حياتكby your life ياO شعرpoetry ماwhile بينناamong us
حياتك يا شعر ما بيننا
وحقand by the sanctity of المزاميرthe musical pipes ذاتpossessing اعتبارesteem
وحق المزامير ذات اعتبار
By your life, O Poetry, while you dwell among us,
Your life, O poetry, is between us
And by the sanctity of the esteemed pipes:
By the right of psalms of significance
ففيfor in كلevery عصرage لهاthey have آيةa wondrous sign
ففي كل عصر لها آية
وفيand in كلevery شيءthing عليهاupon them المدارthe pivot
وفي كل شيء عليها المدار
For in every age they have a wondrous sign,
For in every age there is a miracle for it
And in all things, they are the pivot.
And in everything it is pivotal
فإنكfor you are indeed فيin كلevery ماwhatsoever لغةlanguage
فإنك في كل ما لغة
لسحرindeed the magic of البيانeloquence وكاسand the cup of العقارwine
لسحر البيان وكاس العقار
For you, in every language,
You are in everything a language
Are indeed the magic of eloquence and the cup of wine;
Of the magic of rhetoric and the cup of wine
وإنكand you are indeed فيin كلevery ماwhatsoever أمةnation
وإنك في كل ما أمة
سهيلCanopus التقدمprogress والاشتهارand renown
سهيل التقدم والاشتهار
And you, in every nation,
And you are in every nation
Are the Canopus of progress and renown.
Suhail of progress and fame
علىincumbent upon الشعرpoetry أنto تترجمgive expression عنon behalf of
على الشعر أن تترجم عن
جنابكyour august self سابحةswimming فيin البحارthe seas
جنابك سابحة في البحار
Poetry must speak for
It is upon poetry to translate from
Your august self, swimming through the seas.
Your side swimming in the seas
وهاكand here you have قياماfulfilment بواجبهof its duty
وهاك قياما بواجبه
مسامرةan evening discourse الشاذليal-Shadhili الخزندارal-Khaznadar
مسامرة الشاذلي الخزندار
And here, in fulfilment of its duty, is
And here I am fulfilling my duty
The evening discourse of al-Shadhili al-Khaznadar.
Accompanying Al-Shadhili the treasurer
وأوليتهand you bestowed upon him الفخرglory يومئذthat day
وأوليته الفخر يومئذ
فقالso he said المؤرخthe chronicler يومa day of افتخارpride
فقال المؤرخ يوم افتخار
And you bestowed glory upon him that day,
And I was given the honor that day
So the chronicler said: 'A day of pride.'
So said the historian on the day of pride
Sol 6.1