الرزءthe calamity أفجعmore grievous أنto نسحwe pour forth دموعاtears
الرزء أفجع أن نسح دموعا
والخطبand the catastrophe أفظعmore dreadful أنto نقدwe rend ضلوعاribs
والخطب أفظع أن نقد ضلوعا
The calamity is too grievous for us to pour forth tears,
The calamity is most heartbreaking when tears flow
and the catastrophe too dreadful for us to rend our ribs.
And disasters most terrible when ribs are crushed
هذاthis هوit النبأthe news العظيمthe momentous تصدعتshattered
هذا هو النبأ العظيم تصدعت
كلall القلوبthe hearts لوقعهat its impact تصديعاa complete shattering
كل القلوب لوقعه تصديعا
This is the momentous news that has shattered
This is the great news that cracked
all hearts with its impact, utterly shattered.
All hearts because of its impact, shattering them
كادتalmost did لموقعهat its impact وعظمand the magnitude of نزولهits descent
كادت لموقعه وعظم نزوله
شهبthe stars السماءof heaven بأنto تخرfall down وقوعاtumbling
شهب السماء بأن تخر وقوعا
At its impact and the immensity of its descent, almost
Due to its position and the enormity of its descent
did the stars of heaven come crashing down.
The stars in the sky almost fell and collapsed
هيهاتfar from it! لاno رزءcalamity كرزئكlike the loss of you أحمدAhmad
هيهات لا رزء كرزئك أحمد
فيin العالمينall the worlds بأنin that يكونit is ذريعاdevastating
في العالمين بأن يكون ذريعا
Never! No calamity equals the loss of you, Ahmad,
Alas! There is no calamity like yours, O Ahmed
in all the worlds, in its devastating force.
That could possibly become widespread in both worlds
منwhoever سرهpleases him توديعbidding farewell مجدglory باذخtowering
من سره توديع مجد باذخ
وعلاand eminence فينظرthen let him see هكذاthus التوديعاthe farewell
وعلا فينظر هكذا التوديعا
Whoever is pleased to bid farewell to towering glory
One whose glory in farewell was radiant
and eminence—let him behold a farewell such as this.
And exalted, so he looked upon this farewell
دفنwas buried الندىgenerosity والمجدand glory عندكbeside you أحمدAhmad
دفن الندى والمجد عندك أحمد
حلتsettled محلاan abode قدindeed حللتyou settled شسوعاfar distant
حلت محلا قد حللت شسوعا
Generosity and glory were buried beside you, Ahmad;
The dew and glory died with you, O Ahmed
they settled in the far-off abode where you have settled.
And took the place where you settled, deserted
آهاah! لهfor it رزءاًa calamity لفقدكat the loss of you أحمدAhmad
آها له رزءاً لفقدك أحمد
أضحىbecame علىto كلall الأنامhumankind فظيعاdreadful
أضحى على كل الأنام فظيعا
Ah, what a calamity is the loss of you, Ahmad,
Oh! What grief for his loss, O Ahmed
now dreadful to all humankind.
It has become terrible for all people
عظمتgrew immense مصائبهits afflictions وجلand grew grave وقوعهits impact
عظمت مصائبه وجل وقوعه
فكأنهso as though it قدindeed كانwas فيكin your case بديعاunprecedented
فكأنه قد كان فيك بديعا
Its afflictions grew immense, and grave its impact,
Its tribulations are great, the gravity of its fall
as though, in your case, it were without precedent.
As if it had been marvelous within you
لاno مقلةeye إلاexcept بكتwept أوor مهجةheart's core
لا مقلة إلا بكت أو مهجة
إلاexcept عليكover you تقطعتwas torn apart تقطيعاutterly
إلا عليك تقطعت تقطيعا
There is no eye that has not wept, or heart
No eyelid but has cried or pupil
that has not been torn to pieces for you.
That has not been cut to pieces weeping for you
لاno قلبheart إلاexcept فيin أسىsorrow متقلبtossing
لا قلب إلا في أسى متقلب
حزناًin grief عليكover you وحرقةand burning anguish ونزوعاand yearning
حزناً عليك وحرقة ونزوعا
No heart but tosses in sorrow,
No heart but is tossed in anguish
grieving for you, in burning anguish and yearning.
