سلامٌpeace وتسليمand salutations وألفُand a thousand مَسَرَّةٍjoy
سلامٌ وتسليم وألفُ مَسَرَّةٍ
أخصّI single out بهwith it الزاكيthe virtuous المسددthe rightly guided سَالِماSalim
أخصّ به الزاكي المسدد سَالِما
Peace, salutations, and a thousand joys—
Greetings of peace and salutations, a thousand delights
I offer them especially to Salim, virtuous and rightly guided,
I reserve especially for the sincere, guided one, greeting in peace,
سليلَdescendant of خميسKhamis بنson of الصفىّthe pure-hearted مباركٍMubarak
سليلَ خميس بن الصفىّ مباركٍ
بحيثinasmuch as لناto us قدindeed صارَhas become خِلاَّa close friend مسالمَاpeaceable
بحيث لنا قد صارَ خِلاَّ مسالمَا
Descendant of Khamis, son of the pure-hearted Mubarak,
Descendant of Khamis bin Al-Safa, the blessed one,
For he has become our peaceable friend.
Through whom peace has come to us.
عليكupon you سلامىmy greetings كلَّevery حينٍmoment وساعةٍand hour
عليك سلامى كلَّ حينٍ وساعةٍ
مُداماًunceasingly كفىis enough for فقدloss of الأليفthe companion حمَائِمَاdoves
مُداماً كفى فقد الأليف حمَائِمَا
My greetings be upon you at every moment and hour,
My greetings of peace be upon you at all times,
Unceasingly—the loss of a companion is grief enough for doves.
Continuously, that's enough, for the dear friend has become peaceful.
أعرْنَاكwe lent you ياO ذاpossessor of الودّaffection سبعَseven قصائِدpoems
أعرْنَاك يا ذا الودّ سبعَ قصائِد
وسافرتَand you traveled أزماناًfor a long time وقدand indeed جئتyou have come سَالمَاsafe and sound
وسافرتَ أزماناً وقد جئت سَالمَا
We lent you, O affectionate friend, seven poems,
We have presented you, O beloved, with seven eulogies,
And you traveled for a long time and have returned safely.
And you traveled for a time and have now returned in peace.
فمنso from فضِلكyour generosity الأسنىthe loftiest فجُودواso be generous لناto us بهاwith them
فمن فضِلك الأسنى فجُودوا لنا بها
سريعاًquickly كماjust as نُسْدِىwe bestow إليكupon you مكارِمَاfavors
سريعاً كما نُسْدِى إليك مكارِمَا
So, in your loftiest generosity, bestow them upon us,
So kindly be generous to us with your bounty,
Quickly, as we bestow generous favors upon you.
Quickly, as we present our virtues to you.
فديتكmay I be your ransom خلّصهاrelease them فهذاfor this is رسولُناour messenger
فديتك خلّصها فهذا رسولُنا
خميسُKhamis المصافِيthe sincere friend قدindeed أتاكَhe has come to you مُعَالِمَاbringing word
خميسُ المصافِي قد أتاكَ مُعَالِمَا
May I be your ransom! Release them: here is our messenger,
I ransom you, deliver them, for here is our messenger,
Khamis, the sincere friend, who has come to bring you word.
Khamis the pure, who has come to you as a guide.
فسلِّمso hand over لهto him عاريّةًa loaned item مستردةًbeing reclaimed
فسلِّم له عاريّةً مستردةً
وأنْتَand you برئٌblameless قدindeed كفيتَyou have been spared اللوائِمَاreproaches
وأنْتَ برئٌ قد كفيتَ اللوائِمَا
So hand him what was lent and is now being reclaimed,
Greet him with a loan to be returned,
And you are blameless, spared reproaches.
While you are innocent, having warded off blames.
