ياO مَغانيdwellings الأَحبابِthe loved ones صِرتِyou have become رُسوماtraces of ruins
يا مَغاني الأَحبابِ صِرتِ رُسوما
وَغَداand has become الدَهرُTime فيكِconcerning you عِنديin my eyes مَلوماblameworthy
وَغَدا الدَهرُ فيكِ عِندي مَلوما
O dwellings of loved ones, you have become traces of ruins,
O dwellings of my loved ones, you have become ruins
and Time, for what befell you, has earned my blame.
And time has become blameworthy to me in you
أَلِفَhas grown familiar with البُؤسُmisery عَرصَتَيكِyour two courtyards وَقَدand indeed كُنwere (stem of كُنْتِ)
أَلِفَ البُؤسُ عَرصَتَيكِ وَقَد كُن
تِyou (feminine suffix) لَناfor us قَبلُformerly رَوضَةًa garden وَنَعيماand bliss
تِ لَنا قَبلُ رَوضَةً وَنَعيما
Misery has grown familiar with your two courtyards, though you were
Misery has settled in your courtyard though once
once a garden and bliss for us.
You were to us a meadow and bliss
رَحَلَdeparted الظاعِنونَthe departing travelers عَنكِfrom you وَأَبقَواand left behind
رَحَلَ الظاعِنونَ عَنكِ وَأَبقَوا
فيin حَواشيthe margins of الأَحشاءِthe innermost parts حُزناًsorrow مُقيماabiding
في حَواشي الأَحشاءِ حُزناً مُقيما
The departing travelers left you, and left behind
The people have departed from you, leaving
in the recesses of the heart an abiding sorrow.
In the edges of my heart lasting sadness
أَينَwhere تِلكَthose الظِباءُgazelles أَصبَحنَthey became فيin الحُسbeauty (start of الحُسن)
أَينَ تِلكَ الظِباءُ أَصبَحنَ في الحُس
نِcompletion of الحُسن (beauty) بُدوراًfull moons وَفيand in البَعادِseparation نُجوماstars
نِ بُدوراً وَفي البَعادِ نُجوما
Where are those gazelles, who became in beauty
Where are those gazelles? They have become
full moons, and in their remoteness, stars?
In beauty distant stars, and in distance moons
قَدindeed وَجَدنَthey found السُلُوَّforgetfulness of love بَرداًcoolness سَلاماًpeace
قَد وَجَدنَ السُلُوَّ بَرداً سَلاماً
إِذwhile وَجَدناwe found الهَوىlove عَذاباًtorment أَليماpainful
إِذ وَجَدنا الهَوى عَذاباً أَليما
They have found forgetting to be coolness and peace,
They have found peace and tranquility though we
while we have found love a painful torment.
Found passion painful and severe
ياO أَباAbu (father of) الفَضلِal-Fadl وَالَّذيand you who وَرِثَinherited الفَضexcellence (start of الفضل)
يا أَبا الفَضلِ وَالَّذي وَرِثَ الفَض
لَcompletion of الفضل (excellence) عَنِfrom الفَضلِal-Fadl حادِثاًnew وَقَديماand old
لَ عَنِ الفَضلِ حادِثاً وَقَديما
O Abu al-Fadl, you who inherited excellence
O Abu al-Fadl, inheritor of merit from the
from al-Fadl, both new and old.
Meritorious, latest and earliest
قَدindeed لَعَمريby my life أَعدَتhave infected شَمائِلُكَyour character traits الدَهTime (start of الدهر)
قَد لَعَمري أَعدَت شَمائِلُكَ الدَه
رَcompletion of الدهر (Time) فَأَضحىand thus became مِنfrom بَعدِafter لُؤمٍmeanness كَريماgenerous
رَ فَأَضحى مِن بَعدِ لُؤمٍ كَريما
Indeed, by my life, your virtues have infected Time,
By my life, your qualities have made time
and it has become generous after its meanness.
