سَعدتwas blessed دِمَشقDamascus بِطالعby the rising of الشِعرانيal-Shaʿrānī
سَعدت دِمَشق بِطالع الشِعراني
قُطبpole العُلومthe sciences أَبيAbū (father of) السُعودal-Suʿūd الثانيthe Second
قُطب العُلوم أَبي السُعود الثاني
Damascus was blessed by the rising of al-Shaʿrānī,
Damascus rejoiced at the rising of Al-Shairani
The pole of the sciences, Abū al-Suʿūd the Second,
The pole of knowledge, my master Abi Al-Su`ud the second
مِنwhose (contextual reading) فَضلِهِhis bounty بِالمُغربينin both wests وَذِكرهُand his renown
مِن فَضلِهِ بِالمُغربين وَذِكرهُ
بِالمُشرِقينin both easts سَرىtraveled مَعwith الرُكبانthe caravan riders
بِالمُشرِقين سَرى مَع الرُكبان
Whose bounty in both wests, and whose renown
His excellence has spread in the two Maghribs, and his fame
In both easts, have traveled with the caravan riders.
In the two Mashriqs has circulated with the caravans
زُرهُvisit him تَجدyou will find فيwithin بُردَتيهِhis two cloaks مِنof الهُدىguidance
زُرهُ تَجد في بُردَتيهِ مِن الهُدى
شَمساًa sun عَلىupon فلكa celestial sphere مِنof الإِيمانfaith
شَمساً عَلى فلك مِن الإِيمان
Visit him: within his two cloaks you will find guidance,
Visit him, you will find in his coldness from guidance
A sun upon a celestial sphere of faith.
A sun orbiting in the sky of faith
مُستَنصِراًseeking aid بِاللَهِfrom God فيin سَطواتِهِhis onslaughts
مُستَنصِراً بِاللَهِ في سَطواتِهِ
يَرديslays الرَدىdoom بِقَواضبwith the keen blades of الإِحسانbenevolence
يَردي الرَدى بِقَواضب الإِحسان
Seeking God's aid in his onslaughts,
Seeking help from Allah in his rule
He slays doom with the keen blades of benevolence.
He repels harm with the ships of benevolence
قَدindeed كُنتُI was أَرجوI hope أَنthat أَكونI would be مُشرِفاًdrawing near
قَد كُنتُ أَرجو أَن أَكون مُشرِفاً
بِركابِهِin his train للأَهلِto the family وَالاَوطانand the homelands
بِركابِهِ للأَهلِ وَالاَوطان
I had hoped that I would draw near
I had hoped I would be honored
In his train, to my family and homelands.
To be in his procession, for the family and homeland
لَكنَّbut طَرفيmy steed عافَهُhindered it (text uncertain) عَنfrom سيرهِits journey
لَكنَّ طَرفي عافَهُ عَن سيرهِ
قَدرٌfate مُتاحappointed آخذseizing بِعِتانيby my reins (text uncertain)
قَدرٌ مُتاح آخذ بِعِتاني
But my steed was hindered from its journey
But my eyesight deprived me of following his path
By an appointed fate that seized my reins.
A predetermined fate has taken me by the bridle
أَنيI indeed لَأَرجوI surely hope مِنfrom حَنانكyour compassion سَيديmy lord
أَني لَأَرجو مِن حَنانك سَيدي
ليfor me دَعوةa prayer مَعمورةwell-built الأَركانthe pillars
لي دَعوة مَعمورة الأَركان
From your compassion, my lord, I earnestly hope
I still hope for your affection my master
For a prayer for me, its pillars firmly built,
For me a frequented prayer in the shrine
وَأَعانةand aid لَبَنيّfor my little son إِذsince هُوَhe قَدalready غَداhas become
وَأَعانة لَبَنيّ إِذ هُوَ قَد غَدا
شَروىlike عَصيفيرa tiny sparrow لَدىamong عقبانeagles
شَروى عَصيفير لَدى عقبان
And aid for my little son, for he has become
And help for my children, as he has become
Like a tiny sparrow among eagles.
