ياoh لهfor it (exclamatory) حُبّاa love اِتَّحَدbecame united
يا له حُبّا اِتَّحَد
فيin حَشاthe depths القلبِthe heart والجَسَدand the body
في حَشا القلبِ والجَسَد
Ah, what a love, united
O what a love that is united
in the depths of heart and body!
In the inner heart and body
كُلَّماwhenever ظنَّit thought أنَّهthat it
كُلَّما ظنَّ أنَّه
بلغَreached الشَّأوَthe utmost extent والأمَدand the limit
بلغَ الشَّأوَ والأمَد
Whenever it thought it had
Whenever it thought it
reached its full extent and limit,
Reached its peak and extent
عَنَّarose مِنهfrom it تَزايُدٌa further increase
عَنَّ مِنه تَزايُدٌ
لَمnot (past) يَجُلcrossed قطُّever فيin خَلَدthe mind
لَم يَجُل قطُّ في خَلَد
a further increase sprang from it
It increased from it
that had never crossed the mind.
Never ending in eternity
فَهُوَso it اليومَtoday لاnot يُقَاis measured (first part)
فَهُوَ اليومَ لا يُقَا
سُcompletion of 'is measured' بشيءٍagainst anything ولاَand not يَحُدis bounded
سُ بشيءٍ ولاَ يَحُد
So today it cannot be measured
So today it cannot
against anything, nor bounded.
Be compared or limited
أنصفِdo justice to النفسَthe soul أيهاO الشthe (beginning of 'poetry')
أنصفِ النفسَ أيها الش
شِعرpoetry (completion) وأبلغand speak eloquently فيin ذاthis الصَّدَدregard
شِعر وأبلغ في ذا الصَّدَد
Do justice to the soul, O poetry,
Do justice, O poetry, and convey well this matter
and speak eloquently on this matter.
Indeed this Pasha alone
إنَّindeed هذَاthis الباشاthe Pasha التِّهَاal-Tihami (first part)
إنَّ هذَا الباشا التِّهَا
مِىُcompletion of 'al-Tihami' فيin مَجدِهِhis glory انفَرَدstood alone
مِىُ في مَجدِهِ انفَرَد
Indeed, this Pasha al-Tihami
Exceeded in his glory
stands alone in his glory.
His exceptional being, widespread reputation
شخصُهhis person الفذُّthe peerless ذائعُwidespread الصthe (beginning of 'renown')
شخصُه الفذُّ ذائعُ الص
صيتِrenown (completion) فيin كلِّevery مَاwhatsoever بَلَدland
صيتِ في كلِّ مَا بَلَد
His peerless person enjoys renown
In every city and country
in every land whatsoever.
And when courage and valor are mentioned
وإذاand when تُذكَرُis mentioned الشَجَاcourage (first part)
وإذا تُذكَرُ الشَجَا
عةُcompletion of 'courage' والبأسُand valor والجَلَدand endurance
عةُ والبأسُ والجَلَد
And when courage is mentioned,
People recall his status in war if it has pillars
along with valor and endurance,
So he is the generous one
ذَكَرَrecalled الناسُthe people شأنَهhis prowess
ذَكَرَ الناسُ شأنَه
فيin الوغَىbattle إنif لهاagainst it صَمَدstood firm
في الوغَى إن لها صَمَد
people recall his prowess
With gifts that could not be counted
in battle, when he stands firm against it.
What grace he has with my parents
فَهوَfor he الباذِلُthe giver العَطاthe gifts (first part)
فَهوَ الباذِلُ العَطا
يَاcompletion of 'the gifts' التيthat لَمnot (past) تكُنwere تُعَدcounted
يَا التي لَم تكُن تُعَد
For he is the giver of gifts
Of great and generous deeds
that could never be counted.
And new gifts
كمhow many لهto his credit عِندَwith والِديmy father
كم له عِندَ والِدي
مِنof صَنيعٍa benefaction جَزلٍgenerous وَيَدand a helping hand
مِن صَنيعٍ جَزلٍ وَيَد
How much he has done for my father
That are sought from him constantly
through generous deeds and a helping hand!
