ياO مُزنةَraincloud الصَّيفof summer منfrom دَرّthe abundant flow الحياof life-giving rain صُوبيpour down
يا مُزنةَ الصَّيف من دَرّ الحيا صُوبي
بواكفِwith streaming drops القطْرِof rain مُنْهلّpouring down الشَّآبيبِshowers
بواكفِ القطْرِ مُنْهلّ الشَّآبيبِ
O summer raincloud, pour down abundant, life-giving rain,
O summer fragrance from the pearls of life, turn towards me
with streaming drops and showers pouring down,
With the dripping of rain, the place of youthful streams
علىupon منازلthe dwellings أُلاَّفٍof dear companions عهدتهمI once knew them
على منازل أُلاَّفٍ عهدتهم
منfrom ذاتDhat جوسJaws إِلىto ذاتDhat العَراقيبٍal-Araqib
من ذات جوس إِلى ذات العَراقيبٍ
upon the dwellings of companions I once knew,
On the dwellings of those I befriended
from Dhat Jaws to Dhat al-Araqib.
From the land of Jaw to the land of arabs
مغنيthe abode الهوىof love ومحلّand the place اللَّهوof diversion وكانand it was لناours
مغني الهوى ومحلّ اللَّهو وكان لنا
بينamong الأَّخلاءِclose friends والبيضand fair women والرَّعابيبِand tender beauties
بين الأَّخلاءِ والبيض والرَّعابيبِ
An abode of love, a place of diversion, which was ours,
The singing passion and the place of joy that was ours
amid dear friends, fair women, and tender beauties.
Among the bosom friends, the white, and the obedient maids
اليومtoday نزْدادwe gain more فيهاthere خُردّاًshy maidens عُرباًloving
اليوم نزْداد فيها خُردّاً عُرباً
يَفتنَّناthey enchant us بفنونِwith varieties الحُسنof beauty والطيبِand fragrance
يَفتنَّنا بفنونِ الحُسن والطيبِ
Today we gain there more shy, loving maidens,
Today we grow among them, little refined bedouins
who enchant us with beauty's many forms and fragrance.
Seduced by the arts of beauty and grace
وهنَّand they يختلنsway as they walk منfrom دَلٍّcoquetry ومنand from دَهشٍbewilderment
وهنَّ يختلن من دَلٍّ ومن دَهشٍ
كأنهنَّas though they were الدمىstatues بينَamong المحاريبِthe shrines
كأنهنَّ الدمى بينَ المحاريبِ
They sway with coquetry and bewilderment,
And they flutter from languor and swoon
as though they were statues among the shrines.
As if they were statues among the veils
يُصْبحنthey appear at morning يَحملنbearing أقمارأmoons يحُفَّcluster بهاaround them
يُصْبحن يَحملن أقمارأ يحُفَّ بها
سُودblack الذَّوائبtresses فيin حُمرred الجلابيبِrobes
سُود الذَّوائب في حُمر الجلابيبِ
They appear at morning bearing moons, encircled
Dawn bearing moons surrounded
by black tresses, in crimson robes.
By the black of plaits in the red cloaks
ياO حُسنَthe beauty ذلكَof that لوناًas a color قدindeed برزنَthey appeared بهin it
يا حُسنَ ذلكَ لوناً قد برزنَ به
بُحسنwith the beauty لوْنينof two colors منof قانٍdeep crimson وغربيبِand jet-black
بُحسن لوْنين من قانٍ وغربيبِ
How beautiful the coloring in which they appeared,
O that beauty of color which they displayed
with two lovely hues: deep crimson and jet-black.
With the beauty of two hues, deep red and green
منof كلِّevery مرسلةwoman letting hang رُدْنthe sleeve قميصof a shirt علىover
من كلِّ مرسلة رُدْن قميص على
رخْصsoft الأناملfingers بالحناءِwith henna مخصوبِdyed
رخْص الأنامل بالحناءِ مخصوبِ
Each lets the sleeve of her shirt hang over
Every messenger returned their shirt at the hands
tender fingers dyed with henna.
Of henna dyed fingers on the wrists
وكلَّand every ساحبةٍwoman trailing ذيلthe hem الازارِof her wrap علىover
وكلَّ ساحبةٍ ذيل الازارِ على
فعمplump المخلْخلat the ankle غضٍtender غيرnot منهوبِwasted away
فعم المخلْخل غضٍ غير منهوبِ
And each trails the hem of her wrap over
And every trailing train on the hips
a plump, tender ankle, not wasted away.