Grieving for you, burning and heaving with sighs
خرجواthey came forth بنعشكwith your bier والعلاand eminence وبناتهاand her daughters
خرجوا بنعشك والعلا وبناتها
قدindeed شيعتهescorted it والندىand generosity تشييعاin funeral procession
قد شيعته والندى تشييعا
They came forth with your bier, and eminence and her daughters
They went out with your bier, and the highlands and their daughters
escorted it, together with generosity, in funeral procession.
Escorted it while the dew bid farewell
فكأنماso as though صعقاتthunderstruck swoons موسىof Moses عندat ماthe time when
فكأنما صعقات موسى عند ما
بالزيرat al-Zir (uncertain referent) غودرwas left أجبلاmountains مقطوعاcut asunder
بالزير غودر أجبلا مقطوعا
As though these were Moses's thunderstruck swoons, when
As if they were the swoons of Moses when
at al-Zir [unclear referent], mountains were left cut asunder.
The mountain was cut off, falling at Al-Za’ir
والنائحاتand the mourning women بإثرهin his wake فكأنهاas though she were
والنائحات بإثره فكأنها
مثمولةintoxicated قدindeed صرعتwas struck down تصريعاutterly
مثمولة قد صرعت تصريعا
And the mourning women following him seemed
And the wailing women in its trail, as if
intoxicated, utterly struck down.
They were the slain, felled by death blows
حتىeven الحمامthe doves عليكover you ياO سرsecret العلاof eminence
حتى الحمام عليك يا سر العلا
فوقabove الغُصونthe branches يرادفrepeats in succession التسجيعاrhythmic cooing
فوق الغُصون يرادف التسجيعا
Even the doves, for you, O secret of eminence,
Even the doves above you, O pride of the highlands
above the branches repeat their rhythmic cooing.
Double their cooing above the branches in eulogy
فنسىso it forgot هديلاًcooing بعدafter موتكyour death أحمدAhmad
فنسى هديلاً بعد موتك أحمد
أمسىcame to عليكover you يضاعفredouble الترجيعاrepeated notes
أمسى عليك يضاعف الترجيعا
The dove forgot its cooing after your death, Ahmad,
Having forgotten, after your death O Ahmed
and now redoubles its repeated notes for you.
The arrhythmic cooing, now redoubling their lament
قدindeed رددrepeated الكافينthe two kāf ('k') sounds فوقabove غصونهits branches
قد ردد الكافين فوق غصونه
والحزنand grief يكشفreveals بالبكاthrough weeping التنقيعاloud wailing
والحزن يكشف بالبكا التنقيعا
It repeated the two kāf sounds above its branches,
Echoing their lament above the branches
and sorrow reveals loud wailing through weeping.
While grief exposes their sincere wailing
وأعزand O dearest one لوif يجديhelps البكاweeping لبكاكwould weep for you منthose who
وأعز لو يجدي البكا لبكاك من
تحتbeneath السماthe sky ياO ابنson الكرامof the noble جميعاall together
تحت السما يا ابن الكرام جميعا
And, dearest one, if weeping helped, you would be mourned by those
If only wailing could avail to bewail you, by
beneath the sky, O son of the noble—all of them.
The Most High, O son of honored ones altogether
إنif كنتyou were قدindeed اصبحتyou have become ثاوٍlying فيin الثرىthe earth
إن كنت قد اصبحت ثاوٍ في الثرى
فحميدso the praiseworthy صنعكyour deeds عنكof you عاشlived on مذيعاproclaiming
فحميد صنعك عنك عاش مذيعا
Though you have come to lie within the earth,
If you have become covered in soil
your praiseworthy deeds live on, proclaiming you.
Then your praiseworthy character lived, spreading
والذكرand remembrance عمرa life للفتىfor a young man الثانيthe second لهfor him
والذكر عمر للفتى الثاني له
إِنif راحhe departs منfrom كاسthe cup الحمامof death صريعاlaid low
إِن راح من كاس الحمام صريعا
Remembrance is a man's second life,
And remembrance is the life of the excellent youth
if he departs, laid low by the cup of death.
