وداعاًfarewell ياO أشدَّharshest of النازلاتِcalamities
وداعاً يا أشدَّ النازلاتِ
وأهلاًand welcome بالسعودto good fortunes المقبلاتِapproaching
وأهلاً بالسعود المقبلاتِ
Farewell, O harshest of calamities,
Farewell, O most calamitous of adversities,
and welcome to the good fortunes drawing near.
And welcome, O forthcoming joys.
كفاناenough for us العامthis year أناthat we منكbecause of you صرناbecame
كفانا العام أنا منك صرنا
حديثاًa tale يملأfilling الدنياthe world عظاتِwith lessons
حديثاً يملأ الدنيا عظاتِ
Enough for us this year that through you we have become
The year has sufficed us with troubles from you,
a tale filling the world with lessons.
Filling the world with lessons and admonitions.
تلوحappears لناto us النجاةdeliverance فإنbut if هممناwe resolve to act
تلوح لنا النجاة فإن هممنا
رأيناwe see حائلاًa barrier دونblocking النجاةdeliverance
رأينا حائلاً دون النجاة
Deliverance appears to us, but when we move toward it,
Salvation beckons, so if we strive for it,
we see a barrier blocking deliverance.
And find barriers in the way to deliverance,
فماfor ... is not جندthe army البويرof the Boers بهaround it أحاطتencircled
فما جند البوير به أحاطت
جنودthe troops الإنكليزof the British مسدداتwith weapons aimed
جنود الإنكليز مسددات
For the Boer army, encircled
Al-Buwayr could not be contained
by British troops with weapons trained,
By the besieging English troops with guns aimed.
وقدand already ضاقgrew narrow الفضاءthe open space بهaround it وأعمىand blinded
وقد ضاق الفضاء به وأعمى
نواظرَهُits eyes دخانُthe smoke المرعداتof thundering guns
نواظرَهُ دخانُ المرعدات
with space straitened round it and its eyes blinded
The sky was too confined for it, blinded
by the smoke of thundering guns—
By the smoke of blasting explosives.
فمنand whoever وجدfound الفرارescape منfrom العواليtall spears
فمن وجد الفرار من العوالي
تَلَقَّتهmet him صدورthe chests الصافناتof poised steeds
تَلَقَّته صدور الصافنات
whoever finds escape from the tall spears
So whoever sought to flee the heights
is met by the chests of poised steeds,
Was met by the chests of the swords.
ومنand whoever يخضعsubmits فمركبهthen his mount إليهاtoward them
ومن يخضع فمركبه إليها
ظُبَىًsword-edges فوقabove الدماءthe blood الجارياتflowing
ظُبَىً فوق الدماء الجاريات
and whoever submits has, for his mount toward them,
And whoever surrenders, his vessel leads him
sword-edges above the flowing blood—
Like prey above the flowing blood,
بأكثرany greater منthan بنيthe sons of مصرEgypt شقاءin wretchedness
بأكثر من بني مصر شقاء
لدىamid نوَبِthe assaults of الوباءthe epidemic المزعجاتharrowing
لدى نوَبِ الوباء المزعجات
is no more wretched than the sons of Egypt
To more misery than the Egyptians
amid the epidemic's harrowing assaults.
When the plague strikes with its annoyances,
ولوand if غيرsomething other than الوباءthe epidemic انتابhad assailed مصراًEgypt
ولو غير الوباء انتاب مصراً
لآثرناwe would have preferred السكوتsilence علىto الشكاةcomplaint
لآثرنا السكوت على الشكاة
Had anything but the epidemic assailed Egypt,
And were it not for the plague that befell Egypt
we would have preferred silence to complaint.
We would have preferred silence to complaints.
ثلاثةthree أشهرmonths يسطوit ravages عليهاher
ثلاثة أشهر يسطو عليها
ويذهبand carries off بالنفوسthe souls الغالياتprecious
ويذهب بالنفوس الغاليات
For three months it has ravaged her
For three months it prevailed over it
and carried off precious lives:
And took the precious souls away.
