تبسَّمَsmiled الزهرُthe blossoms فيin بستانهِits garden النَّضِرِverdant
تبسَّمَ الزهرُ في بستانهِ النَّضِرِ
لمَّاwhen سقتهُwatered it الغواديthe morning rain clouds باردَcool المَطَرِthe rain
لمَّا سقتهُ الغوادي باردَ المَطَرِ
The blossoms smiled in their verdant garden,
The flower smiled in its verdant garden
When morning rain clouds watered them with cool rain.
When the rains watered it with cool water
وصفَّقَand clapped النهرُthe river يجريflowing فيalong جوانبهِits sides
وصفَّقَ النهرُ يجري في جوانبهِ
فغرَّدَthen warbled لطيرُthe birds يحكيimitating نغمةَthe melody of الوترِthe string
فغرَّدَ لطيرُ يحكي نغمةَ الوترِ
And the river clapped as it flowed along the garden's edges,
The river babbled as it flowed along its banks
Then the birds warbled, echoing the melody of a string.
So the birds sang, telling tales on the strings
وقامَand began يرقصُdancing فيهِin it الدَوحُthe spreading trees منfrom طربٍdelight
وقامَ يرقصُ فيهِ الدَوحُ من طربٍ
وقدand already ثنتbent معطفَيهِits two flanks نسمةُthe breeze of السَحرِthe predawn hour
وقد ثنت معطفَيهِ نسمةُ السَحرِ
And the spreading trees began to dance there for joy,
The partridges danced in it out of joy
As the predawn breeze bent their flanks.
As the morning breeze folded its robes
فقامthen rose يشدوsinging نديمُthe drinking companion الكاسِthe cup مبتهجاًjoyfully
فقام يشدو نديمُ الكاسِ مبتهجاً
بذكرِwith mention of مَنthe one وصفهُhis description منamong الطفِthe most delightful السَمَرِevening conversation
بذكرِ مَن وصفهُ من الطفِ السَمَرِ
Then the cup's companion rose to sing in delight,
The boon companion began to sing cheerfully
Of one whose praise is among the sweetest evening conversations.
Speaking of the one whose youth was described as dusky
هُوَhe الكريمُthe generous one الذيwho فيin الشرقِthe East مسكنُهُhis dwelling
هُوَ الكريمُ الذي في الشرقِ مسكنُهُ
وذكرُهُand his renown سائرٌspreading كالعنبرِlike ambergris العطرِfragrant
وذكرُهُ سائرٌ كالعنبرِ العطرِ
He is the generous one whose dwelling is in the East,
He is the generous one whose abode is in the East
And his renown spreads like fragrant ambergris.
And his fame spreads like fragrant ambergris
فرعٌa branch نشاgrew منfrom كرامٍnoble people فيamong الأنامِhumankind سَمَواthey rose high
فرعٌ نشا من كرامٍ في الأنامِ سَمَوا
قدراًin rank فماso not تركواthey left فخراًglory لمفتخرِfor one who boasts
قدراً فما تركوا فخراً لمفتخرِ
A branch sprung from noble ancestors who rose among humankind
A branch grew from the generous among people, ascending
In rank, leaving no glory for others to boast of.
In rank, so they left no pride for the arrogant
وَهوَand he الذيwho فيat ذِرَىthe summits of الأفلاكِthe heavenly spheres رتبتهhis rank
وَهوَ الذي في ذِرَى الأفلاكِ رتبته
وليسand it is not بدعٌsomething strange فهذهfor this is رتبةُthe station of القمرِthe moon
وليس بدعٌ فهذه رتبةُ القمرِ
And he is the one whose rank is at the summits of the heavenly spheres,
It is he whose rank is among the highest heavenly bodies
Nor is it strange, for such is the moon's station.