If he passed away, felled in the cup of pigeons
قدindeed طالlong has ماthat أغنتenriched يمينكyour right hand عائلاًa needy person
قد طال ما أغنت يمينك عائلاً
ومنعتand you protected مضهوداًan oppressed person وجدتand you gave generously صنيعاkindness
ومنعت مضهوداً وجدت صنيعا
How often your right hand enriched a needy person,
Long have you provided for a family
and you protected the oppressed and lavished kindness.
And prevented the wronged, being most charitable
ولطالماand how often جمعتyou gathered مفترقscattered الثناpraise
ولطالما جمعت مفترق الثنا
وشتتand you scattered جيشاًan army للعدىof the enemies مجموعاassembled
وشتت جيشاً للعدى مجموعا
How often you gathered scattered praise,
And long have you gathered the separated
and scattered the enemies' assembled army.
And scattered an enemy army, assembled
قدindeed كنتyou were ذاpossessing رأيjudgment يفرقdrives away عنكمfrom you all
قد كنت ذا رأي يفرق عنكم
نوبcalamities الزمانof time وللعداةand the enemies' جموعاhosts
نوب الزمان وللعداة جموعا
You possessed judgment that drove from your midst
You were of an opinion that distracted
the calamities of time and the enemies' hosts.
The turns of time from you, and the enemy troops
قدindeed كانwas حلمكyour forbearance واسعاًencompassing كلall الورىcreation
قد كان حلمك واسعاً كل الورى
والصبرand patience جرعكmade you swallow المناdeath تجريعاdraught by draught
والصبر جرعك المنا تجريعا
Your forbearance encompassed all creation,
Your patience was vast, encompassing all people
and patience made you swallow death, draught by draught.
And you drank the bitter trials, gulping them down
أحييتyou revived كندKinda وهيwhile it was أسرcaptive لحودهاits graves
أحييت كند وهي أسر لحودها
وشرعتand you opened نهجهمtheir path الدريسthe worn-away سروعاswiftly
وشرعت نهجهم الدريس سروعا
You revived Kinda, captive in its graves,
You revived Qindeh, while she was captive to her walls
and swiftly opened their worn-away path.
And made their crooked path straight, smoothing it out
كانتwas عمانOman بكthrough you الحصانthe chaste woman وماand not لهاfor her
كانت عمان بك الحصان وما لها
منany لامسone who touches خدعاdeceit ولاnor تخديعاdeception
من لامس خدعا ولا تخديعا
Through you Oman was a chaste woman, with no one
Oman was your steed, and she had no
to touch her through deceit or guile.
Deceiver touch her, nor any deceiver
قدindeed صنتهاyou guarded her صونthe guarding العروسof the bride ببعلهاby her husband
قد صنتها صون العروس ببعلها
فحماؤهاso her sanctuary بكthrough you قدindeed غداbecame ممنوعاprotected
فحماؤها بك قد غدا ممنوعا
You guarded her as a bride is guarded by her husband,
You protected her, guarding her like a groom his bride
so through you her sanctuary became inviolable.
So her protector in you has become forbidden
فاليومso today قدindeed ودعتهاyou bade her farewell لمnot تدرshe knows ماwhat
فاليوم قد ودعتها لم تدر ما
تلقىshe will encounter خلافafter وداعكyour farewell المودوعاthe left-behind
تلقى خلاف وداعك المودوعا
Today you have bidden her farewell; she knows not what
Today you have bid her farewell, she does not know
she will face after the farewell you have left her.
What she will face after your stored farewell
أقفرتyou emptied دوراhouses منكof you كنthey had been عمارةinhabited
أقفرت دورا منك كن عمارة
وعمرتand you inhabited دوراًdwellings سوحهنtheir courtyards رضيعاa suckling infant
وعمرت دوراً سوحهن رضيعا
You emptied houses that through you had been inhabited,
Her homes are deserted without you, that you had inhabited
and inhabited dwellings—their courtyards 'a suckling' [wording unclear].
