نصيحةsincere counsel يومthe day of المهرجانMihrjan هديةٌa gift
نصيحة يوم المهرجان هديةٌ
لمثلكto one like you ياO مولايmy lord فرضa duty علىupon مثليone like me
لمثلك يا مولاي فرض على مثلي
Sincere counsel on the day of Mihrjan is a gift,
Advice on Festival Day is a gift
owed by one like me to one like you, my lord.
For the likes of you, my Master, it's obligatory for the likes of me
فإنfor if أهدI give روحيmy soul أهدI give ماwhat أنتyou ربهits master
فإن أهد روحي أهد ما أنت ربه
وإنand if أهدI give ماليmy wealth فهوthen it is مالكyour wealth منfrom قبليbefore me
وإن أهد مالي فهو مالك من قبلي
For if I give my soul, I give what you are master of;
If I offer my soul I offer what you already own
and if I give my wealth, it is yours before it is mine.
And if I offer my wealth, it already belonged to you before me
وقدand indeed كنتI was أهديتI had given الجفاءestrangement تجلداًshowing fortitude
وقد كنت أهديت الجفاء تجلداً
عليكagainst you فأهديتthen I gave الرجوعa return إلىto الوصلunion
عليك فأهديت الرجوع إلى الوصل
And I had offered estrangement, steeling myself
I used to offer aloofness as fortitude
against you; then I offered a return to union.
Toward you, but I offer return to connection
وماand not علمhas known الرحمنthe All-Merciful منيfrom me خيانةًbetrayal
وما علم الرحمن مني خيانةً
لعهدكof your covenant لاneither فيin حالa state of جدearnestness ولاnor هزلjest
لعهدك لا في حال جد ولا هزل
And the All-Merciful has known no betrayal from me
The Merciful knows no betrayal from me
of your covenant, neither in earnest nor in jest.
Of my pledge to you, neither in serious nor playful state
فرأيكso, your judgment فيon أمرthe matter of الهديةthe gift راشداًrightly guided
فرأيك في أمر الهدية راشداً
لتحييso that you revive قلبيmy heart أوor تجيزyou finish off علىupon قتليkilling me
لتحيي قلبي أو تجيز على قتلي
So give your wise judgment on the matter of the gift,
So your view on the gift matter is rightly guiding
to revive my heart or finish me off.
To revive my heart or sanction my murder
Sol 6.1