ياO أيهاyou الملِكthe king الميمونُauspicious طائرهhis omen
يا أيها الملِك الميمونُ طائره
ومنand who بِغُرَّتهwith his radiant brow قدindeed أخجلhe put to shame القمراthe moon
ومن بِغُرَّته قد أخجل القمرا
O king whose omen is auspicious,
O fortunate king, bird of good omen
and you whose radiant brow has put the moon to shame.
Whose pride has outshone the moon
إنيindeed I بعثتI sent إليكto you الزهرthe blossoms ناعمةtender
إني بعثت إليك الزهر ناعمة
تُرضِيit pleases منamong الندماءthe boon companions الشمَّthe sense of smell والنظراand sight
تُرضِي من الندماء الشمَّ والنظرا
I have sent you tender blossoms,
I have sent you this soft flower
delighting the boon companions’ senses of smell and sight.
To please the most noble ladies' eyes and sight
شمّامةa nosegay حُسنتit was lovely مَرْأىًin appearance ومختبَراًand in experience
شمّامة حُسنت مَرْأىً ومختبَراً
كأنهاas though it were نَشْرُthe fragrance of محبوبٍa beloved إذاwhen خطراhe walked by
كأنها نَشْرُ محبوبٍ إذا خطرا
A nosegay, lovely to behold and to experience,
A flower beautifully formed in appearance and fragrance
as though it were a beloved’s fragrance as he walked by.
As if it were the fond spreading of a beloved when he came to mind
ولستand I am not أهديI offer gifts علىin proportion to قدرthe worth of الإمامthe Imam ولوand if
ولست أهدي على قدر الإمام ولو
طلبتُI sought ذلكthat رُمْتI would seek الزُورfalsehood والأَشَراand arrogance
طلبتُ ذلك رُمْت الزُور والأَشَرا
I do not offer a gift equal to the Imam’s worth; were I
I do not present this gift equal to your rank, even if
to seek that, I would be pursuing falsehood and arrogance.
I sought to, I would be accused of falsehood and evil
لكننيbut I رُحتُI set out أُهديهاI offer it as a gift صفاءَpurity of هوىlove
لكنني رُحتُ أُهديها صفاءَ هوى
وقدand indeed أطاعكhe has obeyed you مَنwhoever أعطاكhe gave you ماwhat قدراhe could
وقد أطاعك مَن أعطاك ما قدرا
But I set out to offer it out of pure love,
Rather I decided to present it in purity of passion
and whoever gives you what he can has indeed obeyed you.
And he who gave you what he was able has obeyed you
Sol 6.1