سَلامٌa greeting شَهيُّdelectable المجتَنىthe gathered fruit طَيِّبُpleasant النشرِthe fragrance
سَلامٌ شَهيُّ المجتَنى طَيِّبُ النشرِ
علىupon تلكمُthose (addressing you all) الأَخلاقِthe virtues والأَوجهand the faces الغُرِّthe radiant ones
على تلكمُ الأَخلاقِ والأَوجه الغُرِّ
A greeting, delectable when plucked and sweet in fragrance,
A greeting whose fruit is sweet and whose fragrance is pleasant,
upon those noble virtues and those radiant faces—
Upon those virtues and radiant faces;
سَلامُa greeting محبٍّa lover غادرَتهُhas left him يَدُthe hand النوىseparation
سَلامُ محبٍّ غادرَتهُ يَدُ النوى
يُقَلِّبُhe turns over فيin أَجميرAjmer قَلباًa heart علىupon جَمرِembers
يُقَلِّبُ في أَجمير قَلباً على جَمرِ
the greeting of a lover whom separation’s hand has left
The greeting of a lover whom separation’s hand has left
tossing in a heart’s fiercest-burning depths, upon live coals.
Turning, in Ajmer, a heart upon embers.
إِذاwhenever عنَّcomes to mind ذكراكمremembrance of you all لهto him فاضoverflows جَفنُهhis eyelid
إِذا عنَّ ذكراكم له فاض جَفنُه
بأَدمعهِwith his tears فيضَthe outpouring of الغَمامةَthe cloud بالقَطرِwith rain
بأَدمعهِ فيضَ الغَمامةَ بالقَطرِ
Whenever remembrance of you comes to him, his eyelid overflows
Whenever remembrance of you comes to him, his eyelid overflows
with his tears, as a rain cloud pours down rain.
With his tears, as a cloud pours down rain.
Sol 6.1