أَدِرpass round راحwine الصَفاserenity وَلَكَand for you الأَمانsafety
أَدِر راح الصَفا وَلَكَ الأَمان
مِنfrom العُقبىthe final outcome فَقَدfor indeed صَلحhas improved الزَمانُthe times
مِن العُقبى فَقَد صَلح الزَمانُ
Pass round the wine of serenity; you are safe
The breeze of al-Safa blew, and you are safe
From the consequences, for the times have turned benign.
From misfortunes, for time has been reconciled.
وَطُفand circulate بِكؤوسهاwith its cups فَلَقدfor indeed تَجلّتthey shone forth
وَطُف بِكؤوسها فَلَقد تَجلّت
نُجوماًas stars لَيسَnot يحجبهنveils them رانُtarnish
نُجوماً لَيسَ يحجبهن رانُ
And circulate its cups, for they have shone forth
The cups went around, and the stars shone,
As stars that no tarnish veils.
Unveiled stars that cannot be hidden.
صَوافclear كَالرَحيقlike pure wine بِهنَّthrough them تَصفوgrow clear
صَواف كَالرَحيق بِهنَّ تَصفو
خَواطرناour thoughts وَيَنطلقand is loosened اللِسانُthe tongue
خَواطرنا وَيَنطلق اللِسانُ
Clear as pure wine, through them grow clear
Pure as perfume, through which
Our thoughts, and the tongue is unbound.
Our thoughts become clear, and the tongue is unleashed.
مُشعشعةsparkling تزفّis led in procession معwith النَدامىthe drinking companions
مُشعشعة تزفّ مع النَدامى
زفافَbridal procession البكرthe virgin طافَwent round بِهاwith it الحِسانُthe beautiful ones
زفافَ البكر طافَ بِها الحِسانُ
Sparkling, it is borne in procession among drinking companions,
Shining, they sang along with the drinking companions
Like a virgin bride; fair ones carry it round.
The wedding songs of the virgin, surrounded by grace.
سلافاًchoice wine مِنfrom مُعتّقةan aged vintage التَهانيcongratulations
سلافاً مِن مُعتّقة التَهاني
سِوىexcept الأَفراحjoys لَيسَnot لَهاfor it دِنانُcasks
سِوى الأَفراح لَيسَ لَها دِنانُ
Choice wine from the aged vintage of congratulations,
Unconstrained greetings of joy—
It has no casks save joys.
They have no cares except happiness.
سَقانيهاgave it to me to drink الهَناjoy بِرِياضin gardens أُنسof delight
سَقانيها الهَنا بِرِياض أُنس
تناظرَrivaled one another وَردهاtheir roses وَالأُقحوانُand daisies
تناظرَ وَردها وَالأُقحوانُ
Joy gave it to me to drink in gardens of delight,
Their delight watered them in the meadows of intimacy,
Where their roses and daisies rivaled one another.
Gazing at its roses and bright flowers.
وَغَنّىand sang طَيرهاtheir birds طَرَباًin ecstasy فَقُلناso we said
وَغَنّى طَيرها طَرَباً فَقُلنا
أَسحرٌis it sorcery? بِالعُقولupon the minds أَمor اِفتِتانُenchantment
أَسحرٌ بِالعُقول أَم اِفتِتانُ
And their birds sang in ecstasy, so we said:
Its birds sang merrily, so we said:
Is it sorcery upon the minds, or enchantment?
Are our minds bewitched, or is it infatuation?
وَساجعةand a cooing bird عَلىon بانٍa ban-tree تَغنَّتsang
وَساجعة عَلى بانٍ تَغنَّت
فَبانَso became clear لَناto us مِنof السحرmagic البَيانُeloquence
فَبانَ لَنا مِن السحر البَيانُ
And a cooing bird sang upon a ban-tree,
A singing slave girl sang to us melodiously
And eloquence revealed itself to us as a kind of magic.
And the eloquence of magic became clear.
