أصبحتyou have become عضدthe support of الهدىguidance والدينand faith
أصبحت عضد الهدى والدين
مالthe wealth of الفقيرthe poor person وموئلand the refuge of المسكينِthe needy person
مال الفقير وموئل المسكينِ
You have become the support of guidance and faith,
You have become the pillar of guidance and religion
the wealth of the poor and the refuge of the needy.
The wealth of the poor and the shelter of the destitute
ياO منyou who إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle الخطبcalamity أظلمgrew dark أشرقتshone forth
يا من إذا ما الخطب أظلم أشرقت
لكfor you غرتاthe twin radiances of رأيcounsel بهconcerning it وجبينِand a brow
لك غرتا رأي به وجبينِ
O you, when calamity darkens, there shine
O you who when tribulations darken, shine brightly
for you the twin radiances of your counsel on it and your brow.
For you the sun rises radiantly on the horizon
ياO منyou who لهhe has بشرcheerfulness معينflowing ماؤهits water
يا من له بشر معين ماؤه
بالنجحwith success راحbecame مبشريmy herald ومعينيand my helper
بالنجح راح مبشري ومعيني
O you whose cheerfulness is a spring with flowing water,
O you whose good tidings the messenger brings
who has become my herald of success and my helper.
With success going and coming, my helper and supporter
سبحانglory to منHim who سواكfashioned you وحدكyou alone منfrom ندىbounty
سبحان من سواك وحدك من ندى
ويرىand sees البريةhumankind كلهاall of it منfrom طينِclay
ويرى البرية كلها من طينِ
Glory to Him who fashioned you alone from bounty,
Glory to Him who created you alone
and sees all humankind as made of clay.
And sees all of existence as but clay
فبشاشةso, cheerfulness فيin نجدهhis valor وسماحةand generosity
فبشاشة في نجده وسماحة
فيin عفةchastity وشراسةand fierceness فيin لينِgentleness
في عفة وشراسة في لينِ
So, cheerfulness in his valor, and generosity
So you are cheerful in Najd and generous
in chastity, and fierceness in gentleness.
In chastity, ferocity and gentleness combined
قدindeed قلتI said للمنضيto the one exhausting الطلاحthe weary camels مشمراpressing onward
قد قلت للمنضي الطلاح مشمرا
يطويtraversing سهولthe plains of مهامهvast deserts وحزونِand rugged ground
يطوي سهول مهامه وحزونِ
I said to the man exhausting his weary camels, pressing onward,
You said to the gallant warrior prepared
traversing the plains of vast deserts and their rugged ground:
To cover the expanse of his concerns and sorrows
فيon كلevery يومday أنتyou واصلreaching نيةa destination
في كل يوم أنت واصل نية
قذفfar-off تبينyou depart بهاby it وقاطعand traversing بينِseparation
قذف تبين بها وقاطع بينِ
Each day you reach a destination
Each day you have sincere intentions
far away, taking you farther off, and cross a gulf of separation.
Clarifying them and cutting off disputes
انزلdismount بربعat the dwelling of ابنson of المظفرal-Muzaffar تسترحyou will rest
انزل بربع ابن المظفر تسترح
وترحand give rest to نياقكyour she-camels منfrom سرىnight journeys وبرينand nose-rings
وترح نياقك من سرى وبرين
Dismount at the dwelling of Ibn al-Muzaffar and find rest,
Descend upon Ibn Al-Muzaffar’s abode and rest
and relieve your she-camels of night journeys and nose-rings.
And let your she-camels rest from journeying and distance
سحَّابdragging أذيالِthe trailing skirts of الدروعmail coats محارباwhen fighting
سحَّاب أذيالِ الدروع محاربا
وسحابand a cloud of جودbounty فيin الجدوبdroughts هتونِpouring rain
وسحاب جود في الجدوب هتونِ
Trailing the skirts of mail in battle,
A cloud trailing the edges of shields in battle
and a cloud of bounty pouring rain amid droughts.
And a cloud of generosity raining heavily
شفعhe doubled السماحةgenerosity متبعاfollowing أبكارهاits maiden favors
شفع السماحة متبعا أبكارها
بمكارمwith noble gifts ملءfilling الحقائبthe saddlebags عونِseasoned
بمكارم ملء الحقائب عونِ
He doubled his generosity, following its maiden favors
Intercede with forgiveness following its ways
with seasoned noble gifts filling the saddlebags.
