ذَخِيرَةُthe treasury أَخْبارِchronicles الجَزِيرَةal-Jazira (the island) قَدْalready غَدَتْhas become
ذَخِيرَةُ أَخْبارِ الجَزِيرَة قَدْ غَدَتْ
لَدَيَّin my possession وَهَلْand is there مِثْلُthe like of الذَّخِيرَةِthe treasury مِنْany ذُخْرِtreasure
لَدَيَّ وَهَلْ مِثْلُ الذَّخِيرَةِ مِنْ ذُخْرِ
The treasury of al-Jazira’s chronicles has now come
The store of news about the peninsula has now
into my possession—and is there any treasure like this treasury?
Become abundant for me, and is there any store like it for hoarding?
فَقُلْso say لابْنِto the son of يَحْيَىYahya قَدْindeed دَلَلْتَyou have pointed عَلَىto الّتيthe one who
فَقُلْ لابْنِ يَحْيَى قَدْ دَلَلْتَ عَلَى الّتي
هِيَshe is الشَّهْوَةُthe desire الشَّهْواءُardent للذّهْنِfor the mind والفِكْرِand thought
هِيَ الشَّهْوَةُ الشَّهْواءُ للذّهْنِ والفِكْرِ
So tell Ibn Yahya: you have pointed to the one
So say to the son of Yahya, you have pointed out her
who is the ardent desire of mind and thought.
Who is the passionate desire, the passionate for the mind and thought.
وقُلْand say للّذِيto whoever يَهْوَىlongs for لِقاهَاmeeting her تَصَبُّراًbe patient
وقُلْ للّذِي يَهْوَى لِقاهَا تَصَبُّراً
وياand oh رُبّماperhaps يسْتَوْجَبُis earned الوَصْلُunion بالصّبْرِthrough patience
ويا رُبّما يسْتَوْجَبُ الوَصْلُ بالصّبْرِ
And tell whoever longs to meet her: be patient!
And say to him who ardently desires to meet her, have patience,
And oh, union may well be earned through patience.
And perhaps union will be deserved through patience.
Sol 6.1