A sparrow amid eagles
وَتَناوشتهُand have assailed him النائِباتmisfortunes فَطرفُهُso his eye
وَتَناوشتهُ النائِبات فَطرفُهُ
داميbloodied المَدامعthe tear-ducts دائمceaseless الهَملانthe flow of tears
دامي المَدامع دائم الهَملان
Misfortunes have assailed him, so his eye
The hardships have assaulted him, so his eyelid
Is bloodied at the tear-ducts, ceaselessly streaming.
Is dripping with tears, always blinking
يَستَخبرhe asks for news الركبانthe caravan riders عَنيabout me كُلَّماwhenever
يَستَخبر الركبان عَني كُلَّما
وَرَدتthey arrive دِمَشقDamascus بِالسنwith the tongues of الأَحزانsorrow
وَرَدت دِمَشق بِالسن الأَحزان
He asks the caravan riders about me whenever
The caravans ask about me whenever
They reach Damascus, with the tongues of sorrow.
Damascus is afflicted with the years of sorrows
وَالنيربانand the two Nayrabs عَلىover مَعاهدthe haunts of انسناour fellowship
وَالنيربان عَلى مَعاهد انسنا
يَتَباكيانboth weep together بِأَدمُعwith the tears of الغُدرانthe pools
يَتَباكيان بِأَدمُع الغُدران
And the two Nayrabs, over the haunts of our fellowship,
And the lamps of our pact are forgotten
Weep together with the tears of the pools.
Crying with the tears of betrayers
وَالعَنَدليبand the nightingale يَقولhe says وَاطربيO my yearning! إِلىfor
وَالعَنَدليب يَقول وَاطربي إِلى
مِنthose whose (contextual reading) شَجوِهمtheir sorrow قَبلbefore الهَوىlove أَشجانيsaddened me
مِن شَجوِهم قَبل الهَوى أَشجاني
And the nightingale says, 'O my yearning for
And the nightingale says, "Be passionate for the love songs
Those whose sorrow saddened me before love did!'
Before passion, which made the tree branches yearn"
كانواthey were بِجلقin Jilliq قَبلbefore ماwhen عَصَفَتswept fiercely بِهُمupon them
كانوا بِجلق قَبل ما عَصَفَت بِهُم
ريحwind النَوىseparation كَالوَردlike roses فيamong الأَغصانthe branches
ريح النَوى كَالوَرد في الأَغصان
They were in Jilliq—before they were buffeted by
They were pearls before the wind of love blew them
The wind of separation—like roses upon the branches.
Like roses on the tree branches
مَولايَmy lord يابنO son of المُنقذِينthose who rescue غَرامةfine المَظلومthe wronged man
مَولايَ يابن المُنقذِين غَرامة المَظلوم
عَدلاًjustly مِنfrom يَدthe hand of العُدوانoppression
عَدلاً مِن يَد العُدوان
My lord, O son of those who recover the wronged man's fine,
My Master, O son of saviors, blood money for the oppressed
Justly, from the hand of oppression:
As justice from the hand of aggression
لاdo not تَنسَforget عَبدَكyour servant حَيثwherever سَرَتyou travel فَإِنَّهُfor he
لا تَنسَ عَبدَك حَيث سَرَت فَإِنَّهُ
بِكَin you لائذseeking refuge مِنfrom حادثcalamity الأَزمانthe ages
بِكَ لائذ مِن حادث الأَزمان
Do not forget your servant wherever you travel, for he
Do not forget your slave wherever you went, for he
Seeks refuge in you from the calamities of time.
Seeks refuge in you from the events of time
فَالجسمfor the body يَبرأrecovers بِالعِلاجthrough treatment سَقامهُits sickness
فَالجسم يَبرأ بِالعِلاج سَقامهُ
وَشَفاand the cure of النُفوسsouls صَداقةthe friendship of الخِلّانclose companions
وَشَفا النُفوس صَداقة الخِلّان
For the body recovers from its sickness through treatment,
For the body is cured of its sickness with treatment
And the cure of souls is the friendship of close companions.
And friendship with the loyal cures souls
Sol 6.1