لَكَ المَثَلُ الأعلى ولِلكَاذِبِ الفِهرُ

لَكَ المَثَلُ الأعلى ولِلكَاذِبِ الفِهرُ

يَدُورُ عَلَيهِ بِالذي قَالَهُ الدَّهرُ

يَدُورُ عَلَيهِ بِالذي قَالَهُ الدَّهرُ

Yours is the highest example, and the liar's is the stone;

You are the highest example, while for the liar there is disgrace,

time turns upon him for what he has said.

Which time makes revolve around him for what he has said,

وتَسْعَدُ من قَولِ الأعادي بِضِدِهِ

وتَسْعَدُ من قَولِ الأعادي بِضِدِهِ

إذا بَرَزوا زوراً تَهيَّأ لَهُ الزَّهرُ

إذا بَرَزوا زوراً تَهيَّأ لَهُ الزَّهرُ

You prosper through the opposite of your enemies' words;

And you become happy with the words of enemies in their contrary,

when they come forth with lies, good fortune awaits its opposite.

When they come out falsely, doom is made ready for them,

هُمُ الأدعِيا يُلْقُونَ قَولاً ومَالَهُمْ

هُمُ الأدعِيا يُلْقُونَ قَولاً ومَالَهُمْ

عَلَى قُبحِ ما تَجنِي عَوَاقِبُهُ صَبرُ

عَلَى قُبحِ ما تَجنِي عَوَاقِبُهُ صَبرُ

They are pretenders, casting forth words, yet they have no

They are claimants who utter a saying, yet they own nothing

patience for the ugliness their consequences bring.

Against the ugliness of what its consequences will reap, patience,

فَهَلْ يَومُهُمْ يَومٌ إذا الشَّمسُ غُيِّبتْ

فَهَلْ يَومُهُمْ يَومٌ إذا الشَّمسُ غُيِّبتْ

وهَلْ لَيلُهُمْ لَيلٌ إذا انْخَسَفَ البَدرُ

وهَلْ لَيلُهُمْ لَيلٌ إذا انْخَسَفَ البَدرُ

Is their day truly day when the sun is hidden?

Is their day a day when the sun is eclipsed?

And is their night truly night when the full moon is eclipsed?

And their night a night when the full moon is obscured?

وما خُبثُ ما قالُوهُ يَختَص جَانِباً

وما خُبثُ ما قالُوهُ يَختَص جَانِباً

ولَكِنَّهُ يَشقَى بِهِ البَطنُ والظَّهرُ

ولَكِنَّهُ يَشقَى بِهِ البَطنُ والظَّهرُ

The vileness of what they said is not confined to one side;

The wickedness of their saying does not target one side,

both belly and back suffer from it.

Rather it makes the stomach and back suffer,

فَمَادَتْ لَهُ الغَبرا فَلاَ النَّبتُ ثَابِتٌ

فَمَادَتْ لَهُ الغَبرا فَلاَ النَّبتُ ثَابِتٌ

وغَطَّتْ بِهِ الخَضرا فَما انبَعَثَ القَطرُ

وغَطَّتْ بِهِ الخَضرا فَما انبَعَثَ القَطرُ

The dust-gray earth shook because of it; no vegetation stood firm,

So it stirred up the dust, yet no plants took root,

and the green sky grew overcast because of it, yet no rain fell.

And it covered the greenery, so no droplets sprang forth,

أمِنْ غَيرَةِ المَولى عَلَيكَ عُقوبَةٌ

أمِنْ غَيرَةِ المَولى عَلَيكَ عُقوبَةٌ

تُصَّبُ عَلَى البَاغِي ويَصلَى بِهَا البَرّ

تُصَّبُ عَلَى البَاغِي ويَصلَى بِهَا البَرّ

Is this a punishment born of the Lord's jealous care for you,

Is there, from the Protector's jealousy over you, a punishment

poured upon the wrongdoer, while the righteous man burns in it too?

That pours upon the aggressor, and the righteous pray through it?

وفِيكَ أناةٌ يَسهَلُ الذَّنبُ عِندَهَا

وفِيكَ أناةٌ يَسهَلُ الذَّنبُ عِندَهَا

وإن حَقَّ لِلآتِي بِهِ المَركَبُ الوَعرُ

وإن حَقَّ لِلآتِي بِهِ المَركَبُ الوَعرُ

In you is a forbearance before which guilt seems slight,

And in you there is clemency, sin is easy in the face of it,

though a rough ride is due to whoever commits it.

