الحمدُpraise للهِto God الذيwho نصرَmade triumphant العُلىexalted honor
الحمدُ للهِ الذي نصرَ العُلى
بعدafter التَّخاذلmutual desertion فيin الوزيرthe minister الفاضلِthe virtuous
بعد التَّخاذل في الوزير الفاضلِ
Praise be to God, who made exalted honor triumph
Praise be to Allah who granted victory to the sublime
after it was forsaken, in the person of the virtuous minister;
After the betrayal of the virtuous minister
وأماتَand slew نفسthe soul الجورof injustice لماwhen أنthat فشتْit spread
وأماتَ نفس الجور لما أن فشتْ
فيناamong us بعاطفةthrough the kindness الكريمof the generous man العادلِthe just
فينا بعاطفة الكريم العادلِ
And slew the very soul of injustice when it had spread
And extinguished the soul of injustice when it spread
among us, through the kindness of the generous, just man;
Among us with the affection of the just and generous
وأضاءand illuminated ليلthe night الحظِّof fortune بعدafter ظَلامهِits darkness
وأضاء ليل الحظِّ بعد ظَلامهِ
بأغرَّwith a radiant man فَضْفاضِample الرداءِthe cloak حُلاحِلِa mighty chieftain
بأغرَّ فَضْفاضِ الرداءِ حُلاحِلِ
And illuminated fortune's night after its darkness
And illuminated the night of misfortune after its darkness
with a radiant, ample-cloaked, mighty chieftain;
With the most radiant of robes, magnificent
وأعادَand restored نقصthe deficiency المجدof glory فضْلاًabundance كاملاًcomplete
وأعادَ نقص المجد فضْلاً كاملاً
لمَّاwhen تحلَّىadorned itself بالكمالِwith perfection الكاملِcomplete
لمَّا تحلَّى بالكمالِ الكاملِ
And turned glory's deficiency into complete abundance
And restored the diminishing glory completely
when it adorned itself with consummate perfection:
When he was adorned with perfect perfection
حاميguardian ذمارinviolable honor الجارof the neighbor قبلbefore صَريخهِhis cry for help
حامي ذمار الجار قبل صَريخهِ
مُوليbestowing مكارمهُhis generous gifts بغيرwithout مُسائلa petitioner
مُولي مكارمهُ بغير مُسائل
Guardian of his neighbor's honor before his cry for help,
Protector of the neighbor’s clan before their cry
bestowing his generous gifts without being asked;
Bestowing his noble deeds without asking
جبَلُa mountain احتمالِof forbearance أوor رياحُwinds عزيمةٍof resolve
جبَلُ احتمالِ أو رياحُ عزيمةٍ
فيon يومa day أنديةٍof assemblies ويومand a day جَحافلِof mighty armies
في يوم أنديةٍ ويوم جَحافلِ
A mountain of forbearance, or winds of resolve,
A mountain of endurance or winds of determination
on a day of assemblies and a day of mighty armies;
On a day of clubs and a day of armies
حازَhe won الثَّناءَpraise مُجَمِّعاًgathering أشْتاتهُits scattered parts
حازَ الثَّناءَ مُجَمِّعاً أشْتاتهُ
بالحزْمthrough resolve منfrom أفعالهhis deeds والنائلِand bounty
بالحزْم من أفعاله والنائلِ
He won praise, gathering its scattered parts,
He earned praise, gathering its fragments
through the resolve shown in his deeds, and through his bounty.
With wisdom from his deeds and attainment
Sol 6.1