ألوفٌthousands لوif بعثناهاwe had sent them لحربto war
ألوفٌ لو بعثناها لحرب
لعادتthey would have returned بالغنائمwith spoils ظافراتvictorious
لعادت بالغنائم ظافرات
thousands whom, had we sent them to war,
Thousands whom, had we dispatched to war,
would have returned triumphant with spoils.
Would have returned with the spoils of victory.
ولوand if لبثتthey had remained بشتىin various البيدdeserts عاماًa year
ولو لبثت بشتى البيد عاماً
لماجتthey would have surged كالبحارlike the seas الزاخراتswelling
لماجت كالبحار الزاخرات
Had they remained a year in the various deserts,
And had it lingered slaying in every way,
they would have surged like swelling seas.
It would have surged like the abundant seas.
كأنيas though I بالوباءsee the epidemic رأىdeemed ضماناًan obligation
كأني بالوباء رأى ضماناً
عليهupon it نقضthwarting تدبيرthe plans of الدهاةthe shrewd
عليه نقض تدبير الدهاة
It is as though the epidemic deemed it a duty
I see the plague found a guarantee
to thwart the plans of the shrewd.
To foil the schemes of the wicked ones.
فلمso ... not نفقدwe lost زمانin the age of الجهلignorance ماwhat قدalready
فلم نفقد زمان الجهل ما قد
فقدناwe have lost فيin السنينthe years المشرقاتenlightened
فقدنا في السنين المشرقات
In the age of ignorance we did not lose what we have
So we did not lose what we lost
lost in these enlightened years.
In the enlightened years that shone upon us.
وكمand how many a ليلnight قضيتI spent حليفcompanion to وجدgrief
وكم ليل قضيت حليف وجد
وسهدand sleeplessness فيin الضراعةsupplication والصلاةand prayer
وسهد في الضراعة والصلاة
How many a night I spent, companion to grief
And many a night I spent devoted, finding
and sleeplessness, in supplication and prayer.
Solace in worship and prayers.
فإنand if أغفيتI dozed نبَّهنيroused me مخيفاًterrifyingly
فإن أغفيت نبَّهني مخيفاً
صياحthe cries of الثاكلاتbereaved mothers الباكياتweeping
صياح الثاكلات الباكيات
If I dozed, I was roused in terror
When I dozed off, it startled me –
by the cries of bereaved, weeping mothers.
The screams of the bereaved weeping women.
فمنand some from أمٍّa mother مضىdeparted عنهاfrom her بنوهاher sons
فمن أمٍّ مضى عنها بنوها
ومنand some from أمa mother أصيبتstricken فيin البناتher daughters
ومن أم أصيبت في البنات
Some from a mother whose sons had left her,
One is a mother who lost her sons,
and some from a mother bereaved of daughters.
Another afflicted in her daughters.
وهذاand this man كانwas ليto me جاراًa neighbor وفياًfaithful
وهذا كان لي جاراً وفياً
وكانتand ... was تلكthat woman إحدىone of التابعاتthe female attendants
وكانت تلك إحدى التابعات
This man had been a faithful neighbor to me,
This was my loyal neighbor,
and that woman one of the attendants.
That was one of the followers.
فأحسبso I imagine أننيthat I فيat الظهرnoon ميْتٌdead
فأحسب أنني في الظهر ميْتٌ
إذاwhenever أبصرتI see ميتاًa dead person فيin الغداةthe morning
إذا أبصرت ميتاً في الغداة
So I imagine I shall be dead by noon
I imagine myself dead in the morning
whenever I see a dead man in the morning.
When I see a corpse in the daybreak,
وذيand one with هوسderangement يقولsays لقيتI met ليلاًat night
وذي هوس يقول لقيت ليلاً
شياطينdemons of المناياdeath الدائراتcircling
شياطين المنايا الدائرات
One deranged man says: At night I met
And a crazed one says I met at night
the circling demons of death,
The circling demons of death,
بأيديهاin their hands سيوفswords لامعاتgleaming
بأيديها سيوف لامعات
كلمعlike the flashing of عيونهاtheir eyes المتوقداتblazing
كلمع عيونها المتوقدات
with gleaming swords in their hands,
With shining swords unsheathed
like the flash of their blazing eyes.
