حاشاfar be اللَّيوثthe lions منfrom التِياlanguor (beginning)
حاشا اللَّيوث من التِيا
ثِlanguor (completion) والجبالand the mountains منfrom اضطرابِtrembling
ثِ والجبال من اضطرابِ
Far be it from lions to fal—
Far be lions from languor,
—ter, or from mountains to tremble;
And mountains from trembling,
والصَّارمand the keen sword الهنديIndian منfrom
والصَّارم الهندي من
طبعٍa temper يعوقُhinders عنfrom الضَّرابِstriking
طبعٍ يعوقُ عن الضَّرابِ
and far be an Indian saber from
And the keen Indian sword from
a temper that keeps it from striking.
A temper that hinders striking.
ولقدand indeed عجبتُI marveled منat الطبيthe physician (beginning)
ولقد عجبتُ من الطبي
بِphysician (completion) وأنْand that يُخبِّرَhe should report بالصوَّابِwith accuracy
بِ وأنْ يُخبِّرَ بالصوَّابِ
How I marveled at the physi—
And indeed, I have marveled at the physician,
—cian, that he should speak truly,
And at his speaking aright,
اِذwhen أقدمتْventured forward يدهhis hand ومبand the lancet (beginning)
اِذ أقدمتْ يده ومب
ضَعهُhis lancet (completion) علىagainst الأُسدِthe lions الغِضابthe wrathful
ضَعهُ على الأُسدِ الغِضاب
when his hand and scal—
When his hand and lancet ventured
—pel dared the wrathful lions,
Against the wrathful lions,
فيماwhere لوif انَّthat الجيشَthe army يوgallops (beginning)
فيما لو انَّ الجيشَ يو
جِفُgallops (completion) بالمُسَوَّمةِon marked steeds العِرابِpurebred Arabian
جِفُ بالمُسَوَّمةِ العِرابِ
in a venture where, were an army to gal—
Where, had the army galloped
—lop on its marked Arab steeds,
On marked, purebred Arabian steeds,
يبغيهseeking him أصبحcame to be تاوياًperished
يبغيه أصبح تاوياً
سَدِكَclinging المعَاطسِthe noses بالتُّرابِto the dust
سَدِكَ المعَاطسِ بالتُّرابِ
seeking him, it would end up lifeless,
Seeking him, it would have perished,
its nostrils pressed into the dust.
Its noses clinging to the dust.
فبقيتَso may you remain ياO تاجَcrown الملوthe kings (beginning)
فبقيتَ يا تاجَ الملو
كِkings (completion) علىover الأجانبِthe strangers والصِّحابِand the companions
كِ على الأجانبِ والصِّحابِ
Long may you remain, O crown of king—
So may you remain, O crown of kings,
—s, above strangers and friends alike,
Over strangers and companions,
صدراًa leader مُطاعَobeyed الأمرِthe command عُمِlifespan (beginning)
صدراً مُطاعَ الأمرِ عُمِ
رَlifespan (completion) الدهرall time محميَّprotected الجَنابthe domain
رَ الدهر محميَّ الجَناب
a leader whose command is obeyed, as long as time en—
A leader whose command is obeyed, throughout
—dures, your realm inviolate;
All time, your domain protected.
لاnot ينقضيelapses يومٌa day خَلاdevoid
لا ينقضي يومٌ خَلا
لكَfor you منof ثناءٍpraise أوor ثوابِreward
لكَ من ثناءٍ أو ثوابِ
no day passes empty
May no day pass devoid
of praise or reward for you.
Of praise or reward for you.
Sol 6.1