مُنىwishes النفوسsouls الهناbliss وراحةُand ease البدنِthe body
مُنى النفوس الهنا وراحةُ البدنِ
مراحُهاtheir resting place الأمنُsafety فيin سرٍّprivacy وفيand in علنِpublic
مراحُها الأمنُ في سرٍّ وفي علنِ
The wishes of souls are bliss and bodily ease;
The souls' wish and the bodies' comfort
Their repose is safety, in private and in public.
Its ways are safety, secretly and openly
رناgazed لهاtoward it طرفُهاtheir eye بنيلِby attaining مطلبهاtheir wish
رنا لها طرفُها بنيلِ مطلبها
فاستبشرتso they rejoiced بالذيin what ترجوهُthey hope for it منof مننِfavors
فاستبشرت بالذي ترجوهُ من مننِ
Their gaze turned toward it as they attained their wish,
Its eyelids have chirped with the attainment of its wants
So they rejoiced in the favors they hoped for.
So it rejoiced at what it hopes for of favors
ضمتthey embraced سعادتهاtheir happiness لماwhen بهwith it ظفرتthey attained
ضمت سعادتها لما به ظفرت
منof أمنِsecurity أسعدِmost fortunate ملكٍking محسنٍbeneficent حسنِgood
من أمنِ أسعدِ ملكٍ محسنٍ حسنِ
They embraced their happiness when they gained
It has combined its happiness with what it has obtained
The protection of a most fortunate king, beneficent and good.
Of the most fortunate security of a beneficent, beautiful king
يلقاكhe meets you بالبشرwith cheerfulness طلقَbright الوجهِthe face مبتسماًsmiling
يلقاك بالبشر طلقَ الوجهِ مبتسماً
تغنيكَsuffices you رُؤياهُseeing him عنin place of أهلٍfamily وعنand in place of وطنِhomeland
تغنيكَ رُؤياهُ عن أهلٍ وعن وطنِ
He greets you cheerfully, bright-faced and smiling;
Who meets you with a cheerful face smiling
The sight of him spares you the need for family and homeland.
His sight makes you needless of family and homeland
كفاكَit suffices you منof وصفهِhis description الشريفِnoble أنهthat he is منof
كفاكَ من وصفهِ الشريفِ أنه من
بيتِhousehold الذيhim who جاءناcame to us بالفرضِwith the prescribed duties والسننِand the traditions
بيتِ الذي جاءنا بالفرضِ والسننِ
To describe his nobility, it is enough for you that he is of
It suffices you to describe him as one of
The house of him who brought us the prescribed duties and traditions.
The house that brought us the obligation and morals
خدنُcompanion المعاليlofty virtues رفيعُexalted القدرِrank منthe one before whom خضعتbowed
خدنُ المعالي رفيعُ القدرِ من خضعت
لعزِّهِto his might عُظماءgreat men البدوِthe nomads والمُدُنِand the cities
لعزِّهِ عُظماء البدوِ والمُدُنِ
A companion of lofty virtues, exalted in rank, before whom bowed
The pillars of greatness, honorable in rank, have submitted
The great men of the desert and cities, in submission to his might.
To his might, the notables of Bedouins and cities
يُعدُis counted منamong خدمٍservants لهof his ابنIbn (son of) زائدةٍZa'idah
يُعدُ من خدمٍ له ابن زائدةٍ
ومنand among مماليكهِhis slaves سيفُSayf بنibn (son of) ذيDhi (possessor of) يَزَنِYazan
ومن مماليكهِ سيفُ بن ذي يَزَنِ
Counted among his servants is Ibn Za'idah,
He counts as his servants the son of Zayed
And among his slaves is Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan.
And of his slaves, Saif bin Zi Yazan
رضاهhis favor منwhoever نالهُgained it حفتsurrounded بهaround him نعمٌblessings
رضاه من نالهُ حفت به نعمٌ
إمدادهاtheir supply لمnot يزلcease علىover مدىspan الزمَنِtime
إمدادها لم يزل على مدى الزمَنِ
Whoever gains his favor is surrounded by blessings,
His approval, whoever attains it, is enveloped in bounty
Whose flow has never ceased throughout the course of time.
Its flow has not ceased over time
أبقاهmay He preserve him ربيَmy Lord فيin سعدٍgood fortune سعادتُهُhis felicity
أبقاه ربيَ في سعدٍ سعادتُهُ
تُنيلُbestows أوفىthe fullest الهناbliss وراحةَand ease البدَنِthe body
تُنيلُ أوفى الهنا وراحةَ البدَنِ
May my Lord preserve him in good fortune; his felicity
May my Lord keep him in fortune, his fortune
Bestows the fullest bliss and bodily ease.
Attains the most perfect wish and comfort of bodies
Sol 6.1