فيin ثغرهاher mouth الحلوthe sweet أوor فيupon جيدهاher neck الحاليthe adorned
في ثغرها الحلو أو في جيدها الحالي
لاmay not أرغمhumble; rub in dust اللهGod إلاَّexcept أنفthe nose of عذَّاليmy reproachers
لا أرغم الله إلاَّ أنف عذَّالي
In her sweet mouth, or upon her adorned neck—
In her sweet mouth or on her swaying neck,
may God humble none but my reproachers.
I will not blame God except my own tormenting self.
إنif يُسْلَىis consoled قلبيmy heart بنارٍwith fire فيin محبَّتهاlove for her
إن يُسْلَى قلبي بنارٍ في محبَّتها
فلاthen no وحقّand by the sanctity of هواهاlove for her لستI am not بالساليone who forgets love
فلا وحقّ هواها لست بالسالي
If my heart can be consoled by fire in loving her—
If my heart is soothed by the fire of her love,
no, by the sanctity of her love, I am not one to forget.
By the right of her passion, I am not one to resist.
غزالةَO gazelle الحيّthe clan إشراقاًin radiance وملتفتاًand in turning
غزالةَ الحيّ إشراقاً وملتفتاً
ماnot كفؤa match for جيدكyour neck إلاexcept عقدa necklace of أغزاليmy love poems
ما كفؤ جيدك إلا عقد أغزالي
O gazelle of the clan, in radiance and the turn of your head,
A gazelle of the living, radiant and glancing back,
only the necklace of my love poems befits your neck.
None but a necklace of gazelles suits your neck.
جملتyou beautified بيتيَmy house; my verse منin نظمٍverse ومنand in نسبٍlineage
جملت بيتيَ من نظمٍ ومن نسبٍ
ياO ابنةdaughter of العمّthe paternal uncle أوor ياربَّةO mistress of الخالthe beauty mark; maternal uncle
يا ابنة العمّ أو ياربَّة الخال
You have adorned my house, in verse and in lineage,
My home combined poetry and lineage,
O cousin—or mistress of the beauty mark!
O daughter of an uncle or mistress of the maternal uncle.
ياah حبَّذاhow lovely الخالthe beauty mark إكسيراًan elixir علىupon ذهبٍgold
يا حبَّذا الخال إكسيراً على ذهبٍ
لاnot مثلهanything like it بسويداin the dark core of مهجةٍa heart غاليprecious
لا مثله بسويدا مهجةٍ غالي
How lovely the beauty mark: an elixir upon gold!
Blessed is the maternal uncle like an elixir on gold,
No such precious thing lies in a heart's dark core,
None like it in an honored, precious Suwaid.
ولاnor بأسودin the black of عينٍan eye ربَّماperhaps ربحتshe gained
ولا بأسود عينٍ ربَّما ربحت
بلمحةِwith a glimpse of الرّدفthe rump قنطاراًa qintar, a large weight بمثقالfor a mithqal, a small weight
بلمحةِ الرّدف قنطاراً بمثقال
nor in an eye's black pupil; perhaps she gained
Nor in a black-eyed one who perhaps gained
with a glimpse of her rump, a qintar for a mithqal.
With a glance of her softness, a quintar with a mithqal.
كحَّلتshe lined with kohl بالسهدwith sleeplessness جفنيهاher two eyelids وقدand already وصلتshe joined
كحَّلت بالسهد جفنيها وقد وصلت
مسافةthe distance of النأيseparation أميالاًmiles; kohl-sticks بأميالto miles; to kohl-sticks
مسافة النأي أميالاً بأميال
She lined her eyelids with sleeplessness and has joined
She lined her eyelids with kohl and when she arrived
mile to mile across the span of separation.
At the distance of remoteness, miles upon miles.
فيin كلِّevery ليلٍnight مديدٍlong مثلlike شعركyour hair ماnever
في كلِّ ليلٍ مديدٍ مثل شعرك ما
مدَدتI extended للصبرِfor patience فيهاin it عزمthe resolve of محتالa resourceful man
مدَدت للصبرِ فيها عزم محتال
In every night, long as your hair, never
Every long night, like your hair, what
have I mustered there a resourceful man's resolve for patience.
I extended to patience in it, the will of the desperate.