بِأَلحانٍwith melodies أَرَتنيshowed me الناسthe people سكرىdrunk
بِأَلحانٍ أَرَتني الناس سكرى
فَقُلتso I said هُناكthere ريحانsweet basil وَحانُand a tavern
فَقُلت هُناك ريحان وَحانُ
With melodies that showed me the people drunk,
With tunes she showed me intoxicated people,
So I said: There are sweet basil and a tavern.
So I said, “Here is delight and affection.”
وَصادِحةand a songstress إِلىtoward فننa bough التَصابيyouthful dalliance
وَصادِحة إِلى فنن التَصابي
صبتinclined longingly وَلَهاand she has فُنونvaried arts وَاِفتِتانُand enchantment
صبت وَلَها فُنون وَاِفتِتانُ
And a songstress, toward the bough of youthful dalliance,
Calling out to the arts of musical rhythm,
Inclined, with varied arts and enchantment.
She poured herself into them completely, fascinated.
إِذاwhen هامَتwere enthralled بِهاby her الأَرواحthe souls وَجداًin longing
إِذا هامَت بِها الأَرواح وَجداً
أَشارَتgestured بِالأَكُفّwith the hands لَهاto her البنانُthe fingertips
أَشارَت بِالأَكُفّ لَها البنانُ
When souls were enthralled with longing for her,
When souls become inflamed with passion for her,
The fingertips, with the hands, gestured to her.
Palms gesture to her, enraptured.
سَقىmay water صَوبُthe downpour العهادrecurrent rains عُهودthe days of أنسيmy delight
سَقى صَوبُ العهاد عُهود أنسي
بِجَنّاتٍin gardens يَتوقlongs لَهاfor them الجِنانُthe heart
بِجَنّاتٍ يَتوق لَها الجِنانُ
May the downpour of returning rains water my days of delight
She left us no sound mind—
In gardens for which the heart longs.
Her garments, which are satin.
وَليلاتand nights كَواكبهاtheir stars اِستَنارتshone brightly
وَليلات كَواكبها اِستَنارت
كحورlike houris فيupon تَرائبهاtheir bosoms جُمانُpearls
كحور في تَرائبها جُمانُ
And nights whose stars shone bright,
O Lord, the assembly in the garden of intimacy
Like houris with pearls upon their bosoms.
Is Paradise, and the world is a garden.
سَهرناwe kept vigil تَنهبُplunder اللذّاتpleasures نَهباًavidly
سَهرنا تَنهبُ اللذّات نَهباً
جَوارحناour faculties وَقَدand already نامَslept الجَبانُthe coward
جَوارحنا وَقَد نامَ الجَبانُ
We stayed awake as pleasures were eagerly plundered
The place He elevated with nobility and honor
By our senses, while the coward slept.
Is a God whom no place can encompass.
وَقُمناand we rose وَالحواسand the senses الخَمسthe five تَهفوflutter
وَقُمنا وَالحواس الخَمس تَهفو
بلابِلُهاtheir nightingales كَماas هَتفcalled out القيانُthe singing slave-girls
بلابِلُها كَما هَتف القيانُ
And we rose; in the five senses fluttered
It boasts of the beauty of a people
Their nightingales, as the singing girls sang.
Whose high ranks are eternally balanced.
وَندمانand drinking companions قُبيلَjust before الصُبحdawn هبّواrose
وَندمان قُبيلَ الصُبح هبّوا
بحيّwith 'come!' عَلىto الصبوحthe morning draught لَهاfor it أذانُa call to prayer
بحيّ عَلى الصبوح لَها أذانُ
And drinking companions rose just before dawn,
Nobles whom no guest can equal
With 'Come to the morning draught!'—its call to prayer.
In the generosity of their natures or humiliate.
أَباحهمُpermitted them الهَناjoy سَهرkeeping vigil اللَياليthe nights
أَباحهمُ الهَنا سَهر اللَيالي
فَماso not وَهنواthey weakened بذاكthrough that وَلاnor اِستَكانواthey yielded
فَما وَهنوا بذاك وَلا اِستَكانوا
Joy allowed them to keep vigil through the nights;
Their souls are protected from any fault,
They neither weakened thereby nor yielded.
