أُهديI offer السلامpeace تحيةًas a greeting
أُهدي السلام تحيةً
لأخيto my brother الإخاءِfellowship أبيAbu; father of العلاءal-ʿAlāʾ; eminence
لأخي الإخاءِ أبي العلاء
I offer peace as a greeting
I send peace as a greeting
to my brother in fellowship, Abu al-ʿAlāʾ.
to my brother of brotherhood, Abul Ala
وأقولand I say إنيindeed I عندماat what; here, standing by what
وأقول إني عندما
يدريهhe knows it منof عهدthe pledge الوفاءِfidelity
يدريه من عهد الوفاءِ
And I say: I stand by what
And I say that when
he knows of the pledge of fidelity.
he knows me from the era of loyalty
وجوابهand his reply قدalready سارhas gone قبـbeginning of 'before'
وجوابه قد سار قبـ
ـلcompletion of 'before' محمّلاًladen with طيبsweetness of الثناءpraise
ـل محمّلاً طيب الثناء
And his reply has already gone be-
and his answer went before
fore, laden with sweet praise.
loaded with the finest praise
وإذاand if الوقوفlearning; ascertaining أرادhe wishes منof
وإذا الوقوف أراد من
خبريmy news علىwith أجليthe clearest الجلاءclarity
خبري على أجلي الجلاء
And if he wishes to learn
And if he wants from
my news with the utmost clarity,
my news at my time of departure
فليسألthen let him ask القاضيthe judge العماal-ʿImā-; beginning of al-ʿImād
فليسأل القاضي العما
دَ-d; completion of al-ʿImād أخاbrother to الجلالةmajesty والسناءand splendor
دَ أخا الجلالة والسناء
let him ask the judge al-ʿImā-
Then let him ask the pillar judge
d, brother to majesty and splendor.
my brother of majesty and glory