Like their blazing eyes aflame.
فقلتso I said لهاto them انجليdepart عنّاfrom us فهبتthen they rose
فقلت لها انجلي عنّا فهبت
مروعةterrifying هبوبlike the blowing of الذارياتdust-scattering winds
مروعة هبوب الذاريات
I told them: Leave us! Then they rose,
I said to them: “Begone from us!” and they blew
terrifying, with the rush of dust-scattering winds.
Fiercely like the gales of winter.
فكادand ... nearly الأفقthe horizon ينطبقclosed in انطباقاًcompletely
فكاد الأفق ينطبق انطباقاً
وكدتand I almost أرىsaw الكواكبthe stars هاوياتfalling
وكدت أرى الكواكب هاويات
The horizon almost closed upon itself,
The horizon almost collapsed,
and I almost saw the stars tumbling down.
And I saw the stars plummeting down.
وماand what حيلstratagems of الحكومةthe government فيagainst مغيرa raider
وما حيل الحكومة في مغير
بهto him وجدhe found البلادthe land مرحباتwelcoming
به وجد البلاد مرحبات
What stratagems has the government against a raider
Yet the government was helpless to change it -
who found the land welcoming him?
Where it lingered it found havens embedded.
إذاwhenever ماindeed طاردتهit pursued him فيin مكانa place
إذا ما طاردته في مكان
رأتit saw منهfrom him مراسthe resistance of الراسخاتthe firmly rooted
رأت منه مراس الراسخات
Whenever it pursues him in some place,
And when chased away from one place,
it meets the resistance of the firmly rooted.
It saw pillars firmly anchored.
وكانand there was لهfor him منamong الأهلينthe inhabitants عونsupport
وكان له من الأهلين عون
عليهاagainst it فهوso he is موفورfully endowed with الثباتsteadfastness
عليها فهو موفور الثبات
Among the people he had support
It received aid from the locals against them –
against it, and so he stands unshaken.
Steadfast, not distinguishing friend from foe.
تساوىwere equal عندهمto them نفعbenefit وضرٌّand harm
تساوى عندهم نفع وضرٌّ
فماso ... not عرفواthey distinguished الحماةthe protectors منfrom العداةthe enemies
فما عرفوا الحماة من العداة
To them, benefit and harm were alike;
When they met the doctors, they took refuge
they could not tell protectors from enemies.
And indulged in evil suspicions.
إذاwhen لاقواthey met الأطبَّاءthe physicians استعاذواthey sought refuge
إذا لاقوا الأطبَّاء استعاذوا
وخاضواand plunged فيinto الظنونsuspicions السيِّئاتevil
وخاضوا في الظنون السيِّئات
When they met physicians, they sought refuge,
They showed contempt for medicine
and plunged into evil suspicions.
And thought it a lethal poison.
وأبدواand showed للعقاقيرfor medicines احتقاراًcontempt
وأبدوا للعقاقير احتقاراً
وظنوهاand thought them سموماًpoisons مهلكاتdeadly
وظنوها سموماً مهلكات
They showed contempt for medicines
They said: “Leave us in our homes,
and thought them deadly poisons.
For death is in the hospitals.”
وقالواand they said فيin منازلناour homes دعوناleave us
وقالوا في منازلنا دعونا
فإنfor indeed الموتdeath فيin المستشفياتthe hospitals
فإن الموت في المستشفيات
They said: Leave us in our homes,
And we have, instead of you,
for death is in the hospitals.
Cures and healers to treat us.
وإنand indeed لناwe have منfrom الداياتthe midwives عنكمwithout you
وإن لنا من الدايات عنكم
غنىsufficient means لعلاجناfor treating us ومنand from الرُّقاةincantation-healers
غنى لعلاجنا ومن الرُّقاة
In midwives we have, without you,
Were it not for the scholars’ heedlessness of them,
enough for our treatment—and in charm-reciters too.
They would not have surrendered to overwhelming doubts.