And this is no innovation, for such is the rank of the moon
جادتgave generously لهُto him الدولةُthe state الغرَّآءُillustrious مرسلةًsending
جادت لهُ الدولةُ الغرَّآءُ مرسلةً
وظيفةًan office حُسِبَتwas counted منamong أجملthe finest الغُرَرِbright distinctions
وظيفةً حُسِبَت من أجمل الغُرَرِ
The illustrious state generously granted him
Good fortune sent him the precious office
An office counted among the finest distinctions.
As a duty deemed among the finest treasures
كانتit was لهُfor him شرفاًan honor وافَىcame علىupon شرفٍhonor
كانت لهُ شرفاً وافَى على شرفٍ
كالغصنِlike the branch زِيدَwas added عليهِto it يانعُripe الثمرِfruit
كالغصنِ زِيدَ عليهِ يانعُ الثمرِ
It was an honor for him, added to honor,
It brought him honor atop honor
Like a branch to which ripe fruit was added.
Like a blossoming branch added to the laden fruit
تناوَلَreceived المجدَglory عنfrom أَجدادِهِhis forefathers فغداand so became
تناوَلَ المجدَ عن أَجدادِهِ فغدا
يتيهُhe walks proudly فيin شرفٍhonor سامٍexalted علىabove البشرِhumankind
يتيهُ في شرفٍ سامٍ على البشرِ
He received glory from his forefathers, and came
He took glory from his ancestors and became
To walk proudly in honor exalted above humankind.
Lost in grand, lofty nobility above mankind
كلُّall الفضائلthe virtues فيin أخلاقهِhis character اجتمعتcame together
كلُّ الفضائل في أخلاقهِ اجتمعت
مثلَlike اجتماعِthe clustering of الثريَّاthe Pleiades غيرَnot منتثرِscattered
مثلَ اجتماعِ الثريَّا غيرَ منتثرِ
All virtues gathered in his character,
All virtues gathered in his character
Like the Pleiades clustered together, none scattered.
As pearls gather, not scattered
إذاwhen تبدَّىhe appears يريكhe shows you البدرَthe full moon مكتملاًcomplete
إذا تبدَّى يريك البدرَ مكتملاً
وإنand if تكلَّمَhe speaks تجنيyou gather أَفضلَthe finest الدُّرَرِthe pearls
وإن تكلَّمَ تجني أَفضلَ الدُّرَرِ
When he appears, he shows you the full moon in its perfection,
When he appears, he shows you the full moon
And if he speaks, you gather the finest pearls.
And when he speaks, you reap the finest pearls
فلاso not يزالُhe ceases to be قريرَcontent العينِthe eye ملتحفاًwrapped
فلا يزالُ قريرَ العينِ ملتحفاً
ثوبَthe robe of السعادةِhappiness والإقبالِand good fortune والظفرِand triumph
ثوبَ السعادةِ والإقبالِ والظفرِ
So may he ever remain with eyes at peace, wrapped
So his eyes will never cease to be delighted
In the robe of happiness, good fortune, and triumph.
By the raiment of happiness, prosperity, and triumph
ومتَّعَand granted joy اللهGod فيin مرآهُbeholding him والدةًa mother
ومتَّعَ الله في مرآهُ والدةً
فريدةًpeerless فيamong نسآءِthe women of البدوِthe nomads والحضَرِand the settled people
فريدةً في نسآءِ البدوِ والحضَرِ
And may God grant a mother joy in beholding him,
And God granted him in his life a
Peerless among the women of desert and town,
Unique mother among the women of nomads and towns
حتَّىso that ترىshe sees لأبيهِto his father عندهاat her side خلفاًa successor
حتَّى ترى لأبيهِ عندها خلفاً
كأَنَّهُas though he were غائبٌan absent man قدalready عادَreturned منfrom سفرِa journey
كأَنَّهُ غائبٌ قد عادَ من سفرِ
So she may see at her side a successor to his father,
So that you see in him for his father a successor
As though he were an absent man returned from a journey.
As if he who was absent has returned from a journey
Sol 6.1