إنَّماtruly هذاthis لَعمريby my life مَرْكَبٌa vessel
إنَّما هذا لَعمري مَرْكَبٌ
فيin أمانِprotection اللهGod فيهaboard it منwhoever يُسافرْtravels
في أمانِ الله فيه من يُسافرْ
This, by my life, is truly a vessel:
This is just a vessel, my friend
Whoever travels aboard it is under God’s protection.
With God's protection, travelers in it sail
فاركبواso board فيهaboard it علىwith أمنٍsafety بهin it
فاركبوا فيه على أمنٍ به
فهوfor it is ممّاamong that which فيهin it ترتاحfind rest الخواطرthoughts
فهو ممّا فيه ترتاح الخواطر
So board it, assured of safety in it,
So board it in complete safety
For it is something in which thoughts find rest.
It brings peace of mind and comfort
يملأfills القلبَthe heart سروراًwith joy ويرىand is seen
يملأ القلبَ سروراً ويرى
منهfrom it فيin البحرthe sea إذاwhen ماfor emphasis سارit sails طائرa bird
منه في البحر إذا ما سار طائر
It fills the heart with joy, and is seen
Filling the heart with joy, and from it
As a bird at sea whenever it sails.
A bird in flight sees the sea as it sails
وإذاand when سُخِّرتِis made to serve الريحthe wind لهfor it
وإذا سُخِّرتِ الريح له
كانَit would be منat أمثالهits peers فيin السيرsailing ساخرmocking
كانَ من أمثاله في السير ساخر
And when the wind is made to serve it,
And if the wind is made to serve it
It mocks its peers in sailing.
It moves with ease, graceful and swift
وسمواand they named نصرةَvictory شاهٍshah باسمهafter his name
وسموا نصرةَ شاهٍ باسمه
ناصرNasir (champion) الدِّينthe faith لدينfor the faith of اللهGod ناصرa champion
ناصر الدِّين لدين الله ناصر
And they named it “Nusrat Shah” after him—
Name the aid of the Shah after it
Nasir al-Din, a champion of God’s faith,
Nasir al-Din, defender of God's faith
شاهshah إيرانIran وفيand in أيامهhis days
شاه إيران وفي أيامه
جابرٌJabir أضحىbecame لهذاfor this الفلكthe vessel واثرone who makes comfortable
جابرٌ أضحى لهذا الفلك واثر
Shah of Iran; and in his days,
Shah of Iran, and in his day
Jabir became the one who made this vessel comfortable.
Jabir, who has honored this ship, thrives
خلَّدmay He perpetuate اللهGod تعالىexalted is He ملكهhis reign
خلَّد الله تعالى ملكه
وَوَقاهand may He protect him ربّهhis Lord مماfrom what يحاذرhe fears
وَوَقاه ربّه مما يحاذر
May God Most High make his reign endure,
May God eternalize his kingdom
And may his Lord protect him from what he fears.
And protect him from all harm
إنْif يكنis جابرُJabir منamong أنصارهhis supporters
إنْ يكن جابرُ من أنصاره
فهوthen he is منصورvictorious وللأعداءand against enemies كاسرa breaker
فهو منصور وللأعداء كاسر
If Jabir is among his supporters,
If Jabir aids and supports him
Then he is victorious, and a breaker of enemies.
He is victorious, vanquishing foes
ثمthen لماsince كانَhe was فيin نصرتهhis support
ثم لما كانَ في نصرته
أرّخوهthey dated it by chronogram نصرةvictory الشاهthe shah بجابرthrough Jabir
أرّخوه نصرة الشاه بجابر
Then, since he was supporting him,
So when he aided him they recorded it
They gave it the chronogram: “The Shah’s victory through Jabir.”
As "Nasrat al-Shah bi-Jabir"
Sol 6.1