مَولايَmy lord سعدَSa'd (felicity) الدينal-Din (of the faith) دعوةَa plea آمِلٍone who hopes
مَولايَ سعدَ الدين دعوةَ آمِلٍ
مِنfrom بَحرthe sea of فَيضِthe overflowing bounty of يَدَيكَyour two hands خيرbest مُؤَمِّلِgiver of hope
مِن بَحر فَيضِ يَدَيكَ خير مُؤَمِّلِ
My lord Sa'd al-Din, hear a hopeful man's plea
My Master Sa'd al-Din, the hopeful plea
for your hands' sea of bounty, O best giver of hope.
From the abundant grace of your hands, the best to hope for
إِنif ارتَحِلI depart بالجِسمin body عَنكَfrom you فانَّthen indeed ليI have
إِن ارتَحِل بالجِسم عَنكَ فانَّ لي
قَلباًa heart أَقامَhas remained لَدَيكَwith you لَمّاnot yet يَرحلِdepart
قَلباً أَقامَ لَدَيكَ لَمّا يَرحلِ
If I depart from you in body, I have
If my body departs from you, I still have
a heart that has stayed with you and has not yet departed.
A heart that stays with you and does not leave
أَعدَدتُهُI have readied him لِلدَهرagainst time أَنفَعَthe most useful عُدَّةٍresource
أَعدَدتُهُ لِلدَهر أَنفَعَ عُدَّةٍ
وَعَليهِand upon him بَعدَafter اللَهِGod فيهِin it مُعَوّليmy reliance
وَعَليهِ بَعدَ اللَهِ فيهِ مُعَوّلي
I have kept him as my most useful resource against time,
I prepared it for eternity as the most useful preparation
and on him, after God, I rely in facing it.
And after God, it is on Him that I depend
لَوif حارَبَتfought أَرضٌa land سِواهاother than itself حارَبَتwould fight
لَو حارَبَت أَرضٌ سِواها حارَبَت
أَرضthe land of الشامِSyria عليهover him أَرضَthe land of الموصِلMosul
أَرض الشامِ عليه أَرضَ الموصِل
Were one land to fight another,
If any land fought another, it would fight
Syria's land would fight Mosul's land over him.
The land of Syria over which is the land of Mosul
تَشتاقهyearns for him أَرضُthe land of الشامِSyria وَأَهلُهاand its people
تَشتاقه أَرضُ الشامِ وَأَهلُها
شَوقَthe longing of العِطاشِthe thirsty إِلىfor بَرودthe cool water of المنهَلِthe watering place
شَوقَ العِطاشِ إِلى بَرود المنهَلِ
The land of Syria and its people yearn for him
The land of Syria and its people long for it
as the thirsty yearn for a watering place's cool water.
With the thirst of the thirsty for the coolness of water
غَيثُrelieving rain for الفَقرِpoverty المرمِلِthe destitute كهفa refuge for الغَريthe stranger (begins here)
غَيثُ الفَقرِ المرمِلِ كهف الغَري
بِcompletes 'the stranger' المُبتَلىthe afflicted رَدءُsupport for الضَعيفِthe weak الأَعزَلthe unarmed
بِ المُبتَلى رَدءُ الضَعيفِ الأَعزَل
Rain for the destitute poor, a refuge for the stranger
It is the rain of poverty, the refuge of the naked,
in distress, support for the weak and unarmed.
The shelter for the afflicted, the cloak for the helpless
ربُّmaster of الشَجاعَةcourage وَالسَماحَةِand generosity وَالتُقىand piety
ربُّ الشَجاعَة وَالسَماحَةِ وَالتُقى
أَسَدُthe lion of الوَغىbattle الحاميthe protector وَزادَand sustenance for المرمِلِthe destitute
أَسَدُ الوَغى الحامي وَزادَ المرمِلِ
Master of courage, generosity, and piety,
The Lord of courage, generosity and piety
the protecting lion of battle, and sustenance for the destitute.
