رأيتُI saw مواسمَthe seasons الأيامِof the days طُرّاًone and all
رأيتُ مواسمَ الأيامِ طُرّاً
علىin الحالاتthe circumstances منof صومٍfasting وفِطْرِand breaking the fast
على الحالات من صومٍ وفِطْرِ
I saw all the seasons of the days,
I have seen the seasons change
In all their forms—of fasting and breaking the fast—
From fasting to festivity
بفخْرِthrough the Pride الأمةِof the Nation الجَحْجاحِthe magnanimous chief نالتْthey attained
بفخْرِ الأمةِ الجَحْجاحِ نالتْ
مناقبهاtheir distinctions وحازتand won كلevery فَخْرِglory
مناقبها وحازت كل فَخْرِ
Attain, through the great-hearted Pride of the Nation,
With the pride of the glorious nation
Their distinctions and win every glory.
It attained virtues and every glory
فعُجْتُso I turned aside لهاto them أُهَنِّئُهاI congratulate them بخِرْقٍon a generous man
فعُجْتُ لها أُهَنِّئُها بخِرْقٍ
سَحيحِpouring abundantly الجودِgenerosity فيin عُسرٍhardship ويُسْرand ease
سَحيحِ الجودِ في عُسرٍ ويُسْر
So I turned to them, congratulating them on a generous man,
So I rejoiced and congratulated it
Whose bounty pours forth in hardship and ease.
On the pouring generosity in hardship and ease
يحاميhe defends الجارthe neighbor وشْكاًswiftly غيرَwithout بُطءٍdelay
يحامي الجار وشْكاً غيرَ بُطءٍ
ويُعطيand he gives المالَwealth دثْراًabundantly غيرَnot نَزْرِa scant amount
ويُعطي المالَ دثْراً غيرَ نَزْرِ
He defends his neighbor swiftly, without delay,
It defends the neighbor without hesitation
And gives wealth abundantly, not sparingly.
And gives wealth freely without stinginess
يَزُرُّhe buttons قميصهhis shirt بأساًvalor وجوداًand generosity
يَزُرُّ قميصه بأساً وجوداً
علىover الهَوْلينِthe two terrors منof ليثٍa lion وبحرِand a sea
على الهَوْلينِ من ليثٍ وبحرِ
He buttons his shirt—in valor and generosity—
It clothes the vulnerable with kindness and generosity
Over the two terrors: a lion and a sea.
Whether a lion or sea in violence
حَوىhe attained أقصىthe utmost المناقبِthe virtues والمَعاليand lofty honors
حَوى أقصى المناقبِ والمَعالي
بمحمودَيْنِthrough two praiseworthy qualities منof مسْعىًendeavor ونجْرِand lineage
بمحمودَيْنِ من مسْعىً ونجْرِ
He attained the loftiest virtues and honors,
It attained the highest virtues and glories
Through two praiseworthy qualities: endeavor and lineage.
With two praiseworthies of endeavor and ambition
فجاءso he emerged كنصْلِlike the blade of سيفٍa sword هِنْدوانٍIndian-made
فجاء كنصْلِ سيفٍ هِنْدوانٍ
يُسرُّone is gladdened برونقٍby a gleam منهfrom it ونصْرِand victory
يُسرُّ برونقٍ منه ونصْرِ
So he emerged like the blade of an Indian sword,
So it came like an Indian sword
Whose gleam and victory bring delight.
Beautifying with its shine and victory
كأنَّas though مُحمَّداًMuhammad جَوْنٌa dark cloud مُسِفٌّhanging low
كأنَّ مُحمَّداً جَوْنٌ مُسِفٌّ
يَصوبُit rains upon الأرضthe earth قطْراًrain بعدafter قطْرِrain
يَصوبُ الأرض قطْراً بعد قطْرِ
As though Muhammad were a dark cloud hanging low,
As if Muhammad was a pouring rain cloud
Raining upon the earth, shower after shower.
Watering the earth drop by drop
إذاwhen سَقَتِwatered الهَوامِدَthe barren lands راحَتاهُhis two palms
إذا سَقَتِ الهَوامِدَ راحَتاهُ
تبدَّلَturned غُبْرهاtheir dusty-gray expanses منهthrough him بخُضْرِinto green ones
تبدَّلَ غُبْرها منه بخُضْرِ
When his two palms water the barren lands,
When the maidens of hawamid rested their limbs
Their dusty gray turns, through him, to green.
Their dust was transformed into greenery
فعاشَso may he live الصاحبُthe minister الزاكيpure ثَناهُhis praise
فعاشَ الصاحبُ الزاكي ثَناهُ
مُطاعَobeyed القولِthe word فيin نهْيٍprohibition وأمْرِand command
مُطاعَ القولِ في نهْيٍ وأمْرِ
So long live the minister, whose praise is pure,
So the virtuous companion lived his praise
His word obeyed in prohibition and command.
Obeyed in prohibition and command
Sol 6.1