اُحِبُّI love سَجاياtraits الخيرِgoodness غُرّاًradiant كأنهاas though they
اُحِبُّ سَجايا الخيرِ غُرّاً كأنها
إذاwhen طلعتthey rise يومon the day of النَّدِيِّthe assembly نجومُstars
إذا طلعت يوم النَّدِيِّ نجومُ
I love the radiant traits of goodness, as though they
I love the facets of goodness appearing
were stars when they rise on the day of assembly.
As if, when the bright day dawns, they were stars
حَواهاhe possessed them أبوfather of سعْدٍSa'd واِنَّand indeed اجتماعهاtheir union
حَواها أبو سعْدٍ واِنَّ اجتماعها
علىin رجُلٍa man فيin عصرناour age لعظيمُtruly great
على رجُلٍ في عصرنا لعظيمُ
Abu Sa'd possesses them, and their union
Contained in Abu Sa'd, and verily their assemblage
in one man in our age is truly remarkable.
In a man in our time is magnificent
فجاءso he came رضيَّsound الدينfaith ندْباًgallant إِلىtoward العُلىthe heights
فجاء رضيَّ الدين ندْباً إِلى العُلى
منازلُهُhis dwellings للخائفينَfor the fearful حَريمُa sanctuary
منازلُهُ للخائفينَ حَريمُ
Thus he proved sound in faith, gallant in pursuit of the heights;
So came Sa'd al-Din, aspiring to the most high
his dwellings are a sanctuary for the fearful.
His dwellings are sanctuaries for the reverent
هوhe المرءُthe man أمَّاas for مالُهُhis wealth فمُرَزَّأٌso depleted
هو المرءُ أمَّا مالُهُ فمُرَزَّأٌ
شَتيتٌscattered وأمَّاand as for عِرضُهُhis honor فَسليمُso unscathed
شَتيتٌ وأمَّا عِرضُهُ فَسليمُ
He is the man: as for his wealth, it is depleted,
He is the man, while his wealth is scattered
scattered; and as for his honor, it is unscathed.
And dispersed, his honor is safe and intact
Sol 6.1