يُنْثيproclaims بِرَأفَتِهِof his compassion ونَجْدَتِهِand his valor
يُنْثي بِرَأفَتِهِ ونَجْدَتِهِ
ونَوالِهِand his bounty الأصْباحُthe mornings والأُصُلُand the evenings
ونَوالِهِ الأصْباحُ والأُصُلُ
His compassion and valor are proclaimed,
and his bounty, by mornings and evenings.
فالجارُso the neighbor والجانيand the offender وسائلُهُand his petitioner
فالجارُ والجاني وسائلُهُ
لهمُfor them بمَشْرِعِat the watering place of فَضْلهِhis bounty نَهَلُa first draught
لهمُ بمَشْرِعِ فَضْلهِ نَهَلُ
So the neighbor, the offender, and his petitioner
all have a draught at the watering place of his bounty.
غَمْرُample الرِّداءِof cloak كأنَّas though أنْمُلَهُhis fingertips
غَمْرُ الرِّداءِ كأنَّ أنْمُلَهُ
سُحُبٌclouds وصَيِّبُand the downpour of جودهِhis generosity سَبَلُfalling rain
سُحُبٌ وصَيِّبُ جودهِ سَبَلُ
Ample is his cloak of bounty, as though his fingertips
were clouds, and his generosity poured down as rain.
يُرْضيhe pleases القُلوبَthe hearts بحسنِwith the goodness of سيرَتهِhis conduct
يُرْضي القُلوبَ بحسنِ سيرَتهِ
وتَوَدُّهُand cherish him الألْحاظُthe glances والمُقَلُand the eyes
وتَوَدُّهُ الألْحاظُ والمُقَلُ
He pleases hearts with the goodness of his conduct,
and glances and eyes hold him dear.
كالشَّمسlike the sun مَحْياthe life of كلِّevery نابِتَةٍgrowing plant
كالشَّمس مَحْيا كلِّ نابِتَةٍ
وطُلوعُهاand its rising لنفوسِناto our souls زَعَلُexhilaration
وطُلوعُها لنفوسِنا زَعَلُ
Like the sun, the life of every growing plant,
whose rising fills our souls with exhilaration.
جَيْشٌan army لهُit has زَجَلٌclamor وغَمْغَمَةٌand rumbling
جَيْشٌ لهُ زَجَلٌ وغَمْغَمَةٌ
لكنَّهُyet he فيin زيِّهِhis guise رَجُلُa man
لكنَّهُ في زيِّهِ رَجُلُ
He is an army with clamor and rumbling,
yet in outward guise he is one man.
فيin الدَّسْتِthe seat of honor منهfrom him إذاwhen حَباhe bestows وعَفاand pardons
في الدَّسْتِ منه إذا حَبا وعَفا
الأيْهَمانِthe two mighty ones البَحْرُthe sea والجَبَلُand the mountain
الأيْهَمانِ البَحْرُ والجَبَلُ
At the seat of honor, when he gives and pardons,
he is the two mighty ones: the sea and the mountain.
صَبْوانُenamored بالعَلْياءِof lofty honor لاno جَنَفٌdeviation
صَبْوانُ بالعَلْياءِ لا جَنَفٌ
يَعْروbesets صَبابَتَهُhis passion ولاnor مَلَلُweariness
يَعْرو صَبابَتَهُ ولا مَلَلُ
Enamored of lofty honor, no waywardness
besets his passion, nor any weariness.
عَضُدٌa strong arm لدينِfor the faith of اللّهِGod ناصِرُهُits defender
عَضُدٌ لدينِ اللّهِ ناصِرُهُ
حاميguardian of حِماهُits sanctuary وذِمْرُهُand its champion البَطَلُthe hero
حامي حِماهُ وذِمْرُهُ البَطَلُ
A strong arm for God's faith, its defender,
guardian of its sanctuary, its heroic champion.
لوif حَلَّsettled فوقabove النَّجمthe stars ذوone possessing شَرفٍhonor
لو حَلَّ فوق النَّجم ذو شَرفٍ
أمْسىhe would be by evening ومَوْطىءُand the resting place of رِجْلِهِhis foot زُحَلSaturn
أمْسى ومَوْطىءُ رِجْلِهِ زُحَل
If a man of honor were to dwell above the stars,
by evening Saturn would be the resting place of his foot.
فَوقىso may he protect إِلهُthe God of العرشِthe Throne مُهْجَتَهُhis life
فَوقى إِلهُ العرشِ مُهْجَتَهُ
صَرْفَthe onslaught of الرَّدىdeath ماas long as حَنَّتِcry in longing الإِبلthe camels
صَرْفَ الرَّدى ما حَنَّتِ الإِبل
So may the God of the Throne protect his life
from death's onslaught, as long as camels cry in longing.
Sol 6.1