سلامٌa greeting فاحَwafted fragrance كالوردِlike the rose النصيبيof Nisibis
سلامٌ فاحَ كالوردِ النصيبي
يُساقُis borne لذلكَto that الربعِabode الخصيبِfertile
يُساقُ لذلكَ الربعِ الخصيبِ
A greeting, fragrant as the rose of Nisibis,
Greetings spread like roses in bloom
is borne to that fertile abode.
Carried to that fertile place
سلامٌa greeting فيwithin سلامٍa greeting فيwithin سلامٍa greeting
سلامٌ في سلامٍ في سلامٍ
تَحمَّلَbore نشرَهُits fragrance ريحُthe wind of الجنوبِthe south
تَحمَّلَ نشرَهُ ريحُ الجنوبِ
A greeting within a greeting within a greeting,
Greetings within greetings within greetings
its fragrance borne by the south wind
Borne by the southern winds
إلىto منone who فيin الكمالperfection لهُhe has صفاتٌqualities
إلى من في الكمال لهُ صفاتٌ
كمسكٍlike musk فاحَwafted منهُfrom it كلُّevery طيبِsweet scent
كمسكٍ فاحَ منهُ كلُّ طيبِ
to one endowed with qualities of perfection,
To one whose perfection has sublime traits
like musk from which every sweet scent wafts.
Like musk exuding all that is good
أديبٌa man of letters كاملٌaccomplished فطنٌperceptive لبيبٌwise
أديبٌ كاملٌ فطنٌ لبيبٌ
أريبٌastute ناظمُa stringer of الدرِّpearls الرطيبِfresh
أريبٌ ناظمُ الدرِّ الرطيبِ
A man of letters, accomplished, perceptive, wise,
A refined, complete, keen and perceptive poet
astute, a stringer of fresh pearls.
Who composes beautiful, graceful verse
وديعُgentle الخُلقِin character ذوpossessing قلبٍa heart سليمsound
وديعُ الخُلقِ ذو قلبٍ سليم
جميلُbeautiful الخَلقِin form ذوpossessing صدرٍa breast رحيبِexpansive
جميلُ الخَلقِ ذو صدرٍ رحيبِ
Gentle in character, with a sound heart,
Of gentle nature, with a pure heart
fair in form, with an expansive breast.
Of beautiful creation, with a vast chest
يجيءُhe comes منof القريضِpoetry بكلِّwith every بيتٍverse
يجيءُ من القريضِ بكلِّ بيتٍ
لهُit has فعلُthe effect of المدامةِwine فيin القلوبِthe hearts
لهُ فعلُ المدامةِ في القلوبِ
Each verse he brings forth in poetry
Each verse he writes
has the effect of wine upon hearts.
Has an impact on hearts
تنزَّهَwas free لفظهُhis diction عنfrom كلِّevery عيبٍflaw
تنزَّهَ لفظهُ عن كلِّ عيبٍ
فقارنَand so matched حسنَthe beauty of معناهُits meaning الغريبِremarkable
فقارنَ حسنَ معناهُ الغريبِ
His diction is free of every flaw,
His expression is free of any fault
and so matches the beauty of its remarkable meaning.
Matching the strangeness of its fine meaning
قصائدُهُhis poems كضوءِlike the light of الشمسِthe sun تجريflow
قصائدُهُ كضوءِ الشمسِ تجري
ولكنand yet لاnot تصادفُencounter منany غروبِsunset
ولكن لا تصادفُ من غروبِ
His poems flow like the light of the sun,
His poems are like sunlight streaming
yet never encounter a sunset.
Yet set before it can dim
بهin him يعتزُّtakes pride قُطرُthe land of الشامِal-Sham تيهاًproudly
به يعتزُّ قُطرُ الشامِ تيهاً
ويفتخرُand takes pride البعيدُthose far away معَalong with القريبِthose nearby
ويفتخرُ البعيدُ معَ القريبِ
The land of al-Sham glories proudly in him,
Through him Syria's pride is magnified
and those far and near alike take pride.
And distant and near extol his worth
فدامَso may he remain مسلَّماًsafe منfrom كلِّevery سوءٍharm
فدامَ مسلَّماً من كلِّ سوءٍ
كماjust as نالَhe attained السلامةَsafety منfrom عيوبِflaws
كما نالَ السلامةَ من عيوبِ
So may he remain safe from every harm,
May he remain safe from all evil
just as he has attained freedom from flaws.
As he is free of flaws
Sol 6.1