ولولاand were it not for غفلةthe neglect of العلماءthe scholars عنهمof them
ولولا غفلة العلماء عنهم
لماthey would not have تركواlet الوساوسmisgivings غالباتprevail
لما تركوا الوساوس غالبات
Were it not for the scholars' neglect of them,
When exhorted, they would say: “Seek help
they would not have let misgivings prevail.
Through patience and submit to calamities.”
إذاwhen استهدوهمthey asked them for guidance قالواthey said استعينواseek help
إذا استهدوهم قالوا استعينوا
بصبرٍthrough patience واخضعواand submit للكارثاتto calamities
بصبرٍ واخضعوا للكارثات
When they sought their guidance, they said: Seek help
You see there is no fleeing death,
through patience, and submit to calamities.
So we scoff at medicine and healers.
ترىyou see أنthat لاno فرارescape منfrom المناياdeath
ترى أن لا فرار من المنايا
فنهزأso we scoff بالدواءat medicine وبالأساةand at physicians
فنهزأ بالدواء وبالأساة
You see there is no escape from death,
As for contagion, even if they blame us,
so we scoff at medicine and physicians.
It is but delusions of the bewildered souls.
وماand ... not العدوىcontagion وإنeven if نقمواthey take offense عليناat us
وما العدوى وإن نقموا علينا
سوىexcept وهْمِa fancy of النفوسsouls الحائراتbewildered
سوى وهْمِ النفوس الحائرات
Contagion, though they take offense at us,
And if it be a plague, we are protected
is only a fancy of bewildered souls.
By the blessed Bukhari's incantations.
وإنand if تكit be نقمةa punishment فقدthen indeed احتميناwe have sought protection
وإن تك نقمة فقد احتمينا
بأسرارin the mysteries of البُخاريal-Bukhari الشافعاتinterceding
بأسرار البُخاري الشافعات
If it is a punishment, we have sought protection
Our reliance is upon Allah
in al-Bukhari's interceding mysteries.
And the means that reach Him.
وإنand indeed لناwe have علىupon اللهGod اعتماداًreliance
وإن لنا على الله اعتماداً
وأسباباًand bonds إليهto Him واصلاتreaching
وأسباباً إليه واصلات
We place our reliance upon God
My rage increased only from anger
and have bonds that reach Him.
At the willful submission of the villages.
وماand ... not زادincreased اشتعاليmy burning anguish غيرother than سخطيmy wrath
وما زاد اشتعالي غير سخطي
علىagainst عمدthe headmen of القرىthe villages المستسلماتsubmissive
على عمد القرى المستسلمات
Nothing further inflamed me but my wrath
They sinned without fearing the complaints,
at the headmen of the submissive villages.
Or admitting to those disgraceful acts.
فقدfor indeed أثمواthey sinned وماand ... not جزعواthey showed distress لشكوىat a complaint
فقد أثموا وما جزعوا لشكوى
ولاnor اعترفواdid they acknowledge بتلكthose المخزياتshameful deeds
ولا اعترفوا بتلك المخزيات
They sinned, yet showed no distress at complaints,
No rebel corrupted the innocent
nor acknowledged those shameful deeds.
And inflicted its people with dispersion,
فماfor ... is not متمردa rebel أردىkilled بريئاًan innocent
فما متمرد أردى بريئاً
وجرعand made ... drink أهلهhis family مرَّthe bitterness of الشتاتdispersal
وجرع أهله مرَّ الشتات
No rebel who has killed an innocent
More gently and kindly than you,
and made his family drink the bitterness of dispersal,
Destroying the transgressing germs.
وماand ... not حذرfeared القضاءjudgment وإذand when دهاهit overtook him
وما حذر القضاء وإذ دهاه
تلقّىhe received منكراًin denial حكمthe verdict of القضاةthe judges
تلقّى منكراً حكم القضاة
who never feared justice, and when it overtook him,
Stern frowns that revived the lives
met the judges' sentence with denial,
Of a people who see your satisfaction as life itself,
بأظلمmore unjust منهمُthan they وقدwhile indeed استخفواthey made light
بأظلم منهمُ وقد استخفوا
بتدبيرof the measures of الأطباءthe physicians الثقاتtrustworthy
بتدبير الأطباء الثقات
is more unjust than they, who made light
And were it not for the shade of your justice,
of the measures of trustworthy physicians.
