للهto God (in admiration) مَنْزِلٌdwelling جابرٍJabir’s منْof (for emphasis) منزِلٍa dwelling
لله مَنْزِلٌ جابرٍ منْ منزِلٍ
فيهin it الكرامةُhonor للمحبِّfor the loving one الزائرِthe visitor
فيه الكرامةُ للمحبِّ الزائرِ
God be praised—what a dwelling is Jabir’s!
God has a house built by the generous Jabir,
Within it is honor for the loving visitor.
Where the noble visitor is honored.
رُفعَتْwere raised قواعدهits foundations وشيدand was erected بناؤهits edifice
رُفعَتْ قواعده وشيد بناؤه
لمكارمٍfor noble virtues وأكارمٍand noble men وأكابرand eminent men
لمكارمٍ وأكارمٍ وأكابر
Its foundations were raised and its edifice built
Its foundations were raised and its structure built
For noble virtues, noble men, and eminent men.
With generosity, nobility, and greatness.
مَلأَتfilled قلوبhearts الزائرينthe visitors مَسَرَّةًjoy
مَلأَت قلوب الزائرين مَسَرَّةً
فَغَدَتْso became تقرّfind delight بهاin them عيونeyes النَّاظرthe beholder
فَغَدَتْ تقرّ بها عيون النَّاظر
They filled the visitors’ hearts with joy,
It fills the hearts of visitors with joy,
So the beholder’s eyes found delight in them,
Making their watching eyes content.
منfrom كلِّall ماthat which جمعتthey gathered بخدمةin the service of جابرٍJabir
من كلِّ ما جمعت بخدمة جابرٍ
منof شادنٍa young gazelle أحوىdusky وليثٍand a lion خادرin its lair
من شادنٍ أحوى وليثٍ خادر
From all they gathered in Jabir’s service:
With all that Jabir gathered in service,
A dusky young gazelle and a lion in its lair.
Of mighty lions and sleeping wolves.
حازpossessed الشَّجاعةcourage والسَّماحةَand generosity فارتقىso he rose
حاز الشَّجاعة والسَّماحةَ فارتقى
رتبranks العُلىeminence منof سؤددnobility ومفاخرand glorious deeds
رتب العُلى من سؤدد ومفاخر
He possessed courage and generosity, and so rose
He attained courage and generosity, thus ascending
To lofty ranks of nobility and glorious deeds.
To the highest ranks of glory and pride.
تَرِدُcome to water العُفاةpetitioners مناهلاًwatering places منof جودهhis bounty
تَرِدُ العُفاة مناهلاً من جوده
الوافيample وتصدُرُand depart بالعَطاءwith gifts الوافرplentiful
الوافي وتصدُرُ بالعَطاء الوافر
Petitioners come to the watering places of his bounty,
The destitute come to its springs of his endless generosity
So ample, and depart with plentiful gifts.
That satisfies and overflows with bounty.
شَهِدَتْbore witness مبانيهhis buildings بحسنto the excellence of صنيعهhis work
شَهِدَتْ مبانيه بحسن صنيعه
وبماand to what يجدّدhe renews منof بديعwondrous مآثرnoble achievements
وبما يجدّد من بديع مآثر
His buildings bore witness to the excellence of his work,
Its buildings bear witness to his good work
And to the wondrous achievements he renews.
And the wonders he renews in splendid feats.
حلَّtook up residence الأَميرُthe emir أبوfather of المكارمnoble deeds جابرٌJabir
حلَّ الأَميرُ أبو المكارم جابرٌ
فيهاin them فزانَتْso they were adorned بالبهاءwith splendor الباهرdazzling
فيها فزانَتْ بالبهاء الباهر
The emir Jabir, father of noble deeds, took up residence
The generous prince Abu al-Makarim Jabir
In them, and they were adorned with dazzling splendor.
Stayed in it, so it shined with splendid radiance.
ولقَدْand indeed نَزَلْتُI lodged بهاin them فقلتُso I said مؤرِّخاًcomposing a chronogram
ولقَدْ نَزَلْتُ بها فقلتُ مؤرِّخاً
دارُhouse الإِمارةthe emirate قدindeed بُنِيتِyou were built بجابرby Jabir
دارُ الإِمارة قد بُنِيتِ بجابر
And indeed I lodged there and said, composing a chronogram:
And when I stayed in it, I said as a chronicler:
House of the emirate, you were indeed built by Jabir.
The house of emirate was built by Jabir.
Sol 6.1