نطقْتُI spoke بمدحيwith my praise ثمَّthen أسررتُI kept secret بعدهafter it
نطقْتُ بمدحي ثمَّ أسررتُ بعده
دُعائيmy prayer فياso, O للّهِto God سِرِّيَmy secret speech والجَهْرُand open speech
دُعائي فيا للّهِ سِرِّيَ والجَهْرُ
I voiced my praise, then afterward kept secret
my prayer—O God, my secret and open speech!
لأجْمَعَso that I may unite بينbetween الواجبينِthe two duties لِماجِدٍtoward a noble man
لأجْمَعَ بين الواجبينِ لِماجِدٍ
مَدائحُهُpraises of him جَهْرٌpublic ومعروفُهand his kindness سِرُّsecret
مَدائحُهُ جَهْرٌ ومعروفُه سِرُّ
To fulfill both duties toward a noble man,
whose praises are public and whose kindness is secret;
لأبْلَجto a bright-browed man منof آلthe house of المُظفَّرِal-Muzaffar مُطْعمٍa giver of food
لأبْلَج من آل المُظفَّرِ مُطْعمٍ
إذاwhen أخْلَفfail الأنواءُthe rain-bearing stars واحتبسand is withheld القطرthe rain
إذا أخْلَف الأنواءُ واحتبس القطر
a bright-browed man of the house of al-Muzaffar, who gives food
when the rain-bearing stars fail and the rain is withheld.
فتىa young man of البأسvalor والنَّعْماءِand bounty فيin كلevery حالةٍcircumstance
فتى البأس والنَّعْماءِ في كل حالةٍ
وشيكانِboth swift منamong أفعالهِhis deeds الجودُgenerosity والنَّصْرand aid
وشيكانِ من أفعالهِ الجودُ والنَّصْر
A man of valor and bounty in every circumstance;
generosity and aid come swiftly among his deeds.
يضيقُhe is distressed بأدنىby the slightest العارِdisgrace ذرعاًin forbearance ولمand has not يزلceased
يضيقُ بأدنى العارِ ذرعاً ولم يزل
وسيعَيْنboth ample منthrough نَعْمائهhis bounty الجودgenerosity والغدْرand rain-pools
وسيعَيْن من نَعْمائه الجود والغدْر
He cannot bear the slightest shame; ever have
generosity and rain-pools been ample through his bounty.
وكيدُfirm أواخيbonds of الوِدِّaffection وافٍfaithful بعهْدهِto his pledge
وكيدُ أواخي الوِدِّ وافٍ بعهْدهِ
الكريمnoble فلاso no نكْثٌbreach of pledge يَشينُdisgraces ولاand no غَدْرُtreachery
الكريم فلا نكْثٌ يَشينُ ولا غَدْرُ
Firm in the bonds of affection, faithful to his pledge—
a noble pledge: no breach disgraces him, nor treachery.
يزيدُexceeds علىbeyond الأقوالwords فيin الخيرgoodness فِعْلُهhis action
يزيدُ على الأقوال في الخير فِعْلُه
فموْعِدهُso his promise نَزْرٌscant ونائلُهُand his bounty دَثْرُabundant
فموْعِدهُ نَزْرٌ ونائلُهُ دَثْرُ
His deeds in goodness surpass his words,
so his promises are few and his gifts abundant.
حوىattained عضدAdud الدينal-Din المَعاليexalted honors بسَعْيهthrough his striving
حوى عضد الدين المَعالي بسَعْيه
فطابتْso were worthy مساعيهِhis endeavors كماjust as كرُمwas noble النَّجْرhis lineage
فطابتْ مساعيهِ كما كرُم النَّجْر
Adud al-Din attained exalted honors through his striving;
so his endeavors were worthy, just as his lineage was noble.
تهُزُّstir قوافيrhymes of الشِّعْرpoetry ساكنthe stillness of عِطْفهhis side
تهُزُّ قوافي الشِّعْر ساكن عِطْفه
كأنَّas though القوافيthe rhymes حينwhen يسمعُهاhe hears them خمْرُwine
كأنَّ القوافي حين يسمعُها خمْرُ
Poetry's rhymes stir his tranquil frame,
as though the rhymes, when he hears them, were wine.
فهُنِّيَso may he be congratulated والعيدُand the feast السَّعيدُhappy بسَعْدِهon his good fortune
فهُنِّيَ والعيدُ السَّعيدُ بسَعْدِه
وأمْثالُهُand others like it ماas long as لاحَappears فيon أُفُقٍa horizon فَجْرdawn
وأمْثالُهُ ما لاحَ في أُفُقٍ فَجْر
So, felicitations to him and to the happy feast on his good fortune,
and to feasts like it, as long as dawn appears on a horizon.
Sol 6.1