Under sheer billowing untorn garments
عِشناwe lived بأحسنin the best حالِcondition ثمتthen أنقلَبتْit changed
عِشنا بأحسن حالِ ثمت أنقلَبتْ
والدَّهرُand time صاحبُa companion علاَّتِof afflictions وتقليبِand reversals
والدَّهرُ صاحبُ علاَّتِ وتقليبِ
We lived in the finest state; then it changed,
We lived in the best of states, but then it changed
and time is a companion of afflictions and reversals.
And time is fickle in affliction and upheaval
ياO طولَthe long duration ذكرِof remembrance أَوِdear friends (first word fragment) دّاءٍdear friends (second word fragment) فَقَدتُهُمُI have lost them
يا طولَ ذكرِ أَوِ دّاءٍ فَقَدتُهُمُ
أَبْقىhas kept عليّupon me هَواهمْlove for them طولَthe duration تَعذيبيof my torment
أَبْقى عليّ هَواهمْ طولَ تَعذيبي
Oh, how long the memory of dear friends I have lost!
O the long memory of those I lost
My love for them has left me in lasting torment.
Their passion remains, tormenting me endlessly
إذاwhen تذكَّرتُI remember عهْدَthe days اْلَحيَّof the clan جُدْتُI lavish لهُupon it
إذا تذكَّرتُ عهْدَ اْلَحيَّ جُدْتُ لهُ
منَfrom اْلجفُونِthe eyelids بِمُرْفضٍّwith streaming tears ومَسْكُوبِand poured-out tears
منَ اْلجفُونِ بِمُرْفضٍّ ومَسْكُوبِ
When I recall the days of the clan, I lavish upon it
When I remember the dwellings of life, I overflow
from my eyelids, tears that stream and pour forth.
From my eyelids in profusion of streaming tears
وقلْتُand I say ياO عْينُeye بالدّمْعwith tears الغَزيرِabundant كِفيpour forth
وقلْتُ يا عْينُ بالدّمْع الغَزيرِ كِفي
وأَنتِand you ياO نفْسُsoul منfrom حرَّthe heat الجَوىof lovesick grief ذوبيmelt
وأَنتِ يا نفْسُ من حرَّ الجَوى ذوبي
And I say: O eye, pour forth abundant tears;
And I say O eyes, cease your copious weeping
and you, O soul, melt in the heat of lovesick grief.
And you, O soul, melt from the heat of passion
لاno صبَرendurance للقَلْبِfor the heart إلاَّexcept أَنthat أُعَلِّلَهُI soothe it
لا صبَر للقَلْبِ إلاَّ أَن أُعَلِّلَهُ
يَوْماًfor a day بلَهْوٍwith diversion منَfrom الصَّهْباءtawny wine مَجْلوبِdrawn
يَوْماً بلَهْوٍ منَ الصَّهْباء مَجْلوبِ
The heart has no endurance unless I soothe it
My heart can have no patience but to console it
for a day with diversion drawn from tawny wine.
One day with revelry of wine mixed and poured
نَمسيwe spend the evening ندامَىas drinking companions علىover الصَّهْباءِtawny wine نَشرْwe drink (word fragment) بُهاit (word fragment)
نَمسي ندامَى على الصَّهْباءِ نَشرْ بُها
معwith كُلِّevery أَرْوَعَgallant man للصَّهباءِof tawny wine شِرّيبِa heavy drinker
مع كُلِّ أَرْوَعَ للصَّهباءِ شِرّيبِ
We spend the evening as companions, drinking tawny wine,
We will spend the evening drunk on wine, spreading it
with every gallant man, a deep drinker of tawny wine.
With all the most wondrous wines for revelry
أُوليpossessors حجىًof intellect ونُهىand reason صفَّىhas purified ضمائرهَمtheir hearts
أُولي حجىً ونُهى صفَّى ضمائرهَم
صَافيclear المُدامةِwine منْof صِرْفٍunmixed wine ومَقْطوبِand blended wine
صَافي المُدامةِ منْ صِرْفٍ ومَقْطوبِ
Men of intellect and reason, whose hearts were purified
Of excellent company whose conscience is pure
by clear wine, whether neat or blended.
