ياO قمرmoon of الإحسانbeneficence والجودand bounty
يا قمر الإحسان والجود
راجيكone who hopes in you حقاtruly غيرnot مردودِturned away
راجيك حقا غير مردودِ
O moon of beneficence and bounty,
O moon of kindness and generosity
whoever hopes in you is truly never turned away.
I sincerely implore you without being turned away
ياO منعماbenefactor تصبحbecome أفعالهhis deeds
يا منعما تصبح أفعاله
مشرفةillustrious فيamid الأزمcalamities السودِdark
مشرفة في الأزم السودِ
O benefactor, whose deeds become
O bestower whose actions in times of crisis
illustrious amid dark calamities,
Become honorable and distinguished
ياO ملكاking أعطيwas granted منbecause of عدلهhis justice
يا ملكا أعطي من عدله
ملكthe kingdom of سليمانSolomon بنson of داودِDavid
ملك سليمان بن داودِ
O king, granted for his justice
O king who dispenses justice like
the kingdom of Solomon, son of David,
King Solomon son of David
ياO فارسknight of البيضgleaming swords وسمرand brown القناspear-shafts
يا فارس البيض وسمر القنا
خطيةKhatt-made والضمَّرand lean steeds القودِlong-necked
خطية والضمَّر القودِ
O knight of gleaming swords and brown lances—
O knight of the white and brown steed
Khatt-made—and lean, long-necked steeds,
Wrongdoing is fuel for punishment
كمhow many لكfor you يومon the day of الروعterror منof موقفa stand
كم لك يوم الروع من موقف
بينamong كماةarmored warriors of الروعbattle-terror مشهودِwitnessed
بين كماة الروع مشهودِ
how many a stand have you made on the day of terror,
How majestic you are in times of calamity
witnessed among the armored warriors of battle!
Witnessed by the brave among the brave
تبدوyou appear علىupon طرفكyour steed مستلئاarmored (text corrupt)
تبدو على طرفك مستلئا
كالأسدlike a lion الضاريravening علىupon سيدِa wolf
كالأسد الضاري على سيدِ
You appear upon your steed, [clad in armor],
You appear ready to pounce
like a ravening lion upon a wolf,
Like a fierce lion on its prey
مجرداdrawing سيفاa sword لحتفfor the death of العداthe foes
مجردا سيفا لحتف العدا
وسيفand a sword of عزمresolve غيرnot مغمودِsheathed
وسيف عزم غير مغمودِ
drawing a sword to bring the foes their doom,
Unsheathing your sword to slay the enemies
and a sword of resolve that is never sheathed.
With unwavering resolve and determination
هذاthis وفيand in سلمكyour peace كمhow many منof أخيa brother of
هذا وفي سلمك كم من أخي
عدمdestitution فقيرpoor حَوضٍa basin (context unclear) موديperishing
عدم فقير حَوضٍ مودي
All this—and in your peace, how many a brother
And how many brethren in need
of want—poor, [basin?], perishing—
Whose poverty you relieve
تغرقهyou drown him جوداin bounty إذاwhen ماemphatic particle استوتsettles
تغرقه جودا إذا ما استوت
سماءthe sky of نعماكyour favors علىupon الجوديal-Judi
سماء نعماك على الجودي
you drown in bounty whenever
With your endless generosity when
the sky of your favors settles upon al-Judi.
Your sky of blessings pours forth
فياso, O أباAbu (father of) الفضلal-Fadl الذيwho فضلهhis bounty
فيا أبا الفضل الذي فضله
علىtoward البراياall creation غيرnot مجحودِdenied
على البرايا غير مجحودِ
So, O Abu al-Fadl, whose bounty
O Abu Al-Fadl whose virtue
toward all creation is not denied,
Is matchless across the land
وياand O أجلmost exalted الناسof people قدراin rank وياand O
ويا أجل الناس قدرا ويا
أصدقهمthe truest of them دمةموعودِpledge and promise (text corrupt)
أصدقهم دمةموعودِ
and O most exalted of men in rank, and O
O most honorable and truthful of men
truest among them in [pledge and promise],
Keeper of his promise
طابgrew sweet شذىthe fragrance of عرضكyour honor حتىuntil لقدindeed
طاب شذى عرضك حتى لقد
خلناwe imagined بهin it عودطa stick (text corrupt) منof عودِaloeswood
خلنا به عودط من عودِ
so sweet is the fragrance of your honor that
Pleasant is the fragrance of your integrity that
we fancied in it a [stick] of aloeswood.
