غَنِمْتَهاyou have won them والكَريمُand the noble man غَنَّامُa great winner
غَنِمْتَها والكَريمُ غَنَّامُ
لاno عارَshame فيin كسْبهاgaining them ولاand no ذامُblame
لا عارَ في كسْبها ولا ذامُ
You have won them; the noble man wins richly.
You gained it, while the generous are gainers,
There is no shame in winning them, nor blame.
No shame in acquiring it, no blame.
خالدَةًimmortal فيin الزَّمانِtime باقِيَةًenduring
خالدَةً في الزَّمانِ باقِيَةً
تُجِدُّهاrenew them أعْصُرٌages وأعْوامُand years
تُجِدُّها أعْصُرٌ وأعْوامُ
Immortal through time, enduring,
Immortalized through time, everlasting,
Ages and years renew them.
Found by centuries and eras.
مُقيمَةَabiding الدّارِthe home وهيwhile they سائرةٌjourneying
مُقيمَةَ الدّارِ وهي سائرةٌ
تَنْشُرُهاspread them ألسُنٌtongues وأقْلامُand pens
تَنْشُرُها ألسُنٌ وأقْلامُ
Abiding at home, yet journeying,
Settled in homes, while still travelling,
Tongues and pens spread them abroad.
Spread by tongues and pens.
رواتُهاtheir reciters الغَرْبُthe West والحِجازُand the Hijaz مَعاًtogether
رواتُها الغَرْبُ والحِجازُ مَعاً
وفارِسٌand Persia والعِراقُand Iraq والشامُand Syria
وفارِسٌ والعِراقُ والشامُ
Their reciters are the West and the Hijaz together,
Sung by West and Hejaz together,
And Persia, Iraq, and Syria.
And Persia, Iraq and Syria too.
مَدائحاًpraise-poems كالنُّجومِlike the stars مُشْرِقَةًradiant
مَدائحاً كالنُّجومِ مُشْرِقَةً
فهيso they هُداةٌguides للمجْدِto glory أعْلامُbeacons
فهي هُداةٌ للمجْدِ أعْلامُ
Praise-poems, radiant as the stars,
Eulogies shining like the stars,
They are guides to glory, beacons.
Leading glory, the highest signs.
ولمand not تَزَلْyou cease بالعُلىwith eminence أخاa man of كَلَفٍpassionate devotion
ولم تَزَلْ بالعُلى أخا كَلَفٍ
فيكَin you بهاfor it صَبْوَةٌlonging وتَهْيامُand consuming love
فيكَ بها صَبْوَةٌ وتَهْيامُ
And you have never ceased to be enamored of eminence;
Never ceasing to rise, like Mount Kelpe,
Within you are longing for it and consuming love.
In you a crashing wave, seething sea.
ويسْهَرُand stay awake النَاسُpeople فيin مَطالبهمْtheir pursuits
ويسْهَرُ النَاسُ في مَطالبهمْ
وكُلُّتُهمْand all of them للوثوقِthrough confidence نَوَّامُsound sleepers
وكُلُّتُهمْ للوثوقِ نَوَّامُ
And people stay awake pursuing their aims,
People lose sleep pursuing goals,
While all of them, confident, sleep soundly.
All hopeful, to rely, slumbering.
وليتَهاyou took charge of them والبلادُwhile the lands مُجْدِبَةٌdrought-stricken
وليتَها والبلادُ مُجْدِبَةٌ
مُغْبَرَّةٌdust-covered صُبْحُنَّtheir dawn إِظْلامُdarkness
مُغْبَرَّةٌ صُبْحُنَّ إِظْلامُ
You assumed their rule while the lands were barren,
If only it and the lands were barren,
Dust-covered, their dawn all darkness.
Dusty, their dawns deep darkness.
فأخْصَبَthen grew fertile الحَزنُthe rugged uplands والسُّهولand the plains معاًtogether
فأخْصَبَ الحَزنُ والسُّهول معاً
حتىuntil تَساوىbecame equal قَفْرٌdesert waste وأهْضامُand low valleys
حتى تَساوى قَفْرٌ وأهْضامُ
Then rugged uplands and plains alike grew fertile,
Then sorrow and plains flourished alike,
Until desert waste and low valleys were alike.
Equal wasteland and rubble.
ياO عضُدmainstay of الدِّينthe faith والمُروءَةِand chivalry
يا عضُد الدِّين والمُروءَةِ
والمَعْروفِand kindness والكْرُماتُand noble deeds أقْسامُkinds
والمَعْروفِ والكْرُماتُ أقْسامُ
O ʿAdud al-Din, mainstay of faith and chivalry,
Oh pillar of faith, chivalry,
And of kindness—noble deeds take many forms.
Kindness - all noble parts.
ياO فارِسَknight of الجُرْدِsleek steeds والنَّوالِand bounty إذاwhen
يا فارِسَ الجُرْدِ والنَّوالِ إذا
أخْلَفَfails its promise نَوْءٌa rain-star وفَرَّand flees مِقْدامُa bold warrior
أخْلَفَ نَوْءٌ وفَرَّ مِقْدامُ
O knight of sleek steeds and bounty, when
Oh horseman of steed and scabbard, when
A rain-star fails its promise and a bold warrior flees;
Misfortune groans and the brave retreat.
