مَولايmy lord ياO قاضيjudge القُضاةthe judges وَمَنand one who
مَولاي يا قاضي القُضاة وَمَن
بِالعِلمِthrough knowledge 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 lord بابthe gate جُودِهِhis bounty حَرَمٌa sanctuary
وَسَيِّداً باب جُودِهِ حَرَمٌ
أَمنsafety جَميعall الأَنامِhumankind تَقصِدُهseeks it
أَمن جَميع الأَنامِ تَقصِدُه
And a lord whose gate of bounty is a sanctuary
Of safety, which all humankind seeks.
قَدindeed شاعَhas spread فيin الشامِal-Sham عَدلُهُhis justice وَنَماand grown
قَد شاعَ في الشامِ عَدلُهُ وَنَما
كَمِثلjust like ماthe way ذاعَbecame renowned فيهِtherein سُؤدُدُهhis eminence
كَمِثل ما ذاعَ فيهِ سُؤدُدُه
His justice has spread in al-Sham and grown,
Just as his eminence has become renowned there.
قَصَدتُهُI sought him راجِياًhoping عَلىwith ثِقَةٍconfidence
قَصَدتُهُ راجِياً عَلى ثِقَةٍ
نَجاحَsuccess قَصدٍa purpose إِلَيهِto him مَسنَدُهits support
نَجاحَ قَصدٍ إِلَيهِ مَسنَدُه
I sought him, hoping with confidence
For success in a purpose that depends on him.
فَهوَfor he بِشَرعِby the law of النَبيِّthe Prophet يَفصِلُsettles ماwhat
فَهوَ بِشَرعِ النَبيِّ يَفصِلُ ما
راحَwent on أَلَدُّthe most obstinate الخُصومthe litigants يَجحَدُهdenies it
راحَ أَلَدُّ الخُصوم يَجحَدُه
For he settles, by the Prophet's law, what
The most obstinate of litigants has kept denying—
مِنfrom ناظِرٍan overseer فيهِin him لِلبَصيرto 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?
يَرومُseeks أَكلاًdevouring مَعلومallotted income مَدرَسَةٍa school
يَرومُ أَكلاً مَعلوم مَدرَسَةٍ
تَشكوcomplains إِلىto اللَهِGod ماwhat تُكابِدُهendures it
تَشكو إِلى اللَهِ ما تُكابِدُه
He seeks to devour a school's allotted income;
It complains to God of what it suffers
مِنfrom دَرسِerasure مَعلومِهاits allotted income وَمَعلَمِهاand its landmark الthe
مِن دَرسِ مَعلومِها وَمَعلَمِها ال
قَديمِancient مِمّاfrom what بِهِwith it يُجدِّدُهrenews it
قَديمِ مِمّا بِهِ يُجدِّدُه
From the erasure of its allotted income and its landmark of
Old, through the very means with which he renews it.
هُوَhe النظامِيّal-Nizami مُنذُsince حَلَّsettled بِهاin it
هُوَ النظامِيّ مُنذُ حَلَّ بِها
عَدىassailed عَلىagainst شَملِهاits community يَبدِّدُهscatters it
عَدى عَلى شَملِها يَبدِّدُه
He is al-Nizami; ever since he settled there,
He has assailed its community, scattering it.
فَلَمso 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 has left of its outline only a trace
Which the eye recognizes, then denies,
وَمَعلَمٍand a landmark كادَalmost أَنto يَبيدَperish بِماthrough what
وَمَعلَمٍ كادَ أَن يَبيدَ بِما
مِنout of جَهلِهِhis ignorance قَدindeed غَداhas come to يُهدّدُهthreatens it
مِن جَهلِهِ قَد غَدا يُهدّدُه
And a landmark that has almost perished from what
He now threatens it with, out of his ignorance.
هَلّاwhy not نَظَرتُمُyou considered فيinto حالهاits condition كَرَماًout of generosity
هَلّا نَظَرتُمُ في حالها كَرَماً
وَحالِand the condition of عَبدٍa servant قَدalready طالَhas grown long مَوعِدُهhis promised time
وَحالِ عَبدٍ قَد طالَ مَوعِدُه
Will you not, in generosity, consider its condition,
And that of a servant whose promised time is long overdue?
أَضحىhas become فَقيراًpoor إِلىto الغَنيِّthe wealthy one وَهَلand can...?
أَضحى فَقيراً إِلى الغَنيِّ وَهَل
فَقيراًpoor يرىis seen وَالغَنيّwhile the wealthy one سَيّدُهhis master
فَقيراً يرى وَالغَنيّ سَيّدُه
He has become poor, in need of the wealthy one—and can
He be seen as poor when the wealthy one is his master?
يُحاولtries السَيرَtraveling نَحوَtoward أَدرنةٍEdirne
يُحاول السَيرَ نَحوَ أَدرنةٍ
يَخشىfears بُمكثٍby staying يَفوتُslips away مَقصِدُهhis goal
يَخشى بُمكثٍ يَفوتُ مَقصِدُه
He seeks to travel toward Edirne;
He fears that by staying his goal will slip away.
لاnot زِلتَyou cease فيin رِفعَةٍhigh station وَفيand in دعَةٍease
لا زِلتَ في رِفعَةٍ وَفي دعَةٍ
وَحفظand the safeguarding of عَيشٍa livelihood يطيبُis sweet مَورِدُهits wellspring
وَحفظ عَيشٍ يطيبُ مَورِدُه
May you ever remain in high station and at ease,
And with your livelihood safeguarded, its wellspring sweet,
ماas long as سارَtravels فيin الأُفقthe horizon كَوكَبٌa star وَسرىand travels by night
ما سارَ في الأُفق كَوكَبٌ وَسرى
نَسيمُa breeze رَوضٍa garden شَداsings مغرِّدُهits songbird
نَسيمُ رَوضٍ شَدا مغرِّدُه
As long as a star crosses the horizon and by night drifts
A breeze from a garden whose songbird sings.
Sol 6.1