ياO جَلالَJalal الدينِal-Din يامَوO master (continued)
يا جَلالَ الدينِ يامَو
لىً(completes 'master') عَطاياهُhis gifts غُيوثُrain showers
لىً عَطاياهُ غُيوثُ
O Jalal al-Din, O master
O Jalal al-Din, O shelter,
whose gifts are showers of rain,
His gifts are relief,
وَجَواداًand a generous man لَيسَthere is not لِلماfor wealth (continued)
وَجَواداً لَيسَ لِلما
لِ(completes 'wealth') بِكَفّيهِin his two palms لُبوثlingering
لِ بِكَفّيهِ لُبوث
and generous one, whose wealth never
And generous without
lingers in his two palms;
Holding back aught in his palms.
مَنone who لَهُfor him الرُعبُterror سَراياraiding parties
مَن لَهُ الرُعبُ سَرايا
فيamong الأَعاديthe enemies وَبُعوثُand dispatched forces
في الأَعادي وَبُعوثُ
one for whom terror serves as raiding parties
He who has awe as his horsemen
among the enemies, and as troops sent forth.
Against enemies and troops,
ياO اِبنَson of مَنthose who طابَbecame pleasant بِأَفعاthrough deeds (continued)
يا اِبنَ مَن طابَ بِأَفعا
لِهِمُtheir (completes 'deeds') الدَهرُthe age الخَبيثُwicked
لِهِمُ الدَهرُ الخَبيثُ
O son of those whose deeds
O son of one whose righteous deeds
made the wicked age pleasant:
Have made vile time sweeten,
فَهُمُso they فيin الجَدبِdrought وَالحَرand war (continued)
فَهُمُ في الجَدبِ وَالحَر
بِ(completes 'war') سُيولٌfloods وَلُيوثُand lions
بِ سُيولٌ وَلُيوثُ
for in drought and war they are
So they, in drought and war
floods and lions.
Are streams and flashes of lightning.
ماwhat لِماءِwith the water of الوَردِroses ياO مَنone who
ما لِماءِ الوَردِ يا مَن
خُلقُهُhis character سَهلٌeasygoing دَميثُgentle
خُلقُهُ سَهلٌ دَميثُ
What of the rose water, O you
What is with rose-water, O he
whose nature is easygoing and gentle?
Whose nature is gentle and new,
قَدalready مَضىhas passed العامُthe year وَلَمand has not يَجflow (continued)
قَد مَضى العامُ وَلَم يَج
رِ(completes 'flow') لَناto us فيهِabout it حَديثُa word
رِ لَنا فيهِ حَديثُ
The year has passed, and no
The year has passed and there has not
word of it has come to us.
Occurred for us in it anything.
أَناI مِنof مَطلِthe stalling of شَرابيcupbearer (continued)
أَنا مِن مَطلِ شَرابي
يِكَyour (completes 'cupbearer') شاكٍcomplaining مُستَغيثُseeking help
يِكَ شاكٍ مُستَغيثُ
I, at your cupbearer's stalling,
I am seeking drink from you,
complain and cry for help:
Thirsty and begging for help,
حَبَشِيٌّan Abyssinian شَرِسُharsh الأَخmanners (continued)
حَبَشِيٌّ شَرِسُ الأَخ
لاقِ(completes 'manners') كَالصِلِّlike an asp نَفوثُvenom-spitting
لاقِ كَالصِلِّ نَفوثُ
an Abyssinian, harsh-tempered,
Abyssinian, fierce of manners
spitting venom like an asp.
Like sparks bursting out,
وَجهُهُhis face مِنfrom دونِthis side of مَعروbounty (continued)
وَجهُهُ مِن دونِ مَعرو
فِكَyour (completes 'bounty') سِكرٌa dam وَمُريثُand a cause of delay
فِكَ سِكرٌ وَمُريثُ
His face stands in the way of your bounty,
His face without your acquaintance
a dam and a cause of delay.
Is drunkenness and sickness,
وَوَراءَand behind المَطلِthe stalling مِنهfrom him
وَوَراءَ المَطلِ مِنه
طالِبٌa petitioner مِنّيfrom me حَثيثُinsistent
طالِبٌ مِنّي حَثيثُ
And behind his stalling
And behind the tavern from him
comes an insistent petition from me.
Is a persistent beggar,
وَهوَand he لاnot يَسخوis generous بِهِwith it أَوuntil
وَهوَ لا يَسخو بِهِ أَو
يَدخُلَcomes in الوَردُthe roses الحَديثُnew
يَدخُلَ الوَردُ الحَديثُ
And he will not give it freely until
And he neither rewards with it nor
the new roses come in.
Does fresh roses enter.
Sol 6.1