زيادةan addition حسنbeauty الصوتthe voice فيin الخلقcreation زينةan adornment
زيادة حسن الصوت في الخلق زينة
يروقُdelights بهاthrough it لحنthe melody القريضpoetry المحبرfinely wrought
يروقُ بها لحن القريض المحبر
The added beauty of the voice is an adornment in creation;
Increasing the beauty of sound in people is an ornament
through it, the melody of finely wrought verse delights.
With which the rhythm of poetry is pleasing
ومنand whoever لمdid not يحركهstir him السماعlistening بطيبةin Tayba
ومن لم يحركه السماع بطيبة
فذلكthen that person أَعمىblind القلبthe heart أَعمىblind التصورperception
فذلك أَعمى القلب أَعمى التصور
And whoever is not stirred by listening in Tayba
And whoever is not moved by listening with kindness
is blind of heart and blind in perception.
Then that is blind of heart, blind of perception
تصيخlisten intently إلىto الحاديthe chanting camel-driver الجمالthe camels لواغباًweary
تصيخ إلى الحادي الجمال لواغباً
فتوضعso they hasten فيin بيدائهاtheir desert غيرnot حسرexhausted
فتوضع في بيدائها غير حسر
The weary camels listen intently to the chanting camel-driver,
It appeals to the guide of beauty, ardently desiring
then hasten through their desert, no longer exhausted.
So it is placed in its wilderness other than regret
وللهand to God belongs فيin الأرواحsouls عندwhen ارتياحهاtheir delight
ولله في الأرواح عند ارتياحها
إلىtoward اللحنmelody سرa secret للورىto humankind غيرnot مظهرrevealed
إلى اللحن سر للورى غير مظهر
And God has within souls, when they delight
And for God in souls when satisfied
in melody, a secret unrevealed to humankind.
With the tune is a secret to people other than apparent
وكلand every امرىءperson عابَcondemned السّماعlistening فانهthen he is indeed
وكل امرىء عابَ السّماع فانه
منthrough الجهلignorance فيin عشوائهhis blind confusion غيرnot مبصرable to see
من الجهل في عشوائه غير مبصر
And whoever condemns listening is indeed,
And everyone who disapproves of listening, he indeed
through ignorance, lost in blind confusion, unable to see.
Is of ignorance in his recklessness, not seeing
وأهلand the people of الحجاwisdom أَهلthe people of الحجازthe Hijaz وكلهمand all of them
وأهل الحجا أَهل الحجاز وكلهم
رأوهconsidered it مباحاًpermissible عندهمin their view غيرَnot منكرِobjectionable
رأوه مباحاً عندهم غيرَ منكرِ
And the wise—the people of the Hijaz—all of them
And the people of Hajj are the people of Hijaz, all of them
have deemed it permissible, not objectionable in their view.
Saw it permissible with them, other than unacceptable
وهامَand were enraptured بهby it أَهلthe people of التّصوفSufism رغبةًout of desire
وهامَ به أَهل التّصوف رغبةً
لتهييجto stir شوقlonging نارهits fire لمhad not تسعرِbeen kindled
لتهييج شوق ناره لم تسعرِ
And the Sufis were enraptured by it, desiring
And the people of Sufism are enamored with it
to stir a longing whose fire had not been kindled.
To kindle the passion of its fire that did not ignite
فانfor indeed رسولَthe Messenger of اللهGod قدindeed قالsaid زَينّواadorn
فان رسولَ الله قد قال زَينّوا
بأصواتكمwith your voices آيthe verses of الكتابthe Book المطهرpurified
بأصواتكم آي الكتاب المطهر
For God's Messenger has indeed said: “Adorn
For the Messenger of God has said "Adorn
with your voices the verses of the purified Book.”
The verses of the Pure Book with your voices"
وزانتand adorned لداوودfor David النبيِّthe prophet زبورهhis Psalter
وزانت لداوود النبيِّ زبوره
مزامرُهhis pipes بالنّوحwith lamentation فيin كلevery محضرgathering
مزامرُه بالنّوح في كل محضر
And for David the prophet, his Psalter was adorned
And for David the prophet, his psalms
by his pipes’ lament in every gathering.
Were his melodies in every gathering
وفيand in الخلدParadise إسرافيلIsrafil يسمعmakes hear أهلهits inhabitants
وفي الخلد إسرافيل يسمع أهله
فيسليهمso it diverts them المسموعُwhat is heard عنfrom كلevery منظرsight
فيسليهم المسموعُ عن كل منظر
And in Paradise, Israfil sings to its inhabitants,
And in eternity Israfil, its people hear him
so what they hear diverts them from every sight.
So the heard entertains them from any spectacle
فانso if أكI am مغرىenamored بالسّماعof listening وحسنهand its beauty
فان أك مغرى بالسّماع وحسنه
فحسبيthen enough for me is اقتداءfollowing the example بالكريمof the generous man ابنson of جعفرِJa‘far
فحسبي اقتداء بالكريم ابن جعفرِ
So if I am enamored of listening and its beauty,
So if I am tempted by listening and its beauty
then following the generous Ibn Ja‘far is enough for me.
Then enough for me is emulating the generous son of Ja'far
Sol 6.1