رمىhe shot ولمand did not يَرْمshoot عنfrom قوسٍa bow ولاnor وترa bowstring
رمى ولم يَرْم عن قوسٍ ولا وتر
بماwith what بعينيهis in his two eyes منof غَنْجcoquetry ومنand of حَوَرdark irises against bright whites
بما بعينيه من غَنْج ومن حَوَر
He shot, yet did not shoot from bow or bowstring,
He shot without shooting from a bow or string
with the coquetry and dark-on-white beauty of his eyes.
With what his eyes contained of coquetry and allure
مؤنَّثfeminine الطَّرفof gaze ماnot زالتceased لواحظهhis glances
مؤنَّث الطَّرف ما زالت لواحظه
تسطوassault وتفتكand slay فتكthe slaying الصَّارمof the keen sword الذكرvirile
تسطو وتفتك فتك الصَّارم الذكر
Feminine of gaze, his glances have never ceased
Feminine of glance, her charms still captivate
to assault and slay as a keen, virile sword slays.
She dominates and ravages with the ravaging of the virile male
مهفهفُslender القدِّof stature معسولhoney-sweet اللّمىdarkness of the lips غنجcoquettish
مهفهفُ القدِّ معسول اللّمى غنج
أقضيI perish ولمand have not أقضِfulfilled منهfrom him فيin الهوىlove وطريmy desire
أقضي ولم أقضِ منه في الهوى وطري
Slender of stature, honey-sweet of dark lips, coquettish,
Of slender waist, sweet of gestures, coquettish
I perish, yet in love have not fulfilled my desire for him.
I judge yet I have not judged her in love and passion
ماnot ليfor me بمقلةagainst the eye أحوىdark الطرفof eyelids منany قبلٍpower to resist
ما لي بمقلة أحوى الطرف من قبلٍ
مؤيّدsupported بجنودby the hosts الحسنof beauty منتصرvictorious
مؤيّد بجنود الحسن منتصر
I have no strength against the eye of that dark-lashed one,
What is with me that I desire her glance before
supported by the hosts of beauty, victorious.
Supported by the soldiers of beauty victorious
يعطوhe stretches out إليَّtoward me بجيدwith a neck الظبيof a gazelle ملتفتاًturning
يعطو إليَّ بجيد الظبي ملتفتاً
تلفُّتَthe turning الظبيof a gazelle منfrom خوفٍfear ومنand from حذرcaution
تلفُّتَ الظبي من خوفٍ ومن حذر
He stretches toward me with a gazelle's neck, turning
She gives me with the neck of a gazelle turning
as a gazelle turns from fear and caution.
The turn of a gazelle out of fear and caution
وكلَّماand whenever ماسَhe swayed قلتI said الغصنthe branch حرَّكهstirred it
وكلَّما ماسَ قلت الغصن حرَّكه
ريحthe wind الصباof the east وهوwhile it فيis in أوراقهits leaves الخضرgreen
ريح الصبا وهو في أوراقه الخضر
Whenever he sways, I say: a branch stirred
And whenever she touched a branch, she stirred it
by the east wind while in its green leaves.
The breeze of dawn and it among its green leaves
عجبتI marveled ممَّنat one who قساgrew hard والعهدand my recollection كانَwas بهof him
عجبت ممَّن قسا والعهد كانَ به
أرَقّmore delicate منthan نسماتthe breezes الروضof the garden فيin السحرthe pre-dawn hour
أرَقّ من نسمات الروض في السحر
I marvel at one who has grown hard, whom I once knew
I wondered at one who was harsh while the covenant with him
gentler than the garden's breezes before dawn.
Was gentler than the breaths of the meadow at dawn
أشكوI complain إليهto him صباباتٍardent longings أُكابدهاI endure them
أشكو إليه صباباتٍ أُكابدها
كأَنَّماas though رحتُI went أشكوهاcomplaining of them إلىto حجرa stone
كأَنَّما رحتُ أشكوها إلى حجر
I complain to him of ardent longings I endure,
I complain to him of torments I endure
as though I had gone to complain of them to a stone.