And in the ways of nobility are not to be faulted.
وجوهfaces كَالبُدورlike moons التمِّthe full بيضwhite
وجوه كَالبُدور التمِّ بيض
وَأَعطافand waists هِيَthey are السمرُthe dusky spears اللِدانُthe supple ones
وَأَعطاف هِيَ السمرُ اللِدانُ
White faces like full moons,
Choice souls, pure as musk,
And forms that were supple, dusky lances.
Whose elixir has no smoke.
وَأحورُand a dark-eyed one صاغَهُfashioned him الرَحمَنthe Merciful درّاًas pearl
وَأحورُ صاغَهُ الرَحمَن درّاً
سِوىexcept الشفةthe lip الَّتيwhich هِيَit is بهرمانُsafflower-red
سِوى الشفة الَّتي هِيَ بهرمانُ
And a dark-eyed one whom the Merciful fashioned of pearl,
Like swift horses they have mounted them
Except his lip, which was safflower-red.
And hold their reins to obey them.
بِجنّةin the garden of وَجنتيهِhis two cheeks خلتُI imagined ناراًfire
بِجنّة وَجنتيهِ خلتُ ناراً
كَأَنّas though الخالthe beauty spot فيهاwithin it موبذانُa Magian high priest
كَأَنّ الخال فيها موبذانُ
In the garden of his cheeks I imagined fire,
So they have won every race of virtues
As though the beauty spot within were a Magian high priest.
While the horses of the helpless went astray.
بَداhe appeared مُتمايلاًswaying تيهاًin pride وَعجباًand self-admiration
بَدا مُتمايلاً تيهاً وَعجباً
وَمِنand from شَرخthe prime of الشَبيبةyouth عُنفوانُvigor
وَمِن شَرخ الشَبيبة عُنفوانُ
He appeared, swaying in pride and self-admiration,
O Hamadah, will I ever weary
And from youth's prime came his vigor.
Of praising you, even if time grows angry?
رَناhe gazed خشفاًlike a fawn وَهَزَّand shook قَناةthe lance of قَدٍّstature
رَنا خشفاً وَهَزَّ قَناة قَدٍّ
وَماسَand strutted وَلَيسَand not كَالخبرlike hearsay العيانُeyewitness sight
وَماسَ وَلَيسَ كَالخبر العيانُ
He gazed like a fawn and swayed the lance of his figure,
I will spread your praise east and west,
And strutted: seeing is not like hearing reports.
And God, Most Generous, is my helper.
فَماso not أَدريI know وَدرعand the armor of الصَبرpatience ضافٍample
فَما أَدري وَدرع الصَبر ضافٍ
أَسيفٌwas it a sword? قَدّsplit درعيmy armor أَمor سِنانُa spearhead
أَسيفٌ قَدّ درعي أَم سِنانُ
So I cannot tell, though patience's armor was ample,
It is the lasting legacy that remains
Was it a sword that rent my armor, or a spearhead?
For you and every person of prestigious time.
وَماand not تَرَكتleft لَناfor us عَقلاًa mind رَشيداًsound
وَما تَرَكت لَنا عَقلاً رَشيداً
مَعاطفهُhis curving limbs الَّتيwhich هِيَthey are خَيزرانُbamboo
مَعاطفهُ الَّتي هِيَ خَيزرانُ
And no sound mind was left to us
It suffices that my brother is of good repute—
By his supple curves, which were bamboo.
Your saying has contained the manners of So-and-so.
فَياso, O! لِلّهby God! مَجلِسُa gathering رَوضa garden أُنسٍof delight
فَيا لِلّه مَجلِسُ رَوض أُنسٍ
هُوَit is الفردوسParadise وَالدُنياand the world جنانُgardens
هُوَ الفردوس وَالدُنيا جنانُ
So, by God, what a gathering in a garden of delight!
