مُمدَّحٌmuch-praised غمْرُample الرِّداءthe cloak والشِّيَمْand noble traits
مُمدَّحٌ غمْرُ الرِّداء والشِّيَمْ
إذاwhen حمىhe defends أبْدىhe acts openly وإِنand if جادَhe gives generously كَتَمْhe conceals it
إذا حمى أبْدى وإِن جادَ كَتَمْ
Much-praised, ample of cloak and noble character.
Praiseworthy is his complete generosity,
When he defends, he acts openly; when he gives, he conceals it.
When resolute he shows mercy, and when generous he conceals.
شهْمٌnoble-spirited يفِرُّflees القرْنُthe rival منهfrom him والعدَمْand poverty
شهْمٌ يفِرُّ القرْنُ منه والعدَمْ
منْbecause of رائعِterrifying البأسmartial might وفيَّاضand overflowing الكرَمْgenerosity
منْ رائعِ البأس وفيَّاض الكرَمْ
Noble-spirited: his rival flees from him, and poverty too,
A staunch lion that others flee from in fear and helplessness,
Before his terrifying might and overflowing generosity.
Magnanimous in valor, overflowing in munificence,
طوْدٌa mountain منof الصَّبرsteadfastness إذاwhen الخطبcalamity ألَمْstrikes
طوْدٌ من الصَّبر إذا الخطب ألَمْ
وصارِمٌand a keen sword ذوpossessing شُطَبٍblade grooves إذاwhen عَزَمْhe resolves
وصارِمٌ ذو شُطَبٍ إذا عَزَمْ
A mountain of steadfastness when calamity strikes,
A pillar of patience when faced with adversity,
And a keen, grooved sword when he resolves.
A determined, unyielding sword when resolute,
طبٌّexpert بضربat striking الدَّارعينarmored men فيon القِمَمْthe crowns of heads
طبٌّ بضرب الدَّارعين في القِمَمْ
حتىuntil إذاwhen الجَوُّthe air منfrom المَحْلِdrought قَتَمْgrew dust-dark
حتى إذا الجَوُّ من المَحْلِ قَتَمْ
Expert at striking armored men upon their crowns.
Excellent in striking down fully-armed warriors at their peaks,
Then, when the air turns dust-dark from drought,
Until the atmosphere is cleared of adversaries,
واحلولكتْand grew pitch-black غُبرتهits dusty haze حتىuntil ادْلهمْgrew deeply dark
واحلولكتْ غُبرته حتى ادْلهمْ
وأصبحand became القِشْعُthe clouds شتيتاًscattered مُقْتسمْdivided
وأصبح القِشْعُ شتيتاً مُقْتسمْ
And its dusty haze blackens until all is deeply dark,
And its dust settles after finishing them off,
And the clouds become scattered, divided,
And the battlefield is left fragmented and divided,
مُفرَّقاًdispersed مثلlike أقاطيعِherds النَّعَمْlivestock
مُفرَّقاً مثل أقاطيعِ النَّعَمْ
لاno بلَلٌmoisture منfrom جَوْنِهits dark cloud ولاnor رَذَمْdrizzle
لا بلَلٌ من جَوْنِه ولا رَذَمْ
Dispersed like herds of livestock,
Scattered like livestock grazing freely,
No moisture from its dark cloud, nor any drizzle,
With no wetness from his blade or bloodstains,
أغْنىsufficed ندىthe bounty الصَّاحبal-Sahib عنin place of صوبthe downpour الديمsteady rains
أغْنى ندى الصَّاحب عن صوب الديم
وجادَand drenched أغْماضَlowlands الرجالof men والأكمand the hills
وجادَ أغْماضَ الرجال والأكم
Al-Sahib's bounty makes the downpour of steady rains needless,
The hospitality of my companion suffices over provisions of blood,
And drenches men's lowlands and the hills
And he generously pours forth the souls of men and skulls,
بالوابلwith the downpour الغَيْداقcopious منof صوبthe outpouring النِّعمْblessings
بالوابل الغَيْداق من صوب النِّعمْ
لاno بلَلٌmoisture منfrom جَوْنِهits dark cloud ولاnor رَذَمْdrizzle
لا بلَلٌ من جَوْنِه ولا رَذَمْ
With a copious deluge of blessings pouring down.
With abundant, unstinting gifts from the side of blessings,
No moisture from its dark cloud, nor any drizzle.
With no wetness from his blade or bloodstains.
يرْهبُهdreads him الفقْرُpoverty وتخْشاهُand fears him الإِزَمْhardships
يرْهبُه الفقْرُ وتخْشاهُ الإِزَمْ
منْof تامِكٍa high-humped camel وذيand one with سَنامينِtwo humps أحَمْblack
منْ تامِكٍ وذي سَنامينِ أحَمْ
Poverty dreads him, and hardships fear him.
Destitution fears him, and hardship is wary of him,
Of high-humped camels and black ones with two humps,
Of perfect physique and with sublime features,
أموالهُhis wealth الدَّثْرabundant الكثيفnumerous لاnot الصَّرمْa small camel herd
أموالهُ الدَّثْر الكثيف لا الصَّرمْ
فهوso he is عِمادُthe pillar الدولةthe state الوافيfaithful to الذِّمَمْpledges
فهو عِمادُ الدولة الوافي الذِّمَمْ
His wealth is vast and plentiful, not a small herd.
His wealth is abundant riches, not meager,
So he is the state's pillar, faithful to his pledges,
He is the pillar of the state, fulfilling all responsibilities,
مجْدُthe glory المُلوكِof kings والمَلاذِand the refuge المُعتصمthe protective stronghold
مجْدُ المُلوكِ والمَلاذِ المُعتصم
إنْif حادثٌa misfortune جارoppresses وإنْand if خطبٌa calamity ألَمْstrikes
إنْ حادثٌ جار وإنْ خطبٌ ألَمْ
The glory of kings and the refuge where protection is sought,
The glory of kings and the refuge of those seeking protection.
If misfortune oppresses, and if calamity strikes.
If an adversity comes about or an affliction pains,
عاشmay he live مُطاعاًobeyed ماas long as هَدىguides السَّفْرtravelers علَمa landmark
عاش مُطاعاً ما هَدى السَّفْر علَم
أيَّامُهhis days فيin كلِّall ماthat يبْغيhe seeks خَدَمْservants
أيَّامُه في كلِّ ما يبْغي خَدَمْ
May he live obeyed as long as a landmark guides travelers;
He lives obeyed for as long as the journey of life continues,
His days are servants in all that he seeks.
His days in all that he desires are served.
Sol 6.1