مولاىَmy lord قدindeed وَصَلَhas arrived الكتابْthe letter
مولاىَ قد وَصَلَ الكتابْ
كالرَّوضlike a garden دَبَّجهembroidered it السَّحابْthe clouds
كالرَّوض دَبَّجه السَّحابْ
My lord, the letter has reached me—
My lord, the letter has indeed arrived,
like a garden embroidered by the clouds;
like a garden embroidered by clouds,
كالعزlike glory وافَقهaccompanied it الغنىwealth
كالعز وافَقه الغنى
والحسنand beauty وافقهaccompanied it الشبابyouth
والحسن وافقه الشباب
like glory matched with wealth,
like glory accompanied by wealth,
and beauty matched with youth.
and beauty accompanied by youth.
يُنبِيtells عنِof الودّlove الذيwhich
يُنبِي عنِ الودّ الذي
لاnot يَسْتحيلchanges ولاnor يُشابis tainted
لا يَسْتحيل ولا يُشاب
It tells of a love that
It tells of love that
neither changes nor is tainted,
neither changes nor is tainted,
وحلاوةِand the sweetness of العَتْبreproach الذيwhich
وحلاوةِ العَتْب الذي
تحكيresembles حلاوتهits sweetness الرضابsweet saliva
تحكي حلاوته الرضاب
and of the sweetness of a reproach whose
and of the sweetness of reproach,
sweetness resembles the nectar of the lips—
whose sweetness resembles sweet saliva.
عتبٌreproach يحثurges علىtoward الذنوsins (word continues)
عتبٌ يحث على الذنو
بfinal letter of “sins” لكيso that يكونthere may be لهfor it إيابa return
ب لكي يكون له إياب
a reproach that incites one to transgress
A reproach that urges one to sin,
so that the reproach may return.
so that it may return.
مَلَكcaptured القلوبhearts فماso ... no لهاfor them
مَلَك القلوب فما لها
عنagainst سحرthe magic of موقعهits effect حجابa veil
عن سحر موقعه حجاب
It has conquered hearts, for they have
It has captured hearts, so they have no
no veil against the magic of its impact.
veil against its bewitching effect.