From strained refined wine in a measured pouring
إذاwhen هَوَتْfalls فيinto فَمthe mouth الإِبريقِof the ewer بارِقَةٌa flash
إذا هَوَتْ في فَم الإِبريقِ بارِقَةٌ
كأنَّهاas though it were كَوكبٌa star يَنْقَصّْplunging فيinto الكوبِthe cup
كأنَّها كَوكبٌ يَنْقَصّْ في الكوبِ
When a flash falls into the ewer's mouth,
When it falls into the cup gleaming
it is like a star plunging into the cup.
Like a star fading into the goblet
نَرْجُوwe hope منَfrom الخَمْرِwine أَنthat نسْلوُwe find solace فتوُرِثناyet it bequeaths us
نَرْجُو منَ الخَمْرِ أَن نسْلوُ فتوُرِثنا
شَوْقاًlonging إلىfor وَطنٍa homeland أَوْor وجْهِthe face محْبُوبِof a beloved
شَوْقاً إلى وَطنٍ أَوْ وجْهِ محْبُوبِ
We hope wine will make us forget, yet it bequeaths us
We hope from the wine to quell our listlessness
longing for a homeland or a beloved's face.
With yearning for a homeland or face of a loved one
بِمَwith what التَّعَللَِّconsolation واْلأيَامُwhile the days تَحْمِلُنَاcarry us
بِمَ التَّعَللَِّ واْلأيَامُ تَحْمِلُنَا
علىthrough صُروفِthe vicissitudes الدَّواهيof calamities واْلأَعَاجيبِand wonders
على صُروفِ الدَّواهي واْلأَعَاجيبِ
What solace is there, when the days carry us
Why make excuses when the days carry us
through calamity's vicissitudes and strange wonders?
On the turns of time and wonders
وكيْفَand how نسْلواcan we forget بلَهْوthrough diversion أَوْor يَحقّْis it right لناfor us
وكيْفَ نسْلوا بلَهْو أَوْ يَحقّْ لنا
تجَنَّبُshunning اللَّهْوdiversion عنْout of حِلْمٍwisdom وتجْريبِand experience
تجَنَّبُ اللَّهْو عنْ حِلْمٍ وتجْريبِ
And how can diversion make us forget—or ought we
And how can we be solaced by revelry or deserve
to shun diversion out of wisdom and experience?
To avoid it with wisdom and experience
أَمّاas for الغِنىwealth فسَؤُتينيهِthen it will bring it to me (irregular spelling) مُرْتَحليmy journey
أَمّا الغِنى فسَؤُتينيهِ مُرْتَحلي
منfrom ذاتِDhat جَوسٍJaws مطاياناour mounts لتَغْريبِfor westward travel
من ذاتِ جَوسٍ مطايانا لتَغْريبِ
As for wealth, my journey will bring it to me,
As for wealth, my traveling will bring it to me
from Dhat Jaws, taking our mounts westward.
From the land of Jaw on my traveling steed
أَقولْI say للْحَرْفِto the lean she-camel لّماwhen أَنْthat تَخَونَّهاwears her down
أَقولْ للْحَرْفِ لّما أَنْ تَخَونَّها
عَضّْthe bite الوَجىof sore feet بيْنَbetween تَهْجيرٍnoonday travel وتَأويبِand evening travel
عَضّْ الوَجى بيْنَ تَهْجيرٍ وتَأويبِ
I say to the lean she-camel, when she is worn down
I say to the ruins, when you are betrayed
by sore feet's bite, between noonday and evening travel:
Bite the pain between abandonment and desolation
لاdo not تسأميtire عادَةَof the habit الترحالِof journeying واْحتمليand endure
لا تسأمي عادَةَ الترحالِ واْحتملي
مَسَّthe touch الكلالِof exhaustion وأَجوازَand the inner reaches الفَلاof the desert جوبيtraverse
مَسَّ الكلالِ وأَجوازَ الفَلا جوبي
Do not tire of habitual journeying; endure
Do not grow weary of traveling and bear
the touch of exhaustion, and cross the desert's inner reaches.
The touch of weariness and traversing the deserts
إلىto الرَّئيسِthe chief ابنِson of عبدِAbd اللهِAllah إنّindeed لَهُhe has
إلى الرَّئيسِ ابنِ عبدِ اللهِ إنّ لَهُ
رَبعاًa dwelling عزيزاًinviolable ومولىًand a protégé غيْرnot مَحْرْوبِdespoiled
رَبعاً عزيزاً ومولىً غيْر مَحْرْوبِ
to the chief, Ibn Abd Allah, for he has
To the ruler, son of Abdullah, he has
an inviolable dwelling and a protégé never despoiled.
