علاؤكyour eminence مضمونassured وسعدكand your good fortune واضحclear
علاؤك مضمون وسعدك واضح
وسعيكand your striving للدُّنياfor this world وللدِّينand for the faith ناجحsuccessful
وسعيك للدُّنيا وللدِّين ناجح
Your eminence is assured, and your good fortune plain.
Your glory is assured and your fortune clear,
And your striving for this world and for the faith succeeds.
Your striving for worldly and religious success triumphant.
مغالقlocks أبوابgates الفتوحof conquest كثيرةmany
مغالق أبواب الفتوح كثيرة
وفيand in كفِّكyour palm العلياexalted لهنَّfor them مفاتحkeys
وفي كفِّك العليا لهنَّ مفاتح
Many are the locks upon the gates of conquest,
You have unlocked many closed doors of conquest,
and in your exalted palm lie their keys.
And in your supreme hand are their keys.
لذلكtherefore دوَّختyou subdued البلادthe lands فطرفهاso their gaze
لذلك دوَّخت البلاد فطرفها
جميعاًaltogether إلىtoward أعلامthe banners سعدكof your good fortune طامحgazing upward
جميعاً إلى أعلام سعدك طامح
Thus you subdued the lands, and their gaze
Thus you have subjugated the lands, and all
is wholly lifted toward the banners of your good fortune.
Their banners aspire to your glorious standards.
وأبرأتand you healed أدواءthe ailments الجزائرof the islands بعدماafter
وأبرأت أدواء الجزائر بعدما
ألمَّbefell بهاupon them خطبa calamity منof الشرِّevil فادحgrievous
ألمَّ بها خطب من الشرِّ فادح
And you healed the islands' ailments after
You have cured the illnesses of Algiers after
a grievous calamity of evil had befallen them.
It was afflicted with grievous tribulations.
ألاheed! قلsay لأربابto the lords الردىof ruin بميرقةin Majorca
ألا قل لأرباب الردى بميرقة
فربتماfor many a time أودىperished النصيحةcounsel ناصحa sincere adviser
فربتما أودى النصيحة ناصح
Now tell the lords of ruin in Majorca—
Say to the people of wickedness in Mirkah,
for many a counselor has perished through counsel—
"Our advising brings reform while your preaching corruption."
ردواcome to مشرعthe watering place الأمرof rule العزيزmighty فإنهfor it
ردوا مشرع الأمر العزيز فإنه
إلىtoward الرشدright guidance داعcalling وغلىand [unclear] الغيerror صافحpardoning
إلى الرشد داع وغلى الغي صافح
come to the watering place of mighty rule, for it
Restore the honored ruler's decree, for it
calls to right guidance and pardons error [wording uncertain].
Calls to righteousness and eschews wickedness.
وأصبحتand have become الأمثالproverbs مضروبةcoined بهabout him
وأصبحت الأمثال مضروبة به
سماحاin generosity إذاwhen أعطىhe gives وبأساand in valor إذاwhen أبلىhe proves his mettle
سماحا إذا أعطى وبأسا إذا أبلى
And proverbs are now coined about him,
And you have become the paragon of generosity
for generosity when he gives, and valor when he proves his mettle.
When giving and courage when drawing the sword.
لكyours is الشيمةnoble character الغراءradiant غيرwithout مشاركanyone sharing it
لك الشيمة الغراء غير مشارك
إلىalong with الهمةresolve العلياlofty إلىalong with السيرةconduct المثلىexemplary
إلى الهمة العليا إلى السيرة المثلى
Yours alone is the radiant character,
To you belongs sublime character without peer,
joined to lofty resolve and exemplary conduct.
Exalted ambition and exemplary conduct.
وفيكand in you منfrom المنصورal-Mansur شتىvarious محاسنvirtues
وفيك من المنصور شتى محاسن
تأملتهاI observed them حساًwith the senses وحققتهاand I verified them عقلاby reason
تأملتها حساً وحققتها عقلا
And in you are many of al-Mansur's virtues,
In you are various virtues of al-Mansur
which I have observed with my senses and verified by reason.
