ياO قادماًnewcomer وافيarriving بكلwith every نجاحsuccess
يا قادماً وافي بكل نجاح
أبشِرrejoice بماin what تلقاهyou encounter it منof أفراحjoys
أبشِر بما تلقاه من أفراح
O newcomer, arriving with every success,
Rejoice in the joys you will encounter.
راحَتْshe began تُذكِّرُنيshe reminds me كُؤوسَcups الرّاحِthe wine
راحَتْ تُذكِّرُني كُؤوسَ الرّاحِ
والقُرْبُand nearness يخْفِضُlowers للجُنوحِtoward yielding جَناحيmy wing
والقُرْبُ يخْفِضُ للجُنوحِ جَناحي
She began reminding me of cups of wine,
and nearness lowers my wing in submission.
وسَرَتْand she journeyed by night تَدُلُّshe points علَىto القَبولِacceptance كمِثْلِjust like ماwhat
وسَرَتْ تَدُلُّ علَى القَبولِ كمِثْلِ ما
دَلّindicated النّسيمُthe breeze علىto انْبِلاجِthe breaking of صَباحِdawn
دَلّ النّسيمُ على انْبِلاجِ صَباحِ
And she journeyed by night, signaling acceptance, just as
the breeze heralded the breaking of dawn.
حَسْناءُa beauty قدْalready غَنِيَتْshe has no need بحُسْنِthrough the beauty of صِفاتِهاher qualities
حَسْناءُ قدْ غَنِيَتْ بحُسْنِ صِفاتِها
عنْof دُمْلُجٍan armlet وقِلادَةٍand a necklace ووِشاحِand a sash
عنْ دُمْلُجٍ وقِلادَةٍ ووِشاحِ
A beauty whose lovely qualities have freed her from need
of an armlet, a necklace, and a sash.
أمْسَتْshe came to تَحُضُّshe urges علىtoward اللِّياذِtaking refuge بمَنْwith him who جَرَتْran
أمْسَتْ تَحُضُّ على اللِّياذِ بمَنْ جَرَتْ
بسُعودِهِwith his good fortune الأقْلامُthe pens فيupon الألْواحِthe tablets
بسُعودِهِ الأقْلامُ في الألْواحِ
She came to urge refuge with him for whom ran
the pens upon the tablets, inscribing his good fortune:
بخَليفَةِwith the caliph of اللهِGod المؤيَّدِthe supported فارِسٍFaris
بخَليفَةِ اللهِ المؤيَّدِ فارِسٍ
قَمَرِthe moon of المَعاليlofty glories الأزْهَرِthe radiant الوضّاحِthe resplendent
قَمَرِ المَعالي الأزْهَرِ الوضّاحِ
with God's caliph, the divinely aided Faris,
the radiant, resplendent moon of lofty glories.
ماwhatever شِئْتَyou wish منْof هِمَمٍhigh resolves ومنْand of شِيَمٍvirtues غَدَتْhave become
ما شِئْتَ منْ هِمَمٍ ومنْ شِيَمٍ غَدَتْ
كالرّوْضِlike a garden أوor كالزّهْرِlike blossoms فيamong الأدْواحِthe spreading trees
كالرّوْضِ أو كالزّهْرِ في الأدْواحِ
All the high resolves and virtues you could wish for have become
like a garden, or like blossoms among spreading trees.
فَضَلَhe surpassed المُلوكَthe kings فليْسَso it is not يُدْرَكُattained شأوُهُhis reach
فَضَلَ المُلوكَ فليْسَ يُدْرَكُ شأوُهُ
أنّىhow يُقاسُis compared الغَمْرُthe deep water بالضَّحْضاحِwith the shallows
أنّى يُقاسُ الغَمْرُ بالضَّحْضاحِ
He surpassed the kings, so his reach cannot be attained.
How can deep waters be compared with the shallows?
أنْسَىhe made forgotten بَنيthe sons of عبّاسِهِمْtheir Abbas بلِوائِهwith his banner الthe
أنْسَى بَني عبّاسِهِمْ بلِوائِه ال
مَنْصورِvictorious أوor بحُسامِهِwith his keen sword السّفّاحِblood-shedding
مَنْصورِ أو بحُسامِهِ السّفّاحِ
He eclipsed the sons of their Abbas with his banner—
victorious—or with his blood-shedding sword.
