ياO سَيِّديmy master وَإِماميand my leader
يا سَيِّدي وَإِمامي
وَياand O أَديبَman of letters الزَمانِof the age
وَيا أَديبَ الزَمانِ
O my master and my leader,
And O man of letters of the age,
قَدindeed عاقَنيheld me back سوءُbadness of حَظّيmy luck
قَد عاقَني سوءُ حَظّي
عَنfrom حَفلَةِthe celebration of المِهرَجانِthe festival
عَن حَفلَةِ المِهرَجانِ
My ill luck has indeed kept me
From the festival celebration.
وَكُنتُand I was أَوَّلَthe first ساعٍone hastening
وَكُنتُ أَوَّلَ ساعٍ
إِلىto رِحابِthe spacious courts of اِبنِson of هانيHani
إِلى رِحابِ اِبنِ هاني
And I was the first to hasten
To the spacious courts of Ibn Hani;
لَكِنbut مَرِضتُI fell ill لِنَحسيto my misfortune
لَكِن مَرِضتُ لِنَحسي
فيon يَومِthe day of ذاكَthat القِرانِthe wedding
في يَومِ ذاكَ القِرانِ
But, to my misfortune, I fell ill
On the day of that wedding.
وَقَدand indeed كَفانيsufficed me عِقاباًas punishment
وَقَد كَفاني عِقاباً
ماwhat كانَoccurred مِنof حِرمانيmy deprivation
ما كانَ مِن حِرماني
And sufficient punishment for me
Was the deprivation I suffered:
حُرِمتُI was deprived of رُؤيَةَseeing شَوقيShawqi
حُرِمتُ رُؤيَةَ شَوقي
وَلَثمَand kissing تِلكَthose البَنانِfingertips
وَلَثمَ تِلكَ البَنانِ
I was denied the sight of Shawqi
And the kissing of those fingertips.
فَاِصفَحso pardon فَأَنتَfor you are خَليقٌwell suited
فَاِصفَح فَأَنتَ خَليقٌ
بِالصَفحِto pardoning عَنof كُلِّevery جانيoffender
بِالصَفحِ عَن كُلِّ جاني
So pardon me, for it befits you
To pardon every offender.
وَعِشand live لِعَرشِfor the throne of المَعانيmeanings
وَعِش لِعَرشِ المَعاني
وَدُمand endure لِتاجِfor the crown of البَيانِeloquence
وَدُم لِتاجِ البَيانِ
And live on for the throne of meanings,
And endure for the crown of eloquence.
إِنif فاتَنيI missed the chance أَنto أُوَفّيrender in full
إِن فاتَني أَن أُوَفّي
بِالأَمسِyesterday حَقَّthe obligation of التَهانيcongratulations
بِالأَمسِ حَقَّ التَهاني
If I failed to render in full
Yesterday the congratulations due,
فَاِقبَلهُthen accept it مِنّيfrom me قَضاءًas a belated fulfillment
فَاِقبَلهُ مِنّي قَضاءً
وَكُنand be كَريمَgenerous of الجَنانِheart
وَكُن كَريمَ الجَنانِ
Then accept it from me in arrears,
And be generous of heart.
وَاللَهُand God يَقبَلُaccepts مِنّاfrom us الthe
وَاللَهُ يَقبَلُ مِنّا ال
صَلاةَprayer بَعدَafter الأَوانِthe appointed time
صَلاةَ بَعدَ الأَوانِ
And God accepts from us the
prayer after its appointed time.