كيفhow لاnot يفتديransom itself ليَto me الدَّهرTime عَبْداًas a slave
كيف لا يفتدي ليَ الدَّهر عَبْداً
وأَناwhile I am عَبْدُthe slave of عَبْدِthe slave of عبدِservant of (in Abd al-Rahim) الرَّحيمِthe Merciful (in Abd al-Rahim)
وأَنا عَبْدُ عَبْدِ عبدِ الرَّحيمِ
How could Time not ransom itself to me as a slave,
How can time not ransom me a servant
when I am the slave of the slave of Abd al-Rahim?
When I'm a servant of the servant of the Most Merciful
بدوامِthrough the continuance of الأَجلِّthe most august سَيِّدناour master الفاal-Fa- (first part of al-Fadil)
بدوامِ الأَجلِّ سَيِّدنا الفا
ضلِ-dil (completes al-Fadil) ياO دولةَdominion of الأَفاضلِthe eminent دُوميendure
ضلِ يا دولةَ الأَفاضلِ دُومي
Through the enduring life of our most august master al-Fa-
With the permanence of our noble master's grace
dil, O dominion of the eminent, endure!
O state of the virtuous, may you ever endure
إذْfor أَراهُI see him ينوبُacts as a deputy عنِّيon my behalf لدىbefore الملْthe king (first part)
إذْ أَراهُ ينوبُ عنِّي لدى الملْ
كِcompletion of 'the king' مَنَابَthe role of الأَرواحِsouls عندَin relation to الجسومِbodies
كِ مَنَابَ الأَرواحِ عندَ الجسومِ
For I see him act on my behalf before the
For I see him taking my place before the King
king, playing the role that souls play in bodies;
The refuge of souls beside bodies
مالكُmaster of الحلِّunbinding فيin الممالكِthe kingdoms والعَقْand binding (first part)
مالكُ الحلِّ في الممالكِ والعَقْ
دِcompletion of 'binding' وَحُكْمِand ruling on التّحليلِdeclaring lawful والتّحريمِand declaring forbidden
دِ وَحُكْمِ التّحليلِ والتّحريمِ
Master of unbinding throughout the kingdoms and of
Ruler of dissolution in realms and covenant
binding, and of ruling on what is lawful and forbidden;
And judgment of absolving and forbidding
مُعْمِلٌsetting to work للنَفاذِto exert authority فيin كلِّevery قطرٍland
مُعْمِلٌ للنَفاذِ في كلِّ قطرٍ
قَلَماًa pen حاكماًruling علىover إقليمِa province
قَلَماً حاكماً على إقليمِ
Setting to work, to exert authority in every land,
Implementer of efficacy in every region
a pen that rules over a province;
A judging pen over every province
تتلقّىreceive الملوكُthe kings فيin كلِّevery أرضٍland
تتلقّى الملوكُ في كلِّ أرضٍ
كُتْبَهُhis letters القادماتِarriving بالتّعظيمِwith reverence
كُتْبَهُ القادماتِ بالتّعظيمِ
Kings in every land receive
Kings in every land receive
his letters as they arrive, with reverence.
His incoming letters with veneration
ناحلُlean الجسمِof body ذوpossessed of خطابٍspeech بهthrough it يَصْgrows small (first part)
ناحلُ الجسمِ ذو خطابٍ به يَصْ
غُرُcompletion of 'grows small' للدَّهرِof Time كلُّevery خَطْبٍcalamity جسيمِmighty
غُرُ للدَّهرِ كلُّ خَطْبٍ جسيمِ
Lean of body, with speech through which
Lofty speaker disdaining all time's
every mighty calamity of Time grows small.
Grand speeches however sublime
Sol 6.1