يسيرhe advances إلىtoward اكتسابattaining المجدِglory شَدّاًat a run
يسير إلى اكتساب المجدِ شَدّاً
كماas خرجتwent forth إلىtoward الغرضِthe target السِّهامُthe arrows
كما خرجت إلى الغرضِ السِّهامُ
He races to attain glory,
He strides to gain glory,
as arrows sped forth toward the target.
As arrows set out for their target.
ويرزنُand he remains steady اِذwhen يطيشreels الخطبُcalamity عِطفاًin bearing
ويرزنُ اِذ يطيش الخطبُ عِطفاً
كماas يرسوstands firm ثبيرٌThabir أوor شَمامُShamam
كما يرسو ثبيرٌ أو شَمامُ
And he remains steady in bearing when calamity reels,
He gallops when fate takes a sudden turn,
as Thabir or Shamam stands firm.
As the rain pours or locusts swarm.
أَغرُّradiant يُضيءُgrows bright ليلُthe night الحظِّof fortune منهُfrom him
أَغرُّ يُضيءُ ليلُ الحظِّ منهُ
ويُشرقُand brightens منfrom مُحَيَّاهُhis countenance الظَّلامُdarkness
ويُشرقُ من مُحَيَّاهُ الظَّلامُ
Radiant, he makes fortune's night shine,
The bright moon illuminates the night of fortune through him,
and darkness is illumined by his countenance.
And darkness is dispelled by his shining forehead.
بوادرهُhis sudden acts غَمامٌrainclouds أوor حِمامٌdeath
بوادرهُ غَمامٌ أو حِمامٌ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle عَنَّarises مَحْلٌdrought أوor خِصامُstrife
إِذا ما عَنَّ مَحْلٌ أو خِصامُ
His sudden acts are rainclouds or death,
His signs are clouds or doves,
whenever drought or strife arises.
Whenever a place is inhabited or there is strife.
طليقُcheerful الوجهof face أغْلبُlionlike هاشميٌّa Hashemite
طليقُ الوجه أغْلبُ هاشميٌّ
لهfor him فيin كلِّevery مكْرُمةٍnoble deed مَقامُa station
له في كلِّ مكْرُمةٍ مَقامُ
Cheerful of face, lionlike, a Hashemite,
Open-faced, a victorious Hashimite,
he holds a place in every noble deed.
He has a position in every honor.
تُحاذرdread بأسهُhis might خُشنُharsh المَواضيthe keen-edged swords
تُحاذر بأسهُ خُشنُ المَواضي
وتحسدُهُand envies him علىfor اللُّطْفِgentleness المُدامُwine
وتحسدُهُ على اللُّطْفِ المُدامُ
Harsh, keen-edged swords dread his might,
The rough deserts fear his might,
and wine envies him his gentleness.
And gentleness envies his constancy.
يُسرُّكdelights you منهin him فِرْدٌa peerless man فيin المعاليlofty deeds
يُسرُّك منه فِرْدٌ في المعالي
واِمَّاand if هيجَhe is roused فالجيشُthen he is the army اللُّهامُvast
واِمَّا هيجَ فالجيشُ اللُّهامُ
He delights you, a man peerless in noble deeds,
You are pleased by his unique excellence,
but when roused, he is a vast army.
Or else it is the intrepid army.
معانٍmeanings منfrom مَعالٍnoble deeds باهِراتٍdazzling
معانٍ من مَعالٍ باهِراتٍ
دِقاقٌsubtle عندin the eyes of مُعْتَبرٍa discerning observer ضِخامُimmense
دِقاقٌ عند مُعْتَبرٍ ضِخامُ
Meanings drawn from dazzling noble deeds,
Profound meanings from glorious deeds,
subtle, yet immense to a discerning observer.
Subtle with the discerning, mighty for the ignorant.
يُجيرُhe grants protection علىagainst الزمانِtime منfrom الرَّزاياcalamities
يُجيرُ على الزمانِ من الرَّزايا
فمنهُso from him بكلin every نازلَةٍdisaster عِصامُa safeguard
فمنهُ بكل نازلَةٍ عِصامُ
He grants protection against the calamities of time,
He protects the times from calamities,
so from him comes a safeguard in every disaster.
So he has a solution for every affliction.
إِذاif ماemphatic particle الدهرُtime لمnot يسمعْlisten لقوليto my words
إِذا ما الدهرُ لم يسمعْ لقولي
فصمْتٌthen silence دونَbelow أيْسَرهِits slightest degree الكلامُspeech
فصمْتٌ دونَ أيْسَرهِ الكلامُ
If time does not heed my words,
If fate does not heed my words,
then comes a silence whose slightest form surpasses speech.
Then silence before his speech is best.
Sol 6.1