رَسولُmessenger الرِضاfavor أَهلاًwelcome وَسَهلاًand be at ease وَمَرحَباand welcome
رَسولُ الرِضا أَهلاً وَسَهلاً وَمَرحَبا
حَديثُكَyour message ماhow أَحلاهُsweet it is عِنديto me وَأَطيَباand pleasant
حَديثُكَ ما أَحلاهُ عِندي وَأَطيَبا
Messenger of favor, a warm and hearty welcome!
Messenger of glad tidings, welcome and greetings
Your message—how sweet and pleasant it is to me!
Your talk how delightful and most pleasant to me
وَياand O مُهدِياًone conveying مِمَّنfrom the one whom أُحِبُّI love سَلامَهُhis greeting
وَيا مُهدِياً مِمَّن أُحِبُّ سَلامَهُ
عَلَيكَupon you سَلامُpeace اللَهِGod ماas long as هَبَّتِblows الصَباthe east wind
عَلَيكَ سَلامُ اللَهِ ما هَبَّتِ الصَبا
And O bearer of greetings from the one I love,
O guider from those I love, peace be upon you
May God's peace be upon you as long as the east wind blows.
May God's peace be upon you as long as winds blow
وَياand O مُحسِناًkind one قَدindeed جاءَcame مِنfrom عِندِthe presence of مُحسِنٍa kind one
وَيا مُحسِناً قَد جاءَ مِن عِندِ مُحسِنٍ
وَياand O طَيِّباًsweet one أَهدىoffered as a gift مِنَof القَولِspeech طَيِّباsomething sweet
وَيا طَيِّباً أَهدى مِنَ القَولِ طَيِّبا
And O kind one who has come from a kind one,
O doer of good, you came from a good doer
And O sweet one who has given sweet words as a gift,
O bearer of sweetness, you brought sweet words
لَقَدtruly سَرَّنيit delighted me ماwhat قَدindeed سَمِعتُI heard مِنَof الرِضاfavor
لَقَد سَرَّني ما قَد سَمِعتُ مِنَ الرِضا
وَقَدand indeed هَزَّنيit stirred me ذاكَthat الحَديثُmessage وَأَطرَباand brought rapture
وَقَد هَزَّني ذاكَ الحَديثُ وَأَطرَبا
The news of favor I have heard has truly delighted me,
I'm delighted by what I've heard of your pleasure
And that message has stirred me and filled me with rapture.
Those words did stir me and fill me with joy
وَبَشَّرتَand you brought glad tidings بِاليَومِof the day الَّذيwhich فيهِon it نَلتَقيwe meet
وَبَشَّرتَ بِاليَومِ الَّذي فيهِ نَلتَقي
أَلاbehold إِنَّهُindeed it يَومٌa day يَكونُwill be لَهُfor it نَباnews
أَلا إِنَّهُ يَومٌ يَكونُ لَهُ نَبا
And you brought glad tidings of the day on which we shall meet;
You brought news of the day we shall meet
Ah, it is a day that will be much spoken of.
A day that will surely have great tidings
فَعَرِّضso speak in hints إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle جُزتَyou pass بِالبانِby the bān (ben) trees وَالحِمىand the protected pasture
فَعَرِّض إِذا ما جُزتَ بِالبانِ وَالحِمى
وَإِيّاكَand you must beware أَنlest تَنسىyou forget فَتَذكُرَand then mention زَينَباZaynab
وَإِيّاكَ أَن تَنسى فَتَذكُرَ زَينَبا
So speak in hints when you pass the bān trees and the protected pasture,
So mention, when you stop by hill and plain
And beware lest you forget and mention Zaynab.
