بَعدَafter التحيّةgreetings والثناءِand praise العاطرِfragrant
بَعدَ التحيّة والثناءِ العاطرِ
وَدعاءِand a prayer ودٍّaffection مِنfrom صميمِthe depths of الخاطرِthe heart
وَدعاءِ ودٍّ مِن صميمِ الخاطرِ
After greetings and fragrant praise,
After greetings and fragrant praise
and a prayer of affection from the depths of the heart,
And prayers of affection from my innermost heart
أُنهيI inform بأنّكمُthat you اِقتَرحتمyou requested مطلباًsomething desired
أُنهي بأنّكمُ اِقتَرحتم مطلباً
واللّهby God ليسَis not لدىwith الودودthe loving friend بحاضرِat hand
واللّه ليسَ لدى الودود بحاضرِ
I inform you that you have requested something
I must say, my friends, your request
which, by God, your loving friend does not have at hand.
Is beyond what this fond one can offer
وَأَناand I بقيدِin the bonds of تألّمٍsuffering منfrom نزلةٍa cold
وَأَنا بقيدِ تألّمٍ من نزلةٍ
عُوفيتمُmay you be kept well ماnot أنemphatic particle يزالceases to be مساوريmy assailant
عُوفيتمُ ما أن يزال مساوري
And I am fettered by suffering from a cold;
For I am bound by the pain of an illness
may you be kept well—it still assails me.
That you graciously endured while my bracelet remained
فَاِبسطso extend ليَto me العذرَpardon الجميلَgracious معَalong with الدعاprayer
فَاِبسط ليَ العذرَ الجميلَ معَ الدعا
حتّىuntil يُوافيكمit reaches you بِأيمنwith the most auspicious طائرِomen; bird
حتّى يُوافيكم بِأيمن طائرِ
So grant me gracious pardon, along with prayers,
So please extend to me beautiful forgiveness and prayer
until it reaches you with the most auspicious omen.
Until the auspicious bird brings to you what you desire
Sol 6.1