رَثَتِfelt pity الأمانةُfidelity للخيانةfor treachery إذwhen رأتْshe saw
رَثَتِ الأمانةُ للخيانة إذ رأتْ
بالشمسin the sun موقفَthe standing place of أحمدAhmad بنِson of علِيِّAli
بالشمس موقفَ أحمد بنِ علِيِّ
Fidelity pitied treachery when she saw
Loyalty lamented betrayal when it saw
Ahmad ibn Ali standing in the sun.
Ahmad ibn Ali's stance towards the sun
منْwho ذاthat one يؤمِّلُhopes للأمانةِfor fidelity بعدهafter him
منْ ذا يؤمِّلُ للأمانةِ بعده
لوَليِّfor a retainer سُلطانٍa ruler ثوابَthe reward of وَليِّa loyal friend
لوَليِّ سُلطانٍ ثوابَ وَليِّ
Who, after him, can hope that fidelity will win
Who can hope for loyalty after him
For a ruler's retainer the reward of a loyal friend?
For the loyal minister, reward of the loyal
بدرٌa full moon ضَحَىstood exposed للشمسto the sun يوماًfor a day كاملاًwhole
بدرٌ ضَحَى للشمس يوماً كاملاً
فبكتْand so she wept هناكthere جَليَّةٌa radiant one لجِليِّfor a radiant one
فبكتْ هناك جَليَّةٌ لجِليِّ
A full moon stood exposed to the sun for an entire day,
A full moon shone for the sun one day
And there the radiant sun wept for the radiant moon.
So a glorious woman wept for the glorious man
منwhoever يَخْلُis free منof جزعanguish لضَيْعةat the loss of حُرْمةٍdignity
من يَخْلُ من جزع لضَيْعة حُرْمةٍ
منof مثلهone like him فالمجدُthen glory غيرُnot خَليِّfree of anguish
من مثله فالمجدُ غيرُ خَليِّ
Whoever else may feel no anguish at the violation of the dignity
Who can refrain from grieving the loss of sanctity
Of one like him—Glory is not free of anguish.
The like of him, glory is none other
ياO شامتاًgloater أبدىdisplayed الشماتةmalicious glee لاmay you never تَزلْcease
يا شامتاً أبدى الشماتة لا تَزلْ
تَصْلَىyou burn بمرمَضَةin scorching heat أشدَّthe fiercest صُلِيِّburning
تَصْلَى بمرمَضَة أشدَّ صُلِيِّ
O gloater who flaunted his glee, may you never cease
O you who gloat, displaying gloating without end
Burning in scorching heat, with the fiercest burning.
You pray with the shivering of the most ardent prayers
ستراكَwill see you عيناهُhis two eyes بمثلin the like of مَقامهِhis standing place
ستراكَ عيناهُ بمثل مَقامهِ
وببعضِand even at part of ذاكthat يكونhe will be غيرnot مَليِّable to endure
وببعضِ ذاك يكون غير مَليِّ
His eyes will see you in a plight like his,
May his eyes veil you like his position
Yet the gloater will be unequal to even part of that.
And with some of that one would be other than blameless
وقعتْfell قوارعُcrushing blows دهرِهhis time بصَفاتِهupon his rock
وقعتْ قوارعُ دهرِه بصَفاتِه
فتعلّلتْthen sought excuses عنto withdraw from مَصْدَقٍa man of proven mettle سَهْلِيِّSahli
فتعلّلتْ عن مَصْدَقٍ سَهْلِيِّ
The crushing blows of his time fell upon his rock,
The calamities of his time befell his traits
Then drew back, making excuses, from a Sahli of proven mettle,
So they evaded the belief of one easy-going
عنfrom ذيone possessed of الشهامةgallantry والصرامةِand firmness والذيand who
عن ذي الشهامة والصرامةِ والذي
ماnot عيبَwas faulted قطُّever بمذهبfor a course of conduct هَزْلِيِّfrivolous
ما عيبَ قطُّ بمذهب هَزْلِيِّ
From a man of gallantry and firmness, who
Of the brave and stern one, and the one
Was never faulted for a frivolous course;
Whose manner never faulted with jest
عنfrom ذيone possessed of المرارةbitterness والحلاوةand sweetness والذيand who
عن ذي المرارة والحلاوة والذي
لمnever يؤتbe undone منthrough خُلقa character trait لهof his مَقْلِيِّhateful
لم يؤت من خُلق له مَقْلِيِّ
From a man of bitterness and sweetness, who
Of the bitter and sweet one, and the one
Was never undone by any hateful trait of his.
