وَجَدناwe found خِلالَvirtues أَبيAbu (father of) صالِحٍSalih
وَجَدنا خِلالَ أَبي صالِحٍ
شَبائِهَlikenesses ماwhat شِدنَwere raised مِنfrom مَجدِهِhis glory
شَبائِهَ ما شِدنَ مِن مَجدِهِ
We found the virtues of Abu Salih
Through the virtues of Abu Saleh
Likenesses of what was raised from his glory.
His youth attained glories that strengthened his glory
حَوىhe acquired عَنfrom أَبيهِhis father الَّذيthat which حازَهُhe acquired it
حَوى عَن أَبيهِ الَّذي حازَهُ
أَبوهُhis father المُهَذَّبُthe refined one عَنfrom جَدِّهِhis grandfather
أَبوهُ المُهَذَّبُ عَن جَدِّهِ
He inherited from his father what had been acquired
He inherited from his father who had attained it
By his refined father from his grandfather:
His refined father inherited it from his grandfather
عَفافٌintegrity يَعودُreturns عَلىto بَدإِهِits beginning
عَفافٌ يَعودُ عَلى بَدإِهِ
وَهَديٌand conduct يَسيرُproceeds عَلىalong قَصدِهِits straight course
وَهَديٌ يَسيرُ عَلى قَصدِهِ
Integrity that returns to its beginning,
Chastity returning to its origin
And conduct that follows its straight course.
And guidance proceeding rightly
فَأَيُّso what عُلاًheights لَمnot يَنَلattain فَخرَهاtheir glory
فَأَيُّ عُلاً لَم يَنَل فَخرَها
وَجَزلٍand abundant bounty مِنَof النَيلِgiving لَمnot يُسدِهِbestow it
وَجَزلٍ مِنَ النَيلِ لَم يُسدِهِ
What heights, then, has he not won the glory of,
So which glory did he not attain pride of
And what lavish bounty has he not bestowed?
And copious share that did not satisfy him
هُوَhe الغَيثُthe rain يُنهَلُّpours down فيin صَوبِهِits downpour
هُوَ الغَيثُ يُنهَلُّ في صَوبِهِ
دِراكاًin swift succession وَيَعذُبُand is sweet فيin وِردِهِits draught
دِراكاً وَيَعذُبُ في وِردِهِ
He is the rain, pouring down in showers,
He is the rain pouring in its directions
In swift succession, and sweet to drink.
Quenching thirst in its meadows
لَقَدindeed عَلِقَتhave clung مِنهُfrom him آمالُناour hopes
لَقَد عَلِقَت مِنهُ آمالُنا
بِحَبلِto a cord غَريبِone rare in النَدىgenerosity فَردِهِits peerless one
بِحَبلِ غَريبِ النَدى فَردِهِ
Our hopes have indeed clung to him,
Our hopes have clung
To the cord of one rare and peerless in bounty.
To the rope of the far-fetched clouds of his kindness
مُناناour wishes وَحاجَتُناand our need أَنthat يَعِزhe be mighty (continued)
مُنانا وَحاجَتُنا أَن يَعِز
زَcompletion of 'be mighty' وَأَنand that يَمنَعَprotect اللَهُGod مِنfrom فَقدِهِlosing him
زَ وَأَن يَمنَعَ اللَهُ مِن فَقدِهِ
Our wishes and our need are that he be mighty,
Granting and our need that he be honored
And that God protect us from losing him.
And that Allah protect from losing him
أَباAbu (father of) صالِحٍSalih أَنتَyou مَنone who لاnot يَدَلcan point (continued)
أَبا صالِحٍ أَنتَ مَن لا يَدَل
لُcompletion of 'point' يَومَon the day of الفَعالِdeeds عَلىto نِدِّهِhis equal
لُ يَومَ الفَعالِ عَلى نِدِّهِ
O Abu Salih, you are one for whom none can point
Abu Saleh you are one whom on the day of deeds
On the day of deeds, to an equal.
None can match his equal
فَذاكَso that one البَخيلُthe miser مِنَamong النائِباتِcalamities
فَذاكَ البَخيلُ مِنَ النائِباتِ
وَصَرفِand the reversals of اللَياليthe nights وَلاand do not تَفدِهِransom him
وَصَرفِ اللَيالي وَلا تَفدِهِ
So that miser is among calamities,
So that miser with adversities
And the reversals of the nights; do not ransom him.
And the turning of nights does not avail him
أَتَصطَنِعُwill you confer اليَومَtoday أُكرومَةًa kindness
أَتَصطَنِعُ اليَومَ أُكرومَةً
إِلىupon مُثمِرٍone bearing fruit لَكَfor you مِنfrom وُدِّهِhis affection
إِلى مُثمِرٍ لَكَ مِن وُدِّهِ
Will you today confer a kindness
Do you feign intimacy today
Upon one who bears you fruit from his affection?
To one who can fruit for you his love?
فَقَدfor indeed شارَفَhas drawn near to النُجحَsuccess مِنfrom سَيِّدٍa lord
فَقَد شارَفَ النُجحَ مِن سَيِّدٍ
إِذاwhen جادَhe gives generously بِالعُرفِwith kindness لَمnot يُكدِهِcurtail it
إِذا جادَ بِالعُرفِ لَم يُكدِهِ
For he has neared success through a lord
For the attainment of success has come near from a master
Who, when he grants kindness, does not curtail it.
When he is generous with custom he does not strain him
وَأَمرُand the matter of أَبيAbu (father of) الفَضلِal-Fadl فيconcerning حاجَتيmy need
وَأَمرُ أَبي الفَضلِ في حاجَتي
بِماthrough which فُزتَyou have won بِالشَطرِhalf مِنof حَمدِهِits praise
بِما فُزتَ بِالشَطرِ مِن حَمدِهِ
And as for Abu al-Fadl's affair concerning my need,
And the matter of Abu Al-Fadl regarding my need
Through it you have won half the praise it earns.
Is with what you have won half of his praise
فَمِنso from عِندِكَyour side القَولُthe word مُستَأنِفاًbeginning anew
فَمِن عِندِكَ القَولُ مُستَأنِفاً
لِتَقتَبِلَso you may receive الفِعلَthe deed مِنfrom عِندِهِhis side
لِتَقتَبِلَ الفِعلَ مِن عِندِهِ
So from you comes the word, beginning anew,
So from you the discourse begins anew
That you may receive the deed from him.
That the deed may correspond, from his side
Sol 6.1