حَقّاًtruly أَقولُI say لَقَدindeed تَبَلتِyou ravaged فُؤاديmy heart
حَقّاً أَقولُ لَقَد تَبَلتِ فُؤادي
وَأَطَلتِand you prolonged مُدَّةَthe duration of غَيِّيَmy folly المُتَماديpersistent
وَأَطَلتِ مُدَّةَ غَيِّيَ المُتَمادي
Truly I say: you have ravaged my heart,
Truly I say my heart is worn down
And prolonged the span of my persistent folly,
And the duration of my wandering has been prolonged
بِجَوىًwith anguish مُقيمٍabiding لَوif بَلَوتِyou tasted غَليلَهُits burning thirst
بِجَوىً مُقيمٍ لَو بَلَوتِ غَليلَهُ
لَوَجَدتِهِyou would surely find it غَيرَunlike الجَوىanguish المُعتادِcustomary
لَوَجَدتِهِ غَيرَ الجَوى المُعتادِ
With abiding anguish: if you tasted its burning thirst,
With constant passion - if you felt its affliction
You would find it unlike ordinary anguish.
You would find it unlike the usual passion
وَلَقَدand indeed عَرَفتِyou recognized جَوىthe anguish of الهَوىlove فيin مِنَّتيmy strength
وَلَقَد عَرَفتِ جَوى الهَوى في مِنَّتي
وَرَأَيتِand you saw طاعَةَthe obedience of قَلبِيَmy heart المُنقادِsubmissive
وَرَأَيتِ طاعَةَ قَلبِيَ المُنقادِ
And you have discerned love's anguish in my vigor,
And I have known the passion of love in my infatuation
And seen the obedience of my submissive heart.
And seen the obedience of my compliant heart
وَالحُبُّand love شَكوٌan affliction لِلنُفوسِfor souls يَسُرُّنيit pleases me
وَالحُبُّ شَكوٌ لِلنُفوسِ يَسُرُّني
سَهوُoverlooking العَوائِدِfemale visitors to the sick عَنهُof it وَالعُوّادِand male visitors to the sick
سَهوُ العَوائِدِ عَنهُ وَالعُوّادِ
Love is an affliction of souls; it pleases me
Love is a complaint to souls that delights me
That women and men visiting the sick should overlook it.
Forgetting habits is easy for it and habitual
هَلcan ...? أَنتَyou صارِفُone warding off شَيبَةٍa gray hair إِنif غَلَّسَتit came before dawn
هَل أَنتَ صارِفُ شَيبَةٍ إِن غَلَّسَت
فيat الوَقتِthe time أَوor عَجِلَتit hastened عَنِahead of الميعادِthe appointed time
في الوَقتِ أَو عَجِلَت عَنِ الميعادِ
Can you ward off a gray hair, if it comes in the predawn dark,
Are you one who diverts white hairs if they sneak
At its proper time, or hastens before its appointed hour?
In time or hasten the appointed time?
جاءَتit came مُقَدِّمَةًas a vanguard أَمامَbefore طَوالِعٍfurther arrivals
جاءَت مُقَدِّمَةً أَمامَ طَوالِعٍ
هَذيthis one تُراوِحُنيvisits me in the evening وَتِلكَand that one تُغاديcomes in the morning
هَذي تُراوِحُني وَتِلكَ تُغادي
It has come as a vanguard ahead of further arrivals:
Some came forward before dawns
This one visits me at evening, and that one in the morning.
That comfort me while others depart
وَأَخوand a man of الغَبينَةِloss تاجِرٌa trader فيin لِمَّةٍa head of hair
وَأَخو الغَبينَةِ تاجِرٌ في لِمَّةٍ
يَشريbuys جَديدَfresh بَياضِهاits whiteness بِسَوادِwith blackness
يَشري جَديدَ بَياضِها بِسَوادِ
And a loser is the trader in a head of hair,
The brother of the pretty one is a merchant in beauty
Who buys its fresh whiteness with blackness.
Who shows off its new whiteness with blackness
لاdo not تَكذِبَنَّever lie فَماfor ... is not الصِباyouth بِمُخَلَّفٍleft remaining
لا تَكذِبَنَّ فَما الصِبا بِمُخَلَّفٍ
فيناwithin us وَلاand not زَمَنُthe season of الصِباyouth بِمُعادِbrought back
فينا وَلا زَمَنُ الصِبا بِمُعادِ
Do not deceive yourself: youth does not remain
Do not deny that youth still remains with us
Within us, nor can youth's season be brought back.
Nor is the time of youth gone
وَأَرىand I see الشَبابَyouth عَلىdespite غَضارَةِthe freshness of حُسنِهِits loveliness
وَأَرى الشَبابَ عَلى غَضارَةِ حُسنِهِ
وَجَمالِهِand its beauty عَدَداًa number مِنَamong الأَعدادِnumbers
وَجَمالِهِ عَدَداً مِنَ الأَعدادِ
And I see youth, for all the bloom of its loveliness
And I see youth in the splendor of its beauty
And its beauty, as a number among numbers.
