أَمسىhas reached evening بِأَسماءَbecause of Asmāʾ هذاthis القَلبُheart مَعموداًlove-stricken
أَمسى بِأَسماءَ هذا القَلبُ مَعموداً
إِذاwhenever أَقولُI say صَحاhas sobered يَعتادُهُrevisits it عيداanew
إِذا أَقولُ صَحا يَعتادُهُ عيدا
At evening this heart is stricken with love for Asmāʾ.
Whenever I say it has sobered, longing visits it anew.
كَأَنَّنيas though I were يَومَwhen أُمسيI reach evening لاnot تُكَلِّمُنيshe speaks to me
كَأَنَّني يَومَ أُمسي لا تُكَلِّمُني
ذوone with بُغيَةٍa desire يَبتَغيhe seeks ماwhat لَيسَis not مَوجوداto be found
ذو بُغيَةٍ يَبتَغي ما لَيسَ مَوجودا
When evening comes and she does not speak to me, I am like
one with a desire, seeking what cannot be found.
أَجريI run عَلىon the strength of مَوعِدٍa promise مِنهاfrom her فَتُخلِفُنيbut she breaks her promise to me
أَجري عَلى مَوعِدٍ مِنها فَتُخلِفُني
فَلاyet not أَمَلُّI tire وَلاand not تُوفيshe fulfills المَواعيداthe promises
فَلا أَمَلُّ وَلا تُوفي المَواعيدا
I pursue a promise from her, but she breaks her word to me;
yet I do not tire, nor does she keep her promises.
سُمِّيتَyou were named بِاِسمِwith the name of اِمرىءٍa man أَشبَهتَyou resembled شيمَتَهُhis character
سُمِّيتَ بِاِسمِ اِمرىءٍ أَشبَهتَ شيمَتَهُ
عَدلاًin justice وَفَضلاًand bounty سُلَيمانَSolomon بنَson of داؤُداDavid
عَدلاً وَفَضلاً سُلَيمانَ بنَ داؤُدا
You were named after a man whose character you resemble
in justice and bounty—Solomon, son of David.
أَحمِدhow praiseworthy بِهِhe is فيamong الوَرىhumankind الماضينَthose of the past مِنas a مَلِكٍking
أَحمِد بِهِ في الوَرى الماضينَ مِن مَلِكٍ
وَأَنتَand you أَصبَحتَhave become فيamong الباقينَthose who remain مَحموداًpraised
وَأَنتَ أَصبَحتَ في الباقينَ مَحموداً
How praiseworthy a king he was among the people of the past!
And you are now praised among those who remain.
لاnot يَبرَأُare exempt الناسُpeople مِنfrom أَنthat يَحمَدواthey praise مَلِكاًa king
لا يَبرَأُ الناسُ مِن أَن يَحمَدوا مَلِكاً
أَولاهُمُhas bestowed upon them فيin الأُمورِaffairs الحُلمَforbearance وَالجوداand generosity
أَولاهُمُ في الأُمورِ الحُلمَ وَالجودا
People cannot but praise a king
who has shown them forbearance and generosity in their affairs.
Sol 6.1