أهلاًwelcome بشاعرto the poet of فارسPersia وأديبِهاand her man of letters
أهلاً بشاعر فارس وأديبِها
ووزيرهاand her minister وسفيرهاand her ambassador وخطيبِهاand her orator
ووزيرها وسفيرها وخطيبِها
Welcome to Persia’s poet and man of letters,
Welcome, poet of Persia and her man of letters,
Her minister, her ambassador, and her orator;
Her minister, ambassador, and orator,
ومشرِّفand one who honors الفئةthe company الشريفةnoble بالذيthrough what
ومشرِّف الفئة الشريفة بالذي
أوحىhe inspired لهاto it ومعزهاand its exalter ومثيبهاand its rewarder
أوحى لها ومعزها ومثيبها
Who honors the noble company through what
And he who honors the noble class with what
He has inspired in it, and exalts and rewards it;
He inspired in it, strengthened it, and rewarded it.
موصيone who counsels الممالكthe kingdoms بالسماحةto magnanimity والندىand generosity
موصي الممالك بالسماحة والندى
نقّادهاtheir critic ورقيبهاand their overseer وحسيبهاand their reckoner
نقّادها ورقيبها وحسيبها
Who counsels kingdoms to magnanimity and generosity,
Counselor of kingdoms in lenience and dew,
Their critic, their overseer, and their judge.
Their critic, overseer, and reckoner,
انزلalight بلاداًa land يصطفيكchooses you أميرهاits prince
انزل بلاداً يصطفيك أميرها
تدليit offers إليكto you بعذبهاwith its sweet waters وخصيبهاand its fertile land
تدلي إليك بعذبها وخصيبها
Alight in a land whose prince favors you;
Descend upon a land whose prince has chosen you,
It offers you its sweet waters and fertile soil.
Extending to you its sweetness and fertility.
حبُّthe love الملوكof kings إليكtoward you برهانٌa proof علىof
حبُّ الملوك إليك برهانٌ على
حظthe favor القوافيof rhymes عندهمwith them ونصيبهاand their share
حظ القوافي عندهم ونصيبها
The love kings bear you is proof of
Kings' love for you proves
The favor and share allotted to rhymes among them.
The fortune of rhymes to them and their share.
كمhow many فيin الوزارةthe ministry منof نجيبٍa noble man كابرٍeminent
كم في الوزارة من نجيبٍ كابرٍ
هلhas ...? نالهreached him ماwhat نلتyou attained منfrom تلقيبهاits conferring of titles
هل ناله ما نلت من تلقيبها
How many a noble, eminent man is in the ministry!
How many great nobles are in office?
Has any won such a title from it as you have?
Has anyone attained what you attained of titles?
ماذاwhat رأيتyou saw علىalong التخومthe frontiers منof الخطىthe movements
ماذا رأيت على التخوم من الخطى
بأمينهاof their harmless ones أنبئتwere you informed أمor برهيبهاof their fearsome ones
بأمينها أنبئت أم برهيبها
What movements did you see along the frontiers?
What have you seen on the borders of footsteps?
Were you told of harmless moves, or of alarming ones?
With her trustee, did you inform or frighten her?
أسكنcalm قلوبthe hearts معاشرof groups of people مشتاقةyearning
أسكن قلوب معاشر مشتاقة
ذهبتhave gone أراجيفfalse rumors العدىof the enemies بقلوبهاwith their hearts
ذهبت أراجيف العدى بقلوبها
Calm the hearts of yearning folk;
Settle the hearts of a gathering of yearners
The enemies’ false rumors have swept their hearts away.
The drums of enemies have taken their hearts away.
ترجوthey hope لأمتكfor your nation السعادةhappiness والعلىand glory
ترجو لأمتك السعادة والعلى
بمليكهاthrough its king الساعيwho strives إلىtoward تهذيبهاits refinement
بمليكها الساعي إلى تهذيبها
They hope for your nation’s happiness and glory
You wish your nation happiness and elevation
Through its king, who strives to better it.
Through its king who works to refine it.
لوif كانthere were بالجارينamong the two neighbors ماwhat نخشاهwe fear it لمnot
لو كان بالجارين ما نخشاه لم
تتركyou leave بلادكyour country فيin مثارthe outbreak خطوبهاof its troubles
تترك بلادك في مثار خطوبها
Had what we fear befallen the two neighbors, you would not have
If there were with the two neighbors what we fear, you would not
Left your country amid the outbreak of its troubles.
Leave your country amidst the adversities of its misfortunes.
أتعودwill ... return? بينهماbetween them both الخطوبcalamities وأنتwhile you فيin الthe
أتعود بينهما الخطوب وأنت في ال
دنياworld رسولan envoy السلمof peace بينamong شعوبهاits peoples
دنيا رسول السلم بين شعوبها
Will strife return between them, while you are in the
Do hostilities recur between them while you are in the
World an envoy of peace among its peoples?
World a messenger of peace between its nations?
نلتyou attained الشفاعةintercession عندwith كلevery مناجزٍcombatant
نلت الشفاعة عند كل مناجزٍ
وعطفتand you inclined غالبَهاtheir victor علىtoward مغلوبهاtheir vanquished
وعطفت غالبَها على مغلوبها
You have won acceptance for your intercession with every combatant,
You attained intercession with every antagonist
And moved their victor to compassion for their vanquished.
And favored its victor over its defeated.
إنindeed الذيhe who استصفىwon over as friends لدولتهfor his state العدىthe enemies
إن الذي استصفى لدولته العدى
منfrom بعدafter ماthat اجتمعواthey banded together علىto تعذيبهاtormenting it
من بعد ما اجتمعوا على تعذيبها
Indeed, he who has won enemies as friends for his state
Indeed, he who purified his state from enemies
After they banded together to torment it,
After they had united to torture it,
وينيلهاand wins it ودthe affection البعيدof the distant one الدارin abode لمhas not
وينيلها ود البعيد الدار لم
يفقدlose مودةthe affection جارهاof its neighbor وقريبهاand its kin
يفقد مودة جارها وقريبها
And wins it the love of those dwelling far away has not
And who earns the affection of the distant house
Lost the affection of its neighbor and its kin.
Has not lost the friendship of its neighbor or relative.
Sol 6.1