حبالthe ropes of شعركyour hair ياO لمياءLamya صيَّرنيmade me
حبال شعرك يا لمياء صيَّرني
إلىtoward التصبُّرforced patience أمشيI walk مشيthe gait of حبَّاليa tightrope-walker
إلى التصبُّر أمشي مشي حبَّالي
The ropes of your hair, O Lamya, have set me
The ropes of your hair, O Lamiya, made me
walking toward endurance as a tightrope-walker walks.
Walk to patience walking the walk of my roped.
وطولand the length of حبّكlove for you قطاعٌa relentless cutter of عرىthe bonds of جلديmy fortitude
وطول حبّك قطاعٌ عرى جلدي
فليتَso would that طيفكyour phantom وصَّىbequeathed ليto me بوصَّالa bringer of reunion
فليتَ طيفك وصَّى لي بوصَّال
And the length of loving you keeps cutting the bonds of my fortitude;
The length of your love a brigand who stripped my skin
so would that your phantom bequeathed me a bringer of reunion,
If only your apparition commanded me with connection.
يزورvisits الوصلreunion عنon behalf of لمياءLamya تحكمshe rules لاnot
يزور الوصل عن لمياء تحكم لا
حكمthe rule of الأذلَّةthe abased لكنbut حكمthe rule of إدلالcoquettish pride
حكم الأذلَّة لكن حكم إدلال
who visits with reunion on Lamya's behalf; she rules not
Reunion visits from Lamiya who rules, not
with the rule of the abased, but the rule of coquettish pride.
The rule of humiliation, but the rule of pampering.
شاميَّةa Syrian woman بينbetween جفنيهاher two eyelids يمانيَةa Yemeni blade
شاميَّة بين جفنيها يمانيَة
تقدُّcleaves بالسحرwith magic قلباًa heart قبلbefore أوصالlimbs
تقدُّ بالسحر قلباً قبل أوصال
Syrian, with a Yemeni blade between her eyelids,
Shamiya between her eyelids, Yemaniya,
that cleaves a heart with magic before the limbs.
Seducing a heart before limbs.
ماضيdecisive الولايةauthority فيover العشَّاقthe lovers ناظرهاher eye
ماضي الولاية في العشَّاق ناظرها
واحرَّah, the burning of قلباهmy heart! منfrom ناظرthe eye; overseer of الواليthe governor
واحرَّ قلباه من ناظر الوالي
Her eye wields decisive authority over lovers;
The governor of the past in lovers, her onlooker,
ah, how my heart burns from the governor's eye!
And the hottest of hearts from the look of the governor.
مجانسmatching الحسنbeauty منfrom فيهاher mouth معطفهاher swaying figure
مجانس الحسن من فيها معطفها
فالحسنso beauty ماwhat lies بينbetween معسولhoneyed وعسَّالand swaying
فالحسن ما بين معسول وعسَّال
Her swaying figure matches the beauty of her mouth;
The beauty of her charm is in her cloak,
so beauty lies between a honeyed mouth and a swaying form.
So beauty is between ripened and extraction.
وقيلand it was said أسماءُAsma; names فيin أفعالهاher deeds عنتٌtorment
وقيل أسماءُ في أفعالها عنتٌ
فالحزنso sorrow ماwhat lies بينbetween أسماءٍnames; Asma وأفعالand deeds; and verbs
فالحزن ما بين أسماءٍ وأفعال
And it was said: Asma's deeds hold torment;
And it is said Asma in her deeds is distress,
so sorrow lies between names and deeds.
So grief is between Asma and deeds.
بيناwhile ترويshe quenches thirst بوصلٍwith union أظمأتshe made thirsty بجفاthrough estrangement
بينا تروي بوصلٍ أظمأت بجفا
فخالطتso she mixed رمضاناًRamadan ليfor me بشوَّالwith Shawwal
فخالطت رمضاناً لي بشوَّال
While she quenched my thirst with union, she parched me with estrangement;
While she quenches with connection, I thirsted with estrangement
thus she mixed Ramadan with Shawwal for me.
So I mixed Ramadan for me with Shawwal.
كانتshe used to عنon the authority of المرتضىal-Murtada, the approved one تُمليshe dictates أماليهاher dictated discourses
كانت عن المرتضى تُملي أماليها
واليومand today ترويshe relates أماليهاher dictated discourses عنon the authority of القاليal-Qali, the hater
واليوم تروي أماليها عن القالي
She used to dictate her discourses on al-Murtada's authority;
She would dictate her hopes to al-Murtada
and today she relates her discourses on al-Qali's authority.
And today she narrates her hopes from al-Qali.
