بَعَثْتُهُI sent it يحكيكَresembles you فيin بعضِsome of ماwhat
بَعَثْتُهُ يحكيكَ في بعضِ ما
أَلبَسَكَclothed you الشوقُlonging لرؤياناfor seeing us
أَلبَسَكَ الشوقُ لرؤيانا
I sent it to mirror you in some of what
I sent him to tell you some of what
longing to see us has clothed you in.
Longing for seeing us has dressed you in
لكنّهbut it يُهديoffers بأَرْواحِهwith its fragrant breaths
لكنّه يُهدي بأَرْواحِه
إليكto you مَغْداناour morning ومُمْساناand our evening
إليك مَغْدانا ومُمْسانا
Yet with its fragrant breaths it offers
But with his spirits he brings to you
you our mornings and our evenings.
Our cheekbones and eyelids
نَبِّيءْtell أياO نِيلُوفَرَwater-lily النَّبْتthe plants عَنْof
نَبِّيءْ أيا نِيلُوفَرَ النَّبْت عَنْ
وُدّيmy affection بتَضْوِيعكَby your spreading fragrance إنْساناa person
وُدّي بتَضْوِيعكَ إنْسانا
Tell, O water-lily among plants, of
Inform Nilufer, the sprout of plants, about
my affection to someone through your fragrance.
My love in your losing a human
وقلand say لهto him لاَmay ... not صلَحتْprosper حالةٌa circumstance
وقل له لاَ صلَحتْ حالةٌ
تَنْهاكkeeps you عنfrom أنthat تتلقَّاناyou meet us
تَنْهاك عن أن تتلقَّانا
And tell him: May no circumstance prosper
And tell him no state has improved
that keeps you from meeting us.
That would prevent you from receiving us
ماno جَمّلadorned الأيّامَthe days خَلْقٌa creature كماas
ما جَمّل الأيّامَ خَلْقٌ كما
جمّلْتَهاyou adorned them حُسْناbeauty وإحساناand kindness
جمّلْتَها حُسْنا وإحسانا
No creature has adorned the days as
No creatures have beautified days like
you have adorned them with beauty and kindness.
You have beautified them with beauty and kindness
لوif طُويَwere folded up الجودgenerosity إذاthen أصبحتْwould become
لو طُويَ الجود إذا أصبحتْ
لِطيِّهِfor its folded form كفُّكyour palm عُنْواناa superscription
لِطيِّهِ كفُّك عُنْوانا
Were generosity folded up, then
If generosity were folded when
your palm would be the superscription on its folds.
Your palm became its folder
كأنَّماas though أنتَyou رأيتَyou saw النَّدىgenerosity
كأنَّما أنتَ رأيتَ النَّدى
والناسُwhile people أمْسَواbecame عنهto it عُمْياناblind
والناسُ أمْسَوا عنه عُمْيانا
It is as though you had seen generosity,
It would be as if you saw the dew
while people had become blind to it.
While people missed it, blind
قَفَوْتَyou followed فيin المعروفdoing good أَخلاقَناour virtues
قَفَوْتَ في المعروف أَخلاقَنا
وسُمْتand you sought فيin هَدْيكyour conduct مَهداناour path
وسُمْت في هَدْيك مَهدانا
You followed our virtues in doing good,
You embodied our morals in good deeds
and sought our path in your conduct.
And in your guidance, made a cradle
لاmay ... not كانَexist منwhoever فرَقsevered ماwhat lies بينَناbetween us
لا كانَ من فرَق ما بينَنا
فيamong جملةthe company of الأَحياءِthe living لاmay ... not كاناexist
في جملة الأَحياءِ لا كانا
May whoever severed our bond not be
There was no difference between us
among the living—may he be no more!
Among all the living, no there were two
Sol 6.1