Sol 6.1

  1. أَلا رَوّحوا روحي برائحة الوَردِ

    فَقَد جاءَنا فصل الرَبيع من البُعدِ

    Ah, refresh my soul with the scent of roses;

    for spring has come to us from afar.

  2. أَلا متعوني مرَّةً من شَميمِه

    فيذهبَ عني بعض ما بي من الوَجدِ

    Ah, let me delight once in its fragrance,

    so some of the longing within me may pass away.

  3. هُوَ الوَردُ طيباً وازدهآءً ومنظراً

    وزهرتُهُ منهُ على ذلك الخَدِّ

    He is the rose in fragrance, radiance, and appearance,

    and its blossom is upon that cheek of his.

  4. وأَشواكُهُ اشواقُنا لجمالِهِ

    وَحاشاهُ من شوكٍ على ذلك القدِّ

    Its thorns are our longings for his beauty,

    yet far be thorns from that figure of his.

  5. وَلِلَّهِ وَردٌ لَيسَ يبرحُ ناضِراً

    فَلَم يَكُ مختصّا بشهرٍ لهُ فردِ

    God be praised for a rose that never ceases to be fresh,

    for it was never confined to one particular month.

  6. اتوق اليهِ مثلما اشتاق إِيَّلٌ

    الى ما بِهِ يُروي ظماهُ من الوَردِ

    I yearn for him as a stag longs

    for the water with which it quenches its thirst.

  7. وأَهفو لانفاس النَسيم اذا اتى

    لنا من لَدُنهُ حامِلاً ارَجَ النَدِّ

    And I yearn for the breaths of the breeze when it comes

    to us from him, bearing the fragrance of incense.

  8. سقى اللَهُ روضاً منهُ كان لنا بِهِ

    مَحاضِرُ لا تُنسى على قِدَم العَهدِ

    May God water a garden of his, where we once held

    gatherings never forgotten, however long ago.

  9. محاضِرُ كانَ الدهرُ بعضَ حضورها

    مَع الصفوف الايناس والبِشر والسَعدِ

    Gatherings where Time was among those present,

    alongside the ranks, companionship, cheer, and good fortune.

  10. رأَى ما بها من رائق الأُنس فاِنثَنى

    الينا وَحيّانا تحيَّة ذي ودِّ

    He saw the delightful fellowship there and turned

    toward us, greeting us as an affectionate friend.

  11. وَقالَ انظِموني بينكم متمتَّعاً

    بها مَعكم بالشر منيَ وَالحَمدِ

    And said, “Include me among you, to enjoy

    them with you—with evil from me, and praise.”

  12. وَعاهَدَنا ان لا يكدّر صفَونا

    وَهَيهاتِ ان يَبقى الزَمان على العَهدِ

    And he pledged to us not to disturb our serenity;

    yet how far Time is from keeping its pledge!

  13. فجمَّعنا تجميعَ احرُفِ شملِنا

    وَفرَّقَنا تَفريقَهُ احرُفَ الوَردِ

    So he joined us as the letters of shamlunā, ‘our union,’ are joined,

    and parted us as he parts the letters of ward, ‘rose.’