دِيارُlands of لِواthe district of نَجدٍNajd أَتاهاcame to her سُعُودُهاher good fortune
دِيارُ لِوا نَجدٍ أَتاها سُعُودُها
وعادَand returned لَهاto her بالأَروَعِwith the splendid man الشَّهمِthe noble-hearted عِيدُهاher festival
وعادَ لَها بالأَروَعِ الشَّهمِ عِيدُها
To the lands of Najd's district came their good fortune,
And with the splendid, noble-hearted man their festival returned.
هُمامٌa valiant man أَتىcame to الأحساءَal-Ahsa وهيَwhile she مَريضَةٌwas sick
هُمامٌ أَتى الأحساءَ وهيَ مَريضَةٌ
يُظَنُّit was thought بِهاof her أَنَّthat الشِّفاhealing لاnot يَعُودُهاwould revisit her
يُظَنُّ بِها أَنَّ الشِّفا لا يَعُودُها
A valiant man came to al-Ahsa while she lay sick;
It was thought that healing would never return to her.
فَعادَso returned شِفاهاher health مُذsince أَتاهاhe came to her وَأصبحَتand she became
فَعادَ شِفاها مُذ أَتاها وَأصبحَت
مُنعَّمَةًcomfortably blessed يَربَدُّdarkens غَيظاًwith rage حَسُودُهاher envier
مُنعَّمَةً يَربَدُّ غَيظاً حَسُودُها
Yet her health returned when he arrived, and she became
Blessed with comfort, while her envier darkens with rage.
وَصارَتand became شَياطِينُthe devils of اللوَىthe district مِنout of مَخافَةٍfear
وَصارَت شَياطِينُ اللوَى مِن مَخافَةٍ
أَجَلُّthe greatest مُناهاtheir wishes أَنthat تُزادُbe increased قُيُودُهاtheir fetters
أَجَلُّ مُناها أَن تُزادُ قُيُودُها
The district's devils became so afraid
That their greatest wish was to have their fetters increased.
فَنَشكُرُso we thank بعدَafter اللَّهِGod قَرماًa chieftain مُتَوَّجاًcrowned
فَنَشكُرُ بعدَ اللَّهِ قَرماً مُتَوَّجاً
أَيادِيهhis favors بادٍmanifest كلَّevery يَومٍday جَديدُهاtheir newest
أَيادِيه بادٍ كلَّ يَومٍ جَديدُها
So, after God, we thank a crowned chieftain,
The newest of whose favors is manifest each day.
إِمامimam of الهُدىguidance عبدَAbd الحَميدِal-Hamid الَّذيwho بِهِthrough him
إِمام الهُدى عبدَ الحَميدِ الَّذي بِهِ
وَصَولَتِهِand his might الكُفَّارُthe unbelievers بادَتperished جُنُودُهاtheir armies
وَصَولَتِهِ الكُفَّارُ بادَت جُنُودُها
The imam of guidance, Abd al-Hamid, through whom
And through whose might the unbelievers' armies perished;
خَليفَةَcaliph of دِينِthe faith of اللَّهِGod أَيَّانَwhenever يَمَّمَتset their course
خَليفَةَ دِينِ اللَّهِ أَيَّانَ يَمَّمَت
عَساكِرُهُhis armies باللَّهِthrough God تَعلُوrise supreme حُدُودُهاtheir sword-edges
عَساكِرُهُ باللَّهِ تَعلُو حُدُودُها
Caliph of God's faith—whenever they advance,
His armies' blades, through God, rise supreme;
إماماًan imam يُوالِيsupports أُمَّةًa community أَحمَدِيَّةًof Ahmad
إماماً يُوالِي أُمَّةً أَحمَدِيَّةً
ظِلالاًshade تَقِيهاsheltering her أَوor غِياثاًsaving rain يَجُودُهاwaters her
ظِلالاً تَقِيها أَو غِياثاً يَجُودُها
An imam who supports the community of Ahmad,
A shade that shelters her, or saving rain that waters her.
