إنيindeed I إلىtoward العلياءlofty glory جلّthe chief part of مقصديmy aim
إني إلى العلياء جلّ مقصدي
إلىfor احتساءsipping كأسهاits cup ظامٍthirsty صديparched
إلى احتساء كأسها ظامٍ صدي
Indeed, all my aspiration is toward the heights;
Indeed, lofty glory is my chief aim;
toward drinking from her cup, I am thirsty and parched.
I thirst, parched, to sip its cup.
لاnot زلتُI ceased أدنيهاI draw it near وتنبوyet it recoils عنfrom يديmy hand
لا زلتُ أدنيها وتنبو عن يدي
حتىuntil ظفرتُI succeeded بالمقامin gaining the station الأمجدmost glorious
حتى ظفرتُ بالمقام الأمجد
I never ceased drawing her near, while she recoiled from my hand,
I kept drawing it near, yet it eluded my hand,
until I attained the most glorious station
until I attained the most glorious station,
بخدمةby serving السيِّدthe master وابنand son of السيَّدِthe master
بخدمة السيِّد وابن السيَّدِ
والمنعمِand the benefactor ابنson of المكرمthe generous one ابنson of المُنجدthe succorer
والمنعمِ ابن المكرم ابن المُنجد
through serving the master, the son of the master—
by serving the master and son of a master,
the benefactor, son of the honored, son of the valiant helper,
and the benefactor, son of the generous, son of the succorer,
وسليمانand Sulayman الزمانthe age الأوحدthe peerless one
وسليمان الزمان الأوحد
غوثsuccor to الصريخthe caller for help وغياثand relief to المجتديthe seeker of bounty
غوث الصريخ وغياث المجتدي
the peerless Solomon of the age,
and the age's peerless Sulayman,
succor of one crying for help and aid of the petitioner;
succor to the caller for help, relief to the seeker of bounty,
اللوذعيِّthe shrewd one الفطنthe perceptive one المعوَّدِaccustomed
اللوذعيِّ الفطن المعوَّدِ
إفحامَsilencing منwhoever باحثَهdebates him فيon محتدlineage
إفحامَ من باحثَه في محتد
the keen-witted, discerning Indian blade,
the shrewd, perceptive man, accustomed
who silences anyone debating him in heated contention—
to silencing whoever debates him on lineage.
لمnot يُلفَwas found فيamong أنصافهhis equals منany أحدone
لم يُلفَ في أنصافه من أحد
فيin بحثهhis debate ذوpossessed of مِقوَلٍan eloquent tongue كالشهَدlike honey
في بحثه ذو مِقوَلٍ كالشهَد
among his peers, no equal has been found.
No one has been found to equal him;
In disputation, his speech is like honey.
in debate, he has a tongue like honey.
لهhe has تآليفwritten works بهاthrough them منwhoever يهتديfinds guidance
له تآليف بها من يهتدي
فازhas succeeded بفضلٍin gaining distinction باذخٍlofty لمnot يُعهدknown before
فاز بفضلٍ باذخٍ لم يُعهد
He has writings by which one finds guidance.
He has writings; whoever finds guidance in them
He attained a towering excellence never known before.
has won a lofty distinction never known before.
فاقhe surpassed علىabove الأعلامthe luminaries فيin سكبpouring forth الأدبliterary learning
فاق على الأعلام في سكب الأدب
كتابهhis book فكمand how much بهin it أبدىhe displayed الأدبliterary learning
كتابه فكم به أبدى الأدب
He surpassed the luminaries in the fashioning of literature.
He surpassed the luminaries in pouring forth learning;
His book—how much literary excellence he displayed within it!
his book—how much learning he displayed in it!
بيّنhe clarified فيهin it ماwhat خفيwas obscure علىto العَرَبِthe Arabs
بيّن فيه ما خفي على العَرَبِ
ونالand he attained فيهin it كلَّevery سامٍexalted one منof رُتَبranks
ونال فيه كلَّ سامٍ من رُتَب
There he made clear what had been hidden from the Arabs,
He clarified in it what had eluded the Arabs,
and through it attained every lofty rank.
and through it attained every lofty rank.
