سِرgo forth فَالسَعادَةُfor happiness حَيثُwherever كُنتَyou may be تَكونُis
سِر فَالسَعادَةُ حَيثُ كُنتَ تَكونُ
وَمِنَand among السَعادَةِhappiness سَيرُكَyour journey المَيمونُauspicious
وَمِنَ السَعادَةِ سَيرُكَ المَيمونُ
Go forth, for happiness is wherever you may be.
Travel on, for happiness lies wherever you are,
And your auspicious journey is itself a joy.
And happiness will ensure your prosperous journey.
الحَزمُprudence هادٍa guide وَالسِياسَةُand statecraft مَركَبٌa mount
الحَزمُ هادٍ وَالسِياسَةُ مَركَبٌ
وَالعَزمُand resolve حادٍa camel-driver وَالمَضاءُand decisiveness قَرينُa companion
وَالعَزمُ حادٍ وَالمَضاءُ قَرينُ
Prudence is a guide, and statecraft a mount.
Resolute is purpose, and politics a ship;
And resolve is a camel-driver, and decisiveness a companion.
Determined is resolve, and fulfillment a mate.
لَكَfor you كُلَّevery عامٍyear رِحلَةٌa journey تَبغيyou seek بِهاthrough it
لَكَ كُلَّ عامٍ رِحلَةٌ تَبغي بِها
ماwhat عَزَّis hard to attain مِنamong آمالِناour hopes فَيَهونُand so becomes easy
ما عَزَّ مِن آمالِنا فَيَهونُ
Each year you have a journey, through which you seek
Each year you take a trip, seeking
What is hard to attain among our hopes—and it becomes easy.
What remains of hopes so they diminish.
تَرِدُyou reach المَوارِدَthe watering places ماnot يُكَدِّرُdisturbs صَفوَهاtheir clarity
تَرِدُ المَوارِدَ ما يُكَدِّرُ صَفوَها
قَولُthe talk الوُشاةِof slanderers وَلِلوُشاةِand slanderers have شُؤونُways
قَولُ الوُشاةِ وَلِلوُشاةِ شُؤونُ
You reach the watering places; their clarity is not disturbed
You repel turbid intrusions into serenity
By slanderers' talk—and slanderers have their ways.
With tales spread by talebearers, who have their ways.
سِرgo forth فَالقُلوبُfor hearts عَلىover ركابِكَyour mounts حُوَّمٌhovering
سِر فَالقُلوبُ عَلى ركابِكَ حُوَّمٌ
يَبدوappears لِعَينِكَto your eye سِرُّهاtheir secret المَكنونُhidden
يَبدو لِعَينِكَ سِرُّها المَكنونُ
Go forth, for hearts hover over your mounts.
Travel on, for hearts flock to follow you,
Their hidden secret appears before your eye.
Though their secret love remains unseen to you.
صَحِبَتكَthey accompanied you تَعلَمُthey know أَنَّthat بِرَّكَyour kindness زادُهاtheir sustenance
صَحِبَتكَ تَعلَمُ أَنَّ بِرَّكَ زادُها
وَالبِرُّand kindness بِالحُبِّof love الصَريحِsincere ضَمينُa guarantor
وَالبِرُّ بِالحُبِّ الصَريحِ ضَمينُ
They have accompanied you, knowing that your kindness is their sustenance.
Your company knows your kindness is their provision,
And kindness is a guarantor of sincere love.
And kindness thrives on sincere, open love.
اطلُعrise بِيَلدِزَat Yildiz كَوكَباًas a star مُتَوَقِّداًblazing
اطلُع بِيَلدِزَ كَوكَباً مُتَوَقِّداً
تَنجابُrecede عَنهُfrom it غَياهِبٌdeep darkness وَدُجونُand gloom
تَنجابُ عَنهُ غَياهِبٌ وَدُجونُ
Rise at Yildiz as a blazing star.
Raise the Yildiz as a flaming star,
Deep darkness and gloom recede from it.
Illuminating darkness and gloom all around.
وَالقَand meet الخَليفَةَthe caliph قَدalready تَهَلَّلَhas brightened وَجهُهُhis face
وَالقَ الخَليفَةَ قَد تَهَلَّلَ وَجهُهُ
بِشراًwith joy وَخَفَّand he hastened إِلَيكَtoward you وَهوَthough he is رَصينُdignified
بِشراً وَخَفَّ إِلَيكَ وَهوَ رَصينُ
And meet the caliph, whose face has brightened
The Caliph's face lit up with joy at the sight of you,
With joy, and who has hastened toward you, though dignified.
