ثَناءٌpraise عَظيمٌgreat فيin regard to عُلاكَyour lofty rank قلِيلُlittle
ثَناءٌ عَظيمٌ في عُلاكَ قلِيلُ
لأَنَّكَbecause you فَردٌunique ماnot لَدَيكَwith you مَثيلُan equal
لأَنَّكَ فَردٌ ما لَدَيكَ مَثيلُ
Great praise is little beside your lofty rank.
For you are peerless; you have no equal.
أَياO مَلِكاًking أَحيَتrevived مَعالِيهِhis lofty deeds سالِفاًwhat was bygone
أَيا مَلِكاً أَحيَت مَعالِيهِ سالِفاً
مِنof المَجدِglory حَتّىuntil عادَit returned وَهوَwhile it يَقُولُsays
مِن المَجدِ حَتّى عادَ وَهوَ يَقُولُ
O king whose lofty deeds revived bygone
Glory, until it returned, saying:
رجعتُI returned بِعبدِthrough Abd اللَّهAllah فيكُمamong you لأنَّهُbecause he
رجعتُ بِعبدِ اللَّه فيكُم لأنَّهُ
قَؤولٌa ready speaker لِماof what قالَsaid الكِرامُthe noble فَعولُa man of deeds
قَؤولٌ لِما قالَ الكِرامُ فَعولُ
“Through Abdullah I have returned among you, for he
Speaks the words of the noble and puts them into action.”
فَتىson of جَلَوِيٍّJalawi عابدworshipper of اللَّهِGod ذاpossessor of العُلاlofty rank
فَتى جَلَوِيٍّ عابد اللَّهِ ذا العُلا
لِذكراكَfor mention of you شأنٌa standing فيamong الأَنامِmankind جَليلُexalted
لِذكراكَ شأنٌ في الأَنامِ جَليلُ
O son of Jalawi, worshipper of God, possessor of lofty rank,
Your name holds an exalted place among mankind.
مَعالِيكَyour lofty deeds أَمثالُlike النُّجومِthe stars سَوابقٌforemost steeds
مَعالِيكَ أَمثالُ النُّجومِ سَوابقٌ
لَهاthey have غُرَرٌwhite forehead-blazes مهماwhenever بدَتthey appear وَحُجُولُand white stockings
لَها غُرَرٌ مهما بدَت وَحُجُولُ
Your lofty deeds, like the stars, are steeds racing ahead;
Whenever they appear, they bear white blazes and stockings.
أَجَلُّgreatest of رِجالِmen الصِيدِthe proud nobles مَجداًin glory وَعِفَّةًand chastity
أَجَلُّ رِجالِ الصِيدِ مَجداً وَعِفَّةً
وَأَصدَقُهُمand the most truthful of them لِلقَولِin speech حينَwhen يَقُولُhe speaks
وَأَصدَقُهُم لِلقَولِ حينَ يَقُولُ
The greatest of noble men in glory and chastity,
And the truest of them in speech when he speaks;
وَأَقواهُمُand the strongest of them صَبراًin patience عَلَىthrough كلِّevery حادِثٍcalamity
وَأَقواهُمُ صَبراً عَلَى كلِّ حادِثٍ
ولِلشَرِّand in facing harm عِندَat times of النائِباتِmisfortunes حَمُولُgreatly enduring
ولِلشَرِّ عِندَ النائِباتِ حَمُولُ
And the strongest of them in patience through every calamity,
And steadfast in bearing harm when misfortunes strike.
فعدلُكَfor your justice عدلٌjustice قامَstood فيin أَوجُهِthe faces of الوَرىmankind
فعدلُكَ عدلٌ قامَ في أَوجُهِ الوَرى
يَخِرُّfalls prostrate لهُbefore it الجَبّارُthe tyrant وهوَwhile he is ضَئيلُabased
يَخِرُّ لهُ الجَبّارُ وهوَ ضَئيلُ
For yours is a justice that stands before mankind;
The tyrant falls prostrate before it, abased.