As if I had gone to complain of them to a stone
نيرانthe fires خدَّيكof your two cheeks هاbehold قدindeed أحرقتhave burned كبديmy liver
نيران خدَّيك ها قد أحرقت كبدي
ياO جنَّةًparadise أناI منهاaway from it اليومtoday فيon سفرa journey
يا جنَّةً أنا منها اليوم في سفر
Behold, the fires of your cheeks have burned my liver,
The fires of your cheeks, they have set my liver ablaze
O paradise from which I am today away on a journey!
Oh paradise that I am traveling from today
إنْif لمnot تكنyou are بوصالٍwith union منكfrom you تسعفنيyou aid me
إنْ لم تكن بوصالٍ منك تسعفني
فلاthen not أقلّless منthan الإِسعافgiving aid بالنظرwith a glance
فلا أقلّ من الإِسعاف بالنظر
If you will not aid me with union with you,
If you do not save me with your union
then at least aid me with a glance.
Then I deserve no less than to be saved by the glance
جدbe generous ليto me بطيفكwith your dream-image واسمحand grant إنif بخلتyou are stingy بهwith it
جد لي بطيفك واسمح إن بخلت به
إنِّيindeed I لأقنعam surely content بعدafter العينthe real presence بالأَثرwith its trace
إنِّي لأقنع بعد العين بالأَثر
Be generous to me with your dream-image; grant it if you have withheld it.
Bestow on me your apparition and pardon me if you're stingy with it
After the real presence, I am indeed content with its trace.
Indeed after the eye I can be content with the trace
واذكرand remember لياليناour nights الأولىthe first ظفرتI won بهاthem
واذكر ليالينا الأولى ظفرت بها
والدهرwhile Time يعجبmarvels والأيامand the days منat ظفريmy triumph
والدهر يعجب والأيام من ظفري
And remember our first nights, which I won,
And remember for me our first nights when I won them
while Time and the days marveled at my triumph.
Time is amazed and the days of my winning
تلذُّare delightful ليto me أنتyou فيin سمعيmy hearing وفيand in بصريmy sight
تلذُّ لي أنت في سمعي وفي بصري
وماand how ألذّكdelightful you are فيin سمعيmy hearing وفيand in بصريmy sight
وما ألذّك في سمعي وفي بصري
You delight me in my hearing and in my sight;
You are delicious to my hearing and sight
and how delightful you are to my hearing and my sight!
And how delicious you are to my hearing and sight
حيثwhere المسرَّةjoy أفلاكٌspheres تدورُrevolve بناaround us
حيث المسرَّة أفلاكٌ تدورُ بنا
والشَّمسand the sun تشرقُrises ليلاًat night فيin يدthe hand القمرof the moon
والشَّمس تشرقُ ليلاً في يد القمر
where joy is spheres revolving around us,
Where there is bliss, spheres revolve around us
and the sun rises at night in the moon's hand.
And the sun rises at night in the hand of the moon
فيin روضةٍa garden فَوَّفَتْadorned in stripes أيديthe hands الرَّبيعof spring لهاfor it
في روضةٍ فَوَّفَتْ أيدي الرَّبيع لها
ماwhat أبدعَexquisitely fashioned القطرthe rain منof وشيٍbrocade ومنand of حبرstriped fabrics
ما أبدعَ القطر من وشيٍ ومن حبر
in a garden that spring's hands have adorned
In a garden the spring has paved for it
with the wondrous brocade and striped cloth fashioned by rain.
How wondrous is the rain in terms of channels and ink
والطّلّand dew فيon وجناتthe cheeks الزهرof the flowers يومئذٍthat day
والطّلّ في وجنات الزهر يومئذٍ
ماranging بينbetween منتظمstrung in order منهof it ومنتثرand scattered
ما بين منتظم منه ومنتثر
And dew on the flowers' cheeks that day
And the shadow in the rose gardens then
was partly strung in order and partly scattered.