We have come to expect and rely on
ياO واحداpeerless one فيin الجودbounty مدحيmy praise لهfor him
يا واحدا في الجود مدحي له
والشكرand gratitude عنديto me مثلlike توحيديmy profession of God's oneness
والشكر عندي مثل توحيدي
O peerless one in bounty—my praise of him
O peerless in your generosity my praise of you
and gratitude are to me like my profession of God's oneness—
And gratitude are like my creed
والبطلand the hero النجدvaliant الذيwho لمnot يزلcease
والبطل النجد الذي لم يزل
مفرجاrelieving كربةthe anguish of منجودِone afflicted
مفرجا كربة منجودِ
and O valiant hero, who has never ceased
And the Najdi hero who has always
relieving the anguish of the afflicted,
Relieved affliction and desperation
قدindeed بلغتنيhave brought me ياO حليفally of الندىbounty
قد بلغتني يا حليف الندى
قصائديmy poems عندكwith you مقصوديmy goal
قصائدي عندك مقصودي
they have brought me, O ally of bounty—
My poems have reached you, O intimate friend
my poems—to the goal I sought at your hands.
And were received as I intended
علاrose بمجدthrough Majd الدينal-Din مجديmy glory وقدand indeed
علا بمجد الدين مجدي وقد
عشتI lived زماناfor a time غيرnot مجدودِfortunate
عشت زمانا غير مجدودِ
My glory rose through Majd al-Din—though I had
My glory was lifted through your religious virtue
lived for a time without good fortune—
After living ingloriously for some time
بماجدthrough a noble man فيin كلevery أمرmatter عناarose
بماجد في كل أمر عنا
يلقىare handed إليهto him بالمقاليدِwith the reins
يلقى إليه بالمقاليدِ
through a noble man: in every matter that arises,
With glory in every matter from us
the reins are entrusted to him.
The reins of leadership are handed to you
فتاحopener of أبوابthe gates of الندىbounty فالندىso bounty
فتاح أبواب الندى فالندى
يلفىis found بابa gate غيرnot مسدةدِbarred (text corrupt)
يلفى باب غير مسدةدِ
Opener of bounty's gates—for bounty
Opener of the doors of generosity so generosity
is found at a gate that is not [barred].
Finds open doors never shut
ياO صائداhunter of شكريmy gratitude بإحسانهthrough his kindness
يا صائدا شكري بإحسانه
وابنand son of الكماةthe armored warriors السادةthe chieftains السيدِthe lord
وابن الكماة السادة السيدِ
O hunter of my gratitude through his kindness,
O hunter of my gratitude with your kindness
and lordly son of the armored warrior-chieftains,
And son of the honorable masters
جمعكyour gathering للحمدof praise وأشتاتهand its scattered parts
جمعك للحمد وأشتاته
خصsingled out اللهىgifts of money منكfrom you بتبديدِfor dispersal
خص اللهى منك بتبديدِ
your gathering of praise and its scattered parts
You gathered praise and dispersed
has singled out your gifts for dispersal.
Whatever God wished you to disperse
أسمعhear! ثناءpraise قدindeed غداhas become لفظهits wording
أسمع ثناء قد غدا لفظه
أسكرmore intoxicating منthan ماءthe juice of العناقيدِgrape clusters
أسكر من ماء العناقيدِ
Hear praise whose words have become
I hear praise that words for it
more intoxicating than the juice of grape clusters,
Are more intoxicating than grape juice
أحسنlovelier منthan وردthe rose of حياءmodesty علىupon
أحسن من ورد حياء على
خدthe cheek of فتاةa maiden كاعبfull-bosomed رودِdelicate
خد فتاة كاعب رودِ
lovelier than the rose of modesty upon
Fairer than a rose's blush
the cheek of a delicate, full-bosomed maiden.
On the cheek of a lovely gazelle
لاnever (a wish) زلتyou cease ساميlofty شرفاتthe battlements of العلىglory
لا زلت سامي شرفات العلى
تخطرyou stride proudly فيin سربالa coat of mail محصودِtightly woven
تخطر في سربال محصودِ
May you ever stand high upon glory's battlements,
You remain lofty up the heights
striding proudly in a tightly woven coat of mail.
Dressed in seamless attire
Sol 6.1