Though the path is hard for the one who brings it, the rugged ship,

لَعَلَّكَ يُثِنيكَ الحَنانُ فَتَنطَفي

لَعَلَّكَ يُثِنيكَ الحَنانُ فَتَنطَفي

حَرارَةُ مَا أورَاهُ في حَقِّكَ الحَورُ

حَرارَةُ مَا أورَاهُ في حَقِّكَ الحَورُ

Perhaps tenderness will restrain you, extinguishing

Perhaps kindness will dissuade you and cool

the heat that injustice kindled against you.

The heat of what the nymphs have fabricated against your right,

ومَا الناسُ إلاَّ مَا عَلِمْتَ فَكُلّهُمْ

ومَا الناسُ إلاَّ مَا عَلِمْتَ فَكُلّهُمْ

أوِ الجُلُّ مَهمَا ذُقتَهُ مَطعَمٌ مرُّ

أوِ الجُلُّ مَهمَا ذُقتَهُ مَطعَمٌ مرُّ

People are only what you know them to be: all of them,

People are nothing but what you know, so they are all

or most, however you taste them, are bitter fare.

Either a dolt, no matter their taste, it is bitter,

إذا لَمْ يُسَّوغُ مُضُّهُمُ بِحَرابَةٍ

إذا لَمْ يُسَّوغُ مُضُّهُمُ بِحَرابَةٍ

تَجَرَّعَ مَنْ يُبلى بِهِمْ وَهُمُ الإزرُ

تَجَرَّعَ مَنْ يُبلى بِهِمْ وَهُمُ الإزرُ

If their acrid taste is not made palatable through fighting,

Unless their bitterness is sweetened with amiability,

whoever is plagued by them swallows it down—they are a burden.

Whoever wears them out drinks it in, and they are cheap,

وأنتَ عَلَى ما أنتَ أرحَمُ شَافِعٍ

وأنتَ عَلَى ما أنتَ أرحَمُ شَافِعٍ

تُجِيدُ لَهُمْ عُذراً إذا انقَطَعَ العُذرُ

تُجِيدُ لَهُمْ عُذراً إذا انقَطَعَ العُذرُ

You, being what you are, are the most merciful intercessor,

While you, as you are, are the most merciful intercessor,

devising excuses for them when excuses fail.

Skillful in making excuses for them when excuses run out,

فَلَو كُنتَ تَستَفتي عَنِ الحُكْمِ فِيهِمُ

فَلَو كُنتَ تَستَفتي عَنِ الحُكْمِ فِيهِمُ

ورُدَّتْ لَكَ الفُتيا لَقُلتَ هُوَ الأجرُ

ورُدَّتْ لَكَ الفُتيا لَقُلتَ هُوَ الأجرُ

If you were to seek a ruling concerning them,

So had you sought a ruling regarding judgment upon them,

and the judgment were referred to you, you would say, 'It is reward.'

And the answer was referred back to you, you would have said it is reward,

إذا كُنتَ مَطبوعاً عَلَى العَفوِ فَالذي

إذا كُنتَ مَطبوعاً عَلَى العَفوِ فَالذي

يُحَاولُ مِنكَ الفَتكَ رَاحَتُهُ صِفرُ

يُحَاولُ مِنكَ الفَتكَ رَاحَتُهُ صِفرُ

Since you are naturally disposed to pardon, whoever

Since you are inclined to pardon, the one who

seeks bloodshed from you finds his palm empty.

Seeks to destroy you, his comfort is fruitless,

ولَو شِئتَ كَانَ السَّخطُ في موضِعِ الرّضى

ولَو شِئتَ كَانَ السَّخطُ في موضِعِ الرّضى

وَقَامَ إلى ما تأمُر البِيضُ والسمرُ

وَقَامَ إلى ما تأمُر البِيضُ والسمرُ

Had you wished, wrath would have taken the place of contentment,

And had you wished, wrath would be in the place of pleasure,

and bright blades and tawny spears would have risen to your command.