وعاذلينand reproachers عليهاover her زلزلتwas shaken بهمُby them
وعاذلين عليها زلزلت بهمُ
أرضُthe ground of التجلّدfortitude عندِيwithin me كلّevery زلزالquake
أرضُ التجلّد عندِي كلّ زلزال
And reproachers over her—through them was shaken
And the reproachers blame her, so I shook them
the ground of fortitude within me, with every quake.
The land of composure in me every earthquake.
إنif حدَّثتهمI told them بأخبارwith tidings of الأسىsorrow فماthen not
إن حدَّثتهم بأخبار الأسى فما
قدalready أخرجتI brought forth ليَfor me منهمfrom them أيّany أثقالburdens
قد أخرجت ليَ منهم أيّ أثقال
If I told them tidings of sorrow, I have not
If I tell them news of agony, then I have not
brought forth from them any burdens for myself.
Brought out from them any burdens.
منfrom كلّevery داعٍcaller وماand not جاوبتهI answered him سقماًthrough illness
من كلّ داعٍ وما جاوبته سقماً
كأنهas though he واقفٌstanding منِّيof me بأطلالat ruins
كأنه واقفٌ منِّي بأطلال
From every caller, whom I did not answer through illness,
From every caller whom I did not answer due to illness
as though he stood at the ruins of me.
As if he is standing ruined from me.
إنif كانَthere is ليfor me أملٌhope فيin الصبرِendurance عنكapart from you فلاthen may not
إن كانَ لي أملٌ في الصبرِ عنك فلا
بلَّغتI attained منthrough نفحاتthe fragrant breezes of القربnearness آماليmy hopes
بلَّغت من نفحات القرب آمالي
If I have any hope of enduring without you, may I never
If I have hope in patience from you, I have not
attain my hopes through the fragrant breezes of nearness.
Reached from the breezes of nearness my hopes.
حبِّيmy love جديدfresh علىthrough مرِّthe passage of الزمانtime فلاso never
حبِّي جديد على مرِّ الزمان فلا
يخطرcrosses حديثthe thought of سلوِّيmy forgetting منكَyou فيin بالa mind
يخطر حديث سلوِّي منكَ في بال
My love stays new through the passage of time; never
My love is new over the passage of time, so there does not
does the thought of forgetting you cross my mind.
Occur talk of my consolation from you in mind.
ودمعand the tears of عينيmy eye مثلlike السحبthe clouds جائدةpouring generously
ودمع عيني مثل السحب جائدة
بالدَّمعwith tears جودthe generosity of علاءAla, loftiness الدِّينal-Din, the faith بالمالwith wealth
بالدَّمع جود علاء الدِّين بالمال
And the tears of my eye, like clouds, pour generously,
And a tear of my eye like pouring clouds
giving tears as Ala al-Din gives wealth.
With tears, Ala al-Din generously spent money.
ذوpossessing الفضلexcellence إرثاًby inheritance وكسباًand by attainment وابنهand its son نسباًby lineage
ذو الفضل إرثاً وكسباً وابنه نسباً
وأكثرand the most الناسpeople إفضالاًgenerous لأفضالin bestowing favors
وأكثر الناس إفضالاً لأفضال
Possessing excellence by inheritance and attainment, and its son by lineage,
Possessor of grace inheritance, earning, and sonship lineage,
and the most generous of men in bestowing favors.
And most generous of people to generosity.
وذوand possessing الجبلةِan innate nature منof أصفىthe purest of جواهرهاits essences
وذو الجبلةِ من أصفى جواهرها
والناسand people فيin حماءٍblack mud فيهاin it وصلصالand dried clay
والناس في حماءٍ فيها وصلصال
And endowed with a nature made of its purest essences,
And possessor of natural disposition from the purest gems,
while other people lie in its black mud and dried clay.
While people in it are worthless and potsherds.
وابنand the son of الغطاريفnoble chiefs أشخاصembodiments of العلىeminence ورثواthey inherited
وابن الغطاريف أشخاص العلى ورثوا
عصرthe age of السيادةlordship فيin النَّائيthe distant past وفيand in الحالthe present
عصر السيادة في النَّائي وفي الحال
And son of noble chiefs, embodiments of eminence, who inherited
The son of ministers, the best of the high inherited
the age of lordship, in distant times and in the present.
