لكfor you عَلَيهِabove him لِواءa banner المُلكsovereignty مَنشورunfurled
لك عَلَيهِ لِواء المُلك مَنشور
وَصارمand a keen sword بيدin the hand of التَوفيقdivine aid مَشهورunsheathed
وَصارم بيد التَوفيق مَشهور
For you, above him, the banner of sovereignty is unfurled,
The banner of sovereignty flies open for you,
And a keen sword is drawn in the hand of divine aid.
And your victorious sword is famed.
حَلتhave alighted عَلَيهِabove him مِنfrom الخنكارthe Khunkar (sultan) ألويةbanners
حَلت عَلَيهِ مِن الخنكار ألوية
مَنصورةvictorious حَيثwherever أَضحىhe now stands وَهوَwhile he is مَنصورvictorious
مَنصورة حَيث أَضحى وَهوَ مَنصور
Banners from the Khunkar have alighted above him,
For you the banners of glory descend
Victorious wherever he now stands, himself victorious.
From every bright star, and you have become victorious.
رامhe sought المَمالكthe dominions فانقادتso yielded أزمتهاtheir reins
رام المَمالك فانقادت أزمتها
كَأَنماas though الملكsovereignty فيin كَفيهِhis two palms مَسطورinscribed
كَأَنما الملك في كَفيهِ مَسطور
He sought dominions, and their reins yielded,
You sought sovereignty, so its burdens yielded to you
As though sovereignty were inscribed upon his two palms.
As if kingship lay captured in your grasp.
حَتّىuntil سَمَتrose مَنزلto the station of الجَوزاءal-Jawza (a constellation) حَوزتهhis domain
حَتّى سَمَت مَنزل الجَوزاء حَوزته
فَدونso below رتبتهاits rank السَبعthe seven planets المَشاهيرthe famed ones
فَدون رتبتها السَبع المَشاهير
Until his domain rose to the station of al-Jawza,
Until your domain encompassed the Mansion of Gemini
So the seven famed planets stand below its rank.
Below its sublime seven degrees.
قَضَتhave pronounced سَجاياهhis innate qualities عَنfor حُسنbeauty وَعَنand for حسنHasan
قَضَت سَجاياه عَن حُسن وَعَن حسن
كَماjust as تَأَلقshone forth عَنfrom شَمسthe sun of الضُحىforenoon النورthe light
كَما تَأَلق عَن شَمس الضُحى النور
His qualities have spoken for beauty and for Hasan,
Your perfections eclipsed perfections,
As light shines forth from the sun of forenoon.
As the light of dawn eclipses the shining sun.
رَأيa judgment يريكshows you صَباحthe dawn of الحَقtruth مُنبَلِجاًbreaking clear
رَأي يريك صَباح الحَق مُنبَلِجاً
كَأَنَّماas though اِنشَقَsplit apart عَنaway from جَنبيهits two sides ديجورdeep darkness
كَأَنَّما اِنشَقَ عَن جَنبيه ديجور
A judgment that shows you the dawn of truth breaking clear,
You see the morn of truth shine brilliantly,
As though darkness had split away from its two sides.
As if split open at its sides by its light.
وَسَطوةand a might باتَhas become صَدرthe breast of العَدلjustice مُنسَرِحاًunconfined
وَسَطوة باتَ صَدر العَدل مُنسَرِحاً
مِنهاbecause of it وَصَدرand the breast of ولاةthe rulers of الجورinjustice مَقهورsubdued
مِنها وَصَدر ولاة الجور مَقهور
And a might that leaves the breast of justice unconfined,
And so tyranny is routed from the bosom of justice,
By its power, and the breast of unjust rulers subdued.
While the hearts of unjust rulers are broken.
أَضحتhas become كَتيبتهhis battalion فيin كُلevery ناحيةquarter
أَضحت كَتيبته في كُل ناحية
شَعواءfierce يَقتادهاlead it الشمthe proud المَغاويرintrepid warriors
شَعواء يَقتادها الشم المَغاوير
His battalion has become, in every quarter,
Your squadrons in every region
A raging force led by proud, intrepid warriors,
Are lions led on by the auspicious suns.
مِنfrom كُلevery أَبيضfair-faced warrior مَيمونfortunate تريكتهhis helmet
مِن كُل أَبيض مَيمون تريكته
تريكshows you بحراan ocean بِهِin it تَجريflow المَقاديرthe decrees of fate
تريك بحرا بِهِ تَجري المَقادير
Drawn from every fair-faced, fortunate warrior whose helmet
From every blessed white star its influence appears to you
Shows you an ocean in which decrees of fate flow.
