ياO واحِدَpeerless one among الأدباءِthe men of letters والشعراءِand the poets
يا واحِدَ الأدباءِ والشعراءِ
وابنَand son of الكرامِthe noble السادَةِthe lords النُجباءِthe distinguished
وابنَ الكرامِ السادَةِ النُجباءِ
O peerless one among men of letters and poets,
O peerless one among men of letters and poets,
scion of noble, lordly, illustrious men,
And son of noble, distinguished lords,
إنيindeed I بعثتُI have sent مطيّباًa fragrant gift نقّتهُselected it
إني بعثتُ مطيّباً نقّتهُ
منfrom روضِthe garden of داريmy home دارِكyour home الغناءِthe verdant one
من روضِ داري دارِك الغناءِ
I have sent a fragrant offering, carefully chosen
I have sent a fragrant gift, selected
from my house’s garden to your luxuriant abode—
from the garden of my home—your verdant home—
منfrom آسهits myrtle لاmay ... not زلتyou cease تأسوyou heal عاطراًfragrant
من آسه لا زلت تأسو عاطراً
وتبيدand you destroy ماwhatever يعدوattacks منamong الأعداءِthe enemies
وتبيد ما يعدو من الأعداءِ
from its myrtle. May you, fragrant, never cease to heal,
from its myrtle; may you ever heal, sweet-scented,
and destroy every enemy that attacks.
and destroy every enemy that attacks.
يحكيit mirrors بطيبthrough the sweetness of عرفهits fragrance وبحسنهand through its beauty
يحكي بطيب عرفه وبحسنه
خلقاًa character خليقاًworthy منكof yours بالأطراءِof praise
خلقاً خليقاً منك بالأطراءِ
In the sweetness of its scent and in its beauty, it mirrors
Through its sweet fragrance and beauty it mirrors
a character of yours worthy of praise.
your character, worthy of praise.
هوit كالسماءlike the sky إذاwhen بدتit appears مخضرةًgreen
هو كالسماء إذا بدت مخضرةً
لاحتgleam عليهاupon it أنجمthe stars of الجوزاءِal-Jawza
لاحت عليها أنجم الجوزاءِ
It is like the sky when it appears green,
It is like the sky when it appears green,
the stars of Gemini gleaming upon it.
with the stars of al-Jawza gleaming upon it.
فاقبلهso accept it منfrom صبone enamored بحبكwith love for you ودهhis wish
فاقبله من صب بحبك وده
ألاthat ... not تزالyou cease أخاpossessed of علاًeminence وعلاءِand glory
ألا تزال أخا علاً وعلاءِ
So accept it from a lover whose devotion lies in loving you.
So accept it from one enamored of you, whose wish is
May you ever remain a brother to eminence and glory.
that you ever remain possessed of eminence and glory.