Between the orderly and scattered of it
ومنand the one whom أحبُّI love كماjust as أهواهI desire him معتنقيembraces me
ومن أحبُّ كما أهواه معتنقي
ومرشفيand giving me sips of السّكَّرsugar المصريّEgyptian فيin السكرintoxication
ومرشفي السّكَّر المصريّ في السكر
And the one I love embraces me, just as I desire him,
And who do I love as I passionately embrace
and gives me Egyptian sugar to sip in drunkenness.
And sip the Egyptian sugar in the drunkenness
إذاwhen تبسَّمhe smiles أبصرناwe see بمبسمهin his smiling mouth
إذا تبسَّم أبصرنا بمبسمه
ماwhat أودعplaced اللهGod فيin الياقوتruby منof دررpearls
ما أودع الله في الياقوت من درر
When he smiles, we see in his smiling mouth
When he smiles we see in his smile
the pearls God has placed in ruby.
What God has placed in ruby of pearls
أخافfrightened العيونthe eyes صباحthe dawn الغرقof drowning تنظرهbeholding it
أخاف العيون صباح الغرق تنظره
حتَّىuntil تعوَّذit sought protection بالأَصداغin the temple-locks والطررand forelocks
حتَّى تعوَّذ بالأَصداغ والطرر
The dawn of drowning frightened the eyes that beheld it,
I fear the slaying eyes the morning they look at him
until it sought protection in the temple-locks and forelocks.
To the extent they seek refuge in the temples and hair
أَطِلْlengthen حديثكyour discourse فيon قدٍّa stature فتنتI was bewitched بهby it
أَطِلْ حديثك في قدٍّ فتنت به
وإنْand if ذكرتyou mention حديثthe subject الخصْرof the waist فاختصرthen be brief
وإنْ ذكرت حديث الخصْر فاختصر
Speak at length of a stature that has bewitched me,
Relate your conversation in a slender figure that seduced me
but if you speak of the waist, be brief.
And if you mention the conversation of the waist, then be brief
يقولُhe says ليto me فيin تثنِّيهhis swaying مفاخرةًboasting
يقولُ لي في تثنِّيه مفاخرةً
البانُthe ban-tree منamong شجريmy trees والوردand the rose منamong ثمريmy fruits
البانُ من شجري والورد من ثمري
He says to me, proudly, as he sways:
He says to me in his twisting proudly
The ban-tree is among my trees, and the rose among my fruits.
The cream is from my tree and the roses from my fruit
ياah قاتلmay slay اللهGod غزلانthe gazelles الصَّريمof the thicket فماfor not
يا قاتل الله غزلان الصَّريم فما
أبقَتْthey left وقدwhen indeed نفرتthey fled صبراًpatience لمصطبرfor one enduring
أبقَتْ وقد نفرت صبراً لمصطبر
Ah, may God slay the thicket's gazelles, for they have not
O killer of the delicate young gazelles, they did not
left the patient soul any patience, once they fled.
Stay and they fled patience for the composed
وماand what لأعينهنَّwith their eyes النّجلwide حينwhen رَنَتْthey gazed
وما لأعينهنَّ النّجل حين رَنَتْ
أصَبْنَthey struck قلبيmy heart وماand not الجانيthe culprit سوىexcept نظريmy gaze
أصَبْنَ قلبي وما الجاني سوى نظري
And why did their wide eyes, when they gazed,
What is with their sleepy eyes when they gazed
strike my heart, though the culprit was only my gaze?
They hit my heart and none other caused it but my sight
وقفتI stood منهنbefore them والأَشجانwhile sorrows تلعبplayed بيwith me
وقفت منهن والأَشجان تلعب بي
فيat موقفthe site الربعof the dwelling بينbetween الخوفfear والخطرand peril
في موقف الربع بين الخوف والخطر
I stood before them, sorrows toying with me,
I stopped at them and the trees were playing with me
at the dwelling's site, between fear and peril.
In the stance of the open desert between fear and danger
وبيand in me منfrom النافرthe fleeing one النائيthe distant one بجانبهwith his side averted
وبي من النافر النائي بجانبه
صبابةardent longing تعلقbinds الأَجفانthe eyelids بالسهرto sleeplessness
صبابة تعلق الأَجفان بالسهر
And in me, from the fleeing one who keeps aloof,
And I have with the distant fleer at his side
is an ardent longing that binds my eyelids to sleeplessness.