People have not known glory
It is Paradise, and the world is gardens.
Until the protectors of the heights defeated the tyrants.
مَكانa place شادهbuilt it شَرَفاًin honor وَعزّاًand might
مَكان شاده شَرَفاً وَعزّاً
إِلَهٌGod لاnot يُحيطencompasses بِهِHim مَكانُa place
إِلَهٌ لا يُحيط بِهِ مَكانُ
A place built in honor and might
You have built, O descendants of the exalted, a glory
By God, whom no place can encompass.
For which generosity is the interpreter.
تَباهىgloried زينةin adornment بِجمالin the beauty of قَومٍa people
تَباهى زينة بِجمال قَومٍ
بِهمthrough them رتبthe ranks of العُلىeminence أَبَداًforever تزانُare adorned
بِهم رتب العُلى أَبَداً تزانُ
It gloried in the beauty of a people as its adornment,
I do not consider one whom nobility has touched
Through whom the ranks of eminence are forever graced.
Noble unless it has reached his heart and tongue.
كِرامgenerous people لاnot يُضامis wronged لَهمof theirs نَزيلa guest
كِرام لا يُضام لَهم نَزيل
عَلىowing to كَرَمthe generosity of الطِباعcharacter وَلاnor يُهانُis humiliated
عَلى كَرَم الطِباع وَلا يُهانُ
Generous men whose guest suffers no wrong,
Pride in ambitious building is no nobility
Given their noble nature, nor is he humiliated.
If the builder cannot guarantee it.
تُصانare guarded نُفوسهُمtheir souls عَنfrom كُلّevery رَيبsuspicion
تُصان نُفوسهُم عَن كُلّ رَيب
وَفيand in سُبلthe paths of المَكارمnoble deeds لاnot تُصانُare spared
وَفي سُبل المَكارم لا تُصانُ
Their souls are guarded from every suspicion,
When steeds race to compete,
Yet on the paths of noble deeds they are not spared.
Donkeys lag behind their track.
نَفائسُprecious ones أَنفُسٍsouls كَالمسكlike musk تَزكوgrow fragrant
نَفائسُ أَنفُسٍ كَالمسك تَزكو
نَوافجهُits musk-pods وَلَيسَand not لَهاfor them دُخانُsmoke
نَوافجهُ وَلَيسَ لَها دُخانُ
Precious souls, like musk whose scent grows sweet
You have spent your wealth, so it has risen nobly
In its pods, which give off no smoke.
With you, while everything squandered is disgraced.
كَجردlike sleek-coated ones الصافِناتthe noble steeds قَدindeed اِمتَطوهاthey mounted them
كَجرد الصافِنات قَد اِمتَطوها
وَفيand in يَدهمtheir hand لِطاعتهاfor their obedience عنانُa rein
وَفي يَدهم لِطاعتها عنانُ
Like sleek noble steeds, they have mounted them,
The Guide on High has granted you His favor
And in their hands is a rein to make them obey.
Intertwined with tenderness that will not abandon you.
فَنالواso they attained بِالفَضائلthrough virtues كُلّevery سَبقfirst place
فَنالوا بِالفَضائل كُلّ سَبق
وَخَيلand the horses of العاجزينthe incapable بِهاat them حرانُbalking
وَخَيل العاجزين بِها حرانُ
Thus through virtues they won every race,
Congratulations—drink it fresh,
While the steeds of the incapable balked at them.
As convoys of decency revolve around you.
أآلO house of حَمادَةٍHamada ماnot زِلتI have ceased أرضىI am pleased
أآل حَمادَةٍ ما زِلت أرضى
مَحامدكمyour praiseworthy deeds وَإِنand even if غَضبgrew angry الزَمانُthe times
مَحامدكم وَإِن غَضب الزَمانُ
O house of Hamada, I still delight in
Cups of joy, brimming over,
Your praiseworthy deeds, even if the times grow angry.
Balancing minds without inclining.
