تِلكthose الغُصونthe boughs امالَتهاbent them الصَباthe east breeze هيفاslender-waisted
تِلك الغُصون امالَتها الصَبا هيفا
وَالرَوضand the garden أَهدىoffered لَناto us منfrom نَشرِهits fragrance تحفاgifts
وَالرَوض أَهدى لَنا من نَشرِه تحفا
The east breeze bent those slender-waisted boughs.
Those branches the morning breeze has gently swayed
And the garden offered us gifts of its fragrance.
And the garden has gifted us from its blossoms a present
وَالارقand the doves (probably intended; written 'sleeplessness') ناحَتlamented عَلىupon اِفنانِهاtheir boughs طَرباin rapture
وَالارق ناحَت عَلى اِفنانِها طَربا
وَأَظهَرَتand expressed شَجناsorrow فيin الرَوضِthe garden مُختَلِفاvaried
وَأَظهَرَت شَجنا في الرَوضِ مُختَلِفا
And the doves [uncertain reading] lamented on their boughs in rapture.
The clouds have sadly cried over its vines out of yearning
And voiced varied sorrow within the garden.
And shown in the garden a different kind of grief
هذاthis الهزارthe nightingale بِأَعلىat the top of الغُصنthe bough مضطَرِبfluttering
هذا الهزار بِأَعلى الغُصن مضطَرِب
كَأَنَّهُas though it were همزَةa hamza (Arabic glottal-stop sign) قَدalready عانَقَتembraced أَلفاan alif (Arabic letter)
كَأَنَّهُ همزَة قَد عانَقَت أَلفا
This nightingale flutters at the top of the bough,
This warbling on the highest branch all shaken
As though it were a hamza embracing an alif.
As if it were a hamza joined to an alif
وَهذهand this نَغمَةmelody الاِوتارof the strings تُنشِدُناsings to us
وَهذه نَغمَة الاِوتار تُنشِدُنا
قَدindeed راقَgrew limpid ماءwater الصِباof youth لماwhen جَرىflowed وَصفاand became clear
قَد راقَ ماء الصِبا لما جَرى وَصفا
And this melody of the strings sings to us:
And here is the melody of strings singing to us
The water of youth grew limpid when it flowed and cleared.
The water of youth has flowed describing it beautifully
وَالريحand the wind تَعبثplays بِالغُصنwith the bough الرَطيبtender اِذاwhen
وَالريح تَعبث بِالغُصن الرَطيب اِذا
أَقصىmoved away لَهاfor her طرفاa tip أَدنَتbrought near لهto it طَرفاa tip
أَقصى لَها طرفا أَدنَت له طَرفا
And the wind plays with the tender bough; whenever
And the wind plays with the moist branch whenever
It draws a tip away from her, she draws a tip toward it.
It extends to it an edge, it draws near to it an edge
وَالسحبand the clouds تَبكيweep وَثغرand the mouth الرَوضof the garden مُبتَسِمsmiling
وَالسحب تَبكي وَثغر الرَوض مُبتَسِم
وَالاِقحُوانand the chrysanthemum غَداbecame بِالطَلّin dew ملتَحِفاcloaked
وَالاِقحُوان غَدا بِالطَلّ ملتَحِفا
And the clouds weep while the garden's mouth smiles.
And the clouds weep while the garden's lips are smiling
And the chrysanthemum has become cloaked in dew.
And the nightingale has been cloaked at dawn with pearls
وَالغَيمُand the cloud يَنثُرscatters دُرّاpearls فَوقَover مُنبَسِطan expanse
وَالغَيمُ يَنثُر دُرّا فَوقَ مُنبَسِط
منof الزَبرجدchrysolite يحكىresembles شَكلهits shape الصحفاsheets of paper
من الزَبرجد يحكى شَكله الصحفا
And the cloud scatters pearls over an expanse
And the cloud strews gems above outstretched
Of chrysolite, whose shape resembles sheets of paper.
Of emerald, its shape tells stories
وَالجَوّand the sky قدalready صفقتclapped أَطرافهits edges فَرحاfor joy
وَالجَوّ قد صفقت أَطرافه فَرحا
لماwhen أَتىarrived عسكرan army منof غيثهits rain كسفاin masses
لما أَتى عسكر من غيثه كسفا
And the sky's edges have clapped for joy,
And the air has clapped its edges out of joy
When an army of its rain arrived in masses.
When an army of rain came covered in it
وَالدَهرand time جادَgave freely بِماwith what قَدpreviously كانَhad ضنّbeen stingy بِهِwith it
وَالدَهر جادَ بِما قَد كانَ ضنّ بِهِ
لماwhen رَأىsaw نورthe light هذاof this السيدlord اِنكَشَفاbecame unveiled
لما رَأى نور هذا السيد اِنكَشَفا
And time bestowed what it had once withheld,
And time has been generous with what it was stingy of
When it saw this lord's light unveiled.