وقَدand indeed خَصَّناfavored us بابنِwith the son of الأكارِمِthe noblest طالِبٍTalib
وقَد خَصَّنا بابنِ الأكارِمِ طالِبٍ
يَذُبُّrepels العِداthe foes عنfrom أَرضِناour land وَيَذُودُهاand protects her
يَذُبُّ العِدا عن أَرضِنا وَيَذُودُها
He has favored us with Talib, son of the noblest,
Who repels the foes from our land and protects her.
أَياO هاشِمِيَّHashimite الأَصلِdescent منfrom خيرِthe finest عِترَةٍlineage
أَيا هاشِمِيَّ الأَصلِ من خيرِ عِترَةٍ
هُمُthey are الصِّيدُthe proud nobles ساداتُmasters of الوَرىhumankind وَأُسُودُهاand its lions
هُمُ الصِّيدُ ساداتُ الوَرى وَأُسُودُها
O you of Hashimite descent, from the finest lineage,
They are the proud nobles, masters of humankind and its lions.
رَمَىcast بِكَwith you سُلطانُthe sovereign of البَراياhumankind مُهِمَّةًa task
رَمَى بِكَ سُلطانُ البَرايا مُهِمَّةً
عَلَىupon غيرِكَothers than you اشتَدَّتgrew difficult فَهَانَthen became easy شَدِيدُهاits hardest part
عَلَى غيرِكَ اشتَدَّت فَهَانَ شَدِيدُها
The sovereign of humankind charged you with a task
Hard for others, yet its hardest part became easy.
وَماand what الأَكرَمُونَthe noblest استَكثَرُوهُdeemed it abundant مِنَof العُلاglory
وَما الأَكرَمُونَ استَكثَرُوهُ مِنَ العُلا
قلِيلٌlittle إِذاwhen يُنمىis attributed إليكُمto you وجُودُهاits presence
قلِيلٌ إِذا يُنمى إليكُم وجُودُها
What the noblest deem abundant in glory
Is little when that glory is credited to you.
ومَنand who ذاis it يُضاهِيcan rival عِترَةًa lineage هاشِمِيَّةًHashimite
ومَن ذا يُضاهِي عِترَةً هاشِمِيَّةً
عَلِيٌّAli وَسِبطاهُand his two grandsons الكِرامُthe noble جُدُودُهاits forebears
عَلِيٌّ وَسِبطاهُ الكِرامُ جُدُودُها
Who could rival a Hashimite lineage
Whose noble forebears are Ali and his two grandsons?
وياand O طالِبَTalib, seeker of العَلياthe heights وَقدand already ظَفِرَتhas attained بِهاthem
ويا طالِبَ العَليا وَقد ظَفِرَت بِها
يَدٌa hand مِنكَof yours صِدقاًtruly وَعدُهاits promise وَوَعِيدُهاand its threat
يَدٌ مِنكَ صِدقاً وَعدُها وَوَعِيدُها
And O Talib, seeker of the heights, already won
By a hand of yours whose promise and threat are true,
رَجَوناكَwe looked to you تَكسُوto clothe المُلكَthe realm عِزّاًglory وَبَهجَةًand splendor
رَجَوناكَ تَكسُو المُلكَ عِزّاً وَبَهجَةً
ومِثلُكَand one like you مَنone who يُرجىis looked to لِجُلّىfor a mighty deed يُفِيدُهاaccomplishes it
ومِثلُكَ مَن يُرجى لِجُلّى يُفِيدُها
We hoped you would clothe the realm in glory and splendor;
One like you is trusted to accomplish a mighty deed.
فإِنَّfor indeed ضِعافَthe weak in الحلمِjudgment حَطُّواlowered سَماءهُits sky
فإِنَّ ضِعافَ الحلمِ حَطُّوا سَماءهُ
عَلَىto الأَرضِthe earth حَتىuntil نالَobtained مِنهُsome of it قُرُودُهاits monkeys
عَلَى الأَرضِ حَتى نالَ مِنهُ قُرُودُها
For the weak in judgment have lowered its sky
To earth, till even its monkeys took a share of it.
