حديثtalk قوميَmy people عنabout تقواكyour piety بشرنيbrought me glad tidings
حديث قوميَ عن تقواك بشرني
بأنكthat you are العادلthe just one الموعودthe promised one ياO عمرُUmar
بأنك العادل الموعود يا عمرُ
My people's talk of your piety brought me glad tidings:
My people's talk of your piety gives me good news
That you are the promised just ruler, O Umar.
That you are the just promised one, O Omar
إنif شئتyou wish حفظmaintaining نظامorder غيرnot متهمsuspected
إن شئت حفظ نظام غير متهم
عندamong الولاةthe governors كماas أرجوI hope وأنتظرand await
عند الولاة كما أرجو وأنتظر
If you wish to maintain order, above suspicion
If you wish to preserve an unaccused system
Among the governors, as I hope and await,
With the governors as I hope and await
فاحرصso be vigilant علىover رتبranks المجدglory التيwhich ابتذلتhave been debased
فاحرص على رتب المجد التي ابتذلت
حتىuntil رأيتI saw بهاof them الصعلوكthe vagabond يفتخرboasts
حتى رأيت بها الصعلوك يفتخر
Then safeguard the ranks of honor that have been debased,
So be keen on the ranks of glory that are deprecated
Till I saw a vagabond boasting of them.
Until I saw the vulgar boasting in them
ولاand do not تهبgrant عمدةa village headman يوماًever مجاملةa favor
ولا تهب عمدة يوماً مجاملة
يؤذيhe harms بهاwith it القومthe people مغتراًarrogantly ويحتقرand scorns
يؤذي بها القوم مغتراً ويحتقر
And never grant a village headman a favor
And do not grant an important position one day out of flattery
With which he arrogantly harms and scorns the people.
Which would hurt the people, deluded and humiliated
ونصرةand championing الشعرpoetry أولىmost deserving ماthat which احتفلتyou paid attention بهto it
ونصرة الشعر أولى ما احتفلت به
فإنماfor only الشعرpoetry بالحكامthrough the rulers ينتصرtriumphs
فإنما الشعر بالحكام ينتصر
And championing poetry is worthiest of your attention,
And supporting poetry is the first thing I would celebrate
For only through rulers does poetry triumph.
Since through the rulers, poetry gets supported
شدِbuild up المآثرnoble deeds إنيindeed, I am مطلقunleashing قلماًa pen
شدِ المآثر إني مطلق قلماً
يشدوsings بذكركof your name فيin الواديthe valley فتشتهرso you become renowned
يشدو بذكرك في الوادي فتشتهر
Build up noble deeds; I am unleashing a pen
Urge glorious deeds, I unleash a pen
To sing of your name in the valley, so you become renowned.
That sings your mention in the valley, so you become famous
Sol 6.1