And the whites and blacks would rise to your command,

وَهَبَّتْ بِكَ الجُردُ السَّلاهِبُ نَحوَهُمْ

وَهَبَّتْ بِكَ الجُردُ السَّلاهِبُ نَحوَهُمْ

هُبوبَ دَبورٍ بَعدَما طَلَعَ الغَفْرُ

هُبوبَ دَبورٍ بَعدَما طَلَعَ الغَفْرُ

Sleek, long-bodied steeds would have surged with you toward them,

The slender steeds would have stormed toward them,

like a west wind after the rising of al-Ghafr.

Blowing like the north wind after the dawn came forth,

عَلَيْهَا مِنْ الفِتيَانِ كُل مُدَرَّبٍ

عَلَيْهَا مِنْ الفِتيَانِ كُل مُدَرَّبٍ

لأمرِكَ عَبدٌ وَهوَ إنْ تَنهَهُ حُرٌ

لأمرِكَ عَبدٌ وَهوَ إنْ تَنهَهُ حُرٌ

Upon them is every seasoned young warrior,

Upon them are the youths, every trained one

a slave to your command, yet free if you forbid him.

For your order a slave, and if you prohibit him, he is free,

تَعَوَّدَ مُرتَاضاً عَنِ السَّخْطِ وَالرّضَى

تَعَوَّدَ مُرتَاضاً عَنِ السَّخْطِ وَالرّضَى

سَواءٌ عَلَيهِ في الهَوى القرُّ وَالحَرُّ

سَواءٌ عَلَيهِ في الهَوى القرُّ وَالحَرُّ

Disciplined, he has schooled himself beyond wrath and contentment;

Accustomed to holding back from rage and pleasure,

cold and heat are alike to him in his devotion.

It is equal to him in desire, whether the stranger or friend,

إذا هَمَّ لَمْ يَأمَلْ رُجوعاً وإنْ سَطَا

إذا هَمَّ لَمْ يَأمَلْ رُجوعاً وإنْ سَطَا

فَمَصدُومُهُ شَفْعٌ وَصَدْمَتُهُ وِترُ

فَمَصدُومُهُ شَفْعٌ وَصَدْمَتُهُ وِترُ

When he resolves, he hopes for no return; and when he strikes,

When he is determined, he does not hope for retreat, and if he attacks,

his victim becomes a pair, though his blow is single.

His blow lands squarely, and his strike penetrates,

هُنالِكَ لاَيبغِي مُواجِهُكَ الغِنَا

هُنالِكَ لاَيبغِي مُواجِهُكَ الغِنَا

ولاَ يَمنَعُ المَاضِي عَلَى وَجهِهِ الفَرُّ

ولاَ يَمنَعُ المَاضِي عَلَى وَجهِهِ الفَرُّ

There, the man who faces you seeks no riches,

There, your challenger does not desire confrontation,

nor can flight stop the man charging straight ahead.

And the fleer is not prevented by his face from fleeing,

وَتَشفِي غَليلاً لَم يَكُنْ لَكَ غائِظاً

وَتَشفِي غَليلاً لَم يَكُنْ لَكَ غائِظاً

ولكن نزيل الشر إكرامه البشر

ولكن نزيل الشر إكرامه البشر

You would soothe a burning rancor that had not angered you,

And you heal a resentment that was not raging against you,

but the guest of evil is honored with a cheerful welcome.

But the guest of evil, his honoring is the honoring of man,

على أن في خير الورى لك إسوةً

على أن في خير الورى لك إسوةً

تزول بها الشحنا وينشرح الصدرُ

تزول بها الشحنا وينشرح الصدرُ

Yet in the best of humankind you have an example,

Since the best of creation has for you an exemplar

through which rancor departs and the breast finds relief.

By which grudges disappear and breasts relax,

فقدْ أكرمَ اللهُ الحبيبَ بمثلها

فقدْ أكرمَ اللهُ الحبيبَ بمثلها

على أحدٍ ثمَّ استقاكَ لهُ الأمرُ

على أحدٍ ثمَّ استقاكَ لهُ الأمرُ

God honored the Beloved with something like this

For God honored the Beloved with its like,

at Uhud; then the affair 'sought water from you' for him [text unclear].

Then made you succeed him in authority,

فَلَمْ يَبقَ مِمَّا يؤلِمُ النَّفسَ بَعدَهَا

فَلَمْ يَبقَ مِمَّا يؤلِمُ النَّفسَ بَعدَهَا

ودَانَ لَهُ مِنْ بَعدِهَا البَرُّ والبَحرُ

ودَانَ لَهُ مِنْ بَعدِهَا البَرُّ والبَحرُ

After that, nothing remained of what pains the soul,

So nothing painful remained thereafter,

and afterward both land and sea submitted to him.

