صِيرِيgo إِلَىto بَيْتِكِyour home الْجَدِيدِnew
صِيرِي إِلَى بَيْتِكِ الْجَدِيدِ
فيin رَوْنَقِthe radiance of الطَّالِعِfortune السَّعِيدِhappy
في رَوْنَقِ الطَّالِعِ السَّعِيدِ
Go to your new home,
Move to your new home,
in the radiance of happy fortune.
In the prosperity of good omens,
لَمْdid not تَتْرُكِيyou leave مَنْزِلاًa home مُجِيداًsplendid
لَمْ تَتْرُكِي مَنْزِلاً مُجِيداً
إِلاَّexcept إِلَىto مَنْزِلٍa home مُجِيدِsplendid
إِلاَّ إِلَى مَنْزِلٍ مُجِيدِ
You did not leave a splendid home
You have not left a glorious house,
except for another splendid home.
Except for another glorious one.
أَيُّwhat a أَبٍfather حَازِمٍresolute نَبِيلٍnoble
أَيُّ أَبٍ حَازِمٍ نَبِيلٍ
دَرَجَتْshe stepped forth مِنْfrom قَصْرِهِhis palace الْمُشِيدِlofty
دَرَجَتْ مِنْ قَصْرِهِ الْمُشِيدِ
What a resolute and noble father,
What firm and noble father,
from whose lofty palace she has stepped forth!
Has his daughter leave his eminent palace,
أَخْلَصْتُI sincerely devoted وُدِّيmy affection دَهْراًfor a long time لِقَوْمٍto a people
أَخْلَصْتُ وُدِّي دَهْراً لِقَوْمٍ
فَفُزْتُand so I won بِالْمُخْلِصِthe faithful one الْوَحِيدِthe only one
فَفُزْتُ بِالْمُخْلِصِ الْوَحِيدِ
For years I gave a people my sincere affection,
I have sincerely devoted my love for a people,
and won the one truly faithful man.
So I won the sincere beloved.
حَدِّثْspeak بِمَاof whatever شِئْتَyou wish عَنْabout دِيَابٍDiab
حَدِّثْ بِمَا شِئْتَ عَنْ دِيَابٍ
فِيin الْفَضْلِexcellence مِنْfrom مبْدِيءٍone who begins مُعيدِone who repeats
فِي الْفَضْلِ مِنْ مبْدِيءٍ مُعيدِ
Say what you will of Diab,
Talk about Diyab,
of his excellence, telling and retelling:
In generosity, he is the creator and restorer,
عَنْof أَدَبٍrefinement عَنْof عُلُوِّelevation of كَعْبٍankle (figuratively, rank)
عَنْ أَدَبٍ عَنْ عُلُوِّ كَعْبٍ
فِيin الْجَّاهِprestige عَنْof نَجْدَةٍcourage وَجُوْدِand generosity
فِي الْجَّاهِ عَنْ نَجْدَةٍ وَجُوْدِ
of refinement, of lofty standing
About literature, the height of glory,
in rank, of courage and generosity.
In status, help, and generosity.
كَمْhow many مِنْof حُرِيبٍa dispossessed man ضَعِيفِweak of رِكْنٍsupport
كَمْ مِنْ حُرِيبٍ ضَعِيفِ رِكْنٍ
أَوَىhe sought refuge إِلَىin رِكْنِهِhis shelter الشَّدِيدِstrong
أَوَى إِلَى رِكْنِهِ الشَّدِيدِ
How many a dispossessed man, with frail support,
How many weak pillars,
has sought refuge in his mighty shelter!
Have taken refuge in its strong pillar,
وُجُوْدُthe presence of أَمْثَالِهِmen like him قلِيلٌrare
وُجُوْدُ أَمْثَالِهِ قلِيلٌ
مِنْamong نِعَمِthe blessings of اللهِGod فِيin الوُجُودِthe world
مِنْ نِعَمِ اللهِ فِي الوُجُودِ
The presence of men like him is rare—
The generosity of the likes of him is little,
one of God's blessings in this world.