They would not have wished to live or feared the evil of death.
فبعضٌso some فارقdeparted الدنياthis world وبعضٌand some
فبعضٌ فارق الدنيا وبعضٌ
تقلَّبlanguished فيin السجونthe prisons المظلماتdark
تقلَّب في السجون المظلمات
Some have left this world, and some
We see you with eyes filled with light
have languished in dark prisons.
And hearts inhabited by love for you.
وبعضand some راعهfrightened him منهاfrom them نذيرa warning
وبعض راعه منها نذير
بأنthat عقابهhis punishment لاno شكdoubt آتcoming
بأن عقابه لا شك آت
Some were frightened by a warning from them
So we forget our loved ones laid to rest,
that their punishment is surely coming.
Treasures deposited in the graves.
وآخرand another مطمئنuntroubled in البالmind يلهوamuses himself
وآخر مطمئن البال يلهو
برغدin the abundance of العيشlife لهوwith the play of الغانياتbeautiful women
برغد العيش لهو الغانيات
Another, carefree in mind, amuses himself
Some of us drive others yearning
in life's plenty, with the frivolity of fair women.
In your path, upon the road of righteousness.
وكلهمand all of them شديدintense in الغيظanger يخفيconceals
وكلهم شديد الغيظ يخفي
عداءًhostility للجرائدtoward newspapers والرواةand reporters
عداءً للجرائد والرواة
All of them, fiercely angry, conceal
And we lay down our cheeks in slumber
hostility to newspapers and reporters.
When they were sleepless with worries before.
إليناto us ياO ابنson of توفيقٍTawfiq إليناto us
إلينا يا ابن توفيقٍ إلينا
حميدpraiseworthy in العودreturn مرجوَّhoped-for in الأناةforbearance
حميد العود مرجوَّ الأناة
Come to us, son of Tawfiq, come to us,
The faces that were gloomy with what they had of beauty
praised in your return, your forbearance hoped for.
When you were away became radiant when you returned.
تداركتyou came to the aid of البلادthe country وساكنيهاand its inhabitants
تداركت البلاد وساكنيها
وأسكنتand calmed القلوبthe hearts الواجفاتtrembling
وأسكنت القلوب الواجفات
You came to the aid of the land and its people,
Our hearts poured out glad tidings, made evident
and calmed its trembling hearts.
By the glowing countenances.
وجلَّيتand dispelled الهمومcares كماjust as يجلِّيdispels
وجلَّيت الهموم كما يجلِّي
ضياthe radiance of الشمسthe sun الغيومَthe clouds الداجياتdark
ضيا الشمس الغيومَ الداجيات
You dispelled cares, just as
And the once barren land you watered comes back to life
the sun's radiance disperses dark clouds.
And shines with the smiling flowers.
فماfor ... is not راعيa shepherd of قطيعٍa flock غابhe was absent عنهfrom it
فما راعي قطيعٍ غاب عنه
ليرتادto seek out الوهادthe lowlands المخصباتfertile
ليرتاد الوهاد المخصبات
No shepherd who has left his flock
We are plants your grandfather planted in lands
to seek out fertile lowlands,
Where you have the finest boons, numbered as the plants.
فلماand when عادhe returned أبصرهhe saw it شريداًscattered
فلما عاد أبصره شريداً
تمزقهtearing it apart الضواريbeasts of prey فيin الفلاةthe wilderness
تمزقه الضواري في الفلاة
then returned and saw it scattered,
It grew until filled with hope through you,
torn by beasts of prey in the wilderness,
And brought good news of the sweetest fruits.
بأكثرmore منكthan you إشفاقاًin compassion ورفقاًand gentleness
بأكثر منك إشفاقاً ورفقاً
وفتكاًand deadliness بالعوديagainst assailants (unclear form) الجائراتunjust
وفتكاً بالعودي الجائرات
is more compassionate or gentle than you,
Excellent is your enduring loyalty, and excellent is
or more deadly to unjust assailants.