وحَاشَاكَand far be it from you بلnay حاشاكfar be it from you يرجعhe returns خَائِباdisappointed
وحَاشَاكَ بل حاشاك يرجع خَائِبا
فإنكَfor you قدindeed صرتhave become النديمَthe boon companion المُنادِمَاwho shares fellowship
فإنكَ قد صرت النديمَ المُنادِمَا
And far be it from you—nay, far be it—that he return disappointed,
Far be it from you! Rather, far be it from you to return disappointed!
For you have become a close companion, sharing our fellowship.
For you have become an intimate, trusted friend.
إذاif شئتَyou wish منّاfrom us حاجةًa favor فهْيَthen it تنقِضيwill be fulfilled
إذا شئتَ منّا حاجةً فهْيَ تنقِضي
بإذنِby permission of إلهGod صارَhas become بالأمرover affairs قائِمَاin charge
بإذنِ إله صارَ بالأمر قائِمَا
If you desire a favor from us, it will be fulfilled,
If you wish something from us, it will be fulfilled,
By leave of God, who has taken charge of affairs.
By God's permission, for He has undertaken the matter.
نخصكwe single you out بالتسليمِwith salutations نجلٌson مباركٌblessed
نخصك بالتسليمِ نجلٌ مباركٌ
سلاماًpeace وتسليماand salutations مدىًa span of time مُتقَاربَاclosely spaced
سلاماً وتسليما مدىً مُتقَاربَا
We single you out with salutations, blessed son,
We send you special greetings, a blessed son,
Peace and salutations at closely spaced intervals.
Greetings of peace, drawing nearer and nearer.
ودونَكهاand take it منfrom مُعْولىٍّa Mu‘wali هديةًa gift
ودونَكها من مُعْولىٍّ هديةً
تسرُّكit delights you بلnay تُسْدِىit bestows إليكupon you مَغَانمَاgains
تسرُّك بل تُسْدِى إليك مَغَانمَا
And take it—a gift from a Mu‘wali,
And I have composed for you, a gift,
It delights you—nay, bestows gains upon you.
That will please you and bring you gains.
تسلىit consoles قلوبَthe hearts of العاشقينlovers كأنهاas though it were
تسلى قلوبَ العاشقين كأنها
حبيبa beloved إلىto أهليهhis family قدindeed صارhas become قَادِمَاone arriving
حبيب إلى أهليه قد صار قَادِمَا
It consoles the hearts of lovers, as though it were
It will cheer the hearts of lovers as if
A beloved who has come back to his family.
A beloved has arrived to his family.
تُسَهِّدit keeps sleepless أجفانَthe eyelids of الكرىslumber بفراقِهاthrough separation from it
تُسَهِّد أجفانَ الكرى بفراقِها
كأنهاas though it بالوصلِthrough reunion تُوقِظُawakens قائمَاone standing
كأنها بالوصلِ تُوقِظُ قائمَا
Its absence keeps the eyelids of slumber sleepless,
It will rest the eyelids of those suffering from separation,
As though, through reunion, it awakens one who stands.
As if with union it rouses one asleep.
قوافٍrhymes لهنfor them اللؤلؤُpearls الرطبُmoist خادمٌa servant
قوافٍ لهن اللؤلؤُ الرطبُ خادمٌ
كماjust as صِرْتُI have become للزاكيto the virtuous one ابنson of سُلطانَSultan خادمَاa servant
كما صِرْتُ للزاكي ابن سُلطانَ خادمَا
Rhymes with moist pearls as their servants,
Pearls are its serving maids for them -
Just as I have become a servant to the virtuous son of Sultan.
Just as I have become a servant to the sincere son of the Sultan.
وصلِّand send blessings إلِهيmy God كلَّevery حينٍmoment وساعةٍand hour
وصلِّ إلِهي كلَّ حينٍ وساعةٍ
علَىupon أحمَدٍAhmad أزكىthe noblest of الأنَامِhumankind مَكارمَاin noble virtues
علَى أحمَدٍ أزكى الأنَامِ مَكارمَا
And send blessings, my God, at every moment and hour,
O my God, bless Ahmad at all times,
Upon Ahmad, the noblest of humankind in virtue.
The most virtuous of all people.
Sol 6.1