And its beauty a number of numbers
إِنَّindeed الخِلافَةَthe caliphate أَحمَدَتfound praiseworthy مِنin أَحمَدِAhmad
إِنَّ الخِلافَةَ أَحمَدَت مِن أَحمَدِ
شِيَماًvirtues أَنافَhe rose بِهاthrough them عَلىabove الإِحمادِpraise
شِيَماً أَنافَ بِها عَلى الإِحمادِ
Indeed, the caliphate has found praiseworthy in Ahmad
The caliphate has boasted of Ahmad
Virtues through which he has risen beyond praise.
Manners by which it excels in praise
مَلِكٌa king تُحَيِّهِsalute him المُلوكُkings وَدونَهُand before him
مَلِكٌ تُحَيِّهِ المُلوكُ وَدونَهُ
سيماthe mark of التُقىpiety وَتَخَشُّعُand the humility of الزُهّادِascetics
سيما التُقى وَتَخَشُّعُ الزُهّادِ
A king whom kings salute; before him are
A king saluted by kings, and under him
The mark of piety and the humble reverence of ascetics.
Especially the mark of piety and the humility of ascetics
وَقَذَتweakened مُوالاةُthe continuance of الصِيامِfasting تَصَرُّفاًmovement
وَقَذَت مُوالاةُ الصِيامِ تَصَرُّفاً
مِنof لَحظِthe gaze of ظَمآنِone thirsty in الهَواجِرِthe midday heat صادِparched
مِن لَحظِ ظَمآنِ الهَواجِرِ صادِ
Unbroken fasting has weakened the movement
The concord of fasting controls behavior
Of the gaze of one thirsty and parched in the midday heat.
From the thirsty glance of fasting pilgrims
مُتَهَجِّدٌa night-worshipper يُخفيhe conceals الصَلاةَprayer وَقَدyet indeed أَبىrefused
مُتَهَجِّدٌ يُخفي الصَلاةَ وَقَد أَبى
إِخفاءَهاconcealing it أَثرَthe mark of السُجودِprostration الباديvisible
إِخفاءَها أَثرَ السُجودِ البادي
A night-worshipper, he conceals his prayer, yet
Devout, he hides his prayers though
The visible mark of prostration will not let it be hidden.
The mark of prostration refuses to be hidden
سَمحُgenerous اليَدَينِwith both hands إِذاwhen اِحتَبىhe sat with knees drawn up فيin مَجلِسٍa gathering
سَمحُ اليَدَينِ إِذا اِحتَبى في مَجلِسٍ
كانَwas النَدىgenerosity صِفَةًa trait لِذاكَof that الناديassembly
كانَ النَدى صِفَةً لِذاكَ النادي
Open-handed, when he sits with knees drawn up in a gathering,
Open-handed, when he gathers in an assembly
Generosity is the hallmark of that assembly.
Generosity becomes the trait of that gathering
أُنظُرlook إِلَيهِat him إِذاwhen تَلَفَّتَhe turned about مُعطِياًbestowing
أُنظُر إِلَيهِ إِذا تَلَفَّتَ مُعطِياً
نَيلاًbounty وَقُلand speak فيof البَحرِthe sea وَالوُرّادِand those seeking water
نَيلاً وَقُل في البَحرِ وَالوُرّادِ
Look at him when he turns about, bestowing
Look at him when he turns to give
Bounty, and speak of the sea and those who seek its waters.
Access and say in the sea and the rivers
وَإِذاand when تَكَلَّمَhe spoke فَاِستَمِعthen listen مِنfrom خُطبَةٍan address
وَإِذا تَكَلَّمَ فَاِستَمِع مِن خُطبَةٍ
تَجلوdispels عَمىthe blindness of المُتَحَيِّرِthe bewildered المُرتادِthe seeker
تَجلو عَمى المُتَحَيِّرِ المُرتادِ
And when he speaks, listen to an address
And when he speaks, listen to a sermon
That dispels the blindness of the bewildered seeker.
