اذاif موسمٌa festival زانadorns الزمانَtime ورودُهُits arrival
اذا موسمٌ زان الزمانَ ورودُهُ
فانَّthen indeed بهاءsplendor الدينthe faith زينُadornment of المواسِمِthe festivals
فانَّ بهاء الدين زينُ المواسِمِ
If a festival's arrival adorns time,
If the season has adorned itself with flowers,
then Baha al-Din is the adornment of festivals.
Then the splendor of al-Din is the adornment of seasons.
وشيكُswift القِرىhospitality لاdoes not يخمدquench القرُّthe cold نارهhis fire
وشيكُ القِرى لا يخمد القرُّ ناره
ولاnor يحبسُwithhold المعروفbounty خُلْفbroken promises الغمائمthe clouds
ولا يحبسُ المعروف خُلْف الغمائم
He is swift with hospitality; cold does not quench his fire,
The nearby villages, their fires never die out,
nor do the clouds' broken promises hold back his bounty.
Good deeds are never held back behind the clouds.
تلاقيهyou encounter him منin respect of جْدواهhis bounty فيin زيِّthe guise of ديمةٍsteady rain
تلاقيه من جْدواه في زيِّ ديمةٍ
دلوحٍrain-laden وعندand at البأسbattle فيin زيِّthe guise of صارمِa keen sword
دلوحٍ وعند البأس في زيِّ صارمِ
In his bounty you find him in the guise of a steady raincloud,
You see him in the garb of humility in times of peace,
heavy with rain—and in battle, in the guise of a keen sword.
Gentle, and in times of strife in the garb of a warrior.
فيفنيso it destroys ويغنيand it enriches حدُّهhis cutting edge وانسكابهُand his outpouring
فيفني ويغني حدُّه وانسكابهُ
اذاwhen شدَّexerts himself فيin ضربstriking الطُّلىthe necks والمكارمِand noble deeds
اذا شدَّ في ضرب الطُّلى والمكارمِ
So his edge destroys, and his outpouring enriches,
His striking and flowing sword obliterates and enriches;
when he strives to strike necks and perform noble deeds.
When unsheathed against the skulls and honorable deeds.
فلاso no ضربِblow اِلاexcept الهبرُcleaving فيin قِمَمthe heads of العدىthe enemies
فلا ضربِ اِلا الهبرُ في قِمَم العدى
ولاand no جودَgenerosity الاexcept ساجمٌa downpour اِثرَfollowing ساجمِa downpour
ولا جودَ الا ساجمٌ اِثرَ ساجمِ
Then no blow but a cleaving stroke to the enemies' heads,
None strikes with the sword but him, at the peaks of the enemy,
and no bounty but one downpour following another.
None is generous but him, one glorious feat after another.
تُشدُّare fastened حُباهُhis knee-bands فيin رجيبِgrand نديِّهhis assembly
تُشدُّ حُباهُ في رجيبِ نديِّه
إِلىto ليِّنِsupple الأعطافthe flanks صُلْبfirm المعاجمِtests of mettle
إِلى ليِّنِ الأعطاف صُلْب المعاجمِ
His knee-bands are fastened in his grand assembly,
His love pulls those hardened with animosity
around one supple of flank, yet firm when tested.
Toward the softness of accord, even the rigid ones.
يُصرفِّهsway him ندْمانهُhis boon companions يومon the day of سلْمهِhis peace
يُصرفِّه ندْمانهُ يوم سلْمهِ
وترهبُهُand dread him الأبطالُthe champions يومon the day of المَلاحمِfierce battles
وترهبُهُ الأبطالُ يوم المَلاحمِ
His boon companions sway him in peacetime,
Regret turns him back the day he makes peace,
and champions dread him on days of battle.
Champions awe him the day battles flare up.
فعاشso may he live أبوAbu (father of) الفضلal-Fadl (excellence) الهُمامُthe valiant مظفَّراًvictorious
فعاش أبو الفضل الهُمامُ مظفَّراً
تقادُare led المباغيdesired aims نحوهُtoward him بالخزائمِby nose-rings
تقادُ المباغي نحوهُ بالخزائمِ
So may Abu al-Fadl, the valiant, live victorious,
So Abu Al-Fadl lives honored and supported,
with the things he seeks led toward him by nose-rings.
With seeks of glory coming to him in multitudes.
اذاwhen ماemphatic particle نضاcasts off عيداًa festival تقمَّصdons as a shirt مثلهُone like it
اذا ما نضا عيداً تقمَّص مثلهُ
مُطاعاًobeyed فأقْصىso the most distant غائبٍabsent one مثلُlike قادمِone arriving
مُطاعاً فأقْصى غائبٍ مثلُ قادمِ
Whenever he casts off a festival, he dons another like it,
If he passes a feast, none can take his place,
obeyed, so the most distant absentee is like one who has arrived.
Obeyed whether absent or present alike.
Sol 6.1