ياO جمالَbeauty of الخِلافةِthe caliphate المُحرِزَwinner of المَجْglory (first part)
يا جمالَ الخِلافةِ المُحرِزَ المَجْ
دَ(completes 'glory') بكفّيْwith the two hands of إجمالِهhis graciousness وجمالِهْand his beauty
دَ بكفّيْ إجمالِه وجمالِهْ
O beauty of the caliphate, who wins glory
with the two hands of his graciousness and beauty,
والذيand the one who منfrom خليفةِthe caliph of اللهGod فيon الأرthe earth (first part)
والذي من خليفةِ الله في الأر
ضِ(completes 'earth') لهfor him رفعةٌeminence علىabove أمثالِهْhis peers
ضِ له رفعةٌ على أمثالِهْ
And whom God's caliph on earth
has raised above his peers:
شرفٌnobility نظّمstrung النجومَthe stars عُقوداًas necklaces
شرفٌ نظّم النجومَ عُقوداً
ملأتْfilled بينbetween نحرِهhis upper chest وقَذالِهْand the back of his head
ملأتْ بين نحرِه وقَذالِهْ
A nobility that strung the stars into necklaces
filling the space between his breast and the back of his head;
بمعالٍwith lofty virtues واoh! خَجْلةَshame of البدرِthe full moon إنif قاcompares (first part)
بمعالٍ وا خَجْلةَ البدرِ إن قا
سَ(completes 'compares') جَهولاًignorantly كماperfection (first part) لهاtheir (completing 'their perfection') بكَمالِهْwith its own perfection
سَ جَهولاً كما لها بكَمالِهْ
With lofty virtues—oh, the full moon's shame, if it
ignorantly compares their perfection with its own!
وخلالٍand qualities فيهاin them بشيرُa herald of نَجاحٍsuccess
وخلالٍ فيها بشيرُ نَجاحٍ
أمِنَwere safe الراغبونَthose seeking favor منfrom إخلالِهْhis failing them
أمِنَ الراغبونَ من إخلالِهْ
And qualities bearing glad tidings of success—
those seeking his favor need not fear his failing them.
غيثُa rain of جودٍgenerosity يرويكَquenches your thirst منfrom مائِهits water العذthe sweet (first part)
غيثُ جودٍ يرويكَ من مائِه العذ
بِ(completes 'sweet') ويُغنيكَand spares you عنfrom سريعِbrief مِطالِهْits delay
بِ ويُغنيكَ عن سريعِ مِطالِهْ
A rain of bounty, quenching you with its sweet water
and sparing you even the briefest delay;
وهدىًand guidance أحسبُI think النجومَthe stars استعارتْborrowed
وهدىً أحسبُ النجومَ استعارتْ
هُit لإرشادِهاfor them to guide رهينَone held captive by ضَلالِهْhis wandering
هُ لإرشادِها رهينَ ضَلالِهْ
And guidance—I think the stars have borrowed
it to guide one held captive by his own wandering;
وحُسامٌand a sharp sword يدُthe hand of الخِلافةِthe caliphate هزّتْbrandished
وحُسامٌ يدُ الخِلافةِ هزّتْ
هُit فزادتْهُand so enhanced it رونقاًluster فيin صِقالِهْits polish
هُ فزادتْهُ رونقاً في صِقالِهْ
And a sword—the hand of the caliphate has brandished
it, adding luster to its polish.
Sol 6.1