قُلsay لِرَيحانَةِto the sweet basil of العُلاglory والمكارِمand noble virtues
قُل لِرَيحانَةِ العُلا والمكارِم
والكريمand noble النجارin lineage وابنِand son of الأكارمthe noble
والكريم النجار وابنِ الأكارم
Say to the fragrant flower of high glory and generous virtues,
Say to the sweet basil of glory and noble virtues,
noble in lineage and a son of noble men:
and the noble-born, the son of the noble:
قَدindeed بَعَثناwe have sent إليكَto you ياO خَيرَfinest ناشٍyouth
قَد بَعَثنا إليكَ يا خَيرَ ناشٍ
بالدنانيرِwith the gold dinars فَوقَabove مَحضِpure الدَراهمthe silver dirhams
بالدنانيرِ فَوقَ مَحضِ الدَراهم
We have sent you, O finest of rising youths,
We have indeed sent you, O finest youth,
dinars set atop pure dirhams—
gold dinars atop pure silver dirhams.
لمdid not يَسُسoversee طَبعَthe minting of هذِهِthese جعفَرٌJaʿfar قَever (first part of قطّ)
لم يَسُس طَبعَ هذِهِ جعفَرٌ قَ
طُّever (completion of قطّ) ولاand not ضربَstruck تلكthose راحةٌthe palm of قاسِمQāsim
طُّ ولا ضربَ تلك راحةٌ قاسِم
no Jaʿfar ever oversaw the minting of these,
Jaʿfar never oversaw the minting of these,
nor did Qāsim’s palm strike those—
nor did Qāsim’s palm strike those:
بِبَهارٍwith a narcissus حكىmatched جمالَكَyour beauty حُسناًin loveliness
بِبَهارٍ حكى جمالَكَ حُسناً
وحكىand matched عَرفَكَyour fragrance الذكيّstrongly fragrant لِناسمfor one who breathes it in
وحكى عَرفَكَ الذكيّ لِناسم
in a bahār blossom mirroring your beauty in loveliness,
a narcissus that matched your beauty in loveliness
and mirroring your heady fragrance to the passing breeze.
and matched your rich fragrance for one who breathes it in.
يَتَشَكّىcomplains of الظماthirst وفيand in يَدكyour hand الرِthe quenching (first part of الرّيّ)
يَتَشَكّى الظما وفي يَدك الرِ
يُّquenching (completion of الرّيّ) فإِنso if لمnot تُروِّهyou water it كُنتَyou would be ظالمunjust
يُّ فإِن لم تُروِّه كُنتَ ظالم
It complains of thirst, though in your hand is the power to quench
It complains of thirst, while in your hand lies
it; if you do not water it, you are unjust.
the power to quench it; so if you do not water it, you are unjust.
دُمتَmay you remain للمهرَجانِfor Mihragān والعيدِand the feast والنَيand Nowruz (first part of النيروز)
دُمتَ للمهرَجانِ والعيدِ والنَي
رُوزِNowruz (completion of النيروز) إِلفاًa companion مِنَfrom الحَوادِثِmisfortunes سالِمsafe
رُوزِ إِلفاً مِنَ الحَوادِثِ سالِم
May you live to greet Mihrajān, the Feast, and Naw-
May you live on for Mihragān, the feast, and
rūz, their companion, safe from every calamity.
Nowruz, as their companion, safe from misfortunes.