Composed, and he softened toward you in welcome.
وَتَذَكَّراand you both remember العَهدَthe covenant القَديمَold وَجَدِّداand you both renew
وَتَذَكَّرا العَهدَ القَديمَ وَجَدِّدا
عَهداًa covenant عَنِconcerning الوُدِّaffection المَتينِsteadfast يُبينُspeaks plainly
عَهداً عَنِ الوُدِّ المَتينِ يُبينُ
And both of you remember the old covenant, and renew
Recall past ties, renewing a pact
A covenant that makes steadfast affection plain.
Of firm, enduring affection made clear.
كَثُرَتhave multiplied ظُنونُsuspicions الجاهِلينَof the ignorant وَقَلَّماand seldom
كَثُرَت ظُنونُ الجاهِلينَ وَقَلَّما
تَبقىremain إِذاwhen وَضَحَbecomes clear اليَقينُcertainty ظُنونُsuspicions
تَبقى إِذا وَضَحَ اليَقينُ ظُنونُ
The suspicions of the ignorant have multiplied, yet seldom
Doubts spread by the ignorant are many, but seldom
Do suspicions remain when certainty becomes clear.
Do doubts remain when truth grows manifest.
كَذَبواthey lied فَماfor ... not اِنتَقَضَwas undone الَّذيwhat أَبرَمتُماyou both sealed
كَذَبوا فَما اِنتَقَضَ الَّذي أَبرَمتُما
وَالظَنُّand conjecture فيin بَعضِsome الأُمورِmatters يَخونُbetrays
وَالظَنُّ في بَعضِ الأُمورِ يَخونُ
They lied, for what you both sealed has not been undone.
They lied, but pacts you two have made stay unbroken,
And conjecture can mislead in some matters.
For in some matters, doubt itself deceives.
أَتَهيجُهُمdoes it stir them up? طَشيوزُTashyoz وَهيَthough it is سَحابَةًa cloud
أَتَهيجُهُم طَشيوزُ وَهيَ سَحابَةً
تَمضيpasses كَماas يَمضيpasses السَحابُthe clouds الجُونُdark
تَمضي كَما يَمضي السَحابُ الجُونُ
Does Tashyoz stir them up, though it is a cloud
Their provocations are a passing cloud
That passes as dark clouds pass?
That passes like a wisp of vapor.
إِنَّindeed الخَليفَةَthe caliph لَيسَdoes not يِعدُوgoes beyond عِلمُهُhis knowledge
إِنَّ الخَليفَةَ لَيسَ يِعدُو عِلمُهُ
أَنَّthat الأَميرَthe prince حُسامُهُhis sword المَسنونُsharpened
أَنَّ الأَميرَ حُسامُهُ المَسنونُ
Indeed, it does not escape the caliph's knowledge
Indeed, the Caliph’s wisdom comprehends
That the prince is his sharpened sword.
The Prince’s sword remains sheathed.
وَمِنَand part of السِياسَةِstatecraft أَنthat يَظَلَّhe remain مُذَرَّباًkeen-edged
وَمِنَ السِياسَةِ أَن يَظَلَّ مُذَرَّباً
تَعنوbow humbly لَهُto him هامُthe heads العِدىof foes وَتَدينُand submit
تَعنو لَهُ هامُ العِدى وَتَدينُ
And it is part of statecraft that he remain keen-edged;
Statecraft requires feigning disarray
The heads of foes bow to him and submit.
While enemies’ schemes are frustrated and fade.
عَبّاسُAbbas إِنَّكَindeed you are لِلَّذينَfor those whom تَسوسُهُمyou govern them
عَبّاسُ إِنَّكَ لِلَّذينَ تَسوسُهُم
حِصنٌa fortress يَرُدُّrepels العادِياتِassaults حَصينُimpregnable
حِصنٌ يَرُدُّ العادِياتِ حَصينُ
Abbas, for those whom you govern, you are indeed
Abbas, you are a fortress shielding
An impregnable fortress that repels assaults.
Against hostile raids, impenetrable.
يَأبىresists اِشتِدادَthe worsening الخَطبِof calamity حينَwhen تَروضُهُyou tame it
يَأبى اِشتِدادَ الخَطبِ حينَ تَروضُهُ
عَزمٌa resolve لَهُto it النُوَبُmisfortunes الشِدادُsevere تَلينُyield
عَزمٌ لَهُ النُوَبُ الشِدادُ تَلينُ
When you tame calamity, its worsening is checked
When gripped by adversity, resolute will
By a resolve before which dire misfortunes yield.
Subdues the harshest blows until they soften.
Sol 6.1