صبحgreet in the morning اللهمO God مجدMajd الدal-Din (name fragment)
صبح اللهم مجد الد
دينDin (name completion) بالسعدwith good fortune المقيمِenduring
دين بالسعد المقيمِ
O God, greet Majd al-
Din this morning with lasting good fortune.
وأحيِهِand keep him alive ماas long as رنّجsways الغصthe bough (first part)
وأحيِهِ ما رنّج الغص
نbough (ending) ضحىat forenoon مرthe passage of نسيمِa breeze
ن ضحى مر نسيمِ
And keep him alive as long as the bough is swayed
at forenoon by a breeze's passage.
فهوfor it سارtravels منfrom ثراهhis soil
فهو سار من ثراه
فيalong طريقa path مستقيمِstraight
في طريق مستقيمِ
For it travels from his soil
along a straight path.
ملكa king مرهوبfeared يومon the day of الthe (prefix)
ملك مرهوب يوم ال
بأسbattle مرهوفkeen العزيمِin resolve
بأس مرهوف العزيمِ
A king feared on the day of
battle, keen in resolve.
وصريحand pure-born in المجدglory منfrom سرthe heart (first part)
وصريح المجد من سر
رheart (ending) المعاليlofty honors فيin الصميمِthe very core
ر المعالي في الصميمِ
And pure-born in glory, from the heart
of high honors, at their very core.
ورثhe inherited السؤددeminence عنfrom مكnoble bounty (first part)
ورث السؤدد عن مك
رمةnoble bounty (ending) الخرقthe open-handed man الكريمِthe generous
رمة الخرق الكريمِ
He inherited eminence from the noble
bounty of the open-handed, generous man.
فلهso his is كلall حديثthat is new
فله كل حديث
منof علاءgreatness وقديمِand ancient
من علاء وقديمِ
His is all that is new
in greatness, and all that is ancient.
ذوpossessed of اليدthe hand السبطةopen and generous لاnot الجعthe clenched (first part)
ذو اليد السبطة لا الجع
دةclenched (ending) والوجهand the face الوسيمِhandsome
دة والوجه الوسيمِ
With an open hand, not a clenched
one, and a handsome face;
والفعالand deeds الأبيضwhite المشthe radiant (first part)
والفعال الأبيض المش
رقradiant (ending) فيamid لخطبthe calamity (apparently الخطب) البهيمِpitch-dark
رق في لخطب البهيمِ
and white deeds, radiant
amid pitch-dark calamity.
بتواليthrough the continuance of عدلهhis justice الشاthe widespread (first part)
بتوالي عدله الشا
ئعwidespread (ending) فيamong الناسthe people العميمِall-embracing
ئع في الناس العميمِ
Through his unceasing justice, spread
among the people, embracing all,
هربfled الظلمoppression وولىand turned away
هرب الظلم وولى
عادياrunning عدوwith the running of الظليمِthe male ostrich
عاديا عدو الظليمِ
oppression fled and turned away,
running like a male ostrich.
وتحامينand they shunned الأسودthe lions الthe (prefix)
وتحامين الأسود ال
سودblack ones غزلانgazelles الصريمِof the thicket
سود غزلان الصريمِ
And the lions—the
black ones—shunned the thicket's gazelles.
زينwas adorned دستthe throne المكkingship (apparently الملك) منهthrough him
زين دست المك منه
بأخيwith a possessor of رايjudgment حكيمِwise
بأخي راي حكيمِ
The royal throne is adorned through him
with a man of wise judgment:
أصمعيkeen-witted المعيdiscerning
أصمعي المعي
علمa luminary حبرa scholar عليمِdeeply learned
علم حبر عليمِ
keen-witted, discerning,
a luminary, a scholar, deeply learned;
حازمdecisive ثبتsteadfast عجولswift to act
حازم ثبت عجول
عازمresolute قاسstern رحيمِmerciful
عازم قاس رحيمِ
decisive, steadfast, swift to act,
resolute, stern, merciful;
يقظwakeful القلبof heart حديدsharp الthe (prefix)
يقظ القلب حديد ال
غربedge غيرnot المستنيمِone lulled to rest
غرب غير المستنيمِ
wakeful of heart, sharp of
edge, never lulled to rest.
عاقمbarren in الإيعادthreatening لكنbut
عاقم الإيعاد لكن
وعدهhis promise غيرnot عقيمِbarren
وعده غير عقيمِ
His threats are barren, yet
his promise is not barren.
رأيهhis judgment أعظمtoo great أَنto يذbe reserved (first part)
رأيه أعظم أَن يذ
خرreserved (ending) إلاexcept للعظيمِfor great affairs
خر إلا للعظيمِ
His judgment is too great to be held
in reserve except for great affairs.
