لَكَyours فيin المَجدِglory أَوَّلٌa beginning وَأَخيرُand an end
لَكَ في المَجدِ أَوَّلٌ وَأَخيرُ
وَمَساعٍand endeavors صَغيرُهُنَّtheir smallest كَبيرُgreat
وَمَساعٍ صَغيرُهُنَّ كَبيرُ
Yours in glory are the beginning and the end,
and deeds whose smallest is great.
ياO اِبنَson عَمِّpaternal uncle النَبِيِّthe Prophet لازالَmay there always be لِلدُنfor the world (first part)
يا اِبنَ عَمِّ النَبِيِّ لازالَ لِلدُن
يا(completes 'world') ثِمالٌsuccor مِنfrom راحَتَيكَyour two palms غَزيرُabundant
يا ثِمالٌ مِن راحَتَيكَ غَزيرُ
O son of the Prophet's uncle, may the world always have
abundant succor from your two palms.
أَيُّwhatever مَحلٍdrought عَراbefalls فَكَفُّكَthen your hand غَيثٌrain
أَيُّ مَحلٍ عَرا فَكَفُّكَ غَيثٌ
أَوor ظَلامٍdarkness دَجاdeepens فَوَجهُكَthen your face نورُlight
أَو ظَلامٍ دَجا فَوَجهُكَ نورُ
Whatever drought befalls, your hand is rain;
or whatever darkness gathers, your face is light.
وَمِقَتكَloved you القُلوبُthe hearts لَمّاwhen تَراءَتbeheld
وَمِقَتكَ القُلوبُ لَمّا تَراءَت
كَyou (object suffix) وَليداًa newborn وَأَكبَرَتكَand revered you الصُدورُthe breasts
كَ وَليداً وَأَكبَرَتكَ الصُدورُ
Hearts loved you when they beheld you
as a newborn, and breasts held you in awe.
وَاِكتَنىand took a byname بِاِسمِكَfrom your name الرَشيدُal-Rashid لِعِلمٍbecause of knowledge
وَاِكتَنى بِاِسمِكَ الرَشيدُ لِعِلمٍ
بِكَof you ماضٍprior وَجَدُّكَand your grandfather المَنصورُal-Mansur
بِكَ ماضٍ وَجَدُّكَ المَنصورُ
And al-Rashid took his byname from your name, through prior knowledge
of you—as did your grandfather, al-Mansur.
يَتَوَلّىupholds النَبِيُّthe Prophet ماwhat تَتَوَلّاyou uphold
يَتَوَلّى النَبِيُّ ما تَتَوَلّا
هُit (object suffix) وَيَرضىand approves مِنof سيرَةٍconduct ماwhat يَسيرُproceeds
هُ وَيَرضى مِن سيرَةٍ ما يَسيرُ
The Prophet upholds whatever you uphold,
and approves the conduct that prevails.
حُزتَyou acquired ميراثَهُhis inheritance بِحَقٍّby a right مُبينٍmanifest
حُزتَ ميراثَهُ بِحَقٍّ مُبينٍ
كُلُّevery حَقٍّright سِواهُother than it إِفكٌfalsehood وَزورُand deceit
كُلُّ حَقٍّ سِواهُ إِفكٌ وَزورُ
You gained his inheritance by a manifest right;
every right besides it is falsehood and deceit.
فَلَكُthus yours السَيفُthe sword وَالعَمامَةُand the turban وَالخاand the signet (first part)
فَلَكُ السَيفُ وَالعَمامَةُ وَالخا
تَمُ(completes 'signet') وَالبُردُand the mantle وَالعَصاand the staff وَالسَريرُand the throne
تَمُ وَالبُردُ وَالعَصا وَالسَريرُ
Thus yours are the sword, the turban, and the signet,
and the mantle, the staff, and the throne.
وَأُمورُand the affairs الدُنياof the world تُنَفِّذُهاyou carry them out بِالديthrough religion (first part)
وَأُمورُ الدُنيا تُنَفِّذُها بِالدي
نِ(completes 'religion') مُذsince صُيِّرَتwere entrusted إِلَيكَto you الأُمورُthe affairs
نِ مُذ صُيِّرَت إِلَيكَ الأُمورُ
And you administer worldly affairs through religion,
since affairs were entrusted to you.
تَتَوَخّىyou seek الهُدىguidance وَتَحكُمُand you judge بِالحَby truth (first part)
تَتَوَخّى الهُدى وَتَحكُمُ بِالحَ
قِّ(completes 'truth') وَتَرجوand you hope for تِجارَةًa trade لاnot تَبورُfails
قِّ وَتَرجو تِجارَةً لا تَبورُ
You seek guidance and judge by truth,
and hope for a trade that never fails.