وَلَيسَand not يَحُوطُsafeguards المُلكَthe realm إِلأexcept مُسَوَّدٌa recognized leader
وَلَيسَ يَحُوطُ المُلكَ إِلأ مُسَوَّدٌ
أَخُوpossessor of عَزَماتٍfirm resolves لَيسَnot تَنبُوfail to bite حُدودُهاtheir edges
أَخُو عَزَماتٍ لَيسَ تَنبُو حُدودُها
Only a recognized leader can safeguard the realm,
A man of firm resolves whose edges never fail to bite.
أَبِيٌّunyielding فلمso not تَظفَرfound عِداهُhis foes بِرِقَّةٍany softness
أَبِيٌّ فلم تَظفَر عِداهُ بِرِقَّةٍ
ولاnor أَلزَمَتهُforced upon him خُطَّةًa course لاnot يُرِيدُهاhe wants it
ولا أَلزَمَتهُ خُطَّةً لا يُرِيدُها
Unyielding, so his foes have found no softness in him,
Nor forced upon him a course he does not want.
وهذِيand these بُيوتُhouses of المَجدِglory سَهلٌeasy بِناؤُهاtheir construction
وهذِي بُيوتُ المَجدِ سَهلٌ بِناؤُها
عَليكَfor you وَشُمُّand the lofty peaks of العِزِّhonor سَهلeasy صُعُودُهاtheir ascent
عَليكَ وَشُمُّ العِزِّ سَهل صُعُودُها
These are glory's houses, easy to build
For you; and honor's lofty peaks are easy to climb.
وَإِنand if كانَwere أَهلُthe people of البيتِthe House ماnot شَيَّدُواraised العُلاglory
وَإِن كانَ أَهلُ البيتِ ما شَيَّدُوا العُلا
فَأَيُّthen which رِجالِmen of العالَمِينَall the worlds يَشِيدُهاwill raise it
فَأَيُّ رِجالِ العالَمِينَ يَشِيدُها
If the People of the House were not to raise glory,
What men in all the worlds would raise it?
فَجَرِّدso unsheathe سُيوفَthe swords of البَأسِvalor واجعَلand make غِمادَهاtheir sheath
فَجَرِّد سُيوفَ البَأسِ واجعَل غِمادَها
لِئاماًbase men طَغَىgrew insolent مِنfrom طُولِlong duration of أَمنٍsecurity عَنِيدُهاtheir stubborn one
لِئاماً طَغَى مِن طُولِ أَمنٍ عَنِيدُها
So unsheathe the swords of valor, and make their sheath
Base men whose stubborn ones grew insolent from long security.
قَبائِلُtribes of سُوءٍwickedness بالإِهانَةِto humiliation عُوِّدُواwere accustomed
قَبائِلُ سُوءٍ بالإِهانَةِ عُوِّدُوا
وَقَدand indeed طالَgrew long عَنsince لُقياmeeting الهَوانِabasement عُهُودُهاtheir intervals
وَقَد طالَ عَن لُقيا الهَوانِ عُهُودُها
Evil tribes, accustomed to humiliation—
Long has it been since they last faced abasement.
وَغَرَّهُمُand deceived them الإِكرامُgenerosity مِنكَfrom you وهكَذاand thus
وَغَرَّهُمُ الإِكرامُ مِنكَ وهكَذا
يَجورُact unjustly بإِكرامِthrough the generosity of الكِرامِthe noble عَبيدُهاtheir slaves
يَجورُ بإِكرامِ الكِرامِ عَبيدُها
Your generosity deceived them; thus
The noble's slaves grow unjust through their kindness.
وَظَنُّواand they thought بأَنَّthat indeed المُلكَthe realm لَيسَhas no لِرَعيِهِto guard it
وَظَنُّوا بأَنَّ المُلكَ لَيسَ لِرَعيِهِ
أُسُودٌlions ولاnor يَحوِيcontains رِجالاًmen تَسُودُهاwho rule them
أُسُودٌ ولا يَحوِي رِجالاً تَسُودُها
They thought the realm had, to guard it,
No lions, nor men within it who could rule them.
