أهديتI offered مولايmy lord سفراًa book
أهديت مولاي سفراً
مترجماًgiving voice للفؤادto the heart
مترجماً للفؤاد
I offered my lord a book,
I have gifted my Master a journey
Giving voice to the heart.
Translating for the heart
أهديتI offered للبحرto the sea نهراًa river
أهديت للبحر نهراً
والنهرand the river للبحرto the sea عائدreturning
والنهر للبحر عائد
I offered the sea a river,
I have gifted the river to the sea
And the river returns to the sea.
And the river returns to the sea
لاno بلrather وأهديتand I offered عبداًa slave
لا بل وأهديت عبداً
وخادماًand a servant للموائدfor the tables
وخادماً للموائد
No—rather, I also offered a slave,
Nay! But I have gifted a servant
And a servant for the tables.
And a servant to the feasts
موائدtables العلمof knowledge مدتwere spread
موائد العلم مدت
لكلfor every صادٍthirsty one ورائدand seeker
لكل صادٍ ورائد
The tables of knowledge were spread
The feasts of knowledge are spread
For every thirsty soul and seeker,
For every fisher and scout
منfrom فضلthe bounty of مولىa lord جليلnoble
من فضل مولى جليل
يؤمهاmakes his way to them كلevery وافدvisitor
يؤمها كل وافد
From the bounty of a noble lord;
From the bounty of the Majestic Master
Every visitor makes his way to them.
To which every newcomer is guided
أنif قلتI say محمودٌMahmoud (praised) أسماby name
أن قلت محمودٌ أسما
فالفعلthen the deeds يحكيmirror الفرائدthe peerless gems
فالفعل يحكي الفرائد
If I call him Mahmoud by name,
If I say Mahmoud in name
Then his deeds mirror peerless gems;
Then the deed relates the gems
أوor قلتI say حمزةHamza فعلٍin deed
أو قلت حمزة فعلٍ
واللّهand by God ماnot القولthe statement زائدexcessive
واللّه ما القول زائد
Or call him Hamza in deed,
Or if I say Hamza in deed
And by God, these words are no exaggeration.
By God, the words are not excessive
Sol 6.1