سلامٌpeace وتسليمand salutation وألفُand a thousand مَسَرَّةٍjoys
سلامٌ وتسليم وألفُ مَسَرَّةٍ
أخصّI single out بهwith it الزاكيthe pure-hearted المسددthe rightly guided سَالِماSalim
أخصّ به الزاكي المسدد سَالِما
Peace, salutations, and a thousand joys,
Greetings of peace and salutations, a thousand joys
With these I single out the pure-hearted, rightly guided Salim,
I dedicate especially to the virtuous, well-guided Salim
سليلَscion of خميسKhamis بنson of الصفىّthe pure-hearted مباركٍMubarak
سليلَ خميس بن الصفىّ مباركٍ
بحيثinasmuch as لناfor us قدalready صارَhe has become خِلاَّa close friend مسالمَاpeaceable
بحيث لنا قد صارَ خِلاَّ مسالمَا
Scion of Khamis, son of the pure-hearted Mubarak,
Descendant of the blessed Khamis bin as-Sufi
For he has become a close, peaceable friend to us.
With whom we have become intimate friends
عليكupon you سلامىmy greeting كلَّevery حينٍmoment وساعةٍand hour
عليك سلامى كلَّ حينٍ وساعةٍ
مُداماًunceasingly كفىis enough فقدthe loss 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 sufficient - for intimacy has doves
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 سَالمَاsafely
وسافرتَ أزماناً وقد جئت سَالمَا
We lent you, O loving friend, seven poems,
We have presented you, O beloved friend, seven poems
And you traveled for a long while, and have arrived safely.
And you travelled for a time and returned in peace
فمنso, out of فضِلكyour kindness الأسنىthe loftiest فجُودواthen be generous (you, plural) لناto us بهاwith them
فمن فضِلك الأسنى فجُودوا لنا بها
سريعاًswiftly كماjust as نُسْدِىwe bestow إليكupon you مكارِمَاfavors
سريعاً كما نُسْدِى إليك مكارِمَا
So, out of your loftiest kindness, graciously give them back to us,
So generously grant us, out of your excellence
Swiftly, just as we bestow favors upon you.
Quickly, as we aspire to your noble traits
فديتكmay I be your ransom خلّصهاrelease them فهذاfor this is رسولُناour messenger
فديتك خلّصها فهذا رسولُنا
خميسُKhamis المصافِيthe loyal friend قدalready أتاكَhe has come to you مُعَالِمَاto confer
خميسُ المصافِي قد أتاكَ مُعَالِمَا
May I be your ransom—release them, for this is our messenger,
I ransom you - complete them, for here is our messenger
Khamis, the loyal friend, who has come to you to confer.
Khamis al-Musafi has come to you as a guide
فسلِّمso hand over لهto him عاريّةًa loaned item مستردةًbeing reclaimed
فسلِّم له عاريّةً مستردةً
وأنْتَand you are برئٌblameless قدindeed كفيتَyou have been spared اللوائِمَاthe reproaches
وأنْتَ برئٌ قد كفيتَ اللوائِمَا
So hand him the loaned verses being reclaimed,
So convey to him, on loan to be returned
And you will be blameless, spared reproaches.
While you are innocent, having averted blamers
وحَاشَاكَand far be it from you بلnay حاشاكfar be it from you يرجعhe returns خَائِباdisappointed
وحَاشَاكَ بل حاشاك يرجع خَائِبا
فإنكَfor indeed you قدalready صرتyou have become النديمَthe boon companion المُنادِمَاthe companion in 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! Never would you return disappointed
For you have become a boon companion who shares our company.
For you have become an intimate, cherished companion
إذاif شئتَyou desire منّاfrom us حاجةًa favor فهْيَthen it تنقِضيis fulfilled
إذا شئتَ منّا حاجةً فهْيَ تنقِضي
بإذنِby leave of إلهGod صارَhas become بالأمرover affairs قائِمَاone who presides
بإذنِ إله صارَ بالأمر قائِمَا
If you desire a favor from us, it will be fulfilled,
If you want anything from us, it will be fulfilled
By leave of God, who presides over affairs.
By the will of God, who has power over affairs
نخصكwe single you out بالتسليمِwith salutation نجلٌscion of مباركٌMubarak
نخصك بالتسليمِ نجلٌ مباركٌ
سلاماًpeace وتسليماand salutation مدىًa span of time مُتقَاربَاclosely spaced
سلاماً وتسليما مدىً مُتقَاربَا
We single you out for salutation, scion of Mubarak,
We convey special greetings, a blessed son
Peace and salutations, at closely spaced intervals.
Greetings of peace, for a lasting affinity
ودونَكهاand take it منfrom مُعْولىٍّa Muʿwali هديةًa gift
ودونَكها من مُعْولىٍّ هديةً
تسرُّكit delights you بلindeed تُسْدِىit bestows إليكupon you مَغَانمَاgains
تسرُّك بل تُسْدِى إليك مَغَانمَا
And take it as a gift from a Muʿwali,
And below we have sent you a gift
It delights you—indeed, it bestows gains upon you.
That will delight you, and we aspire to your gains
تسلىit consoles قلوبَthe hearts of العاشقينthe lovers كأنهاas though it were
تسلى قلوبَ العاشقين كأنها
حبيبa beloved إلىto أهليهhis family قدalready صارhas become قَادِمَاone arriving
حبيب إلى أهليه قد صار قَادِمَا
It consoles lovers’ hearts, as though it were
It will comfort the hearts of lovers as if
A beloved who has come to his family.
A beloved has arrived to his family
تُسَهِّدit makes sleepless أجفانَthe eyelids of الكرىslumber بفراقِهاthrough separation from it
تُسَهِّد أجفانَ الكرى بفراقِها
كأنهاas though it بالوصلِthrough reunion تُوقِظُit awakens قائمَاone standing
كأنها بالوصلِ تُوقِظُ قائمَا
Its absence keeps slumbering eyelids awake,
It will rest the eyelids of those suffering from separation
As though, through reunion, it awakens one who stands.
As if with union it were awakening a sleeper
قوافٍrhymes لهنfor them اللؤلؤُthe pearls الرطبُfresh خادمٌa servant
قوافٍ لهن اللؤلؤُ الرطبُ خادمٌ
كماjust as صِرْتُI have become للزاكيto the pure-hearted one ابنson of سُلطانَSultan خادمَاa servant
كما صِرْتُ للزاكي ابن سُلطانَ خادمَا
Rhymes to which fresh pearls are servants,
It serves them - fresh pearls - like how
Just as I have become a servant to the pure-hearted Ibn Sultan.
I serve the virtuous son of the Sultan
وصلِّand send blessings إلِهيmy God كلَّevery حينٍmoment وساعةٍand hour
وصلِّ إلِهي كلَّ حينٍ وساعةٍ
علَىupon أحمَدٍAhmad أزكىpurest of الأنَامِhumankind مَكارمَاnoble qualities
علَى أحمَدٍ أزكى الأنَامِ مَكارمَا
And send blessings, my God, at every moment and hour,
O my God, bless Ahmad, the most noble of mankind
Upon Ahmad, the purest of humankind in noble character.
With greetings of peace, at all times
Sol 6.1