هاكمُtake, all of you منfrom أخِىa brother of ودادٍaffection سلاماًa greeting
هاكمُ من أخِى ودادٍ سلاماً
ماas long as هَمَيpoured down وابلٌa downpour وهبتand blew نُعامىthe south wind
ما هَمَي وابلٌ وهبت نُعامى
Accept a greeting from a brother in affection,
As long as rain pours down and the south wind blows.
وثنائيand my praise كأنهas though it were العنبرُambergris الوردُrose-hued
وثنائي كأنه العنبرُ الوردُ
أريجاًin fragrance يُزْرىputs to shame بنشرthe scent of الخُزَامَىlavender
أريجاً يُزْرى بنشر الخُزَامَى
And my praise is like rose-hued ambergris,
In fragrance putting lavender's scent to shame.
وتحياتِand salutations مخلصٍa sincere friend زانهاadorned them ودْlove (first part)
وتحياتِ مخلصٍ زانها ودْ
دٌcompletion of 'love' قديمٌlong-standing ماas long as حنَّyearned صبٌّa lovesick lover وهَامَاand wandered in passion
دٌ قديمٌ ما حنَّ صبٌّ وهَامَا
And a sincere friend's salutations, adorned with love,
Long-standing, as long as a lover yearns and wanders in passion.
بمعانٍwith meanings كأنهاas though they were اللؤلؤُpearls الرthe (beginning of 'fresh')
بمعانٍ كأنها اللؤلؤُ الر
رَطبfresh تفوقُsurpass السمطَthe necklace الثمينَprecious نِظامَاin arrangement
رَطب تفوقُ السمطَ الثمينَ نِظامَا
With meanings like pearls,
Fresh, surpassing a precious necklace in their arrangement.
بسطورٍin written lines كأنهنas though they were ثغورُthe mouths of
بسطورٍ كأنهن ثغورُ
الخرّدِshy maidens البيضِfair-skinned إنwhen بَدَيْنthey appear ابتسامَاsmiling
الخرّدِ البيضِ إن بَدَيْن ابتسامَا
In lines like the mouths
Of fair, shy maidens when they appear smiling.
وموداتand affections مُشفْقa caring friend صاغَهاfashioned them قلبٌa heart
ومودات مُشفْق صاغَها قلبٌ
شفيقtender يَهْوَىloves اللقاreunion ويَهْوَىand loves السَّلاماgreetings of peace
شفيق يَهْوَى اللقا ويَهْوَى السَّلاما
And a caring friend's affections, fashioned by a heart
Tender, loving reunion and loving greetings of peace.
قدindeed خصَصْنَاwe singled out بهاwith these الذينthose whose جَداهُمtheir bounty
قد خصَصْنَا بها الذين جَداهُم
زادَincreased عنbeyond ظنّناour expectations وفاقَand surpassed الغَمَامَاthe clouds
زادَ عن ظنّنا وفاقَ الغَمَامَا
These we have dedicated to those whose bounty
Exceeded our expectations and surpassed the clouds.
همْthey ملاذthe refuge of العافِىthe seeker of bounty وكهفُand the shelter of المصافِىthe loyal friend
همْ ملاذ العافِى وكهفُ المصافِى
وسمامُand deadly poison to العِدىenemies وغوثُand succor for اليتامَىorphans
وسمامُ العِدى وغوثُ اليتامَى
They are the supplicant's refuge and the loyal friend's shelter,
And poison to enemies, and succor to orphans.
والذيand who هُمْthey دونَapart from الأنامِother people يبيتونspend the night
والذي هُمْ دونَ الأنامِ يبيتون
لذِىfor the Lord of العرشِthe Throne سجداًprostrating وقيامَاand standing in prayer
لذِى العرشِ سجداً وقيامَا
And those who, apart from other people, spend the night
Before the Lord of the Throne, prostrating and standing in prayer.
وإذاand when خُوطبواthey are addressed بجهلٍwith folly يصونُواthey safeguard
وإذا خُوطبوا بجهلٍ يصونُوا
عنهfrom it أعراضَهمtheir honor وقالواand they say سلامَاpeace
عنه أعراضَهم وقالوا سلامَا
And when addressed with folly, they safeguard
Their honor from it and say, 'Peace.'
وإذاand when ماever (emphatic) مرُّواthey pass بلغوِthe idle talk of لئامٍbase people
وإذا ما مرُّوا بلغوِ لئامٍ
كذَّبواthey declare false قولَهمtheir words ومرّواand they pass on كِرامَاnobly
كذَّبوا قولَهم ومرّوا كِرامَا
And whenever they pass the idle talk of base men,
They declare their words false and pass on nobly.