And the homes whose surfaces have become barren nurslings
جاورتyou neighbored قوماًpeople لاno تزاورmutual visiting بينهمamong them
جاورت قوماً لا تزاور بينهم
أبداًever مواصلهاits fellowship غداbecame مشسوعاdistant
أبداً مواصلها غدا مشسوعا
You became a neighbor to people who do not visit one another,
You dwelled with a people you will never
ever; their fellowship has grown distant.
Visit again, so that communing with them is now difficult
مأسورةimprisoned فيin كلevery لحدgrave ضيقnarrow
مأسورة في كل لحد ضيق
غيرother than الصلاحrighteousness فلاso not يرونthey see شفيعاan intercessor
غير الصلاح فلا يرون شفيعا
Captive within each narrow grave,
Imprisoned in every narrow grave
they see no intercessor but righteousness.
With no righteousness, so they see no intercessor
تترقبawaits الناقورthe trumpet ساعةthe hour نفخهof its blowing
تترقب الناقور ساعة نفخه
كيso that ينجعواthey journey toward نهرthe river النبيof the Prophet نجوعاin search of sustenance
كي ينجعوا نهر النبي نجوعا
They await the trumpet and the hour of its blowing,
Awaiting the first blast of the trumpet
that they may journey to the Prophet's river.
That they may gush forth to the flowing river of the Prophet
همthey قبلناbefore us ركبa caravan سرىjourneyed by night متقدماahead
هم قبلنا ركب سرى متقدما
نحنwe القطارthe caravan train لهمafter them نسيرwe travel سريعاswiftly
نحن القطار لهم نسير سريعا
They are a caravan that journeyed by night ahead of us;
Those before us embarked ahead
we are the train following them swiftly.
While we are the later group, traveling fast
والموتand death بابa door كلناall of us ولاجهwill enter it
والموت باب كلنا ولاجه
لمnot ندرwe know منwho بالدارin the dwelling كانwas قريعاeminent
لم ندر من بالدار كان قريعا
Death is a door that all of us enter;
And death is the door we all must pass through
we know not who held preeminence within that dwelling.
We know not who in the house was the first to go
ضحكتmocked علىat أعمالناour deeds آمالناour hopes
ضحكت على أعمالنا آمالنا
حتىuntil أسرناwe were taken captive ظنةdelusion وخدوعاand deceit
حتى أسرنا ظنة وخدوعا
Our hopes mocked our deeds,
Our hopes laughed at our deeds
until we were held captive by delusion and deceit.
Until they left us deluded and deceived
كالروضةlike a garden الدنياthe world لناfor us معياشةlife-sustaining
كالروضة الدنيا لنا معياشة
ولنحنand indeed we سربa herd لاnot تزالceases ربوعاgrazing in spring pastures
ولنحن سرب لا تزال ربوعا
The world is like a garden that sustains our lives,
The world is to us a place of living
and we are a herd, ever grazing in its pastures.
While we are a flock that still roams around its pastures
والموتand death كالقناصlike the hunter مستتراًhidden لناfor us
والموت كالقناص مستتراً لنا
لمnot ندرwe knew إِلاexcept فيin الحبالthe snares وقوعاfalling
لم ندر إِلا في الحبال وقوعا
Death is like a hunter lying hidden for us;
And death is like a hunter, lying in wait for us
we discover it only when we fall into the snares.
We did not know except that it fell upon the ropes
عكفتlingered بقبركby your grave أحمدAhmad حنانةa yearning raincloud
عكفت بقبرك أحمد حنانة
تذريsheds عليكupon you مدىthroughout الزمانtime دموعاtears
تذري عليك مدى الزمان دموعا
A yearning raincloud lingers by your grave, Ahmad,
You remained by your grave, O Ahmed, sad
shedding tears upon you for all time,
Shedding tears the length of time in streams
تسقيكwaters you والجيرانand the neighbors حولكaround you كلماwhenever
تسقيك والجيران حولك كلما
قشعتit dispersed بدتappeared أخرىanother عليكabove you طلوعاrising
قشعت بدت أخرى عليك طلوعا
watering you and the neighbors around you; whenever
Watering you, and your neighbors all around
it disperses, another rises above you.
