ياO نسيماًa breeze حلاwas sweet بحالin the course of المرورِpassing
يا نسيماً حلا بحال المرورِ
حاملاًcarrying عَرفَfragrance طيبsweet scent روضa garden الزهورِthe flowers
حاملاً عَرفَ طيب روض الزهورِ
O breeze, so sweet as you pass by,
O breeze, sweet in passing,
bearing the fragrant perfume of a garden of flowers,
bearing the sweet fragrance of the flower garden,
خذtake سلاماًgreetings منfrom المحبّthe loving one لشهمٍto a noble man
خذ سلاماً من المحبّ لشهمٍ
قدindeed تسمىwas named محمّدMuhammad الغندورal-Ghandur
قد تسمى محمّد الغندور
take a greeting from the lover to a noble man
take greetings from the loving one to a noble man
who bears the name Muhammad al-Ghandur.
who bears the name Muhammad al-Ghandur.
واهدهand offer him دعوةًa prayer بهاthrough it يجلبis brought الخيgood (word continues)
واهده دعوةً بها يجلب الخي
رcompletes 'good' وينفىand is banished الشقاmisery عنfrom المعسورthe distressed one
ر وينفى الشقا عن المعسور
And offer him a prayer by which good is brought
And offer him a prayer through which good is brought
and misery driven from one beset by hardship—
and misery banished from the distressed,
تترجّىyou beseech لهfor him الكريمَthe Generous One تعالىexalted is He
تترجّى له الكريمَ تعالى
غايةutmost النجحsuccess فيin جميعall الأمورaffairs
غاية النجح في جميع الأمور
beseeching the Exalted, the Generous, on his behalf
beseeching for him the Generous One, exalted is He,
for the utmost success in every affair.
for the utmost success in all affairs.
قدindeed أتانيcame to me كتابهhis letter ببهاءٍwith splendor
قد أتاني كتابه ببهاءٍ
لاحshone كالنورlike light فيin خلالthe midst of السطورthe lines
لاح كالنور في خلال السطور
His letter came to me in splendor,
His letter came to me with a splendor
gleaming like light between the lines,
that shone like light among the lines.
بحروفٍin letters كالليلlike night فيهاin them معانٍmeanings
بحروفٍ كالليل فيها معانٍ
لمعنَّىًfor a tormented one قدindeed أشرقتshone كالبدورlike full moons
لمعنَّىً قد أشرقت كالبدور
in letters black as night, with meanings within
In letters like night are meanings
whose significance shone like full moons.
that shone like full moons for a tormented soul.
دامmay endure مهديهits giver فيin جمالٍbeauty وعزٍّand honor
دام مهديه في جمالٍ وعزٍّ
وكمالٍand perfection وغبطةٍand felicity وسرورand joy
وكمالٍ وغبطةٍ وسرور
May its sender abide in beauty and honor,
May its giver remain in beauty and honor,
in perfection, delight, and joy,
and in perfection, felicity, and joy,
ماas long as استدامتendures لهfor him هديةthe gift of مولاLord (word continues)
ما استدامت له هدية مولا
هhis بتوفيقهby guiding him لسبلto paths of الأجورrewards
ه بتوفيقه لسبل الأجور
as long as his Lord’s gift endures for him,
as long as his Lord's gift endures for him,
granting him success along the paths of reward.
through His guiding him to the paths of reward.
منهfrom him أرجوI hope for قبولacceptance عذريmy excuse لديهbefore him
منه أرجو قبول عذري لديه
حيثsince أنّيthat I عنwith regard to شكرهthanking him فيin قصورfalling short
حيث أنّي عن شكره في قصور
From him I hope my apology will be accepted,
From him I hope for acceptance of my excuse,
for I fall short of giving him due thanks.
since I fall short in thanking him.
ليسthere is not عنديwith me أهديهI offer him إلاexcept دعاءa prayer
ليس عندي أهديه إلا دعاء
منfrom فوآدa heart مدىfor the duration of المدىall time المكسورbroken
من فوآد مدى المدى المكسور
I have nothing to offer him but a prayer
I have nothing to offer him but a prayer
from a heart forever broken.
from a heart forever broken.
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