دَارُthe house of الشريفِthe sharif ابنِson of أبيAbu (father of) غَالِبٍGhalib
دَارُ الشريفِ ابنِ أبي غَالِبٍ
مَبنَيَةٌbuilt لِمبتَغِىfor the desire of الطالبِthe seeker
مَبنَيَةٌ لِمبتَغِى الطالبِ
The home of the Sharif Ibn Abi Ghalib
The house of the sharif, Ibn Abi Ghalib,
is built to fulfill the seeker’s desire.
is built to fulfill the seeker's desire.
فِيهَاin it شريفٌa nobleman ماجدٌillustrious طَبعُهُhis nature
فِيهَا شريفٌ ماجدٌ طَبعُهُ
أحلَىsweeter مِنَthan المَاذيwhite honey لِلشَّارِبِto the drinker
أحلَى مِنَ المَاذي لِلشَّارِبِ
Within it dwells a noble Sharif whose generous nature
Within it is a noble, illustrious man, whose nature
is sweeter to the drinker than white honey.
is sweeter to the drinker than white honey.
يلتاحُshines فيin النادِىthe gathering سَنَاthe radiance of وَجهِهِhis face
يلتاحُ في النادِى سَنَا وَجهِهِ
كالبدرِlike the full moon أوor كالذهبِlike gold الذائِبِmolten
كالبدرِ أو كالذهبِ الذائِبِ
In the gathering, the radiance of his face gleams forth,
The radiance of his face shines in the gathering,
like the full moon, or like molten gold.
like the full moon, or like molten gold.
أكرِمhow noble! بِهhe is منas a ماجِدٍman of honor ذَاهبٍjourneying
أكرِم بِه من ماجِدٍ ذَاهبٍ
فيfor اللهِGod لاَnot فيfor الزائلِwhat fades الذاهبِwhat passes away
في اللهِ لاَ في الزائلِ الذاهبِ
How noble he is—a magnanimous man journeying
How noble he is—a man of honor, journeying
toward God, not toward what passes and vanishes!
for God's sake, not for what fades and passes away.
مِنfrom عِترَةٍa lineage مَرضِيَّةٍworthy أصلُهَاits stock
مِن عِترَةٍ مَرضِيَّةٍ أصلُهَا
لمdid not يختلطmingle بالشائِنِwith what disgraces الشائِبِwhat taints
لم يختلط بالشائِنِ الشائِبِ
He springs from a lineage whose stock is approved
He is from a worthy lineage, whose stock
and has never mingled with a blemishing admixture.
has not mingled with disgrace or taint.
أبقاهُmay He preserve him مولاهُhis Lord لَنَاfor us مَلجَاًa refuge
أبقاهُ مولاهُ لَنَا مَلجَاً
مِنfrom كُلَّevery خَطبٍcalamity دَاهِمٍsuddenly striking نَاصِبِafflicting
مِن كُلَّ خَطبٍ دَاهِمٍ نَاصِبِ
May his Master preserve him as a refuge for us
May his Lord preserve him for us as a refuge
from every calamity, overwhelming and exhausting,
from every sudden, grievous calamity,
بِجَاهِby the honored rank of طَهTa-Ha المُصطفيthe Chosen One جَدِّهِhis forefather
بِجَاهِ طَه المُصطفي جَدِّهِ
مَأوَىa refuge for الضَّرِيكِthe destitute الوَاهِنِthe weak الرَّاهِبِthe fearful
مَأوَى الضَّرِيكِ الوَاهِنِ الرَّاهِبِ
through the honored station of Taha the Chosen, his forefather—
by the honored rank of Ta-Ha, the Chosen One, his forefather,
refuge of the blind and afflicted, the frail, and the fearful.
refuge of the destitute, the weak, and the fearful.
صَلَّىmay He send blessings عَليَهِupon him اللهُGod ماas long as استَوجَبَتit warrants
صَلَّى عَليَهِ اللهُ ما استَوجَبَت
رَدَّa reply القوافيthe rhymes حضرةthe presence of الوَاهِبِthe giver
رَدَّ القوافي حضرة الوَاهِبِ
May God bless him for as long as
May God bless him, so long as it warrants
the return of rhymes calls for the Bestower’s Presence.
a reply in verse—the giver's presence.
Sol 6.1