فخَرتْtook pride بكin you الأزْمانُthe ages والحِقَبُand the epochs
فخَرتْ بك الأزْمانُ والحِقَبُ
ياO مَنْone whose جميعُall of زَمانهِhis lifetime رَجَبُRajab
يا مَنْ جميعُ زَمانهِ رَجَبُ
The ages and epochs have taken pride in you,
O you whose entire lifetime is Rajab.
تَقْواكَyour piety لاnot تَخْتَصُّis confined to ناجِمَةًan arising occasion
تَقْواكَ لا تَخْتَصُّ ناجِمَةً
منْof موُسِمٍa season يمْضيpasses ويُرْتَقَبُand is awaited
منْ موُسِمٍ يمْضي ويُرْتَقَبُ
Your piety is not confined to the advent
Of a season that passes and is awaited.
بلْrather كُلُّevery يومٍday منكَof yours ذوpossessing شَرَفٍhonor
بلْ كُلُّ يومٍ منكَ ذو شَرَفٍ
يُزْهىtakes pride كماjust as تُزْهىtake pride بكَin you الرُّتَبُthe ranks
يُزْهى كما تُزْهى بكَ الرُّتَبُ
Rather, every day of yours possesses honor,
Taking pride, as ranks take pride in you.
أوْعَيْتَهُyou filled it خيراًwith goodness فمُمْلِقُهُso its pauper
أوْعَيْتَهُ خيراً فمُمْلِقُهُ
مُثْرٍwealthy وذوand the bearer of أحْزانِهِits sorrows طَرِبُjoyful
مُثْرٍ وذو أحْزانِهِ طَرِبُ
You filled it with goodness, so its poor are
Rich, and its sorrowful are joyful.
وصَفاand became clear ضَميرُكyour conscience منof قَذىthe mote of صَوَرٍbias
وصَفا ضَميرُك من قَذى صَوَرٍ
تَنْمىgrow بهthrough it الشُّبُهاتُdoubts والرِّيَبُand suspicions
تَنْمى به الشُّبُهاتُ والرِّيَبُ
And your conscience is clear of the mote of bias
Through which doubts and suspicions grow.
فبَلَغْتَthus you attained بالإِخلاصِthrough sincerity ماwhat عَجزتْwere incapable
فبَلَغْتَ بالإِخلاصِ ما عَجزتْ
عنهُof it الصَّوارِمُthe keen swords والقَناand the spears السَّلَبُthe long, slender ones
عنهُ الصَّوارِمُ والقَنا السَّلَبُ
Thus, through sincerity you attained what
Keen swords and long, slender spears could not.
هذاthis وبأسُكَwhile your valor قدindeed أَقَرَّattested بهِto it
هذا وبأسُكَ قد أَقَرَّ بهِ
ألحَرْبُwar والآراءُand judgments والكُتُبُand books
ألحَرْبُ والآراءُ والكُتُبُ
This, while your valor has been acknowledged by
War, judgments, and books.
تُخْشىyou are feared وتُرجىand you are hoped for نَجْدةًfor valor ونَدىًand bounty
تُخْشى وتُرجى نَجْدةً ونَدىً
أبَداًalways فأنْتَfor you are السَّيْفُthe sword والسُّحُبُand the clouds
أبَداً فأنْتَ السَّيْفُ والسُّحُبُ
You inspire fear and hope through valor and bounty,
Always, for you are the sword and the clouds.
فَظُباكَso your sword-edges لاnot فُلٌّnotched ولاnor قُصُمٌbroken
فَظُباكَ لا فُلٌّ ولا قُصُمٌ
ونَداكَand your bounty لاno مَطْلٌdelay ولاnor نَصَبُhardship
ونَداكَ لا مَطْلٌ ولا نَصَبُ
So your sword-edges are neither notched nor broken,
And your bounty brings neither delay nor hardship.
أنَّىhow يُجاذبُكَvie with you الرِّجالُmen عُلاًin eminence
أنَّى يُجاذبُكَ الرِّجالُ عُلاً
ولكَwhile yours are المَعاليthe lofty honors الغُرُّthe illustrious ones والنَّسَبُand lineage
ولكَ المَعالي الغُرُّ والنَّسَبُ
How can men vie with you in eminence,
When yours are illustrious honors and noble lineage?
أمَّاas for الوزارةُthe vizierate فهيthen she is حاليَةٌadorned
أمَّا الوزارةُ فهي حاليَةٌ
بِعُلاكَwith your eminence فيin أعْطافِهاher sides طَرَبُjoy
بِعُلاكَ في أعْطافِها طَرَبُ
As for the vizierate, she is adorned
With your eminence, her frame filled with joy.
خُطبتْshe was betrothed إلىto كُفءٍa worthy match أخيa man of شَرَفٍhonor
خُطبتْ إلى كُفءٍ أخي شَرَفٍ
كشَفتْwere dispelled بهِthrough him الَّلأواءُhardship والكُرَبُand anguish
كشَفتْ بهِ الَّلأواءُ والكُرَبُ
She was betrothed to a worthy match, a man of honor,
Through whom hardship and anguish were dispelled.
فتولَدَّتْand so were born ما(emphatic particle) بينَbetween مَجْدِكُماthe glory of you both
فتولَدَّتْ ما بينَ مَجْدِكُما
فيthroughout العالَمينthe worlds مَناقِبٌvirtues نُجُبُof noble birth
في العالَمين مَناقِبٌ نُجُبُ
Thus from your shared glory were born
Noble virtues throughout the worlds.
ولقدand indeed نَصَرْتَyou championed الدينَthe faith فيamid رَهَجٍbattle-dust
ولقد نَصَرْتَ الدينَ في رَهَجٍ
كادَتْnearly بهِamid it الأرْواحُsouls تُنْتَهَبُwere snatched away
كادَتْ بهِ الأرْواحُ تُنْتَهَبُ
And you indeed championed the faith amid battle-dust,
In which souls were nearly snatched away.
وعَضدْتَهand you bolstered it والسَّيْفُwhile the sword ذوpossessing جَزعٍfear
وعَضدْتَه والسَّيْفُ ذو جَزعٍ
فشَدَدْتَthus you strengthened منهُit وصُدِّقَand was proven true اللَّقَبthe title
فشَدَدْتَ منهُ وصُدِّقَ اللَّقَب
And you bolstered it while the sword knew fear;
Thus you made it strong, and the title proved true.
ولَبِسْتَand you clothed yourself in أخْلاقاًvirtues مُطَهَّرةpurified
ولَبِسْتَ أخْلاقاً مُطَهَّرة
يدْنوdraws near بهاthrough them القاصِيthe far-off one ويَقْتَرِبُand comes close
يدْنو بها القاصِي ويَقْتَرِبُ
And you clothed yourself in spotless virtues,
Through which the far-off draw near and come close.
فكأنَّso it is as though هذاthese النَّاسَpeople كُلَّهُمall of them
فكأنَّ هذا النَّاسَ كُلَّهُم
ولَدٌchildren وأنتَand you الوالِدُthe father الحَدِبthe tender one
ولَدٌ وأنتَ الوالِدُ الحَدِب
So it is as though all these people
Were children, and you their tender father.
فَبَقيتَso may you live on ليfor me ولِكُلِّand for every ذيpossessor of أمَلٍhope
فَبَقيتَ لي ولِكُلِّ ذي أمَلٍ
ماas long as عَزَّتِhold sway الأرْماحُthe spears والقُضُبand the blades
ما عَزَّتِ الأرْماحُ والقُضُب
So may you live on for me and all who hope,
As long as spears and blades hold sway.
Sol 6.1