That I have contemplated and verified rationally.
وماand not غابis absent منhe whose أحييتyou revived بالشبهthrough resemblance ذكرهhis memory
وما غاب من أحييت بالشبه ذكره
ولمand has not يفقدlost الضرغامthe lion منwhoever وجدhas found الشبلاthe lion cub
ولم يفقد الضرغام من وجد الشبلا
And he whose memory you revived through resemblance is not absent;
What was absent you revived through resemblance,
whoever has found the cub has not lost the lion.
So the cub was not lost when finding the lion.
تنقلتyou moved منfrom قصرa palace لآخرto another دونهlesser than it
تنقلت من قصر لآخر دونه
فأكسبتهso you gave it لماwhen حللتyou settled بهin it الفضلاpreeminence
فأكسبته لما حللت به الفضلا
You moved from one palace to another of lesser rank,
You moved from one palace to another,
and gave it preeminence when you settled within it.
Gaining merit wherever you settled.
فهذاso this one كماas when جَرَّتtrailed عروسa bride حُلِيَّهاher jewelry
فهذا كما جَرَّت عروس حُلِيَّها
وذاكand that one كماas when اجتابتdonned معاوزهاher ragged garments ثكلاa bereaved mother
وذاك كما اجتابت معاوزها ثكلا
So this one is like a bride trailing her jewels,
One is like a bride adorned with her jewelry,
and that one like a bereaved mother donning her rags.
The other like a grieving widow in her rags.
هنيئاًjoy لربعto an abode أنتyou كوكبthe star أفقهof its horizon
هنيئاً لربع أنت كوكب أفقه
وأهلand to the people لقصرقدof a palace; indeed غَدوتyou have become لهfor it أهلاan inhabitant
وأهل لقصرقد غَدوت له أهلا
Happy the dwelling in whose horizon you are the star,
Congratulations to the land of which you are the star
and the people of a palace you have made your home.
And worthy of the palace you have made home.
فماfor ... not أنتyou إلاَّbut الروحthe soul أعضاؤهits limbs الورىhumankind
فما أنت إلاَّ الروح أعضاؤه الورى
يصرفهاit directs them رأساًas a head متىwhenever شاءit wishes أوor رجلاas a foot
يصرفها رأساً متى شاء أو رجلا
For you are none other than the soul, whose limbs are humankind;
You are but the spirit whose limbs are the people,
it directs them as head or foot whenever it wills.
Directing them as you wish, foot or head.
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 قدindeed ملؤواthey filled السُّبلاthe roads
وباتوا إلى جدواك قد ملؤوا السُّبلا
If petitioners throng around you from east and west,
If the archers have surrounded you east and west,
and by night have filled the roads in quest of your bounty,
Filling the roads to your bounty,
فماthen ... not ذاكthat إلاَّexcept أنbecause بشركyour cheerfulness لمhas not يحلturned
فما ذاك إلاَّ أن بشرك لم يحل
قطوباًinto sullenness وذاكand that الجودgenerosity لمhas not يستحلbecome بخلاstinginess
قطوباً وذاك الجود لم يستحل بخلا
it is only because your cheerfulness has never turned
That is only because your good news has spread,
to sullenness, nor has that generosity become stinginess.
And that generosity was not marred by 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 forsaking the heights,
You remain eternally lofty, never descending,
and never tire of piety or lose excellence.
Nor tiring of piety or losing merit.
ومجدكand your glory عالlofty لاnot يخطdeclines (conjectural) ولاand not يميfalters (conjectural)
ومجدك عال لا يخط ولا يمي
وسعدكand your good fortune غضٌّfresh لاnot يبيدperish ولاand not يبلىwear out
وسعدك غضٌّ لا يبيد ولا يبلى
And your glory is lofty, neither declining nor faltering [conjectural reading],
Your glory is high, blemishless, enduring,
and your good fortune fresh, never perishing or wearing out.
Your fortune ever verdant, never fading.
Sol 6.1