لاnot أرهبُI fear الغدرtreachery ممنfrom whoever باتspent the night يُضمرهsecretly harbors it
لا أرهبُ الغدر ممن بات يُضمره
والّلهُand God ثُمَّthen جَمالُJamal (beauty) الدولةِal-Dawla (the state) الحاميthe protector
والّلهُ ثُمَّ جَمالُ الدولةِ الحامي
I fear no treachery from one who secretly harbors it by night;
I do not fear the betrayal of one who harbors it
God is my protector, and after Him Jamal al-Dawla,
By Allah, and then the protector of the state, the excellent
الفاضلُsurpassing الغيثَthe rain والليثand the lion الجريءthe daring معاًalike
الفاضلُ الغيثَ والليث الجريء معاً
للمُستجيريْنِfor the two seeking refuge فيin جودٍgenerosity واِقدامِand courage
للمُستجيريْنِ في جودٍ واِقدامِ
Who surpasses the rain and the daring lion alike,
The rain cloud and the brave lion together
In generosity and courage toward the two who seek refuge.
For those seeking refuge, in generosity and courage
يستصرخانthey both appeal for aid وشيكone swift in النصرgiving aid قدalready عَرفاthey both recognized
يستصرخان وشيك النصر قد عَرفا
منهfrom him سجيَّةَthe disposition مِطْعانٍa mighty spearman ومِطْعامِand a generous giver of food
منه سجيَّةَ مِطْعانٍ ومِطْعامِ
They call on one swift to aid, having already recognized
They cry out for imminent victory, they have known
In him the nature of a mighty spearman and a generous giver of food.
His nature of piercing blades and provisions
اذاwhen أناخاthey both encamped بهwith him والغُبْرُand the gray wolves عارِقَةٌgnawing bones bare
اذا أناخا به والغُبْرُ عارِقَةٌ
كفاهماhe spared them both ٍسَغَبيْthe two hungers of خوفٍfear واِعْدامِand destitution
كفاهما ٍسَغَبيْ خوفٍ واِعْدامِ
When they encamp with him, while gray wolves gnaw bones bare,
When they stop with him, though dust stirred up
He spares them both the twin hungers of fear and destitution.
It suffices them from fear of annihilation
يرْعاكَwatches over you منهfrom him وانْand even if شَطَّgrew distant المَزارُthe place to be visited بهto him
يرْعاكَ منه وانْ شَطَّ المَزارُ به
عهدٌa pledge كريمٌnoble ووِدٌّand affection غيرُnot أهْدامِworn-out rags
عهدٌ كريمٌ ووِدٌّ غيرُ أهْدامِ
From him, though the journey to visit him be long, you are watched over by
It pastures you from him, though the track churns with him
A noble pledge and an affection that is not threadbare.
A noble covenant and affection, no mere ruins
Sol 6.1