علاؤكyour eminence مضمونassured وسعدكand your good fortune واضحclear
علاؤك مضمون وسعدك واضح
وسعيكand your striving للدُّنياfor this world وللدِّينand for religion ناجحsuccessful
وسعيك للدُّنيا وللدِّين ناجح
Your eminence is assured, your good fortune plain;
Your eminence is assured, and your good fortune clear.
your striving for this world and for the faith succeeds.
And your striving for this world and for religion succeeds.
مغالقlocks أبوابthe gates of الفتوحconquests كثيرةmany
مغالق أبواب الفتوح كثيرة
وفيand in كفِّكyour hand العلياexalted لهنَّfor them مفاتحkeys
وفي كفِّك العليا لهنَّ مفاتح
Many are the locks upon the gates of victory,
The locks upon the gates of conquest are many,
but in your exalted hand lie all their keys.
and in your exalted hand lie their keys.
لذلكfor that reason دوَّختyou subdued البلادthe lands فطرفهاso their gaze
لذلك دوَّخت البلاد فطرفها
جميعاًall together إلىtoward أعلامthe banners of سعدكyour good fortune طامحstraining upward
جميعاً إلى أعلام سعدك طامح
Thus you subdued the lands, and every gaze in them
Thus you subdued the lands, so their gaze,
yearns toward the standards of your good fortune.
all together, strains toward the banners of your good fortune.
وأبرأتand you cured أدواءthe maladies of الجزائرthe islands بعدماafter
وأبرأت أدواء الجزائر بعدما
ألمَّbefell بهاthem خطبa calamity منof الشرِّevil فادحgrievous
ألمَّ بها خطب من الشرِّ فادح
You cured the islands of their maladies after
And you cured the islands’ maladies after
a grievous calamity of evil befell them.
a grievous calamity of evil had befallen them.
ألاtake heed قلsay لأربابto the lords of الردىruin بميرقةin Mallorca
ألا قل لأرباب الردى بميرقة
فربتماfor sometimes أودىperished النصيحةcounsel ناصحa counselor
فربتما أودى النصيحة ناصح
Now tell the lords of ruin in Mīraqa—
Take heed: tell the lords of ruin in Mallorca:
for many a counselor has been undone by counsel—
for sometimes a counselor has perished through counsel [wording uncertain].
ردواcome to مشرعthe watering place of الأمرthe command العزيزmighty فإنهfor it
ردوا مشرع الأمر العزيز فإنه
إلىto الرشدright guidance داعcalling وغلىand [unclear connector] الغيerror صافحpardoning
إلى الرشد داع وغلى الغي صافح
“Return to the rightful course of sovereign command, for it
Come to the watering place of the mighty command, for it
summons to right guidance and is forbearing toward error.”
calls to right guidance and pardons error [connector unclear].
وأصبحتand have become الأمثالproverbial examples مضروبةset forth بهabout him
وأصبحت الأمثال مضروبة به
سماحاin generosity إذاwhen أعطىhe gives وبأساand in valor إذاwhen أبلىhe shows his mettle
سماحا إذا أعطى وبأسا إذا أبلى
Proverbs came to be coined about him:
And he has become a proverbial example
generosity when he gives, and valor when put to the test.
of generosity when he gives, and valor when he shows his mettle.
لكyours الشيمةthe disposition الغراءradiant غيرwithout مشاركanyone sharing it
لك الشيمة الغراء غير مشارك
إلىalong with الهمةthe resolve العلياloftiest إلىalong with السيرةthe conduct المثلىmost exemplary
إلى الهمة العليا إلى السيرة المثلى
Yours alone is the illustrious character, unrivaled
Yours is the radiant disposition, shared by none,
in lofty resolve and exemplary conduct.
along with the loftiest resolve and the most exemplary conduct.
وفيكand in you منfrom المنصورal-Mansur شتىvarious محاسنvirtues
وفيك من المنصور شتى محاسن
تأملتهاI observed them حساًthrough the senses وحققتهاand I verified them عقلاthrough reason
تأملتها حساً وحققتها عقلا
Within you are the manifold virtues of al-Manṣūr;
And in you are manifold virtues of al-Mansur:
I perceived them with my senses and confirmed them by reason.
I observed them through the senses and verified them through reason.
