ياO طرسُparchment قبّلkiss ثرىdust البابthe gate العليّlofty وقلand say
يا طرسُ قبّل ثرى الباب العليّ وقل
مولايَmy lord لاnot زلتyou cease توليyou bestow الخيرَgoodness مستوراconcealed
مولايَ لا زلت تولي الخيرَ مستورا
O parchment, kiss the dust of the lofty gate and say:
O Tars, kiss the soil of the High Door and say
My lord, may you ever bestow goodness in secret—
My Master, you still secretly bestow good on me
جاهاًrank ومالاًand wealth كماas عوّدتَyou have accustomed منfrom قدمٍold times
جاهاً ومالاً كما عوّدتَ من قدمٍ
إنسانَa person منwho لمnot يكنwas منfrom قبلُbefore مذكوراmentioned
إنسانَ من لم يكن من قبلُ مذكورا
rank and wealth, as you have long accustomed
Status and money just as you have accustomed from the past
a man who had never before been mentioned.
A man who was not mentioned before
جاءَcame العيالthe family وذاتand the state البينof separation قالبةoverturning
جاءَ العيال وذات البين قالبة
بالبعدthrough distance تجعلit makes بيتthe house القلبof the heart مكسوراbroken
بالبعد تجعل بيت القلب مكسورا
The family arrived, and estrangement turns things upside down;
The family came changing
through distance, it leaves the heart’s house broken.
With distance you make the heart's home broken
وكلand everyone منwhom شئتI wished أوor منwhom لمnot أشأI wish بعثتI sent
وكل من شئت أو من لم أشأ بعثت
لهمto them صِلاتكَyour gifts مخفياًsecretly ومشهوراand openly
لهم صِلاتكَ مخفياً ومشهورا
And to all I wished—or did not wish—I sent
And whoever you willed or did not, you sent
your gifts, secretly and openly.
Your prayers to them secretly and openly
حتىeven الأجانبthe strangers زادواthey increased ضعفdouble عائلتيmy family
حتى الأجانب زادوا ضعف عائلتي
وربةand the mistress البيتof the house أضحتbecame بينهمamong them بورىfallow; unwanted
وربة البيت أضحت بينهم بورى
Even the strangers grew to twice my family’s number,
Until strangers multiplied my family’s weakness
and the mistress of the house lay fallow among them.
And the lady of the home has become dispossessed among them
وكنتand I was أرجوhoping صوابrightness القصدof intent يحضرهاwould bring her
وكنت أرجو صواب القصد يحضرها
لاnot همthem فباليَso my state of mind قلبa heart ليسnot مسروراjoyful
لا هم فباليَ قلب ليس مسرورا
And I had hoped that sound intent would bring her,
And I hoped the correctness of purpose would make her attend
not them; so my mood is that of a joyless heart.
No worries, my heart is not happy
وأخرand delayed البعدthe distance إنهاءconveying الشكاةthe complaint حياَout of shyness
وأخر البعد إنهاء الشكاة حياَ
وربماand perhaps زادadded سوءُbadness الحظّof luck تأخيراdelay
وربما زاد سوءُ الحظّ تأخيرا
And distance delayed conveying my complaint, out of shyness;
And the end of distance to finish the complaint alive
and perhaps ill fortune added further delay.
And maybe the bad luck increases delay