The era of sovereignty in the far and the near
المرغمينthose who humble بماwith what تعطيgrants الخلافةthe caliphate منof
المرغمين بما تعطي الخلافة من
درياقthe antidote of فاروقهمtheir Faruq آنافthe noses of أشكالrivals
درياق فاروقهم آناف أشكال
Who rub into dust, with what the caliphate grants of
Those forced with what the caliphate gives them from
their Faruq's antidote, the noses of rivals;
Coats of mail their noses diverse forms
والصائنينand those guarding بأقلامwith pens وحدّand the edge of ظباًsword-blades
والصائنين بأقلام وحدّ ظباً
مسارحthe pastures of الملكkingship منfrom أهواءthe whims of أهوالterrors
مسارح الملك من أهواء أهوال
and those who guard, with pens and the edges of blades,
And the protectors with pens and sharpness of a lion
the pastures of kingship from the whims of terror.
Stages of the king from passions of horrors
خلاصةthe essence of العربthe Arabs العرباءthe pure منconsisting of فُصُحٍeloquent men
خلاصة العرب العرباء من فُصُحٍ
إنwhen قالواthey speak أوor مصابيحlamps وأبطالand heroes
إن قالوا أو مصابيح وأبطال
The essence of the pure Arabs: eloquent men
The essence of eloquent Arabs in clarity
when they speak, or lamps and heroes.
Whether they spoke or lanterns and heroes
تسريtravel by night المطيّthe mounts إليهمto them أوor تفورboils بهمwith them
تسري المطيّ إليهم أو تفور بهم
قدرهمtheir cauldron فهيso they are دأباًcontinually ذاتpossessing أرقالa swift pace
قدرهم فهي دأباً ذات أرقال
The mounts journey by night to them, or bubble within
Galloping to them or their fate raging with them
their cauldron; thus they forever keep a swift pace.
Their status thus a nature of paved ways
بطحاءthe valley-floor of مكةMecca غرسthe planting of المفرقينthe distributors وفيand on
بطحاء مكة غرس المفرقين وفي
أعلامthe heights of مصرEgypt ظلالthe shades of الدَّوحgreat spreading trees والضالand wild lote-trees
أعلام مصر ظلال الدَّوح والضال
Mecca's valley-floor is the planting-ground of the givers; and on
The plain of Mecca planted the separated ones and in
Egypt's heights lie the shades of great trees and wild lote-trees.
The banners of Egypt shades of Duḥ and Ḍāl
أماas for عليّAli فقدindeed ضاءتshone مناسبهhis ties of lineage
أما عليّ فقد ضاءت مناسبه
ونفسهُand he himself فيamong سراةthe foremost الصحفthe records والآلand the family
ونفسهُ في سراة الصحف والآل
As for Ali, his ties of lineage have shone,
As for me, my qualities have shone
and he himself, among the foremost in records and kin.
And his soul in the elite of scriptures and family
قدindeed دبرتhas governed مصرEgypt والأمصارand the provinces فكرتهhis thought
قد دبرت مصر والأمصار فكرته
يوميْon the two days of نزالٍbattle بقطريهاin its two regions وإنزالand encampment
يوميْ نزالٍ بقطريها وإنزال
His thought has governed Egypt and the provinces,
I have managed Egypt and the cities, his thought
on the two days of battle and encampment in its two regions.
Two days of descent in its lands and descent
هوhe الموفَّقal-Muwaffaq, the successful فيin معنىthe import of رسائلهاher letters
هو الموفَّق في معنى رسائلها
لكنهbut he ابنthe son of وزيرٍa minister لاnot ابنthe son of خلاَّلKhallal
لكنه ابن وزيرٍ لا ابن خلاَّل
He is al-Muwaffaq in the import of her letters,
He is the successful in the meaning of its messages
but he is a minister's son, not Ibn Khallal.
But he is the son of a minister, not the son of a lowly one
تقولsays مصرEgypt يحامِيhe defends عنon behalf of ممالكهاher kingdoms
تقول مصر يحامِي عن ممالكها
أقوالthe words of هذاthis man منagainst الأطلالthe ruins أقوىstrongest ليfor me
أقوال هذا من الأطلال أقوى لي
Egypt says, as he defends her kingdoms:
Egypt says he protects its kingdoms
This man's words are my strongest defense against ruin.
Sayings of this from the ruins are stronger for me
بالنصرthrough victory يعليhe raises سمائيmy sky عندَbefore مرتقبٍa watcher
بالنصر يعلي سمائي عندَ مرتقبٍ
والعدلand justice يخصبmakes fertile عندwhen إقحاليmy barrenness
والعدل يخصب عند إقحالي
Through victory he raises my sky before a watcher,
With victory he raises my sky when expected
and justice makes me fertile when I am barren.