ومَنْand one who إذاwhen نازَلَconfronts الجَحافِلَmassed armies والإِمْلاقَand poverty
ومَنْ إذا نازَلَ الجَحافِلَ والإِمْلاقَ
وَلَّىflees جَيْشٌan army وإِعْدامُand destitution
وَلَّى جَيْشٌ وإِعْدامُ
And you who, when you confront massed armies and poverty,
And who, when legions clash with onslaught,
Put army and destitution to flight.
And an army flees, destroyed.
ياO ناثِرَscatterer of الهامِheads فيin مَعارِكِهِhis battles
يا ناثِرَ الهامِ في مَعارِكِهِ
وهوwhile he لِدُرِّfor the pearls of السُّطورِwritten lines نَظَّامُa stringer
وهو لِدُرِّ السُّطورِ نَظَّامُ
O scatterer of heads in his battles,
Oh spreader of resolve in his battles,
While he strings the pearls of written lines;
To the lines of prose, he lends rhythm.
ياO راجحاًweighty in judgment والحُلومُwhile minds طائشَةٌflighty
يا راجحاً والحُلومُ طائشَةٌ
وماضياًand resolute والحُسامُwhile the keen sword مِحْجامُprone to holding back
وماضياً والحُسامُ مِحْجامُ
O weighty in judgment while minds are flighty,
Oh outweigher, while others lose control,
And resolute while the keen sword holds back;
Marching on, as swords stay sheathed.
ومُسْتَقِلَّand deeming too little الدُّنْياthe world لسائلِهِfor his petitioner
ومُسْتَقِلَّ الدُّنْيا لسائلِهِ
يَظُنُّhe thinks قَلْتاًa small rock-pool والجودُwhile bounty قَمْقامُa vast sea
يَظُنُّ قَلْتاً والجودُ قَمْقامُ
And deeming the world too little for his petitioner,
Independent in giving all seek from him,
He thinks it a rock-pool, though his bounty is a vast sea.
Thought meager, his generosity gushes.
كريمُnoble in عَهْدٍpledges قَشيبُfresh in مَعْرِفَةٍfriendship
كريمُ عَهْدٍ قَشيبُ مَعْرِفَةٍ
حيثُwhere وِدادُthe affection of الرِّجالِmen أهْدامُtattered rags
حيثُ وِدادُ الرِّجالِ أهْدامُ
Noble in his pledges, fresh in his friendship,
Noble in pact, wise in knowing,
Where men's affection is tattered rags.
Where goodwill of men lies wrecked.
تَسْليمةُa single greeting اليومِtoday عندin the estimation of هِمَّتِهِhis lofty resolve
تَسْليمةُ اليومِ عند هِمَّتِهِ
عَهْدٌa covenant لهُit has مِرَّةٌstrength وإِحْكامُand firm binding
عَهْدٌ لهُ مِرَّةٌ وإِحْكامُ
A greeting today, by his lofty standards,
Surrender of today at his ambition
Is a covenant endowed with strength and firm binding.
A covenant to him, binding, intact.
ثَبْتُsteadfast in النُّهىjudgment لاnot يَفِلُblunts عَزْمَتهhis resolve
ثَبْتُ النُّهى لا يَفِلُ عَزْمَته
إلىtoward المَعاليlofty honors نَقْضٌunraveling وإِبْرامُand binding
إلى المَعالي نَقْضٌ وإِبْرامُ
Steadfast in judgment, his resolve is not blunted,
Resolve's foundation never fails,
In seeking the heights, by unraveling or binding.
To glory, annulment and creation both.
بَقيتَmay you endure للمَجْدِfor glory والعُلىand eminence أبَداًforever
بَقيتَ للمَجْدِ والعُلى أبَداً
ماas long as حازَwins شُكْرَthe gratitude of الأحْرارِthe noble إِنْعامُbeneficence
ما حازَ شُكْرَ الأحْرارِ إِنْعامُ
May you endure forever for glory and eminence,
You remained for renown and heights forever,
As long as beneficence wins the gratitude of the noble.
What won the gratitude of freemen.
إنَّindeed لسانيmy tongue الذيwhich أدِلُّI take pride بهِin it
إنَّ لساني الذي أدِلُّ بهِ
وهوthough it طَريرُkeen in الشَّباهِthe edges صِمْصامُan unbending sword
وهو طَريرُ الشَّباهِ صِمْصامُ
Indeed, my tongue, in which I take pride—
My tongue with which I express
Though it is a keen-edged, unbending sword—
The warbling of youth, twittering bird.
يكِلُّgrows blunt عنْat شُكْرِgiving thanks for ماwhat أتَيْتَyou came بهِwith it
يكِلُّ عنْ شُكْرِ ما أتَيْتَ بهِ
فهوso it عَييُّinarticulate الأداءِin expression تَمْتامُa stammerer
فهو عَييُّ الأداءِ تَمْتامُ
Grows blunt in thanking you for what you have bestowed;
Falls short of thanking your great gifts,
So it is halting in expression, a stammerer.
Weakened, to fulfil, stuttering.
وكيفand how يَحْويcontains سِقاءُa waterskin of راحِلَةٍa riding camel
وكيف يَحْوي سِقاءُ راحِلَةٍ
يَمّاًa sea لهُit has زَخْرَةٌa surging swell وإِجْمامُand replenishment
يَمّاً لهُ زَخْرَةٌ وإِجْمامُ
And how could a riding camel's waterskin contain
How can a camel's waterskin contain
A sea with surging swell and replenishment?
A deluge, swelling and flooding within?
Sol 6.1