Of God's blessings in generosity.
أَسْمَاءُAsma هَذَاthis أَبُوكِyour father فَابْنِيso build
أَسْمَاءُ هَذَا أَبُوكِ فَابْنِي
حِمَاكِyour refuge فِيin ظِلِّهِhis shade الْمَدِيدِfar-reaching
حِمَاكِ فِي ظِلِّهِ الْمَدِيدِ
Asma, this is your father; so build
The names of this are your father, so build,
your refuge beneath his far-reaching shade,
Your protection in its lasting shadow,
وَفِيand in عِنَايَاتِthe care of خَيْرِthe best أُمٍّmother
وَفِي عِنَايَاتِ خَيْرِ أُمٍّ
يَصْدِرُhe acts عَنْaccording to رَأْيِهَاher counsel الرَّشِيدِwise
يَصْدِرُ عَنْ رَأْيِهَا الرَّشِيدِ
and under the care of the finest mother,
And in the care of the best mother,
whose wise counsel he follows.
Flowing from her wise opinion.
كَأَنَّهَاas though she صَوَّرَتْshe fashioned مِثَالاًan ideal
كَأَنَّهَا صَوَّرَتْ مِثَالاً
لِلْبِرِّof devotion بِالزَّوْجِto the husband وَالْوَلِيدِand the child
لِلْبِرِّ بِالزَّوْجِ وَالْوَلِيدِ
As though she had fashioned an ideal
It is as if she depicted an ideal,
of devotion to husband and child.
Of righteousness with spouse and child,
إِنْif تَتَشَبَّهْimitate أَوْفَىthe most devoted الْغَوَانِيbeautiful women
إِنْ تَتَشَبَّهْ أَوْفَى الْغَوَانِي
بِهَاlike her تَشَبَّهْنthey resemble مِنْfrom بَعِيدِafar
بِهَا تَشَبَّهْن مِنْ بَعِيدِ
If the most devoted beauties imitate
If the chastest of the passionate,
her, they resemble her only from afar.
Emulate her, they emulate from afar.
تَرَسَّمْتِyou followed فِيin الْكَمَالِperfection رَسْماًa pattern
تَرَسَّمْتِ فِي الْكَمَالِ رَسْماً
جَرَتْshe proceeded عَلَيْهِalong it بِلاَwithout مُحِيدِdeviation
جَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ بِلاَ مُحِيدِ
You followed a pattern of perfection
You have depicted in perfection, a depiction,
that she pursued without deviation,
Upon which the inevitable flowed,
وَسِرْتِand you walked سَيْراًa course عَدَاهُpassed it by ذَامٍa faultfinder
وَسِرْتِ سَيْراً عَدَاهُ ذَامٍ
فِيalong ذلِكَthat الْمَنْهَجِpath الْحَمِيدِpraiseworthy
فِي ذلِكَ الْمَنْهَجِ الْحَمِيدِ
and walked a course no critic condemned,
And you walked a path,
along that praiseworthy path.
In that praised methodology.
آلَfamilies of الْعَرُوسَيْنِthe bridal pair لاَnot بَرِحْتُمْyou cease
آلَ الْعَرُوسَيْنِ لاَ بَرِحْتُمْ
مِنَof الْمَسَرَّاتِjoys فِيin مَزِيدِincrease
مِنَ الْمَسَرَّاتِ فِي مَزِيدِ
Families of the bridal pair, may you never cease
The two brides did not cease to be,
to grow in joy.
In joys upon joys,
لِتَوْبَةِin the repentance of الْدَّهْرِTime أِيِّwhat حُسْنٍbeauty
لِتَوْبَةِ الْدَّهْرِ أِيِّ حُسْنٍ
فَالْيوْمُfor today عِيدٌa festival وَأَيُّand what a عِيدِfestival
فَالْيوْمُ عِيدٌ وَأَيُّ عِيدِ
How beautiful is Time's repentance!