Your friendship with the Caliph among friendships,
أعباسO Abbas استعدتyou restored حياةَthe life of قومa people
أعباس استعدت حياةَ قوم
يرونthey regard رضاكyour favor لذاتas the delights of الحياةlife
يرون رضاك لذات الحياة
O Abbas, you restored the life of a people
Seen by Muslims as confirmed,
who see your favor as life's delights.
Bringing their hopes ever closer.
ولولاand were it not for ظلthe shade of عدلكyour justice ماnot استحبواthey would have cherished الthe
ولولا ظل عدلك ما استحبوا ال
بقاءcontinuance in life ولاnor اتقواguarded against شرthe evil of المماتdeath
بقاء ولا اتقوا شر الممات
But for the shade of your justice, they would not have cherished
Your striving to please the King and inspire awe
life, nor guarded against death's evil.
In those who covet the land preserves the kingdom.
نراكwe see you بأعينwith eyes مُلئتfilled ضياءwith light
نراك بأعين مُلئت ضياء
وأفئدةٍand hearts بحبكwith love for you عامراتabounding
وأفئدةٍ بحبك عامرات
We see you with eyes filled with light,
Your knowledge encompasses all directions,
and hearts abounding in love for you.
Not just some areas.
فنسلوso we find solace عنfor أعزتناour dearest ones وننسىand forget
فنسلو عن أعزتنا وننسى
نفائسprecious ones فيin المقابرthe graves مودعاتlaid away
نفائس في المقابر مودعات
So we find solace for our dearest ones and forget
Congratulations on seeing the valued crown
treasures laid away in graves.
With your own eyes, and your privilege of grants.
ويدفعand pushes بعضناsome of us بعضاًothers هياماًin passionate devotion
ويدفع بعضنا بعضاً هياماً
بركبكto your cavalcade فيon طريقthe path of الصالحاتrighteous deeds
بركبك في طريق الصالحات
We push one another in passionate devotion
He only gave you what your merits deserved –
to your cavalcade upon the path of righteous deeds.
Indeed, they are the highest merits!
ونفترشand we spread as a carpet الخدودour cheeks معندماتdyed crimson
ونفترش الخدود معندمات
وكانتand they were فيduring نواكyour absence معصفراتdyed saffron-yellow
وكانت في نواك معصفرات
We lay our crimson cheeks down as carpets,
And the best days are those that allowed
though in your absence they were saffron-yellow.
The finest Caliph the finest governorship.
ذوىwithered ماwhat كانwas فيهاin them منof جمالbeauty
ذوى ما كان فيها من جمال
فلماand when عدتyou returned عادتthey became again ناضراتfresh
فلما عدت عادت ناضرات
What beauty they once held had withered;
My hope is to one day see the two Niles
when you returned, they grew fresh again.
Joined with the Tigris and Euphrates,
أفضتyou made overflow قلوبناour hearts بشراًwith joy فكانتand ... were
أفضت قلوبنا بشراً فكانت
أدلتهits signs الوجوهthe faces اللامعاتshining
أدلته الوجوه اللامعات
You made our hearts overflow with joy, and
And the flag of the Sultan envelop in love
the shining faces were its signs.
The hearts of his fragmented peoples.
وغرسand the planting of القفرthe wasteland تسقيهyou water it فيحيىso it lives
وغرس القفر تسقيه فيحيى
ويشرقand shines بالزهورwith flowers الضاحكاتlaughing
ويشرق بالزهور الضاحكات
You water the planting in the wasteland, and it lives
The day his abundant basin is the place
and shines with laughing flowers.
Where his estranged servants' faces gather.
وإنّاand indeed we غرسthe planting of جدِّكyour grandfather فيin بقاعlands
وإنّا غرس جدِّك في بقاع
بهاin them لكyou have أنْعُمٌblessings عددُas numerous as النباتthe plants
بها لك أنْعُمٌ عددُ النبات
We are your grandfather's planting in lands
With this pride the wilderness rejoices,
where your blessings are as numerous as the plants.
