ياO بهاءBaha (splendor) الدينal-Din (the faith) المرجىhoped for نداهhis bounty
يا بهاء الدين المرجى نداه
والذكيand the keen الضربmettle الزكيthe pure النجارlineage
والذكي الضرب الزكي النجار
O Baha al-Din, whose bounty is hoped for,
O Baha al-Din, whose call is hoped for,
And you of keen mettle and pure lineage,
O wise, excellent, blessed carpenter,
ياO حرياworthy بلبسof wearing كلevery ثناءpraise
يا حريا بلبس كل ثناء
وعرياand free منfrom كلevery ذامreproach وعارِand disgrace
وعريا من كل ذام وعارِ
O you worthy to wear every praise,
O free of any blame, clothed in all praise,
And free of every reproach and disgrace.
And bare of any defect and shame,
أنتyou أجرىmost generous الأنامhumankind كفاin hand إذاwhen
أنت أجرى الأنام كفا إذا
سيلasked وأرعاهمand the most mindful of them لحقof the right الجارِthe neighbor
سيل وأرعاهم لحق الجارِ
You are the most openhanded of mortals when
You are the most generous of people when
Asked, and the most mindful of a neighbor’s rights.
A flood comes, and the most caring of neighbors,
أنتyou غيثrain يثريenriches الفقيرthe poor بنعماهwith its bounty
أنت غيث يثري الفقير بنعماه
وليثand a lion تحتbeneath العجاجthe dust cloud المثارstirred up
وليث تحت العجاج المثار
You are rain that enriches the poor with its bounty,
You are a rain that enriches the poor with your bounty,
And a lion beneath the dust stirred up.
And a lion roused to fury’s height,
لاnay وإحسانكby your kindness الذيwhich بدلreplaced الthe (attached to the next line’s first word)
لا وإحسانك الذي بدل ال
إعسارpoverty منfrom مجتديكthose seeking your bounty بالإيسارwith prosperity
إعسار من مجتديك بالإيسار
Nay, by your kindness, which has replaced
If not for your kindness which turned
Your petitioners’ poverty with prosperity:
The destitute's poverty into ease,
ماnot أداريI humor فيin النصفfair dealing خلقاany person منamong الناbeginning of 'the people'
ما أداري في النصف خلقا من النا
سcompletion of 'the people' وسعدand Sa‘d الفراشal-Farrash (the attendant) يعرفknows داريmy house
س وسعد الفراش يعرف داري
I humor no soul, in matters of fair dealing, among
None in the world have I seen like you,
Mankind; and Sa‘d al-Farrash knows my house.
Gladdening the heart, making life's abode known,
ويميناand an oath ولاand not أداجيكI dissemble with you فيهاin it
ويمينا ولا أداجيك فيها
ماnot لراجيكfor one who hopes in you كارةa bundle فيin العيارthe rogues’ trade
ما لراجيك كارة في العيار
And I swear—without dissembling with you in this—
I swear by you, and do not equivocate,
Whoever hopes in you has no bundle in the rogues’ trade.
For your beseecher gains naught from guile,
فابقso remain فيin نعمةprosperity وعزand honor ومجدand glory
فابق في نعمة وعز ومجد
وسموand eminence ورفعةand high rank واقتدارand power
وسمو ورفعة واقتدار
So remain in prosperity, honor, and glory,
So remain in bounty, honor, glory,
And eminence, exalted rank, and power.
Loftiness, esteem, and authority.
Sol 6.1