إنْif كنتَyou are بالعفوِwith pardon ليسnot تعذُرناexcuse us
إنْ كنتَ بالعفوِ ليس تعذُرنا
فلاthen no اِعتذارٌapology مِنّاfrom us إلىto أحَدِanyone
فلا اِعتذارٌ مِنّا إلى أحَدِ
If in your clemency you do not excuse us,
then we shall offer an apology to no one.
والعبدُand a servant علماًknowing بحلمِof the forbearance of سيّدِهِhis master
والعبدُ علماً بحلمِ سيّدِهِ
يُذنِبُsins عمداًdeliberately وغيرَand not مُعتمِدِintending to
يُذنِبُ عمداً وغيرَ مُعتمِدِ
And a servant, knowing his master's forbearance,
sins deliberately and without intent.
ماnot حُجّتِيmy plea عُدّتِيmy resource لكنbut تغاturning a blind eye (first fragment)
ما حُجّتِي عُدّتِي لكن تغا
ضيكyour turning a blind eye (completion) عنto المذنبينsinners منamong عُددِيmy resources
ضيك عن المذنبين من عُددِي
My plea is not my resource; rather,
your turning a blind eye to sinners is among my resources.
ياO راكباًrider بلّغِconvey السّلامَthe greeting إذاwhen
يا راكباً بلّغِ السّلامَ إذا
شُمتَyou sight خياماًtents شطّتْgrew distant علىat بُعُدِa distance
شُمتَ خياماً شطّتْ على بُعُدِ
O rider, convey my greeting when
you sight tents lying far away in the distance.
وقلْand say لفخرِto the pride of الملوكِthe kings قاطبةًall together
وقلْ لفخرِ الملوكِ قاطبةً
مِنْof والدٍa father قدalready مضىpassed away ومنand of ولَدِa son
مِنْ والدٍ قد مضى ومن ولَدِ
And say to the pride of all kings,
fathers who have passed away and sons alike,
ومنand him whom حباهُfavored him with الإِلهGod منزلةًa station
ومن حباهُ الإِله منزلةً
كمhow often طلبوهاthey sought it فلمyet not تُنَلْattained بيدِby any hand
كم طلبوها فلم تُنَلْ بيدِ
and to him whom God has granted a station
so often sought, yet never attained by any hand:
عبدُكَyour servant جَلْدٌsteadfast علىagainst الخطوبِcalamities ومُذْand since
عبدُكَ جَلْدٌ على الخطوبِ ومُذْ
نأَيْتَyou went far عنهfrom him أضحىhe became بلاwithout جَلَدِfortitude
نأَيْتَ عنه أضحى بلا جَلَدِ
Your servant is steadfast amid hardships, but since
you went far from him, he has lost his fortitude.
يُطرِقُhe lowers his gaze مستوحشاًdesolate لماfor what فاتهescaped him
يُطرِقُ مستوحشاً لما فاته
منكof you وماand not بالأجفانِin the eyelids منany رَمَدِeye inflammation
منك وما بالأجفانِ من رَمَدِ
He lowers his gaze, desolate for what he has lost
of you, though no inflammation afflicts his eyelids.
قدindeed سارjourneyed قلبِيmy heart لمّاwhen ارتحلتَyou departed وماand did not
قد سار قلبِي لمّا ارتحلتَ وما
خانَprove faithless وإنand even if كانhad خانهbetrayed it جَسَدِيmy body
خانَ وإن كان خانه جَسَدِي
My heart journeyed when you departed, and did not
prove faithless, though my body betrayed it.
إنِّيَindeed I ياO ذاpossessor of الجلالتينthe two majesties وقدand already
إنِّيَ يا ذا الجلالتين وقد
خُلّفتُI was left behind عنكمْapart from you كُرْهاًunwillingly ولمand did not أرِدِwish it
خُلّفتُ عنكمْ كُرْهاً ولم أرِدِ
I, O possessor of the two majesties, having
been left behind, apart from you, unwillingly and not by choice,
كخائفٍlike a frightened man فيin بلادِlands of مَضْيَعَةٍdesolation
كخائفٍ في بلادِ مَضْيَعَةٍ
مستترٍhiding بالظّلامِin the darkness منفردِalone
مستترٍ بالظّلامِ منفردِ
am like a frightened man in a desolate land,
hiding in darkness, alone,
أوor حاملٍa burden-bearer والظّماءُand thirst يُحرقُهُscorches him
أو حاملٍ والظّماءُ يُحرقُهُ
بعدafter مَعينِflowing water عَذْبsweet علىbeside ثَمَدِa scant pool
بعد مَعينِ عَذْب على ثَمَدِ
or a burden-bearer, scorched by thirst,
beside a scant pool after sweet, flowing water.
ياO كَثَبِيmy nearness منهto him عُدْreturn عليَّto me وياand O
يا كَثَبِي منه عُدْ عليَّ ويا
بُعْدِيmy distance باللّهِby God قطُّever لاdo not تَعُدِreturn
بُعْدِي باللّهِ قطُّ لا تَعُدِ
O my nearness to him, return to me! And O
my distance from him, by God, never return!
وقُلْand say لحسّادto enviers of ماwhat خُصصتُI was specially favored بهِwith it
وقُلْ لحسّاد ما خُصصتُ بهِ
ردّواrestore زمانِيmy former days وَاِستَأنفواand resume حَسَدِيenvying me
ردّوا زمانِي وَاِستَأنفوا حَسَدِي
And tell those who envy what I was favored with:
Restore my former days, and begin envying me anew.
وَاِبقَand remain لَناfor us فيin ظِلالِthe shades of مَملكةٍa kingdom
وَاِبقَ لَنا في ظِلالِ مَملكةٍ
أَعزَّmore unassailable عزّاًin might مِنthan جانبِthe flank of الأسدِthe lion
أَعزَّ عزّاً مِن جانبِ الأسدِ
And remain for us beneath a kingdom's shade,
more unassailable in might than a lion's flank.
وَليهنِكand may it gladden you المِهْرَجانُMihragan متَّئداًunhurried
وَليهنِك المِهْرَجانُ متَّئداً
بماwith what ترجّىyou hope for وغيرand not متّئِدِunhurried
بما ترجّى وغير متّئِدِ
May Mihragan gladden you, lingering,
yet swift to bring what you hope for.
يَمضِيit passes وَيَأتِيand comes منهof its kind لناto us خَلَفٌa successor
يَمضِي وَيَأتِي منه لنا خَلَفٌ
وأنتَand you باقٍremaining لناfor us علىfor الأبَدِeternity
وأنتَ باقٍ لنا على الأبَدِ
It passes, and another of its kind comes to us,
while you remain with us forever.
وَعَنand after قليلٍa short while أَزورُI shall visit مِنfrom بَلَدِيmy land
وَعَن قليلٍ أَزورُ مِن بَلَدِي
دارَكyour home معمورةًflourishing علىupon بَلَدِa land
دارَك معمورةً على بَلَدِ
And before long I shall visit, from my own land,
your flourishing home upon the land.
وَلَيسَand does not يَحتاجneed فيin الوصولِreaching إلىto
وَلَيسَ يَحتاج في الوصولِ إلى
آمِدَAmid مفتوحةًopen إلىfor أمَدِa span of time
آمِدَ مفتوحةً إلى أمَدِ
And there is no need, in reaching
Amid, standing open, for any length of time.
Sol 6.1