خَيرُthe best مَنof those who أُسنِدَتwere entrusted إِلَيهِto him الأُمورُaffairs
خَيرُ مَن أُسنِدَت إِلَيهِ الأُمورُ
وَأَجَلَّتهُand revered him أَعيُنٌeyes وَصُدورُand breasts (hearts)
وَأَجَلَّتهُ أَعيُنٌ وَصُدورُ
The best of those to whom affairs were entrusted,
and whom eyes and hearts revered.
مَلِكٌa king باسِطُoutstretching اليَدَينِboth hands إِلىtoward الخَيgood (continued)
مَلِكٌ باسِطُ اليَدَينِ إِلى الخَي
رِ(completes 'good') صَفوحٌforgiving عَنِof الذُنوبِsins غَفورُever-forgiving
رِ صَفوحٌ عَنِ الذُنوبِ غَفورُ
A king with both hands outstretched toward good,
pardoning sins, ever-forgiving.
أَمِنَbecame safe الناسُthe people وَاِستَفاضَand spread widely بِهِthrough him العَدjustice (continued)
أَمِنَ الناسُ وَاِستَفاضَ بِهِ العَد
لُ(completes 'justice') فَلاso no خائِفٌfearful person وَلاand no مَقهورُoppressed person
لُ فَلا خائِفٌ وَلا مَقهورُ
The people became safe, and through him justice spread,
so none is fearful and none oppressed.
ياO أَباAbu (father of) الفَضلِal-Fadl ياO اِبنَson of عَمِّthe paternal uncle of رَسولِthe Messenger of الGod (continued)
يا أَبا الفَضلِ يا اِبنَ عَمِّ رَسولِ ال
لَهِ(completes 'God') أَنتَyou المُؤَمَّلُthe one hoped for المَحذورُthe one feared
لَهِ أَنتَ المُؤَمَّلُ المَحذورُ
O Abu al-Fadl, O cousin of the Messenger of
God, you are the one hoped for and feared.
وَالمُكَنّىand the one bearing a byname بِكِنيَةِwith the byname of الوارِثِthe heir العَبal-Abbas (continued)
وَالمُكَنّى بِكِنيَةِ الوارِثِ العَب
باسِ(completes 'al-Abbas') وَالمَكتَنيand the one taking a byname بِهِfrom him المَنصورُal-Mansur
باسِ وَالمَكتَني بِهِ المَنصورُ
And you bear the byname of the heir,
al-Abbas; al-Mansur bears a byname formed from your name.
قَدَّرَdecreed اللَهُGod أَنthat يُعِزَّHe would exalt بِكَthrough you الإِسIslam (continued)
قَدَّرَ اللَهُ أَن يُعِزَّ بِكَ الإِس
لامَ(completes 'Islam') وَالأَمرُand the matter كُلُّهُall of it مَقدورُdecreed
لامَ وَالأَمرُ كُلُّهُ مَقدورُ
God decreed that through you He would exalt
Islam; every matter is decreed.
لَمnot يَزَلcease فيكَconcerning you لِلَّذيfor the One who دَبَّرَordered الأَشthings (continued)
لَم يَزَل فيكَ لِلَّذي دَبَّرَ الأَش
ياءَ(completes 'things') مَذsince كُنتُI was ناشِئاًyoung تَدبيرُa plan
ياءَ مَذ كُنتُ ناشِئاً تَدبيرُ
For you, the One who ordered all things has always
had a plan, ever since I was young.
كانَHe was يَبلوكَtesting you بِالرَجاءِwith hope وَبِالخَوand with fear (continued)
كانَ يَبلوكَ بِالرَجاءِ وَبِالخَو
فِ(completes 'fear') اِختِباراًas a trial وَهوَand He اللَطيفُthe Subtle الخَبيرُthe All-Aware
فِ اِختِباراً وَهوَ اللَطيفُ الخَبيرُ
He was testing you with hope and fear,
as a trial; He is the Subtle, the All-Aware.
ثُمَّthen وَلّاكَgave you rule ناصِراًsupporting لَكَyou مَولاProtector (continued)
ثُمَّ وَلّاكَ ناصِراً لَكَ مَولا
كَyour (completes 'your Protector') فَنِعمَso excellent is المَولىthe Protector وَنِعمَand excellent is النَصيرُthe Helper
كَ فَنِعمَ المَولى وَنِعمَ النَصيرُ
Then your Protector gave you rule, supporting you;
what an excellent Protector, what an excellent Helper!
قَدindeed ضَرَبتَyou turned over الأُمورَaffairs ظُهراًback لِبَطنٍto belly
قَد ضَرَبتَ الأُمورَ ظُهراً لِبَطنٍ
وَتَصُفَّحتَهاand you scrutinized them وَأَنتَwhile you were أَميرُa prince
وَتَصُفَّحتَها وَأَنتَ أَميرُ
You have turned affairs over, back to belly,
and scrutinized them while you were a prince.
فَرَأَيتَso you saw العَدُوَّthe enemy يَبكيweeping دِماءًblood
فَرَأَيتَ العَدُوَّ يَبكي دِماءً
وَرَأَيتَand you saw العَدُوَّthe enemy وَهُوَwhile he يَزيرُroars
وَرَأَيتَ العَدُوَّ وَهُوَ يَزيرُ
So you saw the enemy weep blood,
and saw the enemy roaring.
وَقَرَأتَand you read الأَخبارَthe reports فيكَabout you إِلىto الواal-Wathiq (continued)
وَقَرَأتَ الأَخبارَ فيكَ إِلى الوا
ثِقِ(completes 'al-Wathiq') يَسعىhastens بِهاwith them المُليمُthe blameworthy one الكَفورُthe ingrate
ثِقِ يَسعى بِها المُليمُ الكَفورُ
And you read the reports about you sent to
al-Wathiq, which the blameworthy ingrate hastened to bring.
فَاِنتَقَمso take vengeance ياO خَليفَةَCaliph of اللَهِGod مِمَّنupon whoever
فَاِنتَقَم يا خَليفَةَ اللَهِ مِمَّن
لَمnot يَزَلcease قَلبُهُhis heart عَلَيكَagainst you يَفورُseethes
لَم يَزَل قَلبُهُ عَلَيكَ يَفورُ
So take vengeance, O Caliph of God, on him
whose heart has never ceased seething against you.
Sol 6.1