلّها
تُزْهَىglory ببَدْرِin a full moon of هُدىًguidance وبَحْرِand a sea of سَماحِgenerosity
تُزْهَى ببَدْرِ هُدىً وبَحْرِ سَماحِ
And the royal abodes, once he settled in them, began
And the songs of the kingdom became adorned when he took over
To glory in a full moon of guidance and a sea of bounty.
Decorated with the full moon of guidance and the sea of generosity
وحَياةِby the life of منْhim who أهْداكَgave you تُحْفَةَa gift of قادِمٍa newcomer
وحَياةِ منْ أهْداكَ تُحْفَةَ قادِمٍ
فيin العَرْفِthe fragrance منْهاfrom it راحَةُthe repose of الأرْواحِsouls
في العَرْفِ منْها راحَةُ الأرْواحِ
By the life of him who gave you a newcomer's gift,
And the life of those who gifted you the gift of the new comer
In whose fragrance souls find repose,
In it is the comfort of souls
مازِلْتُI have never ceased أجْعَلُmaking ذِكْرَهُremembrance of him وثَناءَهُand praise of him
مازِلْتُ أجْعَلُ ذِكْرَهُ وثَناءَهُ
رَوْحِيmy solace ورَيْحانِيand my basil الأريجَfragrant ورَاحيand my wine
رَوْحِي ورَيْحانِي الأريجَ ورَاحي
I have always made remembrance and praise of him
I still make his mention and his praise
My solace, my fragrant basil, and my wine.
My soul, my basil and my comfort
ولقدْand indeed تَمازَجَhas mingled حُبُّهُlove for him بجَوارِحيwith my limbs
ولقدْ تَمازَجَ حُبُّهُ بجَوارِحي
كَتَمازُجِlike the mingling of الأجْسامِbodies فيwithin الأرْواحِsouls
كَتَمازُجِ الأجْسامِ في الأرْواحِ
And love of him has indeed mingled with my limbs,
And his love has mingled with my senses
As bodies mingle within souls.
Like the intermingling of bodies and souls
ولوَand if انّنيthat I أبْصَرْتُhad seen يوماًone day فيin يَديmy hand
ولوَ انّني أبْصَرْتُ يوماً في يَدي
أمْريmy affairs لطِرْتُI would surely have flown إليْهِto him دونَwithout جَناحيmy wing
أمْري لطِرْتُ إليْهِ دونَ جَناحي
And had I ever found in my own hands
And if one day I saw in my hands
My affairs, I would have flown to him without wings.
My matter I would fly to him without my wings
فالآنَso now ساعَدَنيhas favored me الزّمانُtime وأيْقَنتْand became certain
فالآنَ ساعَدَني الزّمانُ وأيْقَنتْ
منْthrough قُرْبِهِnearness to him نَفْسيmy soul بفَوْزِof the success of قِداحيmy gaming arrows
منْ قُرْبِهِ نَفْسي بفَوْزِ قِداحي
So now time has favored me, and my soul is certain,
Now time has helped me and my soul was assured
Through nearness to him, of my gaming arrows' success.
From his proximity the success of my endeavors
إيهٍgo on! أباO father of عَبْدِthe servant of الإلهِGod وإنّهُand indeed it is
إيهٍ أبا عَبْدِ الإلهِ وإنّهُ
لَنِداءُsurely a call of وُدٍّaffection فيfor عُلاكَyour eminence صُراحِpure
لَنِداءُ وُدٍّ في عُلاكَ صُراحِ
Go on, Abu Abd al-Ilah! This is indeed
Woe O Abu Abdullah and he is
A call of pure affection for your eminence.
A call of love at your highest
أمّاbut إذاnow that اسْتَنْجَدْتَنيyou sought my help منْfrom بَعْدِafter ماthat
أمّا إذا اسْتَنْجَدْتَني منْ بَعْدِ ما
رَكَدَتْfell still لِماbecause of what جَنَتِwrought الخُطوبُcalamities رِياحيmy winds
رَكَدَتْ لِما جَنَتِ الخُطوبُ رِياحي
But now that you have sought my help after
As for if you seek my help after
My winds fell still through what calamities had wrought,
My winds have stalled for what troubles bring
فإلَيْكَهاso take her مَهْزولَةًemaciated وأناthough I am الذيthe one who
فإلَيْكَها مَهْزولَةً وأنا الذي
قرّرْتُI acknowledged عَجْزيmy helplessness واطّرَحْتُand cast aside سِلاحيmy arms
قرّرْتُ عَجْزي واطّرَحْتُ سِلاحي
Then take her, emaciated, though I am the one
To you fallen and I who
Who acknowledged my helplessness and cast aside my arms.
Have stated my incapacity and dropped my arms
Sol 6.1