ياO مَغرِسَseedbed of الظَرفِrefinement وَفَرعَand branch of الحَسَبnoble lineage
يا مَغرِسَ الظَرفِ وَفَرعَ الحَسَب
وَمَنand one who بِهِthrough him طالَgrew long لِسانُthe tongue of الأَدَبliterature
وَمَن بِهِ طالَ لِسانُ الأَدَب
O root of beneficence, scion of noble lineage,
O seedbed of refinement and branch of noble lineage,
you through whom the tongue of letters has gained its reach:
And you through whom the tongue of letters has gained reach,
إِنّاindeed, we عَهِدناكَwe knew you أَخاone afflicted with عِلَّةٍan ailment
إِنّا عَهِدناكَ أَخا عِلَّةٍ
بِالأَمسِyesterday نالَتكَit afflicted you بِبَعضِwith some الوَصَبsuffering
بِالأَمسِ نالَتكَ بِبَعضِ الوَصَب
We knew you to be afflicted by an illness
Indeed, we knew you beset by an ailment
that struck you yesterday with a touch of weariness.
That yesterday afflicted you with some suffering.
فَكَيفَso how أَصبَحتَyou are this morning وَلاand may not زِلتَyou cease to be فيin
فَكَيفَ أَصبَحتَ وَلا زِلتَ في
عافِيَةٍgood health أَذيالُهاits hems تَنسَحِبtrail along
عافِيَةٍ أَذيالُها تَنسَحِب
How do you fare this morning? May you ever remain
So how are you this morning? May you ever remain in
in health whose trailing skirts sweep on.
Good health, whose hems trail behind.