And after it land and sea submitted to him,

فَكَمْ مِنْحَةٍ تأتِي َقَدْ بَانَ وَجهُهَا

فَكَمْ مِنْحَةٍ تأتِي َقَدْ بَانَ وَجهُهَا

وأخرَى عَلَيهَا مِنْ عَزازتِهَا سِترُ

وأخرَى عَلَيهَا مِنْ عَزازتِهَا سِترُ

How many a gift comes with its face already revealed,

How many gifts come whose essence is clear,

and another is veiled because of its preciousness.

And others have over them from your honored position a veil,

وكَمْ غَادَةٍ تُلقى لِظَاهِرِ طِمرِهَا

وكَمْ غَادَةٍ تُلقى لِظَاهِرِ طِمرِهَا

وتَلعَبُ بِالألبَابِ إنْ رُفِعَ الطِّمرُ

وتَلعَبُ بِالألبَابِ إنْ رُفِعَ الطِّمرُ

How many a graceful maiden is cast aside for her ragged exterior,

And how many hints are cast for their outward murkiness,

yet plays with minds when the ragged garment is lifted.

And play tricks on minds when the murkiness is lifted,

كَسِجنِكَ لِي فِي غُرَّةِ الفِطرِ عِندَمَا

كَسِجنِكَ لِي فِي غُرَّةِ الفِطرِ عِندَمَا

تأخَرَ مِنِّي عَنْ مُوافَاتِكَ الشِّعرُ

تأخَرَ مِنِّي عَنْ مُوافَاتِكَ الشِّعرُ

Like your imprisoning me at the start of Eid al-Fitr, when

Like your banishing me during the prime of Fitr when

my poetry was late in reaching you.

The poem was late from me in keeping pace with you,

تَلَطّفْتَ فِي تَشرِيفِ قَدري بِوَضعِهِ

تَلَطّفْتَ فِي تَشرِيفِ قَدري بِوَضعِهِ

مُغَالَطَةً مِنْ حَيثُ لَمْ يَشعُرِ الغُمر

مُغَالَطَةً مِنْ حَيثُ لَمْ يَشعُرِ الغُمر

You subtly raised my standing by lowering it,

You were gracious in honoring my worth by placing it,

a ruse from a quarter the naive man did not perceive.

Deceiving from an angle the heedless,

فَظُّنَ بِبادِي الرَّأي أنْ قَد أهَنتَني

فَظُّنَ بِبادِي الرَّأي أنْ قَد أهَنتَني

وَأنِّي لاَ خِلٌّ لَدَيكَ ولاَ خَمْرُ

وَأنِّي لاَ خِلٌّ لَدَيكَ ولاَ خَمْرُ

So, at first glance, he thought you had humiliated me,

So the shallow of mind thought you had humiliated me,

and that to you I was neither a friend nor wine.

And that I had for you no value or wine,

ومَا عَرَفَ المِسكينُ أنَّ بِهَذِهِ

ومَا عَرَفَ المِسكينُ أنَّ بِهَذِهِ

عَلَى كُلّ مِنْ يَدري القَريضَ لي الفَخرُ

عَلَى كُلّ مِنْ يَدري القَريضَ لي الفَخرُ

The poor man did not know that through this

And the poor fellow did not know that through this

I have grounds for pride above all who understand poetry.

For all who understand verse, the pride is mine,

فَلَو لَمْ أكُنْ فِيهِ العَتاهيَّ مَا جَرى

فَلَو لَمْ أكُنْ فِيهِ العَتاهيَّ مَا جَرى

عَلَيَّ مِنَ المَنصورِ في قَولِهِ الجَبرُ

عَلَيَّ مِنَ المَنصورِ في قَولِهِ الجَبرُ

Had I not been al-Atahi in this art, no compulsion

For had I not been the conceited one, there would not have flowed

from al-Mansur would have fallen upon me to recite it.

Upon me from al-Mansur in his words the divine decree,

وكَمْ بَينَ مَن يَأتي إلى البِرَ طَالِباً

وكَمْ بَينَ مَن يَأتي إلى البِرَ طَالِباً

وبَينَ الذي يَنشأ فَيَطلُبُهُ البِرُّ

وبَينَ الذي يَنشأ فَيَطلُبُهُ البِرُّ

How great the difference between one who comes seeking favor

And how great between one who comes seeking righteousness,

and one who grows up to be sought by favor itself!

