ولوand if كانwere ليfor me فيin ذبحslaughtering نفسيmyself قُربةٌa means of drawing near
ولو كان لي في ذبح نفسي قُربةٌ
إلىto اللهGod بادرتُI would hasten المصيرgoing إلىto الذبْحِthe slaughter
إلى الله بادرتُ المصير إلى الذبْحِ
And if slaughtering myself could bring me nearer
If my soul's slaughter brought me close,
to God, I would hasten to the slaughter,
To God, I would hasten to slaughter.
وفاءًin fulfillment بشكرwith thanks to اللهGod عنfor حفظpreserving سيدlord of الthe
وفاءً بشكر الله عن حفظ سيد ال
سلاطينsultans مجموعsum of الفخارِglory أبيAbu (father of) الفتحِal-Fath (victory)
سلاطين مجموع الفخارِ أبي الفتحِ
in fulfillment of thanks to God for preserving the lord of the
In gratitude, thanking God for preserving,
sultans, the sum of all glory, Abu al-Fath:
The master of all sultans, the essence of pottery, my father Al-Fath.
فتىًa young man صحَّةwell-being of الدنياthe world بصحةِthrough the well-being of نفسهِhimself
فتىً صحَّة الدنيا بصحةِ نفسهِ
وقوليand my statement هذاthis فيin الدلالةِevident meaning كالصبحِlike the dawn
وقولي هذا في الدلالةِ كالصبحِ
a young man—the world's well-being rests on his own;
A youth whose own health brings health to the world,
and this statement of mine is as clear as the dawn.
And my words in meaning are like the dawn.
كريمُnoble السجاياcharacter traits يحسدenvies الماءwater لطفهhis gentleness
كريمُ السجايا يحسد الماء لطفه
بريءٌfree منof الكِبْرِarrogance المُذمَّمblameworthy والشحِّand stinginess
بريءٌ من الكِبْرِ المُذمَّم والشحِّ
He is noble in character; water envies his gentleness;
Generous in nature, water envies his gentleness,
he is free of blameworthy arrogance and stinginess.
Innocent of the blemished arrogance and stinginess.
يباريrivals بجدواهwith his bounty الفراتthe Euphrates إذاwhen جرىit flows
يباري بجدواه الفرات إذا جرى
وينهلand gives drink to منfrom طعنpiercing الكماةarmored champions شباthe point of الرُّمحِthe spear
وينهل من طعن الكماة شبا الرُّمحِ
In bounty he rivals the Euphrates as it flows,
His bounty rivals the Euphrates in flow,
and slakes the spear's point by piercing armored champions.
And he draws from the thrusts of spears the youth of the lance.
إذاwhen ما(emphasis) اسْتقادhe leads العادياتthe charging steeds إلىto الوغىbattle
إذا ما اسْتقاد العاديات إلى الوغى
تلْنَthey recite بتصهالٍwith neighing لهfor him سورةَthe surah of الفتْحِVictory
تلْنَ بتصهالٍ له سورةَ الفتْحِ
Whenever he leads the charging steeds to battle,
When the foe are led to battle's din,
they recite for him, in neighs, the Surah of Victory.
The Chapter of Victory softens for him.
فإنْso if يكُis قُرْبانيmy offering قليلاًsmall فإننيthen indeed I
فإنْ يكُ قُرْباني قليلاً فإنني
كثيرabundant in الدُّعاءِprayer والمحبَّةِand love والمدحِand praise
كثير الدُّعاءِ والمحبَّةِ والمدحِ
So if my offering is small, I am
If my offering is little, I have much,
abundant in prayer, love, and praise.
Prayer, love, and praise.
Sol 6.1