وغَدَتْand became مَغانِيthe abodes of المُلْكِkingship لمّاwhen حَلّهاhe dwelt in them
وغَدَتْ مَغانِي المُلْكِ لمّا حَلّها
تُزْهَىtake pride ببَدْرِin a full moon هُدىًof guidance وبَحْرِand a sea سَماحِof generosity
تُزْهَى ببَدْرِ هُدىً وبَحْرِ سَماحِ
And the abodes of kingship, when he dwelt in them, grew
proud of a full moon of guidance and a sea of generosity.
وحَياةِand by the life of منْhim who أهْداكَgave you تُحْفَةَa gift of قادِمٍa newcomer
وحَياةِ منْ أهْداكَ تُحْفَةَ قادِمٍ
فيin العَرْفِthe fragrance منْهاfrom it راحَةُthe repose of الأرْواحِsouls
في العَرْفِ منْها راحَةُ الأرْواحِ
By the life of him who gave you a newcomer's gift,
in whose fragrance lies repose for souls,
مازِلْتُI have continued أجْعَلُI make ذِكْرَهُremembrance of him وثَناءَهُand praise of him
مازِلْتُ أجْعَلُ ذِكْرَهُ وثَناءَهُ
رَوْحِيmy repose ورَيْحانِيand my basil الأريجَthe fragrant ورَاحيand my wine
رَوْحِي ورَيْحانِي الأريجَ ورَاحي
I have always made remembrance and praise of him
my repose, my fragrant basil, and my wine.
ولقدْand indeed تَمازَجَhas mingled حُبُّهُlove for him بجَوارِحيwith my limbs
ولقدْ تَمازَجَ حُبُّهُ بجَوارِحي
كَتَمازُجِlike the mingling of الأجْسامِbodies فيwithin الأرْواحِsouls
كَتَمازُجِ الأجْسامِ في الأرْواحِ
And love for him has indeed mingled with my limbs,
as bodies mingle within souls.
ولوَand if انّنيthat I أبْصَرْتُI saw يوماًone day فيin يَديmy hand
ولوَ انّني أبْصَرْتُ يوماً في يَدي
أمْريmy affairs لطِرْتُI would have flown إليْهِto him دونَwithout جَناحيmy wing
أمْري لطِرْتُ إليْهِ دونَ جَناحي
And had I one day seen within my grasp
my affairs, I would have flown to him without my wing.
فالآنَso now ساعَدَنيfavored me الزّمانُtime وأيْقَنتْand became certain
فالآنَ ساعَدَني الزّمانُ وأيْقَنتْ
منْthrough قُرْبِهِhis nearness نَفْسيmy soul بفَوْزِof the success of قِداحيmy lot-drawing arrows
منْ قُرْبِهِ نَفْسي بفَوْزِ قِداحي
So now time has favored me, and certain is
my soul, through his nearness, of my lot-drawing arrows' success.
إيهٍgo on أباO father of عَبْدِthe servant of الإلهِGod وإنّهُand indeed it
إيهٍ أبا عَبْدِ الإلهِ وإنّهُ
لَنِداءُtruly a call of وُدٍّaffection فيin عُلاكَyour eminence صُراحِpure
لَنِداءُ وُدٍّ في عُلاكَ صُراحِ
Go on, Abu Abd al-Ilah; this is indeed
a call of pure affection in praise of your eminence.
أمّاbut إذاif اسْتَنْجَدْتَنيyou sought my help منْfrom بَعْدِafter ماthat
أمّا إذا اسْتَنْجَدْتَني منْ بَعْدِ ما
رَكَدَتْfell still لِماbecause of what جَنَتِwrought الخُطوبُthe calamities رِياحيmy winds
رَكَدَتْ لِما جَنَتِ الخُطوبُ رِياحي
But if you seek my aid, after
my winds have stilled from what calamities wrought,
فإلَيْكَهاso here she is for you مَهْزولَةًemaciated وأناand I الذيthe one who
فإلَيْكَها مَهْزولَةً وأنا الذي
قرّرْتُI acknowledged عَجْزيmy incapacity واطّرَحْتُand I cast aside سِلاحيmy weapon
قرّرْتُ عَجْزي واطّرَحْتُ سِلاحي
then here she is for you, emaciated; and I am the one
who acknowledged my incapacity and cast aside my weapon.
Translation model: Sol 6.1