أَعلىis it in? السَّماحةgenerosity جريُrunning كُلِّevery يمانيYemenite
أَعلى السَّماحة جريُ كُلِّ يماني
مجرىthe course of أَبيAbu (father of) حسنHasan علىin الإحسانِbeneficence
مجرى أَبي حسن على الإحسانِ
Does every Yemenite's course in generosity
The highest generosity flows through every generous one
match Abu Hasan's course in beneficence?
Flowing like Abu Hasan in benevolence
أَلِكُلِّdoes every ... have? ازديّAzdite كذهلlike Dhuhl عادةa custom
أَلِكُلِّ ازديّ كذهل عادة
فيin البرّkindness جاريةpracticed بكلin every مكانِplace
في البرّ جارية بكل مكانِ
Does every Azdite, like Dhuhl, have a custom
So every noble person became amazed
of kindness, practiced everywhere?
At his constant goodness everywhere
أمّاas for أبوAbu (father of) حسَنHasan فقَدso indeed عُلْمِتwere known لهُfor him
أمّا أبو حسَن فقَد عُلْمِت لهُ
مننُfavors الأَياديbenefactions منfrom يدa hand ولسانِand a tongue
مننُ الأَيادي من يد ولسانِ
As for Abu Hasan, well known are his
As for Abu Hasan, I knew him
bountiful favors, from hand and tongue.
For favors from his hand and tongue
ولهand he has إذاwhen افتخرboast الملوكthe kings ارومةan ancestral stock
وله إذا افتخر الملوك ارومة
فيamong الأَزدthe Azd ناميةgrowing إلىto قحطانِQahtan
في الأَزد نامية إلى قحطانِ
And when kings boast, his is an ancestral stock
The kings boast of their lineage to him
growing among the Azd, reaching back to Qahtan.
As glory grows in Al-Azd to Qahtan
ولهand he has إذاwhen ماemphatic particle المُزْنُthe rain clouds أمْسكَwithheld قطرَةa drop
وله إذا ما المُزْنُ أمْسكَ قطرَة
كفّانtwo palms جوداًgenerously بالحَياwith rain يَكِفانِboth drip
كفّان جوداً بالحَيا يَكِفانِ
And when the rain clouds withhold a drop, he has
Whenever Al-Muzain held back a drop
two palms that drip rain in their generosity.
His two hands were enough in generosity to suffice
ورثinherited العتيكُal-Atik الأَزدَthe Azd ثمthen انتهىpassed on
ورث العتيكُ الأَزدَ ثم انتهى
شرفُthe honor of العتيكal-Atik إلىto بَنيthe sons of نبهانِNabhan
شرفُ العتيك إلى بَني نبهانِ
Al-Atik inherited the Azd's legacy; then
Al-Utaik inherited Al-Azd then ended
the honor of al-Atik passed to the sons of Nabhan.
The honor of Al-Utaik to the Bani Nabhan
واختَصّand was distinguished دهلDahl فيهمُamong them ببسالةٍby valor
واختَصّ دهل فيهمُ ببسالةٍ
وسماحةand generosity وفصاحةand eloquence وبَيانِand clear expression
وسماحة وفصاحة وبَيانِ
And Dahl among them was distinguished by valor,
And Duhl was distinguished among them with
and generosity, eloquence, and clear expression.
Courage, generosity, eloquence and rhetoric
لكyours ياO أباAbu (father of) الحسنal-Hasan المكارمnoble virtues كلّهاall of them
لك يا أبا الحسن المكارم كلّها
ليسis not الكمالperfection سواكother than you فيin إنسانِa human being
ليس الكمال سواك في إنسانِ
Yours, O Abu al-Hasan, are all noble virtues.
You O Abu Al-Hasan have all the virtues
Perfection is found in no human being but you.
None but you is perfect among men
ولأنتَand indeed you أولىmost worthy بالثناءof praise لقولناfor our saying
ولأنتَ أولى بالثناء لقولنا
ياO أولاًfirst فيin الفضلexcellence مالكyou have no ثانيa second
يا أولاً في الفضل مالك ثاني
And you are indeed most worthy of praise, for we say:
And you are most deserving of praise when we say
O first in excellence, you have no second!
O foremost in merit, none second to you
وبقيتَand may you remain ياO ابنson of أبيAbu (father of) المعمّرal-Mu'ammar عامراًmaintaining
وبقيتَ يا ابن أبي المعمّر عامراً
بنيانَthe edifice of مجدكyour glory خيرthe finest ماwhat بنيانِbuilding
بنيانَ مجدك خير ما بنيانِ
And may you remain, O son of Abu al-Mu'ammar, maintaining
And you remained O son of Abu Al-Muammar prosperous
the edifice of your glory, the finest of buildings.
The structure of your glory is the best structure
Sol 6.1