أيهاO you الحافظwho keeps عهديmy covenant
أيها الحافظ عهدي
حفظmay preserve اللهGod جنابكyour noble self
حفظ الله جنابك
O keeper of my covenant,
O you who keep my covenant,
may God preserve your noble person.
May God preserve your noble self.
دمتmay you remain محتلاoccupying فؤاديmy heart
دمت محتلا فؤادي
شاهداwitnessing منيfrom me اقترابكyour closeness
شاهدا مني اقترابك
May you ever dwell within my heart,
May you remain dwelling in my heart,
witnessing how close you are to me.
Witnessing how close to me you are.
بركyour kindness المعهودlong-familiar عنديto me
برك المعهود عندي
بالغattaining فيهin it نصابكyour full measure
بالغ فيه نصابك
Your accustomed kindness toward me
Your kindness, so familiar to me—
has reached its fullest measure.
Your full measure is attained in it.
أنتyou فرشيوFerchiou بنيmy dear son
أنت فرشيو بني
أيدmay strengthen اللهGod انتسابكyour kinship
أيد الله انتسابك
You are my bedding and my children—
You, Ferchiou, are my dear son;
may God take your claim of kinship!
May God strengthen your bond of kinship.
لكyou have فيin المنجيal-Munji شقيقa brother
لك في المنجي شقيق
عارفknowledgeable فيin منابكacting in your stead
عارف في منابك
In al-Munji you have a brother,
In al-Munji you have a brother,
one who knows how to stand in your stead.
Who knows how to act in your stead.
قصرshorten الشكوىthe lament ابتعاداseparation
قصر الشكوى ابتعادا
لاdo not تذكرنيremind me غيابكyour absence
لا تذكرني غيابك
Distance has cut the complaint short;
Shorten the lament over separation;
do not remind me of your absence.
Do not remind me of your absence.
إنindeed ليI have قلباa heart رقيقاtender
إن لي قلبا رقيقا
راعهcare for it واقرأand read حسابكyour account
راعه واقرأ حسابك
For mine is a tender heart:
Indeed, I have a tender heart;
tend it, and reckon up your account.
Care for it, and read your account.
عجلhasten الاوبةthe return وافتحand open
عجل الاوبة وافتح
بيدwith the hand of الترحابwelcome بابكyour door
بيد الترحاب بابك
Hasten your homecoming, and open
Hasten your return, and open
your door with the hand of welcome.
Your door with the hand of welcome.
واقتبلand welcome صفوunclouded joy اللياليthe nights
واقتبل صفو الليالي
واملأنand surely fill منهfrom it وطابكyour milk-skins
واملأن منه وطابك
Receive the nights’ pure serenity,
And welcome the nights’ unclouded joy,
and fill your waterskins from it.
And fill your milk-skins with it.
Sol 6.1