When it saw the light of this lord unveiled
قطبpivot المَكارِمِof noble virtues عَبدʿAbd (servant; name element) الخالِقal-Khāliq (the Creator; name element) اِبنson of أَبيAbī (father of; name element) التخal-Takh- (name fragment)
قطب المَكارِمِ عَبد الخالِق اِبن أَبي التخ
صيص-ṣīṣ (completes al-Takhṣīṣ) اِبنson of أَبىAbī (father of; name element) الاسعادal-Isʿād (name element) اِبنson of وفىWafā (name)
صيص اِبن أَبى الاسعاد اِبن وفى
Pivot of noble virtues: ʿAbd al-Khāliq, son of Abū al-Takh-
Pole of virtues, Abd al-Khaliq son of Abu al-Takhassisa
ṣīṣ, son of Abū al-Isʿād, son of Wafā.
Son of Abu al-Asaad son of Wafa
السيدthe lord البَطلthe hero اِبنson of السَيدthe lord البَطلthe hero اِبib- (beginning of ibn, 'son of')
السيد البَطل اِبن السَيد البَطل اِب
ن-n (completes ibn, 'son of') السَيدthe lord البَطلthe hero اِبنson of السادَةthe lords الشرفاthe noble
ن السَيد البَطل اِبن السادَة الشرفا
The heroic lord, son of the heroic lord, son—
The noble hero son of the noble hero son of
—of the heroic lord, son of the noble lords.
The noble hero son of the noble lords
كهفrefuge السِيادَةِof lordship كَنزtreasure المَجدِof glory مَعدَنmine أَسas- (beginning of asrār, 'secrets')
كهف السِيادَةِ كَنز المَجدِ مَعدَن أَس
رار-rār (completes asrār, 'secrets') البَلاغَةof eloquence منhe who بِالعزfor honor قَدalready عرفاwas known
رار البَلاغَة من بِالعز قَد عرفا
Refuge of lordship, treasure of glory, mine of secrets—
Cave of masters, treasure of glory, mine of eloquence's secrets
—of eloquence, he who is renowned for honor.
By might he has been known
أَزكىpurest الوَرىof mankind حَسباin ancestral honor أَعلاهُمhighest of them نَسَباin lineage
أَزكى الوَرى حَسبا أَعلاهُم نَسَبا
أَقواهُمstrongest of them عُنصُرin stock أَرقاهُمloftiest of them شَرَفاin nobility
أَقواهُم عُنصُر أَرقاهُم شَرَفا
The purest of mankind in ancestral honor, the highest in lineage,
The most virtuous of people by lineage, the highest by ancestry
The strongest in stock, the loftiest in nobility.
The strongest by nature, the most honoured by nobility
نسلoffspring الكِرامof the noble سَليلscion الفَضلِof excellence مُرتَفِعlofty الthe (article continuing into the next line)
نسل الكِرام سَليل الفَضلِ مُرتَفِع ال
مَقامstation ساميlofty الذَرىin summits أَوفىmost complete الوَرىof mankind كنفاin shelter
مَقام سامي الذَرى أَوفى الوَرى كنفا
Offspring of the noble, scion of excellence, lofty in
The lineage of generosity, scion of merit, lofty of
Station, lofty of summit, the surest shelter among mankind.
Status, sublime of lineage, most faithful of kin
هذاthis هوit العزglory حدّثspeak عنabout معالمِهits landmarks
هذا هو العز حدّث عن معالمِه
وَاِذكُرand mention بِهthrough him سَلَفاforebears اِنif شِئتَyou wish أَوor خَلَفاsuccessors
وَاِذكُر بِه سَلَفا اِن شِئتَ أَو خَلَفا
This is glory itself—speak of its landmarks,
This is honour, speak of its features
And through him tell of forebears, if you wish, or successors.
And mention with it ancestors if you wish or successors
ياO صاحِبِيّmy two companions اِذاif ماever (emphatic particle) شِئتُماyou two wish حرماa sanctuary
يا صاحِبِيّ اِذا ما شِئتُما حرما
لِلوارِدينfor those arriving فهاthen behold بحراa sea صفاbecame pure وَصفاand became clear
لِلوارِدين فها بحرا صفا وَصفا
O my two companions, if ever you seek a sanctuary
My friend, if you wish to sanctify
For those who come, behold a sea, pure and clear.
To newcomers, here are a pure and eloquent sea
وَحدثاand tell (you two) عَنabout جنابa presence كلهall of it كرمgenerosity
وَحدثا عَن جناب كله كرم
وَمَظهَرand a manifestation بِالمَعاليof high virtues لَيسَthere is not فيهwithin it خفاconcealment
وَمَظهَر بِالمَعالي لَيسَ فيه خفا
And tell of a presence that is all generosity,
And speak of the essence of all generosity
And a manifestation of high virtues, with nothing hidden within it.
And appearance with glories, in it no hiddenness
وَماand how عَسىcould أَنto يَنالattain المَدحpraise غايَتهhis full measure
وَما عَسى أَن يَنال المَدح غايَته
وَحَسبُهand sufficient for him كلevery وَقتmoment ربهhis Lord وَكَفىand that suffices
وَحَسبُه كل وَقت ربه وَكَفى
And how could praise ever reach his full measure?
And what can praise reach its ultimate?
And his Lord suffices him at every moment—and that is enough.
Sufficient for it is, every time, its Lord and enough
Sol 6.1