مؤتمنMu'taman (trusted one) الدينal-Din (the faith) ياO ابنson of غيثGhayth
مؤتمن الدين يا ابن غيث
لاmay you never زلتyou cease to be فراجa constant reliever of كلevery ضيقِdistress
لا زلت فراج كل ضيقِ
Mu'taman al-Din, O son of Ghayth,
O son of Ghayth, trustee of the religion
May you never cease to relieve every distress.
You remain the relief for every hardship
رسميmy stipend ماnot جاءhas come منfrom علىAli (apparently the intended name)
رسمي ما جاء من على
ذيpossessor of الفضلbounty والسؤددand nobility العريقِdeep-rooted
ذي الفضل والسؤدد العريقِ
My stipend has not come from Ali,
Your manner has descended from
The man of bounty and deep-rooted nobility.
The one of virtue and old loyalty
فخذهso obtain it ليfor me عاجلاpromptly سريعاswiftly
فخذه لي عاجلا سريعا
أخذكyour obtaining ليfor me رقعةthe voucher for الدقيقِflour
أخذك لي رقعة الدقيقِ
So obtain it for me promptly, swiftly,
So take it for me promptly and quickly
As you obtained for me the flour voucher.
Your taking for me a missive of flour
واسلمand be safe ومجدand Majd (glory) الدينal-Din (the faith) المرجىin whom hope is placed
واسلم ومجد الدين المرجى
لاmay you never زلتماyou both cease to be فرحتيmy joy صديقِmy friend
لا زلتما فرحتي صديقِ
And may you and Majd al-Din, in whom hope is placed, be safe;
And deliver Salah al-Din al-Marjuy
May you both ever be my joy, my friend.
You both remain my joyous friends
وإنand though أكنI am مطرقاwith head bowed حياءout of shyness
وإن أكن مطرقا حياء
فإنyet indeed عينيmy eye إلىtoward الطريقِthe road
فإن عيني إلى الطريقِ
And though I bow my head in shyness,
And if I become downcast in shyness
Yet my eye is on the road.
My eyes are towards the path
Sol 6.1