هاميshowering النَّوالِbounty فيin السنينِthe years الغُبْرbarren and dust-gray
هامي النَّوالِ في السنينِ الغُبْر
إذاwhen السَّماءُthe sky بَخِلَتْwas stingy بالقَطْرِwith rain
إذا السَّماءُ بَخِلَتْ بالقَطْرِ
His bounty pours through the dust-gray years,
He showers bounty in the barren, dust-gray years,
when heaven is stingy with its rain.
When the sky is stingy with rain.
سَنىradiance مُحيَّاهُhis countenance كضوْءِlike the light of الفجْرِdawn
سَنى مُحيَّاهُ كضوْءِ الفجْرِ
يجودُhe gives generously قبلَbefore جُودِهِhis giving بالبِشْرِwith a cheerful welcome
يجودُ قبلَ جُودِهِ بالبِشْرِ
His countenance shines like the light of dawn;
His countenance shines like the light of dawn;
before his largesse, his smile itself gives.
He bestows good cheer before bestowing gifts.
ثِمالُa mainstay خيْرٍgood وثَفالُand slow to act شَرِّevil
ثِمالُ خيْرٍ وثَفالُ شَرِّ
عادتُهُhis custom وشْكُpromptness القِرىhospitality والنَّصْرand aid
عادتُهُ وشْكُ القِرى والنَّصْر
A refuge in goodness, a laggard in evil,
A mainstay of good, slow to do evil,
his custom is swift hospitality and slaughter for the feast.
His custom is prompt hospitality and aid.
أغْلَبُa mighty lion يمْطوstrides بالخميسwith the army المجْرِvast
أغْلَبُ يمْطو بالخميس المجْرِ
بمُرْهفاتٍwith keen-edged weapons منof حِجاًintellect وبُتْرِand cleaving swords
بمُرْهفاتٍ من حِجاً وبُتْرِ
Lion-necked, he strides with a teeming army,
A mighty lion, he strides with a vast army,
armed with keen blades—cleavers and short swords.
With keen-edged wit and cleaving swords.
آمَنُmost secure ماwhen يكونُhe is عندat the time of الذُّعْرِterror
آمَنُ ما يكونُ عند الذُّعْرِ
تاجُthe crown الملوكِof kings ذوpossessing العُلىeminence والفَخْرِand glory
تاجُ الملوكِ ذو العُلى والفَخْرِ
Safest of all is he when terror strikes.
Most secure when terror strikes,
Crown of kings, lord of loftiness and pride,
The crown of kings, possessed of eminence and glory.
مُهَنَّدٌan Indian-steel sword عَضْبٌkeen-edged بكفِّin the hand of ذِمْرِa valiant warrior
مُهَنَّدٌ عَضْبٌ بكفِّ ذِمْرِ
يَقُدُّcleaves lengthwise ماwhatever يُصِيبُهُstrikes it ويَفْريand rends
يَقُدُّ ما يُصِيبُهُ ويَفْري
an Indian-forged, keen-edged sword in a champion’s hand:
A keen Indian-steel sword in a valiant warrior's hand,
it cleaves lengthwise whatever it meets, and cuts it crosswise.
It cleaves whatever it strikes and rends it.
لاnot يَضْرِبُhe strikes الأعْداءَthe enemies غيَexcept (apparently truncated) هَبْرِhewing blows
لا يَضْرِبُ الأعْداءَ غيَ هَبْرِ
لاnot يأخُذُhe attains الآرابَdesired ends غيرَexcept قَهْرِoverpowering force
لا يأخُذُ الآرابَ غيرَ قَهْرِ
He strikes his foes only to hew off great pieces,
He strikes his enemies only with cleaving blows.
wins his desires only by force,
He gains his aims only by conquest.
لاnot يبذُلُhe bestows المعروفَfavors غيرَexcept غَمْرِoverflowing abundance
لا يبذُلُ المعروفَ غيرَ غَمْرِ
أعومُI swim منof أوصافِهِhis qualities فيin بحْرِa sea
أعومُ من أوصافِهِ في بحْرِ
and bestows good only in floods.
He bestows favors only in overflowing abundance.
I swim through a sea of his virtues,
I swim in a sea of his qualities,
فأبْتَنيso I fashion مديحَهُpraise of him منْfrom دُرِّpearls
فأبْتَني مديحَهُ منْ دُرِّ
قَلائِداًnecklaces مثلlike النُّجومِthe stars الزُّهْرِradiant
قَلائِداً مثل النُّجومِ الزُّهْرِ
fashioning his praise from pearls—
So I fashion his praise from pearls—
necklaces like the radiant stars.
Necklaces like the radiant stars.
فهوso he مُقيمٌstaying in place والثَّناءُand praise يَسْريtravels by night
فهو مُقيمٌ والثَّناءُ يَسْري
عاشَmay he live مدىthroughout الدهرall time مُطاعَobeyed الأمْرِcommand
عاشَ مدى الدهر مُطاعَ الأمْرِ
He abides, while praise travels abroad;
So he stays in place, while praise travels by night.
may he live through all time, his command obeyed,
May he live as long as time endures, his commands obeyed,
مُهَنَّأًcongratulated بعيدِهِon his feast والعَشْرِand the ten days
مُهَنَّأً بعيدِهِ والعَشْرِ
blessed in his Eid and the sacred Ten Days.
Congratulated on his feast and the ten days.
Sol 6.1