بِطاعَةِthrough obedience to اللَهِGod طُلتَyou surpassed الناسَthe people كُلَّهُمُall of them
بِطاعَةِ اللَهِ طُلتَ الناسَ كُلَّهُمُ
وَنُصحِand loyal counsel to هادٍa guide أَمينِtrusted with المُلكِthe realm مَأمونِMa'mun
وَنُصحِ هادٍ أَمينِ المُلكِ مَأمونِ
Through obedience to God you have surpassed all people,
And loyal counsel to Ma'mun, a guide trusted with the realm.
حُمَيدُHumayd ياO قاسِمَdivider of الدُنياthe world بِنائِلِهِwith his bounty
حُمَيدُ يا قاسِمَ الدُنيا بِنائِلِهِ
وَسَيفِهِand his sword بَينَbetween أَهلَthe people of النُكثoath-breaking وَالدينِand faith
وَسَيفِهِ بَينَ أَهلَ النُكث وَالدينِ
Humayd, O divider of the world with his bounty
And his sword, between oath-breakers and the faithful.
أَنتَyou are الزَمانُTime الَّذيwhich يَجريextends تَصَرُّفُهُits sway
أَنتَ الزَمانُ الَّذي يَجري تَصَرُّفُهُ
عَلىover الأَنامِhumankind بِتَشديدٍwith severity وَتَليينِand gentleness
عَلى الأَنامِ بِتَشديدٍ وَتَليينِ
You are Time, whose sway extends
Over humankind with severity and gentleness.
لَوif لَمnot تَكُنyou existed كانَتِwould have الأَيّامthe days قَدalready فَنِيَتperished
لَو لَم تَكُن كانَتِ الأَيّام قَد فَنِيَت
وَالمَكرُماتُand noble deeds وَماتَand would have died المَجدُglory مُذحينِlong ago
وَالمَكرُماتُ وَماتَ المَجدُ مُذحينِ
Had you not existed, the days would have perished,
And noble deeds too, and glory would long since have died.
لَقَدindeed مَنَنتَyou bestowed a favor عَلىupon الدُنياthe world وَساكِنِهاand its inhabitants
لَقَد مَنَنتَ عَلى الدُنيا وَساكِنِها
بِظِلِّwith the shade of أَمنٍsecurity بَسيطٍspreading غَيرnot مَمنونِcurtailed
بِظِلِّ أَمنٍ بَسيطٍ غَير مَمنونِ
You have indeed bestowed a favor upon the world and its inhabitants
With a spreading shade of security, never curtailed.
طَوَيتَyou folded كُلَّevery حَشاًheart مِنهاwithin it عَلىaround أَمَلٍa hope
طَوَيتَ كُلَّ حَشاً مِنها عَلى أَمَلٍ
إلىto قَرينَةِa companion خَوفٍfear مِنكَof you مَقرونِcoupled
إلى قَرينَةِ خَوفٍ مِنكَ مَقرونِ
You have folded every heart within it around a hope,
Coupled with its companion, fear of you.
مَنwhoever لَمnot يَكنis مِنكَfrom you مَوصولاًlinked إِلىto سَبَبa bond
مَن لَم يَكن مِنكَ مَوصولاً إِلى سَبَب
لَمnot يَنزِلُdwells on الأَرضَthe earth إِلّاexcept مَنزِلَan abode of الهونِhumiliation
لَم يَنزِلُ الأَرضَ إِلّا مَنزِلَ الهونِ
Whoever is not linked to you by a bond
Dwells on earth only in an abode of humiliation.
صَوَّرَكَfashioned you اللَهُGod مِنfrom مَجدٍglory وَمِنand from كَرَمٍgenerosity
صَوَّرَكَ اللَهُ مِن مَجدٍ وَمِن كَرَمٍ
وَصَوَّرَand fashioned الناسَhumankind مِنfrom ماءٍwater وَمٍنand from طينِclay
وَصَوَّرَ الناسَ مِن ماءٍ وَمٍن طينِ
God fashioned you from glory and from generosity,
And fashioned humankind from water and from clay.
أَصبَحتَyou have become لِلمُلكِfor kingship عِرنيناًa nose تَقومُyou stand بِهِby it
أَصبَحتَ لِلمُلكِ عِرنيناً تَقومُ بِهِ
يَومَon the day of الكَريهَةِbattle جَدّاعَa severer of العَرانينِnoses
يَومَ الكَريهَةِ جَدّاعَ العَرانينِ
You have become the nose of kingship, upholding it,
On the day of battle, a severer of noses.
نُهدىwe offer لَكَto you المَدحَpraise مَوزوناًmetered مُحَبَّرُهُits finely wrought wording
نُهدى لَكَ المَدحَ مَوزوناً مُحَبَّرُهُ
وَتُكسِبناand you grant us عَطاءًbounty غَيرَnot مَوزونِmeasured
وَتُكسِبنا عَطاءً غَيرَ مَوزونِ
We offer you praise in finely wrought, measured verse,
And you grant us bounty beyond measure.
Sol 6.1