الحمدpraise للَّهto God لاno شريكpartner لهُfor Him
الحمد للَّه لا شريك لهُ
مدبِّرdisposer of الأمرaffairs مُنزلsender down of القَطرِrain
مدبِّر الأمر مُنزل القَطرِ
Praise be to God, who has no partner,
Praise be to Allah, who has no partner
the disposer of affairs, the sender of rain.
The Manager of affairs, Sender of rain
عُضدتَyou were strengthened بابنينby two sons أصبحاthe two became لكfor you فيin الthe (continued)
عُضدتَ بابنين أصبحا لك في ال
تدبيرِgovernance مثلlike اليدينthe two hands للظهرِto the back
تدبيرِ مثل اليدين للظهرِ
You were strengthened by two sons, who have become for you in
You have been supported by two sons who in
governance like two hands to the back.
Managing affairs became like two hands to the back
وشكرُهاand gratitude for it ذاكthat أنthat تُقيلyou pardon وأنand that
وشكرُها ذاك أن تُقيل وأن
تصفحَyou forgive ياO ذاpossessor of السناءsplendor والفخرِand glory
تصفحَ يا ذا السناء والفخرِ
And gratitude for that means pardoning and
Thank Him by easing their way and
forgiving, O man of splendor and glory.
Overlooking, O Most Praiseworthy and Honored
ياO أكملmost perfect الناسof people فيin فضائلهhis virtues
يا أكمل الناس في فضائله
منamong أهلthe people of بدوٍnomadic life وساكنيand dwellers in حضرِtowns
من أهل بدوٍ وساكني حضرِ
O most perfect of people in virtue,
O most perfect of people in virtues
among nomads and those who dwell in towns,
Amongst Bedouins and settled folk
بحقّby the right of مَنwhoever تُوجَبare due الحقوقُrights لهُto him
بحقّ مَن تُوجَب الحقوقُ لهُ
منamong هاشميِّيكyour Hashimites أنجمstars of الدهرِthe age
من هاشميِّيك أنجم الدهرِ
by the right of those to whom rights are owed,
By the right of the one whose rights are due
among your Hashimites, the stars of the age,
Of your Hashemite family, stars of time
صِلناshow us kindness بأنby ensuring that تُكملyou complete الرضاfavor لأبيfor Abu
صِلنا بأن تُكمل الرضا لأبي
إسحاقIshaq تَسعدyou will prosper بالحمدthrough praise والأجرِand reward
إسحاق تَسعد بالحمد والأجرِ
show us kindness by granting full favor to Abu
Bless us by completing the contentment of my father
Ishaq; you will prosper through praise and reward.
Isaac, made happy by praise and reward
وهبتyou gave شطرhalf of الرضاfavor لهto him فهبso give الthe (continued)
وهبت شطر الرضا له فهب ال
كلَّwhole فليسfor it is not الكمالperfection فيin الشطرِthe half
كلَّ فليس الكمال في الشطرِ
You gave him half your favor; now give
You granted half the contentment to him, so grant
the whole, for perfection does not lie in a half.
All, for perfection is not in halves
قدalready فازhe has gained بالمجلسthe audience الشريفnoble فبدso replace (continued)
قد فاز بالمجلس الشريف فبد
دِلْهُfor him (completing 'replace') بلحظwith a glance of الرضاfavor منinstead of الشزرthe sidelong glare
دِلْهُ بلحظ الرضا من الشزر
He has gained the noble audience; so
He won the noble council, so replace it
replace your sidelong glare at him with a look of favor.
With a glance of contentment from the brows
أنتyou الثِّقافthe shaft-straightener الذيwhich يقامis straightened بهby it الthe (continued)
أنت الثِّقاف الذي يقام به ال
زَيغcrookedness وأنتand you المُقيلthe pardoner للعَثرof missteps
زَيغ وأنت المُقيل للعَثر
You are the straightening tool by which one corrects
You straighten what is crooked
crookedness, and you pardon missteps.
And lift up those who stumble
أنتyou الذيthe one whom أنزلتهُhas placed him همتُهُhis resolve
أنت الذي أنزلتهُ همتُهُ
منزلةthe station of الفَرقدينthe two Farqad stars والنسرِand the Eagle star
منزلة الفَرقدين والنسرِ
You are he whom his resolve has raised
You whom your resolve has placed
to the station of the Farqadayn and the Eagle.
In the position of polestars and eagles
وأنتand you فيin عِفَّةpurity of السريرةthe inner self والand the (continued)
وأنت في عِفَّة السريرة وال
علمlearning شبيهsimilar بجدكto your grandfather الحَبرِthe scholar
علم شبيه بجدك الحَبرِ
And in purity of heart and
You in modesty of conduct and
learning, you resemble your grandfather, the scholar.
Knowledge are like your grandfather the scholar
ماnot نعمةُthe blessing اللِّهof God فيهin him راضيةًpleased
ما نعمةُ اللِّه فيه راضيةً
صدَّكyour turning away عنهُfrom him بوجهكwith your face النضرِradiant
صدَّك عنهُ بوجهك النضرِ
God's blessing in him is not pleased
No blessing of God in him makes you
with your turning your radiant face away from him.
