للعبقريto the genius الفذَّthe peerless والخلand the close friend الوفيthe faithful ومنand him whose
للعبقري الفذَّ والخل الوفي ومن
فاقتexcelled مودتهhis affection سراًin secret وإعلاناand openly
فاقت مودته سراً وإعلانا
For the peerless genius, the faithful friend—and the one
To the peerless genius, the faithful friend, and him whose
whose affection surpassed all, privately and openly—
Affection excelled, in secret and in public.
شقsplit open اليراعthe reed pen لقدindeed أدلىgave voice بهاto it طرباin rapture
شق اليراع لقد أدلى بها طربا
هذاthis الربيعthe spring بنورwith the light of الحسنbeauty وافاناcame to us
هذا الربيع بنور الحسن وافانا
the reed pen cut its path; in rapture, it offered this:
The reed pen split open; indeed, it voiced this in rapture:
This spring, radiant with beauty, has come to us.
This spring has come to us with beauty’s light.
Sol 6.1