And justice fertilizes when I lean
فليفخرso let glory الملكkingship بالكافيin al-Kafi, the sufficient الذيwho انْعقدتconverged
فليفخر الملك بالكافي الذي انْعقدت
عليهِupon him آراءviews إجماعٍconsensus وإجمالand summation
عليهِ آراء إجماعٍ وإجمال
So let kingship glory in al-Kafi, around whom have gathered
So let the king boast of the sufficient one in whom
views in unanimous and overall agreement.
Opinions of consensus and totality converged
والمودعand he who deposits السرّthe secret فيin أحياءthe quarters of مقفلهِhis locked enclosure
والمودع السرّ في أحياء مقفلهِ
وحمدهand his praise عندamong رحَّالa departing traveler وقفَّالand a returning traveler
وحمده عند رحَّال وقفَّال
And he who keeps the secret within his locked precincts,
And the depository of the secret in the lives of his locked realm
and his praise is among travelers departing and returning.
And his praise from travelers and settled ones
والباسطand he who spreads الأمنsecurity بالأقلامwith pens فيamong أممٍnations
والباسط الأمن بالأقلام في أممٍ
كأنهمas though they فيwithin حماهاits protection بينamong أغيالlion-haunted thickets
كأنهم في حماها بين أغيال
And he who spreads security with pens among nations,
And the spreader of security with pens among nations
as though, within its shelter, they were amid lion-haunted thickets.
As if they in its protection are between unsheathed swords
بالمشبعin him who sates الخمصthe hungry حيثُas القاصدينthose seeking لهhim
بالمشبع الخمص حيثُ القاصدين له
كالطيرlike birds تتبعfollow إرسالاًa flock بإرسالafter a flock
كالطير تتبع إرسالاً بإرسال
In him who sates the hungry, as those who seek him
With the fulfilling the sparse where those headed to him
follow like birds, flock after flock.
Are like birds following sending with sending
والمنشئand he who fashions اللفظwords تبراًgold dust طيّwithin the folds of أنعمهhis favors
والمنشئ اللفظ تبراً طيّ أنعمه
وكلّand every جيدٍneck بهاwith them أوor مسمعear حاليadorned
وكلّ جيدٍ بها أو مسمع حالي
And he who fashions words into gold within the folds of his favors,
And the composer of the word pure his favors
and every neck or ear is adorned with them.
And every fine or listening state through him
نهدِيwe offer لهُto him اللفظwords أسمالاًas rags فيقبلهاso accepts them
نهدِي لهُ اللفظ أسمالاً فيقبلها
عواطفthe impulses of الخيرgoodness منfrom سحَّابone who trails أذيالrobe-hems
عواطف الخير من سحَّاب أذيال
We offer him words as rags, and they are accepted
We send to him the word, waved banners, so he accepts them
by the kindly impulses of one who trails his robes.
Kindly acts from clouds of trails
ياO ساحبone who trails الذيلthe hem منof لفظٍspeech وفضلand merit علاexalted
يا ساحب الذيل من لفظٍ وفضل علا
هلwill أنتَyou مصغٍlistening لماto what تمليهdictate it أسماليmy rags
هل أنتَ مصغٍ لما تمليه أسمالي
O you who trail a robe of speech and exalted merit,
Oh drawer of trails of words and grace rise high
will you listen to what my rags dictate?
Are you listening to what my waved banners dictate?
عاثتravaged يدُthe hand of الدهرtime فيin يوميmy day وقدand already بليتI wore out
عاثت يدُ الدهر في يومي وقد بليت
أضعافmany times ماthe extent that بليتwere worn out بالهمِّthrough worry أقواليmy words
أضعاف ما بليت بالهمِّ أقوالي
Time's hand has ravaged my day, and I am worn out
The days ravaged in my day and I was worn out
many times more than my words are worn by worry.
Multiples of what I was worn out by worries sayings
ونفَّرand drove away الكلمthe words اللاتيwhich أغازلهاI woo them
ونفَّر الكلم اللاتي أغازلها
ماwhat نفّرdrove away الغيدfair women منfrom شيبيmy gray hair وإقلاليand my poverty
ما نفّر الغيد من شيبي وإقلالي
And the words I woo have been driven away
And the words I flirt with were disturbed
by what drove away fair women: my gray hair and poverty.
