منهلُthe watering place of العُشّاقthe lovers مَورودُfrequented
منهلُ العُشّاق مَورودُ
وَمَقالand the words of العَذلreproach مَردودُrejected
وَمَقال العَذل مَردودُ
The lovers' watering place is frequented.
The lovers' spring is flowing,
And words of reproach are rejected.
And the blame of the censurer is refuted,
وَحَديثand the tale of الحُبّlove عَنconcerning شَجنيmy sorrow
وَحَديث الحُبّ عَن شَجني
عنعنتtransmitted through 'from' formulas مِنهُfrom it الأَسانيدُthe chains of transmission
عنعنت مِنهُ الأَسانيدُ
And love's tale, concerning my sorrow,
And the talk of love about my passion,
Is passed on from it through chains of narrators.
Its chains of transmission enthral me,
وَنَديميand my drinking companion فيin الهَوىlove رَشأa young gazelle
وَنَديمي في الهَوى رَشأ
فُتنتwere bewitched فيby حُسنهhis beauty الغيدُthe graceful maidens
فُتنت في حُسنه الغيدُ
And my boon companion in love is a young gazelle,
And my boon companion in love is well-bred,
The graceful maidens are bewitched by his beauty.
His beauty has tempted me.
كنزthe treasure of شَمسthe sun of الراحwine مبسمهhis smiling mouth
كنز شَمس الراح مبسمه
بِسُيوفwith the swords of اللَحظthe gaze مَرصودُguarded
بِسُيوف اللَحظ مَرصودُ
His smiling mouth is the treasure of wine's sun,
The treasure of the cheek of comfort, his smile,
Guarded by the swords of glances.
Is guarded by the swords of glances,
ولثغرِand for the lip of الكَأسthe cup مِنfrom فَمهِhis mouth
ولثغرِ الكَأس مِن فَمهِ
بِحبابwith bubbles of الدُرِّpearls تَنضيدُan arrangement in rows
بِحباب الدُرِّ تَنضيدُ
And the cup's lip, from his mouth,
And for the cup's lip from his mouth,
Is arrayed with pearly bubbles.
With bubbles of pearls its filling overflows,
وَلِخَدّand for the cheek of الراحwine مِنfrom خَجَلbashfulness
وَلِخَدّ الراح مِن خَجَل
مِنfrom لماهhis dusky lips العَذبsweet تَوريدُa rosy blush
مِن لماه العَذب تَوريدُ
And wine's cheek, out of bashfulness,
And for the cheek of comfort from shyness,
Grows rosy at his sweet, dusky lips.
From its sweet saliva its irrigation flows.
أَوردتناbrought us to الوَردthe roses وَجنتهhis cheek
أَوردتنا الوَرد وَجنته
وَلماهand his dusky lips الشهدhoney مَشهودُattested
وَلماه الشهد مَشهودُ
His cheek has led us to the roses,
It brought us roses and its gardens,
And his dusky lips are honey, as attested.
And its water of honey is witnessed.
معرضaloof ماnot خَطَّhas begun to grow عارضهhis cheek-beard
معرض ما خَطَّ عارضه
فَهوَso he بِالولدانamong the boys مَعدودُcounted
فَهوَ بِالولدان مَعدودُ
Aloof, his cheek-beard has not yet grown,
He is indifferent to whoever finds fault with him,
So he is counted among the boys.
So he is counted among the lads,
وَصفهُdescribing him بِالبَدرas the full moon مِنof عَبَثٍfolly
وَصفهُ بِالبَدر مِن عَبَثٍ
وَبَيانand explaining الفَرقthe difference تَأكيدُconfirmation
وَبَيان الفَرق تَأكيدُ
To describe him as the full moon is folly,
To describe him as the full moon is nonsense,
And explaining the difference confirms this.
And clarifying the difference is confirmation.
وَغَزالand a gazelle قَدhas غَزاassailed جلديmy endurance
وَغَزال قَد غَزا جلدي
طرفهhis gaze وَالقدُّand the figure أملودُsupple
طرفه وَالقدُّ أملودُ
And a gazelle—my endurance has been assailed
A gazelle has ravished my skin,
By his gaze; his figure is supple.
Its glance and its stature are flexuous.
لاlet not يغرنَّdeceive العَذولthe reproacher بِهِabout him
لا يغرنَّ العَذول بِهِ
إِنif نَأىhe draws away صدٌّrebuff وَتَبعيدُand estrangement
إِن نَأى صدٌّ وَتَبعيدُ
Let not the reproacher be deceived about him,
Let not the censurers be fooled by him
By rebuff and estrangement, should he draw away.
If he shuns a breast and is aloof.