A burning passion that attaches the eyelids to keeping vigil
عهديmy recollection بهاof her ورداءwhile the mantle الوصلof union يجمعناgathered us
عهدي بها ورداء الوصل يجمعنا
والوصلand union يذهبturns طولthe length اللَّيلof the night بالقصرinto brevity
والوصل يذهب طول اللَّيل بالقصر
I remember her when union's mantle gathered us together,
My covenant with her is the robe of union that brings us together
and union made the long night short.
And union makes the long night seem short
لوif يرقبwatches الواشيthe talebearer يخشىone would fear منbecause of تطلّعهhis prying
لو يرقب الواشي يخشى من تطلّعه
ماhow أوْلَعَenamored الدهرTime بالتبديلwith alteration والغيرand vicissitudes
ما أوْلَعَ الدهر بالتبديل والغير
If the talebearer watched, one would fear his prying.
If the slanderer were to watch I fear his gaze
How enamored Time is of alteration and change!
How the days interchange and change
تركتنيyou left me ولكمand how many مثليlike me تركتyou left لقًىcast aside
تركتني ولكم مثلي تركت لقًى
فريسةًa prey بينbetween الخطبcalamity والظفرand the claw
فريسةً بين الخطب والظفر
You left me—and how many like me you have left—cast aside,
You left me and how many like me you left
a prey between calamity and the claw.
Prey between adversity and winning
هيَّجتyou stirred أشجانthe sorrows قلبيof my heart فانتدبتso I rose to respond لهاto them
هيَّجت أشجان قلبي فانتدبت لها
بكلwith every منتدبresponder للشجوِto sorrow مبتدرhastening
بكل منتدب للشجوِ مبتدر
You stirred my heart's sorrows, and I rose to answer them
You provoked the trees of my heart so they called out
with every eager responder to grief.
To every caller to passion, volunteering
إنَّindeed السَّلامةsafety فيin سلمانSalman منfrom كدرٍvexation
إنَّ السَّلامة في سلمان من كدرٍ
يجنيcommits harm عليَّagainst me ومنand from همِّيmy worry ومنand from فكريmy brooding
يجني عليَّ ومن همِّي ومن فكري
Truly, with Salman there is safety from vexation
Indeed safety lies in entertaining Salman
that wrongs me, and from my care and my brooding.
Who wards off harm that befalls me, my anxiety and thoughts
يَسُرُّhe gladdens نفسيmy soul ويقضيand fulfills ليfor me مآربهاits desires
يَسُرُّ نفسي ويقضي لي مآربها
بنائلٍwith bounty منfrom ندىthe generosity كفَّيهof his two palms منهمرpouring forth
بنائلٍ من ندى كفَّيه منهمر
He gladdens my soul and fulfills its desires for me
My soul delights and fulfills its aspirations
with bounty pouring from the generosity of his two palms.
With showers from the dripping of his palms
تاللهby God ماnever أبصرتbeheld عينايmy two eyes طلعتهhis countenance
تالله ما أبصرت عيناي طلعته
إلاَّexcept وأَيْقَنْتُand I knew with certainty أنِّيthat I بالنّوالof bounty حريworthy
إلاَّ وأَيْقَنْتُ أنِّي بالنّوال حري
By God, never did my eyes behold his countenance
By God, my eyes did not see his features rise
without my being certain I was worthy of bounty,
Except I was certain that I gained good tidings
توقُعthe expectation الرَّوضof the garden ماof what تسديهit bestows it غاديةa morning raincloud
توقُع الرَّوض ما تسديه غادية
أناخbrought to rest كلكلهاits breast ليلاًby night بذيat Dhu بقرBaqar
أناخ كلكلها ليلاً بذي بقر
as a garden expects what a morning raincloud bestows,
The meadow foretells what it offers when she walks
whose breast was brought to rest by night at Dhu Baqar.
