أهديI offer السلامpeace تحيةas a greeting
أهدي السلام تحية
شيخsheikh الطريقof the Path عطيةAtiyya
شيخ الطريق عطية
I offer peace as a greeting
I send my greetings as a gift
to Atiyya, sheikh of the Path,
To the sheikh of the path, generous Atiya
منwho حازتgained الجلفاDjelfa بهthrough him
من حازت الجلفا به
بينamong البلادthe lands مزيةdistinction
بين البلاد مزية
through whom Djelfa gained
Whose wisdom Jelfa is endowed with
distinction among the lands.
Giving it distinction among cities
يبديhe sets forth لأعرابto the Bedouins البيوthe dwellings (first part of البيوت)
يبدي لأعراب البيو
تcompletion of البيوت: the dwellings مراشداًguidance دينيةreligious
ت مراشداً دينية
He sets forth for the Bedouins of the dwellings
He guides the Bedouins with religious teachings
religious guidance.
So souls trembled when the harbinger came one evening
فاهتزتso stirred الارواحthe souls اذwhen
فاهتزت الارواح اذ
جاءcame البشيرthe bearer of glad tidings عشيةat evening
جاء البشير عشية
So the souls stirred when
And the devoted soul yearned for meeting him
the bearer of glad tidings came at evening.
So accept my greetings, O noble sheikh, as an offering
وتشوقتand yearned للقائهto meet him
وتشوقت للقائه
نفسthe soul المحبof the lover سجيةby nature
نفس المحب سجية
And yearned to meet him
the lover's soul, by its very nature.
فاقبلso accept سلاميmy greeting أيهاO الشthe sheikh (first part of الشيخ)
فاقبل سلامي أيها الش
يخcompletion of الشيخ: the sheikh الكريمnoble هديةas a gift
يخ الكريم هدية
So accept my greeting, O sheikh,
noble one, as a gift.
Partial English translation: 8 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1