لِلَّهِto God! (in admiration) يَومانِtwo days تَحكيresemble غَمضَthe closing of أجفانِeyelids
لِلَّهِ يَومانِ تَحكي غَمضَ أجفانِ
مِنfrom فَرطِthe intensity of بَهجَتِهاits delight لِلَّهِto God! (in admiration) يَومانِtwo days
مِن فَرطِ بَهجَتِها لِلَّهِ يَومانِ
God be praised for two days, fleeting as the closing of eyelids,
from their sheer delight—God be praised for two days!
يَومانِtwo days يَومانِtwo days فيin أُوريكَةٍOurika سَلَفَتpassed
يَومانِ يَومانِ في أُوريكَةٍ سَلَفَت
كَأَنَّهَاas though it were مِنحةٌa gift مِنfrom كَفِّthe hand of رِضوانِRidwan
كَأَنَّهَا مِنحةٌ مِن كَفِّ رِضوانِ
Two days, two days that passed in Ourika,
as though a gift from Ridwan's hand.
فيin مَنزِلٍa dwelling قدindeed حَوىcontained كُلَّall المَحاسِنِthe beauties مِنamong
في مَنزِلٍ قد حَوى كُلَّ المَحاسِنِ مِن
مُنىthe wishes of قُلوبٍhearts وأبصارٍand eyes وآذانِand ears
مُنى قُلوبٍ وأبصارٍ وآذانِ
In a dwelling that held all the delights
that hearts and eyes and ears could desire.
ألرَّوضُthe garden أضحىbecame لِفَرطِfrom sheer البِشرِgladness مُنتَشِياًintoxicated
ألرَّوضُ أضحى لِفَرطِ البِشرِ مُنتَشِياً
فَتَلتَقِيso meet فيهِwithin it أغصانٌbranches بِأَغصانِwith branches
فَتَلتَقِي فيهِ أغصانٌ بِأَغصانِ
The garden grew intoxicated with sheer gladness,
so branches met branches within it.
ومَنظَرٌand a vista خَلَعَdraped الحُسنَbeauty عليهupon it حُلًىornaments
ومَنظَرٌ خَلَعَ الحُسنَ عليه حُلًى
يَدُthe hand of الطَّبيعةِnature وَشَّتهاembroidered them بِإتقانِwith mastery
يَدُ الطَّبيعةِ وَشَّتها بِإتقانِ
And a vista clad in beauty's ornaments,
embroidered with mastery by nature's hand.
فَثَوبُهُso its robe السُّندُسِىُّof fine silk رَصَّعَتهُstudded it يَداthe two hands of
فَثَوبُهُ السُّندُسِىُّ رَصَّعَتهُ يَدا
أزهارِهِits flowers بَيَواقيتٍwith rubies ومَرجانِand coral
أزهارِهِ بَيَواقيتٍ ومَرجانِ
So its fine-silk robe was studded by the two hands
of its flowers with rubies and coral.
أمامَbefore وادٍa valley بهwithin it ذَوبُmolten اللُّجَينِsilver جَرىflowed
أمامَ وادٍ به ذَوبُ اللُّجَينِ جَرى
ماءًas water زُلالاًlimpid شَفَىquenched غَلِيلَthe burning thirst of ظَمآنِa thirsty person
ماءً زُلالاً شَفَى غَلِيلَ ظَمآنِ
Facing a valley where molten silver flowed,
as limpid water that slaked a thirsty one's burning thirst.
ومَحفلٌand a gathering بِوُجوهِwith the leading men of القَومِthe people مُزدَهِرٌradiant
ومَحفلٌ بِوُجوهِ القَومِ مُزدَهِرٌ
قَدindeed أمَّهُflocked to it الناسُpeople مِنamong عُجمٍnon-Arabs وعُربانِand Arabs
قَد أمَّهُ الناسُ مِن عُجمٍ وعُربانِ
And a gathering radiant with the people's leading men,
to which people flocked, non-Arabs and Arabs alike.
ومِنand among عَذارَىmaidens كَباقاتِlike bouquets of الزُّهورِflowers شَذاًin fragrance
ومِن عَذارَى كَباقاتِ الزُّهورِ شَذاً
شواعرٌpoetesses صَدَحتsang out تَشدوsinging بِألحانِwith melodies
شواعرٌ صَدَحت تَشدو بِألحانِ
And among maidens fragrant as bouquets of flowers,
poetesses sang out in melodies.