Her anklets anchored there at night at Dhee Buqair
إذاwhen استقلتit rises تراءىappears منfrom مخايلهاits signs of rain
إذا استقلت تراءى من مخايلها
مبشّرa herald الواردthe water-seeker الظَّمآنthirsty بالغدرof pools
مبشّر الوارد الظَّمآن بالغدر
When it rises, there appears among its signs
When she journeys alone, there appears from her swaying
a herald of pools for the thirsty water-seeker.
Announcing the arrival of rain to the thirsty valley
أصبحتُI have come to be منthrough يدهhis hand البيضاءwhite فيin دَعَةٍease
أصبحتُ من يده البيضاء في دَعَةٍ
وحسنand the goodness أنظارهof his glances فيin منظرٍa prospect نضرverdant
وحسن أنظاره في منظرٍ نضر
Through his white hand, I have come to live at ease,
I attained ease from his white hand
and through his kindly regard, amid a verdant prospect.
And the beauty of his glances was refreshing to behold
كأَنَّماas though أناI منfrom لألاءthe gleam غرَّتهof his brow
كأَنَّما أنا من لألاء غرَّته
فيin روضةٍa garden باكرتهاvisited it early المزنthe rainclouds بالمطرwith rain
في روضةٍ باكرتها المزن بالمطر
It is as though, from the gleam of his brow, I am
As if I am from the brilliance his crescent illuminated
in a garden visited early by rainclouds bearing rain.
A garden the clouds watered early with rain
تهُبُّblow منهfrom him رياحthe breezes اللّطفof kindness عاطرةfragrant
تهُبُّ منه رياح اللّطف عاطرة
منfrom طيِّبٍone pure عطرٍfragrant عنfrom طيّبone pure عطرfragrant
من طيِّبٍ عطرٍ عن طيّب عطر
Fragrant breezes of kindness blow from him,
From him blow scentful winds of gentleness
from one pure and fragrant, sprung from one pure and fragrant.
With perfume upon perfume from a perfume
أمْعِنْlook deeply بدقَّةinto the subtlety معنىof the meaning ذاتهof his essence نظراًin contemplation
أمْعِنْ بدقَّة معنى ذاته نظراً
وانظرand look بعينيكwith your two eyes واستغنand dispense عنwith الخبرreports
وانظر بعينيك واستغن عن الخبر
Look deeply into the subtle meaning of his essence,
Scrutinize closely examining his essence
and see with your own eyes, without need of reports.
And look with your eyes and do without narratives
أغَظْتُI angered فيin مدحهpraising him قوماًsome people بقافيةٍwith a rhymed poem
أغَظْتُ في مدحه قوماً بقافيةٍ
عنon behalf of المقيمِthe one staying home تجوبit traverses الأرضthe earth فيon سفرa journey
عن المقيمِ تجوب الأرض في سفر
In praising him I angered some with a rhymed poem
I angered a people in praising him with verse
that travels the earth for one who stays at home,
Traveling about the land journeying
وحاسداًand an envier قصرتfell short أيديthe hands المنالof attainment بهfor him
وحاسداً قصرت أيدي المنال به
كمفلسlike the pauper الحيِّof the clan رامَwho sought اللّعبplaying بالبَدرِwith the full moon
كمفلس الحيِّ رامَ اللّعب بالبَدرِ
and an envier whose reach fell short,
And an envier whose hands are cut short of attaining him
like the clan's pauper who sought to play with the full moon.
Like the bankrupt playing with the full moon
تسُرُّit delights قوماًsome people وأقواماًand others تغيظهمit angers them
تسُرُّ قوماً وأقواماً تغيظهم
والشُّهبand meteors ترميpelt ظلامthe darkness اللَّيلof the night بالشررwith sparks
والشُّهب ترمي ظلام اللَّيل بالشرر
It delights some people and angers others,
Bringing joy to some and provoking anger in others
while meteors pelt the night's darkness with sparks.
