ياO ناصرchampion الدينthe faith وياand O ماجداnoble man
يا ناصر الدين ويا ماجدا
ليسthere is not لهfor him فيin جودهhis generosity ثانِan equal
ليس له في جوده ثانِ
O Nasir al-Din, and O noble man,
O Nasir al-Din and O Majid
Who has no equal in his generosity.
None can match his generosity
ياO فارساknight أبيضهhis white sword لمhas not يزلceased
يا فارسا أبيضه لم يزل
منfrom دمthe blood of أبطالheroes الوغىbattle قانِdeep crimson
من دم أبطال الوغى قانِ
O knight whose white blade has never ceased
O knight in shining armor
To be crimson with the blood of battle's heroes.
Whose sword is stained with blood of heroes in battle
ياO منone who نظمتI composed المدحpraise فيin مجدهhis glory
يا من نظمت المدح في مجده
حسناbeautifully ولاand no زهرةblossom بسنانِupon a spearhead
حسنا ولا زهرة بسنانِ
O you in whose glory I have woven praise,
O you who composed beautiful poems praising his glory
Beautifully—and no blossom upon a spearhead.
Like flowers blooming in a garden
قدindeed طوَّفroamed throughout الشامal-Sham (the Levant) وأعمالهاand its districts
قد طوَّف الشام وأعمالها
وسارand traveled فيin أقصىthe farthest reaches of خراسانِKhurasan
وسار في أقصى خراسانِ
It has traveled throughout al-Sham and its districts,
He traveled through Syria and its provinces
And journeyed into the farthest reaches of Khurasan.
And journeyed to the farthest reaches of Khorasan
قدalready دخلentered الناسthe people فماso why ليfor me أناI myself
قد دخل الناس فما لي أنا
أخرجam cast out منfrom ذاthis الطهرthe purification rite برانيan outsider
أخرج من ذا الطهر براني
The people have entered; why am I
People approached him, but I did not
Cast out of this rite of purification, an outsider?
As I shy away from such pure light
حاشاكfar be it from you أنto تنسيforget مارمتهwhat I sought
حاشاك أن تنسي مارمته
ياO مسلفgiver in advance الجودbounty وتنسانيand forget me
يا مسلف الجود وتنساني
Far be it from you to forget what I sought,
You could never forget what you have promised him
And to forget me, O giver of bounty in advance.
O you who freely gives and does not forget
عاشmay live لكfor you أبناكyour two sons فحقاهماfor truly they both
عاش لك أبناك فحقاهما
فيin فلكthe celestial sphere of العلياءexalted glory نجمانِtwo stars
في فلك العلياء نجمانِ
May your two sons live for you, for truly they
May your sons live long, as they truly deserve
Are two stars in the firmament of glory.
To be shining stars in the galaxy of nobles
ياO منone who يداهhis two hands ونداهand his bounty لمنfor whoever
يا من يداه ونداه لمن
يؤمهseeks him ينبوعa fountain of إحسانِkindness
يؤمه ينبوع إحسانِ
O you whose hands and bounty, for anyone
O you whose hands and affection are open
Who seeks you, are a fountain of kindness,
To whoever seeks the spring of your kindness
بقيتmay you remain ليfor me حتىuntil أنالI attain المنيwishes
بقيت لي حتى أنال المني
ودمتand may you endure ماكرas long as they recur الجديدانِthe two ever-new ones (night and day)
ودمت ماكر الجديدانِ
May you remain for me until I attain my wishes,
You waited for me until I attained my wish
And may you endure as long as night and day recur.
Remaining, for as long as the rivers flow, the perfect patron.
Sol 6.1