يَاO مَنْone whose مَآثرُهُhis noble deeds عَديدَهْmany
يَا مَنْ مَآثرُهُ عَديدَهْ
وشَبَاةُand the edge فِطْنَتِهِof his wit حَدِيدَهْsharp
وشَبَاةُ فِطْنَتِهِ حَدِيدَهْ
O you whose noble deeds are many,
O one whose glorious deeds abound
O you whose glorious deeds are myriad,
and whose wit has a sharp edge;
And keen intellect is hardened steel
And the edge of whose intellect is sharp,
وابنَand son of الذِيthe one who حَلَّىadorned مُريدَهْhis disciple
وابنَ الذِي حَلَّى مُريدَهْ
بِسُموطِwith necklaces إِرْشادٍof guidance مُفيدَهْbeneficial
بِسُموطِ إِرْشادٍ مُفيدَهْ
and son of him who adorned his disciple
Son of one who adorned his disciples
And the son of him who adorned his disciple
with beneficial necklaces of guidance—
With beneficial guidance most ideal
With necklaces of beneficial guidance,
أعِنِhelp ابنَson of زاكورٍZakur علَىwith
أعِنِ ابنَ زاكورٍ علَى
إصْلاحِthe correction of هَاتِيكَthat القَصيدَهْthe poem
إصْلاحِ هَاتِيكَ القَصيدَهْ
help Ibn Zakur with
Aid Ibn Zakour to improve
Assist Ibn Zakour in
the correction of that poem,
This poem of mine, if you so feel
Amending that poem,
بِحُضُورِكُمْthrough your presence إِنْif كانَit is لاَnot
بِحُضُورِكُمْ إِنْ كانَ لاَ
يُدْنِيlowers مَراتِبَكَyour stations البَعِيدَهْfar-off
يُدْنِي مَراتِبَكَ البَعِيدَهْ
through your presence, if that does not
By your presence, though lofty your station
With your presence, if it does not
lower your lofty stations.
Beyond what I can make appeal
Lower your exalted and lofty ranks,
أوْor فابْعثِthen send الأوْراقَthe papers مَعْwith
أوْ فابْعثِ الأوْراقَ مَعْ
مَنْsomeone who رَاقَis agreeable ذَاpossessing سِيَرٍconduct حَميدَهْpraiseworthy
مَنْ رَاقَ ذَا سِيَرٍ حَميدَهْ
Or else send the papers with
Or send the papers with
Or send the pages along with
someone agreeable, of praiseworthy conduct.
One whose path is most virtuous and real
Someone pleasing, of praiseworthy conduct,
ونَرُدُّهَاand we shall return them عَمَّاafter (emphatic) قَرِيnear (beginning of قريب)
ونَرُدُّهَا عَمَّا قَرِي
بٍending of قريب ('near') تَزْدَهِيis resplendent مِنْهاthrough them الْخَرِيدَهْthe maiden
بٍ تَزْدَهِي مِنْها الْخَرِيدَهْ
And we shall return them before
We'll send them back before long
And we shall return them very soon,
long; through them the maiden will shine.
To gleam with gems that fields do yield
That the maiden poem may proudly shine with them.
أبْقَىmay preserve الإِلَهُGod وُجُودَكُمْyour being
أبْقَى الإِلَهُ وُجُودَكُمْ
لِيُجيدَto beautify مِنْof ذَاthis الدَّهْرِage جِيدَهْits neck
لِيُجيدَ مِنْ ذَا الدَّهْرِ جِيدَهْ
May God preserve your being,
May God make your existence endure
May God preserve your existence,
to grace the neck of this age.
To bring out the finest life can wield
To adorn the neck of this era with excellence.
Sol 6.1