دأماءُthe ocean of الجودِgenerosity وخضْرِمُهُand its vast sea
دأماءُ الجودِ وخضْرِمُهُ
وحُسامُand the cutting sword of البأسِvalor مهنَّدُهُits Indian-forged blade
وحُسامُ البأسِ مهنَّدُهُ
He is generosity's ocean and its boundless sea,
The rain of generosity and its greenery,
And valor's cutting sword, its Indian-forged blade;
And the sharp swords of valor unsheathed,
مَضَّاءُunflagging in العَزْمِresolve وثاقبُهand piercing in it
مَضَّاءُ العَزْمِ وثاقبُه
ومُصيبُand sound in الرأيjudgment مُسَدَّدهُrightly guided in it
ومُصيبُ الرأي مُسَدَّدهُ
Unflagging in resolve and piercing in purpose,
The bright resolve and its penetration,
And sound in judgment, rightly guided in it;
And the sound opinion straightly aimed,
قَرَّاءُlavish host to الضَّيْفِthe guest وخادِمهُand his servant
قَرَّاءُ الضَّيْفِ وخادِمهُ
ومُشارُand the renowned one of الدهرِthe age وسَيدهُand its master
ومُشارُ الدهرِ وسَيدهُ
A lavish host to the guest, and his servant,
The reader of guests and their server,
And the age's renowned man and its master.
The sign of fate and its master,
يَدْنوhe draws near لِلقِرْنِto the opponent فيَصْرَعُهُand so fells him
يَدْنو لِلقِرْنِ فيَصْرَعُهُ
ولِمَحْلِand to the drought of العامِthe year فيَطْرُدهُand so drives it away
ولِمَحْلِ العامِ فيَطْرُدهُ
He draws near his opponent and fells him,
He charges the spears and lays them low,
And confronts the year's drought and drives it away.
And in the arena of the year drives them away,
طابتْwere good فيin المجدِglory مَساعيهِhis endeavors
طابتْ في المجدِ مَساعيهِ
اِذْsince طابَwas good وأنْجَبَand produced noble offspring موْلدهُhis birth
اِذْ طابَ وأنْجَبَ موْلدهُ
His strivings for glory were worthy,
His efforts thrived in glory,
For his birth was auspicious and brought forth a noble man.
When his birth thrived and begot,
فالموتُso death الفَصْلُdecisive تَقَحُّمهُhis headlong charge
فالموتُ الفَصْلُ تَقَحُّمهُ
والطَّوْدُّand the mountain الثَّبْتُsteadfast تَأيُّدهُhis might
والطَّوْدُّ الثَّبْتُ تَأيُّدهُ
Thus his headlong charge is decisive death,
For death is the separator that dares him,
And his might is a steadfast mountain.
And constancy the firmness that backs him,
لاnot يَخْشىfears الجارُthe neighbor صُروفَvicissitudes of ردىًdeath
لا يَخْشى الجارُ صُروفَ ردىً
ويمينand the right hand of الدولةِthe state مُنْجِدهُhis helper
ويمين الدولةِ مُنْجِدهُ
The neighbor fears no turns of doom,
The neighbor fears not the turns of misfortune,
And Yamin al-Dawla is his helper.
With the right hand of fortune helping him.
Sol 6.1