فيin عصرناour age مثالهhis like لمnot يوجدhas been found
في عصرنا مثاله لم يوجد
فيin العلمknowledge والفهمand understanding وجودٍand generosity جيدexcellent
في العلم والفهم وجودٍ جيد
In our age, his equal has not been found
In our age, his like has not been found
in knowledge and understanding, generosity and earnest striving,
in knowledge, understanding, and fine generosity,
وفيand in شجاعةcourage إذاwhen حانarrives رديdeath
وفي شجاعة إذا حان ردي
تلقاهyou find him كالشهابlike a meteor فوقabove فرقدFarqad, a star
تلقاه كالشهاب فوق فرقد
nor in courage when death draws near.
and in courage: when death's hour comes,
You meet him like a meteor above Farqad,
you find him like a meteor above Farqad,
يبددhe scatters الجموعthe hosts مثلlike الأسدa lion
يبدد الجموع مثل الأسد
إذاwhen عداhe charges علىagainst عداهhis foes ترتديyou clothe yourself
إذا عدا على عداه ترتدي
scattering armies like a lion;
scattering the hosts like a lion.
when he charges his foes, the hosts don armor.
When he charges his foes, you clothe yourself.
ياO سيداًmaster فيin مجدهhis glory والسؤددand preeminence
يا سيداً في مجده والسؤدد
هُنّيتmay you be congratulated بالعرسon the wedding فدُمso remain فيin رَغَدease
هُنّيت بالعرس فدُم في رَغَد
O master, in your glory and lordly eminence,
O master in your glory and preeminence,
blessed be your wedding; abide in ease,
joy to you on your wedding; live on in ease,
وبالرفاءand with harmony والبنينand sons فاسعدso be happy
وبالرفاء والبنين فاسعد
وارغمand rub in dust بطيبwith the sweetness of العيشlife أنفthe nose of الحُسّدِthe envious
وارغم بطيب العيش أنف الحُسّدِ
and prosper in concord and sons.
and with harmony and sons, be happy;
With life's sweetness, rub the nose of the envious in dust.
and with sweet living, rub the enviers' noses in dust.
لاmay ... never زلتyou cease لاقتناصto capture كلevery أغيدgraceful beauty
لا زلت لاقتناص كل أغيد
ودمتَand may you remain للأترابto the age-mates خيرthe best سيدmaster
ودمتَ للأتراب خير سيد
May you never cease capturing every graceful beauty,
May you ever hunt down every graceful beauty,
and remain the best master among your peers.
and remain the finest master to your peers.
وارفلand stride proudly بأثوابin robes of السرورjoy مرحاexultant
وارفل بأثواب السرور مرحا
لاmay ... never زلتyou cease فيin كلevery زمانtime فرِحاjoyful
لا زلت في كل زمان فرِحا
Trail the robes of joy, exultant;
And stride, exultant, in robes of joy;
may you remain joyful in every age,
may you be joyful at all times,
ودامand may ... continue منwhoever يشناكhates you يشكوhe laments تَرَحاsorrow
ودام من يشناك يشكو تَرَحا
فيin ضيقstraitness of عيشٍlivelihood وزمانand a time أنكدmost wretched
في ضيق عيشٍ وزمان أنكد
while whoever hates you ever laments in sorrow,
and may whoever hates you keep bewailing sorrow,
amid straitened life and a most wretched age.
amid straitened living and a most wretched age.
جمعتَyou amassed ياO مفضالbountiful one ماwhat لمnot يُعهدِknown before
جمعتَ يا مفضال ما لم يُعهدِ
فيin مكرماتnoble deeds لنwill never تُرىbe seen فيin معهدِan assembly-place
في مكرمات لن تُرى في معهدِ
O bountiful one, you have gathered what was never known
You have amassed, O bountiful one, what was never known,
in noble virtues never seen in any place.
in noble deeds never to be witnessed in any assembly.
ونلتand you attained فضلاًdistinction للحسودto the envious man يشدخُit crushes
ونلت فضلاً للحسود يشدخُ
مؤوِّهاgroaning طوراًat times وطوراًand at times ينفخُhe puffs
مؤوِّها طوراً وطوراً ينفخُ
You have attained distinction that crushes the envier,
And you have won distinction that crushes the envious,
who now groans “ah!” and now puffs with rage.
now groaning, now puffing;
يقولhe says مبديshowing عجباًwonder لاnot يُنسخُis effaced
يقول مبدي عجباً لا يُنسخُ
هلquestion marker ريتyou saw فيin تشرينTishrin قبلاًbefore أرّخواrecord the date
هل ريت في تشرين قبلاً أرّخوا
He says, displaying wonder that cannot be effaced:
he says, revealing wonder that cannot be effaced:
“Have you ever seen this before in Tishrin?” They gave its chronogram:
“Have you ever seen this before in Tishrin?” Record the date:
الشمسُthe sun لاحتappeared ببروجin the towers of الأسدِthe Lion, Leo
الشمسُ لاحت ببروج الأسدِ
“The sun shone in the mansions of Leo.”
“The sun appeared in the towers of Leo.”
Sol 6.1