Whenever the darkness cleared, the dawn rose over you again
فكأنso as though أدمعهاits tears الغرارthe copious مكارمgenerous deeds
فكأن أدمعها الغرار مكارم
لكyours منfrom يديكyour two hands جرتflowed لناto us ينبوعاas a spring
لك من يديك جرت لنا ينبوعا
As though its copious tears were generous deeds
As if her falling tears were generosity
of yours, flowing from your hands to us as a spring.
To you, from your hands the springs flowed for us
متdie بالهناin bliss فبنوكfor your sons نعمexcellent are خلائفاsuccessors
مت بالهنا فبنوك نعم خلائفا
بكthrough you أسمكواthey raised high بيتthe house العلاof eminence مرفوعاelevated
بك أسمكوا بيت العلا مرفوعا
Die in bliss, for your sons are excellent successors;
You died in glory, yet your children are excellent heirs
through you they have raised the house of eminence high.
By you, the House of Al has been erected sublime
هذاthis is سليمانSulayman الفتىthe young man ومحمدand Muhammad
هذا سليمان الفتى ومحمد
ومحمدand Muhammad وحباand bestowed الربيعspringtime ربيعاRabiʿ; a springtime
ومحمد وحبا الربيع ربيعا
Here is the young man Sulayman, and Muhammad,
And Muhammad and Hubba, the springtime spring
and Muhammad; spring has bestowed Rabiʿ—a springtime.
Honored by four mountains, seas
أكرمhow noble! بأربعةare four جبالاًmountains أبحراseas
أكرم بأربعة جبالاً أبحرا
سيفاًa sword يسلis drawn علىagainst العداةthe enemies قطيعاkeen-cutting
سيفاً يسل على العداة قطيعا
How noble these four—mountains and seas,
A sword unsheathed against the enemy throngs
a keen-cutting sword drawn against the enemies.
Suleiman wears the necklaces as this
متقلدinvested with الآراcounsels سليمانSulayman وذاand this one
متقلد الآرا سليمان وذا
فربيعةthen Rabiʿa متحملاًbearing زعزيعاviolent upheaval
فربيعة متحملاً زعزيعا
Sulayman wears the mantle of counsel, and this one—
Tribe wields its gleaming swords
Rabiʿa—bears the violent storms.
To them time is long in generosity
الدهرtime عندهمfor them الطويلthe long مكارماًin generosity
الدهر عندهم الطويل مكارماً
وحشائماًand acts of modesty ومصادماًand clashes أسبوعاa week
وحشائماً ومصادماً أسبوعا
A long age, for them, of generous deeds,
And vigor, clashing each week
modesty and battles is but a week.
I have dressed their chests in coats of mail
الصائنينthose guarding لهمfor themselves عروضاًhonor ألبستhas been clothed
الصائنين لهم عروضاً ألبست
عماagainst what يشينshames منof noble virtue الجميلarmor دروعاarmor
عما يشين من الجميل دروعا
The guardians of their honor, which is clothed
Against what disgraces the beautiful, as armor
against shame in armor of noble virtue;
Those who protect Oman from what she dreaded
المانعينthose defending عمانOman عماfrom what حاذرتshe feared
المانعين عمان عما حاذرت
حتىso that بهمthrough them أمسىbecame الضهيدthe oppressed منيعاunassailable
حتى بهم أمسى الضهيد منيعا
the defenders of Oman against what she feared,
So that by them the slain became impenetrable
so that through them the oppressed have become unassailable.
My son Mu’ayyad Ahmad, be patient
إبنيO two sons of المؤيدal-Muʾayyad; the aided one أحمدAhmad صبراbe patient! علىat
إبني المؤيد أحمد صبرا على
فقدthe loss الأبof the father الزاكيthe virtuous الأجلthe most exalted صنيعاin deeds
فقد الأب الزاكي الأجل صنيعا
O two sons of al-Muʾayyad Ahmad, be patient at
For the loss of the righteous father, the consummate artisan
the loss of your virtuous father, most exalted in deeds.
He only died after he trained you
ماnot ماتhe died إلاexcept بعدafter ماthat أترعكمhe filled you to the brim
ما مات إلا بعد ما أترعكم
فيin سبقprecedence ميدانthe field العلاءof eminence تروعاto fullness
في سبق ميدان العلاء تروعا
He did not die until he had filled you to the brim,
To exceed in the field of excellence, frightening others
for precedence on the field of eminence, in full measure.
