أَناI فيunder ذِمَّةِthe protection of الكَريمِthe generous سُلَيماSulayman (first part)
أَنا في ذِمَّةِ الكَريمِ سُلَيما
نَSulayman (last part) السَليمِpure الهَوىin affection الرَئيفِcompassionate الهُمامِmagnanimous
نَ السَليمِ الهَوى الرَئيفِ الهُمامِ
I am under the protection of generous Sulayman,
I am under the protection of the generous one, safe
pure in affection, compassionate and magnanimous.
From the protector, the passionate lover, the man of resolve
نُطتُI entrusted هَمّيmy cares مِنهُfrom him بِهِمَّةِto the resolve of قَرمٍa great lord
نُطتُ هَمّي مِنهُ بِهِمَّةِ قَرمٍ
ثَقَّلَتmade heavy وَطأَتيmy tread عَلىupon الأَيّامِthe days
ثَقَّلَت وَطأَتي عَلى الأَيّامِ
I entrusted my cares to his resolve, a great lord's,
I confided my concerns to him with the resolve of a spearhead
which made my tread weigh heavily upon the days.
My burden weighed heavy on the days
بِحُسامِwith the sword of اللِسانِthe tongue وَالرَأيِand judgment أَمضىkeener
بِحُسامِ اللِسانِ وَالرَأيِ أَمضى
حينَwhen يُنضىit is unsheathed مِنَthan الجُرازِthe cleaving الحُسامِsharp-edged sword
حينَ يُنضى مِنَ الجُرازِ الحُسامِ
His sword of tongue and judgment is keener,
With the sword of speech and opinion I strike
when unsheathed, than the cleaving, sharp-edged sword.
When swords are unsheathed from scabbards
ماجِدٌa noble man أَفرَطَتexceeded bounds عِنايَتُهُhis care حَتuntil (first part)
ماجِدٌ أَفرَطَت عِنايَتُهُ حَت
تىuntil (last part) تَوَهَّمتُI imagined أَنَّهاthat it فيin المَنامِa dream
تى تَوَهَّمتُ أَنَّها في المَنامِ
A noble man, whose care exceeded all bounds,
Majid whose care for me was excessive until
until I imagined it was a dream.
I imagined it was but a dream
ماnever تَوَجَّهتُI turned نَحوَtoward أُفقٍa horizon مِنَamong الآفاthe horizons (first part)
ما تَوَجَّهتُ نَحوَ أُفقٍ مِنَ الآفا
قِthe horizons (last part) إِلّاexcept وَجَدتُهاI found it مِنfrom أَماميbefore me
قِ إِلّا وَجَدتُها مِن أَمامي
Never did I turn toward any horizon
Whichever horizon I headed towards
without finding his care before me.
I found it before me
كُلَّevery يَومٍday تَرىyou see نَوالَthe bounty of أَبيAbu نَصNasr (first part)
كُلَّ يَومٍ تَرى نَوالَ أَبي نَص
رٍNasr (last part) لَناfor us عُرضَةًreadily available بِأَدنىwith the slightest الكَلامِspeech
رٍ لَنا عُرضَةً بِأَدنى الكَلامِ
Every day you see Abu Nasr's bounty
Each day I see the bestowal of my father Nasr
within our reach at the slightest word.
Upon us effortlessly with the slightest words
لَمnot أَزَلI cease فيunder ذِمامِهِhis protection المُعظَمِthe revered المُكthe honored (first part)
لَم أَزَل في ذِمامِهِ المُعظَمِ المُك
رَمِthe honored (last part) حَتّىuntil ظَنَنتُهُI thought him فيunder ذِماميmy protection
رَمِ حَتّى ظَنَنتُهُ في ذِمامي
I have ever been under his revered, honored protection,
I have not ceased to be in his esteemed, generous custody
until I thought him under my protection.