لكَyours is المجلِسُthe court العالِيlofty وَقاراًin dignity وَهيبَةًand awe
لكَ المجلِسُ العالِي وَقاراً وَهيبَةً
تباعَدَkept far away عَنهُfrom it هُجنَةٌvulgarity وفضُولُand idle talk
تباعَدَ عَنهُ هُجنَةٌ وفضُولُ
Yours is a court lofty in dignity and awe,
From which vulgarity and idle talk keep far away.
رَعَىmay ... preserve اللَّهGod لِلأَوصافِfor the qualities مِنكَof yours فَإِنَّهاfor they
رَعَى اللَّه لِلأَوصافِ مِنكَ فَإِنَّها
تَرُدُّthey repel حَسُودَthe envious الطَّرفِthe gaze وَهوَwhile he is كَليلُweary
تَرُدُّ حَسُودَ الطَّرفِ وَهوَ كَليلُ
May God preserve your qualities, for they
Repel the envious gazer, leaving him weary.
شَكَرناكَwe thanked you إِذwhen طَهَّرتَyou purified بلدَتَكَyour town الَّتيwhich
شَكَرناكَ إِذ طَهَّرتَ بلدَتَكَ الَّتي
لَهَاit has مِنكَfrom you ظِلٌّa shade بِالأَمانِwith safety ظَليلُdeeply sheltering
لَهَا مِنكَ ظِلٌّ بِالأَمانِ ظَليلُ
We thanked you when you purified your town, which
Enjoys your deep, sheltering shade of safety.
نَفَيتَyou banished ذَوِيpeople of الإِلحادِunbelief مِنهاfrom it فأَفصَحَتand so spoke openly
نَفَيتَ ذَوِي الإِلحادِ مِنها فأَفصَحَت
بِشُكركin thanks to you مَنزُولٌa resident بِهاthere وَنَزيلُand a guest
بِشُكرك مَنزُولٌ بِها وَنَزيلُ
You banished the unbelievers from it, and all spoke out
In gratitude to you—resident and guest alike.
فَلاso never زِلتَmay you cease to be لِلدِّينِfor the faith الحنيفِيِّthe upright monotheistic ناصِراًa champion
فَلا زِلتَ لِلدِّينِ الحنيفِيِّ ناصِراً
تَقُومُyou rise عَلَىagainst أَعدائِهِits enemies وَتَصُولُand you charge
تَقُومُ عَلَى أَعدائِهِ وَتَصُولُ
So may you ever remain a champion of the upright faith,
Rising against its enemies and charging forth.
لَناfor us كُلَّevery يَومٍday مِنfrom مَعاليكَyour lofty deeds مَطلَعٌa rising
لَنا كُلَّ يَومٍ مِن مَعاليكَ مَطلَعٌ
يَسِيرُit travels كَسَيرِlike the course of الشَّمسِthe sun وَهوَwhile it is جَليلُmajestic
يَسِيرُ كَسَيرِ الشَّمسِ وَهوَ جَليلُ
Each day brings us a rising of your lofty deeds;
It travels as the sun travels, majestic.
شَكرناwe thanked إِمامَthe imam of المُسلِمينَthe Muslims فإِنَّهُfor he
شَكرنا إِمامَ المُسلِمينَ فإِنَّهُ
بَصِيرٌclear-sighted إِذاwhen اختَارَhe chooses الرِّجالَmen دَليلُa guide
بَصِيرٌ إِذا اختَارَ الرِّجالَ دَليلُ
We thanked the imam of the Muslims, for he
Is clear-sighted when choosing men, an expert guide.
أَقامَكَhe appointed you حِفظاًas protection لِلبِلادِfor the land وَأَهلِهاand its people
أَقامَكَ حِفظاً لِلبِلادِ وَأَهلِها
فآمَنَso became safe مِنهاof it خائِفٌa fearful person وَسَبيلُand a road
فآمَنَ مِنها خائِفٌ وَسَبيلُ
He appointed you to safeguard the land and its people,
So the fearful there found safety, and the roads were secure.
Sol 6.1