إِنَّindeed يَومَthe day النَيروزِNowruz عادَreturned إِلىto العَهthe custom (first part)
إِنَّ يَومَ النَيروزِ عادَ إِلى العَه
دِ(completes 'custom') الَّذيthat كانَhad سَنَّهُinstituted it أَردَشيرُArdashir
دِ الَّذي كانَ سَنَّهُ أَردَشيرُ
Indeed, the day of Nowruz has returned to the custom
that Ardashir had instituted.
أَنتَyou حَوَّلتَهُchanged it إِلىto الحالَةِthe state الأوthe original (first part)
أَنتَ حَوَّلتَهُ إِلى الحالَةِ الأو
لى(completes 'original') وَقَدand already كانَwas حائِراًwandering يَستَديرُrevolving
لى وَقَد كانَ حائِراً يَستَديرُ
You restored it to its original state,
though it had been wandering, turning in circles.
وَاِفتَتَحتَand you began الخَراجَthe land tax فيهِon it فَلِلأُمso for the community (first part)
وَاِفتَتَحتَ الخَراجَ فيهِ فَلِلأُم
مَةِ(completes 'community') فيin ذاكَthat مِرفَقٌa benefit مَذكورُnoteworthy
مَةِ في ذاكَ مِرفَقٌ مَذكورُ
And you began collecting the land tax that day, so the community
has in that a noteworthy benefit.
مِنهُمُfrom them الحَمدُpraise وَالثَناءُand commendation وَمِنكَand from you الthe
مِنهُمُ الحَمدُ وَالثَناءُ وَمِنكَ ال
عَدلُjustice فيهِمamong them وَالنائِلُand bounty المَشكورُgratefully received
عَدلُ فيهِم وَالنائِلُ المَشكورُ
From them come praise and commendation, and from you
justice among them and bounty received with thanks.
وَأَرىand I see قَصرَكَyour palace اِستَبَدَّalone possessed مَعَalong with الحُسbeauty (first part)
وَأَرى قَصرَكَ اِستَبَدَّ مَعَ الحُس
نِ(completes 'beauty') بِفَضلٍwith an excellence ماnot أُعطِيَتهُwere granted it القُصورُthe palaces
نِ بِفَضلٍ ما أُعطِيَتهُ القُصورُ
And I see your palace, besides its beauty, uniquely endowed
with an excellence no other palaces were granted.
رَقَّgrew gentle فيهِبin it (apparently mistyped) الهَواءُthe air وَاِستَبَدَّand held sole sway وَاِطَّرَدَand flowed steadily الthe
رَقَّ فيهِب الهَواءُ وَاِستَبَدَّ وَاِطَّرَدَ ال
ماءُwater فَساحَتso streamed فيin ضَفَّتَيهِits two banks البُحورُthe seas
ماءُ فَساحَت في ضَفَّتَيهِ البُحورُ
The air grew gentle there and held sole sway, and steadily flowed
the water; seas streamed along its two banks.
طالَعَتكَmay greet you السُعودُgood fortunes فيهِin it وَتَمَّتand may be completed
طالَعَتكَ السُعودُ فيهِ وَتَمَّت
لَكَfor you فيناamong us النُعمىthe blessing وَدامَand may endure السُرورُjoy
لَكَ فينا النُعمى وَدامَ السُرورُ
May good fortunes greet you there, and may fullness
of blessing be yours among us, and joy endure.
ياO ظَهيرَsupporter النَدىgenerosity وَنِعمَand how excellent الظَهيرُthe supporter
يا ظَهيرَ النَدى وَنِعمَ الظَهيرُ
وَنَصيرَand champion العُلاeminence وَنِعمَand how excellent النَصيرُthe champion
وَنَصيرَ العُلا وَنِعمَ النَصيرُ
O supporter of generosity, and what a fine supporter!
And champion of eminence, and what a fine champion!
دُمendure لَناfor us بِالبَقاءِin continued life ماas long as قامَstands رَضوىRadwa
دُم لَنا بِالبَقاءِ ما قامَ رَضوى
وَأَقِمand remain ماas long as أَقامَremains فيناamong us ثَبيرُThabir
وَأَقِم ما أَقامَ فينا ثَبيرُ
Live on for us as long as Radwa stands,
and remain as long as Thabir remains among us.
Sol 6.1