And I am graced with congratulatory hymns.
نماit grew حتىuntil امتلأتyou were filled بهin it رجاءwith hope
نما حتى امتلأت به رجاء
وبشَّرand gave promise بالثمارof fruits الطيباتgood
وبشَّر بالثمار الطيبات
It grew until you were filled with hope in it,
and promised good fruits.
فنعمhow excellent is ولاؤكyour loyalty الباقيenduring ونعمتand how excellent are
فنعم ولاؤك الباقي ونعمت
صلاتكyour bonds بالخليفةwith the Caliph منamong صلاتbonds
صلاتك بالخليفة من صلات
How excellent your enduring loyalty, and excellent
your bonds with the Caliph, among all bonds.
رآهاsaw them as المسلمونthe Muslims مؤكداتassurances
رآها المسلمون مؤكدات
لقربof the nearness of مناهمtheir hopes المتوقعاتanticipated
لقرب مناهم المتوقعات
Muslims saw in them assurances
that their awaited hopes were drawing near.
لحفظfor preserving الملكthe realm سعيكyour striving فيfor رضاهhis favor
لحفظ الملك سعيك في رضاه
ورهبةand for frightening طامعa coveter فيof الأرضthe land عاتinsolent
ورهبة طامع في الأرض عات
Your striving for his favor safeguards the realm
and daunts any insolent coveter of the land.
وفيand in كلevery الجهاتregion لكyou have اطلاعinsight
وفي كل الجهات لك اطلاع
علىinto ماwhatever شاءhe wills لاnot بعضsome of الجهاتthe regions
على ما شاء لا بعض الجهات
In every region you have insight
into whatever he wills, not in some regions only.
هنيئاًmay it bring joy رؤيةseeing التاجthe crown المفدىcherished
هنيئاً رؤية التاج المفدى
لعينكto your eyes واختصاصكand your distinction بالهباتwith gifts
لعينك واختصاصك بالهبات
Blessed be the sight of the cherished crown
to your eyes, and your distinction with gifts.
وماand ... not أعطاكhe gave you إلاexcept ماwhat استحقتmerited
وما أعطاك إلا ما استحقت
صفاتكyour qualities إنهاindeed they are أعلىthe highest of الصفاتqualities
صفاتك إنها أعلى الصفات
He gave you only what was merited
by your qualities: they are the highest qualities.
وخيرand the best of الدهرtime أيامdays أتاحتafforded
وخير الدهر أيام أتاحت
لخيرto the finest خليفةCaliph خيرthe finest of الولاةgovernors
لخير خليفة خير الولاة
The best days of time are those that granted
the finest Caliph the finest of governors.
رجائيmy hope أنthat أرىI see النيلينthe two Niles يوماًone day
رجائي أن أرى النيلين يوماً
قدindeed اتصلاhave joined بدجلةwith the Tigris والفراتand the Euphrates
قد اتصلا بدجلة والفرات
My hope is one day to see the two Niles
joined to the Tigris and Euphrates,
وضمتand united رايةthe banner of السلطانthe Sultan حباًin love
وضمت راية السلطان حباً
قلوبَthe hearts of شعوبهhis peoples المتفرقاتscattered
قلوبَ شعوبه المتفرقات
and the Sultan's banner unite in love
the hearts of his scattered peoples,
وأصبحand became حوضهhis pool المورودfrequented for water مَلْقَىa meeting-place
وأصبح حوضه المورود مَلْقَى
وجوهthe faces of عبيدهhis servants المتناكراتmutually estranged
وجوه عبيده المتناكرات
and his frequented pool become a meeting-place
for the faces of his servants, estranged from one another.
بهذاat this الفوزtriumph تبتهجrejoices البراياall creation
بهذا الفوز تبتهج البرايا
ويجملand befits بيme نشيدa song of التهنئاتcongratulations
ويجمل بي نشيد التهنئات
At this triumph all creation would rejoice,
and a song of congratulations would befit me.
Partial English translation: 124 of 148 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1