فَهانَso was scorned مُوَلَّىthe one entrusted with الحُكمِrule فيهِمamong them وَقَدرُهُand his standing
فَهانَ مُوَلَّى الحُكمِ فيهِم وَقَدرُهُ
وَلَمand not يَحتَرِمهُrespected him وَغدُهاtheir knave وَرَشِيدُهاand their sensible man
وَلَم يَحتَرِمهُ وَغدُها وَرَشِيدُها
So the man entrusted with rule among them, and his standing, were scorned;
Neither their knaves nor their sensible men respected him.
وقادُواand they brought إِليهِto him كلَّevery يَومٍday بَلِيَّةًa calamity
وقادُوا إِليهِ كلَّ يَومٍ بَلِيَّةً
قَوافِلَcaravans تَسبيهاcapture them وَقَتلَىand slain men تَقُودُهاbring them along
قَوافِلَ تَسبيها وَقَتلَى تَقُودُها
Each day they brought him another calamity:
Caravans they took captive, and slain men they brought along.
وَمِنand of عَسكَرِthe troops of السُلطانِthe sultan خَمسِينَfifty غادَرواthey left
وَمِن عَسكَرِ السُلطانِ خَمسِينَ غادَروا
عَلىon وَهَدَاتِthe hollows of الرَّملِthe sand يَجرِيflows صَدِيدُهاtheir ichor
عَلى وَهَدَاتِ الرَّملِ يَجرِي صَدِيدُها
Fifty of the sultan's soldiers they left
In the hollows of the sand, their ichor flowing.
وماand neither رَدَّهُمrestrained them عَهدٌa covenant وَثِيقٌbinding ولاnor يَدٌa favor
وما رَدَّهُم عَهدٌ وَثِيقٌ ولا يَدٌ
عَلَيهِمupon them مِنَof الإِنعامِbounty يُرجَىis hoped for مَزِيدُهاmore of it
عَلَيهِم مِنَ الإِنعامِ يُرجَى مَزِيدُها
Neither a binding covenant restrained them, nor a favor
Bestowed upon them, with more of it to be hoped for.
وقَدand indeed خَتمَreached its limit الإِحسانُkindness فيهِمwith them لَوَif only اَنَّهُit
وقَد خَتمَ الإِحسانُ فيهِم لَوَ اَنَّهُ
يَهُونُis lessened بِهِthrough it طُغيانُهُمtheir tyranny وَجُحُودُهاand their ingratitude
يَهُونُ بِهِ طُغيانُهُم وَجُحُودُها
Kindness had reached its limit with them—if only it
Could lessen their tyranny and ingratitude.
فَلاso no بُدَّescape فيهِمfor them مِنfrom عَظِيمِmighty نِكايَةٍchastisement
فَلا بُدَّ فيهِم مِن عَظِيمِ نِكايَةٍ
تَذُوبُmelt احتِراقاًburning مِنfrom لَظاهاits blaze كُبُودُهاtheir livers
تَذُوبُ احتِراقاً مِن لَظاها كُبُودُها
They must therefore suffer a mighty chastisement,
Whose blaze melts their livers with burning:
سَحابَةِa cloud of جُندٍtroops صَبَّحَتهُمstruck them at dawn بِصيحَةٍwith a cry
سَحابَةِ جُندٍ صَبَّحَتهُم بِصيحَةٍ
وَهُمwhile they وَبَنوهاand their sons عادُهاits ʿAd وَثَمُودُهاand its Thamud
وَهُم وَبَنوها عادُها وَثَمُودُها
A cloud of troops striking them at dawn with a cry,
While they and their sons are its ʿAd and Thamud.
ولاand do not تَرضَbe content مِنهُمfrom them باليَسِيرwith a little تَعَطُّفاًout of compassion
ولا تَرضَ مِنهُم باليَسِير تَعَطُّفاً
وَعَفواًand pardon فَإِنَّfor indeed العَفوَpardon مِمّاamong what يَزيدُهاincreases it
وَعَفواً فَإِنَّ العَفوَ مِمّا يَزيدُها
Do not accept a little from them out of compassion
And pardon, for pardon only emboldens them.