With flames scattering the darkness of night with sparks
كالرَّاحlike wine تسريsteals إلىinto الأَرواحsouls نشوتهاits rapture
كالرَّاح تسري إلى الأَرواح نشوتها
فالرُّوحso the spirit فيin خفَّةٍlightness والجسمand the body فيin خدرnumbness
فالرُّوح في خفَّةٍ والجسم في خدر
Like wine, its rapture steals into souls,
Like the spirit running to revive souls
so the spirit is light and the body numb.
Thus the soul feels light and the body numb
همthey الذينare the ones who أراشونيthey gave me feathers بنائلهمwith their bounty
هم الذين أراشوني بنائلهم
لولاهمُwithout them الآنnow لمnot أنهضwould I rise ولمand not أطرwould I fly
لولاهمُ الآن لم أنهض ولم أطر
They are the ones who gave me feathers with their bounty;
They who empower me with their showers
without them I would not now have risen or flown.
If not for them now I would neither rise nor fly
المطلقونthose freeing لسانيmy tongue بالثناءto praise علىof
المطلقون لساني بالثناء على
تلكthose الشمائلqualities بعدafter العيِّinarticulacy والحصرand tongue-tied silence
تلك الشمائل بعد العيِّ والحصر
Those who set my tongue free to praise
Those who loosened my tongue to praise
those qualities, after faltering and tongue-tied silence.
Those traits after restriction and limiting
بيضfair ones تضيءshine بنوsons of اللهGod أوجهُهُمtheir faces
بيض تضيء بنو الله أوجهُهُم
فيin حندسٍdeep darkness منof ظلامthe darkness الخطبof calamity معتكرthickening
في حندسٍ من ظلام الخطب معتكر
Fair ones, sons of God, whose faces shine
Faces shining white, children of God
in the deep, thickening darkness of calamity.
In bodies sheltering from the darkness of grim tribulations
النافعونthose helping إذاwhen عادturns الزَّمانTime علىagainst
النافعون إذا عاد الزَّمان على
بنيهits children فيin السَّاعةthe hour الخشناءharsh بالضَّررwith harm
بنيه في السَّاعة الخشناء بالضَّرر
Those who help when Time turns against
The beneficial ones when days turn against
its children with harm in the harsh hour.
Their children in dire and woeful times
تقوىare strong علىagainst أزماتthe crises الكونof the universe أنفسهمtheir souls
تقوى على أزمات الكون أنفسهم
وليسand not تقوىare strong عليهاagainst them أنفسُthe souls البشرof humankind
وليس تقوى عليها أنفسُ البشر
Their souls withstand the universe's crises,
Their souls withstand upheavals of existence
which human souls cannot withstand.
While the souls of humans cannot withstand them
فياso, O لكfor you اللهGod ساداتlords إذاwhen افتخرتI boast
فيا لك الله سادات إذا افتخرت
كانتwas هيit المفخرthe glory الأَسنىloftiest لمفتخرfor a boaster
كانت هي المفخر الأَسنى لمفتخر
God bless you—lords who, when I boast,
So you belong to God, masters, if I boast
are the loftiest glory for anyone who boasts.
It is themselves the finest pride for the boaster
لاdo not تذكرmention الناسَpeople فيin شيءٍanything إذاwhen ذكرواthey are mentioned
لا تذكر الناسَ في شيءٍ إذا ذكروا
كاليمِّlike the sea يقذفhurls بالأَلواحthe planks والدسرand the nails
كاليمِّ يقذف بالأَلواح والدسر
Mention no one else in any matter when they are named,
Do not mention people in anything when they mention you
like the sea hurling planks and nails.
Like a torrent hurling planks and lintels
ياO أيُّهاyou الدهرTime يأتيناcomes to us بهمwith them نسقاًin succession
يا أيُّها الدهر يأتينا بهم نسقاً
هلdid ...? جئتyou came منهمfrom them بمعنىwith a quality غيرnot مبتكرoriginal
هل جئت منهم بمعنى غير مبتكر
O Time, which brings them to us in succession,
Oh days that come to us in succession from them
have you brought from them any quality that was not original?
Have you come with anything from them unparalleled?