Beware forgetting, speak then of Zainab
سَتَكفيكَwill suffice you مِنabout ذاكَthat المُسَمّىthe named one إِشارَةٌa hint
سَتَكفيكَ مِن ذاكَ المُسَمّى إِشارَةٌ
وَدَعهُand leave him مَصوناًprotected بِالجَمالِin beauty مُحَجَّباveiled
وَدَعهُ مَصوناً بِالجَمالِ مُحَجَّبا
A hint about that named one will suffice you,
A hint from the Chosen will suffice
And leave him protected, veiled in beauty.
Leave him veiled in beauty, concealed and reserved
أَشِرgive a hint ليto me بِوَصفٍwith a description واحِدٍsingle مِنof صِفاتِهِhis qualities
أَشِر لي بِوَصفٍ واحِدٍ مِن صِفاتِهِ
تَكُنyou will be مِثلَlike مَنone who سَمّىgave a name وَكَنّىand gave a kunya (kinship-name) وَلَقَّباand gave an epithet
تَكُن مِثلَ مَن سَمّى وَكَنّى وَلَقَّبا
Give me a hint through a single one of his qualities,
Describe but one trait that marks his great name
You will be like one who gave his name, his kunya, and his epithet.
To match the titled, named and surnamed
وَزِدنِيَand give me more مِنof ذاكَthat الحَديثِmessage لَعَلَّنيperhaps I
وَزِدنِيَ مِن ذاكَ الحَديثِ لَعَلَّني
أُصَدِّقُI believe أَمراًa matter كُنتُI was فيهِconcerning it مُكَذِّباrejecting as false
أُصَدِّقُ أَمراً كُنتُ فيهِ مُكَذِّبا
And give me more of that message; perhaps I
Add more of that talk so I may confirm
May believe something I had been denying.
Matters I once denied, being unsure
سَأَكتُبُI shall write مِمّاfrom what قَدindeed جَرىpassed فيin عِتابِناour reproaches
سَأَكتُبُ مِمّا قَد جَرى في عِتابِنا
كِتاباًa book بِدَمعيwith my tears لِلمُحِبّينَfor lovers مُذهَباgilded
كِتاباً بِدَمعي لِلمُحِبّينَ مُذهَبا
From what has passed in our reproaches, I shall write
I'll write with my tears for lovers a script
A gilded book for lovers, with my tears.
Of what transpired in our shared rebuke
عَجِبتُI marveled لَطيفٍat a phantom زارَvisited بِاللَيلِby night مَضجَعيmy bed
عَجِبتُ لَطيفٍ زارَ بِاللَيلِ مَضجَعي
وَعادَand went back وَلَمand did not يَشفِheal الفُؤادَthe heart المُعَذَّباthe tormented
وَعادَ وَلَم يَشفِ الفُؤادَ المُعَذَّبا
I marveled at a phantom that visited my bed by night,
A charming dear visited me at night
And went back without healing my tormented heart.
Then left before soothing my tortured heart
فَأَوهَمَنيso he made me suspect أَمراًa thing وَقُلتُand I said لَعَلَّهُperhaps he
فَأَوهَمَني أَمراً وَقُلتُ لَعَلَّهُ
رَأىsaw حالَةًa state لَمdid not يَرضَهاapprove of it فَتَجَنَّباso he kept away
رَأى حالَةً لَم يَرضَها فَتَجَنَّبا
So he made me suspect something, and I said: perhaps he
I thought he glimpsed a state he disfavored
Saw a state he did not like, and so kept away.
And saw me slain in gloom so turned and fled
وَماand did not صَدَّturn away عَنfrom أَمرٍa matter مُريبٍsuspicious وَإِنَّماbut rather
وَما صَدَّ عَن أَمرٍ مُريبٍ وَإِنَّما
رَآنيhe saw me قَتيلاًslain فيin الدُجىthe darkness of night فَتَهَيَّباso he grew afraid
رَآني قَتيلاً في الدُجى فَتَهَيَّبا
Yet he did not turn away from anything suspect; rather,
But no misgiving made him abandon the matter
He saw me slain in the darkness of night, and so grew afraid.
He saw me lying dead and was filled with dread
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.