سَأَنشُرI shall spread مَدحكمyour praise شَرقاًeastward وَغَرباًand westward
سَأَنشُر مَدحكم شَرقاً وَغَرباً
وَبِاللَهand from God الكَريمthe Generous المُستَعانُhelp is sought
وَبِاللَه الكَريم المُستَعانُ
I shall spread your praise east and west,
Flirtatious, culling the pearls of meaning,
And aid is sought from God the Generous.
Tongues devoted to you select for you.
هُوَit is الأَثرthe legacy الَّذيwhich يَبقىendures زَماناًfor a time
هُوَ الأَثر الَّذي يَبقى زَماناً
لَكُمfor you وَلكلّand for every ذيpossessor of شَرَفhonor زَمانُa time
لَكُم وَلكلّ ذي شَرَف زَمانُ
It is the legacy that endures through time
With the good news of your children's weddings,
For you; and everyone of honor has his era.
Noble scions have come to congratulate you as the time approaches.
كَفىsuffices بأَخيfor a man of النَباهةdistinction طَيبa good ذكرٍreputation
كَفى بأَخي النَباهة طَيب ذكرٍ
وَقَولكand your saying قَدindeed حَوىhas possessed أَدَباrefinement فُلانُso-and-so
وَقَولك قَد حَوى أَدَبا فُلانُ
A good name suffices for a man of distinction,
Seven stars in the sky of glory
And your saying: So-and-so possesses refinement.
Have appeared radiantly as the stars align.
وَماand not عَرفknew الأَنامhumankind المَجدglory حَتّىuntil
وَما عَرف الأَنام المَجد حَتّى
حَمتdefended رُتبthe ranks of العُلىeminence حَربa war عَوانُrenewed
حَمت رُتب العُلى حَرب عَوانُ
Humankind did not know glory until
Children of tender beauty who were nurtured
A renewed war defended the ranks of eminence.
At the breast of nobility and suckled its milk.
بَنَيتُمyou built ياO بَنيsons of العَلياءِhigh honor مَجداًa glory
بَنَيتُم يا بَني العَلياءِ مَجداً
لَهُfor it بَذلthe bestowal of المَكارمnoble deeds ترجمانُan interpreter
لَهُ بَذل المَكارم ترجمانُ
You built, O sons of high honor, a glory
Moons in their mansions though not destined
Whose interpreter is the bestowal of noble deeds.
Their stations match the rising of moons.
وَماand not عدتpassed over الكَرامةhonor مَنone whom أَصابَتtouched
وَما عدت الكَرامة مَن أَصابَت
يَداهاher two hands قَلبَهُhis heart وَلَهُand he has لِسانُa tongue
يَداها قَلبَهُ وَلَهُ لِسانُ
And honor never bypassed one whose
Humility has brought them every glory.
Heart her hands touched, and who possessed a tongue.
They were ennobled by humility when they were disdained.
وَماand what شَرفhonor التَطاولbuilding ever higher فيin بِناءa building
وَما شَرف التَطاول في بِناء
إِذاif ماever أَعجَزdefeats البانيthe builder الضَمانُthe guarantee
إِذا ما أَعجَز الباني الضَمانُ
And what honor is there in building ever higher
So for us was their praise when we gathered
If the builder cannot guarantee it?
And for them was our joy when they were present.
إِذاif ماever الصافناتthe noble steeds جَرَتran لِسَبقfor first place
إِذا ما الصافنات جَرَت لِسَبق
تَقاعسlagged behind عَنfrom مَداركهاcatching them الهِجانُthe purebred camels
تَقاعس عَن مَداركها الهِجانُ
If ever the noble steeds raced for first place,
Our celebrations and holidays shine
The purebred camels fell short of catching them.
With their New Year's and festivals.
