لمdid not أنسI forget مجمعthe gathering of إنسناour fellowship
لم أنس مجمع إنسنا
فيin روضةthe garden of القاضيthe judge الصلاحSalah
في روضة القاضي الصلاح
I have not forgotten our convivial gathering
I have not forgotten the gathering in Insnā
in the garden of Judge Salah,
In the garden of al-Qadi al-Salah
ربmaster of العوارفfavors; benefactions واللطand kindnesses (start)
رب العوارف واللط
ائفkindnesses (end) والمكارمand noble deeds والسماحand generosity
ائف والمكارم والسماح
master of favors and kind-
Lord of the gnostics, subtleties, refinements, generosity and leniency
nesses, noble deeds, and generosity;
My master of cheerful demeanor among the scholars
مولىa lord; patron طليقcheerful; open الوجهof face عندamong العmankind (start)
مولى طليق الوجه عند الع
المينmankind (end) سموحgenerous راحhands; palms
المين سموح راح
a cheerful-faced lord among man-
Generous, gentle, kind
kind, generous of hand.
Thanks to God for our pleasant stay
للهto God (in admiration) حسنthe beauty of مقامناour stay
لله حسن مقامنا
إذwhen نحنwe فيin البسطease; merriment السراحunrestrained
إذ نحن في البسط السراح
By God, how lovely was our stay,
As we are in the spacious garden
when we enjoyed unrestrained ease!
Discussing sincere conversations and joking wholeheartedly
نتفاوضwe exchange السحرenchantment الحلاlawful (start)
نتفاوض السحر الحلا
لlawful (end) ونعتفىand we seek جدthe earnestness of المزاحjesting
ل ونعتفى جد المزاح
We exchanged enchantment that was law-
Our souls intoxicated with bliss and delight without boredom
ful, and sought earnestness in jest,
In the shade of a garden spreading the fragrance of flowers and plants
ونفوسناand our souls سكرىintoxicated التنعenjoyment (start)
ونفوسنا سكرى التنع
مenjoyment (end) والسرورand joy بغيرwithout راحwine
م والسرور بغير راح
while our souls were drunk on enjoy-
Where the moist breeze has settled on the fresh water
ment and joy, without wine,
And birds sing in the bushes with delightful melodies
فيin ظلthe shade of روضa garden عمهpervaded it
في ظل روض عمه
نفحthe fragrance of الأزاهرthe blossoms والأقاحand daisies
نفح الأزاهر والأقاح
in the shade of a garden suffused
And fruits of branches are scattered around from all directions
with the fragrance of blossoms and daisies,
Greetings O day of harvest
حيثwhere النسيمthe breeze الرطبmoist قدhad; already
حيث النسيم الرطب قد
أرسىanchored; settled علىupon الماءthe water الفراحjoy
أرسى على الماء الفراح
where the moist breeze had
Every passerby stayed and left
anchored joy upon the water.
Since the day of Insnā whose purity has not faded or become turbid
والطيرand the birds تشدوsing melodiously فيin الغصوthe branches (start)
والطير تشدو في الغصو
نthe branches (end) بطيبwith the sweetness of ألحانmelodies صحاحsound; flawless
ن بطيب ألحان صحاح
And the birds sang in the branch-
I do not forget, I do not forget our gathering in you in the early dawn
es, with sweet, flawless melodies;
Blessings come to us from the tomorrow and to the spirits
وفواكهand the fruits الأغصانof the branches تنثرare scattered
وفواكه الأغصان تنثر
فيهin it منfrom كلevery النواحيdirection
فيه من كل النواحي
and fruits from the branches were scattered
Our friend al-Salah still inspires in times of piety
within it, from every side.
And remains forever in the days under protection and success
حييتmay you be hailed ياO يومday of الجنينthe little garden (start)
حييت يا يوم الجنين
ةthe little garden (end) كلevery غاديةmorning comer وراحand evening comer
ة كل غادية وراح
Hail to you, O day of the little gar-
As the cooing of doves in the evening and in the dawn
den, at every coming of morning and evening!
منof; as يومa day of إنسfellowship لمdid not يكدdisturb (start)
من يوم إنس لم يكد
رdisturb (end) صفوهits serenity واشa talebearer ولاand a faultfinder (start) حيfaultfinder (end)
ر صفوه واش ولا حي
What a day of fellowship! No one trou-
bled its serenity—neither talebearer nor faultfinder.
ماwhatever أنسىI forget لاnot أنسىI forget اجتماعmeeting
ما أنسى لا أنسى اجتماع
يmy فيكin you بالغرwith the radiant ones الصباحfair-faced
ي فيك بالغر الصباح
Whatever I forget, I shall not forget that meeting
of mine in you, with the radiant, fair-faced ones.
تغدوcome in the morning عليناto us الطيباتgood things; delicacies مfrom (start)
تغدو علينا الطيبات م
نfrom (end) الغدthe morning وإلىand until الرواحevening
ن الغد وإلى الرواح
Good things came to us fr-
om morning until evening.
لاmay ... not زالcease صاحبناour companion الصلاSalah (start)
لا زال صاحبنا الصلا
حSalah (end) يؤمis sought out فيin حالa state of الصلاحwell-being; righteousness
ح يؤم في حال الصلاح
May our companion Sala-
h always be sought out in a state of well-being,
وبقىand may he remain مدىthroughout الأيامthe days فيin
وبقى مدى الأيام في
حرزthe shelter of السلامةsafety والنجاحand success
حرز السلامة والنجاح
and remain, through all the days, within
the shelter of safety and success,
ماas long as غردتsing; warble ورقgray ones of الحمائمthe doves
ما غردت ورق الحمائم
فيin المساءthe evening وفيand in الصباحthe morning
في المساء وفي الصباح
as long as the gray doves sing
in the evening and in the morning.
Partial English translation: 21 of 34 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1