المَجدُglory عوفيwas healed إِذwhen عوفيتَyou were healed وَالكَرَمُand generosity
المَجدُ عوفي إِذ عوفيتَ وَالكَرَمُ
وَالمَجدُand glory وَالدستُand the seat of office وَالتَوقيعُand the signature وَالقَلَمُand the pen
وَالمَجدُ وَالدستُ وَالتَوقيعُ وَالقَلَمُ
Glory was healed when you were healed, and so was generosity,
Glory is restored when you are restored, and generosity,
And glory, the seat of office, the signature, and the pen.
Glory, authority, signature and pen,
وَسِرُّand rejoiced كُلeveryone بِماat what أُوتيتَyou were granted مِنof فَرَجٍrelief
وَسِرُّ كُل بِما أُوتيتَ مِن فَرَجٍ
وَزالَand departed عَنكَfrom you إِلىto أَعدائِكَyour enemies الأَلَمُthe pain
وَزالَ عَنكَ إِلى أَعدائِكَ الأَلَمُ
And all rejoiced at the relief you were granted,
And the secret of all you were given of relief,
And pain passed from you to your enemies.
And pain has gone from you to your enemies.
صَحَّتwere set right بِصِحَّتِكَthrough your recovery الأَحوالُaffairs وَاِبتَهَجَتand rejoiced
صَحَّت بِصِحَّتِكَ الأَحوالُ وَاِبتَهَجَت
بِكَthrough you الوِزارَةُthe ministry وَاِهتَزَّتand stirred لَكَfor you الهِمَمُaspirations
بِكَ الوِزارَةُ وَاِهتَزَّت لَكَ الهِمَمُ
Affairs were set right by your recovery, and joy arose
The conditions became healthy with your health and
In the ministry through you; aspirations stirred for you.
The ministry rejoiced and the ambitions shook for you.
وَعادَهاand revisited it عيدُa festival of أُنسٍjoy مِنكَfrom you وَاِتَّصَلَتand became joined
وَعادَها عيدُ أُنسٍ مِنكَ وَاِتَّصَلَت
بِهاto it المَكارِمُnoble deeds وَاِنهَلَّتand poured down بِهاupon it الديمُsteady rains
بِها المَكارِمُ وَاِنهَلَّت بِها الديمُ
A festival of joy from you revisited it, and joined
And it regained a feast of intimacy from you and virtues connected with it
To it were noble deeds, while steady rains poured upon it.
And the rains poured on it.
وَراجَعَand returned to الشَمسَthe sun نورٌlight كانَhad فارَقَهاleft it
وَراجَعَ الشَمسَ نورٌ كانَ فارَقَها
لَمّاwhen أَطافَتsurrounded بِكَaround you الأَلطافُgracious favors وَالنِعَمُand blessings
لَمّا أَطافَت بِكَ الأَلطافُ وَالنِعَمُ
And the light that had left the sun returned to it,
A light that had left the sun returned to it
When gracious favors and blessings surrounded you.
When favors and blessings revolved around you.
وَعادَand returned لِلبَدرِto the full moon نورٌlight حَفّencircled هالَتَهُits halo
وَعادَ لِلبَدرِ نورٌ حَفّ هالَتَهُ
كَأَنَّماas though فَقدُهُits loss فيin جِسمِهِits body سَقَمُsickness
كَأَنَّما فَقدُهُ في جِسمِهِ سَقَمُ
And light returned to the full moon, encircling its halo,
The moon regained a light that had made it disappear
As though losing that light were a sickness in its body.
As if its loss in its body was a disease.
وَلاحَand flashed بَرقُكَyour lightning ليto me مِنfrom عارضَيthe two cloudbanks of عَلَمٍa mountain
وَلاحَ بَرقُكَ لي مِن عارضَي عَلَمٍ
وَأَنتَand you وَاللَهby God ذاكَthat one المُفرَدُthe peerless one العَلَمُthe eminent figure
وَأَنتَ وَاللَه ذاكَ المُفرَدُ العَلَمُ
And your lightning flashed before me from a mountain's two cloudbanks,
Your lightning flashed to me from the flank of a flag,
And you, by God, are that peerless, eminent figure.
And by God you are that unique flag.
ماnot يَنزِلُdescends الوَبلُthe downpour إِلّاexcept عِندَat مَنطقهhis speech
ما يَنزِلُ الوَبلُ إِلّا عِندَ مَنطقه
ماnot يَسقُطُfalls الغَيثُthe rain إِلّاexcept حينَwhen يَبتَسِمُhe smiles
ما يَسقُطُ الغَيثُ إِلّا حينَ يَبتَسِمُ
The downpour descends only when he speaks;
Dew does not fall except at its place of descent,
The rain falls only when he smiles.
Rain does not pour except when it smiles.
