يَاO جَارِيَmy neighbor الْمَحْبُوبِbeloved مَاhow أَلْطَفَكْkind you are
يَا جَارِيَ الْمَحْبُوبِ مَا أَلْطَفَكْ
قَدْindeed فَاتَنِيeluded me يَاO جَارُneighbor أَنْto أَعْرُفَكْI know you
قَدْ فَاتَنِي يَا جَارُ أَنْ أَعْرُفَكْ
O my beloved neighbor, how kind you are!
O neighbor of the beloved, how graceful you are!
I had failed, O neighbor, to know you.
You have captivated me, O neighbor, though I do not know you.
أَوْلَيْتَنِيyou bestowed on me مُمْتَدِحاًpraising مَاwhat اقْتَضَتْcalled for
أَوْلَيْتَنِي مُمْتَدِحاً مَا اقْتَضَتْ
بِلاَغَةُeloquence الْوَضْفِdescription فَمَاso how أَوْصَفَكْwell you describe
بِلاَغَةُ الْوَضْفِ فَمَا أَوْصَفَكْ
In praising me, you bestowed what was called for
You have made me your praiser, though the eloquence of description,
By eloquent description—how well you describe!
Could not fully describe you.
مَاnot أَنَاI مَنْone who شَرَّفَhonored أَوْطَانَهُhis homelands
مَا أَنَا مَنْ شَرَّفَ أَوْطَانَهُ
ذَاكَthat خيَالٌa fancy نَظْمُهُits versification شَرَّفَكْhonored you
ذَاكَ خيَالٌ نَظْمُهُ شَرَّفَكْ
I am not the one who brought honor to his homelands;
It is not I who ennobled his homelands,
That is a fancy; setting it in verse has brought you honor.
That is just imaginary verse that ennobled you.
سُبْحَانَglory be to مَنْthe One who أعْطَاكَgave you هَذَاthis الحِجَىwisdom
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ أعْطَاكَ هَذَا الحِجَى
وَفِيand in المَعَانِيmeanings فِطْرَةًby innate nature صَرَّفكْset you to work
وَفِي المَعَانِي فِطْرَةً صَرَّفكْ
Glory to Him who gave you this wisdom,
Glory to Him who granted you this distinction,
And, by innate gift, set you to work with meanings.
And gifted you inner wisdom to compose.
إِيهِsay on! فَتَىyouth الفُتْيَانِof youths أَنَّthat الَّذِيthe one who
إِيهِ فَتَى الفُتْيَانِ أَنَّ الَّذِي
أَوْلاَكَbestowed upon you هَذَاthis الجاهَprestige قَدindeed أَنْصَفَكْdid you justice
أَوْلاَكَ هَذَا الجاهَ قَد أَنْصَفَكْ
Say on, youth of youths: he who
Hey, the best of youths! He who
Bestowed this prestige upon you has indeed done you justice.
Honored you with this glory has been fair to you.
عِشْlive وَاسْمُand rise فيamong الْقَوُمِthe people فَمَاfor there is no مِنْany فَتىًyouth
عِشْ وَاسْمُ في الْقَوُمِ فَمَا مِنْ فَتىً
فِيin كُلِّevery فَضْلٍexcellence وَاقِفٍstanding مَوِقفَكْyour standing
فِي كُلِّ فَضْلٍ وَاقِفٍ مَوِقفَكْ
Live, and rise among the people, for there is no youth
Live with a name among the people, for there is no young man
Who stands your equal in every excellence.
Standing in every virtue in your place.
Sol 6.1