With noble deeds filling the saddlebags as aid
بأبيmy father as ransom أبيAbu الفرجal-Faraj المفرجthe reliever بالندىthrough bounty
بأبي أبي الفرج المفرج بالندى
والجودand generosity مناfrom us همthe care of كلevery حزينِsorrowing person
والجود منا هم كل حزينِ
My father be ransomed for Abu al-Faraj, who dispels, through bounty
By my father, my father Al-Faraj the uplifter with dew
and generosity, the care of every sorrowing one among us.
And generosity from us is every sorrowful person's concern
بعتI traded away الأنامhumankind ولمand not أكI was والذيby Him who
بعت الأنام ولم أك والذي
يبقيهpreserves him ليfor me فيin ذاكthat بالمغبونِcheated
يبقيه لي في ذاك بالمغبونِ
I traded away humankind, and was not—by Him
I have sold the people but have not been wronged, by He
who preserves him for me—cheated in that exchange.
Who leaves me in that with the cheated
الواهبthe giver of الجردsleek horses السلاهبlong-bodied والظبيand sword blades
الواهب الجرد السلاهب والظبي
والبيضand fair women أمثالlike الظباءgazelles العينِlarge-eyed
والبيض أمثال الظباء العينِ
The giver of sleek, long-bodied horses and sword blades,
The bare-handed lavish giver, the subduer
and fair women like large-eyed gazelles.
And the white ones like the white-eyed gazelle
ملكa king يرىis seen فيin كلevery عامyear أشهبash-gray
ملك يرى في كل عام أشهب
خضلwell-watered المرابعthe pastures ذاpossessing أثافhearthstones جونِblack
خضل المرابع ذا أثاف جونِ
A king seen in every ash-gray year of dearth,
A king who sees every year the Pleiades
with well-watered pastures and blackened hearthstones.
Appearing with the inversion of the stars aligned
ماnot منهhis giving بمكدرsoured كلاcertainly not ولاand not
ما منه بمكدر كلا ولا
إحسانهhis kindness بمقدرrationed ممنونِcut short
إحسانه بمقدر ممنونِ
His giving is not soured—no! Nor
He is not stained by any blemish
is his kindness rationed or cut short.
Nor is his benevolence a guaranteed gift
ويمينand by an oath برtruthful ماnot السحائبthe clouds ثرةrain-rich
ويمين بر ما السحائب ثرة
يوماever باندىmore bountiful منهthan him صوبin the downpour of يمينِa right hand
يوما باندى منه صوب يمينِ
And, by a true oath, no clouds, however rain-rich,
By the right hand that pours clouds
ever pour more freely than the rain of his right hand.
Of dew from it towards the right in days gone by
ثبتsteadfast إذاwhen هزتshook زعازعthe tempests of نكبةa calamity
ثبت إذا هزت زعازع نكبة
محذورةdreaded أعطافthe flanks of كلevery رزينِcomposed man
محذورة أعطاف كل رزينِ
Firm when the tempests of a calamity shake
Firm when the tremors of an dreadful accident shake
—a dreaded one—the frame of every composed man.
The joints of every steady one
فبثوبso in the robe of كلِevery نزاهةpurity متجلبcloaked
فبثوب كلِ نزاهة متجلب
وبثدىand at the breast of كلevery نباهةeminence ملبونِsuckled
وبثدى كل نباهة ملبونِ
Thus clad in the robe of every kind of purity,
In a garment of complete decency dressed
and suckled at the breast of every eminence.
And with the bosom of every glory filled
ينميهennoble his lineage منfrom آلthe house of الرفيلal-Rafil مساعرwar-kindlers
ينميه من آل الرفيل مساعر
بيضnoble men أعادواthey turned البيضbright swords حمرred متونِalong their backs
بيض أعادوا البيض حمر متونِ
War-kindlers from the house of al-Rafil ennoble his lineage,
He brings him up from the despicable tribe
noble men who turned bright swords red along their backs.
