قولواsay (plural command) لزينto Zayn الدينal-Din (the faith) عِشmay you live (continued)
قولوا لزين الدين عِش
تcompletion of 'may you live' لخائفfor a fearful person يرجوكhopes in you أمناsafety
ت لخائف يرجوك أمنا
Tell Zayn al-Din: may you live
Tell Zain al-Din, live long,
as safety for the fearful one who hopes in you.
For one who fears you and hopes for your safety.
وبقيتand may you remain كهفاa refuge للعفاfor seekers of bounty (continued)
وبقيت كهفا للعفا
ةcompletion of 'seekers of bounty' وموئلاand a haven لهمfor them وحصناand a fortress
ة وموئلا لهم وحصنا
And may you remain a refuge for seekers of bounty,
You remained a cave for the virtuous,
a haven for them and a fortress.
And a shelter and fortress for them.
يلقونthey find منfrom يسراكyour left hand ميease (continued)
يلقون من يسراك مي
سرةcompletion of 'ease' ومنand from يمناكyour right hand يمناgood fortune
سرة ومن يمناك يمنا
They find ease from your left hand,
They find ease in your prosperity,
and good fortune from your right.
And blessing in your right hand.
لاmay ... not زلتyou cease to be مسروراjoyful ولاand may ... not
لا زلت مسرورا ولا
عرفتcame to know الأحزانsorrows مغنىa dwelling
عرفت الأحزان مغنى
May you never cease to be joyful, and may
You remain joyful and have not
sorrows never find a dwelling.
Known sorrows as a song.
خجلتyou put to shame بالإحسانthrough generosity حاHatim (continued)
خجلت بالإحسان حا
تمcompletion of 'Hatim' طيءTayy وفضلتand you surpassed معناMa'n
تم طيء وفضلت معنا
With your generosity you have shamed Hatim
You are shy to do good,
of Tayy, and surpassed Ma'n.
Humble and excel with us.
وسلكتand you followed طرىpaths (uncertain reading) المكرماnoble deeds (continued)
وسلكت طرى المكرما
تcompletion of 'noble deeds' وجبتهاand you traversed them سهلاsmooth ground وحزناand rough ground
ت وجبتها سهلا وحزنا
And you have followed the paths of noble deeds,
You took the path of generosity
and traversed them, across smooth ground and rough.
And made it smooth whether difficult or easy.
ياO منyou who بمنbestows (uncertain reading) بوفرهwith his abundance
يا من بمن بوفره
كرماgenerously ويكرهand he dislikes أنto يمناvaunt his favors
كرما ويكره أن يمنا
O you who bestow your abundance
O you whose generosity
generously, yet hate to vaunt your favors.
Is plentiful and who dislikes to forbid.
ياO خيرbest منof those who أسنىlavished الندىbounty
يا خير من أسنى الندى
فيناamong us والمعروفand kindness سناestablished
فينا والمعروف سنا
O best of those who have lavished bounty
O best of those who gave us
among us and established kindness.
Fresh dew and kindness is his tradition.
يفديكmay he be your ransom منone who يعطيgives ويقand strikes (continued)
يفديك من يعطي ويق
رعcompletion of 'strikes' إثرafter ماwhat يعطيهhe gives it سناa tooth
رع إثر ما يعطيه سنا
May he who gives and gnashes
He who gives and then hastens
his teeth after giving be your ransom.
To give more, may he ransom you.
أقمتyou established ياO مولايmy lord يوunclear word fragment
أقمت يا مولاي يو
نرياunclear continuation لذيfor the One who أغنيgranted wealth وأقنىand bestowed possessions
نريا لذي أغني وأقنى
You have established, my lord, [unclear word fragment],
You stood, my master, enriching
[unclear continuation] for Him who grants wealth and possessions.
The poor and impoverished.
لنداكindeed, your bounty أهناthe most pleasing ماwhat أرىI see
لنداك أهنا ما أرى
والعذرand the apology بعدafter نداكyour bounty أهناmore pleasing
والعذر بعد نداك أهنا
Your bounty is the sweetest thing I see,
By your generosity I see wonders,
and the apology after your bounty is sweeter still.
And after your gift, excuses are a disgrace.
دعنيspare me منfrom المثريthe wealthy man المجمthe hoarder (continued)
دعني من المثري المجم
معcompletion of 'hoarder' مالهhis money عدّاًby counting ووزناand weighing
مع ماله عدّاً ووزنا
Spare me the wealthy man who hoards
Leave me be, who gathers wealth,
his money, counting and weighing it.
Counting and weighing it.
إنindeed الغنيwealth (uncertain spelling) لنئىtruly the richness of (uncertain reading) النفوsouls (continued)
إن الغني لنئى النفو
صcompletion of 'souls' (uncertain letter) وأنand indeed نفسa soul منكof yours أغنىricher
ص وأن نفس منك أغنى
True wealth is the richness of souls [reading uncertain],
Surely the rich forgets benevolence
and your soul is richer still.
While your soul is most generous.
ماليI have no ومنand those who فيin دارناour house
مالي ومن في دارنا
شغلoccupation وحقكand by your honor غيرexcept أنّاthat we
شغل وحقك غير أنّا
Neither I nor those in our house
I and those in my house
have any occupation, by your honor, except that
Are busy, and owe you nothing but
نثنيwe praise عليكupon you ونسألand we ask الرthe Merciful (continued)
نثني عليك ونسأل الر
رحمنcompletion of 'the Merciful' يَعمرto keep flourishing دورhouses مَثنىMathna (apparently a name)
رحمن يَعمر دور مَثنى
we praise you and ask
That we praise you and ask the Merciful
the Merciful to keep Mathna's houses flourishing.
To extend the duration of your abode.
Sol 6.1