A dear homeland and guardian not defeated
إلىto أَعَزّthe mightiest بنيof the sons الدّْنياof the world وأَشرَفَهمand their noblest
إلى أَعَزّ بني الدّْنيا وأَشرَفَهم
منamong الأَعاجِمِnon-Arabs طُراًall والأَعاريبِand Arabs
من الأَعاجِمِ طُراً والأَعاريبِ
to the mightiest and noblest of the world's sons,
To the dearest of mankind and its noblest
among all non-Arabs and Arabs.
Of non-Arabs and Arabs
إلىto جوادٍa generous man شُجِاعٍbrave ذيpossessing ندىًbounty وَرَدىًand death
إلى جوادٍ شُجِاعٍ ذي ندىً وَرَدىً
بالجودfor generosity والبأسِand valor مَرْجُوٍlooked to with hope ومَرهوبِand feared
بالجود والبأسِ مَرْجُوٍ ومَرهوبِ
to a generous, brave man, lord of bounty and death,
To the generous, brave, man of help and protection
looked to for generosity and feared for valor.
By generosity and might, hopeful and feared
حاميguardian الذّمارof honor عزيزsecure الجارthe neighbor عادتهhis custom
حامي الذّمار عزيز الجار عادته
اطعامُfeeding غرثانَthe hungry أَوor تنْفيسُrelieving مكروبِthe distressed
اطعامُ غرثانَ أَو تنْفيسُ مكروبِ
Guardian of honor, whose neighbor is secure; his custom is
Who protects the helpless, honors his neighbor, his way
feeding the hungry or relieving the distressed.
Is to feed the starving and relieve the anguished
ماضيresolute العزيمةof will محمودpraised شمائلهُhis qualities
ماضي العزيمة محمود شمائلهُ
مطّهرpurified الجَيبِthe breast of the robe منof عارٍdisgrace ومنand of حوبِsin
مطّهر الجَيبِ من عارٍ ومن حوبِ
Resolute of will, praised for his qualities,
Resolute, praiseworthy of traits
his breast cleansed of disgrace and sin.
Who purifies his pocket of shame and flaw
يعلوraises بهِhim فضلُthe excellence همَّاتِof aspirations المُلوكof kings إلىto
يعلو بهِ فضلُ همَّاتِ المُلوك إلى
أعلىthe highest وأشْرَفَand noblest مُحْتَلٍstation occupied ومَطْلوبِand sought
أعلى وأشْرَفَ مُحْتَلٍ ومَطْلوبِ
The excellence of kings' aspirations lifts him to
Through him virtue rises above the aspirations of kings
the highest and noblest station occupied or sought.
To the highest and noblest heights and desired goals
ساسhe governed الامورَaffairs بتجريبٍthrough experience وثقّفهُand honed him
ساس الامورَ بتجريبٍ وثقّفهُ
رَوْضُthe schooling الزّمانof time بتأديبِthrough instruction وتَهْذيبِand refinement
رَوْضُ الزّمان بتأديبِ وتَهْذيبِ
He governed affairs through experience, and was honed
He manages affairs with experience and his upbringing
by time's schooling, through instruction and refinement,
Was nurtured by time with discipline and refinement
حتَّىuntil اسْتَقامَhe stood upright لبيباًdiscerning غيرَnot مُغْتَرٍdeluded
حتَّى اسْتَقامَ لبيباً غيرَ مُغْتَرٍ
بالحادِثاتِby events زعيماًa leader غيْرَnot مَخْلوبِbeguiled
بالحادِثاتِ زعيماً غيْرَ مَخْلوبِ
until he stood discerning, not deluded
Until his mind grew straight, not fooled
by events—a leader never beguiled.
By events, leading not misled
فليهنئso may gladden الغُضُبَthe fierce الخِدّانal-Khiddan (reading uncertain) عِزَّنُهْمtheir might (irregular spelling)
فليهنئ الغُضُبَ الخِدّان عِزَّنُهْم
بلَيْثِin a lion غابٍof the forest إلىto الحدّانal-Haddan منْسُوبِtraced by lineage
بلَيْثِ غابٍ إلى الحدّان منْسُوبِ
May the fierce al-Khiddan rejoice in their might,
So his angered cheeks rejoice in their glory
in a forest lion whose lineage is traced to al-Haddan.
