نَهنِهrestrain بَوادِرَfirst gushes of دَمعِكَyour tears المِهراقِpoured forth
نَهنِه بَوادِرَ دَمعِكَ المِهراقِ
أَيّwhat اِئتِلافٍunion لَمhas not يُرَعbeen shaken بِفِراقِby parting
أَيّ اِئتِلافٍ لَم يُرَع بِفِراقِ
Restrain the first gushes of your flowing tears.
The first drops of your tears foretell
What union has not been shaken by parting?
What separation could fail to dispel?
حُجرُḤujr بنson of أَحمَدَAḥmad فارِعُtowering in الشَرَفِhonor الَّذيwhose
حُجرُ بن أَحمَدَ فارِعُ الشَرَفِ الَّذي
خَضَعَتbowed لِغُرَّتِهِbefore his radiant brow طُلىthroats of الأَعناقِthe necks
خَضَعَت لِغُرَّتِهِ طُلى الأَعناقِ
Ḥujr ibn Aḥmad, towering in honor, before whose
Hujr son of Ahmad, noble and grand
radiant brow necks bowed.
Before whom bowed each queen and band
قَبِّلkiss أَنامِلَهُhis fingertips فَلَسنَfor they are not أَنامِلاًfingertips
قَبِّل أَنامِلَهُ فَلَسنَ أَنامِلاً
لَكِنَّهُنَّbut they are مَفاتِحُkeys to الأَرزاقِsustenance
لَكِنَّهُنَّ مَفاتِحُ الأَرزاقِ
Kiss his fingertips, for they are not fingertips,
Kiss his fingers - no simple hands -
but keys to sustenance.
But keys to all boons and demands
وَاِنظُرand look إِلىat النورِthe light الَّذيwhich لَوif أَنَّهُit were
وَاِنظُر إِلى النورِ الَّذي لَو أَنَّهُ
لِلبَدرِbelonging to the full moon لَمwould not يُطبَعbe stamped بِرَينِwith the tarnish of مَحاقِthe moon's dark phase
لِلبَدرِ لَم يُطبَع بِرَينِ مَحاقِ
And look at the light which, were it
Gaze on the light that, for the moon
the full moon's, would bear no stamp of waning's tarnish.
Would prove a brand, a black typhoon
Sol 6.1