عُمِّرتmay you be granted long life عامرَa builder of مَجدglory ياO أبلAbu (father of) عُمَرUmar
عُمِّرت عامرَ مَجد يا أبل عُمَر
فيin نعمةprosperity غيرnot مدفوعٍdriven إلىinto الغِيَرِreversals of fortune
في نعمة غير مدفوعٍ إلى الغِيَرِ
Long may you live, builder of glory, O Abū ʿUmar,
May you live long, a builder of glory, O Abu Umar,
amid prosperity never surrendered to fortune’s changes.
in prosperity, not driven into reversals of fortune.
أوسعتَنيyou lavished upon me البرَّkindness حتىuntil قامَcame to stand موقعهُits place
أوسعتَني البرَّ حتى قامَ موقعهُ
فيin القلبthe heart عنديto me مقامthe place of السّمعhearing والبَصَرِand sight
في القلب عندي مقام السّمع والبَصَرِ
You lavished kindness upon me until its place
You lavished kindness on me until it held a place
within my heart came to equal hearing and sight.
in my heart like that of hearing and sight.
وحقَّand it is fitting ليfor me حبُّlove منone whom صادفتُI found منamong نعمٍblessings
وحقَّ لي حبُّ من صادفتُ من نعمٍ
لديهwith him أفضلَthe finest ماwhat صادَفتُI found فيin عُمريmy life
لديه أفضلَ ما صادَفتُ في عُمري
Rightly do I love the one in whom I found such blessings—
And rightly do I love him: the blessings I found
with him lies the finest I have encountered in my life.
with him were the finest I have found in my life.
لمnot أحمدِI praise الدَّهرَTime إلاexcept عندupon معرفتيmy coming to know
لم أحمدِ الدَّهرَ إلا عند معرفتي
إياهhim وهوand he لعمريby my life مُنتهىthe utmost of وطَريmy desire
إياه وهو لعمري مُنتهى وطَري
I never praised Fate until I came to know
I never praised Time until I came to know
him—and, by my life, he is my desire’s furthest reach.
him—and, by my life, he is my utmost desire.
وقدand indeed ذَخرتُI have stored up لنفسيfor myself منfrom كرامتهِhis generosity
وقد ذَخرتُ لنفسي من كرامتهِ
بصحبتيthrough my companionship وولائيand my loyalty خيرَthe finest مُدَّخرِtreasure laid by
بصحبتي وولائي خيرَ مُدَّخرِ
From his generosity I have stored away for myself,
And I have stored up for myself, from his generosity,
through companionship and loyalty, the finest treasure.
through my companionship and loyalty, the finest treasure.
وكلّماand whenever عَرضتarose ليfor me حاجةٌa need صَعُبتْproved difficult
وكلّما عَرضت لي حاجةٌ صَعُبتْ
ذكرتُهI remembered him فبدَتthen appeared ليto me غرّةٌthe bright brow الظَّفَرِof victory
ذكرتُه فبدَت لي غرّةٌ الظَّفَرِ
Whenever a difficult need arose for me,
And whenever a need arose for me that proved hard to meet,
I remembered him, and victory’s bright brow appeared.
I remembered him, and victory's bright brow appeared to me.
ولاand not يُفَرّجrelieves عنّيfrom me كلَّevery حادثَةٍcalamity
ولا يُفَرّج عنّي كلَّ حادثَةٍ
إلاexcept جوابthe answer to ندائيmy cry ياO أباAbu (father of) عُمَرِUmar
إلا جواب ندائي يا أبا عُمَرِ
Nothing dispels any calamity from me
And nothing frees me from any calamity
except the answer to my cry: “O Abū ʿUmar!”
except the answer to my cry: 'O Abu Umar!'
Sol 6.1