To the repentance of time, what beauty,
For today is a festival—and what a festival!
Today is an Eid, and what an Eid!
قَدindeed عَقَدَstrung الْيُمْنُgood fortune فِيهِon it عِقْداًa necklace
قَد عَقَدَ الْيُمْنُ فِيهِ عِقْداً
لَهُit has فَخارٌglory عَلىover الْعُقُودِthe necklaces
لَهُ فَخارٌ عَلى الْعُقُودِ
Good fortune has strung a necklace on this day,
Good fortune has contracted in it a contract,
whose glory surpasses that of other necklaces.
It prides over contracts,
غَيْرُnot قَلِيلِa small thing أَنْthat تَشهَدُوهُyou witness it
غَيْرُ قَلِيلِ أَنْ تَشهَدُوهُ
وَالْمَجْدُand Glory فِيهِin it مِنَamong الشُّهُودِthe witnesses
وَالْمَجْدُ فِيهِ مِنَ الشُّهُودِ
It is no small thing for you to witness it,
It's not little that you witness it,
with Glory itself among its witnesses.
And glory is among the witnesses.
أَسْمَاءُAsma فِيamong الْخَرْدِthe maidens الْغَوَالِيprecious
أَسْمَاءُ فِي الْخَرْدِ الْغَوَالِي
فَرِيدَةُa matchless pearl اللُّؤْلُؤِpearls الْفَرِيدِpeerless
فَرِيدَةُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْفَرِيدِ
Asma, among the precious maidens,
Asma is uniquely peerless,
is the matchless pearl among peerless pearls.
Among the youthful gazelles,
تِلْكَthose الذَّكِيَّاتُfragrant ones فِيamong حَلاَهَاher adornments
تِلْكَ الذَّكِيَّاتُ فِي حَلاَهَا
مِنْof أَيِّwhat نَوْعٍkind مِنَof الْوُرُودِroses
مِنْ أَيِّ نَوْعٍ مِنَ الْوُرُودِ
Those fragrant blossoms among her adornments—
Those intelligent ones in their adornment,
what kind of roses are they?
Are of any type of flowers.
يَأْبَىrefuses عَلَىagainst الْعَفَافِmodesty مِنْهَاof her
يَأْبَى عَلَى الْعَفَافِ مِنْهَا
وَصْفُdescription of قَوَمٍstature أَوْor نَعْتُportrayal of جِيدِa neck
وَصْفُ قَوَمٍ أَوْ نَعْتُ جِيدِ
Her modesty does not permit
A description of a people or a good attribution,
a description of her figure or portrayal of her neck.
Refuses to describe their chastity,
أَمَّاas for الْمَعَانِيinner qualities بِهَاin her فَتَسْمُوso they transcend
أَمَّا الْمَعَانِي بِهَا فَتَسْمُو
مَعَانِيَconceptions of الشَّاعِرِthe poet الْمُجِيدِaccomplished
مَعَانِيَ الشَّاعِرِ الْمُجِيدِ
But her inner qualities rise above
As for the meanings through them, they transcend,
the imaginings of the accomplished poet.
The meanings of the eminent poet.
زُفَّتْshe was led as a bride إِلَىto نَابِهٍan eminent man حَصِيفٍdiscerning
زُفَّتْ إِلَى نَابِهٍ حَصِيفٍ
فِيin جِيلِهِhis generation فَاقِدِlacking النَّدِيدِan equal
فِي جِيلِهِ فَاقِدِ النَّدِيدِ
She was led as a bride to an eminent, discerning man,
She was led to a wise and judicious groom,
without an equal in his generation.
