ياO سيّدَmaster of الوزراءِthe viziers ماhow أزbeginning of 'pure'
يا سيّدَ الوزراءِ ما أز
كىcompletion of 'pure' وأكرمَand noble حسنَthe goodness of عهدكyour fidelity
كى وأكرمَ حسنَ عهدك
O master of viziers, how pur-
O minister supreme, how excellent and generous is your rule!
-e and noble is your gracious fidelity!
The stars in their orbits stand still before your glory.
إنindeed الكواكبthe stars فيin جلاbeginning of 'majesty'
إن الكواكب في جلا
لتهاcompletion of 'their majesty' وقوفٌstanding دونbelow حدّكyour stature
لتها وقوفٌ دون حدّك
Indeed, the stars, in their majes-
Gentle are their eyes towards you,
-ty, stand below your stature.
When the guards of your glory rise up.
سهلاتmeek لديكbefore you عيونهاtheir eyes
سهلات لديك عيونها
لمَّاwhen أنبرتthey came forth حرَّاسguardians of مجدكyour glory
لمَّا أنبرت حرَّاس مجدك
Their eyes are meek before you
You have become, O king of eloquence,
when they came forth as guardians of your glory.
The stars but soldiers in your host.
أصبحتَyou are now ياO ملكَking of البلاغةِeloquence
أصبحتَ يا ملكَ البلاغةِ
والكواكبُand the stars بعضُsome of جندكyour troops
والكواكبُ بعضُ جندك
You now stand, O king of eloquence,
They yearn for your call, so the clouds
with the stars among your troops.
Make blossoms of your praise bloom from it.
وهمىand rained down نداكyour bounty فأنبتتso brought forth
وهمى نداك فأنبتت
منهُfrom it السحائبُthe clouds زهرthe blossoms of حمدكyour praise
منهُ السحائبُ زهر حمدك
And your bounty rained down, so that
The daughters of thought kneel before you,
the clouds brought forth from it the blossoms of your praise.
While the sons of purpose escort them to you.
وجلتand unveiled بناتِthe daughters of الفكرthought فيكabout you
وجلت بناتِ الفكر فيك
يزُّفهاescorts them as brides أبناءthe sons of قصدكseeking you
يزُّفها أبناء قصدك
And they unveiled thought's daughters in your honor,
Like doves murmuring with praise
escorted as brides by the sons of the quest for you.
In the collars which supply your court.
مثلَlike الحمامdoves هواتفاًcalling out
مثلَ الحمام هواتفاً
بالمدحwith praise فيin أطواقthe neck-rings of رفدكyour bounty
بالمدح في أطواق رفدك
Like doves, calling out
Time has gripped me -
in praise, wearing the neck-rings of your bounty.
For my estate after you is desolation.
ولقدand indeed تملَّكنيhas taken possession of me الزمانُtime
ولقد تملَّكني الزمانُ
لضيعتيbecause of my desolation فيin حالthe state of بعدكseparation from you
لضيعتي في حال بعدك
And indeed, time has taken possession of me
Gone is all praise unless it be
because of my desolation while far from you.
To extol your ascent and loneliness.
ومضىand may it pass ماas long as بقىremains الثناءpraise علىfor
ومضى ما بقى الثناء على
علاكyour eminence نسيجَa weave وحدكyours alone
علاك نسيجَ وحدك
And may it pass as long as praise endures for
I have restrained all but you - and never
your eminence, peerless as you are.
Shall there be a life as long as your promise.
وكبتand may it humble عداكyour foes ولاand may it not عداexceed
وكبت عداك ولا عدا
عمراًa lifespan يكونthat will be لعمرfor the lifetime of وعدكyour promise
عمراً يكون لعمر وعدك
And may it humble your foes, and not outlast
a span matching the lifetime of your promise.
Partial English translation: 18 of 20 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1