يُسمىis called بِخَيرٍas Khayr ('good') لدينٍfor religion أَوor لِمَملَكَةٍfor a kingdom
يُسمى بِخَيرٍ لدينٍ أَو لِمَملَكَةٍ
أَبداهُbrought him forth مالِكُهاits sovereign فاِنجابَتِand so dispersed الظلمُthe darkness
أَبداهُ مالِكُها فاِنجابَتِ الظلمُ
He is named Khayr, a boon to religion or to a kingdom;
He who is called good for religion or kingdom
Its sovereign brought him forth, and the darkness dispersed.
Its owner initiated so injustice responded.
ذاكَthat one المُشيرُthe Mushir (marshal) الَّذيwho لاno نِدَّpeer يُشبِهُهُresembles him
ذاكَ المُشيرُ الَّذي لا نِدَّ يُشبِهُهُ
وَكَيفَand how يَشتَبِهُare alike المَخدومُthe master وَالخَدَمُand the servants
وَكَيفَ يَشتَبِهُ المَخدومُ وَالخَدَمُ
That is the Mushir, whom no peer resembles;
That advisor whom no equal resembles him
And how could the master and the servants be alike?
How can the served one resemble the servants?
تَفنَّنَdisplayed artistry الكُلّeveryone فيin تَفضيلِextolling غُرَّتِهِhis radiant brow
تَفنَّنَ الكُلّ في تَفضيلِ غُرَّتِهِ
وَزيدَand was added مِنby بَعضِهِمsome of them فيin ذَلِكَthat النَغَمُmelody
وَزيدَ مِن بَعضِهِم في ذَلِكَ النَغَمُ
All displayed their artistry in extolling his radiant brow,
All were varied in extolling his virtue
And some of them added melody to that praise.
And some of them increased in that tune.
تَساهَمواthey shared among themselves كَيفَhowever شاؤواthey wished فيin مَحاسِنِهِhis merits
تَساهَموا كَيفَ شاؤوا في مَحاسِنِهِ
وَشارَكَand joined العُربَthe Arabs فيin فَخرٍpride بِهِin him العجمُthe non-Arabs
وَشارَكَ العُربَ في فَخرٍ بِهِ العجمُ
They took their shares in his merits however they wished,
They shared however they wished in his virtues
And non-Arabs joined the Arabs in taking pride in him.
And the non-Arabs shared the Arabs in boasting through him.
وَأخلصَand devoted اللَهُGod للإِسلامto Islam نُصرَتُهُhis support
وَأخلصَ اللَهُ للإِسلام نُصرَتُهُ
وَلِلمُشيرِand to the Mushir (marshal) إِذاwhen ماever (emphasis) أُخفرَتwere violated ذِمَمcovenants
وَلِلمُشيرِ إِذا ما أُخفرَت ذِمَم
And God has devoted his support to Islam,
And God made his support sincere to Islam
And to the Mushir whenever covenants are violated,
And to the advisor when covenants are violated.
لِكَيso that نَرىwe may see كُلّall ماthat which كُنّاwe had been نُؤَمِّلُهُhoping for it
لِكَي نَرى كُلّ ما كُنّا نُؤَمِّلُهُ
وَإِنand even if تَقَلَّبَbasked فيin آلائِهِhis bounties الأُمَمُthe nations
وَإِن تَقَلَّبَ في آلائِهِ الأُمَمُ
So that we may see all that we had hoped for,
So we see all that we were hoping for
Even if nations bask in his bounties.
Even if days alternate among the nations.
وَماand not أَخُصّكَI single you out فيin بُرءٍrecovery بِتَهنِئَةٍwith congratulations
وَما أَخُصّكَ في بُرءٍ بِتَهنِئَةٍ
قَدhave سُرّbeen gladdened مِنهاby it الوَرىall people وَالسَهلُand the plain وَالعَلَمُand the mountain
قَد سُرّ مِنها الوَرى وَالسَهلُ وَالعَلَمُ
And I do not single you out with congratulations on recovery:
I do not distinguish you in innocence with congratulations
All people, the plain, and the mountain have rejoiced at it.
The land, plains and flags have rejoiced in it.
إِذاwhen سُعِدتَyou are made happy فَكُلّthen all الناسِpeople قَدhave سُعِدواbeen made happy
إِذا سُعِدتَ فَكُلّ الناسِ قَد سُعِدوا
وَإِنand if سَلِمتَyou are safe فَكُلّthen all الناسِpeople قَدhave سَلِمواbeen safe
وَإِن سَلِمتَ فَكُلّ الناسِ قَد سَلِموا
When you are happy, all people are happy;
When you are fortunate then all people have been fortunate
And if you are safe, all people are safe.
And when you are safe then all people are safe.
Sol 6.1