هيshe لمّاwhen لبستُهاI donned her سبَّحتْshe glorified God
هي لمّا لبستُها سبَّحتْ
حسبيsufficient for me اللهGod تعالىexalted is He وكفىand He suffices
حسبي الله تعالى وكفى
When I donned her, she glorified God:
When I donned it, it glorified
God, exalted is He, is sufficient for me, and He suffices.
God Almighty suffices me
وأتتْand she came تلثمkissing نعليmy sandal خدمةًin service
وأتتْ تلثم نعلي خدمةً
ولقدand indeed كانthere was لناfor us فيهin it شفاhealing
ولقد كان لنا فيه شفا
And she came kissing my sandal in service.
And she came to kiss my slippers as a servant
And indeed, in it there was healing for us.
Indeed it had a healing effect on us
ولقدand indeed عانقتُI embraced منهاof her غُصناًa branch
ولقد عانقتُ منها غُصناً
يخجلُshames الغصنthe branch إذاwhen ماemphatic particle انعطفاit bends
يخجلُ الغصن إذا ما انعطفا
And indeed I embraced a branch of hers,
And I embraced a branch from it
that shames the branch whenever it bends.
The branch feels shy when bent
وارتشفناand we sipped ريقةًa little saliva مسكينةًhumble
وارتشفنا ريقةً مسكينةً
تخجلshames الشَّهدَhoney إذاwhen ماemphatic particle ارتشفاit is sipped
تخجل الشَّهدَ إذا ما ارتشفا
And we sipped a humble little drop of saliva,
We sipped a sweet draught
that shames honey whenever it is sipped.
That would make honey feel shy when sipped
ماnot أتيناwe committed محرَماًa forbidden act نحذرهwe beware of it
ما أتينا محرَماً نحذره
بلrather أتيناwe did فيهin it ماwhat اللهGod عفاhas pardoned
بل أتينا فيه ما الله عفا
We committed no forbidden act that we fear.
We did not commit a forbidden act to be wary of
Rather, in it we did what God has pardoned.
But we did that which Allah has pardoned
فانظرواso consider المعنىthe meaning الذيwhich أرمزهI express it symbolically
فانظروا المعنى الذي أرمزه
فيin كلاميmy words تجدوهyou will find it فيin الوفاfidelity
في كلامي تجدوه في الوفا
So consider the meaning I express in symbols
So observe the meaning I hint
in my words; you will find it in fidelity.
You will find it in faithfulness
Sol 6.1