عَيْنَforemost figure of الْوِزَارَةِthe vizierate ذَاpossessor of الْمَقَامِthe rank السَّامِكِlofty
عَيْنَ الْوِزَارَةِ ذَا الْمَقَامِ السَّامِكِ
أَمْضَىkeenest of بَنِيthe sons of سَيْفِthe sword of الزَّمَانِthe age الْبَاتِكِcleaving
أَمْضَى بَنِي سَيْفِ الزَّمَانِ الْبَاتِكِ
O foremost figure of the vizierate, possessor of lofty rank,
O eye of the ministry, you who occupy a lofty station,
O leading light of the vizierate, possessor of the lofty station,
keenest of the sons of the age’s cleaving sword—
You have worn out the children of the sword of time, striking.
The sharpest among the sons of time's severing sword,
الشَّهْمِthe noble-hearted عَبْدِservant of اللهِوَالِدِكَGod, your father الذِيwho
الشَّهْمِ عَبْدِ اللهِوَالِدِكَ الذِي
يُرْجَىis looked to لِتَخْيِيبِfor thwarting النَّمُومِthe talebearer الآفِكِthe deceitful
يُرْجَى لِتَخْيِيبِ النَّمُومِ الآفِكِ
the noble-hearted Abd Allah, your father, who
Abdullah, your venerable father, whom
The chivalrous Abdullah, your father, who
is looked to for thwarting the lying talebearer.
We hope will frustrate evil omens and undo knots.
Is relied upon to thwart the lying slanderer.
إِنَّاindeed we تَوَسَّلْنَاwe have appealed إِلَيْكَto you بِحَقِّهِfor his sake
إِنَّا تَوَسَّلْنَا إِلَيْكَ بِحَقِّهِ
يَاO نَجْلَهُhis son مُجْلِيdispeller of الظَّلاَمِthe darkness الْحَالِكِpitch-black
يَا نَجْلَهُ مُجْلِي الظَّلاَمِ الْحَالِكِ
Indeed, we have appealed to you for his sake,
We appeal to you through his merit,
We entreat you by his rightful claim,
O son of his, dispeller of pitch-black darkness.
O his son, dispelling the enveloping darkness.
O his son, dispeller of pitch-black darkness:
أَلاَwill you not سَمِعْتُمْyou heard قَوْلَنَاour words وَنَظَرْتُمُand you considered
أَلاَ سَمِعْتُمْ قَوْلَنَا وَنَظَرْتُمُ
فِيinto شَأْنِthe plight of أَيْتَامٍorphans سُلاَلَةِoffspring of هَالِكِa deceased man
فِي شَأْنِ أَيْتَامٍ سُلاَلَةِ هَالِكِ
Will you not hear our words and consider
Have you not heard our words and considered
Will you not hear our words and look
the plight of orphans, offspring of a departed man?
The plight of orphans, a ruined lineage?
Into the affair of orphans, the progeny of one who has perished?
بَرَكَتْcrouched بِهِمْupon them أَيَّامُهُمْtheir days يَاO عَائِذاًone seeking refuge
بَرَكَتْ بِهِمْ أَيَّامُهُمْ يَا عَائِذاً
بِاللهِin God مِنْfrom سُوءِthe evil of الزَّمَانِtime الْبَارِكِcrouching
بِاللهِ مِنْ سُوءِ الزَّمَانِ الْبَارِكِ
Their days have crouched upon them, O you who seek refuge
Time has abandoned them, O you who seek
Their days have knelt heavily upon them, O you who seek refuge
in God from the evil of crouching time;
Refuge in God from the evil of fickle time.
In God from the misfortune of this oppressive time.
وَعَلَيْهِمْand upon them دَيْنٌa debt ثَقِيلٌheavy بَارِكٌcrouching
وَعَلَيْهِمْ دَيْنٌ ثَقِيلٌ بَارِكٌ
مَاthe space بَيْنَbetween ذِرْوَةِthe crest of وَفْرِهِمْtheir thick hair وَالْحَارِكِand the withers
مَا بَيْنَ ذِرْوَةِ وَفْرِهِمْ وَالْحَارِكِ
and a heavy debt crouches upon them,
And they carry a heavy, ruinous debt
And upon them lies a heavy, kneeling debt,
between the crest of their hair and their withers.
Between the peak of their neglect and the mover.
Resting right between the peak of their wealth and the withers.
فَلِذَاكَso, for that reason لَمْdid not يَرِثُواthey inherit وَرِثْتُمْyou inherited سُؤْدَداًnobility
فَلِذَاكَ لَمْ يَرِثُوا وَرِثْتُمْ سُؤْدَداً
إِلاَّexcept الْعَنَاhardship مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter ذَاكَthat التَّارِكِthe one who left
إِلاَّ الْعَنَا مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَاكَ التَّارِكِ
Thus they inherited nothing—you inherited nobility—
Thus they did not inherit, though you inherited
Therefore they inherited nothing—may you inherit glory—
but hardship after the one who left them.
Only hardship after that legacy.
Except hardship after the departure of the one who left them,
لاَnot سِيَّمَاthe like of ذَاكَthat الْحَبِيسُthe prisoner فَإِنَّهُfor indeed he
لاَ سِيَّمَا ذَاكَ الْحَبِيسُ فَإِنَّهُ
فِيon مَسْلَكِthe path of الأَهْوَالِterrors عَيْنُthe very السَّالِكِone who treads
فِي مَسْلَكِ الأَهْوَالِ عَيْنُ السَّالِكِ
Especially that prisoner, for he
Especially that imprisoned one, for verily he
Especially that imprisoned one, for indeed he
is the very one who treads the path of terrors.
Is on the path of horrors, a clear traveller.
Is the very picture of a traveler on the path of terrors.
وَعَلَىand upon مَقَامِكُمُyour station الذِيwhich خَفَضَhas humbled الْعُلاَthe heights
وَعَلَى مَقَامِكُمُ الذِي خَفَضَ الْعُلاَ
أَزْكَىthe purest سَلاَمٍsalutation كَالْعَبِيرِlike perfume الصَّائِكِclinging
أَزْكَى سَلاَمٍ كَالْعَبِيرِ الصَّائِكِ
And upon your station, which has humbled the heights,
And to your station, which humbles the lofty,
And upon your station, before which all other heights are humbled,
the purest salutation, like perfume that clings.
Greetings as fragrant as wafting incense.
Be the purest of greetings, like a clinging, fragrant perfume.
Sol 6.1