Noble after being ignoble
لَكَyou have مِنfrom ذيthe holder of الرِئاسَتَينِthe two leaderships خِلالٌvirtues
لَكَ مِن ذي الرِئاسَتَينِ خِلالٌ
مُعطَياتٌgranting فيin المَجدِglory حَظّاًa share جَسيماimmense
مُعطَياتٌ في المَجدِ حَظّاً جَسيما
You have virtues from Dhu al-Riyasatayn,
You have from the two excellencies traits
granting you an immense share of glory.
That give you abundant glory
جُمَلٌstores of virtues فيكَin you لَوif قُسِمنَthey were divided عَلىamong الناthe people (start of الناس)
جُمَلٌ فيكَ لَو قُسِمنَ عَلى النا
سِcompletion of الناس (the people) لَماthen would not أَصبَحَbecome اللَئيمُthe base man لَئيماbase
سِ لَما أَصبَحَ اللَئيمُ لَئيما
Stores of virtue in you, if divided among the people,
Attributes in you which if divided among
would leave no base man base.
People would leave no wretch wretched
شِيَمٌcharacter traits غَضَّةٌfresh تَروحُgo forth at dusk وَتَغدوand go forth at dawn
شِيَمٌ غَضَّةٌ تَروحُ وَتَغدو
أَرَجاًfragrance فيin هُبوبِهاtheir wafting وَنَسيماand a breeze
أَرَجاً في هُبوبِها وَنَسيما
Fresh virtues that go forth at dusk and dawn,
A giving nature going and coming gently
as fragrance in their wafting, and as a breeze.
Like a breeze in its blowing and softness
قَدindeed تَعالَتhave risen high بِكَwith you المَآثِرُglorious deeds حَتّىuntil
قَد تَعالَت بِكَ المَآثِرُ حَتّى
قَدindeed حَسِبناكَwe have thought you لِلسِماكِto al-Simak نَديماa boon companion
قَد حَسِبناكَ لِلسِماكِ نَديما
Your glorious deeds have raised you so high
Your great deeds have risen so high
that we have thought you al-Simak's boon companion.
We imagine you a companion of the heavens
كُلَّevery يَومٍday آمالُناour hopes فيكَin you لِلأَمfor the matter (start of للأمر)
كُلَّ يَومٍ آمالُنا فيكَ لِلأَم
رِcompletion of الأمر (matter) الرِئاسِيِّof leadership تَقتَضيكَexact from you النُجوماthe installments due
رِ الرِئاسِيِّ تَقتَضيكَ النُجوما
Each day our hopes in you, for the work
Each day our hopes in you for leadership
of leadership, exact their installments from you.
Are dictated by the stars
آلَhouse of سَهلٍSahl أَنتُمyou غُيوثُrains بَنيthe sons of ساSasan (start of ساسان)
آلَ سَهلٍ أَنتُم غُيوثُ بَني سا
سانَcompletion of ساسان (Sasan) جوداًgenerosity وَنَجدَةًand valor وَحُلوماand forbearance
سانَ جوداً وَنَجدَةً وَحُلوما
O house of Sahl, you are the rains of the sons of
O Aal Sahl, you are rescues for mankind
Sasan, in generosity, valor, and forbearance.
In generosity, aid, and clemency
أَيُّwhat فَضلٍexcellence وَأَيُّand what بَذلٍgiving وَجودٍand generosity
أَيُّ فَضلٍ وَأَيُّ بَذلٍ وَجودٍ
لَمdid not يُحالِفally itself with ذاthe possessor of الجودِgenerosity إِبراهيماIbrahim
لَم يُحالِف ذا الجودِ إِبراهيما
What excellence, what giving and generosity
What merit, giving, or munificence has not
has not allied itself with Ibrahim, the generous one?
Befriended this open-handed one, Ibrahim?