وياand O معانيmeanings المعاليof high distinction منfrom شمائلهمtheir qualities
ويا معاني المعالي من شمائلهم
لقدindeed برزتyou appeared لناto us فيin أحسنthe fairest الصُّورforms
لقد برزت لنا في أحسن الصُّور
And O meanings of high distinction in their qualities,
And oh meanings of glorious traits from their traits
you have appeared to us in the fairest forms.
You have certainly emerged for us in the best forms
دعleave aside ماwhat تقولsay البراياmortals فيabout مناقبهمtheir virtues
دع ما تقول البرايا في مناقبهم
فكيفthen how قولكyour words بالآياتabout the verses والسُّورand the surahs
فكيف قولك بالآيات والسُّور
Leave aside what mortals say about their virtues;
Leave what the plains say in praise of their virtues
then what do you say of the verses and the surahs?
For how can your words compare to verses and suras?
سرٌّa secret منfrom اللهGod إلاَّexcept أنَّthat نورهمtheir light
سرٌّ من الله إلاَّ أنَّ نورهم
فيin الخافقينthe East and West وماand no صبحٌdawn بمستترis concealed
في الخافقين وما صبحٌ بمستتر
A secret from God, except that their light
A secret of God except that their light
is in the East and West—and no dawn is concealed.
Is in the celestial horizons without dawn breaking veiled
عَلَواthey rose علىabove الناسmankind إعلاناًopenly فقلتُso I said لهمto them
عَلَوا على الناس إعلاناً فقلتُ لهم
باللهby God أُقسمI swear لاnot بالركنby the Corner والحجرand the Stone
بالله أُقسم لا بالركن والحجر
They rose above mankind for all to see, and I said to them:
They ascended above people overtly so I said to them
By God I swear—not by the Corner and the Stone—
By God I swear, not by the temple rock or stone
لأنتمindeed you النفرare the band العافونforgiving منfrom مضرMudar
لأنتم النفر العافون من مضر
بوركتمblessed are you نِفرband السَّاداتof lords منamong نفرbands
بوركتم نِفر السَّادات من نفر
you are indeed the forgiving band of Mudar.
For you are the excellent band safe from harm
Blessed are you, a band of lords among bands!
You have been blessed band of masters, of bands
أنتمyou لناfor us وَزَرٌa refuge منfrom كلِّevery نائبةٍcalamity
أنتم لنا وَزَرٌ من كلِّ نائبةٍ
ونِعْمَand how excellent مدَّخرٌa reserve أنتمyou are لمدّخرfor one storing up
ونِعْمَ مدَّخرٌ أنتم لمدّخر
You are our refuge from every calamity,
You are for us bulwark against every affliction
and what a fine reserve you are for one who stores up!
And excellent hoard, you are, for the hoarder
مولايmy lord أصبحتُI greet the morning والأيامwhile the days مقبلةare favorable
مولاي أصبحتُ والأيام مقبلة
وأنتand you فيin عنفوانthe prime العزّof glory والعمرand life
وأنت في عنفوان العزّ والعمر
My lord, I greet the morning as the days turn favorable,
My Master I rose in the morning and the days still arrive
and you are in the prime of glory and life.
While you are in your prime of glory and life
إنِّيindeed I لأرقبُam surely watching for وعداًa promise منكfrom you منتظراًexpectantly
إنِّي لأرقبُ وعداً منك منتظراً
ووعدand the promise غيركof someone other than you عنديto me غيرnot منظرawaited
ووعد غيرك عندي غير منظر
Indeed, I await a promise from you expectantly,
I anticipate and await a promise from you
while another's promise, to me, is not worth awaiting.
And consider no other’s promise worth anticipating
فاسلمْso be safe ودمْand remain فيin سرورٍjoy لاno فناءend لهto it
فاسلمْ ودمْ في سرورٍ لا فناء له
باقٍenduring علىthrough أبَدِthe eternity الأَزمانof times والعصرand the age
باقٍ على أبَدِ الأَزمان والعصر
Be safe, and remain in joy that has no end,
So be well and last in endless joy
enduring through the eternity of times and ages.
Remaining for eternity of eras and time