Of a formidable lion, attributed to lion cubs
ليْيثٌa lion هصورٌcrushing أبوfather شِبْلَيْنِof two cubs جانبُهُhis flank
ليْيثٌ هصورٌ أبو شِبْلَيْنِ جانبُهُ
مُجنّبٌshunned وحِماهُand his preserve غيرُnot مقْروبِapproached
مُجنّبٌ وحِماهُ غيرُ مقْروبِ
A crushing lion, father of two cubs, whose flank
A burly lion, father of the two cubs, whose side
is shunned, his preserve never approached.
Is protected and his sanctuary unbreached
إنْif كابَرَchallenges الْزيرَunclear; apparently a challenger مُغْتَراًdeluded بصَزْلتِهِby his prowess (reading uncertain)
إنْ كابَرَ الْزيرَ مُغْتَراً بصَزْلتِهِ
أصابهُhe strikes him بنيوبٍwith fangs أَوor مَخاليبِclaws
أصابهُ بنيوبٍ أَو مَخاليبِ
If a challenger defies him, deluded by his own prowess,
If he ever resisted out of ignorance of his weakness
he strikes him with fangs or claws.
He would be struck by fangs or claws
حتَّىuntil أَقامestablished ابنُson of عبدُAbd اللهAllah كائلَهاits measurer
حتَّى أَقام ابنُ عبدُ الله كائلَها
عدلاًjust وأَلّفand reconciled بينbetween الشاةthe sheep والذيبِand the wolf
عدلاً وأَلّف بين الشاة والذيبِ
Until Ibn Abd Allah made its measurer
Until the son of Abdullah subdued him
just, and reconciled the sheep and the wolf.
With justice and made peace between the sheep and wolf
حَمَىhe protected قُراهَاits villages فأضحِتso became كلُّevery مُنزلةٍdwelling
حَمَى قُراهَا فأضحِت كلُّ مُنزلةٍ
ممْنوعةُprotected الرّبعin its precinct منfrom نهْبٍplunder وتَخريبِand destruction
ممْنوعةُ الرّبع من نهْبٍ وتَخريبِ
He protected its villages, so every dwelling became
He protected its villages so each dwelling
secure in its precincts from plunder and destruction.
Became forbidden to plunder and ruin
والعزُّand might والباسُand valor فيin الحدّانal-Haddan إنّهمُindeed they
والعزُّ والباسُ في الحدّان إنّهمُ
أهلُpeople البسالَةِof courage منamong مُردbeardless youths ومنand among شيبِgreybeards
أهلُ البسالَةِ من مُرد ومن شيبِ
Might and valor are in al-Haddan; they are
Glory and might are with the cheeks, they are
people of courage, beardless youths and greybeards alike.
The people of courage, young and old
سَراةُthe nobles شمْسِof Shams مُلوكِkings الأزْدِof the Azd منfrom يمنٍYemen
سَراةُ شمْسِ مُلوكِ الأزْدِ من يمنٍ
خيرُthe best البَريَّةِof creation حقاًtruly غيْرwithout تكْذيبِfalsehood
خيرُ البَريَّةِ حقاً غيْر تكْذيبِ
The nobles of Shams, kings of the Azd, from Yemen,
Cavalry of the suns of Azd kings from Yemen
the best of creation, truly and without falsehood.
The best of humankind, truly without lies
أُسدٌlions لهاfor whom الخيلُhorses آجامٌare thickets مخالبْهاtheir claws
أُسدٌ لها الخيلُ آجامٌ مخالبْها
زرقْblue الأْسنّةspearheads فيin سُمthe openings الأْنابيبِof the shafts
زرقْ الأْسنّة في سُم الأْنابيبِ
Lions whose horses are their thickets, whose claws are
A lion whose horses have grasping claws
blue spearheads in the hollows of the shafts.
Blue tongues amidst the snake fangs
تَعْدوrace بسضكتَّهمwith their arms (corrupt text) فيon يوْمthe day غارتهمof their raid
تَعْدو بسضكتَّهم في يوْم غارتهم
سَوابقُthe foremost الأْعوجّياتA‘waji horses اليعابيبِswift steeds
سَوابقُ الأْعوجّيات اليعابيبِ
With their arms, on the day of their raid, race
Galloping in the day of their raid
the foremost, swift A‘waji steeds.