I offer you and all of Qindeh condolences
إنيindeed I أعزيكمconsole you all وكندةand Kinda كلهاall of it
إني أعزيكم وكندة كلها
وأناand I الشريكthe partner لكمwith you all أسىin sorrow وجزوعاand anguish
وأنا الشريك لكم أسى وجزوعا
I offer condolences to you and all of Kinda;
While I share in your pain and agony
I am your partner in sorrow and anguish.
O people of Qindeh, I pray for you all
ياO آلpeople of كندةKinda داعياًcalling لجميعكمto all of you
يا آل كندة داعياً لجميعكم
فجميعكمso all of you ليto me أرتجيهI hope him to be سميعاlistening
فجميعكم لي أرتجيه سميعا
O people of Kinda, I call to you all,
And you are all listening to my prayer
and hope that every one of you will hear me.
Beware infiltrators who come between you
إياكمbeware الدهياءthe dire calamity تدخلenters بينكمamong you
إياكم الدهياء تدخل بينكم
بختائلwith stratagems تدعleave الرفيعthe exalted وضيعاlowly
بختائل تدع الرفيع وضيعا
Beware lest the dire calamity enter among you
With wickedness, leaving the eminent degraded
with stratagems that leave the lofty brought low.
Verily the enemy’s covert maneuvers
إنindeed العدوthe enemy خفيةhidden دوراتهhis maneuvers
إن العدو خفية دوراته
كالسمlike poison وسطamid الماءwater صارbecame نقيعاan infusion
كالسم وسط الماء صار نقيعا
The enemy's maneuvers are hidden,
Are like poison in water, it became an extract
like poison steeped in the midst of water.
And some are like snakes, hiding and lurking
والبعضand some كالنضناضlike the flickering-tongued snake يخفيconceals itself راصداlying in wait
والبعض كالنضناض يخفي راصدا
لمnot يدرone knows إلاuntil منهby it صارbecame لسيعاbitten
لم يدر إلا منه صار لسيعا
Some, like a flickering-tongued snake, hide in ambush;
None knowing until it has struck them fatally
one knows nothing until bitten by it.
Leave the envious to die of spite
فدعواso leave الحسودthe envious one لكمof you all يموتto die بغيظهof his rage
فدعوا الحسود لكم يموت بغيظه
فكأنهso as though he بدجa fledgling (uncertain) أذيلabased خليعاcast off
فكأنه بدج أذيل خليعا
Leave whoever envies you to die of his rage;
As if he is the torn garment of a debauched one
as though he were a fledgling [uncertain word], abased and cast off.
You, O people of Qindeh, if the
فجميعكمso all of you ياO آلpeople of كندةKinda إنif دعتcall
فجميعكم يا آل كندة إن دعت
أبناءthe sons أحمدof Ahmad أنto يكونbe مطيعاobedient
أبناء أحمد أن يكون مطيعا
So all of you, O people of Kinda, if summoned by
Children of Ahmed call you, be obedient
the sons of Ahmad, must obey.
Without them your enemies would have seized you
لولاهموwere it not for them ظفرتovercame بكمyou all أعداؤكمyour enemies
لولاهمو ظفرت بكم أعداؤكم
فغداso would become عزيزكموyour mighty one إذاًthen أسروعاa caterpillar
فغدا عزيزكمو إذاً أسروعا
Were it not for them, your enemies would have overcome you,
And your mighty ones would thus be captive
and your mighty one would then become a caterpillar.
The group is with the leader, so if
إنindeed الجماعةthe community بالزعيمdepends on the leader فلوso if هفتstumbled
إن الجماعة بالزعيم فلو هفت
قدمa foot لهof his لهفاthen would stumble الجَميعeveryone وضوعاfalling low
قدم له لهفا الجَميع وضوعا
The community depends on its leader; should he stumble,
His foot slips, they all hasten, fervent and zealous
a foot of his slipping, all would stumble and fall low.
