وَافَىarrived لِتونِسto Tunis بَايُهَاits bey المَيْمونthe auspicious
وَافَى لِتونِس بَايُهَا المَيْمون
المُرتَضَىthe chosen البَاشَاthe Pasha عَلِيAli المَأمونthe trustworthy
المُرتَضَى البَاشَا عَلِي المَأمون
To Tunis came its auspicious bey,
The auspicious Pasha Ali the Trustworthy
the chosen Pasha Ali, the trustworthy,
Has come to the aid of Tunis and her Bey,
نَجْلson الأمِيرthe emir حُسَينHusayn بَايBey مَنْwho لَهto him belong
نَجْل الأمِير حُسَين بَاي مَنْ لَه
بَينَamong المُلُوكthe kings فَضَائِلٌvirtues وَشُؤونand distinction
بَينَ المُلُوك فَضَائِلٌ وَشُؤون
son of the emir Husayn Bey, who possesses
Son of the Amir Hussein Bey, he who has
virtues and distinction among kings,
Among kings, merits and affairs.
مِنْfrom رحْلَةa journey لِلقَيْرَوَانِto Kairouan وَزَورَةٍand a visit
مِنْ رحْلَة لِلقَيْرَوَانِ وَزَورَةٍ
فَاضَتْpoured forth مِنَfrom النَّعْمَاbounty عَلَيهِupon him هَتُونcopious rain
فَاضَتْ مِنَ النَّعْمَا عَلَيهِ هَتُون
from a journey to Kairouan and a visit
From a journey to Al-Qayrawan and visit
during which copious showers of bounty poured upon him.
Where blessings poured upon him in plenty,
نَادَاهُsummoned him زَورَتُهَاa visit to it فَقَطْonly أمَّاas for مَحَexpeditions (word begins)
نَادَاهُ زَورَتُهَا فَقَطْ أمَّا مَحَ
لاتُexpeditions (word ends) الشِّتَاءِof winter فَأمْرُهَاso their conduct مَضْمُونُassured
لاتُ الشِّتَاءِ فَأمْرُهَا مَضْمُونُ
Only a visit to it summoned him; as for the expeditions
Its visit called him, but the tribulations of winter
of winter, their conduct is assured.
Are assuredly guarded against through his prudence.
يَكْفِيsuffices for رَيَاسَتَهَاtheir command وٌَقَائِدَand the commander جَيْشِهَاof their army
يَكْفِي رَيَاسَتَهَا وٌَقَائِدَ جَيْشِهَا
حَزْمٌresolve بِصَائِبِby sound رَأيِهِhis judgment مَسْنُونُsharpened
حَزْمٌ بِصَائِبِ رَأيِهِ مَسْنُونُ
Sufficient for their command and the commander of their army is
Leadership of it suffices him, and commander of its army
resolve sharpened by his sound judgment.
Is a man of sound judgment, well-grounded.
تَخْذِيhasten (uncertain reading) الجُيُوشُthe armies صَافِناتpoised steeds فَوَارِسٌhorsemen
تَخْذِي الجُيُوشُ صَافِنات فَوَارِسٌ
وَاليَعْمَلاتand swift she-camels وَركْبُهَاand their riders المَضْمُونsecure
وَاليَعْمَلات وَركْبُهَا المَضْمُون
The armies hasten—poised steeds, horsemen,
The armies stand arrayed, and its horsemen
and swift she-camels, with their riders secure,
And weapons at the ready, well-prepared,
بِرِئَاسَةٍunder leadership تَكفِيهspares him عَنْfrom أغذادهhis hastening (uncertain form)
بِرِئَاسَةٍ تَكفِيه عَنْ أغذاده
صَعْبthe difficulty of الأمُورaffairs بَهَاthrough it عَلَيهfor him يَهُونbecomes easy
صَعْب الأمُور بَهَا عَلَيه يَهُون
under leadership that spares him hurried travel;
With leadership that spares him its multitudes,
through it, difficult matters become easy for him.
Hard affairs through it seem easy to him.
فَالألمَعِيُّfor the discerning one مِنَamong المُلُوكthe kings مَنْwho اغتَدَىbegins his day
فَالألمَعِيُّ مِنَ المُلُوك مَنْ اغتَدَى
ذاpossessed of رَاحَةٍease وَحُسَامُهand his keen sword مَكْنُونُconcealed
ذا رَاحَةٍ وَحُسَامُه مَكْنُونُ
For the discerning one among kings is he who begins his day
So the brilliant one among kings is he who attacked
at ease, with his keen sword concealed.
