بِكَthrough you يُستَغاثhelp is sought مِنagainst العِداenemies
بِكَ يُستَغاث مِن العِدا
وَمِنand against الزَمانtime إِذاwhen اِعتَداit assails
وَمِن الزَمان إِذا اِعتَدا
Through you help is sought against enemies,
and against time when it assails.
وَبِحرزand in the shelter of جاهكyour standing يُستَعاrefuge is sought (continued)
وَبِحرز جاهك يُستَعا
ذُcompletes 'refuge is sought' مِنfrom الحَوادثcalamities وَالرَداand death
ذُ مِن الحَوادث وَالرَدا
And in the shelter of your standing, refuge is sought
from calamities and death.
وَبِنورand by the light of رَأَيكyour judgment يَهتَديis guided
وَبِنور رَأَيك يَهتَدي
مِنwhoever ضَلَّhas strayed عَنfrom سَبلthe paths of الهُدىguidance
مِن ضَلَّ عَن سَبل الهُدى
By the light of your judgment is guided
whoever has strayed from the paths of guidance.
ياO سَيديmy master وَكَفىand it is enough بِأَنthat
يا سَيدي وَكَفى بِأَن
تَلفىyou are found لِمِثليfor one like me سَيِداًa master
تَلفى لِمِثلي سَيِداً
O my master, it is enough that
you are a master to one such as me.
روحيmy soul فِداؤُكَyour ransom أَنif (contextual reading) قَبلaccept (continued)
روحي فِداؤُكَ أَن قَبل
تyou (verb ending) بِأَنthat تَكونit should be لَكَfor you الفِداthe ransom
ت بِأَن تَكون لَكَ الفِدا
My soul is your ransom, if you accept
that it should be your ransom.
تَهَتزُّyou sway كَالغُصنlike the bough الرَطيبtender
تَهَتزُّ كَالغُصن الرَطيب
إِلىtoward النِداءِthe call لَدىat the time of النَداgenerosity
إِلى النِداءِ لَدى النَدا
You sway like a tender bough
at the call, when bounty is sought.
ماnever رُحتhave I set out أَحمَدto praise ماجِداًa noble man
ما رُحت أَحمَد ماجِداً
إِلّاexcept that وَجَدتكI found you أَحمَداmore praiseworthy
إِلّا وَجَدتك أَحمَدا
Never have I set out to praise a noble man
without finding you more praiseworthy.
وَإِذاand when اِنتَضَيتyou unsheathe عَزائِماًresolves
وَإِذا اِنتَضَيت عَزائِماً
لَكَof yours فَاِنتَضَيتthen you unsheathe مهنداan Indian blade
لَكَ فَاِنتَضَيت مهندا
And when you unsheathe resolves
of yours, you unsheathe an Indian blade.
أَينَwhere is المَداthe limit وَلَقَدand indeed بَلَغhave reached (continued)
أَينَ المَدا وَلَقَد بَلَغ
تyou (verb ending) مِنin العُلاloftiness فَوقَbeyond المَداthe limit
ت مِن العُلا فَوقَ المَدا
Where is the limit? You have reached
heights beyond the limit.
لَكَyours is همةa resolve عُلويةlofty
لَكَ همة عُلوية
تَسموrises above السُهىal-Suha وَالفَرقَداand al-Farqad
تَسمو السُهى وَالفَرقَدا
Yours is a lofty resolve
that soars above al-Suha and al-Farqad.
وَيَدٌand a hand أَبَرّmore beneficent مِنthan الغَمامthe raincloud
وَيَدٌ أَبَرّ مِن الغَمام
مةapparent raincloud-ending fragment بِالحَدائقtoward the gardens وَالنَداand bounty; also dew
مة بِالحَدائق وَالنَدا
And a hand more generous than the raincloud
toward gardens and in bounty.
دَرَستُI studied مَآثرmonuments جَقمقٍJaqmaq
دَرَستُ مَآثر جَقمقٍ
حَتّىuntil غَدَوتyou became مُشيداa builder
حَتّى غَدَوت مُشيدا
I studied Jaqmaq’s monuments,
until you became their builder,
وَعُمرنهاand filled them (unclear form) بِشَعائرwith sacred rites
وَعُمرنها بِشَعائر
وَجَعَلتَهاand you made them لَكَfor yourself مَعبَداa place of worship
وَجَعَلتَها لَكَ مَعبَدا
and filled them with sacred rites,
and made them your place of worship.
أَنيthat I نَحَوتكsought you مَلجأas a refuge
أَني نَحَوتك مَلجأ
وَتَخذتand I took جاهكyour standing مَقصَداas a goal
وَتَخذت جاهك مَقصَدا
Indeed, I sought you as a refuge,
and took your standing as my goal.
خابَdisappointed is اِمرِءٌa man لِسِوىto anyone other than الإِلGod (continued)
خابَ اِمرِءٌ لِسِوى الإِل
هcompletes 'God' وَسَيِديand my master بَسطstretched out اليَداthe hand
ه وَسَيِدي بَسط اليَدا
Disappointed is the man who, to any but God
and my master, stretches out his hand.
Sol 6.1