وصافِناتُand steeds poised on three legs جِيادٍfine-bred horses فيin مَلاعِبهاtheir exercise grounds
وصافِناتُ جِيادٍ في مَلاعِبها
هَبَّتsprang forth هُبوبَlike the blowing of رِياحٍwinds تحتَbeneath فُرسانِriders
هَبَّت هُبوبَ رِياحٍ تحتَ فُرسانِ
And fine steeds, standing poised in their exercise grounds,
surged like winds beneath their riders.
ولِلقِراءَةِand for recitation طُلاَّبٌstudents قدِhad اجتَمَعواassembled
ولِلقِراءَةِ طُلاَّبٌ قدِ اجتَمَعوا
وسادةٌand dignitaries مِنamong ذَويthose possessing عِلمٍlearning وعِرفانِand insight
وسادةٌ مِن ذَوي عِلمٍ وعِرفانِ
And students had assembled for recitation,
and dignitaries endowed with learning and insight.
وللِصَّحيحand for the Sahih البُخارِيal-Bukhari فيin الضُّحىthe forenoon خَتَمواthey completed the recitation
وللِصَّحيح البُخارِي في الضُّحى خَتَموا
فَالنُّورُso the light مِنهُfrom it ومِنهاand from it اليومَtoday نُورانِtwo lights
فَالنُّورُ مِنهُ ومِنها اليومَ نُورانِ
And in the forenoon they completed al-Bukhari's Sahih;
thus its light and the morning's are two lights today.
وفيand in العَشِيَthe evening لِمُحتاجٍfor someone needy بِساحَتهِin his courtyard
وفي العَشِيَ لِمُحتاجٍ بِساحَتهِ
مَوائِدُtables صُفِّفتwere laid out منof كُلِّevery ألوانِkind of food
مَوائِدُ صُفِّفت من كُلِّ ألوانِ
And in the evening, for the needy in his courtyard,
tables were laid with foods of every kind.
تَرىyou see وُفودَdelegations of الورىhumankind تَترىcoming in succession وَكُلُّهُمُand all of them
تَرى وُفودَ الورى تَترى وَكُلُّهُمُ
لِذلكَfor that الرَّبعِdwelling شَوقاًout of longing جِدُّexceedingly لَهفانِyearning
لِذلكَ الرَّبعِ شَوقاً جِدُّ لَهفانِ
You see people's delegations arriving in succession, all of them
aching with intense longing for that dwelling.
يُقابِلُgreets الكُلَّeveryone بِالتَّرحابِwith welcome ذوa possessor of خُلُقٍcharacter
يُقابِلُ الكُلَّ بِالتَّرحابِ ذو خُلُقٍ
يَحكيresembles شَذَاthe fragrance of زَهرِflowers of رَوضٍa garden غِبَّjust after هَتَّانِsteady rain
يَحكي شَذَا زَهرِ رَوضٍ غِبَّ هَتَّانِ
He greets everyone warmly, a man whose character
is like garden flowers' fragrance after steady rain.
مَنone who غُرِسَتwas planted فيin حَشَاthe depths of النَّاسِpeople مَحَبَّتُهُlove for him
مَن غُرِسَت في حَشَا النَّاسِ مَحَبَّتُهُ
وَهَيبَةٌand awe لهof him مِنfrom قَاصٍone far away ومِنand from دانِone nearby
وَهَيبَةٌ له مِن قَاصٍ ومِن دانِ
One for whom love is planted deep in people's hearts,
and whom those far and near regard with awe.
محمدٌMuhammad يَاO ابنَson of عبدAbd (servant of) اللهAllah (God) نَجمُa star of عُلاًeminence
محمدٌ يَا ابنَ عبد الله نَجمُ عُلاً
سَمِىٌّnamesake of فَخرِthe pride of الوَرىhumankind مِنfrom آلِthe house of عَدنانِAdnan
سَمِىٌّ فَخرِ الوَرى مِن آلِ عَدنانِ
Muhammad, O son of Abd Allah, star of glory,
namesake of humankind's pride of the house of Adnan.
أَلقائدُthe commander القائِدُbringing الخَيراتِblessings طالِعُهhis rising star
أَلقائدُ القائِدُ الخَيراتِ طالِعُه
اَخوpossessor of مُحَيّاa countenance بِماءِwith the water of البِشرِgladness رَيَّانِwell-watered
اَخو مُحَيّا بِماءِ البِشرِ رَيَّانِ
The commander, whose rising star ushers in blessings,
whose countenance is steeped in the water of gladness.
ماwhatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof أدَبٍrefinement جَمٍّabundant ومِنand of كَرَمٍgenerosity
ما شِئتَ مِن أدَبٍ جَمٍّ ومِن كَرَمٍ
يُزريputs to shame بِحاتِمِHatim of طَيٍّTayy وابنِand Ibn (son of) عَجلانِAjlan
يُزري بِحاتِمِ طَيٍّ وابنِ عَجلانِ
All you could wish of abundant refinement and generosity,
that puts Hatim of Tayy and Ibn Ajlan to shame.
طَلقُopen and cheerful المُحَيَّاof countenance بشوشُsmiling الوجهِof face طَلعَتُهُhis appearance
طَلقُ المُحَيَّا بشوشُ الوجهِ طَلعَتُهُ
تُنسيكَmakes you forget ماwhatever بِكَafflicts you مِنof هَمٍّcare وأحزانِand sorrows
تُنسيكَ ما بِكَ مِن هَمٍّ وأحزانِ
Open of countenance, cheerful of face, his presence
makes you forget whatever cares and sorrows afflict you.
ذوpossessor of رُتبةٍa rank زانَهاadorned it مِنهfrom him تَوَاضُعُهُhis humility
ذو رُتبةٍ زانَها مِنه تَوَاضُعُهُ
فَزَادَهُthus raised him فيamong الوَرىhumankind شاناًin distinction علىupon شانِdistinction
فَزَادَهُ في الوَرى شاناً على شانِ
He holds a rank adorned by his humility,
which has raised him among humankind, honor upon honor.
لاno عَيبَfault فيهِin him واللهِby God غَيرُexcept واحِدَةٍone fault
لا عَيبَ فيهِ واللهِ غَيرُ واحِدَةٍ
يَنسَىmakes forget (intended sense) ضُيوفَهhis guests فِيabout أَهلٍfamily وأوطانِand homelands
يَنسَى ضُيوفَه فِي أَهلٍ وأوطانِ
He has no fault, by God, except for one:
he makes his guests forget their families and homelands.
اَلقلبُthe heart فِيin حُرَقٍburning anguish مِنِّيof mine لِفرقَتِهِat parting from him
اَلقلبُ فِي حُرَقٍ مِنِّي لِفرقَتِهِ
يَزيدُincreases لاعِجَهاits searing heat شَوقيmy longing وتَحنانيand my yearning
يَزيدُ لاعِجَها شَوقي وتَحناني
My heart burns with anguish at parting from him;
my longing and yearning intensify its searing heat.
اُوريكةَOurika بِجَنابِin the presence of القائدِthe commander ابتَهِجىrejoice
اُوريكةَ بِجَنابِ القائدِ ابتَهِجى
بِهin him فَإِفتَخِريso take pride عَنabove كُلِّall بُلدانِlands
بِه فَإِفتَخِري عَن كُلِّ بُلدانِ
Ourika, rejoice in the commander's presence;
take pride in him above all other lands.
كماas أَحاطتencircled بِبَدرِaround the full moon of التّضمِّfullness (probable reading) أنجُمُهُits stars
كما أَحاطت بِبَدرِ التّضمِّ أنجُمُهُ
بِهِaround him أَحيطواgather round يَكُنhe will be روحاًa soul لأبدانِfor bodies
بِهِ أَحيطوا يَكُن روحاً لأبدانِ
As its stars encircle the moon at its fullness,
surround him, and he will be a soul to your bodies.
فإِنَّهُfor indeed he السَّيِّدُthe lord المَيمونُauspicious طَالِعُهُhis rising star
فإِنَّهُ السَّيِّدُ المَيمونُ طَالِعُهُ
وذاكَand that سارَspread بِهِwith it حديثُthe talk of رُكبانِriders
وذاكَ سارَ بِهِ حديثُ رُكبانِ
For he is the lord whose rising star is auspicious,
and riders' talk has carried that abroad.
أللهُGod يُبقيهِmay He preserve him لِلعَلياءِfor lofty glory مُفتَخَراًa source of pride
أللهُ يُبقيهِ لِلعَلياءِ مُفتَخَراً
واللهُand God يَعصِمُهmay He protect him منfrom كُلِّevery شيطانِdevil
واللهُ يَعصِمُه من كُلِّ شيطانِ
May God preserve him as the pride of greatness,
and may God protect him from every devil.
Sol 6.1