Until I thought that I was in his custody
ياO سُلَيمانُSulayman تَرَّفَmay make luxuriant اللَهُGod أَرضاًa land
يا سُلَيمانُ تَرَّفَ اللَهُ أَرضاً
أَنتَyou فيهاin it بِمُستَهِلِّwith the pouring rain of الغَمامِthe clouds
أَنتَ فيها بِمُستَهِلِّ الغَمامِ
O Sulayman, may God make the land luxuriant
O Sulaiman, may God prosper a land
where you dwell, with the clouds' pouring rain.
In which you are at the start of the clouds
وَلَعَمريand by my life لَقَدindeed كُفيتُI was spared لَكَfor you الدَعthe prayer (first part)
وَلَعَمري لَقَد كُفيتُ لَكَ الدَع
وَةَthe prayer (last part) إِذwhen كُنتُI was شاتِياًwintering بِالشَآمِin al-Sham
وَةَ إِذ كُنتُ شاتِياً بِالشَآمِ
And, by my life, I was indeed spared praying for you
By my life, I already have enough of your
when I was wintering in al-Sham.
Supplications when I was living in Damascus
أَناI ثاوٍstaying بِحِمصَin Homs فيamid كُلِّevery ضَربٍkind
أَنا ثاوٍ بِحِمصَ في كُلِّ ضَربٍ
مِنof ضُروبِkinds of الإِكثارِexcessive talk وَالإِفحامِand rendering speechless
مِن ضُروبِ الإِكثارِ وَالإِفحامِ
I am staying in Homs, amid every kind
I, thriving, in Homs in every type
of excessive talk and being struck speechless.
Of abundance and profusion
كُلُّevery فَدمٍdolt أَخافُI fear حينَwhen أَراهُI see him
كُلُّ فَدمٍ أَخافُ حينَ أَراهُ
مُقبِلاًapproaching أَنthat يَشُجَّنيhe gashes my head بِالسَلامِwith a greeting
مُقبِلاً أَن يَشُجَّني بِالسَلامِ
Each dolt makes me fear, when I see him
Every youth I fear when I see him
approaching, that he will split my head with his greeting.
Approaching, that he will greet me with peace
رافِعاًraising كَفَّهُhis palm لِبِرّيto show me kindness فَلاso not أَحI think him (first part)
رافِعاً كَفَّهُ لِبِرّي فَلا أَح
سِبُهُI think him (last part) جاءَنيhe came to me لِغَيرِfor anything other than اللِطامِface-slapping
سِبُهُ جاءَني لِغَيرِ اللِطامِ
Raising his palm to show me kindness—so I do not
Raising his palm to my righteousness but I do not
think he has come for anything but slaps.
Think he came to me for anything but food
فَبِحَقّيso by my claim upon you إِلّاdo (in an adjuration) خَصَصتَyou singled out أَباAbu الطَيal-Tayyib (first part)
فَبِحَقّي إِلّا خَصَصتَ أَبا الطَي
يِبِal-Tayyib (last part) عَنّيon my behalf بِطَيِّبٍwith a kindly portion مِنof سَلاميmy greetings
يِبِ عَنّي بِطَيِّبٍ مِن سَلامي
So, by my claim upon you, do single out Abu al-Tayyib
So by my right, unless you single out Abul Tayyib
on my behalf, with a kindly greeting from me.
From me with the finest greetings
وَثَنائيand my praise مِنfrom قَبلِbefore هَذاthis وَمِنand from بَعafterward (first part)
وَثَنائي مِن قَبلِ هَذا وَمِن بَع
دُafterward (last part) وَشُكريand my thanks غَضٌّfresh لِعَبدِfor Abd السَلامِal-Salam
دُ وَشُكري غَضٌّ لِعَبدِ السَلامِ
And my praise, before this and after,
And my praise now and later
and my thanks remain fresh for Abd al-Salam.
My thanks offered to the Servant of Peace
Sol 6.1