يقولونthey say ليto me منwho للمكارمfor noble deeds يرتجىis looked to with hope
يقولون لي من للمكارم يرتجى
ومنand who ذاthat one الذيwho يأويtakes refuge إلىin ظلهhis shade اللاجيthe refuge-seeker
ومن ذا الذي يأوي إلى ظله اللاجي
They say to me: Who may be looked to for noble deeds?
They tell me, who can one hope for generosity from?
And who is he in whose shade the refuge-seeker finds shelter?
And who is there that the desperate can seek refuge under his shade?
فقلتso I said اقصدواseek دارthe abode of السلامpeace ويممواand make for
فقلت اقصدوا دار السلام ويمموا
ربوعabodes علاماًof eminence; never (reading علا ما) خابwas disappointed فيin قصدهاseeking them الراجيthe hopeful seeker
ربوع علاماً خاب في قصدها الراجي
So I said: Seek the Abode of Peace, and make for
So I said, head to Dar Al-Salam, and make way
abodes of eminence, where no hopeful seeker has ever been disappointed.
To the meadows of knowledge, though the hopeful was disappointed in reaching it.
وشمواand inhale شذىsweet fragrance عرفa scent منfrom العرفbenevolence عاطرfragrant
وشموا شذى عرف من العرف عاطر
وشيمواسناand behold the radiance برقof lightning علىover الكرخal-Karkh وهاجblazing
وشيمواسنا برق على الكرخ وهاج
And breathe a sweet fragrance, redolent of benevolence,
And smell the fragrance of virtuous chivalry,
and behold the radiance of lightning blazing over al-Karkh.
And aspire to be like the bright lightning over Karkh roared.
هناكthere السويديal-Suwaydi الذيwho فيin ربوعهhis abodes
هناك السويدي الذي في ربوعه
محطa stopping place رحالfor the saddles of الوافدينthe arriving visitors أوليthose with الحاجneeds
محط رحال الوافدين أولي الحاج
There is al-Suwaydi, in whose abodes
There lies Al-Suwaydi, in whose meadows
visitors in need set down their saddles.
Is the destination of newcomers, and pilgrims of duty.
بآلwith the family of السويديal-Suwaydi الكرامthe noble تزينتbecame adorned
بآل السويدي الكرام تزينت
سماءthe sky of العلىglory وانجابand dispersed غيهبهاits deep gloom الداجيpitch-black
سماء العلى وانجاب غيهبها الداجي
With the noble house of al-Suwaydi was adorned
With the generous Al-Suwaydi family, the
the sky of glory, and its pitch-black gloom dispersed.
Heavens of the High were adorned, though the aspirer despaired.
وقدand indeed علمتhas known بغدادBaghdad انthat عميدهاits chief
وقد علمت بغداد ان عميدها
وحامىand the defender of حماهاits protected domain فيin الخطوبcalamities ابوAbu (father of) ناجيNaji
وحامى حماها في الخطوب ابو ناجي
And Baghdad knows full well that its chief
And Baghdad knew that its dean,
and defender of its domain in calamities is Abu Naji.
And protector of its sanctuary in hardships, is Abu Naji.
إذاwhen لبستshe dons تاجthe crown of الفخارglory فيوسفthen Yusuf
إذا لبست تاج الفخار فيوسف
وانand even if رغمتchafe in humiliation اعداؤهhis enemies درةthe pearl of التاجthe crown
وان رغمت اعداؤه درة التاج
When she dons the crown of glory, then Yusuf,
When it wore the crown of pride, it was like Joseph,
despite his enemies' chagrin, is the pearl of the crown.
And when its enemies scowled, it was like a precious crown.
Sol 6.1