دعleave aside هلالاًa crescent لاحَshone أوor غصناًa bough تثنىswayed
دع هلالاً لاحَ أو غصناً تثنى
وامْتدحand praise مفردthe peerless one وقتage ماnever تثنىwas equaled
وامْتدح مفرد وقت ما تثنى
Leave aside a crescent that shone, or a bough that swayed,
Let a crescent moon shine or a branch bend,
And praise the peerless man of his age, never equaled.
And praise the One when you are alone.
فيin حمىthe protected domain of الشامal-Sham وفيand in الدنياthe world لهhe has
في حمى الشام وفي الدنيا له
نعمٌblessings زائدةٌincreasing تخجلput to shame معنىMa‘n
نعمٌ زائدةٌ تخجل معنى
In the domain of al-Sham and throughout the world, he has
In the sanctuary of Syria and in the world for Him,
Ever-increasing blessings that put Ma‘n to shame.
There are abundant blessings that make meaning shy.
حبَّذاhow fine تجنيسwordplay ألفاظwords الثناof praise
حبَّذا تجنيس ألفاظ الثنا
حسناًgoodness عنكمabout you وإحساناًand beneficence وحسنىand excellence
حسناً عنكم وإحساناً وحسنى
How fine the wordplay in words of praise:
How wonderful is the rhyming of dual words-
Your goodness, beneficence, and excellence.
Good from you and benevolence and beauty.
ياO أميراًemir ناصرprotector of المنتميthe adherent
يا أميراً ناصر المنتمي
حبَّذاhow fine بيتhouse العلاof glory والمدحand praise معنىin meaning
حبَّذا بيت العلا والمدح معنى
O emir, protector of those who seek your patronage,
O Prince, supporter of the faithful,
How fine, in meaning, the house of glory and praise!
How wonderful is the house of supremacy and praise is its meaning.
ونعمand how fine شكراًthanks لهاfor them منamong نعمٍblessings
ونعم شكراً لها من نعمٍ
بوركتwere blessed حتىso that أكلناwe ate ولبسناand we dressed
بوركت حتى أكلنا ولبسنا
And what fine blessings—thanks be for them!
And abundant thanks to it from blessings-
Blessed were they, so that we ate and clothed ourselves.
Blessings until we ate and wore clothes.
قلتُI said للجوعto hunger وللعريand to nakedness معاًtogether
قلتُ للجوع وللعري معاً
آلthe house of فضلFadl اللهAllah يمحوwipes away السوءevil عناfrom us
آل فضل الله يمحو السوء عنا
I said to hunger and nakedness together:
I said to hunger and nakedness together,
“The house of Fadl Allah wipes evil away from us.”
"The family of Fadl Allah will erase evil from us."
رُبَّhow much أيدٍstrength منfrom علاthe nobility of أيديهمُtheir hands
رُبَّ أيدٍ من علا أيديهمُ
أصلحhas set right الباطنthe inward والظاهرand the outward مناof us
أصلح الباطن والظاهر منا
How much strength from the nobility of their hands
Many a hand from high hands,
Has set right our inward and outward selves!
Who improved our inner and outer selves.
Sol 6.1