The lion of valor, the protector and supplier of weapons
وَيَزيدُنيand increases my شَوقاًlonging إِلَيهِfor him أَنthat أَرىI see
وَيَزيدُني شَوقاً إِلَيهِ أَن أَرى
أَهلَpeople of الفَضائِلِvirtues عادِميlacking متَفضِّلa benefactor
أَهلَ الفَضائِلِ عادِمي متَفضِّل
And my longing for him grows when I see
And it increases my longing for him when I see
people of virtue lacking a benefactor.
The people of virtue deprived of a benefactor
تَمَّتwere completed فَواضِلُهُhis favors عَلىupon سُؤالِهِhis petitioners
تَمَّت فَواضِلُهُ عَلى سُؤالِهِ
وَنَمتand grew فَعَمَّتand thus embraced كُلَّevery مَنone who لَمdid not يَسألِask
وَنَمت فَعَمَّت كُلَّ مَن لَم يَسألِ
His favors reached his petitioners in full,
His generosity fulfilled the requests of those who asked
and grew to embrace everyone who had not asked.
And it spread and encompassed all those who did not ask
أَصبَحتَyou have become سعدَSa'd (felicity) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) أَسعَدَthe happiest آمِلٍone who hopes
أَصبَحتَ سعدَ الدينِ أَسعَدَ آمِلٍ
وَجَنىand the fruit of الحَديثِconversation وَنزهَةَand the delight of المتأمِّلthe contemplative
وَجَنى الحَديثِ وَنزهَةَ المتأمِّل
You have become, Sa'd al-Din, the happiest of hopeful men,
You have made Sa'd al-Din the happiest hopeful one
and conversation's fruit, and the contemplative's delight.
And the essence of conversation and the delight of the contemplator
وَنَصَرتَand you aided نورَNur (light) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) حينَwhen نَصحتَyou served faithfully بالرَwith judgment (begins here)
وَنَصَرتَ نورَ الدينِ حينَ نَصحتَ بالرَ
أيِcompletes 'judgment' الأَصيلِsound وَبالحُسامِand with the sword المُفضلِthe surpassing
أيِ الأَصيلِ وَبالحُسامِ المُفضلِ
And you aided Nur al-Din when you served him faithfully with
And you supported Nur al-Din when you advised excellent
sound judgment and the surpassing sword,
Opinion, and the chosen sword
وَشَهامَةٌand valor أَبَداًalways تقيِّدُcaptures مَنزِلاًa dwelling
وَشَهامَةٌ أَبَداً تقيِّدُ مَنزِلاً
عَنfrom شاهِقٍa lofty peak وَمُجَّدلاًand a fortress عَنfrom أَجدَلِa falcon
عَن شاهِقٍ وَمُجَّدلاً عَن أَجدَلِ
and valor that forever wrests a dwelling
And courage forever ties down
from a lofty peak, and a fortress from a falcon.
The towering from the lowly and distinguishes the brave from the coward
غَيثُrain for الوَرىhumankind ذوpossessing ديمَةa steady gentle rain لاdoes not تَنجَليpass away
غَيثُ الوَرى ذو ديمَة لا تَنجَلي
لَيثُa lion of الوَغىbattle ذوpossessing عَزمَةresolve ماdoes not تأتَليslacken
لَيثُ الوَغى ذو عَزمَة ما تأتَلي
Rain for humankind, with a steady shower that never ends,
It is an unceasing rain, a lion whose determination does not weaken
a lion of battle, with resolve that never slackens.
It is the rain of the land, the lion of valor whose resolve does not falter
وَعدthe promise of الفَتىa noble man دينٌa debt وَعبدُكَand your servant ساهِمhas a share
وَعد الفَتى دينٌ وَعبدُكَ ساهِم
فيin الحالَتينboth cases فعَلتَyou act أَوor لَمdo not تَفعَلِact
في الحالَتين فعَلتَ أَو لَم تَفعَلِ
A nobleman's promise is a debt, and your servant has a share
The promise of the young man is an obligation, and your servant
in either case, whether you fulfill it or not.
In both cases did or did not do
Sol 6.1