ياO مُحسِناًbenefactor حَسَناًhandsome قَدindeed صَالَtriumphed مَنظَرُهُhis appearance
يا مُحسِناً حَسَناً قَد صَالَ مَنظَرُهُ
عَلَىover البُدُورشthe full moons وَيُمنَاهُand his right hand عَلَىover البِدَرِthe money-bags
عَلَى البُدُورش وَيُمنَاهُ عَلَى البِدَرِ
O handsome benefactor, whose appearance has triumphed
Over the full moons, and whose right hand triumphs over money-bags.
وَمَنand one whose تُحَدّثُspeak جَدوَاهُhis bounty وَسِيرَتُهُand his conduct
وَمَن تُحَدّثُ جَدوَاهُ وَسِيرَتُهُ
فِيin الجُودِgenerosity وَالعَدلِand justice عنof كعبِKa'b وَعنand of عُمَرِUmar
فِي الجُودِ وَالعَدلِ عن كعبِ وَعن عُمَرِ
And you whose bounty and conduct speak
In generosity and justice, of Ka'b and of Umar.
إنَّindeed الَّتِيthat which استَقبَحُوهاthey deemed it ugly قَدmay تُصَورُportray لِيfor me
إنَّ الَّتِي استَقبَحُوها قَد تُصَورُ لِي
حُسنَthe beauty of التَّصَبُّرشpatient forbearance عَنهَاwithout it أقبَحَthe ugliest of الصُّوَرِforms
حُسنَ التَّصَبُّرش عَنهَا أقبَحَ الصُّوَرِ
Indeed, what they deemed ugly may portray for me
The beauty of patiently forgoing it in the ugliest of forms.
فَيَاso, O رَبِيعاًa springtime لِقَلبِيfor my heart إنif سَمَحتَyou are generous بِهِwith it
فَيَا رَبِيعاً لِقَلبِي إن سَمَحتَ بِهِ
فَلَيسَfor it is not بِدعاًa novelty رَبِيعٌa springtime جَاءَthat came عنfrom مَطَرِrain
فَلَيسَ بِدعاً رَبِيعٌ جَاءَ عن مَطَرِ
So, what a springtime for my heart, if you grant it!
For spring to come from rain is nothing new.
لَولاَif only بَذلتَyou would give ثَِيَابِيmy clothes وَالعِمَامَةَand the turban لاَnot
لَولاَ بَذلتَ ثَِيَابِي وَالعِمَامَةَ لاَ
ألقَىI find لِنَفسِيَfor myself غَيرُother than الشِّعرِpoetry وَالشَّعَرِand hair
ألقَى لِنَفسِيَ غَيرُ الشِّعرِ وَالشَّعَرِ
If only you would give me my clothes and the turban! I do not
Find anything for myself but poetry and hair.
Sol 6.1