بَذَلتُمyou bestowed مالَكُمyour wealth فَسَماso it rose اِعتِزازاًin dignity
بَذَلتُم مالَكُم فَسَما اِعتِزازاً
بِكُمthrough you وَلِكُلّand for every مُبتذلcheapened thing هَوانُabasement
بِكُم وَلِكُلّ مُبتذل هَوانُ
You bestowed your wealth, and it rose in dignity
With their children's weddings they invited us
Through you; yet every cheapened thing meets contempt.
To attain success, inviting with open hands.
حَباكُمbestowed upon you ذوthe Lord of المَعارجthe ascents مِنfrom لَدُنهHimself
حَباكُم ذو المَعارج مِن لَدُنه
زَكاةpurity لاnot يُفارقهاleaves it حَنانُcompassion
زَكاة لا يُفارقها حَنانُ
The Lord of the ascents bestowed upon you from Himself
Delight filled our hearts tumultuously—
Purity that compassion never leaves.
Joys overflowed effervescently.
هَنيئاًwith delight فَاِشربوهاso drink it سَلسَبيلاًSalsabil
هَنيئاً فَاِشربوها سَلسَبيلاً
تَطوفcirculate لَكُمfor you بِهاwith it الشِيَمvirtues الحِسانُbeautiful
تَطوف لَكُم بِها الشِيَم الحِسانُ
With delight, then drink it as Salsabil,
As if by inspiration a voice called out
As beautiful virtues pass it round for you.
And spirit and mortal responded.
كُؤوساًcups بِالتَهانيwith congratulations مترعاتٌbrimful
كُؤوساً بِالتَهاني مترعاتٌ
تزانare adorned بِهاthrough them العُقولthe minds وَلاand not تُشانُare disgraced
تزان بِها العُقول وَلا تُشانُ
Cups brimful of congratulations,
They raced to congratulate,
Through which minds are adorned, not disgraced.
As if a wager were between them.
وَغَرّاءand a radiant ode اِنتَقَتchose غُررthe choicest المَعانيmeanings
وَغَرّاء اِنتَقَت غُرر المَعاني
يَخصّكمsingles you out بِهاwith it اللسنُthe eloquent speaker المعانُthe aided one
يَخصّكم بِها اللسنُ المعانُ
And a radiant ode that chose the choicest meanings,
All succeeded in attaining wishes,
The eloquent, aided speaker dedicates to you.
And from fate we had security.
أَتَتit came بِختانfor the circumcision of أَنجالsons كِرامnoble
أَتَت بِختان أَنجال كِرام
تهنّئكمcongratulates you وَقَدand already آنhas arrived الأَوانُthe time
تهنّئكم وَقَد آن الأَوانُ
It came for the circumcision of noble sons,
Every caller announced the good news
Congratulating you, now that the time has come.
To people, who showed gratitude for his call.
كَواكبstars سَبعةseven بِسَماin the heaven of المَعاليeminence
كَواكب سَبعة بِسَما المَعالي
بَدَتappeared تجلىshining forth وَقَدand indeed سَعدwas auspicious القرانُthe conjunction
بَدَت تجلى وَقَد سَعد القرانُ
Seven stars in the heaven of eminence
The voice of celebration called out the date,
Appeared radiant, their conjunction auspicious.
Radiant with the wedding stars of glory.
بَنوsons of الغرّthe radiant الوُجوهfaces رَبواwere raised بِحجرin the lap of الthe
بَنو الغرّ الوُجوه رَبوا بِحجر ال
عُلىeminence وَلَهُمand for them بِثَدييهاfrom her two breasts لِبانُmilk
عُلى وَلَهُم بِثَدييها لِبانُ
Sons of the radiant-faced, raised in the lap of
Eminence, with milk for them from her two breasts.
بُدورfull moons فيin المَنازلthe stations غَيرwithout شانٍblemish
بُدور في المَنازل غَير شانٍ
لَهُمthey have بِمَطالعat the rising places of الأَقمارthe moons شانُdistinction
لَهُم بِمَطالع الأَقمار شانُ
Unblemished full moons in their stations;
They have distinction at the rising places of the moons.
