أهدىpresented as a gift الحبيبthe beloved إلىto الحبيبthe beloved رسالةa letter
أهدى الحبيب إلى الحبيب رسالة
صدرتit issued منfrom الفكرthought السليمsound الصائبwell-judged
صدرت من الفكر السليم الصائب
The beloved presented the beloved with a letter,
The beloved sent a message to the beloved
Born of sound and judicious thought.
Issuing from a sound and correct mind
دلتit pointed علىto ماwhat للمحبfor the lover منof الرضاcontentment
دلت على ما للمحب من الرضا
ومنand of السرورjoy بعودat the return of هذاthis الغائبthe absent one
ومن السرور بعود هذا الغائب
It revealed the lover's contentment,
Indicating the pleasure of the lover
And joy at this absent one's return.
And his joy at the return of this absent one
قامتit served مقامin place of العزhonor والإجلالand reverence إذwhen
قامت مقام العز والإجلال إذ
وصلتit arrived فأعليناso we raised مقامthe standing of النائبthe deputy
وصلت فأعلينا مقام النائب
It was a token of honor and reverence when
It took the place of glory and veneration when
It arrived, and so we raised the deputy's standing.
It arrived, elevating us to the rank of the deputy
هنأتناyou congratulated us فلكso yours be الهناjoy ولكand yours be المنىwishes
هنأتنا فلك الهنا ولك المنى
ياO فاضلworthy one فاسعدso rejoice بنيلin attaining رغائبwishes
يا فاضل فاسعد بنيل رغائب
You congratulated us; yours be joy, and yours all you desire.
It gladdened us, so blessings upon you and upon your wishes
O worthy one, rejoice in attaining your wishes.
O excellent one, may you attain your desires
خذهاtake it إليكto you تحيةa greeting مسكيةmusk-scented
خذها إليك تحية مسكية
منfrom مخلصsincere الحبlove الغريبthe stranger الآئبthe returning one
من مخلص الحب الغريب الآئب
Accept it as a musk-scented greeting,
Take it to yourself, a musky greeting
From one sincere in love, the stranger now returned.
From the sincere, strange, despairing lover
ذاكthat is ابنson of عبدservant of اللهGod راجhoping for سترماconcealment of whatever
ذاك ابن عبد الله راج سترما
يبديهreveals it منof عيبfault بنانthe fingers of الهائبthe timid one
يبديه من عيب بنان الهائب
That is Ibn Abd Allah, hoping for a veil over whatever
That is the son of Abdallah, Raj Starma
Faults the timid one's fingers reveal.
Who makes evident from the blame the youth of misfortunes
ثمthen الصلاةblessings علىupon النبيthe Prophet وآلهand his family
ثم الصلاة على النبي وآله
ماas long as رنrang out حادa singing camel-driver فيin الدجاthe darkness لنجائبto fine-bred camels
ما رن حاد في الدجا لنجائب
Then blessings upon the Prophet and his family,
Then blessings upon the Prophet and his family
As long as a camel-driver sings out in the darkness to fine-bred camels.
As long as the stars shine in the darkness for gazers
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