أَلمِمcall briefly بِساعَةِat the clock of يَلبُغاYalbugha مَهماwhenever اِنبَرَتarise
أَلمِم بِساعَةِ يَلبُغا مَهما اِنبَرَت
مِنكَfrom you الهُمومُcares وَمِلand turn إِلىtoward شُبّاكِهِits window
مِنكَ الهُمومُ وَمِل إِلى شُبّاكِهِ
Call at Yalbugha's clock whenever
Cares rise within you, and turn toward its window.
وَاِستَجلِand behold رَوضاًa garden مِنof سَماءِa sky of زُمُرُّدٍemerald
وَاِستَجلِ رَوضاً مِن سَماءِ زُمُرُّدٍ
طَلَعتhave risen نُجومُthe stars of الزَهرِblossoms مِنfrom أَفلاكِهِits celestial spheres
طَلَعت نُجومُ الزَهرِ مِن أَفلاكِهِ
And behold a garden, a sky of emerald:
The stars of blossoms have risen from its spheres.
يَنسابُflows gently فيهِthrough it كَالمَجرَّةِlike the Milky Way جَدوَلٌa stream
يَنسابُ فيهِ كَالمَجرَّةِ جَدوَلٌ
حَصباؤُهُits pebbles كَالدُرِّlike pearls فيon أَسلاكِهِits strings
حَصباؤُهُ كَالدُرِّ في أَسلاكِهِ
A stream flows through it like the Milky Way,
Its pebbles like pearls upon its strings.
حاكَتhave woven لَهُfor it الأَنواءُthe seasonal rains مِنfrom حُلَلِrobes of البَهاsplendor
حاكَت لَهُ الأَنواءُ مِن حُلَلِ البَها
وَشياًa brocade يَحارُis baffled الطَرفَthe eye فيin إِدراكِهِcomprehending it
وَشياً يَحارُ الطَرفَ في إِدراكِهِ
The seasonal rains have woven for it, from robes of splendor,
A brocade the eye is baffled to comprehend.
وَرَساand settled النَسيمُthe breeze بِساحَتَيهِin its two courts كَماjust as رَساsettled
وَرَسا النَسيمُ بِساحَتَيهِ كَما رَسا
طيرٌbirds تُديمُprolong الشَجوَplaintive song فَوقَabove أَراكِهِits arak trees
طيرٌ تُديمُ الشَجوَ فَوقَ أَراكِهِ
And the breeze settled in its two courts, as did
Birds prolonging their plaintive song above its arak trees.
ماwhat lies بَينَamong شَحرورٍa blackbird كَراهِبِlike a monk of بَيعَةٍa church
ما بَينَ شَحرورٍ كَراهِبِ بَيعَةٍ
قَدalready رَتّلchanted الإِنجيلthe Gospel فيin أَحلاكِهِits deep darkness
قَد رَتّل الإِنجيل في أَحلاكِهِ
Among them, a blackbird like a monk in a church,
Who has chanted the Gospel amid its deep darkness,
وَغناءِand the singing of قُمريٍّa turtledove وَسَجعِand the cooing of حَمامَةٍa dove
وَغناءِ قُمريٍّ وَسَجعِ حَمامَةٍ
وَرَجيعand the refrain of سِنٍّa songbird (uncertain reading) مُولَعٍenamored بِشِباكِهِof its nets
وَرَجيع سِنٍّ مُولَعٍ بِشِباكِهِ
And a turtledove's song and a dove's cooing,
And the refrain of a songbird enamored of its nets,
وَخَريرand the murmur of نَهرٍa river مِنof لُجينٍsilver ماؤُهُits water
وَخَرير نَهرٍ مِن لُجينٍ ماؤُهُ
ذَهَبُthe gold of الأَصيلِlate afternoon جَرىflowed خِلالَthrough حِباكِهِits woven ripples
ذَهَبُ الأَصيلِ جَرى خِلالَ حِباكِهِ
And the murmur of a river whose water is silver;
The gold of late afternoon flowed through its woven ripples.
