أَيُّهاO السَعدُSa'd (good fortune) الَّذيwhom أَصstart of 'favored you'
أَيُّها السَعدُ الَّذي أَص
فاكَcompletion of 'favored you' رَبّيmy Lord وَاِصطَفاكاand chose you
فاكَ رَبّي وَاِصطَفاكا
O Sa'd, whom
my Lord has favored and chosen,
لِمُرادِto fulfill the will of اللَهِGod يَجريflows
لِمُرادِ اللَهِ يَجري
أَمرُهُHis command طَوعobedient to رِضاكاyour pleasure
أَمرُهُ طَوع رِضاكا
to fulfill God's will there flows
His command, obedient to your pleasure.
وَلَهُand for it المِقدارُdestiny وَالمَقstart of 'and what is decreed'
وَلَهُ المِقدارُ وَالمَق
دورُcompletion of 'what is decreed' قَدindeed صاراhave both become مَلاكاa mainstay
دورُ قَد صارا مَلاكا
And destiny and what is decreed
have both become its mainstay.
بِالَّذيby Him who شَرَّفَennobled كِيواstart of 'Saturn'
بِالَّذي شَرَّفَ كِيوا
نَcompletion of 'Saturn' بِحَظٍّwith a share مِنof عُلاكاyour eminence
نَ بِحَظٍّ مِن عُلاكا
By Him who ennobled Saturn
with a share of your eminence,
وَأَعارَand lent المُشتَريJupiter حِلstart of 'your forbearance'
وَأَعارَ المُشتَري حِل
مُكَcompletion of 'your forbearance' يُجريهِsets it on its course اِهتِداكاyour right guidance
مُكَ يُجريهِ اِهتِداكا
and lent Jupiter
your forbearance—your guidance sets it on its course;
وَاِنتَضىand drew المرّيخُMars سَيفاًa sword
وَاِنتَضى المرّيخُ سَيفاً
غِمدُهُits sheath هامُheads of عِداكاyour enemies
غِمدُهُ هامُ عِداكا
and Mars drew a sword
whose sheath is your enemies' heads;
وَكَساand clothed الشَمسَthe sun رِداءًa robe
وَكَسا الشَمسَ رِداءً
مُستَنيراًshining مِنfrom ضِياكاyour light
مُستَنيراً مِن ضِياكا
and He clothed the sun in a robe
shining with your light;
وَحَباand bestowed upon الزُهرَةَVenus خَلقاًa nature
وَحَبا الزُهرَةَ خَلقاً
نَشرُهُits fragrance حُسنُbeauty of ثَناكاpraise of you
نَشرُهُ حُسنُ ثَناكا
and bestowed upon Venus a nature
whose fragrance is your fair renown;
ثُمَّthen أَعطىgave كاتِبَthe scribe of الأَفstart of 'the celestial spheres'
ثُمَّ أَعطى كاتِبَ الأَف
لاكcompletion of 'the celestial spheres' سَهماًa share مِنof ذَكاكاyour brilliance
لاك سَهماً مِن ذَكاكا
then gave the scribe of the heavenly
spheres a share of your brilliance—
أَنجِزِfulfill الوَعدَthe promise لِعَبدٍto a slave
أَنجِزِ الوَعدَ لِعَبدٍ
سَيِّديmy lord طالَmay it be long بَقاكاyour continued life
سَيِّدي طالَ بَقاكا
fulfill the promise to a slave,
my lord—long may you live!
عَبدُa slave رِقٍّbondage لِتَرَقٍّfor advancement
عَبدُ رِقٍّ لِتَرَقٍّ
ماnot لَهُhe has إِلّاexcept رَجاكاhope in you
ما لَهُ إِلّا رَجاكا
A slave in bondage, seeking advancement,
who has nothing but hope in you.
Sol 6.1