أهلاًwelcome بأكرمto the noblest غَادةٍgraceful maiden
أهلاً بأكرم غَادةٍ
أَهدَىsent as a gift بهاher, as a gift المولىthe lord الخَطيرillustrious
أَهدَى بها المولى الخَطير
Welcome to the noblest maiden,
Welcome with the most generous maiden,
whom the illustrious lord sent as a gift.
Bestowed by the Almighty the Perilous.
حسنآءُa beautiful woman شفَّbecame transparent نقابُهاher veil
حسنآءُ شفَّ نقابُها
عنrevealing بهجَةsplendor القَمرthe moon المُنيرshining
عن بهجَة القَمر المُنير
A beauty whose veil grew sheer,
The fair one whose veil uncovered,
revealing the splendor of the shining moon.
Revealing the radiance of the shining moon.
حتَّىuntil إذاwhen حيَّتshe greeted بَدَاappeared
حتَّى إذا حيَّت بَدَا
فيin ثغرهاher mouth الدرُّthe pearls النَّضيرlustrous
في ثغرها الدرُّ النَّضير
Then, when she greeted me, there appeared
When she greeted, there appeared
in her mouth the lustrous pearls.
In her mouth a brilliant pearl.
باتَتshe spent the night تطَارحنيexchanging with me حَدconversation (first fragment)
باتَت تطَارحني حَد
يثاًconversation (remaining fragment) رقَّgrew delicate كالمآءِlike water النَميرpure and wholesome
يثاً رقَّ كالمآءِ النَمير
She spent the night exchanging with me
She conversed with me through the night,
talk as delicate as pure, wholesome water:
Her words gentle like soft rainwater.
عذبٌsweet يَروقdelights زلالهُits crystal-clear water
عذبٌ يَروق زلالهُ
وِرداًa draught ويُشرَبand is drunk بالضميرby the heart
وِرداً ويُشرَب بالضمير
sweet—its crystal-clear water delights
Sweet its clarity to sip
as a draught, and is drunk by the heart,
Like a meadow refreshed after rain.
منfrom كلّevery قافَيةٍrhyme بَدَتappeared
من كلّ قافَيةٍ بَدَت
كالزهرlike flowers فيin الروضِthe garden المُطيرrain-watered
كالزهر في الروضِ المُطير
from every rhyme that appeared
In every rhyme there emerged
like flowers in the rain-watered garden,
As a flower in a rainy garden.
ولطيفand a delicate معنًىmeaning كالنسيمlike the breeze جَرَىflowed
ولطيف معنًى كالنسيم جَرَى
بأَنفَاسwith breaths العَبِيرperfume
بأَنفَاس العَبِير
and a delicate meaning, flowing like the breeze
And subtle meanings flowed like a breeze
with breaths of perfume.
With breaths of fragrance.
خَلعتshe bestowed عليَّupon me منfrom الثناpraise
خَلعت عليَّ من الثنا
ثوباًa robe بمُرسلهَاof her sender جَديرworthy
ثوباً بمُرسلهَا جَدير
She clothed me in praise,
She conferred on me from intimacy
a robe worthy of her sender:
A robe worthy of her unleashed passion.
الفاضلvirtuous الندبُnoble and generous المُهذَّبrefined
الفاضل الندبُ المُهذَّب
صاحبpossessor of الأَدبliterary learning الغَزيرabundant
صاحب الأَدب الغَزير
the virtuous, generous, refined man,
The excellent well-mannered poet
possessor of abundant literary learning,
Master of abundant literature.
والشاعرand the poet المُنشِيthe writer الذيwho
والشاعر المُنشِي الذي
يُنسيكَmakes you forget أَحمدَAhmad معalong with جريرJarir
يُنسيكَ أَحمدَ مع جرير
and the poet, the writer, who
And the inspired poet who makes you forget
makes you forget Ahmad along with Jarir.
Ahmad along with Jarir.
خضَعتbowed لفكرتهِto his thought المَعاthe meanings (first fragment)
خضَعت لفكرتهِ المَعا
نيthe meanings (remaining fragment) الغرُّradiant وهوَand he لهاover them أَميرa prince
ني الغرُّ وهوَ لها أَمير
To his thought bowed
I submitted to her deep meanings
the radiant meanings, and he is their prince.
Surrendered while she was its mistress.
يَاO مَنyou who حبانيgranted me منَّةًa favor
يَا مَن حباني منَّةً
بوفائِهاin repaying it بَاعيmy reach قَصيرshort
بوفائِها بَاعي قَصير
O you who granted me a favor,
O you who gifted me a favor
my reach is too short to repay it.
With her loyalty though I'm unworthy.
قدindeed أَعجَزَتit overtaxed ضعفيmy weakness فَلمso I could not
قد أَعجَزَت ضعفي فَلم
أُحسِنI do well at مراعاةgiving due regard to النَّظيرthe counterpart
أُحسِن مراعاة النَّظير
It has overtaxed my feeble powers, so I could not
My weakness has failed me, as I cannot
respond properly in kind.
Appreciate one of equal stature.
فاعذُرso forgive ودُمand remain ربَّmaster of
فاعذُر ودُم ربَّ
الجَميلkindness المَحضِpure والفضلand bounty الكبيرgreat
الجَميل المَحضِ والفضل الكبير
So forgive me, and remain the master
So excuse and stay, Lord of Beauty
of pure kindness and great bounty.
Pure and Perfect, Excellence Sublime.
Sol 6.1