ياO حاملbearer of الثمرthe fruit الرفافshimmering منwith جذلjoy
يا حامل الثمر الرفاف من جذل
إنindeed الثمارthe fruits لهاthey have كالناسlike people إحساسfeeling
إن الثمار لها كالناس إحساس
O bearer of fruit shimmering with joy,
O bearer of ripe fruit from the palm tree,
indeed, fruits have feelings like people.
Indeed, fruits have feelings like people do.
تزهىglow with pride بجهدin an effort نبيلnoble كنتyou were باذلهexpending it
تزهى بجهد نبيل كنت باذله
وماand not يئستyou despaired فلمso did not يقربapproach لهاthem الياسdespair
وما يئست فلم يقرب لها الياس
They glow with pride in the noble effort you gave,
You have exerted noble effort that I appreciated,
and you never despaired, so despair never approached them.
And despair has not come near it.
وتوجتand they crowned جهدكyour effort الحيliving الذيwhich اكتملتwere fulfilled
وتوجت جهدك الحي الذي اكتملت
فيهin it الأمانيthe wishes ياruby (first part) قوتruby (second part) وألماسand diamonds
فيه الأماني يا قوت وألماس
They crowned your living effort, in which
Your living effort which was completed,
wishes were fulfilled—rubies and diamonds.
In which hopes were fulfilled, O strength and diamond.
وكلand every جوهرةjewel عصماءflawless ضاحكةlaughing
وكل جوهرة عصماء ضاحكة
بالنورwith light والنورand light أفراحjoys وأعراسand weddings
بالنور والنور أفراح وأعراس
And every flawless jewel laughs
And every virtuous, smiling pearl,
with light—and light is joy and weddings.
With light and light is joy and weddings.
أماas for الخضارthe vegetables ففيthen in ألوانهits colors صورimages
أما الخضار ففي ألوانه صور
للفنof art ماnot حازهاcaptured them لوحa panel وقرطاسand paper
للفن ما حازها لوح وقرطاس
As for the vegetables, their colors hold images
As for vegetables, in its colors are images,
of art no panel or paper ever captured.
Of art that no painting or paper has gained.
لكنماbut بثهاsowed them مستنبتاcultivating شغفpassion
لكنما بثها مستنبتا شغف
بالنفعfor usefulness مستلهماdrawing inspiration آياتهits wonders الفاسthe hoe
بالنفع مستلهما آياته الفاس
Yet passion sowed them, cultivating,
Rather it was infused by a passion for benefit,
for usefulness, drawing its wonders from the hoe;
Inspired by its enlightening verses.
وحالفand allied with الريirrigation حتىuntil أنجباthe two produced تحفاmarvels
وحالف الري حتى أنجبا تحفا
للناظرينfor onlookers وحتىand until أسعدmade happy الناسthe people
للناظرين وحتى أسعد الناس
and allied with irrigation until the two produced marvels
And irrigation continued until it produced masterpieces,
for onlookers, and at last made people happy.
For onlookers and made people happy.
فاهتزتso it stirred الأرضthe earth شكراناin gratitude وقدand already بعثتwas revived
فاهتزت الأرض شكرانا وقد بعثت
وشكراهاand its gratitude ملءfilling هذاthis النبتvegetation أجناسvarieties
وشكراها ملء هذا النبت أجناس
So the earth stirred in gratitude, brought back to life,
So the land shook in gratitude, and you brought to life,
and its thanks, filling this vegetation, take many forms.
And its gratitude filled this variety of plants.
هذاthis هوis العيدthe festival يعتزtakes pride الحصادthe harvest بهin it
هذا هو العيد يعتز الحصاد به
كماjust as تعيدcelebrate a festival أقوامpeoples وأغراسand plantings
كما تعيد أقوام وأغراس
This is the festival in which the harvest takes pride,
This is the feast the harvest takes pride in,
just as peoples and plantings celebrate.
Just as people and trees celebrate.
شتانhow different بينbetween صحارىdeserts لاno غناءabundance بهاin them
شتان بين صحارى لا غناء بها
وبينand between جناتgardens عدنEden عندto منthose who قاسواcompared
وبين جنات عدن عند من قاسوا
What a gulf between deserts without abundance
What a difference between barren deserts,
and gardens of Eden, to those who have compared!
And the gardens of Eden for those who endured.
حيثwhere الجداولthe streams تحبوcrawl وهيand they are راقصةdancing
حيث الجداول تحبو وهي راقصة
وحولهاand around them الأنسdelight أزهارflowers وأنفاسand breaths
وحولها الأنس أزهار وأنفاس
Where the streams crawl along, dancing,
Where the streams murmur and dance around,
and around them, delight is flowers and breaths;
And around it is company, flowers and breaths.
وحيثand where صارbecame الحصىthe pebbles فيin حظهtheir fortune مثلاan example
وحيث صار الحصى في حظه مثلا
للمنعمينfor those blessed with ease ولمand not يرهقهburden them وسواسanxiety
للمنعمين ولم يرهقه وسواس
and where the pebbles, in their fortune, became an example
And where pebbles became examples,
for those blessed with ease, unburdened by anxiety.
For the blessed, and no worry burdened it.
فكيفthen how بالخلقof creatures منamong ناسpeople ومنand among بهمyoung livestock
فكيف بالخلق من ناس ومن بهم
ومنand among طيروbirds وحيثand where الوردthe roses والآسand the myrtle
ومن طيرو وحيث الورد والآس
What, then, of creatures—people and young livestock,
So what about people, animals and birds,
and birds—where roses and myrtle grow,
Where roses and myrtles are found.
وحيثand where زغردتululated النعمىbounty بوفرتهاin its abundance
وحيث زغردت النعمى بوفرتها
ماءwater وكرماand grapevines ولمand not تعلقclung بهاto it الكاسthe winecup
ماء وكرما ولم تعلق بها الكاس
and where bounty trilled in its abundance—
And where blessings chirped in their abundance,
water and grapevines, untouched by the winecup?
Water, generosity and no cup clung to them.
فيin كلevery فاكهةfruit راحwine معتقةaged
في كل فاكهة راح معتقة
بريئةinnocent وبهنand in them الكوبthe cup والطاسand the bowl
بريئة وبهن الكوب والطاس
In every fruit there is an aged wine,
In every fruit an independent,
innocent—and in them are cup and bowl.
Innocent soul that fills cups and plates.
وفيand in الندىthe dew سبحاتradiances منof طهارتهاits purity
وفي الندى سبحات من طهارتها
فماso not تشوبtaint جمالthe beauty of الريفthe countryside أدناسdefilements
فما تشوب جمال الريف أدناس
And in the dew are radiances of its purity,
And in the dew are pure ripples,
so no defilements taint the countryside's beauty.
So no filth mars the countryside’s beauty.
وماand not النجومthe stars التيthat نامتslept بقبتهاin its dome
وما النجوم التي نامت بقبتها
إلاexcept علىover ملكوتthe realm of الحسنbeauty حراسguardians
إلا على ملكوت الحسن حراس
And the stars that slept within its dome
And the stars that slept under its ceiling,
are nothing but guardians over beauty's realm.
Are only guarding the kingdom of beauty.
هذاthis هوis العيشlife لوif only يدريهknew it منthose who صدفواturned away
هذا هو العيش لو يدريه من صدفوا
وذاand this هوis المجدglory لوif only يدريهknew it منthose who ساسواgoverned
وذا هو المجد لو يدريه من ساسوا
This is life, if only those who turned away knew it;
This is life, if only those who were stubborn knew,
and this is glory, if only those who governed knew it.
And this is glory, if only those who governed knew.