ياO أَيُّهاyou (vocative) المولىthe master الَّذيwho
يا أَيُّها المولى الَّذي
هُوَhe فيin معارِفهhis learning علَمa luminary
هُوَ في معارِفه علَم
O master, who
is a luminary in his learning,
لِلَّهto God (expressing admiration) تحفتُكyour gift الَّتيwhich
لِلَّه تحفتُك الَّتي
منwhoever لَيسَdoes not يقبلُهاaccept it ظَلمhas done wrong
من لَيسَ يقبلُها ظَلم
how splendid is your gift, which
none refuses without doing wrong!
فكأَنَّهاfor it is as though it were فيin فضلهاits excellence
فكأَنَّها في فضلها
نارٌa fire تَلوحُgleams علىupon عَلمa mountain
نارٌ تَلوحُ على عَلم
For in its excellence it is like
a fire gleaming upon a mountain.
أَبياتُهاits verses بمدادِهاin their ink
أَبياتُها بمدادِها
تَحكيresemble الكواكبَthe stars فيin الظُلَمthe darkness
تَحكي الكواكبَ في الظُلَم
Its verses, in their ink,
resemble the stars in the darkness.
لَمdid not يحوِcontain طِرسٌa page مثلَهاtheir like
لَم يحوِ طِرسٌ مثلَها
كلّاno indeed ولاnor رَقمَinscribed القَلمthe pen
كلّا ولا رَقمَ القَلم
No page has held their like—
no, nor has the pen inscribed the like.
منّيfrom me السَلامُpeace عليكَupon you ماas long as
منّي السَلامُ عليكَ ما
غنّىsang الحمامُthe doves بذيat Dhu سَلَمSalam (place-name)
غنّى الحمامُ بذي سَلَم
From me, peace be upon you, as long as
the doves sing at Dhu Salam.
Sol 6.1