And one whom righteousness grows up seeking,

وما حُبِسَ البّازي لأجلِ هَوانِهِ

وما حُبِسَ البّازي لأجلِ هَوانِهِ

ولاَ بُلبُلُ الأدوَاحَ أرخَصَهُ الأسرٌ

ولاَ بُلبُلُ الأدوَاحَ أرخَصَهُ الأسرٌ

The hawk was not confined because it was despised,

Neither was al-Baz imprisoned for his lowliness,

nor did captivity cheapen the nightingale of the spreading trees.

Nor was Bulbul al-Adwah cheapened by captivity,

فَهَذا عَلَى الأبصَارِ يَجلُو مَحَاسِناً

فَهَذا عَلَى الأبصَارِ يَجلُو مَحَاسِناً

وَهَذاكَ في الأسمَاعِ مِنْ سَجعِهِ سِحْرُ

وَهَذاكَ في الأسمَاعِ مِنْ سَجعِهِ سِحْرُ

The one displays beauties before the eyes,

So this one’s virtues shine clearly before eyes,

and the other's warbling is magic to the ears.

While the other by his eloquence casts a spell on ears,

ومَا كَانَ تَركُ الشِّعرِ مِنِّي لِريبةٍ

ومَا كَانَ تَركُ الشِّعرِ مِنِّي لِريبةٍ

أمنْ بَعدِ إخلاَصِي يُنَاطُ بِيَ الغَدرُ

أمنْ بَعدِ إخلاَصِي يُنَاطُ بِيَ الغَدرُ

My leaving poetry was not out of any misgiving;

Nor was my leaving off verse due to any suspicion,

after my sincerity, can treachery be imputed to me?

After my sincerity, would betrayal be assigned to me?

أمَا إنَّني وَجَّهتُ فِيكَ قَوافِيا

أمَا إنَّني وَجَّهتُ فِيكَ قَوافِيا

مَقَاوِدُهَا حُبِّي وأحمَالُهَا الشِكرُ

مَقَاوِدُهَا حُبِّي وأحمَالُهَا الشِكرُ

Indeed, I have sent forth rhymes about you;

But indeed I directed rhymes toward you

their halters are my love, and their loads my gratitude.

Whose themes are my love and their loads gratitude,

ومَا بِاختِيارِي كَانَ حُبِّي وإنَّمَا

ومَا بِاختِيارِي كَانَ حُبِّي وإنَّمَا

لِحُبِّكَ مَنْ يُبصِرُ سَجَايَاكمَ يُضْطَرُّ

لِحُبِّكَ مَنْ يُبصِرُ سَجَايَاكمَ يُضْطَرُّ

My love was not a matter of choice; rather,

My love was not by my choice, but rather

whoever sees your qualities is compelled to love you.

Whoever discerns your traits is compelled to love,

عَلَيكَ مَحَبَّاتُ القُلُوبِ تَهَافَتَتْ

عَلَيكَ مَحَبَّاتُ القُلُوبِ تَهَافَتَتْ

كَمَا حَولَ بَيتِ اللهِ يَجتَمِعُ السَّفْرُ

كَمَا حَولَ بَيتِ اللهِ يَجتَمِعُ السَّفْرُ

The hearts' affections have rushed toward you,

Upon you hearts’ affections rushed,

as travelers gather around the House of God.

As around the House of God pilgrims gather,

فَأنتَ لَهَا مَغنِيطِس لَو تُصُورَتْ

فَأنتَ لَهَا مَغنِيطِس لَو تُصُورَتْ

لَضاقَ عَلَى الأشبَاحِ مِنْ بَينِهَا المَرُ

لَضاقَ عَلَى الأشبَاحِ مِنْ بَينِهَا المَرُ

You are their magnet; were they to take form,

For you are their magnet, and if imagined

the passage between them would be too narrow for bodies.

For the spirits among them space would be tight,

لأنَّكَ فَيَّاضٌ وثَغرَكَ بَاسِمٌ

لأنَّكَ فَيَّاضٌ وثَغرَكَ بَاسِمٌ

وَلَفظَكَ جَزْمٌ أنْ يَمُرَّ بِهِ هُجْرُ

وَلَفظَكَ جَزْمٌ أنْ يَمُرَّ بِهِ هُجْرُ

For you overflow with bounty, and your mouth is smiling,

Since you are abundant, your smile a healer,

and your speech firmly bars foulness from passing through it.

