ياO نازحينَdeparted ones ودمعيand my tears نازحٌdeparting بهمُwith them
يا نازحينَ ودمعي نازحٌ بهمُ
منْfrom بعدِكُمْafter your departure لمdid not يرقْcease weeping إنسانُthe pupil
منْ بعدِكُمْ لم يرقْ إنسانُ
O departed ones, with whom my tears depart!
O displaced ones, and my tears are displaced with them
Since you left, the pupil of my eye has not ceased
After you, no human has lived softly
طرفيmy eye منَfrom الدمعِtears والقلبُand the heart الذيwhose عظمتgrew great
طرفي منَ الدمعِ والقلبُ الذي عظمت
أشواقُهُits longings فارغٌempty منكمْof you وملآنُand full
أشواقُهُ فارغٌ منكمْ وملآنُ
To shed tears; and the heart whose longings have grown
My eyes from tears, and the heart that magnified
Great is empty of you, yet full.
Its passions for you is empty of you and full
وافىarrived كتابُكُمُyour letter الميمونُauspicious طائرُهُits bird of omen
وافى كتابُكُمُ الميمونُ طائرُهُ
فيهِin it معانٍmeanings لهاfor them الأرواحُsouls أثمانُprices
فيهِ معانٍ لها الأرواحُ أثمانُ
Your letter arrived, its bird of omen auspicious;
Your auspicious book, its bird has arrived
In it are meanings whose price is souls.
In it meanings, for which souls are prices
لمْdid not أدرِI know هلْwhether بادرَتْنيhastened to me منْfrom كتابِكمyour letter الـthe
لمْ أدرِ هلْ بادرَتْني منْ كتابِكم الـ
ـبدورُfull moons أمْor غازلتنيflirted with me منهُfrom it غزلانُgazelles
ـبدورُ أمْ غازلتني منهُ غزلانُ
I could not tell whether, from your letter, there hastened to me the
I did not know, did the full moons rush me from your book
Full moons, or gazelles from it flirted with me.
Or gazelles enticed me from it flirtatiously
ياO خظَّهُits script (probable typo) قلمَpen الريحانِsweet basil حوليَaround me كنْbe
يا خظَّهُ قلمَ الريحانِ حوليَ كنْ
فكيفَso how أسلوcan I forget وحولَand around الوردِthe rose ريحانُsweet basil
فكيفَ أسلو وحولَ الوردِ ريحانُ
O its script, O basil pen, be around me;
O cheek whose pen is of basil around me, be
How then can I forget, with basil around the rose?
So how can I be tranquil and around roses is basil
أعاذكَmay He protect you اللهُGod منْfrom عينٍan eye بكby you افتُتنتْwas bewitched
أعاذكَ اللهُ منْ عينٍ بك افتُتنتْ
سحْراًthrough magic فهلso, are…? ياO معاذُMuʿadh أنتَyou فتَّانُan enchanter
سحْراً فهل يا معاذُ أنتَ فتَّانُ
May God protect you from an eye bewitched by you
May Allah protect you from an eye that was infatuated with you
Through magic—are you then, O Muʿadh, an enchanter?
By magic, so is it magic, O Ma'ath, you enchanter
وياand O نظامَstring نثارِscattered pieces الدرِّpearls حُقَّis fitting لهُfor it
ويا نظامَ نثارِ الدرِّ حُقَّ لهُ
لقدْindeed فدىransomed كلَّevery بيتٍverse منكَof yours ديوانُa poetry collection
لقدْ فدى كلَّ بيتٍ منكَ ديوانُ
And O string of scattered pearls—as is your rightful due—
And O Nizam, scattering of pearls is his right
An entire divan has indeed ransomed every verse of yours.
For each verse of yours has ransomed a collection
لاmay…never قلتَyou say حسبيenough for me وإنْand even if أسكرتَyou intoxicate لبيَmy mind إذْsince
لا قلتَ حسبي وإنْ أسكرتَ لبيَ إذْ
أسرْتَyou captured قلبيmy heart فهذاso this الأسرُcaptivity إحسانُkindness
أسرْتَ قلبي فهذا الأسرُ إحسانُ
May you never say, 'Enough for me,' though you intoxicate my mind, since
If you said, “It suffices me,” and if you intoxicated my mind
You have captured my heart, and this captivity is kindness.
When you captivated my heart, then this captivity is a favor
وأنتمُand you ياO كراماًnoble ones أرسلوهthey sent it علىat
وأنتمُ يا كراماً أرسلوه على
رسْلٍease بقلبيwith my heart فأنتمْfor you فيهِin it سكَّانُinhabitants
رسْلٍ بقلبي فأنتمْ فيهِ سكَّانُ
And you, O noble ones who sent it, be
And you, O generous ones, send it by
Gentle with my heart, for you dwell within it.
A dispatch to my heart, for you are its inhabitants
أضحىhas become وداديَmy affection لوناًa color واحداًsingle لكمfor you
أضحى وداديَ لوناً واحداً لكم
إذْfor ليسَnot يُعجبنيpleases me فيin الودِّaffection ألوانُcolors
إذْ ليسَ يُعجبني في الودِّ ألوانُ
My affection for you has become a single color,
My love for you has become one color
For many colors in affection do not please me.
Since variations of love do not please me
هذيthese رسائلُletters إخوانِbrothers الصفاءِpure friendship كُفُواwere satisfied
هذي رسائلُ إخوانِ الصفاءِ كُفُوا
بهاwith them إذاwhen أَعوزَwere lacking الخوانthe dining table إخوانُbrothers
بها إذا أَعوزَ الخوان إخوانُ
These are letters of brothers in pure friendship, who are content
These are missives of the brethren of purity, stop
With them when the table lacks brothers.
With them if sincere brethren lack brethren
رعاكُمmay He watch over you اللهُGod ربُّLord العرشِthe Throne مِنْas فئةٍa company
رعاكُم اللهُ ربُّ العرشِ مِنْ فئةٍ
منيfrom me السلامُpeace عليهمْupon them حيثماwherever كانواthey may be
مني السلامُ عليهمْ حيثما كانوا
May God, Lord of the Throne, watch over you, O company;
May Allah, Lord of the Throne, bless you from a group
Peace from me be upon them, wherever they may be.
Peace from me upon them wherever they may be
Sol 6.1