ياO ابنَson of أبيAbu أيوبَAyyub ياO مُنْتَهىpinnacle of الthe (continued)
يا ابنَ أبي أيوبَ يا مُنْتَهى ال
بهجةِdelight فيin الأعينِthe eyes والأنفسِand the souls
بهجةِ في الأعينِ والأنفسِ
O son of Abu Ayyub, O pinnacle of
O son of Abu Ayyub, O ultimate
delight in eyes and souls!
Delight in eyes and souls
آبَreturned عليٌّAli أوبةَthe return of البدرِthe full moon بالwith the (continued)
آبَ عليٌّ أوبةَ البدرِ بال
أسعدٍmost auspicious لمّاwhen آبَhe returned لاnot الأنْحسthe most ill-omened
أسعدٍ لمّا آبَ لا الأنْحس
Ali returned as the full moon returns, with the
Ali has set like the full moon in
best of fortune when he returned, not the worst.
The most auspicious setting, not the most inauspicious
فأقمرتْso became moonlit بلrather أَشمستْbecame sunlit أوجهٌfaces
فأقمرتْ بل أَشمستْ أوجهٌ
بوجهِby the face of ذاthis المقمرِthe moon-bright one والمشمسand the sun-bright one
بوجهِ ذا المقمرِ والمشمس
So faces grew moonlit—rather, sunlit—
Rather, faces have become as radiant as suns
by the face of this moon-bright, sun-bright one.
With the face of the luminous moon and sun
وبعدand after ذاthis ياO رأسَchief of أهلِthe people of العلىeminence
وبعد ذا يا رأسَ أهلِ العلى
منamong مُتَحَلٍّone adorned بالعلىwith eminence مُكْتَسيclothed
من مُتَحَلٍّ بالعلى مُكْتَسي
And now, O chief of the eminent,
And after that, O head of the people of highness
of those adorned with eminence and clothed in it,
Adorned with the most high attire
خيرُthe best of الهداياthe gifts منكfrom you
خيرُ الهدايا منك
ياO خيِّرَnoble in المنبتِstock والمغرسِand roots
يا خيِّرَ المنبتِ والمغرسِ
the best of gifts from you,
The best gift from you
O man of noble stock and roots,
O best of all that is planted and sown
طاقُa piece of أديمٍleather طائفيٌّfrom Ta'if منَamong الthe (continued)
طاقُ أديمٍ طائفيٌّ منَ ال
أنفسmost precious فيin القيمةِvalue والأنفسand the souls
أنفس في القيمةِ والأنفس
is a piece of Ta'if leather, among the
A piece of leather circumambulating
most precious in value and to souls.
Souls in value and souls in essence
منْamong تُحَفِthe gifts of القادمِthe arriving traveler مماfrom what اصطفىhe selected
منْ تُحَفِ القادمِ مما اصطفى
يختارهhe chooses it المؤنِسُthe congenial companion للمؤنِسfor the congenial companion
يختاره المؤنِسُ للمؤنِس
Among the arriving traveler's gifts, from what he selected,
Gifts for the newcomer, chosen from what he picked
one congenial companion chooses it for another.
As the intimate selects for an intimate
يغلُظُis thick فيin السّمكِthickness وينبوand holds firm علىagainst الthe (continued)
يغلُظُ في السّمكِ وينبو على ال
عَرْكِrubbing ولاand does not يخشنُgrow rough فيin الملمسtouch
عَرْكِ ولا يخشنُ في الملمس
It is thick in substance and resists
Thick in density and rising high on the
rubbing, yet is not rough to the touch.
Upper part without being coarse to the touch
ومُشرِقٌand radiant ينصرفُturns away الليلُthe night عنfrom
ومُشرِقٌ ينصرفُ الليلُ عن
إِشراقِهِits radiance منهزمَrouted الحِنْدِسthe deep darkness
إِشراقِهِ منهزمَ الحِنْدِس
And it is radiant: night turns away from
Luminous, the night retreats from
its radiance, its deep darkness routed.
Its luminance, defeated darkness
ألْبَسُهُI wear it خُفّاًas a leather boot أُباهيI vie in splendor بهwith it
ألْبَسُهُ خُفّاً أُباهي به
كلَّevery مُباهٍrival in finery ليَwith me فيin الملبسdress
كلَّ مُباهٍ ليَ في الملبس
I wear it as a leather boot; with it I rival
I shall wear it as slippers and boast with it
everyone who rivals me in dress.
Against all who boast to me in attire
فخيرُso the best of ماwhat اسْتُهْدِيَwas requested as a gift ماwhat لمdid not يزلْcease
فخيرُ ما اسْتُهْدِيَ ما لم يزلْ
مطيَّةَthe mount of الموسرِthe wealthy والمفلسand the penniless
مطيَّةَ الموسرِ والمفلس
So the best thing sought as a gift is what has always been
So the best gift is what does not cease to be
the mount of the wealthy and the penniless.
A mount for the wealthy and the destitute
يظهرُappears فيon الأرجلِthe feet منْof حُسْنِهِits beauty
يظهرُ في الأرجلِ منْ حُسْنِهِ
ماwhat ليسis not للتيجانِfor the crowns فيon الأرؤسthe heads
ما ليس للتيجانِ في الأرؤس
On feet there appears, from its beauty,
Its beauty appears on the feet
what crowns do not possess upon heads.
What crowns do not have on heads
يمشيwalks بهin it الماشيthe walker نبيلاًnobly ولاand does not
يمشي به الماشي نبيلاً ولا
يُزْريbring discredit علىupon الجالسِthe seated person فيin المجلسthe gathering
يُزْري على الجالسِ في المجلس
The walker walks nobly in it, and it does not
The wearer walks nobly with it
diminish the seated person's dignity in company.
And does not annoy the one sitting in the gathering
لهُit has منof الفضلِsuperiority علىover النعلِthe sandal ماwhat
لهُ من الفضلِ على النعلِ ما
للوَرْدِthe rose has منof فضلٍsuperiority علىover النَّرجسthe narcissus
للوَرْدِ من فضلٍ على النَّرجس
It has over the sandal the same superiority
It has over the sandal what
that the rose has over the narcissus.
The rose has over the narcissus in merit
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