Unique in his generation,
فَتىًa youth وَدِيعٌgentle (Wadi') كَمَاas دَعَوْهُthey named him
فَتىً وَدِيعٌ كَمَا دَعَوْهُ
غَيْرَnot مُرِيبٍsuspect وَلاَnor مُرِيدِrebellious
غَيْرَ مُرِيبٍ وَلاَ مُرِيدِ
A gentle youth—Wadi', as they named him—
A gentle, kind man as he was called,
neither suspect nor rebellious.
Without deceit or desire.
رَقِيقُdelicate حُسْنٍbeauty يَسْطُوhe overpowers بِبَأْسٍwith might
رَقِيقُ حُسْنٍ يَسْطُو بِبَأْسٍ
دَانَتْsubmitted لَهُto him قُوَّةُthe strength of الْحَدِيدِiron
دَانَتْ لَهُ قُوَّةُ الْحَدِيدِ
Delicate in beauty, he conquers with might;
Delicate, handsome, overpowering with might,
the strength of iron has submitted to him.
The strength of steel has submitted to him,
بِعَينِwith the eye of طِفْلٍa child وَعَقْلِand the mind of كَهْلٍa mature man
بِعَينِ طِفْلٍ وَعَقْلِ كَهْلٍ
مَاwhat فِعْلُهُhis effect فِيin فُؤَادِthe heart of رَوْدِa tender maiden
مَا فِعْلُهُ فِي فُؤَادِ رَوْدِ
With a child's eye and a mature man's mind,
With the eye of a child and the mind of an elder,
what an effect he has on a tender maiden's heart!
What did his presence do to the gentle heart!
يَاO أَيُّهَاyou الآخِذَانِthe two undertaking عَهْداًa covenant
يَا أَيُّهَا الآخِذَانِ عَهْداً
قَدَّسَهُsanctified it اللهُGod فِيamong الْعُهُودِcovenants
قَدَّسَهُ اللهُ فِي الْعُهُودِ
O you two, entering into a covenant
O you two who have taken a covenant,
that God has sanctified among covenants,
God has sanctified it among covenants,
تِلْكَthat السَّلافُchoice wine الَّتِيwhich أَحَلَّتْwas made lawful
تِلْكَ السَّلافُ الَّتِي أَحَلَّتْ
بَيْنَamid التَّسَابِيحِhymns of praise وَالنَّشِيدِand song
بَيْنَ التَّسَابِيحِ وَالنَّشِيدِ
that choice wine which was made lawful
That which the sublime has permitted,
amid hymns of praise and song
Between the praises and the hymns.
رَمْزٌa symbol إِلَىof خُلْسَةٍa stolen draught أُبِيحَتْwas permitted
رَمْزٌ إِلَى خُلْسَةٍ أُبِيحَتْ
لِلْحُبِّfor love مِنْfrom كَوْثَرِKawthar الْخُلُودِimmortality
لِلْحُبِّ مِنْ كَوْثَرِ الْخُلُودِ
is a symbol of a stolen draught permitted
A symbol of an intimacy that was allowed,
to love from the Kawthar of immortality.
For love from the abundant eternity,
تَصِيبُهَاattains it النَّفْسُthe soul وَهْيَwhile it is ظَمْأَىthirsty
تَصِيبُهَا النَّفْسُ وَهْيَ ظَمْأَى
مِنَfrom الأَمَانِيhopes وَالْوُعُودِand promises
مِنَ الأَمَانِي وَالْوُعُودِ
The soul, athirst, receives it
The self attains it thirsty,
from hopes and promises.
From wishes and promises.
رَدَّاcome to drink, you two صَفَاءَthe purity of الْهَوَىlove وَذَوَّقَاand taste, you two
رَدَّا صَفَاءَ الْهَوَى وَذَوَّقَا
مَاwhat طَابَis sweet مِنْof عَيْشِهِits life الرَّغِيدِabundant
مَا طَابَ مِنْ عَيْشِهِ الرَّغِيدِ
Drink of love's purity, and taste
They both returned the serenity of passion,
what is sweet in its abundant life.
And tasted the pleasantness of its happy life,
Sol 6.1