And care surrounding me
وعَطاياand gifts جديدةٍnew
وعَطايا جديدةٍ
تُقتَفَيare followed منهfrom him بالأَجَدby newer ones
تُقتَفَي منه بالأَجَد
And fresh gifts,
Beyond what I want
followed by newer ones from him,
The care of the affectionate father
واحتِفاءٍand attentive care يَحُوطُنِيhe surrounds me
واحتِفاءٍ يَحُوطُنِي
بهwith it فوقَbeyond الذِيwhat أوَدI desire
به فوقَ الذِي أوَد
and care with which he surrounds me,
Or the mother for her child
beyond all that I desire—
And this suffices and is enough
احتِفاءٍthe care الأبِof the father الحَنُوtender (first part)
احتِفاءٍ الأبِ الحَنُو
نِcompletion of 'tender' أوِor الأُمِّthe mother بِالوَلَدfor the child
نِ أوِ الأُمِّ بِالوَلَد
the care of a tender father
He honored the wedding with his presence
or a mother for the child.
Fulfilling what he promised
هاbehold هُوَhe اليومَtoday زَائِريmy visitor
ها هُوَ اليومَ زَائِري
وكفانِيand has sufficed me هَذاthis وَقَدand indeed
وكفانِي هَذا وَقَد
Here he is, visiting me today,
So welcome to the dignitary
and that suffices me; he has
Who has arrived
شرَّفَhe honored العُرسَthe wedding بالحُضوwith presence (first part)
شرَّفَ العُرسَ بالحُضو
رِcompletion of 'presence' وَفاءًin fulfillment بمَاof what وَعَدhe promised
رِ وَفاءً بمَا وَعَد
honored the wedding with his presence,
O what a celebration we see
fulfilling what he promised.
Including the lion and lion cub
فَهَنيئاًso, felicitations ومرحَباًand welcome
فَهَنيئاً ومرحَباً
بالهُمَامِto the noble man الذيwho وَرَدarrived
بالهُمَامِ الذي وَرَد
So, felicitations and welcome
And Ibrahim his son
to the noble man who has arrived!
Among his pillars of support
ياoh لَهَاfor it (exclamatory) حَفلةًa celebration نرَىwe see
يا لَهَا حَفلةً نرَى
ضِمنَهاwithin it الشبلَthe lion cub والأسَدand the lion
ضِمنَها الشبلَ والأسَد
What a celebration! We see
The truthful youth whom
within it the lion cub and the lion.
Mention of him was well received
وبإبرَاهيمَand to Ibrahim ابنهِhis son
وبإبرَاهيمَ ابنهِ
بينَamong أخدَانِهhis close companions العَمَدthe pillars
بينَ أخدَانِه العَمَد
And welcome to Ibrahim, his son,
Delight of the eye, joy of the soul
among his pillar-like companions,
If difficulties afflict him
والفتَىand the young man الصَّادِقِthe truthful الذيwhose
والفتَى الصَّادِقِ الذي
ذكرُهhis renown سَارspread واطَّرَدand continued steadily
ذكرُه سَار واطَّرَد
and the truthful young man whose
O you the guest whom
renown has spread and endured—
All comfort came with
قرةdelight العينof the eye سلوةsolace النthe (beginning of 'soul')
قرة العين سلوة الن
نفسsoul (completion) إنif يعرهاbefalls it نكدdistress
نفس إن يعرها نكد
the eye's delight, the soul's solace
How much with you we have
should distress befall it.
Thankful days that last
أيهاO الزائرvisitor الذيwho
أيها الزائر الذي
كلall أنسdelight معهwith him وفدarrived
كل أنس معه وفد
O visitor, with whom
For me in life they remain
all delight has arrived,
Pillars of pride and honor
كمhow many لكمto your credit عندناwith us أياfavors (first part)
كم لكم عندنا أيا
ديcompletion of 'favors' شكرانهاgratitude for them وطدfirmly rooted
دي شكرانها وطد
how many favors you have granted us—
No one can fully convey it
our gratitude for them is firmly rooted.
As deserved
ليfor me بهاin them ماas long as بقيتI remain حَيalive (first part)
لي بها ما بقيت حَي
يَاcompletion of 'alive' إلىfor الفخرpride مستندa foundation
يَا إلى الفخر مستند
In them, for as long as I live, I have
a foundation for pride.
ليسnot يوفيrenders fully الثناءthe praise عنfor
ليس يوفي الثناء عن
هاthem كماas ينبغيis fitting أحدanyone
ها كما ينبغي أحد
Praise for them cannot be fully rendered
by anyone as it ought to be.
Partial English translation: 46 of 50 Arabic lines translated.