وَأَجِّجand kindle بِهَذِيin this الدارِland ناراًa fire عَظيمَةًmighty
وَأَجِّج بِهَذِي الدارِ ناراً عَظيمَةً
مِنof الحَربِwar أَشلاءُthe torn limbs of الأَعادِيthe enemies وَقُودُهاits fuel
مِن الحَربِ أَشلاءُ الأَعادِي وَقُودُها
Kindle in this land a mighty fire
Of war, whose fuel is the enemies' torn limbs.
وَأَخِّرand hold back جَبَانَthe cowardly of القلبِheart إِنَّindeed لِرَأيهِfor his counsel
وَأَخِّر جَبَانَ القلبِ إِنَّ لِرَأيهِ
مَناهِجَpaths سُوداًdark تُفسِدُcorrupt المُلكَthe realm سُودُهاtheir dark ways
مَناهِجَ سُوداً تُفسِدُ المُلكَ سُودُها
Hold the fainthearted back, for his counsel has
Dark paths whose darkness corrupts the realm.
وَجازِand pass over جَميعَall الناسِpeople إِلاexcept مُجَرِّباًan experienced man
وَجازِ جَميعَ الناسِ إِلا مُجَرِّباً
لهُhe has هِمَّةٌresolve ماnever لانَsoftened فيin الحَربِwar عُودُهاits timber
لهُ هِمَّةٌ ما لانَ في الحَربِ عُودُها
Pass over all men except a seasoned one,
Possessing a resolve whose timber never softened in war;
وَذاand one of نَجدَةٍvalor آراؤُهُhis counsels وَحُسامُهُand his sharp sword
وَذا نَجدَةٍ آراؤُهُ وَحُسامُهُ
سَواءٌalike عَلىat حَوضِthe pool of المَناياdeath وُرُودُهاtheir arrival
سَواءٌ عَلى حَوضِ المَنايا وُرُودُها
And a man of valor, whose counsels and sharp sword
Are alike in reaching the pool of death.
وَأَشرَفُand the noblest إرسالِsending by المُلوكِkings إِلىagainst العِداthe foes
وَأَشرَفُ إرسالِ المُلوكِ إِلى العِدا
خَمِيسٌan army تَكَدَّىgrow exhausted مِنfrom مَجارِيهِits passage بِيدُهاtheir deserts
خَمِيسٌ تَكَدَّى مِن مَجارِيهِ بِيدُها
The noblest thing kings send against the foe
Is an army whose passage wears out their deserts.
فإِنso if كُنتَyou are حَقّاًtruly مُرسِلاًsending فكتائِباًthen battalions
فإِن كُنتَ حَقّاً مُرسِلاً فكتائِباً
يَرُوعُterrifies الأَعاديthe enemies بأسُهاtheir might وحَديدُهاand their iron
يَرُوعُ الأَعادي بأسُها وحَديدُها
If you truly intend to send, then send battalions
Whose might and iron terrify the enemies.
وَخُذand take ماwhat بأَيديهِمis in their hands وَأَجرِand let flow دِماءَهُمtheir blood
وَخُذ ما بأَيديهِم وَأَجرِ دِماءَهُم
فياso, oh طالَماhow often أَجرَىmade flow الدِّماءَblood شَديدُهاtheir fierce one
فيا طالَما أَجرَى الدِّماءَ شَديدُها
Take what is in their hands, and let their blood flow;
How often their fierce ones have made blood flow!
وَأَبقِand leave لَهمfor them مِنهُمfrom among them مَواعِظَwarnings يَنتَهيdesists
وَأَبقِ لَهم مِنهُم مَواعِظَ يَنتَهي
بِهاthrough them عَنfrom فَسادٍcorruption كَهلُهاtheir grown man وَوَليدُهاand their child
بِها عَن فَسادٍ كَهلُها وَوَليدُها
Leave them, from among themselves, warnings to deter
Their grown men and children from corruption.
وَأَنتَand you لكَyou possess الرَّأيُjudgment السَّديدُsound وهِمَّةٌand an ambition
وَأَنتَ لكَ الرَّأيُ السَّديدُ وهِمَّةٌ
مَوارِدُهاits watering places تَأبَىdefy عَلىagainst مَنwhoever يُرِيدُهاseeks them
مَوارِدُها تَأبَى عَلى مَن يُرِيدُها
You possess sound judgment and an ambition
Whose watering places defy anyone seeking them.
