أباO Abu خليفةKhalifa إنindeed الطبعinnate temperament غلابoverpowering
أبا خليفة إن الطبع غلاب
خليقةan innate disposition فيin بنيthe children of الإنسانhumankind تنسابflows
خليقة في بني الإنسان تنساب
O Abu Khalifa, temperament is indeed overpowering:
O Abu Khalifa, temperament overwhelms
an innate disposition flowing through humankind.
A nature that flows in the children of mankind
وللطبائعand for temperaments علاتcauses تحركهstir it
وللطبائع علات تحركه
وللحوادثand for events حالاتcircumstances وأسبابand causes
وللحوادث حالات وأسباب
And temperaments have causes that stir it,
And natures have highs that motivate it
and events have circumstances and causes.
And events have states and causes
فلوso if جرىoccurred ماwhat جرىoccurred منof هفوةa lapse عبرتpassed
فلو جرى ما جرى من هفوة عبرت
فاعلمthen know يقيناwith certainty بانthat الودaffection غلابoverpowering
فاعلم يقينا بان الود غلاب
So if what happened was a fleeting lapse,
So if what happened was a fleeting folly
then know for certain that affection prevails.
Know for certain that affection overwhelms
أحطتنيyou encircled me بسوارwith a bracelet of الودaffection تكرمةas an honor
أحطتني بسوار الود تكرمة
فالحبfor love والصدقand truthfulness والإخلاصand sincerity جذابcaptivating
فالحب والصدق والإخلاص جذاب
You honored me by encircling me with affection's bracelet;
You have honored me with the bracelet of affection
for love, truthfulness, and sincerity are captivating.
For love, honesty and sincerity are alluring
ياO منwho تبوأتyou attained فيin الأخلاقmoral character منزلةa station
يا من تبوأت في الأخلاق منزلة
وفيand in المعاليnoble deeds وللعلياءand toward the heights وثابever leaping
وفي المعالي وللعلياء وثاب
O you who have attained a station in moral character,
O you who attained the highest moral code
and in noble deeds, ever leaping toward the heights.
And in the sublime, for the noble a reward
ياO منwho إذاwhenever قالhe recited شعراverse فيon مناسبةan occasion
يا من إذا قال شعرا في مناسبة
تلاهrecited it فيin حلقاتcircles الدرسof study طلابstudents
تلاه في حلقات الدرس طلاب
O you whose verse, when spoken for an occasion,
O you who if you recite poetry for an occasion
is recited by students in study circles.
Students recite it in study circles
أنتyou الذيthe one who اجتمعتhave gathered أسمىthe loftiest الصفاتqualities بهin him
أنت الذي اجتمعت أسمى الصفات به
علمknowledge وحلمand forbearance وأخلاقand moral character وآدابand good manners
علم وحلم وأخلاق وآداب
You are the one in whom the loftiest qualities have gathered:
You who the highest traits are gathered in
knowledge, forbearance, moral character, and good manners.
Knowledge, forbearance, ethics and manners
ياO أنبلnoblest الناسof people صدقاin truthfulness فيin معاملةdealings
يا أنبل الناس صدقا في معاملة
إليكto you منfrom نفحاتwafts الزهرthe flowers أطيابsweet fragrances
إليك من نفحات الزهر أطياب
O noblest of people in honest dealings,
O the most noble of people in truthfulness of dealing
to you, sweet fragrances from the flowers' breaths.
To you from the breeze's fragrances the most pleasant