And so leadership, its strength and sublimity
وكذاand likewise الزعمleadership فعزهthen its might وعلاؤهand its eminence
وكذا الزعم فعزه وعلاؤه
ماas long as زالremains فيin دولاتهits turns of rule متبوعاfollowed
ما زال في دولاته متبوعا
So too leadership: its might and eminence
Remain perpetual in its cycles, followed
endure while it is followed in its turns of rule.
Be guides to each other if
كونواbe الهداةthe guides لبعضكمto some of you بعضاًothers إذاwhenever
كونوا الهداة لبعضكم بعضاً إذا
دهرan age غداbecomes بأناسهwith its people مشفوعاjoined
دهر غدا بأناسه مشفوعا
Be guides to one another whenever
Time turns with its people inclining
an age becomes joined with its people.
You are the children of the estates of Qindeh that
أنتمyou all بنوsons أملاكof kings كندةKinda قدindeed زكتflourished
أنتم بنو أملاك كندة قد زكت
بكموthrough you all أصولاin roots فيin العلاeminence وفروعاand branches
بكمو أصولا في العلا وفروعا
You are the sons of Kinda's kings; it has flourished
Have been purified through you, origin and branches
through you, in eminence, in roots and branches.
If you repel the plots of the enemy with fierceness
إنif تدفعواyou repel كيدthe schemes العداof the enemies بشراسةwith fierceness
إن تدفعوا كيد العدا بشراسة
يبقىremains حماكمyour protected domain مخصباfertile منجوعاsought for pasture
يبقى حماكم مخصبا منجوعا
If you repel the enemies' schemes with fierceness,
Your protectorate remains fertile, copious
your protected domain will remain fertile, sought for pasture.
I have advised you sincere counsel
إنيindeed I نصحتكموcounseled you all نصيحةthe counsel حاذقof an expert
إني نصحتكمو نصيحة حاذق
حلبmilked الزمانtime كهولةin maturity ورضيعاand as a suckling
حلب الزمان كهولة ورضيعا
I have counseled you with the counsel of one skilled,
That the aged and young may find wholesome
who milked time, in maturity and as a suckling child.
And if the bow is like its example
وبحالكمand in your condition يشقىone suffers إذاwhen صارbecomes القناthe spears
وبحالكم يشقى إذا صار القنا
بمثالهby its like عندamid القناthe spears مقروعاstruck
بمثاله عند القنا مقروعا
And one in your condition suffers when a spear becomes
It will be severed at the bow, mutilated
struck by its like amid the spears.
If you heed me, in the end you will thank me
إنif تسمعونيyou heed me تحمدونيyou will praise me عواقباin the outcome
إن تسمعوني تحمدوني عواقبا
ذهنthe mind الحليمof the forbearing فلاso never يزالceases مريعاfertile
ذهن الحليم فلا يزال مريعا
If you heed me, you will praise me for the outcome;
For the mind of the wise always remains pliant
the mind of the forbearing remains ever fertile.
O people of Qindeh, your garden of glory will
ياO آلpeople of كندةKinda روضthe garden عزكموof your might غداbecame
يا آل كندة روض عزكمو غدا
بجمالthrough the beauty شملكوof your unity الزمانthroughout time مريعاfertile
بجمال شملكو الزمان مريعا
O people of Kinda, the garden of your might has become
Stay beautiful with your unity, compliant
through the beauty of your unity, ever fertile.
There is no elegant luxuriance like your bliss
لاmay not رنقcloud الباريthe Creator لذيذthe sweetness of نعيمكمyour bliss
لا رنق الباري لذيذ نعيمكم
ولكمand for you فماso may not أعفىefface الالهGod ربوعاdwellings
ولكم فما أعفى الاله ربوعا
May the Creator never cloud your sweet bliss,
And what plentiful meadows God has apportioned for you
and may God never efface your dwellings.
And bless the Prophet Muhammad
وعلىand upon النبيthe Prophet محمدMuhammad صلواتهHis blessings
وعلى النبي محمد صلواته
ماas long as طافَcircumambulates بالبيتaround the House المنيبthe penitent سبوعاseven circuits
ما طافَ بالبيت المنيب سبوعا
And upon the Prophet Muhammad be His blessings,
However long the pilgrim circles the Sacred House
as long as the penitent circles the House seven times.
Partial English translation: 133 of 134 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1