أَنالَهُمgranted them التَواضعhumility كُلّevery مَجدٍglory
أَنالَهُم التَواضع كُلّ مَجدٍ
فَعَزّواso they gained honor بِالتَواضعthrough humility حَيثwhere هانواthey were lowly
فَعَزّوا بِالتَواضع حَيث هانوا
Humility granted them every glory,
And they rose in honor through humility where they were lowly.
فَكانَso there was لَهُمfor them ثَناءٌpraise حَيثwherever كُنّاwe were
فَكانَ لَهُم ثَناءٌ حَيث كُنّا
وَكانَand there was لَناfor us سُرورjoy حَيثwherever كانواthey were
وَكانَ لَنا سُرور حَيث كانوا
So praise was theirs wherever we were,
And joy was ours wherever they were.
وَأَفراحand joys هِيَthey are الأَعيادfestivals يَزهوshines proudly
وَأَفراح هِيَ الأَعياد يَزهو
بِهمthrough them نَيروزهاtheir Nayruz وَالمَهرجانُand Mihragan
بِهم نَيروزها وَالمَهرجانُ
And joys that are festivals: resplendent are
Through them, their Nayruz and Mihragan.
بِأَشبالwith lion cubs ختانهمُtheir circumcision دَعاناcalled us
بِأَشبال ختانهمُ دَعانا
لِنَيلto attain الفَوزsuccess دَعوَةthe call of منone who يَدانُis obeyed
لِنَيل الفَوز دَعوَة من يَدانُ
With lion cubs whose circumcision called us
To attain success—the call of one obeyed.
هَناءٌjoy قَلبناour heart كُرَةٌa ball لَدَيهِin its keeping
هَناءٌ قَلبنا كُرَةٌ لَدَيهِ
تقلّبُis tossed about وَالمَسرّةand gladness صَولَجانُa polo mallet
تقلّبُ وَالمَسرّة صَولَجانُ
Joy, with our heart a ball in its keeping,
Tossed about, with gladness as the polo mallet.
سَرىspread فيthrough الخافِقينeast and west كَأَنّas though وَحياًa revelation
سَرى في الخافِقين كَأَنّ وَحياً
دَعاcalled فَأَجابهso answered it إِنسhumans وَجانُand jinn
دَعا فَأَجابه إِنس وَجانُ
It coursed through east and west, as though a revelation
Called, and humans and jinn answered it.
جَرواthey ran يَتسابَقونracing one another إِلىtoward التَهانيcongratulations
جَروا يَتسابَقون إِلى التَهاني
كَأَنas though قَدalready كانَthere had been بَينَهُمamong them رِهانُa wager
كَأَن قَد كانَ بَينَهُم رِهانُ
They ran, racing one another to offer congratulations,
As though a wager had been laid among them.
وَفازَand succeeded الكُلّeveryone فيin طَلبpursuing الأَمانيwishes
وَفازَ الكُلّ في طَلب الأَماني
وَكانَand there was مِنfrom الزَمانthe times لَناfor us أَمانُsafety
وَكانَ مِن الزَمان لَنا أَمانُ
And all succeeded in pursuing their wishes,
And we had safety from the times.
وَأَعلَنand proclaimed بِالبَشائرwith glad tidings كُلّevery داعherald
وَأَعلَن بِالبَشائر كُلّ داع
لِدَعوَتِهِfor his invitation عَلىupon الناسthe people اِمتنانُgratitude
لِدَعوَتِهِ عَلى الناس اِمتنانُ
And every herald proclaimed glad tidings,
For his invitation, the people owed thanks.
وَناديand the gathering of الأنسdelight بِالتاريخwith the chronogram نادىcalled out
وَنادي الأنس بِالتاريخ نادى
زَهاshone بِكَواكبwith the stars of المَجدglory الختانُthe circumcision
زَها بِكَواكب المَجد الختانُ
And the gathering of delight proclaimed the chronogram:
The circumcision shone with the stars of glory.
Partial English translation: 96 of 120 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1