An ocean whose tides the fates follow.
وَجحفلand a massed host قاتمdark الأَعماقthe depths منسدلsweeping down
وَجحفل قاتم الأَعماق منسدل
كَالغَيثlike rain كُلevery مَحلbarren place مِنهُfrom it ممطورrained upon
كَالغَيث كُل مَحل مِنهُ ممطور
And a host, dark in its depths and sweeping down,
And a heavy shower pours down, covering everything,
Like rain: every barren place is drenched by it.
Like rain, saturating every place.
مارتswayed لوطأتهbeneath its tread السَبعthe seven الشِدادthe mighty ones فَإِنand if
مارت لوطأته السَبع الشِداد فَإِن
سارتthey moved تَقولsay لَهاto them السَبعthe seven العُلىon high مورواsway!
سارت تَقول لَها السَبع العُلى موروا
The mighty seven swayed beneath its tread; and if
The mighty seven planets marched at your command—if
They moved, the seven on high would tell them, 'Sway!'
The sublime seven above commanded, “Walk on!”
بازa falcon يَصيدhunts الكماةarmored champions الصيدthe proud عَنout of حنقfury
باز يَصيد الكماة الصيد عَن حنق
وَسائرand all the other الناسpeople فيin الهَيجاbattle عَصافيرsparrows
وَسائر الناس في الهَيجا عَصافير
A falcon hunting proud, armored champions in fury,
A falcon hunting prey while the other birds
While all other men in battle are sparrows.
Are sparrows fluttering in fright.
باتَتhave begun صَوارمهhis keen swords تَبكيweep ضَواحكهاtheir laughing edges
باتَت صَوارمه تَبكي ضَواحكها
كَالبَرقlike lightning وَالسُحبand the clouds تزجيهdrive it onward الزَماجيرthunderous roars
كَالبَرق وَالسُحب تزجيه الزَماجير
His keen swords' laughing edges have begun to weep,
Your swords weep their laughter
Like lightning and clouds driven onward by thunderous roars.
Like lightning and clouds stirred by the wailing winds.
جاءَتadvanced عَواملهhis spear-shafts فيin الروعbattle's terror وَارتفعتand rose high
جاءَت عَوامله في الروع وَارتفعت
فَمنso whoever أضيفis attached إِلَيهاto them فَهوَthen he is مَكسورbroken
فَمن أضيف إِلَيها فَهوَ مَكسور
His spear-shafts advanced amid battle's terror and rose high;
Your troops attack with ferocity and rise high;
Whoever is attached to them is broken.
Whoever contends with them is shattered.
يَلقىmeets الكَتائبthe battalions بساماًsmiling وَيَتركهاand leaves them
يَلقى الكَتائب بساماً وَيَتركها
تَبكيweep عَلَيهاover them الغداةat dawn الأعينthe eyes العورblinded
تَبكي عَلَيها الغداة الأعين العور
He meets battalions smiling, and leaves them
You meet battalions with resolve and leave them
With blinded eyes weeping over them at dawn.
As the tearful eyes of the wounded weep for them at dawn.
سَلask عَنabout سَراياهhis raiding bands خَيلthe cavalry of الفُرسthe Persians إِذwhen نكصتit recoiled
سَل عَن سَراياه خَيل الفُرس إِذ نكصت
وَجَيشهand his army بِالعَواليwith lofty spears حَولهاaround it سورa wall
وَجَيشه بِالعَوالي حَولها سور
Ask the Persian cavalry about his raiding bands, when it recoiled,
Ask the Persian horses when they retreated
And his army, with lofty spears, was a wall around it.
With your army circled around them like a wall.
صَحتproved true أَحاديثهreports of him ماan emphatic particle بَينهُمamong them وَصحتand became sound
صَحت أَحاديثه ما بَينهُم وَصحت
عُقولهمtheir minds وَفُؤادand the heart of السَيفthe sword مَخمورdrunk
عُقولهم وَفُؤاد السَيف مَخمور
Reports of him proved true among them, and sound became
His words between them proved true, as did
Their minds, while the sword's heart was drunk.
Their minds, while the hearts of swords grew drunk.
لاnot يَفلتlets escape المَوتdeath هياباًa fearful man وَلاnor وَكلاa weakling
لا يَفلت المَوت هياباً وَلا وَكلا
وَماand what use are المَحاذيرprecautions إِذwhen تَأتيcome المَقاديرthe decrees of fate
وَما المَحاذير إِذ تَأتي المَقادير
Death lets neither the fearful nor the feeble escape,
Death does not escape in terror or exhaustion,
And what use are precautions when fate arrives?
