ياO أباfather of الفضلal-Fadl ريعُyield شامِطْياقيmy Shamityaq
يا أبا الفضل ريعُ شامِطْياقي
بادئٌcoming forth anew عائدٌreturning لكمْfor you كُلَّevery عامِyear
بادئٌ عائدٌ لكمْ كُلَّ عامِ
O Abu al-Fadl, the yield of my Shamityaq
O Abul Fadl, flow of Shamitiaqi
comes forth anew, returning to you each year.
Returning every year as it began
ولعوداتُand surely the returns ريعyield جودِكyour generosity للآfor the hopeful (word beginning)
ولعوداتُ ريع جودِك للآ
ملcompletion of 'hopeful' أولىmore deserving منthan غيرهاothers besides them بالدوامِof continuance
مل أولى من غيرها بالدوامِ
And surely your bounty's recurring yields, for the
For your generosity always returns
hopeful, deserve constancy more than all others.
More deserving than any other to endure
ليسnot يُنْجيكَsaves you منfrom ملامةِreproach قربٍcloseness
ليس يُنْجيكَ من ملامةِ قربٍ
غيرُexcept آلائكyour favors الحسانِlovely الجسامِmighty
غيرُ آلائك الحسانِ الجسامِ
Nothing saves you from reproach born of closeness
None can save you from the blame of kin
except your lovely, mighty favors.
Except your great beautiful favours
فتعوَّذْso seek refuge بحنطةِwith wheat الكشكِkashk (grain-and-yogurt dish) منهاfrom it
فتعوَّذْ بحنطةِ الكشكِ منها
عائداًreturning بالجميلwith kindness عودَthe return of الكرامِthe generous
عائداً بالجميل عودَ الكرامِ
So seek refuge from it in wheat for kashk,
So take refuge in wheat porridge from it
renewing your kindness as the generous do.
Returning with kindness, return of nobility
قسماًI swear ياO ابنَson of صالحSalih بنِson of عليٍّAli
قسماً يا ابنَ صالح بنِ عليٍّ
وابنِand son of عيسىIsa بنِson of جعفرJa'far القمقامِthe mighty lord
وابنِ عيسى بنِ جعفر القمقامِ
I swear, O son of Salih ibn Ali,
By God, O son of Salih bin Ali
and son of Isa ibn Ja'far, the mighty lord:
And son of Isa bin Ja'far al-Qumqami
إنَّindeed عَهْديmy pledge إذاwhen تنكَّرturns estranged عهدٌa pledge
إنَّ عَهْدي إذا تنكَّر عهدٌ
لجديدٌsurely fresh وإنّand indeed حُبِّيmy love لناميsurely growing
لجديدٌ وإنّ حُبِّي لنامي
My pledge, when another pledge turns cold,
If a pact is forgotten, it is renewed
is surely fresh, and my love is surely growing.
And my love surely grows
مِقةٌaffection خالطتmingled with فؤاديmy heart ودبَّتْand crept
مِقةٌ خالطت فؤادي ودبَّتْ
فيin عروقيmy veins ومخَّخَتْand became marrow فيin عظاميmy bones
في عروقي ومخَّخَتْ في عظامي
An affection that mingled with my heart and crept
A longing has mixed with my heart and crept
through my veins, and became marrow in my bones.
Into my veins and penetrated my bones
فعلىso according to قَدْرthe measure of ذاكthat أسألُI ask for حاجاneeds (word beginning)
فعلى قَدْر ذاك أسألُ حاجا
تيmy (with the end of 'needs') وأمتاحُهاand draw them forth بغيرwithout احتشامِbashfulness
تي وأمتاحُها بغير احتشامِ
So, in proportion to that, I ask for my
As much as that, I ask for my needs
needs, and draw them forth without bashfulness.
And attain them without modesty
سائلاًasking جِلَّهاthe great among them لغيْرِnot out of اشتطاطٍoverstepping
سائلاً جِلَّها لغيْرِ اشتطاطٍ
سائلاًasking دِقَّهاthe small among them لغيرnot out of اغتنامِseeking gain
سائلاً دِقَّها لغير اغتنامِ
Asking for the great among them, without overstepping,
Asking for much of it without greed
asking for the small, not to seize advantage.
Asking for little of it without blame
غيرَnot مُستصغرٍbelittling قليلَlittle عطاياgifts
غيرَ مُستصغرٍ قليلَ عطايا
كof yours ولاnor مُكْبرٍmagnifying كبيرَgreat اللئامِthe ignoble
ك ولا مُكْبرٍ كبيرَ اللئامِ
Not belittling the small gifts
Not belittling your small gifts
of yours, nor extolling the great gifts of the ignoble.
Nor magnifying your great favours
وقديماًand long ago ماemphatic particle أظلمواthey grew dark كاللياليlike nights
وقديماً ما أظلموا كالليالي
وأضأتُمْand you shone للناسِfor people كالأيامِlike days
وأضأتُمْ للناسِ كالأيامِ
Long have they been dark as nights,
Long ago they did not wrong like the nights
while you shone for people like days.
And you enlightened people like the days
وعلوتُمْand you rose علىabove الخليقةcreation كالهاlike heads (word beginning)
وعلوتُمْ على الخليقة كالها
مcompletion of 'heads' وكانand were الرجالُmen كالأقدامِlike feet
م وكان الرجالُ كالأقدامِ
And you rose above creation like
You rose above all creation
heads, while men were like feet.
While men were like feet
وجَرَيْتُمْand you coursed فيthrough كلevery مَيْتٍlifeless منof المعkindness (word beginning)
وجَرَيْتُمْ في كل مَيْتٍ من المع
روفِcompletion of 'kindness' جَرْيthe coursing of الأرواحِsouls فيin الأجسامِbodies
روفِ جَرْي الأرواحِ في الأجسامِ
And you coursed through every lifeless deed of
You flowed in every dead person with favour
kindness, as souls course through bodies.
Like souls flow in bodies
وهْيand they are قُرْبٌacts of devotion وإنماand only أناI فيin الشَّيْthe thing (word beginning)
وهْي قُرْبٌ وإنما أنا في الشَّيْ
ءِcompletion of 'thing' وكيلٌan agent وأنتand you قاضيone who fulfills ذِمامِa bond of honor
ءِ وكيلٌ وأنت قاضي ذِمامِ
And these are acts of devotion; in this matter I am only
It is kinship, and I am but an agent in it
an agent, and you fulfill the bond of honor.
While you are the decisive authority
Sol 6.1