وخِدْنٍ يرُوق الطَّرْفَ وَضَّاحُ وَجْهِهِ

وخِدْنٍ يرُوق الطَّرْفَ وَضَّاحُ وَجْهِهِ

وقد تَرْجَمتْ باليُمنِ عنه قَوابلُهْ

وقد تَرْجَمتْ باليُمنِ عنه قَوابلُهْ

And a close companion whose radiant face delights the eye,

His gaze is so bright and cheerful,

Whose midwives have proclaimed his good fortune.

His auspiciousness interpreted with good omens.

إذا غَصَّ بالسُّؤَّالِ نَادٍ يحُلُّه

إذا غَصَّ بالسُّؤَّالِ نَادٍ يحُلُّه

يَسُوغُ بماءِ الجُودِ يصْفُو مُسائِلُهْ

يَسُوغُ بماءِ الجُودِ يصْفُو مُسائِلُهْ

When a gathering he attends is choked with petitioners,

When an inquirer overwhelms him with questions,

Generosity’s water eases the choking; his petitioner is content.

He appeases with the water of generosity, clarifying his issues.

وإن نَحَلتْ أقْلامُه لاشْتياقِها

وإن نَحَلتْ أقْلامُه لاشْتياقِها

إليه حَنَتْ منه عليها أنامِلُهْ

إليه حَنَتْ منه عليها أنامِلُهْ

And if his pens grow thin from their longing

If his pens incline to him out of yearning for him,

For him, his fingertips bend tenderly over them.

His fingers caress them lovingly.

ويُزْهِر وَجْهُ الشمسِ غِبَّ لقائِه

ويُزْهِر وَجْهُ الشمسِ غِبَّ لقائِه

وتصْفَرُّ من خوفِ الفِراقِ أَصائِلُهْ

وتصْفَرُّ من خوفِ الفِراقِ أَصائِلُهْ

And the sun’s face shines after meeting him,

The face of the sun blossoms when meeting him,

And his late afternoons turn yellow for fear of parting.

And its rays turn pale out of fear of parting from him.

فإن صَدَّنِي عنك الزمانُ لحادثٍ

فإن صَدَّنِي عنك الزمانُ لحادثٍ

فأيْن من الغَرْقانِ في البحرِ ساحِلُهْ

فأيْن من الغَرْقانِ في البحرِ ساحِلُهْ

So if time keeps me from you through some misfortune,

If fate keeps me from you temporarily,

Then where is the sea’s shore for one drowning in it?

Where is the shore for one drowning in a sea?

فإنك شمسٌ لا تُرَى السُّحْبُ عندها

فإنك شمسٌ لا تُرَى السُّحْبُ عندها

فلا تُنْكِرَنْ إن لم يَلُحْ ثَمَّ آفِلُهْ

فلا تُنْكِرَنْ إن لم يَلُحْ ثَمَّ آفِلُهْ

For you are a sun beside which no clouds are seen;

You're a sun, clouds cannot veil you,

So do not be surprised if its setting star does not appear there.

So do not deny me if your setting hour is unclear.