Who was never given a trait that makes weary
وأبيby my father! الوزيرthe vizier بنson of الوزيرthe vizier أبَىrefused لهfor him
وأبي الوزير بن الوزير أبَى له
إلاexcept الحفاظloyal protection بمجدِهِthrough his glory الأصلِيِّancestral
إلا الحفاظ بمجدِهِ الأصلِيِّ
By my father! The vizier, a vizier's son, would allow him
And the minister son of the minister refused for him
Nothing but loyal protection, true to his ancestral glory.
Other than preserving his original glory
بلindeed كادalmost منbecause of فَرْطexcess الحميَّةprotective zeal أنto يَرَىadopt a view
بل كاد من فَرْط الحميَّة أن يَرَى
فيماconcerning what تقلَّدhe had assumed رأيthe view of معْتَزلِيِّa Mu'tazilite
فيما تقلَّد رأي معْتَزلِيِّ
Indeed, from excess of protective zeal, he nearly adopted
But almost out of intense zeal he thought
A Mu'tazilite's view of the office he had assumed.
To adopt the view of one withdrawn
وإذاand when أبوAbu; father of عيسىIsa حَمَىprotects مُتَحرِّماًone seeking sanctuary
وإذا أبو عيسى حَمَى مُتَحرِّماً
أضحىhe comes to يَحُلُّdwell بمَعْقِلin a stronghold وعَليِّof an ibex
أضحى يَحُلُّ بمَعْقِل وعَليِّ
And when Abu Isa protects one who seeks sanctuary,
And if Abu Isa protected sanctimoniously
He comes to dwell in an ibex's stronghold.
He rendered permitted the stronghold and its people
أبقىmay preserve الإلهُGod لناfor us العَلاءَal-Ala مُمتَّعاًgranted enjoyment
أبقى الإلهُ لنا العَلاءَ مُمتَّعاً
بعلائِهِof his eminence القَوْليِّin word والفِعليِّand in deed
بعلائِهِ القَوْليِّ والفِعليِّ
May God preserve al-Ala for us, letting him enjoy
May God maintain for us Al-Alaa enjoying
His eminence in word and deed.
His verbal and practical supremacy
فاللَّهfor God يعلمُknows والبريَّةُand all creation بعدَهُafter Him
فاللَّه يعلمُ والبريَّةُ بعدَهُ
وكَفىand sufficient is بعلْمthe knowledge of الواحدthe One الأزلِيِّthe Eternal
وكَفى بعلْم الواحد الأزلِيِّ
For God knows, and all creation after Him—
For God knows and humanity after him
And the Eternal One's knowledge suffices—
And the knowledge of the One Eternal suffices
ماnot ضَرَّharmed دُنياa world كانthere was فيهاin it مِثْلُهone like him
ما ضَرَّ دُنيا كان فيها مِثْلُه
أَلاthat not يُحلَّىbe adorned غَيرُهُanyone other than him بحُلِيِّwith jewelry
أَلا يُحلَّى غَيرُهُ بحُلِيِّ
That a world with one like him suffers no harm
No world wherein was his like did damage
If no one else is adorned with jewelry.
Can any but him be adorned with adornment
ذوpossessed of منظرٍan outward appearance صافيpure الجمالِbeauty ومَخبرٍand an inward nature
ذو منظرٍ صافي الجمالِ ومَخبرٍ
وافيcomplete الكمالِperfection ومَنْطِقand speech فَصلِيِّdecisive
وافي الكمالِ ومَنْطِق فَصلِيِّ
He has an outward form of pure beauty, an inward nature
Of serene beauty of countenance, and fully
Of consummate perfection, and decisive speech.
Informing speech, and clearly reasoned logic
جمعcombined الشَّبيبةyouth والسَّدَادand sound judgment فلمand so did not يَبعْsell
جمع الشَّبيبة والسَّدَاد فلم يَبعْ
فوزَthe triumph of الحكيمthe sage بلذةِfor the pleasure of الغزَلِيِّthe lover
فوزَ الحكيم بلذةِ الغزَلِيِّ
He joined youth with sound judgment, and did not sell
He combined youth and integrity, and did not sell
A sage's triumph for a lover's pleasure.
The winner's bliss for the pleasure of flirtation
Sol 6.1