وطئتَyou trod أباAbu (father of) إسحقَIshaq أثبتَthe firmest وطْأةٍstep
وطئتَ أبا إسحقَ أثبتَ وطْأةٍ
وأثقلهاand the heaviest of them ثِقْلاًin weight علىin رَغْمِspite of راغمِan opponent
وأثقلها ثِقْلاً على رَغْمِ راغمِ
You have trodden, Abu Ishaq, with the firmest step,
and the weightiest, despite every resentful opponent.
وهُنِّئتَand may you be congratulated ماwhat أُعطيتَهُyou were given it منof كرامةٍhonor
وهُنِّئتَ ما أُعطيتَهُ من كرامةٍ
وهُنِّئكَand may he be congratulated on you المِعطاكthe one to whom you were given بانيthe builder of المكارمِnoble deeds
وهُنِّئكَ المِعطاك باني المكارمِ
May you be congratulated on the honor you were granted,
and may the builder of noble deeds, to whom you were given, be congratulated on you.
سبقْتَyou surpassed بهthrough him الكُتَّابَthe secretaries عفْواًeffortlessly كسبقهِas he surpassed
سبقْتَ به الكُتَّابَ عفْواً كسبقهِ
بكَthrough you السادةَthe lords الأملاكَthe kings منfrom آلthe house of هاشمHashim
بكَ السادةَ الأملاكَ من آل هاشم
Through him you effortlessly surpassed the secretaries, as he surpassed
through you the royal lords of the house of Hashim.
وأصبحتماand you both became مُسْتبشِرَيْنrejoicing كلاكماboth of you
وأصبحتما مُسْتبشِرَيْن كلاكما
بصاحبهthrough his companion قدindeed فازَhas won فوزةَthe triumph of غانمِa victor
بصاحبه قد فازَ فوزةَ غانمِ
You have both become joyful, each of you
having gained through his companion a victor’s prize.
وإنَّكand you are indeed للْحظُّsurely the good fortune النفيسُprecious لسيدٍfor a master
وإنَّك للْحظُّ النفيسُ لسيدٍ
كماjust as أنَّهhe is الحظُّthe good fortune النفيسُprecious لخادمfor a servant
كما أنَّه الحظُّ النفيسُ لخادم
And you are indeed a master’s precious good fortune,
just as he is a servant’s precious good fortune.
فمنso whoever شاءَwishes فليبكِlet him then weep الدماءَblood نفاسةًout of envy
فمن شاءَ فليبكِ الدماءَ نفاسةً
ومنand whoever شاءwishes فليضحَكْlet him then laugh إلىto the point of فهْرِthe breathless exhaustion of هائمone distraught
ومن شاء فليضحَكْ إلى فهْرِ هائم
So let whoever wishes weep blood out of envy,
and let whoever wishes laugh to a madman’s exhaustion.
أماindeed والهداياby the sacrificial beasts الدامياتِbleeding نحورُهاtheir throats
أما والهدايا الدامياتِ نحورُها
ضحىًat midmorning والمطاياand by the mounts الدامياتbleeding المناسمfootpads
ضحىً والمطايا الداميات المناسم
Indeed, by the sacrificial beasts with bleeding throats
at midmorning, and the mounts with bleeding footpads,
لقدindeed أيَّدتْhas strengthened منكَthrough you الخلافةُthe caliphate طودهاits mountain
لقد أيَّدتْ منكَ الخلافةُ طودها
بِرُكْنٍwith a buttress وثيقٍfirm غيرِnot واهيweak in الدعائمsupports
بِرُكْنٍ وثيقٍ غيرِ واهي الدعائم
the caliphate has surely strengthened its mountain through you
with a firm buttress whose supports are not feeble.
كأنِّيas though I بمصرٍin Egypt قدalready تجلَّيْتَyou have appeared طالعاًrising
كأنِّي بمصرٍ قد تجلَّيْتَ طالعاً
عليهاover her بوجهٍwith a face مُسفرٍradiant غيرnot قاتمgloomy
عليها بوجهٍ مُسفرٍ غير قاتم
I seem to see you appearing in Egypt, rising
over her with a radiant face, free of gloom.
فظلَّتْso she remained بيومon a day منfrom ضيائكyour radiance شامسٍsunny
فظلَّتْ بيوم من ضيائك شامسٍ
رهيناًbound بيومٍto a day منfrom سماحكyour bounty غائمcloudy
رهيناً بيومٍ من سماحك غائم
So, on a day made sunny by your light, she remains
bound to a day made cloudy by your bounty.
رحلْتَyou saddled إليهاto her العيسthe pale camels أيْمَنَmost auspicious راحلٍtraveler
رحلْتَ إليها العيس أيْمَنَ راحلٍ
ويقدمهاand he will reach her منfrom بعدُafterward أسعدُmost fortunate قادمnewcomer
ويقدمها من بعدُ أسعدُ قادم
You have saddled the pale camels for her, most auspicious of travelers,
and afterward her most fortunate newcomer will arrive.
فتُنْجِزُso you fulfill ليfor me وَعْدَthe promise of الرجاءِhope بميرةٍwith provisions
فتُنْجِزُ لي وَعْدَ الرجاءِ بميرةٍ
منof العُرفِbounty فوقupon السَّاحجاتِthe ground-scuffing camels الرواسمswift-trotting
من العُرفِ فوق السَّاحجاتِ الرواسم
Then you will fulfill hope’s promise to me with provisions
of bounty, borne on ground-scuffing, swift-trotting camels.
تُعجِّلُهاyou hasten it موفورةًin full measure وتُديمهاand you sustain it
تُعجِّلُها موفورةً وتُديمها
ولاand there is no خيرَgood فيin المعروفِkindness ليسthat is not بدائمlasting
ولا خيرَ في المعروفِ ليس بدائم
You send them swiftly, in full measure, and keep them coming,
and there is no good in kindness that does not endure.
Sol 6.1