كَسرَوِيُّKhosrow-like تَلقاهُyou find him فيin الحَربِwar لَيثاًa lion
كَسرَوِيُّ تَلقاهُ في الحَربِ لَيثاً
قَسورِيّاًfierce as a lion وَفيand in النَدِيِّthe assembly حَكيماa sage
قَسورِيّاً وَفي النَدِيِّ حَكيما
Khosrow-like, in war you find him a lion,
Like a lion he met in war the Kisrawi
fierce, and in the assembly a sage.
And in wisdom the philosopher
واضِحُradiant الوَجهِof face وَالفَعالِand deeds إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
واضِحُ الوَجهِ وَالفَعالِ إِذا ما
كانَwas وَجهُthe face of الزَمانِTime جَهماًscowling بَهيماdark
كانَ وَجهُ الزَمانِ جَهماً بَهيما
Radiant of face and deed, whenever
Bright of face and deed when the face
the face of Time is scowling and dark.
Of time was fierce and brutal
هِبرِزِيٌّaccomplished قَدindeed نالَhas gained مِنfrom كُلِّevery فَنٍّbranch
هِبرِزِيٌّ قَد نالَ مِن كُلِّ فَنٍّ
مِنof فُنونِthe branches of الآدابِthe literary arts حَظّاًa share عَظيماgreat
مِن فُنونِ الآدابِ حَظّاً عَظيما
An accomplished man, who has gained from every branch
A Hibrizi who attained of every art
of the literary arts a mighty share.
Of the literary arts an ample share
وَرَقيقُand delicate الأَلفاظِdiction يَرصُفُhe arrays فيin الأَسthe ears (start of الأسماع)
وَرَقيقُ الأَلفاظِ يَرصُفُ في الأَس
ماعِcompletion of الأسماع (the ears) دُرّاًfine pearls وَلُؤلُؤاًand pearls مَنظوماstrung together
ماعِ دُرّاً وَلُؤلُؤاً مَنظوما
And delicate in diction, he arrays in the ears
And refined of diction, stringing pearls
fine pearls and pearls strung together.
And precious gems into poetry
أَتعَبَتهُhas wearied him العُلاgreatness فَأَبقَتand so left نُدوباًscars
أَتعَبَتهُ العُلا فَأَبقَت نُدوباً
مُتعَباتٍwearisome بِجِسمِهِon his body وَكُلوماand wounds
مُتعَباتٍ بِجِسمِهِ وَكُلوما
Greatness has wearied him, leaving scars
Exertions wearied him, leaving traces
that afflict his body, and wounds.
Of wearying wounds on his body
فَتَراهُso you see him فيin حالَةٍa state مَحسوداًenvied
فَتَراهُ في حالَةٍ مَحسوداً
وَتَراهُand you see him فيin حالَةٍa state مَرحوماpitied
وَتَراهُ في حالَةٍ مَرحوما
So you see him in one state envied,
So you find him in a state to be envied
and in another you see him pitied.
And find him in a state to be pitied
كُلَّevery يَومٍday يُفيدُهُbrings him البَذلُgiving وَالجوand generosity (start of والجود)
كُلَّ يَومٍ يُفيدُهُ البَذلُ وَالجو
دُcompletion of الجود (generosity) مَتىwhenever كانَhe is ظاعِناًtraveling أَوor مُقيماstaying
دُ مَتى كانَ ظاعِناً أَو مُقيما
Every day, giving and generosity bring him—
Every day giving and munificence profit him
whether he is traveling or staying—
Whether he be resident or traveling
حَمدَpraise عافٍa seeker of bounty وَذَمَّand blame لاحٍa censurer فَيَغدوso he becomes
حَمدَ عافٍ وَذَمَّ لاحٍ فَيَغدو
فيin جَزيلِabundant اللُهىgifts حَميداًpraised ذَميماblamed
في جَزيلِ اللُهى حَميداً ذَميما
a supplicant's praise and a censurer's blame; so he becomes,
He praises the virtuous and blames the wicked, becoming
amid lavish gifts, both praised and blamed.
Esteemed in abundant glory, and despised in disgrace.
Sol 6.1