Outstripping the loping hyenas
منamong كلِّevery شَيْظَمةٍtall mare جردْاءsleek سَلْهبةٍlong-limbed
من كلِّ شَيْظَمةٍ جردْاء سَلْهبةٍ
أوor شَيْظهَمِa tall stallion أَجْرَدٍsleek كالسّيدlike a wolf سرْحوبِlong-limbed
أو شَيْظهَمِ أَجْرَدٍ كالسّيد سرْحوبِ
among them every tall, sleek, long-limbed mare,
From every long-necked bald dun mare
or a towering, sleek stallion, wolf-like and long-limbed.
Or bald-faced bay like the horse Sirhoub
إذاwhen أَثارraises غماماًa cloud نقعهاtheir dust مَطَرَتthey rain down
إذا أَثار غماماً نقعها مَطَرَت
دَمَthe blood العدىof enemies بْينَbetween مَطْعونِthe pierced ومَضْروبِand the struck
دَمَ العدى بْينَ مَطْعونِ ومَضْروبِ
When their dust raises a cloud, they rain down
When he stirs up a cloud, its drizzle rains
the blood of foes, some pierced and others struck.
The blood of foes between stabbed and struck
وكانand there was غبّafter ثراهُits moisture فيin مرابعهاtheir meadows
وكان غبّ ثراهُ في مرابعها
مرعىٍa pasture منof الأمنsecurity فيin مرعىthe pasture اليعاسيبِof the chieftains
مرعىٍ من الأمن في مرعى اليعاسيبِ
And, in the wake of its moisture, their meadows held
And the absence of his radio was in its stables
a pasture of safety within the chieftains' grazing grounds.
A pasture of security among pastures of hyenas
أَباO father of المغيرةal-Mughira إنَّindeed اللهGod خصّكَsingled you out منamong
أَبا المغيرة إنَّ الله خصّكَ من
شيَمthe qualities المَعَاليof greatness بعزٍwith might غَيْرnot مسْلوبِstripped away
شيَم المَعَالي بعزٍ غَيْر مسْلوبِ
Abu al-Mughira, God has specially granted you, among
O Abu Mugheera, God has singled you out
the qualities of greatness, a might never stripped away.
With virtues of glory never stripped away
والمْجدُand glory عندَكَwith you لمّاsince صِرتَyou became رائدَهاits guide
والمْجدُ عندَكَ لمّا صِرتَ رائدَها
نارٌa fire علىupon جَبلa mountain علايlofty (irregular spelling) الشنَّاخيبِin crags
نارٌ على جَبل علاي الشنَّاخيبِ
And glory in your keeping, since you became its guide,
And glory in your leadership when you took its reigns
is a fire upon a mountain of lofty crags.
Was a fire on Mount Ulai Al-Shannakhi
هذاall this وهمَّتُكَand your resolve العُلْياlofty ونيّتَكَand your intention الthe (prefix continued next line)
هذا وهمَّتُكَ العُلْيا ونيّتَكَ ال
حُسْنىexcellent ورأُيكand your judgment مأمونٌtrusted بتَصويبِfor correctness
حُسْنى ورأُيك مأمونٌ بتَصويبِ
All this—and your resolve is lofty, your intention
This while your lofty resolve and good intent
excellent, and your judgment trusted for its soundness.
And prudent opinion are secure from error
لاdo not تَحْسَبنْsuppose لكَyou have مثْلاًan equal فيin طلابseeking عُلىًheights
لا تَحْسَبنْ لكَ مثْلاً في طلاب عُلىً
وقودand leading جيْشٍan army وترْهيبٍand inspiring fear وترْغيبِand encouraging
وقود جيْشٍ وترْهيبٍ وترْغيبِ
Do not suppose you have an equal in seeking heights,
Do not consider yourself to have an equal among seekers
and leading an army, deterring and encouraging.
Of military leadership, intimidation, and incentive
أَناmay grant (word fragment) لكَyou (word fragment) اللهُGod أقصىthe utmost ماof what تُحاوِلهُyou seek
أَنا لكَ اللهُ أقصى ما تُحاوِلهُ
فيin لبْسwearing ذيلa train منof السرّاءhappiness مسْحوبِtrailing
في لبْس ذيل من السرّاء مسْحوبِ
May God grant you the utmost of what you seek,
I ask God to grant you the utmost you endeavor
clad in a trailing robe of happiness.
In wearing the train of fortunate days drawn out
Sol 6.1