تَزَيّنتadorned itself الدُّنياthe world وصَارand became ابتهاجُهاits joy
تَزَيّنت الدُّنيا وصَار ابتهاجُها
بذُهلٍthrough Dhuhl وذُهلٌand Dhuhl عينُهاits eye وسراجُهاand its lamp
بذُهلٍ وذُهلٌ عينُها وسراجُها
The world adorned itself, and its joy came
The world has adorned itself and its joy
through Dhuhl; and Dhuhl is its eye and its lamp.
Has become stupefied, its eyes and its lamp stupefied
غداbecame خاتَمُthe signet المُلْكkingship العُمانيOmani مُسَلَّماًhanded over
غدا خاتَمُ المُلْك العُماني مُسَلَّماً
إليهto him باكليلُwith the diadem of المعاليlofty honors وتاجُهاand their crown
إليه باكليلُ المعالي وتاجُها
The signet of Omani kingship was handed over
Tomorrow the seal of Omani rule will be surrendered
to him, with the diadem of lofty honors and their crown.
To him with the crown of glory and its throne
وإنand if فاخَرتْvied in glory قحطّانQahtan كانwas بفَضْلِهthrough his excellence
وإن فاخَرتْ قحطّان كان بفَضْلِه
علىin support of فخرهاher pride برْهانهاher proof واحتجاجُهاand her argument
على فخرها برْهانها واحتجاجُها
And if Qahtan vies in glory, his excellence provides
And if Qahtan took pride, it was due to him
her proof and argument in support of her pride.
Its proof, its argument, and its reasoning
خلائقُهhis character traits بالجُودwith generosity شيِّبَتwere mingled كأنهاas though they were
خلائقُه بالجُود شيِّبَت كأنها
مُعَتَّقةٌaged wine ماءٌwater السّحابِof the clouds مزاجُهاits admixture
مُعَتَّقةٌ ماءٌ السّحابِ مزاجُها
His virtues are mingled with generosity, as though they were
His virtues have whitened with generosity as if they are
aged wine, whose blend is water from the clouds.
Clouds whose water has been filtered
بهthrough him تُكشَفُis dispelled الغُمىdistress ويُلْتمسand is sought الغنىwealth
به تُكشَفُ الغُمى ويُلْتمس الغنى
إذاwhen نَبَتِturns hostile الدُّنياthe world وضاقتand grew narrow فجاجُهاits broad paths
إذا نَبَتِ الدُّنيا وضاقت فجاجُها
Through him distress is dispelled and wealth is sought
Through him obscurities are uncovered and wealth is sought
when the world turns hostile and its broad paths narrow.
When the world flourishes and its expanses narrow
إلىto بابهhis door سيرُthe journey of الوفودthe delegations وقصْدُهاand their aim
إلى بابه سيرُ الوفود وقصْدُها
ونَحْوand toward ذراهhis shelter ميلُهاtheir inclination ومَعاجُهاand their turning
ونَحْو ذراه ميلُها ومَعاجُها
To his door the delegations journey and set their course,
To his door caravans travel and head to him
and toward his shelter they incline and turn.
And towards his abode is its inclination and desire
فيأمنُso becomes secure جانبُهاtheir side ويغنىand becomes rich فقيرهاtheir poor
فيأمنُ جانبُها ويغنى فقيرها
وتُكشفُand is lifted بلْوَاهاtheir affliction وتُنجَحand are fulfilled حاجُهاtheir needs
وتُكشفُ بلْوَاها وتُنجَح حاجُها
Thus they find safety, and their poor grow rich,
So its flanks are safe and its poor enriched
their affliction is lifted, and their needs are fulfilled.
Its afflictions uncovered and its needs met
أَباO father of حَسَنٍHasan عُمّرْتmay you be granted long life ياO ذَهْلDhuhl يرتَجىis hoped for
أَبا حَسَنٍ عُمّرْت يا ذَهْل يرتَجى
بيُمنكَthrough your auspiciousness منfrom غمّىthe anguish of الزَّمانtime انفراجُهاits easing
بيُمنكَ من غمّى الزَّمان انفراجُها
Abu Hasan, may you live long, O Dhuhl! It is hoped
Oh Abu Hassan you have lived long, O Dhahil, in hope
that your auspiciousness will bring relief from the anguish of time.
Through your good fortune the times’ distress will unwind
ودَانتand submitted لكمto you طوعاًwillingly أُمورthe affairs of زمانكمyour time
ودَانت لكم طوعاً أُمور زمانكم
بأحسنin the finest حالٍstate واستقامand became straight اعْوجاجُهاtheir crookedness
بأحسن حالٍ واستقام اعْوجاجُها
And the affairs of your time submitted willingly to you
And the affairs of your time have willingly bowed
in the finest state, and their crookedness became straight.
In the best state, its crookedness straightened
Sol 6.1