وَرَدarrived الكتابُthe letter فسَرَّنيand so it delighted me
وَرَد الكتابُ فسَرَّني
بورودِهat its arrival لماwhen وردْit arrived
بورودِه لما وردْ
The letter arrived and delighted me
at its arrival, when it came.
فكأنماso it was as though عُنوانُهits heading
فكأنما عُنوانُه
دُرٌّpearls تَلأَلأَgleamed أوor بَرَدْhailstones
دُرٌّ تَلأَلأَ أو بَرَدْ
Its heading seemed
gleaming pearls, or hailstones.
وكأنماand it was as though أسطارُهits lines
وكأنما أسطارُه
سِمْطa string of اللآلىpearls أمor زَرَدchain mail
سِمْط اللآلى أم زَرَد
And its lines seemed
a string of pearls, or chain mail.
لماwhen أتَانيit reached me سَرَّنيit delighted me
لما أتَاني سَرَّني
وَأَزالand it dispelled عنfrom قلبيmy heart الكَمَدْsorrow
وَأَزال عن قلبي الكَمَدْ
When it reached me, it delighted me
and dispelled sorrow from my heart.
أَهْداهُhe sent it as a gift سيدُناour master الوليُّthe close friend
أَهْداهُ سيدُنا الوليُّ
المرتضىthe esteemed one أُهلُone possessed of الرشدْsound judgment
المرتضى أُهلُ الرشدْ
Our master, the close friend, sent it as a gift,
the esteemed one, a man of sound judgment.
رعياًcare and protection لهfor him مِنas a سيِّدٍmaster
رعياً له مِن سيِّدٍ
لوif كنتُI were أعطَىgranted ماwhat أَوَدّْI desire
لو كنتُ أعطَى ما أَوَدّْ
May he be cherished, such a master!
If I were granted what I desire,
لوددتI would wish أنthat يبقَىhe endure بَقَاduration (continued)
لوددت أن يبقَى بَقَا
ءَ(completes 'duration') الدهرtime أوor طولَthe length of الأَمَدْthe span
ءَ الدهر أو طولَ الأَمَدْ
I would wish that he might endure
as long as time itself, or for a lengthy span.
ياO سالِمَSalim بنson of محمدٍMuhammad
يا سالِمَ بن محمدٍ
خُدْtake ماwhat ترىyou see مِمنfrom one whom تَوَدْyou love
خُدْ ما ترى مِمن تَوَدْ
O Salim, son of Muhammad,
take what you see from one you love.
واسترْand conceal عُيوبَthe flaws of قَريضthe verse of مَنone who
واسترْ عُيوبَ قَريض مَن
وَالاكَhas been loyal to you فيin هَزْلٍjest وَجَدّْand earnest
وَالاكَ في هَزْلٍ وَجَدّْ
And conceal the flaws in the verse of one
who is loyal to you in jest and earnest.
فهُوfor he الوفيُّthe faithful one بعهدهِto his pledge
فهُو الوفيُّ بعهدهِ
فأقبْلso accept فهذاfor this ماwhat اجتْهدْhe strove to produce
فأقبْل فهذا ما اجتْهدْ
For he is faithful to his pledge;
so accept it, for this is what he strove to offer.
وانعمْand enjoy comfort بعشٍin a nest ناعمٍcomfortable
وانعمْ بعشٍ ناعمٍ
فيin مَعْقلa stronghold عاليlofty in العَمَدْthe pillars
في مَعْقل عالي العَمَدْ
And enjoy a comfortable nest
in a stronghold with lofty pillars.
واسْلَمand be safe سَلِمْتmay you be preserved مبرَّأًfree
واسْلَم سَلِمْت مبرَّأً
مِنfrom كلevery لُؤْمٍbaseness أوor فَنَدْfolly
مِن كل لُؤْمٍ أو فَنَدْ
And be safe—may you be preserved, free
from all baseness or folly.
بَلِّغْconvey سلاميmy greetings كلَّeveryone مَنْwhom
بَلِّغْ سلامي كلَّ مَنْ
تلْقَىyou meet وأهلَكَand your family والولدْand the offspring
تلْقَى وأهلَكَ والولدْ
Convey my greetings to everyone
you meet, and to your family and offspring.
مِنيfrom me التحيةgreetings والسلاand peace (continued)
مِني التحية والسلا
مُ(completes 'peace') عليكupon you طولَthroughout الأَبَدْeternity
مُ عليك طولَ الأَبَدْ
From me, greetings and peace
be upon you for all eternity.
ثمthen الصلاةُblessings علىupon النبيّthe Prophet
ثم الصلاةُ على النبيّ
محمدMuhammad خَيرِthe best of العدَدْall those counted
محمد خَيرِ العدَدْ
Then blessings upon the Prophet,
Muhammad, the best of all.
Sol 6.1