أَباO father of المَحاسنِvirtues وافانيcame to me البشيرُthe bearer of glad tidings بكمwith news of you
أَبا المَحاسنِ وافاني البشيرُ بكم
وَقَدand indeed قَضىsatisfied السمعُhearing مِنfrom أَخباركمnews of you وطراa desire
وَقَد قَضى السمعُ مِن أَخباركم وطرا
O Abu al-Mahasin, the bearer of glad tidings came to me with news of you.
And my ears have satisfied their longing with news of you.
وَصارَand became حبلُthe cord of إِخائيmy brotherly affection منكَwith you متّصلاًconnected
وَصارَ حبلُ إِخائي منكَ متّصلاً
وفيكَand in your honor درّthe pearls of ثنائيmy praise صارَbecame مُنتثراscattered
وفيكَ درّ ثنائي صارَ مُنتثرا
And the cord of my brotherly affection is now joined to you.
And the pearls of my praise have been scattered in your honor.
لكنّهاbut they أَخّرتنيdelayed me عَنfrom زِيارتكمvisiting you
لكنّها أَخّرتني عَن زِيارتكم
صُروفُthe vicissitudes of دَهريmy life وَقدand indeed أَرسلتI sent word معتذراapologizing
صُروفُ دَهري وَقد أَرسلت معتذرا
Yet they have delayed my visit to you—
The vicissitudes of my life—and I have sent word in apology.
وَربّand perhaps ساعةِan hour of أنسٍcompanionship تَسمحونyou are generous بِهاwith it
وَربّ ساعةِ أنسٍ تَسمحون بِها
فَتُثلِجونَand so you cool فُؤاداًa heart طالماfor so long استعراblazed
فَتُثلِجونَ فُؤاداً طالما استعرا
And perhaps you will grant an hour of companionship,
And so cool a heart that has so long blazed.
وَلستَand you are not فيconcerning ماwhat رَجَوناwe have hoped for منكfrom you متّهماًdoubted
وَلستَ في ما رَجَونا منك متّهماً
إذfor قَدindeed عَهدناكَwe have known you للإحسانِto doing good مُبتدراhastening
إذ قَد عَهدناكَ للإحسانِ مُبتدرا
Nor do we doubt that you will fulfill our hopes of you,
For we have known you to hasten to acts of kindness.
لاmay ... never زلتَyou cease to be مُنفرداًunrivaled فيin كلّevery مكرمةٍnoble deed
لا زلتَ مُنفرداً في كلّ مكرمةٍ
وفيكَand in you كلّevery كمالٍperfection دامَmay it remain مُنحصراconfined
وفيكَ كلّ كمالٍ دامَ مُنحصرا
May you always be unrivaled in every noble deed,
And may all perfection remain yours alone.
Sol 6.1