For fate comes when it must.
باتواthey lay عَلىupon الأَرضthe earth صَرعىslain وَالوُحوشand the wild beasts لَهاbelonging to them
باتوا عَلى الأَرض صَرعى وَالوُحوش لَها
فيهمamong them رُسومdues وَتَقديمand precedence وَتَأخيرand delay
فيهم رُسوم وَتَقديم وَتَأخير
They lay slain upon the earth, and the wild beasts have
They lay dead upon the earth while the beasts
Dues among them, with precedence and delay.
Feasted on them at will.
كَفاهhis two hands كفa hand تذيبmelts الصُمsolid rocks سَطوتهاits might
كَفاه كف تذيب الصُم سَطوتها
وَكفand a hand of برbenevolence بِهاthrough it للناسfor people تَيسيرease
وَكف بر بِها للناس تَيسير
His two hands: one whose might melts solid rock,
His palm melts the mighty with its power
And a hand of benevolence through which people find ease.
While his other palm comforts the people.
نارa fire عَلىagainst كُلeveryone مَنwho ناواهopposes him حاميةblazing
نار عَلى كُل مَن ناواه حامية
لَكنهbut he is للذيfor whoever يَبغيseeks النَدىbounty نورa light
لَكنه للذي يَبغي النَدى نور
A blazing fire against all who oppose him,
A fire for whoever seeks to harm him,
Yet a light to whoever seeks bounty.
Yet for one who desires peace, a light.
لَيثa lion وَغَيثand rain لِيوميfor the two days of شدةhardship وَرخاand ease
لَيث وَغَيث لِيومي شدة وَرخا
سُمpoison وَشَهدand honey وَللعافينand for gift-seekers اكسيرan elixir
سُم وَشَهد وَللعافين اكسير
A lion and rain for days of hardship and ease,
A lion and rain in times of woe and ease,
Poison and honey, and an elixir for those seeking gifts.
Poison and honey, ruin and elixir for the afflicted.
ياO مَصدرsource of الفَضلexcellence ياO مَنone who فعلهhis deed حَسَنgood
يا مَصدر الفَضل يا مَن فعله حَسَن
وَسَعدand good fortune طائرa bird المَيمونthe auspicious مَشهورrenowned
وَسَعد طائر المَيمون مَشهور
O source of excellence, O you whose deeds are good,
O source of grace, O you whose deeds are beautiful,
And the luck of the auspicious bird is renowned.
May the auspicious bird be celebrated!
بَذَلتyou offered نصحكyour counsel للخنكارto the Khunkar مُجتهِداًdiligently
بَذَلت نصحك للخنكار مُجتهِداً
فَماso no بَداappeared مِنكfrom you تَمويهdeception وَتَقصيرand negligence
فَما بَدا مِنك تَمويه وَتَقصير
You offered the Khunkar your counsel with diligence,
You gave sincere advice to bring glory
So no deception or negligence appeared from you.
Without any deception or shortcoming.
وَصرتand you became للدولةfor the state الغَراءthe glorious معصمهاits wrist
وَصرت للدولة الغَراء معصمها
وَسورهاand its rampart نعمhow excellent ذاكthat الكَفhand وَالسورand the rampart
وَسورها نعم ذاك الكَف وَالسور
And you became the wrist of the glorious state,
You became the defender and shield
And its rampart—excellent indeed are that hand and rampart!
Of the splendid state—yes, that palm and shield!
حَتّىuntil اِصطَفاكَchose you وَليthe guardian of الأَمرauthority مُرتَضياًwell pleased
حَتّى اِصطَفاكَ وَلي الأَمر مُرتَضياً
إِذsince فيكَin you أَمرthe matter of صَلاحthe welfare of الناسthe people مَحصورconfined
إِذ فيكَ أَمر صَلاح الناس مَحصور
Until the ruler chose you, well pleased,
Until the caliph chose you as his desired one,
For in you alone rests the matter of the people's welfare.
For in you lies the people’s well-being.
وَلاكhe appointed you over مملكةthe realm of الزوراءal-Zawra فَابتَهَجَتso it rejoiced
وَلاك مملكة الزوراء فَابتَهَجَت
وَشَهرزورand Shahrazur فَزالَso vanished البَغيoppression وَالزورand falsehood
وَشَهرزور فَزالَ البَغي وَالزور
He placed you over al-Zawra's realm, and it rejoiced,
So he gave you the Zawra’ kingdom, which rejoiced,
And Shahrazur, so oppression and falsehood disappeared.
And Baghdad, so oppression and tyranny disappeared.
