شمسُthe sun المحاسِنِof virtues قدindeed أَطلَعْتَهاyou have made it rise فَلكَاas a celestial sphere
شمسُ المحاسِنِ قد أَطلَعْتَها فَلكَا
وكلand every فضلٍexcellence وإِفْضَالٍand generosity يُرَىis seen فلَكَاso it is yours
وكل فضلٍ وإِفْضَالٍ يُرَى فلَكَا
As a celestial sphere, you have made the sun of virtues rise.
The sun of beauty has risen for you as a planet
And every excellence and act of generosity that is seen is yours.
And every virtue and favor is seen as yours
أَطاعَكَhas obeyed you الشعرُpoetry فاحكُمْso rule فيهover it ياO مَلِكاking
أَطاعَكَ الشعرُ فاحكُمْ فيه يا مَلِكا
وعِفَّةُand purity النفسِof the soul قالَتْhas said فِيكof you ياO مَلَكاangel
وعِفَّةُ النفسِ قالَتْ فِيك يا مَلَكا
Poetry has obeyed you; so rule over it, O king.
Poetry has obeyed you, so rule it, o king
And purity of soul has said of you, 'O angel!'
And the chastity of the soul has called you, o angel
ولوand if تَمُرُّpass علىover رَقٍّparchment أَنامِلُكاyour fingertips
ولو تَمُرُّ على رَقٍّ أَنامِلُكا
أَرَقَّit would enslave بِالرِّقِّthrough bondage كُتَّابthe scribes الأَنامِof mankind لَكَاto you
أَرَقَّ بِالرِّقِّ كُتَّاب الأَنامِ لَكَا
And were your fingertips to pass over parchment,
And if you pass by those who are enslaved
It would bind mankind's scribes to you in servitude.
The writers of people have been kept awake in chains for you
إِذَاif بَقِيتَyou live on وَكانand had اللهGod أَمْهَلَكاgranted you respite
إِذَا بَقِيتَ وَكان الله أَمْهَلَكا
فماso not تُبالِيyou care بِمَنْabout whom قدalready عاشَlived أَمْor هَلَكاperished
فما تُبالِي بِمَنْ قد عاشَ أَمْ هَلَكا
If you live on and God has granted you respite,
If you remain and God gives you time
Then you care not who has lived or perished.
You would not care who has lived or perished
Sol 6.1