ياO أَباfather of الصَقرِthe falcon وَعدُكَyour promise المَضمونُguaranteed
يا أَبا الصَقرِ وَعدُكَ المَضمونُ
وَالمَواعيدُand promises فيamong الكِرامِthe noble دُيونُdebts
وَالمَواعيدُ في الكِرامِ دُيونُ
O Abu al-Saqr, your promise is assured,
O father of the falcon, your assured promise
and promises among the noble are debts.
And promises to the generous are debts
رُفِعَتhave been raised نَحوَكَtoward you الأَكُفُّthe hands وَمُدَّتand were extended
رُفِعَت نَحوَكَ الأَكُفُّ وَمُدَّت
لِإِنتِظارٍin expectation قَصداًpurposefully إِلَيكَtoward you العُيونُthe eyes
لِإِنتِظارٍ قَصداً إِلَيكَ العُيونُ
Hands have been raised toward you, and strained
Hands are raised toward you and eyes
toward you in purposeful expectation are eyes.
Stretched out waiting for you intentionally
وَاِبتَغَتكَand sought you الآمالُhopes حَيثُwhere تَناهَتreached their height
وَاِبتَغَتكَ الآمالُ حَيثُ تَناهَت
بَرَكاتُblessings الدُنياthis world وَعَزَّand was exalted الدينُfaith
بَرَكاتُ الدُنيا وَعَزَّ الدينُ
And hopes have sought you, where culminate
Hopes sought you wherever they reached
the blessings of this world, and faith is exalted.
The blessings of life and the glory of religion
إِنif أَرَدناwe desire لَدَيكَwith you دُنياworldly gain فَدُنياthen worldly gain
إِن أَرَدنا لَدَيكَ دُنيا فَدُنيا
أَوor نُحاوِلُwe seek لَدَيكَwith you ديناًreligious good فَدينُthen religious good
أَو نُحاوِلُ لَدَيكَ ديناً فَدينُ
If we desire worldly gain from you, worldly gain is ours;
If we want a life from you it is a life
or seek religious good from you, religious good is ours.
Or if we strive for a religion from you it is a religion
وَقَبيحٌand it is shameful إِذاwhen إِستَعَنتُكَI sought your help أَنto أَبI seek (first part)
وَقَبيحٌ إِذا إِستَعَنتُكَ أَن أَب
غيseek (continuation) مُعيناًa helper عَلىwith الَّذيthat which أَستَعينُI seek help
غي مُعيناً عَلى الَّذي أَستَعينُ
And it is shameful, when I seek your help, to seek
It is ugly if when I seek your help, I
another helper in the matter for which I seek help.
Seek help against that which I seek help for
وَمُقاميand my stay وَالحَولُand the year قَدalready مَرَّhas passed نِصفٌhalf
وَمُقامي وَالحَولُ قَد مَرَّ نِصفٌ
مِنهُof it إِنif لَمnot يَشِنmar فَلَيسَthen it does not يَزينُadorn
مِنهُ إِن لَم يَشِن فَلَيسَ يَزينُ
And my stay, with half the year already passed,
My stance and the year have passed halfway
if it does not mar, it does not adorn.
If it doesn’t get worse then it doesn’t get better
مَطلَبٌa quest مُظلِمٌdark فَلاso neither اللَيلُthe night يُجلىis lifted
مَطلَبٌ مُظلِمٌ فَلا اللَيلُ يُجلى
عَنfrom نَجاحٍsuccess وَلاnor الصَباحُthe morning يَبينُappears
عَن نَجاحٍ وَلا الصَباحُ يَبينُ
A dark quest: neither is the night lifted
An unjust request, neither the night reveals
to reveal success, nor does the morning appear.
Success nor the morning clarifies
وَعَلَيكَand upon you الضَمانُthe guarantee وَالحُكمُand the judgment فيناconcerning us
وَعَلَيكَ الضَمانُ وَالحُكمُ فينا
إِنif أَلَطَّwithholds payment الغَريمُthe debtor أَدّىpays الضَمينُthe guarantor
إِن أَلَطَّ الغَريمُ أَدّى الضَمينُ
And you bear the guarantee, and judgment in our case is yours;
And you are the guarantor and the judge over us
if the debtor withholds payment, the guarantor pays.
If the debtor is unjust the guarantor pays
حاجَتيmy request سَهلَةٌeasy لَدَيكَfor you وَرَأيٌand a judgment
حاجَتي سَهلَةٌ لَدَيكَ وَرَأيٌ
إِنif قَبَلتُI accept التَعذيرَexcuse-making فيهاconcerning it أَفينُunsound
إِن قَبَلتُ التَعذيرَ فيها أَفينُ
My request is easy for you; and my judgment,
My need is easy for you and an opinion
if I accept excuses for it, is unsound.
If I accept the excuse for it I would be weak
أَغِلraise the price of شِعريmy poetry غَلاءَهُits high price إِنَّindeed بِالدوat a low price (first part)
أَغِل شِعري غَلاءَهُ إِنَّ بِالدو
نِlow price (continuation) وَأَشباهِهِand its like يُباعُis sold الدونُinferior verse
نِ وَأَشباهِهِ يُباعُ الدونُ
Let my poetry command its high price; for at a low
Make my poetry expensive as it is sold
price and the like, inferior verse is sold.
With the lowly and their likes for less
وَاِبنُand the son of عَبدِservant of العَزيزِthe Mighty وَفرُكَyour abundant wealth عَوَّلrelied (verb stem)
وَاِبنُ عَبدِ العَزيزِ وَفرُكَ عَوَّل
تَyou (verb suffix) عَلَيهِon him وَكَنزُكَand your treasure المَخزونُstored up
تَ عَلَيهِ وَكَنزُكَ المَخزونُ
And Ibn Abd al-Aziz is your wealth; you have relied
And the son of Abdul Aziz, your regiment relied
on him, and he is your stored-up treasure.
On him and your hoarded treasure
مِنof بَنيthe sons of الشَلمَغانِal-Shalmaghan حَيثُwhere إِضمَحَلَّvanished الthe
مِن بَني الشَلمَغانِ حَيثُ إِضمَحَلَّ ال
شَكُّdoubt فيabout فَضلِهِhis excellence وَصَحَّand was confirmed اليَقينُcertainty
شَكُّ في فَضلِهِ وَصَحَّ اليَقينُ
Of the sons of al-Shalmaghan, where has vanished
From the Beni Shalmaghan tribe where no doubt remains
doubt about his excellence, and certainty is confirmed.
In his virtue and certainty is established
لَيسَdoes not يَألوكَwithhold from you طاعَةًobedience فَالَّذيso whatever تَهyou desire (first part)
لَيسَ يَألوكَ طاعَةً فَالَّذي تَه
وىdesire (continuation) لَدَيهِwith him مِنَof الأُمورِaffairs يَكونُcomes to pass
وى لَدَيهِ مِنَ الأُمورِ يَكونُ
He spares no effort in obeying you; so whatever you
They do not disobey your order so whatever you desire
desire in affairs comes to pass with him.
Is what happens
إِنif رَأىhe sees عِندَكَin you إِعتِزامَةَdetermination جِدٍّearnestness
إِن رَأى عِندَكَ إِعتِزامَةَ جِدٍّ
لَمwill not يُقَلِّلreduce ماwhat كَثَّرَincreased أَذكوتِكينُAdhkutikin
لَم يُقَلِّل ما كَثَّرَ أَذكوتِكينُ
If he sees earnest determination in you,
If he sees your solemn determination
he will not reduce what Adhkutikin has increased.
He would not decrease what your two witnesses increased
Sol 6.1