ياO منyou who طلبتyou requested الشعرpoetry هاكhere, take تحيّتيmy greeting
يا من طلبت الشعر هاك تحيّتي
وهوايand my love ياO روحيmy soul وياand O ضوحيّتيmy Dawhiyya
وهواي يا روحي ويا ضوحيّتي
O you who asked for poetry, take my greeting,
Oh you who sought poetry, here is my greeting
and my love, O my soul and O my Dawhiyya.
And my love, O my soul and O my clarity
أيُرادُis it wanted? تفصيلٌa detailed account لماof what عنديwith me وكمand how many
أيُرادُ تفصيلٌ لما عندي وكم
قلبٍa heart وموجزand the gist of أمرهits story فيin لفظةa word
قلبٍ وموجز أمره في لفظة
Is a detailed account of what I hold within wanted? And how many
Shall I give details of what I have and how much
a heart has its story summed up in a single word!
A heart has, and its matter is summarized in one word
لكنbut فنَّthe art of الشعرpoetry وردُroses أحبةloved ones
لكن فنَّ الشعر وردُ أحبة
يُهدىis given as a gift فهاكso take قصيدتيmy poem بلrather وردتيmy rose
يُهدى فهاك قصيدتي بل وردتي
But poetry's art is roses from loved ones,
But the art of poetry and the roses of loved ones
given as a gift; so take my poem—rather, my rose.
Are gifted so here is my poem and even my bouquet
والشعرand poetry روضٌa garden يانعٌflourishing وعبيرهand its fragrance
والشعر روضٌ يانعٌ وعبيره
سارٍwafting إليناto us منfrom عبيرthe fragrance of الجنَّةParadise
سارٍ إلينا من عبير الجنَّة
And poetry is a flourishing garden, and its fragrance
Poetry is a lush garden and its fragrance
wafts to us from the fragrance of Paradise.
Flows to us from the fragrance of Heaven
وأراكand I see you روضةa garden رقةٍtenderness ومحاسنٍand charms
وأراك روضة رقةٍ ومحاسنٍ
هلdoes ...? روضةٌa garden تهديoffer البيانeloquence لروضةto a garden
هل روضةٌ تهدي البيان لروضة
And I see you as a garden of tenderness and beauty.
And I see you as a garden of tenderness and beauty
Does one garden offer eloquence to another?
Does one garden send eloquence to another garden?
فإِليكso to you ياO أغلىmost precious عزيزٍbeloved ياO ابنتيmy daughter
فإِليك يا أغلى عزيزٍ يا ابنتي
وأحبَّand most beloved منthose whom تصبوyearns إليهtoward him مهجتيmy heart
وأحبَّ من تصبو إليه مهجتي
So to you, O most precious beloved, O my daughter,
So to you, O most precious beloved, my daughter
and dearest of those for whom my heart yearns,
And most loved whom my affections pour towards
تذكارa keepsake والدكyour father المحبّloving وديعةًas a trust
تذكار والدك المحبّ وديعةً
فإذاso when ذكرتyou remember فهذهthen this is أمنيتيmy wish
فإذا ذكرت فهذه أمنيتي
a keepsake from your loving father, entrusted to your care.
A memento from your loving, gentle father
And if you remember me, that is my wish.
So if you remember, this is my wish
والخطّand handwriting مثلlike الرسمa portrait إنif يوماًone day نأىgrew distant
والخطّ مثل الرسم إن يوماً نأى
رسميmy likeness فللأثرthen toward the trace العزيزcherished تلفّتيturn your gaze
رسمي فللأثر العزيز تلفّتي
And handwriting is like a portrait; if one day
And writing is like drawing, if one day
my likeness grows distant, turn toward the cherished trace.
My drawing disappears, pay heed to the precious trace
Sol 6.1