ذُوhaving شاطئa bank لَوif قَدindeed رَأىsaw رَقراقَهits shimmering water
ذُو شاطئ لَو قَد رَأى رَقراقَه
نَهرُthe river of الأبُلَّةِal-Ubulla غاضَwould sink away وَسطَamid نِباكِهِits hillocks
نَهرُ الأبُلَّةِ غاضَ وَسطَ نِباكِهِ
It has a bank: if its shimmering water were seen
By al-Ubulla's river, that river would sink amid its hillocks.
مُلِئَتwere filled بوارِدِwith the onrush of بَأسِهِits might أَرجاؤهُits reaches
مُلِئَت بوارِدِ بَأسِهِ أَرجاؤهُ
حَتّىuntil ثَوَتthey settled مِنهُthrough it مَكانَat the place of مساكِهِits restraint
حَتّى ثَوَت مِنهُ مَكانَ مساكِهِ
Its reaches were filled with the onrush of its might,
Until they settled, through it, at its holding place.
يُسقونَthey are served فيهِin it عَلىin التَصافيmutual friendship قَهوةًcoffee
يُسقونَ فيهِ عَلى التَصافي قَهوةً
كَالمِندَلlike aloeswood الشَحريّfrom al-Shihr غِبّafter مَداكِهِits grinding
كَالمِندَل الشَحريّ غِبّ مَداكِهِ
There they are served coffee in mutual friendship,
Like aloeswood from al-Shihr after its grinding,
مِنfrom كَفِّthe hand of ساجيlanguid الطَرفof eye مَهماwhenever أَنthat رَناhe gazes
مِن كَفِّ ساجي الطَرف مَهما أَن رَنا
أَسَرَcaptures الفُؤادthe heart فَعادَso it becomes فيin أَشراكِهِhis snares
أَسَرَ الفُؤاد فَعادَ في أَشراكِهِ
From the hand of a languid-eyed one who, whenever he gazes,
Captures the heart, so it lies within his snares.
فَأَسِمهُso pasture upon him سَرحَthe roaming herd of اللَحظِthe gaze ثمَّthen وَذدهand drive it away لاnot
فَأَسِمهُ سَرحَ اللَحظِ ثمَّ وَذده لا
عَنfrom وَردِهِits watering place وَحَذارand beware مِنof إِمساكِهِrestraining it
عَن وَردِهِ وَحَذار مِن إِمساكِهِ
So let the herd of your gaze graze upon him; then do not drive it
From its watering place, and beware of restraining it.
فَلَكَمfor how often جلَيتُI dispelled بِهِthere الهُمومَcares وَصُحبَتيand my companion
فَلَكَم جلَيتُ بِهِ الهُمومَ وَصُحبَتي
شَيخٌa shaykh عُلومthe sciences of الشَرعِsacred law طَوعُsubject to ملاكِهِhis mastery
شَيخٌ عُلوم الشَرعِ طَوعُ ملاكِهِ
For how often I dispelled cares there, in the company of
A shaykh, with the sciences of sacred law at his command.
كانَتthere was عَلىupon الأَيّامthe days مِنهُfrom him بَهجَةٌradiance
كانَت عَلى الأَيّام مِنهُ بَهجَةٌ
وَنَضارَةٌand freshness ثَوَتاboth lay buried بُعَيدshortly after هلاكِهِhis death
وَنَضارَةٌ ثَوَتا بُعَيد هلاكِهِ
He lent the days a radiance
And freshness; both lay buried soon after his death.
فَسَقىso may water إِلَيهِtoward him العَرشthe Throne تُرباًearth غَيَّبَتconcealed
فَسَقى إِلَيهِ العَرش تُرباً غَيَّبَت
تِلكَthose العُلومsciences مُلِثّunceasing نَوءthe rain of سَماكِهِits Simak star
تِلكَ العُلوم مُلِثّ نَوء سَماكِهِ
So may the Throne water, for him, the earth that hid
Those sciences, with the unceasing rain of its Simak star.
وَغَدتand may become تَحاياthe greetings of الرَبِّthe Lord كُلَّevery عَشيَّةٍevening
وَغَدت تَحايا الرَبِّ كُلَّ عَشيَّةٍ
تُهديare offered إِلَيهِto him عَلىby يَديthe hands of أَملاكِهِHis angels
تُهدي إِلَيهِ عَلى يَدي أَملاكِهِ
And may the Lord's greetings, each evening,
Be offered to him by the hands of His angels.
Translation model: Sol 6.1