تَيَمَّنtake a good omen بِهاfrom her مِنfrom غُرَّةٍa radiant brow نورُهاits light الشَمسُthe sun
تَيَمَّن بِها مِن غُرَّةٍ نورُها الشَمسُ
أَنارَتit illuminated دجىdarkness الأَيامِof the days فارتفَعَso it lifted اللَبسconfusion
أَنارَت دجى الأَيامِ فارتفَعَ اللَبس
Take a good omen from her radiant brow, whose light is the sun.
It lit the darkness of the days, and confusion cleared.
وَأَلمِمand visit بمُغنيthe sustainer of دَولَةٍa state ناصِرِيَّةٍNasiriyya
وَأَلمِم بمُغني دَولَةٍ ناصِرِيَّةٍ
تَكنَّفَهاsurrounded it الاقبالُgood fortune وَالنَصرُand victory وَالأُنسُand companionship
تَكنَّفَها الاقبالُ وَالنَصرُ وَالأُنسُ
And visit the one who sustains a Nasiriyya state,
Surrounded by good fortune, victory, and companionship.
تَولّىtook charge لَهاof it التَدبيرَthe management أَروَعُa splendid ماجدٌnoble man
تَولّى لَها التَدبيرَ أَروَعُ ماجدٌ
كَثيرُmuch التَوقّيvigilance شَأنُهُhis hallmark الجودُgenerosity وَالبَأسُand courage
كَثيرُ التَوقّي شَأنُهُ الجودُ وَالبَأسُ
A splendid, noble man took charge of its affairs,
Ever watchful, marked by generosity and courage.
وَمَنand whoever يَكُhas سَيفُSayf الدينِal-Din نائِبَas deputy over مُلكِهِhis kingdom
وَمَن يَكُ سَيفُ الدينِ نائِبَ مُلكِهِ
يَنَمmay sleep وَجُفونُwhile the eyelids الدَهرِof time عَنover مُلكِهِhis kingdom نُعسُare drowsy
يَنَم وَجُفونُ الدَهرِ عَن مُلكِهِ نُعسُ
Whoever has Sayf al-Din as deputy over his kingdom
May sleep while the eyes of time grow drowsy over it.
أَميرٌa prince خَبيرٌexperienced ذوpossessing وَغىًbattle وَسِياسَةٍand statecraft
أَميرٌ خَبيرٌ ذو وَغىً وَسِياسَةٍ
تَغايرَcompeted فيin عَليائِهِhis high station الطَرفthe steed وَالطِرسُand the written page
تَغايرَ في عَليائِهِ الطَرف وَالطِرسُ
An experienced prince, skilled in battle and government,
In whose high station the steed and the written page compete.
كَأَنَّas though الوَرىhumankind جِسمٌwere a body لَدَيكَwith you شِفاؤُهُits cure
كَأَنَّ الوَرى جِسمٌ لَدَيكَ شِفاؤُهُ
وَأَمرُكَand your command فيin تَدبيرِهِgoverning it الروحُthe spirit وَالنَفسُand the soul
وَأَمرُكَ في تَدبيرِهِ الروحُ وَالنَفسُ
It is as though humankind were a body whose cure rests with you,
And your command in governing it were its spirit and soul.
إِلَيهِto him اِنتَمَتtraced their lineage كُلُّall المَكارِمِnoble qualities وَاِنتَهَتand came to rest
إِلَيهِ اِنتَمَت كُلُّ المَكارِمِ وَاِنتَهَت
فَبِالشَخصِso in the person مِنهُof him يَفخَرُtakes pride النَوعُthe kind وَالجِنسُand the kin
فَبِالشَخصِ مِنهُ يَفخَرُ النَوعُ وَالجِنسُ
To him all noble qualities trace their lineage and come to rest,
So in his person humankind, kind and kin alike, takes pride.
مُميتtaking the lives of نُفوسٍsouls إِنif عَصَتthey rebel وَمُفيدُهاand benefiting them
مُميت نُفوسٍ إِن عَصَت وَمُفيدُها
إِذاwhen ماindeed أَطاعَتthey obey فَهوَthen he يجرحwounds أَوor يَأسُوheals
إِذا ما أَطاعَت فَهوَ يجرح أَو يَأسُو
He takes lives when they rebel and benefits them
When they obey; thus he wounds or heals.
يقَصِّرُfalls short عَنof إِدراكِهِgrasping him كُلُّevery واصفٍdescriber
يقَصِّرُ عَن إِدراكِهِ كُلُّ واصفٍ
وَلَوeven if أَنَّهُhe بَكرٌwere Bakr وَساعدهُand aided him قَسُّQuss
وَلَو أَنَّهُ بَكرٌ وَساعدهُ قَسُّ
Every describer falls short of grasping him,
Even if he were Bakr and Quss lent him aid.
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