وَزادكand he added for you البَصرةBasra الفَيحاءthe spacious فَاِنفرجتso were dispelled
وَزادك البَصرة الفَيحاء فَاِنفرجت
عَنهاfrom it الكُروبsorrows وَوافتهاand reached it التَباشيرglad tidings
عَنها الكُروب وَوافتها التَباشير
And he added spacious Basra to your charge, freeing it
And he added Basra the Fragrant, so it opened up
From sorrows, while glad tidings reached it.
To relief and good omens.
مَشيتyou walked للمَجدtoward glory مَشيthe walk of الرخthe rook مِنout of طَرَبdelight
مَشيت للمَجد مَشي الرخ مِن طَرَب
بَينamong الفرازينthe chess-viziers تَتلوكfollow you الجَماهيرthe multitudes
بَين الفرازين تَتلوك الجَماهير
You walked toward glory like a rook, in delight,
You walked the path of glory happily
Among the chess-viziers, with the multitudes following you.
Among the nobles, surrounded by the masses.
شاماتbeauty marks علياكyour eminence منهاfrom them الشاءthe shah ماتwas checkmated وَمنand from
شامات علياك منها الشاء مات وَمن
خوانكyour dining table الرَحبthe spacious خانthe khan of الفرسthe Persians مَنخورeaten hollow
خوانك الرَحب خان الفرس مَنخور
The beauty marks of your eminence have checkmated the shah; and from
Ill omens befell those who opposed you; they died,
Your ample table, the Persian khan is eaten hollow.
While your vast abode routed the Persians.
فَابشرso rejoice بِفَتحin conquest وَنَصرand victory عاجلswift بِهماthrough both of them
فَابشر بِفَتح وَنَصر عاجل بِهما
دينthe faith of الحَنيفيةtrue monotheism السَمحاءthe tolerant مَسرورdelighted
دين الحَنيفية السَمحاء مَسرور
So rejoice in conquest and swift victory, through both of which
So rejoice in the imminent conquest and victory
The tolerant faith of true monotheism rejoices.
That delights the pure religion of Islam!
وَانشرand spread عَلىover البَلدةthe city الزَوراءal-Zawra مِنكَfrom you نَدىdew
وَانشر عَلى البَلدة الزَوراء مِنكَ نَدى
عَدلof justice يَكونarise بِهِthrough it رَأيjudgment وَتَدبيرand governance
عَدل يَكون بِهِ رَأي وَتَدبير
And shed upon the city of al-Zawra your dew
Spread over the Zawra’ city from your raincloud
Of justice, through which judgment and governance arise.
Just rule, thereby advising and directing.
وَقَدand indeed أَتَتكhas come to you وَزيرO vizier of العَدلjustice غانيةa lovely maiden
وَقَد أَتَتك وَزير العَدل غانية
لاneither الغانياتbeautiful women تدانيهاrival her وَلاnor الحورhouris
لا الغانيات تدانيها وَلا الحور
And a lovely maiden has come to you, O vizier of justice,
Justice has come to you joyous,
Whom neither beautiful women nor houris can rival.
With no rival among the beautiful nymphs and maidens.
جاءَتshe came تهنيكto congratulate you هناكmay He gladden you الإلهGod بِماwith what
جاءَت تهنيك هناك الإله بِما
أَعطاكHe gave you ماas long as تليتare recited ياسينYa-Sin وَالطورand al-Tur
أَعطاك ما تليت ياسين وَالطور
She came to congratulate you—may God gladden you with what
It came to congratulate you on what
He has given you, as long as Ya-Sin and al-Tur are recited.
God granted you—recite Ya Sin and Mount Sinai!
فاقبلso accept وَقابلand reciprocate بإحسانwith kindness وَمكرمةand a noble favor
فاقبل وَقابل بإحسان وَمكرمة
تبقىendures وَانكand indeed you are مَأجورrewarded وَمَشكورand thanked
تبقى وَانك مَأجور وَمَشكور
So accept her, and meet her with kindness and a noble favor
So welcome it and welcome it well with kindness and honor,
That endures; indeed, you are rewarded and thanked.
That you may remain rewarded and thanked.
أَومتshe signaled إليكto you بعينيهاwith her two eyes مؤرخةgiving a chronogram
أَومت إليك بعينيها مؤرخة
لِواءa banner of برbenevolence عَلىover الزَوراءal-Zawra مَنشورunfurled
لِواء بر عَلى الزَوراء مَنشور
She signaled to you with her two eyes, giving a chronogram:
It turned its eyes to you, recording
A banner of benevolence is unfurled over al-Zawra.
The flag of righteousness raised over the Zawra’ land.
Sol 6.1