مَولايmy lord ياO قاضيjudge of القُضاةthe judges وَمَنand one whose
مَولاي يا قاضي القُضاة وَمَن
بِالعِلمِthrough learning وَالحلمand forbearance طابَbecame noble مَحتِدُهhis lineage
بِالعِلمِ وَالحلم طابَ مَحتِدُه
My lord, O judge of judges, and one whose
lineage is ennobled by learning and forbearance,
وَسَيِّداًand a master بابthe gate of جُودِهِhis bounty حَرَمٌa sanctuary
وَسَيِّداً باب جُودِهِ حَرَمٌ
أَمنsafe جَميعall الأَنامِmankind تَقصِدُهseeks it
أَمن جَميع الأَنامِ تَقصِدُه
and master, whose gate of bounty is a sanctuary,
safe, to which all mankind turns.
قَدindeed شاعَspread فيthrough الشامِal-Sham عَدلُهُhis justice وَنَماand grew
قَد شاعَ في الشامِ عَدلُهُ وَنَما
كَمِثلlike ماthe way ذاعَbecame renowned فيهِin it سُؤدُدُهhis eminence
كَمِثل ما ذاعَ فيهِ سُؤدُدُه
His justice has spread through al-Sham and flourished,
just as his eminence has become renowned there.
قَصَدتُهُI sought him راجِياًhoping عَلىwith ثِقَةٍconfidence
قَصَدتُهُ راجِياً عَلى ثِقَةٍ
نَجاحَthe success of قَصدٍa quest إِلَيهِto him مَسنَدُهits support
نَجاحَ قَصدٍ إِلَيهِ مَسنَدُه
I sought him, hoping with confidence
for success in a quest whose support rests with him.
فَهوَfor he بِشَرعِby the law of النَبيِّthe Prophet يَفصِلُadjudicates ماwhat
فَهوَ بِشَرعِ النَبيِّ يَفصِلُ ما
راحَwent on أَلَدُّthe most contentious of الخُصومthe adversaries يَجحَدُهdenying it
راحَ أَلَدُّ الخُصوم يَجحَدُه
For by the Prophet's law he adjudicates what
the most contentious of adversaries persists in denying—
مِنnamely ناظِرٍan overseer فيهِin him لِلبَصيرfor the clear-sighted عَمىًblindness
مِن ناظِرٍ فيهِ لِلبَصير عَمىً
أَضَلَّهُled him astray اللَهُGod كَيفَhow تُرشِدُهyou guide him
أَضَلَّهُ اللَهُ كَيفَ تُرشِدُه
an overseer in whom the clear-sighted find blindness.
God has led him astray; how can you guide him?
يَرومُhe seeks أَكلاًdevouring مَعلومthe allotted income of مَدرَسَةٍa school
يَرومُ أَكلاً مَعلوم مَدرَسَةٍ
تَشكوit complains إِلىto اللَهِGod ماwhat تُكابِدُهit endures it
تَشكو إِلى اللَهِ ما تُكابِدُه
He seeks to devour the allotted income of a school
that complains to God of what it endures:
مِنfrom دَرسِthe erasure of مَعلومِهاits allotted income وَمَعلَمِهاand its landmark الthe
مِن دَرسِ مَعلومِها وَمَعلَمِها ال
قَديمِancient مِمّاfrom what بِهِwith which يُجدِّدُهhe renews it
قَديمِ مِمّا بِهِ يُجدِّدُه
the erasure of its income and its landmark of
old, through the means by which he renews it.
هُوَhe النظامِيّal-Nizami مُنذُsince حَلَّhe settled بِهاin it
هُوَ النظامِيّ مُنذُ حَلَّ بِها
عَدىhe encroached عَلىupon شَملِهاits unity يَبدِّدُهhe scatters it
عَدى عَلى شَملِها يَبدِّدُه
He is al-Nizami; since he settled there,
he has assailed its unity, scattering it.
فَلَمso he did not يَدَعleave مِنof رَسمِهاits outline سِوىexcept أَثَرٍa trace
فَلَم يَدَع مِن رَسمِها سِوى أَثَرٍ
تَعرِفُهُrecognizes it العَينthe eye ثُمَّthen تَجحَدُهdenies it
تَعرِفُهُ العَين ثُمَّ تَجحَدُه
So he left of its form nothing but a trace
that the eye recognizes, then denies,
وَمَعلَمٍand a landmark كادَnearly أَنto يَبيدَperish بِماthrough what
وَمَعلَمٍ كادَ أَن يَبيدَ بِما
مِنout of جَهلِهِhis ignorance قَدindeed غَداhe has begun to يُهدّدُهthreaten it
مِن جَهلِهِ قَد غَدا يُهدّدُه
and a landmark that nearly perished from what
he now, in his ignorance, threatens it with.
هَلّاwhy not نَظَرتُمُyou looked فيinto حالهاits plight كَرَماًout of generosity
هَلّا نَظَرتُمُ في حالها كَرَماً
وَحالِand the plight of عَبدٍa servant قَدalready طالَhas grown long مَوعِدُهhis promised appointment
وَحالِ عَبدٍ قَد طالَ مَوعِدُه
Will you not, in your generosity, look into its plight
and that of a servant whose promised appointment is long delayed?
أَضحىhe has become فَقيراًpoor إِلىto الغَنيِّthe wealthy one وَهَلand can
أَضحى فَقيراً إِلى الغَنيِّ وَهَل
فَقيراًpoor يرىhe is regarded وَالغَنيّwhile the wealthy one سَيّدُهhis master
فَقيراً يرى وَالغَنيّ سَيّدُه
He has become poor, in need of the wealthy one; yet can he
be thought poor when the wealthy one is his master?
يُحاولhe seeks السَيرَto travel نَحوَtoward أَدرنةٍEdirne
يُحاول السَيرَ نَحوَ أَدرنةٍ
يَخشىhe fears بُمكثٍthrough lingering يَفوتُwill slip away مَقصِدُهhis goal
يَخشى بُمكثٍ يَفوتُ مَقصِدُه
He seeks to set out for Edirne,
fearing that by lingering he will miss his goal.
لاmay not زِلتَyou cease to be فيin رِفعَةٍeminence وَفيand in دعَةٍease
لا زِلتَ في رِفعَةٍ وَفي دعَةٍ
وَحفظand the safeguarding of عَيشٍa livelihood يطيبُis sweet مَورِدُهits source
وَحفظ عَيشٍ يطيبُ مَورِدُه
May you ever remain exalted and at ease,
with a safeguarded livelihood, its wellspring sweet,
ماas long as سارَtraveled فيin الأُفقthe horizon كَوكَبٌa star وَسرىand drifted by night
ما سارَ في الأُفق كَوكَبٌ وَسرى
نَسيمُthe breeze of رَوضٍa garden شَداsang مغرِّدُهits songbird
نَسيمُ رَوضٍ شَدا مغرِّدُه
as long as a star courses along the horizon and there drifts by night
the breeze of a garden whose songbird sings.
Sol 6.1