صارفwarding off عناfrom us تعدّيthe aggression of
صارف عنا تعدّي
كلevery شيطانdevil رجيمِaccursed
كل شيطان رجيمِ
He wards off from us the aggression
of every accursed devil,
بظبيwith sword-edges تمسيare at evening إلىtoward هاheads (first part)
بظبي تمسي إلى ها
مheads (ending) الأعاديof enemies جدّintensely هيمِmad with longing
م الأعادي جدّ هيمِ
with blades that at evening long for the
heads of enemies, madly enamored;
وجيادand steeds عادهاreturned to them فيin
وجياد عادها في
حربهاtheir warfare عضbiting الشكيمِthe bit
حربها عض الشكيمِ
and steeds that once more, in
battle, champ the bit.
فوقهاupon them كلevery هزبرlion
فوقها كل هزبر
صادقunfailing in الفتكdeadly assault شتيمِgrim-faced
صادق الفتك شتيمِ
Upon them rides every lion,
unfailing in deadly assault, grim-faced.
زدتyou surpassed فضلاin bounty ياO أباAbu الفضal-Fadl (first part)
زدت فضلا يا أبا الفض
لal-Fadl (ending) علىbeyond حلمthe forbearance of الحليمِthe forbearing
ل على حلم الحليمِ
You have surpassed in bounty, O Abu al-
Fadl, the forbearance of the forbearing.
دمlive on فكمfor how often رمّwas repaired بإحساthrough kindness (first part)
دم فكم رمّ بإحسا
نكyour kindness (ending) منof حالa condition رميمِruined
نك من حال رميمِ
Live on! How often your kindness has repaired
a fortune fallen into ruin!
أنتyou أمنsafety لأخيfor one possessed of خوfear (first part)
أنت أمن لأخي خو
فfear (ending) ومالand wealth لعديمِfor the destitute
ف ومال لعديمِ
You are safety for one in
fear, and wealth for the destitute.
مزجmay mingle اللهGod لكfor you النعthe blessing (first part)
مزج الله لك النع
مةblessing (ending) صفواpure and unclouded بالنعيمِwith bliss
مة صفوا بالنعيمِ
May God mingle for you blessing,
pure and unclouded, with bliss.
ياO كريمnoble in الخيمnature ماnot مرpasture (first part)
يا كريم الخيم ما مر
عاكyour pasture (ending) بالمرعىan unwholesome pasture's equivalent الوخيمِunwholesome
عاك بالمرعى الوخيمِ
O noble in nature, your grazing ground
is no unwholesome pasture.
لاno ولاnor عهدكyour pledge للعاto the seekers (first part)
لا ولا عهدك للعا
فينbounty-seekers (ending) بالعهدa pledge الذميمِdishonorable
فين بالعهد الذميمِ
No, nor is your pledge to those
who seek your bounty a dishonorable pledge.
فابقso live on للسؤالfor petitioners ماas long as طيcircumambulated (first part)
فابق للسؤال ما طي
فcircumambulated (ending) بركنaround the Corner وحطيمِand the Hatim
ف بركن وحطيمِ
So live on for petitioners, as long as people circle
the Corner and the Hatim.
وتقلَّدand wear about your neck كلevery عقدnecklace
وتقلَّد كل عقد
رائقlovely in الدرpearls نظيمِfinely strung
رائق الدر نظيمِ
And wear about your neck every necklace
of lovely pearls, finely strung,
منof ثناءpraise كأسهits cup اسmore intoxicating (first part)
من ثناء كأسه اس
كرintoxicating (ending) منthan كأسthe cup of النديمِthe boon companion
كر من كأس النديمِ
of praise whose cup is more
intoxicating than a boon companion's cup.
ماnot لذيfor Dhu الرمةal-Rummah شرواthe like of
ما لذي الرمة شروا
هit ولاnor لابنfor Ibn الخطيمِal-Khatim
ه ولا لابن الخطيمِ
Dhu al-Rummah has nothing like it,
nor does Ibn al-Khatim.
واحوand attain معalong with عسرhardship شعيبShu‘ayb
واحو مع عسر شعيب
عمرthe lifespan of أصحابthe Companions of الرقيمِthe Inscription
عمر أصحاب الرقيمِ
And attain, along with Shu‘ayb's hardship [as written],
the lifespan of the Companions of the Inscription.
ليقلlet say منwhoever سرهgladdened him مكremaining (first part)
ليقل من سره مك
ثكyour remaining (ending) فيin السعدgood fortune المقيمِlasting
ثك في السعد المقيمِ
Let whoever rejoices in your remaining
in lasting good fortune say:
زادmay he exceed فيin العمرlifespan علىbeyond انسvultures (first part of أنسر)
زاد في العمر على انس
سرvultures (ending of أنسر) لقمانLuqman الحكيمِthe Wise
سر لقمان الحكيمِ
“May he outlive the
vultures of Luqman the Wise.”
Sol 6.1