لكَfor you فيin المَكارِمِnoble deeds ياO أباAbu (father of) العبّاسِal-Abbas
لكَ في المَكارِمِ يا أبا العبّاسِ
آثارُtraces برٍّkindness لمْdid not تَدَعْleave مِنany باسِdistress
آثارُ برٍّ لمْ تَدَعْ مِن باسِ
In noble deeds, O Abu al-Abbas, you have
You, Abu al-Abbas, have traces of kindness,
Traces of kindness that have left no distress.
Not leaving any weakness untouched.
وأبَرُّand most wholesome طعْماًas food ماwhat حَلاis sweet ذوْقاًto taste وماand what
وأبَرُّ طعْماً ما حَلا ذوْقاً وما
أضْحىhas become شِفاءًa cure دائماًlasting للنّاسِfor people
أضْحى شِفاءً دائماً للنّاسِ
And the most wholesome food is what tastes sweet and what
And the most righteous in taste is what became
Has become a lasting cure for people.
A lasting cure for people.
ولَديْكُمُand you have منهُof it كَثيرٌmuch فابْعَثواso send
ولَديْكُمُ منهُ كَثيرٌ فابْعَثوا
بالرّائِقِwith the fine sort الألْوانِcolors والأجْناسِand kinds
بالرّائِقِ الألْوانِ والأجْناسِ
And you have much of it, so send
And with you there is much of it, so send
What is pleasing in color and kind.
The fine varieties and kinds.
ولْتَترُكواand leave مَقْلوبَهُits reverse لغريرةٍfor an innocent maiden
ولْتَترُكوا مَقْلوبَهُ لغريرةٍ
ألِفَتْكُمُshe grew accustomed to you منْfrom بعدِafter طولِlength of شِماسِrestiveness
ألِفَتْكُمُ منْ بعدِ طولِ شِماسِ
And leave its reverse for an innocent maiden
And leave the upside down for the little old lady
Who has grown accustomed to you after long resistance.
Who has become accustomed to you after a long blindness.
يُعزىis attributed أبوهاher father للذيto the one whom أشْبَهْتَهُyou resemble him
يُعزى أبوها للذي أشْبَهْتَهُ
وصفاًin qualities بلاwithout شكٍّdoubt ولاand no إلباسِambiguity
وصفاً بلا شكٍّ ولا إلباسِ
Her father is associated with the one whom you resemble
Her father is consoled by the one you resembled
In qualities, without doubt or ambiguity.
In description without any doubt or ambiguity.
فألِفْتَso you became familiar with أنواعَkinds of الحلاوةِsweetness دائِماًalways
فألِفْتَ أنواعَ الحلاوةِ دائِماً
فيin الحالَتينِboth states الأكْلِeating والإعْراسِand marriage
في الحالَتينِ الأكْلِ والإعْراسِ
So you have always known sweetness in its various forms,
So you have become accustomed to all kinds of sweetness
In both states: eating and marriage.
In both eating and marriage.
هذاthis ومُوجِبُهُand what prompts it إليْكُمto you ماwhat ارْتَضَتْhas chosen
هذا ومُوجِبُهُ إليْكُم ما ارْتَضَتْ
عُلْياكَyour exalted self منْof بِرٍّkindness ومنْand of إيناسِfriendly warmth
عُلْياكَ منْ بِرٍّ ومنْ إيناسِ
This—and what prompts my appeal to you—is what
This is what your highness has required of you
Your exalted self has chosen of kindness and friendly warmth.
Of righteousness and intimacy.
Sol 6.1