سَيَّديmy lord سَيَّديmy lord كِتابُكَyour letter أَحْلَىsweeter
سَيَّدي سَيَّدي كِتابُكَ أَحْلَى
مِنْthan زُلالٍclear, sweet water عَلىto فُؤادِthe heart الصَّادِيthe thirsty one
مِنْ زُلالٍ عَلى فُؤادِ الصَّادِي
My lord, my lord, your letter is sweeter
My master, my master, your book is sweeter
than clear water to a thirsty heart.
Than fresh water upon the heart of the thirsty one.
خِلْتُI imagined فِيهِin it قَميصَthe shirt of يوسُفَJoseph لَمَّاwhen
خِلْتُ فِيهِ قَميصَ يوسُفَ لَمَّا
أَلْصَقَتْهُpressed it أَنامِليmy fingertips بِفُؤَادِيto my heart
أَلْصَقَتْهُ أَنامِلي بِفُؤَادِي
I imagined Joseph’s shirt within it when
I have worn in it Joseph's shirt when
my fingertips pressed it to my heart.
My fingers stitched it to my heart.
كَرِّرِrepeat اللَّثْمَthe kissing ياO فَميmy mouth وَتَرَشَّفْand sip
كَرِّرِ اللَّثْمَ يا فَمي وَتَرَشَّفْ
مِنْهُfrom it آثارَtraces فَضْلِthe bounty of تِلْكَthose الأيادِيthe hands
مِنْهُ آثارَ فَضْلِ تِلْكَ الأيادِي
Keep kissing, O my mouth, and sip
Repeat the kiss, oh my mouth, and sip
from it the traces of those hands’ bounty.
From it the traces of the grace of those hands.
نِغْمَةٌa melody سُمِّيَتْwas called كِتاباًa letter مَجازاًmetaphorically
نِغْمَةٌ سُمِّيَتْ كِتاباً مَجازاً
أناI نَبْتُa plant وَهْيَand it السَّحابُthe clouds الغَوادِيcoming in the morning
أنا نَبْتُ وَهْيَ السَّحابُ الغَوادِي
A melody, metaphorically called a letter;
A melody named a book metaphorically,
I am a plant, and it is the morning clouds.
I am the plant and it is the pouring rain.
كَثَّرَتْit multiplied حَاسِدِيmy enviers حَتَّىuntil تَخَيَّلْimagined (verb continues)
كَثَّرَتْ حَاسِدِي حَتَّى تَخَيَّلْ
تُI (verb suffix) جُفُونِيmy eyelids مِنْfrom جُمْلَةِthe ranks of الحُسَّادِthe enviers
تُ جُفُونِي مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الحُسَّادِ
It multiplied my enviers, until I imagined
My enviers increased until they imagined
my eyelids among the envious.
My eyelids among the totality of the envious.
قالَتِsaid العَيْنُthe eye وَهْيَwhile it تُخْرِجُbrings forth دُرّاًpearls
قالَتِ العَيْنُ وَهْيَ تُخْرِجُ دُرّاً
فاخِراًsplendid مِنْfrom بِحارِthe seas of ذاكَthat المِدادِthe ink
فاخِراً مِنْ بِحارِ ذاكَ المِدادِ
The eye said, as it brought forth pearls
The eye said while producing a splendid pearl
of great splendor from the seas of that ink:
From the seas of that ink,
أناI أَفْدِيI ransom بَياضَهُits whiteness بِبَياضِيwith my whiteness
أنا أَفْدِي بَياضَهُ بِبَياضِي
أناI أَفْدِيI ransom سَوادَهُits blackness بِسَوادِيwith my blackness
أنا أَفْدِي سَوادَهُ بِسَوادِي
“I ransom its whiteness with my own whiteness;
“I ransom its whiteness with my whiteness,
I ransom its blackness with my own blackness.”
I ransom its blackness with my blackness.”
أناI عَبدُthe servant of الإِمامِthe imam أَحْمَدَAhmad خَيْرٌbetter
أنا عَبدُ الإِمامِ أَحْمَدَ خَيْرٌ
لِيَfor me مِنْthan نِسْبَتِيmy descent إِلَىto أَجْدادِيmy forefathers
لِيَ مِنْ نِسْبَتِي إِلَى أَجْدادِي
“I am the servant of Imam Ahmad” is better
I am the servant of Imam Ahmad, better
for me than my descent from my forefathers.
For me than my ancestry to my forefathers.
فَعَلَيْهِso upon him السَّلامُpeace ماas long as غَرَّدَtrilled الطَّيْthe birds (word continues)
فَعَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ما غَرَّدَ الطَّيْ
رُcompletion of 'birds' وَغَنَّىand sang شَادٍa singer وَرَجَّعَand repeated his song حادِa camel-driver
رُ وَغَنَّى شَادٍ وَرَجَّعَ حادِ
So peace be upon him as long as birds trill,
So peace be upon him so long as the birds chirped
and a singer sings and a camel-driver repeats his song.
And the lover sang poetry and the companion conversed.
Sol 6.1