وماand not غابis absent منthe one أحييتyou revived بالشبهthrough resemblance ذكرهhis memory
وما غاب من أحييت بالشبه ذكره
ولمand has not يفقدlost الضرغامthe lion منwhoever وجدhas found الشبلاthe cub
ولم يفقد الضرغام من وجد الشبلا
He whose memory you revived through resemblance has not vanished;
Nor is he absent whose memory you revived through resemblance,
the lion is not lost when one finds the cub.
nor has whoever found the cub lost the lion.
تنقلتyou moved منfrom قصرa palace لآخرto another دونهlesser than it
تنقلت من قصر لآخر دونه
فأكسبتهso you bestowed upon it لماwhen حللتyou settled بهin it الفضلاeminence
فأكسبته لما حللت به الفضلا
You moved from one palace to another inferior to it,
You moved from one palace to another, lesser one,
then, when you took residence there, bestowed excellence upon it.
and, when you settled there, bestowed eminence upon it.
فهذاso this one كماlike جَرَّتtrailed عروسa bride حُلِيَّهاher jewelry
فهذا كما جَرَّت عروس حُلِيَّها
وذاكand that one كماlike اجتابتdonned معاوزهاher tattered clothes ثكلاa bereaved woman
وذاك كما اجتابت معاوزها ثكلا
This one is like a bride trailing her jewels,
So this one was like a bride trailing her jewels,
and that like a bereaved woman clad in her threadbare robes.
and that one like a bereaved woman donning her tattered clothes.
هنيئاًjoy لربعto a dwelling أنتyou كوكبthe star of أفقهits horizon
هنيئاً لربع أنت كوكب أفقه
وأهلand welcome لقصرقدto a palace, indeed غَدوتyou have become لهfor it أهلاa worthy resident
وأهل لقصرقد غَدوت له أهلا
Blessed is an abode whose horizon you are the star,
Joy to the dwelling whose horizon has you for its star,
and welcome to a palace for which you have become a worthy dweller.
and welcome to the palace whose worthy resident you have become.
فماfor ... not أنتyou إلاَّexcept الروحthe spirit أعضاؤهits limbs الورىhumankind
فما أنت إلاَّ الروح أعضاؤه الورى
يصرفهاit directs them رأساًa head متىwhenever شاءit wishes أوor رجلاa foot
يصرفها رأساً متى شاء أو رجلا
You are nothing but the spirit, and humankind its limbs;
For you are none other than the spirit, whose limbs are humankind,
it directs them as a head or a foot whenever it wills.
directing them, head or foot, whenever it wills.
لئنif indeed حفكsurround you القصَّادpetitioners شرقاًfrom the east ومغرباand from the west
لئن حفك القصَّاد شرقاً ومغربا
وباتواand they spent the night إلىtoward جدواكyour bounty قدalready ملؤواthey filled السُّبلاthe roads
وباتوا إلى جدواك قد ملؤوا السُّبلا
Though petitioners throng around you from east and west
If petitioners surround you from east and west,
and spend the night seeking your bounty, filling the roads,
and through the night have filled the roads toward your bounty,
فماthen ... not ذاكthat إلاَّexcept أنbecause بشركyour cheerful welcome لمhas not يحلturned
فما ذاك إلاَّ أن بشرك لم يحل
قطوباًa scowl وذاكand that الجودgenerosity لمhas not يستحلturned into بخلاstinginess
قطوباً وذاك الجود لم يستحل بخلا
that is only because your cheerful face has never turned
it is only because your cheerful welcome has not turned
scowling, and because your generosity has never countenanced miserliness.
into a scowl, and that generosity has not changed into stinginess.
بقيتmay you endure بقاءَfor the duration of الدهرtime لاnever تبرحleave العلاthe heights
بقيت بقاءَ الدهر لا تبرح العلا
ولاand never تسأمtire of التقوىpiety ولاand never تفقدlose الفضلاexcellence
ولا تسأم التقوى ولا تفقد الفضلا
May you endure as long as time, never departing from the heights,
May you endure as long as time, never leaving the heights,
never wearying of piety and never losing excellence.
never wearying of piety, nor losing excellence.
ومجدكand your glory عالlofty لاnot يخطis written down ولاand not يميunclear in the supplied text
ومجدك عال لا يخط ولا يمي
وسعدكand your good fortune غضٌّfresh لاnot يبيدperishes ولاand not يبلىwears out
وسعدك غضٌّ لا يبيد ولا يبلى
Your glory stands high, never declining and never waning;
And your glory is lofty, neither written down nor [last verb unclear],
your good fortune stays fresh, never perishing and never withering.
and your good fortune is fresh, neither perishing nor wearing out.
Sol 6.1