لَيسَdoes not يُغرينيentice me فَأعتبهso I appease him
لَيسَ يُغريني فَأعتبه
بِمَقامin the place of النصحcounsel تَفنيدُcensure
بِمَقام النصح تَفنيدُ
I am not persuaded to appease him
I'm not tempted to blame him
By censure offered in place of counsel.
With the stance of sincere advice and rebuttal.
أَيّwhat صَبٍّlovesick lover عَنfrom مَحبّتهِlove of him
أَيّ صَبٍّ عَن مَحبّتهِ
يَنثَنيturns away وَالصَبرand patience مَفقودُlost
يَنثَني وَالصَبر مَفقودُ
What lovesick lover, from love of him,
What youth would I bend away from his love,
Could turn away, when patience is gone?
When patience is lost?
وَببيضand with the white blades الهندof India مُهجتهhis lifeblood
وَببيض الهند مُهجته
سَلَبتهاstole it الأَعيُنthe eyes السودُblack
سَلَبتها الأَعيُن السودُ
And with India's white blades, his lifeblood
With his Indian complexion,
Has been stolen by the black eyes.
Eyes of black magic have snatched it.
مُطلقletting flow freely الدَمعthe tears الصَبيبpouring لَهُfor him
مُطلق الدَمع الصَبيب لَهُ
بِالتَصابيthrough youthful dalliance مِنهُfrom him تَقييدُa bond
بِالتَصابي مِنهُ تَقييدُ
Letting his pouring tears run free, he has
Releasing copious tears for him
A bond from him through youthful dalliance.
With coherence from it I discipline myself.
وَحَليفand an ally of الوَجدlonging شيمتهhis habit
وَحَليف الوَجد شيمته
فيin الهَوىlove نوحٌlamentation وَتَسهيدُand sleeplessness
في الهَوى نوحٌ وَتَسهيدُ
And he is longing's ally; his habit
And the confidant of passion, his quality,
In love is lamentation and sleeplessness.
In love is lament and industry.
مَنwho لَهُfor him وَالحُبّand love يوهنهweakens him
مَن لَهُ وَالحُبّ يوهنه
مِنهُfrom it إِنذارwarning وَتَهديدُand threat
مِنهُ إِنذار وَتَهديدُ
Who will help him, while love weakens him
Whoever love makes frail,
With warnings and threats from it,
From him there is warning and threat.
غَيرexcept مَنthe one who تُتلىare recited مَدائحهُhis praises
غَير مَن تُتلى مَدائحهُ
وَهوَand he فيin الحاجاتneeds مَقصودُsought
وَهوَ في الحاجات مَقصودُ
Except the one whose praises are recited,
Other than one whose praises are recited,
And who is sought in times of need?
And he for needs is the objective.
أَحمَدٌAhmad وَالخَلقand creation تَحمدهpraises him
أَحمَدٌ وَالخَلق تَحمده
وَكَريمand noble in الطَبعnature مَحمودُpraised
وَكَريم الطَبع مَحمودُ
Ahmad, whom creation praises,
Ahmad, and creation praises him,
And, noble by nature, he is praised.
And generous is his praised nature.
ياO! لَهاfor it! ذاتاًa being مكرَّمةًhonored
يا لَها ذاتاً مكرَّمةً
ماnot لَهاfor it بِالوَصفby description تَحديدُa limit
ما لَها بِالوَصف تَحديدُ
What an honored person!
O she of honored essence,
No description can encompass him.
Indescribable is she!
ماجدٌnoble رقّتgrew gentle شَمائلهُhis qualities
ماجدٌ رقّت شَمائلهُ
وَهوَand he حرٌّnoble طَبعهhis nature الجودُgenerosity
وَهوَ حرٌّ طَبعه الجودُ
A noble man, gentle in his qualities,
Majid, his qualities are gentle,
And he is noble, generosity his nature.
And he is free; generosity is his nature.
لِلثَناfor praise شَملa united whole يَجمّعهhe gathers it
لِلثَنا شَمل يَجمّعه
وَلشملand for the gathering of المالwealth تَبديدُdispersal
وَلشمل المال تَبديدُ
He draws the whole of praise together,
To bring people together is his inclusiveness,
And disperses amassed wealth.
And for money's assembly, his distribution.
يَحسدenvies الوَسميُّthe early autumn rain نائِلهُhis bounty
يَحسد الوَسميُّ نائِلهُ
وَأَخُوand the brother of العَلياءeminence مَحسودُenvied
وَأَخُو العَلياء مَحسودُ
The early autumn rain envies his bounty,
The distinguished envies its obtainer,
And the brother of eminence is envied.
And he is the brother of the lofty, envied.
