ياO أيّهاyou (vocative) القِرطاسُpaper تِهtake pride واِفخرand boast إذاwhen
يا أيّها القِرطاسُ تِه واِفخر إذا
صافَحتَyou clasped راحَةthe palm of قاسِمQasim بنson of معادِMaʿad
صافَحتَ راحَة قاسِم بن معادِ
O paper, take pride and boast when
You clasp the palm of Qasim ibn Maʿad.
وَاِعلَمand know بأنّكthat you خضتَyou plunged into بحراًa sea زاخراًsurging
وَاِعلَم بأنّك خضتَ بحراً زاخراً
وَقفتhalted بِساحلهat its shore مُنىthe hopes الأجوادِof the generous
وَقفت بِساحله مُنى الأجوادِ
And know that you have plunged into a surging sea,
At whose shore the hopes of the generous have halted.
واِلثمand kiss أناملهاits fingertips فَهُنَّfor they are جداولٌstreams
واِلثم أناملها فَهُنَّ جداولٌ
ماnot إنemphasizes negation يردَّis checked عُبابهاtheir surging flood المُتماديunceasing
ما إن يردَّ عُبابها المُتمادي
And kiss its fingertips, for they are streams
Whose unceasing flood cannot be checked.
وَاِقرأand convey عليهِto him سلامَthe greetings of صبٍّan ardent lover شائقٍyearning
وَاِقرأ عليهِ سلامَ صبٍّ شائقٍ
داعٍpraying لهfor him بِسعادَةٍfor happiness ورشادِand right guidance
داعٍ له بِسعادَةٍ ورشادِ
And convey to him the greetings of a yearning lover,
Who prays for his happiness and right guidance.
Sol 6.1