نعمتَmay you fare well صباحياًin the morning ياO بْنson of عَمِّthe paternal uncle of محَّمدٍMuhammad
نعمتَ صباحياً يا بْن عَمِّ محَّمدٍ
ولاand may you never زلتcease to be فتَّاكاًa fierce slayer مدىthroughout الدهرtime مُنْعِماًbestowing favors
ولا زلت فتَّاكاً مدى الدهر مُنْعِماً
May your morning be happy, O cousin of Muhammad.
You blessed my morning, O son of Muhammad's uncle
And may you remain a fierce slayer, bestowing favors for all time.
And you have remained gracious throughout time
فانكfor indeed you are أنْدىthe most generous الحَيِّthe clan وجهاًin face وراحةًand in palm
فانك أنْدى الحَيِّ وجهاً وراحةً
وأوسعهمand the broadest among them حِلْماًin forbearance وأمنعهمand the strongest among them حِمىin protected domain
وأوسعهم حِلْماً وأمنعهم حِمى
For you are the most generous of the clan, in face and palm,
You are the most handsome of the living in face and comfort
And the most forbearing among them, with the best-defended domain.
And the most clement and protective in forbearance
أبيٌّunyielding وأعْناقُand the necks of الرجالِmen ذليلةٌhumbled
أبيٌّ وأعْناقُ الرجالِ ذليلةٌ
جريءbold اذاwhen ماemphatic particle فارسthe knight of الرَّوْعbattle's terror أحجماdrew back
جريء اذا ما فارس الرَّوْع أحجما
Unyielding, while the necks of men are humbled,
A father whose neck the men bow down submissively
Bold when the knight of battle draws back.
Bold when the horseman of calamity recoils
وقورٌcomposed اذاwhen طاشتْflew loose حُبىthe knee-bindings of كلevery راجحٍlevel-headed man
وقورٌ اذا طاشتْ حُبى كل راجحٍ
قؤولٌeloquent اذاwhen ماemphatic particle أفْوهُthe most eloquent speaker of القومthe people جمجماmumbled
قؤولٌ اذا ما أفْوهُ القوم جمجما
Composed when every level-headed man's knee-bindings fly loose,
Dignified when the heedlessness of each complacent one rages
Eloquent when the people's finest speaker mumbles.
Eloquent when the mouths of the people murmur incoherently
يسرُّgladdens مَعَدّاًMa'add منكin you أبْلَجُbright-faced زاهرٌradiant
يسرُّ مَعَدّاً منك أبْلَجُ زاهرٌ
اذاwhen كَلَحَscowled الخطبthe calamity المَهيبdreadful تبسَّماsmiled
اذا كَلَحَ الخطب المَهيب تبسَّما
Bright-faced and radiant, you gladden Ma'add,
A white full moon brings me joy from you
Smiling when dreadful calamity scowls.
When the formidable events frown
أراحbrought home عزيبstraying المجدglory بالسعيthrough striving واحتوىand took possession
أراح عزيب المجد بالسعي واحتوى
علىof مخفرٍa stronghold كانwas الشَّتيتَscattered المُقسَّماdivided
على مخفرٍ كان الشَّتيتَ المُقسَّما
You brought wandering glory home through striving, and took possession
It brought ease to the weary glory with effort and contained
Of a stronghold that had been scattered and divided.
A guarded place that had been divided and dispersed
واُقسمand I swear ماnever استعظمتdeemed great صدراًa leader مُسوَّداًhonored as a chief
واُقسم ما استعظمت صدراً مُسوَّداً
منamong الناسthe people اِلاexcept that كنتyou were فيin العينthe eye أعْظماgreater
من الناس اِلا كنت في العين أعْظما
And I swear: never have I deemed an acknowledged leader great
And I swear however large a darkened chest I esteemed
Among men, without your being greater in my eyes.
Among the people, yours in my eye was the greatest
ولاnor استكرمتdeemed generous نفسيmy soul عهودthe pledges of بنيthe sons of عُلاًeminence
ولا استكرمت نفسي عهود بني عُلاً
وفَوْاthey fulfilled ليَfor me اِلاexcept that كانwas عهدُكَyour pledge أكْرماmore generous
وفَوْا ليَ اِلا كان عهدُكَ أكْرما
Nor has my soul deemed generous the pledges of the sons of eminence,
And I never esteemed my own soul's pacts with the sons of nobility
Which they honored for me, without your pledge proving more generous.
Above your pact which was the most noble
تكونُyou become ضِراماًa blaze فيin الحفيظةanger in defense of honor مُشعلاًkindled
تكونُ ضِراماً في الحفيظة مُشعلاً
وسيْلاًand a torrent اذاwhen ماemphatic particle أمسكceased الغيثthe rain مُفْعماbrimming
وسيْلاً اذا ما أمسك الغيث مُفْعما
You become a blaze kindled in protective wrath,
You are a flaming brand in recollection
And a brimming torrent when the rain ceases.
And a torrent when the rain withheld has swollen
واِنيand indeed I لمَجْلوبٌindeed brought ليto me القولُspeech مُثْنياًoffering praise
واِني لمَجْلوبٌ لي القولُ مُثْنياً
عليكof you وأغدوand I become فيconcerning سِواكَothers than you مُجمجماmumbling
عليك وأغدو في سِواكَ مُجمجما
And indeed, words come readily to me in praise
And I am compelled to speak praise doubly for you
Of you, while I mumble when speaking of anyone else.
And I wake up remembering only you
بقيتَmay you remain يمينthe right hand of الدولةthe state لخِرْقfor a bold, generous man ماas long as جرىflows الthe
بقيتَ يمين الدولة لخِرْق ما جرى ال
نَّسيمُbreeze وماand as long as أرسىsettles ظلامٌdarkness وأنْجماand grows starry
نَّسيمُ وما أرسى ظلامٌ وأنْجما
May you remain the state's right hand for a bold, generous man, as long as the
You remained the right hand of the state against the rent of what transpired
breeze blows, and as long as darkness settles and grows starry.
Neither breeze nor darkness nor stars
Sol 6.1