لاdoes not يَشوبtaint المطلdelay فيin عدةa promise
لا يَشوب المطل في عدة
لاno وَلاnor فيin القَولspeech تَرديدُwavering
لا وَلا في القَول تَرديدُ
No delay taints his promise,
No blemish in number attends his equipment,
No, nor is there wavering in his speech.
Nor in speech any faltering.
ياO اِبنson مَنthose who زانواadorned العُلىthe heights غرراradiant ones
يا اِبن مَن زانوا العُلى غررا
وَهُمand they الغرّthe illustrious الأَماجيدُthe glorious nobles
وَهُم الغرّ الأَماجيدُ
O son of those radiant ones who adorned the heights,
O son of those who beautified supremacy with gems,
And they are the illustrious, the glorious.
And they are the precious, the glorious!
وَبِتَقوىand with reverence for اللَهGod عَهدَهُمtheir commitment
وَبِتَقوى اللَه عَهدَهُم
عِندَamong أَهلpeople of الفَضلvirtue مَعهودُwell known
عِندَ أَهل الفَضل مَعهودُ
And their commitment to reverence for God
And by reverence for God, their covenant
Is known among people of virtue.
Among people of merit is customary.
إِنَّindeed شَهرthe month الصَومof fasting صالِحهُits righteous work
إِنَّ شَهر الصَوم صالِحهُ
لَكَfor you بِالخَيراتamong good deeds مَعدودُcounted
لَكَ بِالخَيرات مَعدودُ
Indeed, the fasting month's righteous work
Indeed, the month of fasting, its rectitude
Is reckoned for you among good deeds.
For you is counted among good deeds.
وَجَزيلand ample الأَجرreward لَيسَthere is not لَهُfor it
وَجَزيل الأَجر لَيسَ لَهُ
عِندَwith ذيthe possessor of الإِحسانbeneficence تَحديدُa limit
عِندَ ذي الإِحسان تَحديدُ
And the ample reward knows no
And abundant reward for it has no
Limit with the Beneficent One.
Limiting for the Lord of Favor.
فَلذاand so الباريthe Creator أَعدَّhas prepared لَكُمfor you
فَلذا الباري أَعدَّ لَكُم
منحاًgifts فيهاin them لَناfor us عيدُa festival
منحاً فيها لَنا عيدُ
And so the Creator has prepared for you
So for that the Creator prepared for you
Gifts in which there is a festival for us.
Gifts in which for us is feast.
وَلذاand for this العيدthe festival السَعيدhappy بِكُمthrough you
وَلذا العيد السَعيد بِكُم
فيin الهَناgladness تُتلىare recited الأَناشيدُthe songs
في الهَنا تُتلى الأَناشيدُ
And for this festival, made happy by you,
And for that happy feast, with you
Songs are recited amid gladness.
Songs of joy are recited for bliss.
وَهِلالand the crescent of الأُنسdelight طالعهُits rising
وَهِلال الأُنس طالعهُ
فيin سَماthe sky of الإِسعادfelicity مَشهودُwitnessed
في سَما الإِسعاد مَشهودُ
And the crescent of delight, its rising
And the crescent of company, its rising
Is witnessed in the sky of felicity.
In the sky of joy is witnessed.
وَلَكُمand for you فيin التهنئاتthe congratulations بِهِon it
وَلَكُم في التهنئات بِهِ
لِلمُنىfor hopes عودa return وَتَجديدُand renewal
لِلمُنى عود وَتَجديدُ
And for you, in congratulations on it,
And for you in the congratulations for it
Hopes return and are renewed.
For wishes are renewal and continuity.
لاmay you not بَرحتcease to be الدهرthroughout time ذاpossessed of رُتبranks
لا بَرحت الدهر ذا رُتب
دونَهاbeneath them تلقىare laid down المَقاليدُthe keys
دونَها تلقى المَقاليدُ
May you forever remain possessed of ranks
The ages have not ceased to have ranks
Beneath which the keys are laid down,
Beneath them the sayings are received.
ماas long as حمامthe doves of الدَوحthe grove صادحُهُtheir singer
ما حمام الدَوح صادحُهُ
قَدindeed شَجانيstirred my sorrow مِنهُfrom it تَغريدُwarbling
قَد شَجاني مِنهُ تَغريدُ
As long as the singer among the grove's doves
The ringdove of the sand dunes, its warbling
Stirs my sorrow with its warbling,
Has stirred me with its cooing.
وَهوَand it يَشدوsings فيin تِلاوتهits recital
وَهوَ يَشدو في تِلاوته
منهلthe watering place of العُشّاقthe lovers مَورودُfrequented
منهل العُشّاق مَورودُ
While it sings in its recital:
And it chants in its reciting:
The lovers' watering place is frequented.
"The lovers' spring is flowing."
Sol 6.1