Whites who returned the whites to being red interiors
أطوادmountains of أحلامwisdom بدورfull moons of أسرةcountenances
أطواد أحلام بدور أسرة
أنواءrain-bearing stars of عارفةٍbeneficence ليوثlions of عرينa lair
أنواء عارفةٍ ليوث عرين
Mountains of wisdom, full moons of countenance,
Rams of dreams of dwellings of family
rain-bearing stars of beneficence, lions of the lair.
Intelligent lions roaring in their dens
ياO ابنson of المظفرal-Muzaffar والذيby Him who ظفرتwon يديmy hand
يا ابن المظفر والذي ظفرت يدي
منهfrom Him بطودwith a mountain of علىloftiness أشمhigh-peaked كينfirm (text uncertain)
منه بطود على أشم كين
O Ibn al-Muzaffar, by Him from whom my hand has won
O son of Al-Muzaffar by whom my hands
a mountain of honor, high-peaked and firm—
Have gained strength against the enemy hosts
ياO قائدleader of الخيلthe horses العناقِfleet ضوامراlean
يا قائد الخيل العناقِ ضوامرا
شماhigh-held هواديهنtheir necks قبslender بطونِbellies
شما هواديهن قب بطونِ
O leader of fleet horses, lean,
O leader of the neighing steeds, an untamed one
with high-held necks and slender bellies.
Their zeal intoxicates the innermost souls
تجريthey run بهwith him جريthe running of الرياحthe winds سوابقاracing ahead
تجري به جري الرياح سوابقا
فيin كلevery شهباءgray السلاحweapons زبونِfierce
في كل شهباء السلاح زبونِ
They run with him like the winds, racing ahead,
Running with him running like the winds preceding
in every fierce battle, gray with weapons.
Among the gray hair of weaponry hosts abound
ياO دوحةspreading tree of الكرمgenerosity التيwhich قدindeed فرغتemptied
يا دوحة الكرم التي قد فرغت
همthe care of القلوبhearts وفرعتand rose high بصغونِwith boughs (text uncertain)
هم القلوب وفرعت بصغونِ
O spreading tree of generosity, which has emptied
O palm tree of generosity that has relieved
the hearts of care and risen high with boughs.
The worries of hearts and sprouted branches
صدقتyou made true جوداًthrough generosity ظنthe expectation of كلevery مؤملhopeful person
صدقت جوداً ظن كل مؤمل
وارحتهand you spared him منfrom مدحpraising كلevery ضنينِmiser
وارحته من مدح كل ضنينِ
Through generosity you fulfilled every hopeful person's expectation,
You were true to the hopes of all who wish
and spared him praising every miser.
And relieved them from the praises of every resentful one
وجعلتand you turned شكيmy doubt فيabout نوالthe gifts of معاشرgroups of people
وجعلت شكي في نوال معاشر
لماwhen رجوتI hoped for نداكyour bounty جدutter يقينِcertainty
لما رجوت نداك جد يقينِ
And you turned my doubt concerning other people's gifts,
You made those who complained of attainment
when I hoped for your bounty, into utter certainty.
Trust your generosity with true certainty
فحماكso your sanctuary ممنوعdefended ومالكand your wealth مهملunguarded
فحماك ممنوع ومالك مهمل
هذاthis يصانis guarded وذاكand that غرnot (text uncertain) مصونِguarded
هذا يصان وذاك غر مصونِ
Thus your sanctuary is defended, while your wealth lies open:
So your prohibited is protected and your money neglected
the former guarded, the latter unguarded.
One to be guarded the other unpreserved
وظباكand your sword blades ياO ابنson of أبيAbu الفتوحal-Futuh معاقلstrongholds
وظباك يا ابن أبي الفتوح معاقل
لمنfor whoever التجاseeks refuge ومفاتحand keys لحصونِto fortresses
لمن التجا ومفاتح لحصونِ
And your sword blades, O son of Abu al-Futuh, are strongholds
Your gazelles, O son of Abu Al-Futuh, fortresses
for whoever seeks refuge, and keys to fortresses.
For one who comes and keys to fortresses
فاسعدso rejoice بعيدin a festival عائدreturning بسعادةwith good fortune
فاسعد بعيد عائد بسعادة
مقرونةjoined بالعزwith glory والتمكينِand secure power
مقرونة بالعز والتمكينِ
So rejoice in a festival returning with good fortune,
So be joyful, returning with joy
joined to glory and secure power.
Coupled with honor and empowerment
Sol 6.1