ياO أسداًlion ياO ابنson of جَهْوَرَJahwar طَرَقَتْcame by night
يا أسداً يا ابن جَهْوَرَ طَرَقَتْ
دهياءُa dire calamity يغنيis of use فيin مثلهاits like الأسدُthe lion
دهياءُ يغني في مثلها الأسدُ
O lion, O son of Jahwar, there came by night
O lion, o son of valor, you have tread
a dire calamity, the kind in which a lion is of use.
The crafty hyena sings in the likes of it, the lion
وفيكand in you أشياءqualities منof خلائقهhis character traits
وفيك أشياء من خلائقه
محمودةٌpraiseworthy لاnot يذمهاcondemns them أحدُanyone
محمودةٌ لا يذمها أحدُ
And in you are traits of his character,
And in you are traits of its morals
praiseworthy ones that no one condemns:
Commendable which no one dispraises
لاnot الغَشْمbrutality منهfrom him بلrather البسالةvalor والand the
لا الغَشْم منه بل البسالة وال
نجدةgallantry عندwhen الحفاظdefending honor والجَلَدُand fortitude
نجدة عند الحفاظ والجَلَدُ
not his brutality, but valor and
Neither deceit from it but bravery and
gallantry when honor is defended, and fortitude.
Help at preservation and endurance
فأنتso you are يومٌa day لآملٍfor one who hopes وَغَدٌand tomorrow
فأنت يومٌ لآملٍ وَغَدٌ
وأنتand you are يومٌa day لخائفfor one who fears وغدُand tomorrow
وأنت يومٌ لخائف وغدُ
So you are today and tomorrow for one who hopes,
For you are a day for a hopeful and a tomorrow
and you are today and tomorrow for one who fears.
And you are a day for a fearful and tomorrow
حَقِّيَmy due ظنيmy hope بكin you الجميلthe good إذاwhen
حَقِّيَ ظني بك الجميل إذا
ساءتturned bad ظنونيmy hopes وخانتand failed العُددُthe resources
ساءت ظنوني وخانت العُددُ
My claim is the good hope I place in you, when
True is my assumption of you if
my hopes turn bleak and my resources fail.
My assumptions were evil and numbers failed
لاdo not تتركallow العيْثَthe havoc منfrom أبيAbu (father of) حسنHasan
لا تترك العيْثَ من أبي حسن
يُميلtilts عرشيmy throne وأنتand you are ليfor me سندُa support
يُميل عرشي وأنت لي سندُ
Do not let the havoc wrought by Abu Hasan
Do not leave the harm of Abu Hasan
tilt my throne, while you are my support.
Who tilts my throne while you are my support
فلمfor … not تزلyou cease عندat كلevery مُظْلِمَةٍdark calamity
فلم تزل عند كل مُظْلِمَةٍ
سوداءblack تَبْيَضُّturns white منfrom يديكyour two hands يدُa hand
سوداء تَبْيَضُّ من يديك يدُ
For always, at every dark calamity,
So you have not ceased at every injustice
black as it is, a hand of yours shines white.
Darkness whitens from your hands the hand
Sol 6.1