Turn your bright face away from him
كمmany a قائلspeaker حينwhen قيلit was said إنthat أباAbu
كم قائل حين قيل إن أبا
إسحاقIshaq غادٍsetting out غداًtomorrow معwith السفرthe travelers
إسحاق غادٍ غداً مع السفر
How many said, when told that Abu
How many said, when it was said Abu
Ishaq was setting out tomorrow with the travelers:
Isaac is leaving tomorrow on a journey
ماnot مثلُone like ذاكthat الفتىyoung man يُعَرَّضis exposed للto the (continued)
ما مثلُ ذاك الفتى يُعَرَّض لل
بَرِّland وآفاتهand its perils ولاnor البحرthe sea
بَرِّ وآفاته ولا البحر
"A youth like that should not be exposed to
None like that lad should be exposed to
the land and its perils, nor to the sea."
Harm and its pitfalls, not even the sea
أماindeed ونُعماكby your bounty إنهاindeed it is قسمٌan oath
أما ونُعماك إنها قسمٌ
قامhas taken مقامthe place of اليمينa sworn oath والنذرِand a vow
قام مقام اليمين والنذرِ
Indeed, by your bounty—it is an oath
But by your blessings it is a decree
that takes the place of swearing and a vow—
That has taken the place of oath and vow
لاnot أدَعُI abandon النصحsincere counsel ماas long as استطعتُI can وإنeven if
لا أدَعُ النصح ما استطعتُ وإن
لاقيتنيyou meet me بالعُبوسwith frowns والزجرand rebukes
لاقيتني بالعُبوس والزجر
I shall not abandon sincere counsel as long as I can, even if
I shall not cease advising while I can, though
you meet me with frowns and rebukes.
I meet with frowns and rebuke
إنيindeed I شهيدٌa witness بأنكthat you اليومtoday إنif
إني شهيدٌ بأنك اليوم إن
غابhe is absent فُواقاًfor a moment فُجِّعتyou would be bereft بالصبرof patience
غاب فُواقاً فُجِّعت بالصبر
I bear witness that today, if he
I bear witness that today if he
is absent for a moment, you will be bereft of patience.
Is absent, you would grieve with patience
وكيفand how بالصبرwith patience وامتزاجُكماand your mingling (you two)
وكيف بالصبر وامتزاجُكما
مثلlike امتزاجthe mingling of الزُّلالclear water والخمرand wine
مثل امتزاج الزُّلال والخمر
And how could you be patient, when your mingling
But how can there be patience, when you two are mixed
is like the mingling of clear water and wine?
Like the mixing of limpid and wine
صُنهُprotect him عنfrom العنفharshness إنfor مَغمزَهُhis tender spot
صُنهُ عن العنف إن مَغمزَهُ
منfrom عودِكyour wood اللدنsupple لاnot منfrom الصخرِstone
من عودِك اللدن لا من الصخرِ
Protect him from harshness, for his tender spot
Protect him from violence, if he is blamed
is of your supple wood, not of stone.
For your habitual gentleness, not harshness
وفيand in تعدِّيoverstepping الحدودbounds مَفسدةٌharm
وفي تعدِّي الحدود مَفسدةٌ
وليسand not كلall الأمورmatters بالقسرby force
وليس كل الأمور بالقسر
Transgressing bounds brings harm,
In exceeding limits is corruption
and not everything is accomplished by force.
Not everything can be accomplished by force
أماdo you not ترىsee العودَthe rod إنif عَنَفتَyou are harsh بهwith it
أما ترى العودَ إن عَنَفتَ به
جاوزتَyou go beyond تقويمَهُstraightening it إلىto الكسرbreaking
جاوزتَ تقويمَهُ إلى الكسر
Do you not see that, if you are harsh with a rod,
Do you not see, if you force a branch
you pass beyond straightening it to breaking it?
You exceed correcting it, to breaking
ولستand you are not منone who يكسرbreaks الصحيحwhat is sound ألاindeed
ولست من يكسر الصحيح ألا
بلrather جابرَa mender of الكسرbrokenness جابرَa reliever of الفقرpoverty
بل جابرَ الكسر جابرَ الفقر
You are not one who breaks what is sound; indeed,
I am not one to break the healthy
rather, you mend brokenness and relieve poverty.
But a mender of breaks, of poverty
ماnot زلتyou have ceased ضدopposed to الزمانTime تصلِحyou repair ماwhat
ما زلت ضد الزمان تصلِح ما
يفسدit ruins مذsince كنتَyou were منamong بنيboys aged العشرten
يفسد مذ كنتَ من بني العشر
You have always opposed Time, repairing what
You have not ceased righting what time
it ruins, ever since you were a boy of ten.
Corrupts since you were of the ten
تَجبرُyou mend ماwhat تكسِرbreak الحوادثُcalamities فالso the (continued)
تَجبرُ ما تكسِر الحوادثُ فال
كسرُbreaking عليهاfalls to them وأنتand you لِلجبرare for mending
كسرُ عليها وأنت لِلجبر
You mend what calamities break; thus
You mend what events break so
breaking is theirs, and mending is yours.
Breaking is theirs but mending is yours
خذهاtake her عروساًas a bride لاnot أقتضيكI require of you لهاfor her
خذها عروساً لا أقتضيك لها
غيرother than الرضاfavor عنtoward فتاكyour young man منas مَهرa dowry
غير الرضا عن فتاك من مَهر
Take her as a bride; I require of you for her
Take her as a bride - I ask of you
no dowry but favor toward your young man.
For her only contentment, no bride price
وإنand if تماديتَyou persist فيin مَساءتناhurting us
وإن تماديتَ في مَساءتنا
فيهregarding him شكوناwe will complain إلىto أبيAbu الصقرal-Saqr (the Falcon)
فيه شكونا إلى أبي الصقر
And if you persist in distressing us
But if you persist in offending us
over him, we shall complain to Abu al-Saqr.
Therein we complain to Father of the Hawk
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