At ease, and his sword remains sheathed,
وَالرأيand the judgment مِنهfrom him يَسُرُّbrings joy فِيin أقصَىthe farthest reaches of عَمَاprovince (word begins)
وَالرأي مِنه يَسُرُّ فِي أقصَى عَمَا
لَتِهhis province (word ends) فَمَاso nothing عَنْfrom حَزمِهِhis resolve مَخْبُونُconcealed
لَتِه فَمَا عَنْ حَزمِهِ مَخْبُونُ
And his judgment brings joy in the farthest reaches of his
And his judgment flows smoothly in the entirety of his
province; nothing is concealed from his resolve.
Rule, nothing of his wisdom concealed.
يَحْمِيprotects البِلادَthe land بِصَارِمٍwith a keen sword مِنْfrom فِكرهhis thought
يَحْمِي البِلادَ بِصَارِمٍ مِنْ فِكره
بِبَدَاهَةٍthrough intuition مَاnot شَادَهَاbuilt it التَخْمِينُconjecture
بِبَدَاهَةٍ مَا شَادَهَا التَخْمِينُ
He protects the land with a keen sword of his thought,
He protects the lands with the sharpness of his intellect
through intuition not founded on conjecture.
With clarity, not propped up by guesswork.
ذَادَwarded off الأذَىharm عَمَّنْfrom whoever يَلُوذseeks refuge بِمُلْكِهin his realm
ذَادَ الأذَى عَمَّنْ يَلُوذ بِمُلْكِه
مَاno فِيهin it صَاحِبa person with حَاجَةٍa need مَخْبُونُcheated
مَا فِيه صَاحِب حَاجَةٍ مَخْبُونُ
He warded off harm from those seeking refuge in his realm;
He warded harm from whoever seeks refuge in his kingdom;
there, no one in need is cheated.
No person in it has a need left unmet.
تَسْريcourse سَرَايَاdetachments أمْرهof his command فِيin صنْعِهhis work
تَسْري سَرَايَا أمْره فِي صنْعِه
فَتَفِيدand thus achieve مَاwhat لاَnot بِالسيَوفwith swords يَكُونُcomes about
فَتَفِيد مَا لاَ بِالسيَوف يَكُونُ
The detachments of his command course through his work,
The affairs of his command flow in his making
achieving what swords cannot accomplish.
And so bring about what swords cannot attain.
أمَّاas for الجَرِيدal-Jarid فَقَدْthen indeed كَفَاهhandled for him جِبَايَةًtax collection
أمَّا الجَرِيد فَقَدْ كَفَاه جِبَايَةً
حَزْمُthe resolve of الوَزِيرِthe minister فَمَاso not اعتَرَاهovertook him سكُونُinaction
حَزْمُ الوَزِيرِ فَمَا اعتَرَاه سكُونُ
As for al-Jarid, its tax collection was handled for him
As for taxation, the Minister's prudence sufficed,
by the minister's resolve; no idleness overtook him.
And no stillness of turmoil did it endure.
اللَّوْذَعِيُّthe keen-witted الأصْرمthe most decisive الأذْكَىthe most intelligent الذيwho
اللَّوْذَعِيُّ الأصْرم الأذْكَى الذي
مَاnot يَنبَغِيis fitting لِسِوَىon anything besides ذكَاهhis intelligence ركُونُreliance
مَا يَنبَغِي لِسِوَى ذكَاه ركُونُ
The keen-witted, most decisive, most intelligent man, whose
The keen, quick-witted, deep-thinking Luthi,
intelligence alone deserves reliance.
For whom none but he deserves deep wisdom,
أوor (introducing a question) مَاnot يُوافِقagrees with فِيin كَثِيرٍmany matters رَأيَهhis judgment
أو مَا يُوافِق فِي كَثِيرٍ رَأيَه
مَتْبُوعُهhis master البَاشَاthe Pasha عَلِيAli المَيْمُونُthe auspicious
مَتْبُوعُه البَاشَا عَلِي المَيْمُونُ
Or is his judgment not often shared by
Or agrees much with his judgment -
his master, the auspicious Pasha Ali?
His follower, the Pasha Ali the Auspicious.
Sol 6.1