And your words resolute, shunning estrangement,

ولَولاكَ مَا رَاجَ القَرِيضُ ولادَّعَى

ولَولاكَ مَا رَاجَ القَرِيضُ ولادَّعَى

بِمَيدانِهِ لِلسَّبقِ مِنْ ظَهرِهِ مُهْرُ

بِمَيدانِهِ لِلسَّبقِ مِنْ ظَهرِهِ مُهْرُ

Without you poetry would not flourish, nor would there be a claim

Without you verse would not thrive, nor would the ode

to first place in its arena by a colt sprung from its loins.

Claim in its field to outdo them in running,

وَلَكِنْ عَدَتْنِي الآن عَنْهُ عَوارِضٌ

وَلَكِنْ عَدَتْنِي الآن عَنْهُ عَوارِضٌ

أسَاءَتْ إلَى قَلْبِي وَرُضَّ لَهَا الفِكْرُ

أسَاءَتْ إلَى قَلْبِي وَرُضَّ لَهَا الفِكْرُ

But hindrances have now kept me from it,

But distracted me from it now some symptoms

harming my heart and crushing my thought.

Which did evil unto my heart, and reason acquiesced,

طَوَيتُ عَنِ الأسمَاعِ ثِقلَ حَدِيثِهَا

طَوَيتُ عَنِ الأسمَاعِ ثِقلَ حَدِيثِهَا

لأنَّ بِثَقلِ اللُّبّ يُسْتَثْقَلُ القِشرُ

لأنَّ بِثَقلِ اللُّبّ يُسْتَثْقَلُ القِشرُ

I have folded their heavy tale away from listening ears,

I blocked from my hearing the weight of their talk,

for the weight of the kernel makes the husk seem heavy.

For with the heaviness of the kernel, the peel feels heavy,

وَهَذي بَقَايَا الفِكرِ كُنتُ اختَلَسْتُهَا

وَهَذي بَقَايَا الفِكرِ كُنتُ اختَلَسْتُهَا

عَلَى غَفْلَةٍ مِنْ قَبلِ أنْ يَبْلَهَا السُّكْرُ

عَلَى غَفْلَةٍ مِنْ قَبلِ أنْ يَبْلَهَا السُّكْرُ

These are remnants of thought that I had stolen

These were remnants of thought I had stolen

in an unguarded moment, before intoxication wore them away.

During an inattentiveness before intoxication claimed them,

فَإنْ أطْلَقَتنِي مِنْ وِثَاقِكَ رُبَّمَا

فَإنْ أطْلَقَتنِي مِنْ وِثَاقِكَ رُبَّمَا

بِيُمنٍ عَلَى يَأسِ الفَتَى سَنَحَ الطِّيرُ

بِيُمنٍ عَلَى يَأسِ الفَتَى سَنَحَ الطِّيرُ

If these release me from your bonds, perhaps

So if she releases me from your bond perhaps

despite the young man's despair, birds will cross with a lucky omen.

With divine aid despite the youth’s despair, the bird may be caught,

وإنْ كَانَتِ الأخرَى فَكَمْ مِنْ مَلِيحَةٍ

وإنْ كَانَتِ الأخرَى فَكَمْ مِنْ مَلِيحَةٍ

تُسَاقُ إلَى بَعْلٍ وَيُنتَظَرُ المَهرُ

تُسَاقُ إلَى بَعْلٍ وَيُنتَظَرُ المَهرُ

But if the other outcome comes, how many a beauty

And if it be another, how many a gorgeous woman

is led to a husband while the bridal gift is still awaited!

Is led to a husband, and the dowry awaited,

حَبِيتَ كَمَا تَختَارُ تَظفَرُ بِالمُنَى

حَبِيتَ كَمَا تَختَارُ تَظفَرُ بِالمُنَى

وتَعْظُمُ في المَعْنَى وَطَالَ لَكَ العُمْرُ

وتَعْظُمُ في المَعْنَى وَطَالَ لَكَ العُمْرُ

May you be favored as you choose and attain your wishes,

Love as you choose, you gain what you wish,

and grow in worth; may your life be long.

And are mighty in meaning; may your life be long,