مَحَلabode العُلىglory أَنّيwherever حللتyou settle مَحلُّهاits abode
مَحَل العُلى أَنّي حللت مَحلُّها
وَفيكand in you وَإِنand even if حازhas gained الوَرىhumankind البَعضَa part كُلُّهاall of it
وَفيك وَإِن حاز الوَرى البَعضَ كُلُّها
O abode of glory, wherever you settle is its abode.
All of it is in you, though mankind has gained only a part.
ومذand since كُنتَyou were علياًAli تَميمTamim وَطالand grew tall فيin
ومذ كُنتَ علياً تَميم وَطال في
كَبيراًgreat إِذاwhen ماتَتit died وَفيand among الناسِpeople قُلُّهاits small portion
كَبيراً إِذا ماتَت وَفي الناسِ قُلُّها
[Wording unclear:] And since you were Ali—Tamim—and grew tall in...
Great, when it died, while little of it was among mankind.
لَقَدindeed يَمَّمَتsought علياًAli تَميمTamim وَطالand grew tall فيin
لَقَد يَمَّمَت علياً تَميم وَطال في
سَماءthe heaven of العُلىglory منthrough فَخرِthe pride of فرعكyour branch أَصلهاits root
سَماء العُلى من فَخرِ فرعك أَصلها
Indeed, Tamim sought Ali, and there grew tall in
the heaven of glory, through pride in your branch, its root.
وَكانَتand were سَجاياthe qualities of الفَضلexcellence بكراًa virgin فَعِندَماso when
وَكانَت سَجايا الفَضل بكراً فَعِندَما
ولدتَyou were born قَضىdecreed الرَحمَنُthe All-Merciful أَنَّكَthat you بَعلُهاher husband
ولدتَ قَضى الرَحمَنُ أَنَّكَ بَعلُها
And the qualities of excellence were a maiden; so when
you were born, the All-Merciful decreed that you were her husband.
فَلَيسَso no يُرىis seen فيin الفَضلexcellence مثلكlike you ماجِدٌa noble man
فَلَيسَ يُرى في الفَضل مثلك ماجِدٌ
وَلَيسَand no يُرىis seen فيin غَيرother than مثلكone like you مِثلُهاtheir like
وَلَيسَ يُرى في غَير مثلك مِثلُها
No noble man like you is seen in excellence,
Nor is their like seen in anyone unlike you.
فَفَضلُكَfor your excellence مَشهورٌrenowned وَلوَand even if لَمnot يَكُنbe بِهاto them
فَفَضلُكَ مَشهورٌ وَلوَ لَم يَكُن بِها
يَمُتّbe connected إِذاif لَمnot يَسرِspread فيamong الناسpeople فَضلُهاtheir excellence
يَمُتّ إِذا لَم يَسرِ في الناس فَضلُها
Your excellence is renowned, even if it were not to them
bound, should their excellence not spread among people.
مَتىwhenever ظَمِئَتgrow thirsty منّاamong us قَرائِحُthe faculties of فَهمناour understanding
مَتى ظَمِئَت منّا قَرائِحُ فَهمنا
فَأَنتَthen you بِريٍّwith a quenching draught منfrom نُهاكَyour wisdom تَعُلُّهاyou give them drink again
فَأَنتَ بِريٍّ من نُهاكَ تَعُلُّها
Whenever the faculties of our understanding thirst within us,
You give them another thirst-quenching draught from your wisdom.
وَإِنand if عُقِدَتare knotted يَوماًone day مَسائِلquestions of حِكمَةwisdom
وَإِن عُقِدَت يَوماً مَسائِل حِكمَة
فَأَنتَthen you بِلاwithout إِعمالexerting فِكرٍthought تَحُلُّهاyou unravel them
فَأَنتَ بِلا إِعمال فِكرٍ تَحُلُّها
And if one day questions of wisdom become knotted,
You unravel them without exerting thought.
تُصَحِّحُyou set right أَنّيhowever شئتَyou wish مَنهاamong them سَقيمهاtheir unsound parts
تُصَحِّحُ أَنّي شئتَ مَنها سَقيمها
وَتأَتيand you turn إِلىto ماwhat صَحَّis sound مِنهاamong them تُعِلُّهاyou render them unsound
وَتأَتي إِلى ما صَحَّ مِنها تُعِلُّها
You set right their unsound parts however you wish,
And turn to what is sound in them and render it unsound.
سِواءًequal إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle رمتَyou seek إِيضاحَclarification of عِلمهاtheir learning
سِواءً إِذا ما رمتَ إِيضاحَ عِلمها
دَقيقُthe subtleties of مَعانيهاtheir meanings عَلَيكَto you وَجُلُّهاand their main substance
دَقيقُ مَعانيها عَلَيكَ وَجُلُّها
Alike, when you seek to clarify their learning,
Are their subtle meanings and their main substance to you.
ضَمانٌa pledge عَليَّupon me أَنَّthat قدرَكَyour rank يَرتَقيrises
ضَمانٌ عَليَّ أَنَّ قدرَكَ يَرتَقي
بِهاthrough them فيin مَعالٍheights لاnot يُنالis attained أَقلُّهاtheir least
بِها في مَعالٍ لا يُنال أَقلُّها
I pledge that your rank shall rise
Through them, to heights whose least cannot be reached.
برعتyou excelled عَلىabove أَبناءthe sons of سينِّكَyour age رِفعَةًin eminence
برعت عَلى أَبناء سينِّكَ رِفعَةً
فَأَنتَso you فَتاهاits young man فيin الفَخارِglory وَكَهلُهاand its mature man
فَأَنتَ فَتاها في الفَخارِ وَكَهلُها
You have surpassed your peers in eminence;
So, in glory, you are both its young man and its seasoned one.
فَضَلتهُمyou surpassed them جَمعاًall together بِشيمَتِكَthrough your character الَّتيwhich
فَضَلتهُم جَمعاً بِشيمَتِكَ الَّتي
جَنىcommitted a crime جودهاits bounty لمّاwhen قَضىcompleted النحبthe appointed term مَحلُهاits drought
جَنى جودها لمّا قَضى النحب مَحلُها
You surpassed them all through your character, whose
bounty committed the crime when its drought breathed its last.
أَباO father of قاسمQasim إِنif تَستَجِدyou deem excellent وصفthe description of مِدَحتيmy praise
أَبا قاسم إِن تَستَجِد وصف مِدَحتي
فمنكthen from you مَعانيهاits themes وَأَنتَand you مَحَلُّهاits abode
فمنك مَعانيها وَأَنتَ مَحَلُّها
Abu Qasim, if you find the portrait in my praise excellent,
Its themes come from you, and you are their dwelling.
فَلاso no فَضلَmerit ليis mine بَلrather فضلهاits merit منكfrom you كلّهall of it
فَلا فَضلَ لي بَل فضلها منك كلّه
وَلَكِنbut كَسانيclothed me حلَّةthe robe of الفَخرglory أَهلُهاthe one worthy of it
وَلَكِن كَساني حلَّة الفَخر أَهلُها
So no merit is mine; rather, all its merit comes from you.
Yet the one worthy of it clothed me in the robe of glory.
Sol 6.1