وَأَنتَand you سَحابٌa cloud مُمطِرٌrain-bearing غيرَexcept أَنَّهُthat it
وَأَنتَ سَحابٌ مُمطِرٌ غيرَ أَنَّهُ
غِياثٌrelief عَلىto قَومٍa people وَقَومٍand a people تُبيدُهاyou destroy them
غِياثٌ عَلى قَومٍ وَقَومٍ تُبيدُها
You are a rain-bearing cloud, yet it
Brings relief to one people, while you destroy another.
لَناfor us مِنكَfrom you كَفٌّa hand أَهلَكَتhas destroyed كُلَّevery ظالِمٍoppressor
لَنا مِنكَ كَفٌّ أَهلَكَت كُلَّ ظالِمٍ
وَكَفٌّand a hand يُداوِيheals مُشتَكِيone complaining of الضُّرِّdistress جُودُهاits bounty
وَكَفٌّ يُداوِي مُشتَكِي الضُّرِّ جُودُها
For us, you have a hand that destroyed every oppressor,
And a hand whose bounty heals those who complain of distress.
وَبِالحالِand at present هَذيthis الدارُland تَشكُوكَlaments to you ضَعفَهاher weakness
وَبِالحالِ هَذي الدارُ تَشكُوكَ ضَعفَها
لَعلَّكَperhaps you بالرِّفقِwith kindness العَمِيمِall-embracing تَقُودُهاwill guide her
لَعلَّكَ بالرِّفقِ العَمِيمِ تَقُودُها
In her present state, this land laments her weakness to you,
Hoping you will guide her with all-embracing kindness.
فَعَطفاًso compassion عَلَيهاfor her ياO ابنَson of هاشِمٍHashim إنَّهاindeed she
فَعَطفاً عَلَيها يا ابنَ هاشِمٍ إنَّها
لَهاshe has قَدَمٌprior merit بالحقِّtruthfully قامَتstood forth شُهُودُهاher witnesses
لَها قَدَمٌ بالحقِّ قامَت شُهُودُها
So show her compassion, O son of Hashim; she
Has prior merit, to which her witnesses have testified truly.
فَهُمfor they لِرسُولِto the Messenger of اللَّهِGod سارُواjourneyed مَحَبَّةًout of love
فَهُم لِرسُولِ اللَّهِ سارُوا مَحَبَّةً
وَذَلِكَand that قَبلَbefore العُربِthe Arabs تَأتِيcame وُفُودُهاtheir delegations
وَذَلِكَ قَبلَ العُربِ تَأتِي وُفُودُها
For out of love they journeyed to God's Messenger,
Before the Arabs' delegations came.
فأكرَمَso he honored مَثوَاهُمtheir lodging لَدَيهِwith him وَوافَقُواand they were present
فأكرَمَ مَثوَاهُم لَدَيهِ وَوافَقُوا
بِطَيبَةَin Taybah أُولىthe first جُمعَةٍFriday حانَhad arrived عِيدُهاits festival
بِطَيبَةَ أُولى جُمعَةٍ حانَ عِيدُها
He honored their lodging with him, and they were present
In Taybah, as the first Friday's festival dawned.
وَأَوَّلُand the first دارٍland بَعدَafter طَيبَةَTaybah شُيِّدَتwere raised
وَأَوَّلُ دارٍ بَعدَ طَيبَةَ شُيِّدَت
مَنابِرُهاher pulpits فيهاwithin her وَشاعَتand spread حُدُودُهاher sacred ordinances
مَنابِرُها فيها وَشاعَت حُدُودُها
She was the first land after Taybah in which were raised
Her pulpits, and in which her sacred ordinances spread.
وَفيهاand within her هُداةٌguides كلَّماwhenever حانَarrived لَيلُهُمtheir night
وَفيها هُداةٌ كلَّما حانَ لَيلُهُم
تَقاسَمَهُshare it تَسبيحُهاher glorification وَسُجُودُهاand her prostration
تَقاسَمَهُ تَسبيحُها وَسُجُودُها
Within her are guides; whenever their night arrives,
Her glorification and prostration divide it between them.