Not disturbed like the gray hair in me and my decline
أقولI say للهمِّto worry ذيpossessing التجديدrenewal ليI have جلدٌskin; endurance
أقول للهمِّ ذي التجديد لي جلدٌ
ملآنfull ياO همworry فاطْلبso seek منزلاًa dwelling خاليempty
ملآن يا هم فاطْلب منزلاً خالي
I tell ever-renewing worry: I have a skin
I say to the worry, renewer of my skin for me,
already full; O worry, seek an empty dwelling.
Full, oh worry, so seek an empty residence
وخلعةand a robe of honor لاnot أرىI see ليfor me منone who يروّقهاmakes it handsome
وخلعة لا أرى لي من يروّقها
منby حيلةa stratagem معalthough أنيI am مثلlike بطَّالBattal; an idler
من حيلة مع أني مثل بطَّال
And a robe of honor—I see no one to make it handsome for me
And a robe I do not see for me one who mends it
by any stratagem, though I am like Battal.
Despite my being like heroes
لرفقتيmy companions have منamong جيادfine steeds الخيلthe horses أكملهاthe finest of them
لرفقتي من جياد الخيل أكملها
وليand I have جوادa steed, jawad ولكنbut ناقصlacking الدَّالthe letter dal
ولي جواد ولكن ناقص الدَّال
My companions possess the finest of noble horses,
For my company from the steeds' racers, perfect it
and I have a steed too—but it lacks the letter dal.
And I have a steed but imperfect in Dāl
أمشيI walk علىupon قدميmy feet والحالand the condition واقفةstanding still
أمشي على قدمي والحال واقفة
فيهاthere فهلاَّso why not يكونbe المشيwalking; progress فيin حاليmy condition
فيها فهلاَّ يكون المشي في حالي
I walk upon my feet, while my fortunes stand still
I walk on my feet and the state stopped
there; why should my fortunes not walk forward too?
In it, so why wouldn't the walk be my state?
فرّغfree بعطفكthrough your kindness ذهنِيmy mind للثناءfor praise فقدfor already
فرّغ بعطفك ذهنِي للثناء فقد
سارَتhave traveled بمثليwith one like me فيهin it غرّthe shining أمثاليmy sayings; my peers
سارَت بمثلي فيه غرّ أمثالي
Free my mind for praise through your kindness, for
Empty your kindness my mind for praise, for there
my shining sayings have borne one like me along in it.
Flowed the like of me in it the deceit of parables
واسْمعand listen to مدائحpraises لمnot يعجزfailed تواصلهاtheir continuity
واسْمع مدائح لم يعجز تواصلها
وربَّماand sometimes عجزتI was unable عنto attain وقتa time for إيصالdelivery
وربَّما عجزت عن وقت إيصال
And listen to praises whose succession has not failed,
And listen to praises whose connection did not fail
though I have sometimes lacked the time to deliver them.
And perhaps I failed the time of delivery
إنif لمnot تكنthey are صنعthe work of ورَّاقٍa copyist بمصرin Egypt فقدthen indeed
إن لم تكن صنع ورَّاقٍ بمصر فقد
جاءَcame القريضpoetry بهاin them منfrom صنهcraft, apparently; spelling unclear لأآلa pearl-dealer, apparently; spelling unclear
جاءَ القريض بها من صنه لأآل
If they are not a copyist's handiwork in Egypt, then
If it is not the industry of an artisan in Egypt, then
their poetry has come from a pearl-dealer's craft.
There has come biting remarks from his making for family
ياO منone who تخيرselects لفظاًwording فيin مدائحهhis panegyrics
يا من تخير لفظاً في مدائحه
يبقىendures علىthrough مرّthe passage of أجيالgenerations وأحوالand conditions
يبقى على مرّ أجيال وأحوال
O you who choose wording for the poems in your praise,
Oh you who chose words in his praises
that endures through generations and changing conditions.
Remaining over the passage of eras and states
لاmay not زالَcease بابكyour door مخدوماًserved بأربعةٍby four
لا زالَ بابك مخدوماً بأربعةٍ
يمنٍYumn, good fortune ونجحٍand Najh, success ومختارٍand Mukhtar, the chosen one وإقبالand Iqbal, prosperity
يمنٍ ونجحٍ ومختارٍ وإقبال
May your door always be served by four:
Your door is not deprived of being served by four:
Yumn, Najh, Mukhtar, and Iqbal.
Blessing, success, the chosen, and acceptance
Sol 6.1