That clarifies the blindness of the confused wanderer
أَفضىcame إِلَيهِto him المُسلِمونَthe Muslims فَصادَفواand so they found
أَفضى إِلَيهِ المُسلِمونَ فَصادَفوا
أَدنىthe closest of البَرِيَّةِhumankind مِنto تُقىpiety وَسَدادِand rectitude
أَدنى البَرِيَّةِ مِن تُقى وَسَدادِ
The Muslims came to him and found
The Muslims yielded to him and found
The one of all people nearest to piety and rectitude,
The least of creation in piety and integrity
بِفَضيلَةٍwith a virtue فيin النَفسِthe soul توصَلَis joined عِندَهُin him
بِفَضيلَةٍ في النَفسِ توصَلَ عِندَهُ
بِفَضائِلِto the virtues of الآباءِfathers وَالأَجدادِand forefathers
بِفَضائِلِ الآباءِ وَالأَجدادِ
With a virtue in the soul that, in him, is joined
With a virtue in himself that connected him
To the virtues of fathers and forefathers;
To the virtues of fathers and ancestors
وَمَحَلَّةٍand a station تَعلوit rises فَتَسقُطُso fall short دونَهاbeneath it
وَمَحَلَّةٍ تَعلو فَتَسقُطُ دونَها
هِمَمُthe ambitions of العِدىfoes وَنَفاسَةُand the envy of الحُسّادِthe envious
هِمَمُ العِدى وَنَفاسَةُ الحُسّادِ
And a station so exalted that beneath it fall short
And a status that rises above which fall
The ambitions of foes and the envy of the envious.
The ambitions of enemies and spite of enviers
وَزَنواthey weighed الأَصالَةَsoundness مِنof حِجاهُhis intellect وَإِنَّماbut only
وَزَنوا الأَصالَةَ مِن حِجاهُ وَإِنَّما
وَزَنواthey weighed بِهاwith it طَوداًa mountain مِنَamong الأَطوادِmountains
وَزَنوا بِها طَوداً مِنَ الأَطوادِ
They weighed the soundness of his intellect, but only
And they weighed his lineage and in fact
Weighed thereby a mountain among mountains.
Weighed with it a towering mountain
وَوَراءَand behind ذاكَthat الحِلمِforbearance لَيثُa lion of خَفِيَّةٍKhafiyyah
وَوَراءَ ذاكَ الحِلمِ لَيثُ خَفِيَّةٍ
مِنfrom دونِbefore حَوزَتِهِمtheir domain وَحَيَّةُand a serpent of وادِa valley
مِن دونِ حَوزَتِهِم وَحَيَّةُ وادِ
And behind that forbearance is a lion of Khafiyyah,
And behind that forbearance a hidden lion
Defending their domain, and a serpent of a valley.
Beyond their territory, and a serpent of the valley
مُتَيَقِّظٌvigilant عَصِمَتwere restrained بَوادِرُthe impulses of أَمرِهِhis conduct
مُتَيَقِّظٌ عَصِمَت بَوادِرُ أَمرِهِ
بِعُرىًwith bonds مِنَof الرَأيِjudgment الأَصيلِsound شِدادِstrong
بِعُرىً مِنَ الرَأيِ الأَصيلِ شِدادِ
Vigilant, the impulses of his conduct are held in check
Vigilant, the first steps of his command were protected
With strong bonds of sound judgment.
With reins of sound reason, tightly pulled
كَالسَيفِlike a sword فيin ذاتِthe cause of الإِلَهِGod وَقَدyet indeed يَرىhe is seen
كَالسَيفِ في ذاتِ الإِلَهِ وَقَد يَرى
كَرَماًin generosity كَفَرعِlike a branch of النَبعَةِthe nabʿ tree المُنآدِbending
كَرَماً كَفَرعِ النَبعَةِ المُنآدِ
Like a sword in God's cause, yet he may be seen
Like the sword in God’s essence, and he may be seen
In generosity like the bending branch of the nabʿ tree.
As a vine, like the called upon spring
راعٍa shepherd أَراهُshowed him الحَقُّtruth قَصدَthe straight course of سَبيلِهِits path
راعٍ أَراهُ الحَقُّ قَصدَ سَبيلِهِ
فَغَداso he began يُناضِلُhe fights دونَهُin its defense وَيُراديand does battle
فَغَدا يُناضِلُ دونَهُ وَيُرادي
A shepherd whom truth has shown its straight path,
A shepherd whom truth guided on his path
So he began to fight in its defense and do battle.
So he came to struggle beneath it and clash
وَدَّتwished رَعِيَّتُهُhis subjects لَوَif only اَنَّthat لَيالِياًnights
وَدَّت رَعِيَّتُهُ لَوَ اَنَّ لَيالِياً
قَدُمَتhad come earlier بِهِwith him فيin المُلكِkingship وَالميلادِand birth
قَدُمَت بِهِ في المُلكِ وَالميلادِ
His subjects wished: if only the nights
His subjects wished that nights
Had brought him sooner to kingship and birth.
