قُلْsay لِلأمِيرِto the prince المَاجِدِthe glorious السْthe (word continues)
قُلْ لِلأمِيرِ المَاجِدِ السْ
سَامِيexalted عَلَىabove أكْفَائِهِhis peers
سَامِي عَلَى أكْفَائِهِ
Tell the glorious prince,
Say to the noble prince, lofty among his peers,
exalted above his peers,
And who raised nations to the heights through his pride and glory,
وَالمُرْتَقِيand the one ascending أُمَمَheights العَلاَglory (continued)
وَالمُرْتَقِي أُمَمَ العَلاَ
ءِ(completes 'glory') بفَخْرِهِthrough his renown وَسَنَائِهِand his high honor
ءِ بفَخْرِهِ وَسَنَائِهِ
who scales the heights of glory
And who rules firmly with his resolve,
through his renown and high honor,
Like a sword when unsheathed,
وَالمُسْتَبِدِّand the independently acting one بِعَزْمِهِby his resolve
وَالمُسْتَبِدِّ بِعَزْمِهِ
كالسَّيْفِlike the sword عِنْدَat مَضَائِهِits cutting power
كالسَّيْفِ عِنْدَ مَضَائِهِ
and acts by his resolve alone,
That the generous, when he builds,
like a sword when it cuts:
Does not intend the demolition of his building,
إنَّindeed الكَريمَthe generous man إذَاwhen بَنَىhe builds
إنَّ الكَريمَ إذَا بَنَى
لَمْdid not يَنْوِintend هَدْمَdemolition of بِنَائِهِhis building
لَمْ يَنْوِ هَدْمَ بِنَائِهِ
Indeed, when a generous man builds,
And when he bestows a kindness,
he does not intend to demolish his building.
It endures through the length of his existence,
وَإذَاand when أَفَادَhe bestows صَنِيعَةًa favor
وَإذَا أَفَادَ صَنِيعَةً
بَقِيَتْit endures بِطُولِfor the duration of بَقَائِهِhis life
بَقِيَتْ بِطُولِ بَقَائِهِ
And when he bestows a favor,
And when he reaps the fruits of success,
it endures as long as he lives.
He waters it from his rivers,
وَإذَاand when اجْتَنَىhe harvests ثَمَرَthe fruit of المَدِيpraise (continued)
وَإذَا اجْتَنَى ثَمَرَ المَدِي
حِ(completes 'praise') سَقَاهُhe waters it مِنْfrom أَنْوَائِهِhis rains
حِ سَقَاهُ مِنْ أَنْوَائِهِ
And when he harvests the fruit of praise,
I am his plant, and plants grow
he waters it with his rains.
If they are not deprived of their water,
أَنَاI غَرْسُهُhis plant والغَرْسُand the plant يَذْwithers (continued)
أَنَا غَرْسُهُ والغَرْسُ يَذْ
وي(completes 'withers') إنْif خَلاَit is bereft مِنْof مَائِهِhis water
وي إنْ خَلاَ مِنْ مَائِهِ
I am his plant, and a plant
O best of hopes, to whom the hopeful cling,
withers if it lacks his water.
Seeking refuge from his demise,
يَاO خَيْرَbest of مَأمُولٍone hoped for يَعُوseeks refuge (continued)
يَا خَيْرَ مَأمُولٍ يَعُو
ذُ(completes 'seeks refuge') مُؤَمِّلٌone who hopes بِفَنائِهِin his courtyard
ذُ مُؤَمِّلٌ بِفَنائِهِ
O best of those in whom one hopes,
Has clothed in the garb of virtue,
in whose courtyard a hopeful man seeks refuge!
So turn the course of his era,
هَذَاthis وَلِيُّكَyour loyal friend قَدْalready كَسَاclothed
هَذَا وَلِيُّكَ قَدْ كَسَا
هُhim الدَّهْرُTime ثَوْبَthe garment of عَفَائِهِhis decay
هُ الدَّهْرُ ثَوْبَ عَفَائِهِ
This is your loyal friend, who has been clothed
And dress him in new praise.
by Time in the garment of his decay.
فَاصْرِفْso turn aside صُرُوفَthe reversals of زَمَانِهِhis time
فَاصْرِفْ صُرُوفَ زَمَانِهِ
وَالبَسْand wear جَدِيدَthe fresh garment of ثَنَائِهِhis praise
وَالبَسْ جَدِيدَ ثَنَائِهِ
So turn aside the reversals of his days,
and wear the fresh garment of his praise.
Partial English translation: 17 of 20 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1