قَدِمَarrived البَنَفْسَجُthe violet وهْوَand it is نِعْمَwhat an excellent الوارِدُvisitor
قَدِمَ البَنَفْسَجُ وهْوَ نِعْمَ الوارِدُ
قدْindeed نمّrevealed itself منْهُfrom it إليَّtoward me طيبٌa fragrance زائِدُexceptional
قدْ نمّ منْهُ إليَّ طيبٌ زائِدُ
The violet arrived, and what a welcome visitor it was.
An extraordinary fragrance wafted from it toward me.
فسألْتُهُso I asked it ماwhat بالُهُwas its matter فأجابَنيand it answered me
فسألْتُهُ ما بالُهُ فأجابَني
والحَقَّand the truth لاdoes not يُبْغىrequire علَيْهِfor it شاهِدُa witness
والحَقَّ لا يُبْغى علَيْهِ شاهِدُ
I asked it what had happened, and it answered me:
And truth needs no witness to attest to it:
أقْبَلتُI came أطْلُبُseeking منْfrom بَنانِthe fingertips of محمَّدٍMuhammad
أقْبَلتُ أطْلُبُ منْ بَنانِ محمَّدٍ
صِلَةًa gift فعادَso returned إليّto me منْهُfrom him عائِدُa reward
صِلَةً فعادَ إليّ منْهُ عائِدُ
“I came seeking from Muhammad’s fingertips
a gift, and a reward came back to me from him.”
Sol 6