Would pass with him in kingship and birth
تَبِعَتfollowed بَنوthe sons of العَبّاسِal-Abbas هَديَthe guidance of مُوَفَّقٍone granted success
تَبِعَت بَنو العَبّاسِ هَديَ مُوَفَّقٍ
ثَبتِfirm in البَصيرَةِinsight بِالمَحَجَّةِalong the clear road هادِa guide
ثَبتِ البَصيرَةِ بِالمَحَجَّةِ هادِ
The sons of al-Abbas followed the guidance of one granted success,
The Abbasids followed the guidance of triumphant Muwaffaq
Firm in insight, a guide along the clear road,
Of insight through argument, a guide
مُستَجلِبٍsecuring لَهُمُfor them اِجتِهادَearnest effort in نَصيحَةٍloyal counsel
مُستَجلِبٍ لَهُمُ اِجتِهادَ نَصيحَةٍ
مِنfrom أَولِيائِهِمtheir allies وَذَودَand the repelling of أَعادِfoes
مِن أَولِيائِهِم وَذَودَ أَعادِ
Securing for them earnest, loyal counsel
Seeking their utmost effort of advice
From their allies, and the repelling of foes.
From supporters and warding of enemies
وَكَأَنَّهُمand as though they لَمّاwhen اِقتَفَواfollowed آثارَهُhis tracks
وَكَأَنَّهُم لَمّا اِقتَفَوا آثارَهُ
تَبِعواthey followed ضِياءَthe radiance of الكَوكَبِthe star الوَقّادِblazing
تَبِعوا ضِياءَ الكَوكَبِ الوَقّادِ
And it was as though, when they followed his tracks,
As if when they followed his traces
They followed the radiance of the blazing star.
They followed the light of the blazing star
يَنسىhe forgets الذُنوبَoffenses وَماthough not تَقادَمَhas grown old عَهدُهاtheir memory
يَنسى الذُنوبَ وَما تَقادَمَ عَهدُها
مُلقىcasting aside الضَغائِنِgrudges دارِسُeffacing الأَحقادِhatreds
مُلقى الضَغائِنِ دارِسُ الأَحقادِ
He forgets offenses before their memory has grown old,
He forgets sins and the oldness of their time
Casting aside grudges, effacing hatreds.
Casting aside grudges, erasing hatreds
تَعفوyou pardon لِعَفوِfor the pardon of اللَهِGod عَنكَfor you تَحَرِّياًin pursuit
تَعفو لِعَفوِ اللَهِ عَنكَ تَحَرِّياً
وَالعَفوِand pardon خَيرُthe best of خَلائِقِthe qualities of الأَمجادِthe noble
وَالعَفوِ خَيرُ خَلائِقِ الأَمجادِ
You pardon, seeking God's pardon for yourself,
You pardon seeking God’s pardon for you
And pardon is the best of noble men's qualities.
And pardon is the best trait of glories
بَلَغَhas reached اِحتِياطُكَyour protective care وَفدَthe delegation of كُلِّevery قَبيلَةٍtribe
بَلَغَ اِحتِياطُكَ وَفدَ كُلِّ قَبيلَةٍ
وَأَغاثَand has succored عَدلُكَyour justice أَهلَthe people of كُلِّevery بِلادِland
وَأَغاثَ عَدلُكَ أَهلَ كُلِّ بِلادِ
Your protective care has reached every tribe's delegation,
Your precautions have reached every tribe
And your justice has succored the people of every land.
And your justice relieved all countries
لاdo not تَخلُbe devoid مِنof عَيشٍa life يَكُرُّreturns سُرورُهُits joy
لا تَخلُ مِن عَيشٍ يَكُرُّ سُرورُهُ
أَبَداًforever وَنَيروزٍand Nowruz عَلَيكَfor you مُعادِrenewed
أَبَداً وَنَيروزٍ عَلَيكَ مُعادِ
May you never lack a life whose joy returns
You will never lack a life whose happiness
Forever, and a Nowruz renewed for you.
Brings you eternal joy and fortune
وَبَقيتَand may you live on يَفديكَransoms you الأَنامُmankind وَإِنَّهُand indeed it
وَبَقيتَ يَفديكَ الأَنامُ وَإِنَّهُ
لَيَقِلُّis indeed slight لِلمَفدِيِّbeside the one ransomed قَدرُthe worth of الفاديthe ransomer
لَيَقِلُّ لِلمَفدِيِّ قَدرُ الفادي
And may you live on, mankind offering itself as your ransom; indeed,
And you remain ransomed by people - and truly
The ransomer's worth is slight beside the one ransomed.
The ransomed's worth is little for the ransomer
أَخشىI fear الخَراجَthe land tax وَقَدand indeed دَعَوتُI have called upon لِعُظمِهِbecause of its magnitude
أَخشى الخَراجَ وَقَد دَعَوتُ لِعُظمِهِ
مَلِكَthe king of المُلوكِkings وَرافِدَand benefactor of الرُفّادِbenefactors
مَلِكَ المُلوكِ وَرافِدَ الرُفّادِ
I fear the land tax, and because of its magnitude have called upon
I fear the tax though I called on
The king of kings and benefactor of benefactors.
The King of Kings, supporter of the supported
Sol 6.1