وكذاكَand likewise الأجدادُthe forefathers منfrom قبلearlier times كانواthey were
وكذاكَ الأجدادُ من قبل كانوا
فيin علاهمtheir eminence أوفىmost faithful الأنامof all people ذِمَامَاin honoring pledges
في علاهم أوفى الأنام ذِمَامَا
Likewise, the forefathers before them were,
In their eminence, the most faithful of people to their pledges.
طالَit has been long ماthat قدindeed طلبتموهyou sought it ببيعٍthrough a sale
طالَ ما قد طلبتموه ببيعٍ
أوor خيارٍan option فقدso indeed عقدناwe composed الكَلاَمَاthe words
أو خيارٍ فقد عقدنا الكَلاَمَا
Long have you sought it through a sale
Or an option; thus we have composed these words.
وقفناwe refrained عَنْfrom بيعهselling it كلّناall of us واليand today (first part)
وقفنا عَنْ بيعه كلّنا والي
ومcompletion of 'today' عُدْناwe returned لبيعهِto selling it ياO نَدَامَىcompanions
وم عُدْنا لبيعهِ يا نَدَامَى
We all held back from selling it, and today
We have returned to selling it, O companions.
أنif (intended sense) تكونواyou are فيin همةٍresolve لشراهto buy it
أن تكونوا في همةٍ لشراه
فهلمواthen come, all of you وأظهرواand make known ليto me المَرَامَاthe intended aim
فهلموا وأظهروا لي المَرَامَا
If you are intent on buying it,
Then come and make your intention known to me.
أوor تكونَare النفوسُthe hearts طيبةًcontent منهwithout it
أو تكونَ النفوسُ طيبةً منه
علامَwhy الكونُthe state of affairs هذاthis علامَاwhy
علامَ الكونُ هذا علامَا
Or if your hearts are content to forgo it,
Why this state of affairs—why?
قدindeed لَعمرىby my life إنindeed يكتبتI wrote (misdivided text) لكمto you هذاthis
قد لَعمرى إن يكتبت لكم هذا
بياناًas clarification لكمfor you أخافُI fear المَلاَمَاreproach
بياناً لكم أخافُ المَلاَمَا
Indeed, by my life, I have written this to you
As an explanation to you; I fear reproach,
وجفاءًand unkindness مِنيon my part لبيعِيbecause of my selling سِواكُمto others than you
وجفاءً مِني لبيعِي سِواكُم
خيفةًfor fear أنthat يثيرَshould provoke وردىmy roses زُكاماa cold
خيفةً أن يثيرَ وردى زُكاما
And unkindness on my part in selling to others than you,
Lest my roses bring on a cold.
قيلَit was said ليto me بعْsell علىto أناسٍpeople سواهمother than them
قيلَ لي بعْ على أناسٍ سواهم
قُلْتُI said ماذاwhat أقولُshall I say قالواthey said تَعامَىfeign blindness
قُلْتُ ماذا أقولُ قالوا تَعامَى
I was told, 'Sell to people other than them.'
I said, 'What shall I say?' They said, 'Feign blindness.'
قلتI said كّلاno إنindeed التعامىfeigning blindness خداعٌdeceit
قلت كّلا إن التعامى خداعٌ
وخداعىand my deception لهمْtoward them يصيرwould become حراماًforbidden
وخداعى لهمْ يصير حراماً
I said, 'No! Feigning blindness is deceit,
And my deceiving them would be forbidden.'
لستI do not أَنسىforget جميلكمyour kindness لوeven if بعدتمْyou went far away
لست أَنسى جميلكم لو بعدتمْ
عنfrom قرارىmy dwelling مسيرَa journey of ألفينِtwo thousand عامَاyears
عن قرارى مسيرَ ألفينِ عامَا
I shall not forget your kindness, even if you go far
From my dwelling—a journey of two thousand years.
إنindeed مائيmy water منfrom بَعدafter بُعْدكمyour absence صاbecame (first part)
إن مائي من بَعد بُعْدكم صا
رcompletion of 'became' أجاجاًbitterly salty وصارand became تبرىmy uncoined gold رَغَامَاdust
ر أجاجاً وصار تبرى رَغَامَا
Indeed, since you went away, my water has
Turned bitterly salty, and my gold has turned to dust.
هاbehold أناI ذَاthis one والمالُand the property طوعُat the disposal of يدبكمyour hands (apparent typo)
ها أنا ذَا والمالُ طوعُ يدبكم
فانظرُواso consider حالتيmy plight كفهتمmay you be spared (apparent typo) أثَامَاpunishment for sin
فانظرُوا حالتي كفهتم أثَامَا
Here I am, and the property is at your disposal.
So consider my plight—may you be spared sin's punishment.
Sol 6.1