لِبَنيfor the sons of التاجal-Taj رُكنُa pillar of مَجدٍglory خَطيرof great stature
لِبَني التاج رُكنُ مَجدٍ خَطير
قَدindeed رَساstood firm فيin العُلاeminence رُسُوthe firm standing of ثَبيرِThabir
قَد رَسا في العُلا رُسُو ثَبيرِ
The House of al-Taj has a pillar of mighty glory,
The sons of al-Taj have a mighty pillar of glory,
firmly rooted in the heights as Mount Thabir stands firm.
Firmly rooted in eminence, as firmly as Thabir.
كُلُّهُمall of them فيin السُموِّloftiness بَدرُa full moon سَماءٍthe sky
كُلُّهُم في السُموِّ بَدرُ سَماءٍ
يَبهرُdazzles العينَthe eye بِالضياءِwith the light المُنيرِradiant
يَبهرُ العينَ بِالضياءِ المُنيرِ
Each of them, in loftiness, is a full moon in its heaven,
Each of them, in loftiness, is a full moon in the sky,
dazzling the eye with radiant light—
Dazzling the eye with radiant light.
سيَّماespecially الأَروَعُthe splendid one الخَطيبُthe orator الَّذيwho فاsurpassed (begins split verb)
سيَّما الأَروَعُ الخَطيبُ الَّذي فا
قَcompletes 'surpassed' بِنَثرِwith the prose of الكَلامspeech نَظمَthe verse of جَريرِJarir
قَ بِنَثرِ الكَلام نَظمَ جَريرِ
especially that magnificent orator who sur—
Especially the splendid orator, who surpassed
passed, in spoken prose, the poetry of Jarir;
Jarir's verse with the prose of his speech.
مَنhe who رَقاascended مِنبَرَthe pulpit of العُلاeminence مُشمَخِرّاtowering aloft
مَن رَقا مِنبَرَ العُلا مُشمَخِرّا
دونَbelow عَليائِهِhis lofty height مَناطthe hanging-place of البُدورِthe full moons
دونَ عَليائِهِ مَناط البُدورِ
he who mounted the towering pulpit of eminence,
He who ascended the pulpit of eminence, towering aloft,
while the moons’ orbits hung beneath his heights.
Below his lofty height lies the station of the full moons.
فَمَقاماتُهُso his stations لِذاfor this reason قَدindeed تَعالَتrose high
فَمَقاماتُهُ لِذا قَد تَعالَت
عَنbeyond شَبيهٍa likeness كَماjust as اِعتَلَتrose high عَنbeyond نَظيرِan equal
عَن شَبيهٍ كَما اِعتَلَت عَن نَظيرِ
Thus his stations have risen so high
Thus his stations have risen high
as to transcend all likeness, just as they surpass all peer.
Beyond any likeness, as they have soared beyond any peer.
هاكَtake this مِنّيfrom me وَشيَينِtwo brocades وَشيُa brocade of حَريرٍsilk
هاكَ مِنّي وَشيَينِ وَشيُ حَريرٍ
وَقَريضٍand verse مِثلَlike الرِياضِthe gardens النَضيرِfresh
وَقَريضٍ مِثلَ الرِياضِ النَضيرِ
Here, take from me two adornments: an embroidery of silk,
Take from me two brocades: a brocade of silk,
and poetry like a garden in luxuriant bloom.
And one of verse, fresh as gardens.
راقَpleased فيin العَينِthe eye مِنهُماof them both حُسنbeauty of مَرأىappearance
راقَ في العَينِ مِنهُما حُسن مَرأى
أَيwhat a مَرأىًsight يَروقُdelights طَرفَthe eye of البَصيرِthe discerning viewer
أَي مَرأىً يَروقُ طَرفَ البَصيرِ
In both, fair beauty delighted the eye—
The lovely appearance of both pleased the eye—
what a sight to delight the discerning gaze!
What a sight to delight the discerning gaze!
غَيرَexcept أَنّthat القَريضverse أَحسَنmore beautiful عِنديin my view
غَيرَ أَنّ القَريض أَحسَن عِندي
فيin مَعانيهits meanings مِنthan نَسيجthe fabric of الحَريرِsilk
في مَعانيه مِن نَسيج الحَريرِ
Yet poetry, to my mind, is finer
Yet verse is more beautiful to me,
in its meanings than fabric woven of silk.
In its meanings, than the fabric of silk.
فَاِحتَكِمso exercise authority فيهاover it كَماas شِئتَyou wish مَلكاًas a king
فَاِحتَكِم فيها كَما شِئتَ مَلكاً
كَاِحتِكامlike the rule of الأَميرِthe prince فيover المَأمورِthe one commanded
كَاِحتِكام الأَميرِ في المَأمورِ
So rule over it as you please, a king,
So rule over it as you wish, as a king,
as a prince exercises command over his subject.
As a prince rules over his subject.
وَالفَتىand the young man ذُوpossessed of الغِنىwealth يَقومstands لَدَيهِbefore him
وَالفَتى ذُو الغِنى يَقوم لَدَيهِ
فيin مَقامthe position of التَقصيرِfalling short عُذرthe excuse of الفَقيرِthe poor man
في مَقام التَقصيرِ عُذر الفَقيرِ
In the eyes of a young man blessed with wealth,
And before a man of means stands
the poor man’s excuse makes amends for falling short.
The poor man's excuse for falling short.
لاmay ... never بَرحتَyou cease to be الزَمانfor all time بَينَbetween نَعيميthe two delights of
لا بَرحتَ الزَمان بَينَ نَعيمي
فَرحٍjoy دائمٍlasting وَطيبِand the sweetness of سُرورِgladness
فَرحٍ دائمٍ وَطيبِ سُرورِ
May you abide forever amid the twin delights
May you remain for all time amid two delights:
of lasting joy and sweet gladness,
Lasting joy and sweet gladness,
ماas long as رَقىascended مِنبرَthe pulpit of الأَراكِthe arak tree خَطيباًas an orator
ما رَقى مِنبرَ الأَراكِ خَطيباً
طائِرُthe bird of السَعدِgood fortune فيin ظِلالِthe shades of الحُبُورِjoy
طائِرُ السَعدِ في ظِلالِ الحُبُورِ
for as long as Fortune’s bird mounts the arak’s pulpit
So long as an orator mounts the arak's pulpit—
as a preacher beneath the shades of happiness.
The bird of good fortune in the shades of joy.
Sol 6.1