وَمنand among عُلَماءِthe scholars of الشَّرعِsacred law فيهاwithin her جَهابِذٌmasters
وَمن عُلَماءِ الشَّرعِ فيها جَهابِذٌ
تَصَدَّتdevote themselves لِطُلابِto seekers of العُلُومِknowledge تُفِيدُهاimparting it
تَصَدَّت لِطُلابِ العُلُومِ تُفِيدُها
Among her scholars of sacred law are masters
Who attend to seekers of learning, imparting it.
وَمُنذُand for شُهُورٍmonths لازَمَتهاhave clung to her حَوادِثٌcalamities
وَمُنذُ شُهُورٍ لازَمَتها حَوادِثٌ
أَقَلُّthe least نَصِيبٍshare منof أَذاهاtheir harm يُبيدُهاdestroys her
أَقَلُّ نَصِيبٍ من أَذاها يُبيدُها
For months calamities have clung to her,
The slightest share of whose harm could destroy her.
وَقَبلَand before وُقُوعِthe occurrence of الحادِثاتِthe calamities فلَمand not تزَلceased
وَقَبلَ وُقُوعِ الحادِثاتِ فلَم تزَل
قلِيلَةُscant of يُسرٍmeans وَالقَليلُand a little يُؤُودُهاweighs her down
قلِيلَةُ يُسرٍ وَالقَليلُ يُؤُودُها
Even before the calamities befell, she had always been
Of scant means; even a little weighs her down.
وَثَمَّand there لَهاfor her شَكوىa grievance سِوىbesides الضَّعفِweakness وَالعداand the foes
وَثَمَّ لَها شَكوى سِوى الضَّعفِ وَالعدا
وَجَدوَاكَand your bounty بحرٌa sea لَمnot يَخِبwas disappointed مُستَزِيدُهاone seeking more of it
وَجَدوَاكَ بحرٌ لَم يَخِب مُستَزِيدُها
She has another grievance besides weakness and the foe,
And your bounty is a sea that never disappoints those seeking more.
وَإِنَّاand indeed we لَنَرجُوsurely hope أَنthat تكونَyou be لهاto her أَباًa father
وَإِنَّا لَنَرجُو أَن تكونَ لها أَباً
وَيَعلُوand rises بِمَسعاكَthrough your endeavor الحَمِيدِpraiseworthy سُعُودُهاher good fortune
وَيَعلُو بِمَسعاكَ الحَمِيدِ سُعُودُها
We surely hope that you will be a father to her,
And that through your praiseworthy endeavor her fortunes will rise.
وَذِيand this بِنتُdaughter of فِكرٍthought أَورَدَتهاbrought her here مَحَبَّةٌlove
وَذِي بِنتُ فِكرٍ أَورَدَتها مَحَبَّةٌ
وَعَزَّand is rare عَلىfor غَيرِother than الكَريمِthe noble وُرُودُهاher arrival
وَعَزَّ عَلى غَيرِ الكَريمِ وُرُودُها
This daughter of thought was brought here by love,
And she comes but rarely to any save the noble.
وَلَستُand I am not كَمَنlike one who قالَcomposed القَريضَpoetry تَعَرُّضاًseeking favor
وَلَستُ كَمَن قالَ القَريضَ تَعَرُّضاً
لدُنياfor worldly gain سَيَبلىwill wear away جَدُّهاits riches وَجَدِيدُهاand its freshness
لدُنيا سَيَبلى جَدُّها وَجَدِيدُها
I am not like one who speaks poetry in pursuit
Of a world whose riches and freshness will wear away.
وَلَكِنَّنيbut I أَهوىlove فَتىًa young man دَأبُهُwhose constant aim is العُلاglory
وَلَكِنَّني أَهوى فَتىً دَأبُهُ العُلا
وَأَنتَand you الذيthe one who تَسعىstrives لَهاfor it وَتَرُودُهاand seeks it out
وَأَنتَ الذي تَسعى لَها وَتَرُودُها
But I love a young man whose constant aim is glory,
And you are the one who strives for it and seeks it out.
Sol 6.1