دعانيleave me, you two منfrom هَوىlove هندٍHind وأَسْماand Asma
دعاني من هَوى هندٍ وأَسْما
فذلكfor that قدْalready جَعلتُI have placed عَليهِupon it خَتْماa seal
فذلك قدْ جَعلتُ عَليهِ خَتْما
Spare me, you two, the love of Hind and Asma,
For I have already set a seal upon that love.
إذاwhen ولَّىdeparted سوادُthe blackness of الرَّأسِthe head يوماًone day
إذا ولَّى سوادُ الرَّأسِ يوماً
يصيرُbecomes هوَىlove of سوادِthe blackness of العينِthe eye ظُلماwrongdoing
يصيرُ هوَى سوادِ العينِ ظُلما
When the hair's blackness one day departs,
Love of dark eyes becomes wrongdoing.
لأيَّامِfor the days of الصِّباyouth زَهْوٌsplendor ولكنْand yet
لأيَّامِ الصِّبا زَهْوٌ ولكنْ
سيَخبُثُwill turn foul بعدهُafter it ماwhat لَذَّwas pleasant طَعْماin taste
سيَخبُثُ بعدهُ ما لَذَّ طَعْما
Youth's days have their splendor, but
Afterward, what tasted sweet will turn foul.
ويَنسىand forgets المرءُa person منthrough نَدمٍregret حَديثٍfresh
ويَنسى المرءُ من نَدمٍ حَديثٍ
حلاوةَthe sweetness of كلِّall ماthat قدalready مرَّpassed قِدْماlong ago
حلاوةَ كلِّ ما قد مرَّ قِدْما
And through fresh regret a person forgets
The sweetness of all that passed long ago.
حَياةُthe life of النَّاسِpeople فيin الدُّنياthis world غَرورٌa delusion
حَياةُ النَّاسِ في الدُّنيا غَرورٌ
كعينٍlike an eye أبصَرَتْsaw فيin النَّومِsleep حُلْماa dream
كعينٍ أبصَرَتْ في النَّومِ حُلْما
The life of people in this world is a delusion,
Like an eye that saw a dream in sleep.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أصبَحتْit reached morning ضَحِكتit laughed عليهِat it
إذا ما أصبَحتْ ضَحِكت عليهِ
وتَعلَمُand knows أنَّهُthat it قدindeed كانَwas وَهْماan illusion
وتَعلَمُ أنَّهُ قد كانَ وَهْما
When morning comes, it laughs at the dream
And knows that it was an illusion.
سَلِask الشَّيخَthe sheikh الحُسينَHussein متىwhenever تَراهُyou see him
سَلِ الشَّيخَ الحُسينَ متى تَراهُ
يُفِدْكَhe will give you بمشكلاتِon the perplexities of الدَّهرِtime حُكماsound judgment
يُفِدْكَ بمشكلاتِ الدَّهرِ حُكما
Ask Sheikh Hussein whenever you see him;
He will give you sound judgment on time's perplexities.
وتشربُand you drink مِنfrom خَطابتهِhis oratory شراباًa draught
وتشربُ مِن خَطابتهِ شراباً
طَهوراًpurifying ليسَis not مَنwhoever أرواهُit quenched his thirst يَظماthirsts
طَهوراً ليسَ مَن أرواهُ يَظما
And from his oratory you drink a draught,
Purifying—whoever it quenches never thirsts.
أبَرُّmost righteous الصَّالحينَthe righteous يداًin hand وقلباًand in heart
أبَرُّ الصَّالحينَ يداً وقلباً
وأزكَىand purest رَهطِهمtheir company خالاًmaternal uncle وعَمَّاand paternal uncle
وأزكَى رَهطِهم خالاً وعَمَّا
The most righteous of the righteous in hand and heart,
And purest of their company through maternal and paternal uncles,
وأكرَمُand noblest شيمةًin character وأجلُّand most exalted قَدْراًin rank
وأكرَمُ شيمةً وأجلُّ قَدْراً
وأبلغُand most eloquent حِكمةًin wisdom وأشَدُّand firmest حَزماin resolve
وأبلغُ حِكمةً وأشَدُّ حَزما
And noblest in character and most exalted in rank,
And most eloquent in wisdom and firmest in resolve.
لقدindeed جَمَعَhe gathered الشتَّاتَthe scattered elements منof السَّجاياvirtues
لقد جَمَعَ الشتَّاتَ من السَّجايا
كعِقدٍlike a necklace ضَمَّgathered نثرَthe scattered pieces of الدُرِّpearls نَظماinto a string
كعِقدٍ ضَمَّ نثرَ الدُرِّ نَظما
He has indeed gathered the scattered virtues,
Like a necklace that gathered loose pearls into a strand.
وقامَand stood علىby حُدودthe bounds of اللهGod يَبغيseeking
وقامَ على حُدود الله يَبغي
رِضاهُHis pleasure جامعاًcombining عَملاًaction وعِلماand knowledge
رِضاهُ جامعاً عَملاً وعِلما
And he upheld God's bounds, seeking
His pleasure, combining action and knowledge.
قضىhe completed الحجَّthe pilgrimage الشَّريفَnoble إلىto مَقامٍa sanctuary
قضى الحجَّ الشَّريفَ إلى مَقامٍ
أقامَestablished لهُfor it خليلُthe intimate Friend of اللهِGod رَسماa landmark
أقامَ لهُ خليلُ اللهِ رَسما
He completed the noble pilgrimage to a sanctuary
For which God's Friend had established a landmark.
وقدand indeed رَمتِcast الجِمارَthe pebbles يداهُhis two hands يوماًone day
وقد رَمتِ الجِمارَ يداهُ يوماً
فصَبَّso he poured علىupon جنودِthe armies of السُّوءِevil رَجْماstoning
فصَبَّ على جنودِ السُّوءِ رَجْما
And one day his two hands cast the pebbles,
So he rained stones upon the armies of evil.
ألاbehold ياO خيرَbest مَنthose who فيat البيتِthe House لَبَّىanswered the call
ألا يا خيرَ مَن في البيتِ لَبَّى
وطافَand circumambulated وخيرَand best منthose who ضَحَّىoffered a sacrifice وسَمَّىand invoked God's name
وطافَ وخيرَ من ضَحَّى وسَمَّى
Behold, O best of those who answered the call at the House
And circled it, and best of those who sacrificed and invoked God's name:
هَنئْتَmay you rejoice بعوْدةٍin returning منfrom دارِthe land of حجٍّpilgrimage
هَنئْتَ بعوْدةٍ من دارِ حجٍّ
لدىin تأريخهِits chronogram بالخيرِwith goodness تَمَّاit ended
لدى تأريخهِ بالخيرِ تَمَّا
May you rejoice in your return from the land of pilgrimage;
Its chronogram reads: 'It ended well.'
Sol 6.1