تَرَجَّلَdismounted عَنfrom شَهبائِهِhis gray mare (also Aleppo) الظاهِرُal-Zahir الغازيGhazi
تَرَجَّلَ عَن شَهبائِهِ الظاهِرُ الغازي
وَكانَand he was بِهاupon her البازيthe falcon المُطِلُّlooming عَلىover النازيthe one rising
وَكانَ بِها البازي المُطِلُّ عَلى النازي
Al-Zahir Ghazi dismounted from his gray mare—his Shahba;
And upon her he was the falcon looming over all who rose.
تَرَحَّلhe departed عَنهاfrom her غَيرَnot لاوٍturning back عَلىtoward أَخٍa brother
تَرَحَّل عَنها غَيرَ لاوٍ عَلى أَخٍ
وَلاnor وَلَدٍa son بَرٍّdutiful تَرَحَّلَhe departed مُجتازِpassing through
وَلا وَلَدٍ بَرٍّ تَرَحَّلَ مُجتازِ
He departed from her, not turning back toward a brother,
Nor a dutiful son; he departed, passing on.
وَحامَتand circled عَقنَباةُthe eagle المَنونِof death عَلَيهِover him فيwithin
وَحامَت عَقنَباةُ المَنونِ عَلَيهِ في
حِمىthe sanctuary of حارِمٍHarim قَسراًby force وَعِزَّةِand the might of أَعزازِA'zaz
حِمى حارِمٍ قَسراً وَعِزَّةِ أَعزازِ
And death's eagle circled over him within
Harim's sanctuary, overpowering it and the might of A'zaz.
وَقَدand indeed كانَhe was بِالدُنياof this world حَقيقاًworthy وَأَهلهاand its people
وَقَد كانَ بِالدُنيا حَقيقاً وَأَهلها
لإِحياءِfor reviving إِعناءٍcausing hardship (perhaps intended: enrichment) وَإِفناءِand extinguishing إِعوازِdestitution
لإِحياءِ إِعناءٍ وَإِفناءِ إِعوازِ
He was indeed worthy of this world and its people,
To bring [enrichment] to life and put an end to want.
لَئِنif indeed ثُلَّwas shattered ياO لِلَهِGod! بِالمَوتِby death عَرشُهُhis throne
لَئِن ثُلَّ يا لِلَهِ بِالمَوتِ عَرشُهُ
فَماfor there is no أَحَدٌanyone إِلّاexcept عَلىupon ظَهرِthe back of أَوفازِhaste
فَما أَحَدٌ إِلّا عَلى ظَهرِ أَوفازِ
If death has shattered his throne—O God!—
Yet everyone is mounted upon the back of haste.
أَرىI see كُلَّناall of us يَسعىhastening إِلىtoward حينِthe time of حَينِهِhis death
أَرى كُلَّنا يَسعى إِلى حينِ حَينِهِ
وَكَمand how long يَلبَثُdoes linger البازُthe falcon المُقيمُperched بِقُفّازِupon a glove
وَكَم يَلبَثُ البازُ المُقيمُ بِقُفّازِ
I see us all hastening toward the hour of our death;
How long can a falcon remain perched upon a glove?
لَقَدindeed أَمسَتِhas become البَيضاءُthe white سَوداءَblack بَعدَهُafter him
لَقَد أَمسَتِ البَيضاءُ سَوداءَ بَعدَهُ
كَزَفِّlike the plumage of غُدافٍa raven فيon ذَرىthe heights of النيقِthe mountain مُنحازِsecluded
كَزَفِّ غُدافٍ في ذَرى النيقِ مُنحازِ
The white has indeed turned black since his passing,
Like the plumage of a raven secluded on the mountain's heights.
وَصارَand he went إِلىinto بَطنِthe belly of الثَرىthe earth الظاهِرُal-Zahir الَّذيwho
وَصارَ إِلى بَطنِ الثَرى الظاهِرُ الَّذي
لَهُfor him العيسُthe pale camels سيقَتwere driven فيthrough بُطونٍvalley beds وَأَجوازِand desert tracts
لَهُ العيسُ سيقَت في بُطونٍ وَأَجوازِ
Al-Zahir has gone into the belly of the earth, he for whom
Pale camels were driven through valley beds and desert tracts.
وَكانَتand were مُلوكُthe kings of الأَرضِthe earth فيin ظِلِّthe shade of فَضلِهِhis bounty
وَكانَت مُلوكُ الأَرضِ في ظِلِّ فَضلِهِ
وَقَدand indeed كانَhe was ظِلّاًa shade وارِفاًspreading لَيسَnot بِاللازيa shrinking one
وَقَد كانَ ظِلّاً وارِفاً لَيسَ بِاللازي
The kings of the earth lived in the shade of his bounty,
And he was a spreading shade, never shrinking.
وَلَوand if أَحرَزَتcould protect مِنfrom قَبضَةِthe grasp of المَوتِdeath هَيبَةٌawe
وَلَو أَحرَزَت مِن قَبضَةِ المَوتِ هَيبَةٌ
لَكانَthen would be لَهُfor him مِنfrom بَأسِهِhis valor حِرزُa refuge of إِحرازِprotection
لَكانَ لَهُ مِن بَأسِهِ حِرزُ إِحرازِ
Had awe protected anyone from death's grasp,
His valor would have afforded him a sure refuge.
وَكانَand was جَزيلاًlavish لِلعُفاةِto seekers of bounty عَطاؤُهُhis giving
وَكانَ جَزيلاً لِلعُفاةِ عَطاؤُهُ
يَظُنّونَthey thought جَهلاًin ignorance أَنَّهُthat he هازِلٌjesting هازيmocking
يَظُنّونَ جَهلاً أَنَّهُ هازِلٌ هازي
His gifts to seekers of bounty were so lavish
They thought in their ignorance that he was jesting, mocking.
تَرَجّاهُlooked to him in hope أَربابُmasters of الصَوارِمِkeen swords وَالقَناand lances
تَرَجّاهُ أَربابُ الصَوارِمِ وَالقَنا
كَماjust as كانَwas يَرجوhoping for جودَهُhis generosity رَبُّa bearer of عُكازِa staff
كَما كانَ يَرجو جودَهُ رَبُّ عُكازِ
Masters of keen swords and lances looked to him in hope,
As the bearer of a staff hoped for his generosity.
لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed أَظهَرتُI made plain فيconcerning الظاهِرِal-Zahir الأَسىgrief
لَعَمري لَقَد أَظهَرتُ في الظاهِرِ الأَسى
وَماand not قُلتُI spoke فيof الغازيGhazi مَقالاًwords بِأَلغازِin riddles
وَما قُلتُ في الغازي مَقالاً بِأَلغازِ
By my life, I have made my grief for al-Zahir plain,
And spoken of Ghazi in no riddling words.
وَفيand in حَلَبٍAleppo دَرَّتflowed abundantly يَنابيعُthe springs of جودِهِhis generosity
وَفي حَلَبٍ دَرَّت يَنابيعُ جودِهِ
فَكَمso how many قَنَواتٍchannels جارِياتٍflowing بِمَزّازِat Mazzaz
فَكَم قَنَواتٍ جارِياتٍ بِمَزّازِ
In Aleppo, the springs of his generosity flowed freely;
How many channels flowed at Mazzaz!
لَقَدindeed سُلَّwas drawn out مِنfrom عِقدِthe necklace of المُلوكِkings أَجَلُّهُمtheir greatest
لَقَد سُلَّ مِن عِقدِ المُلوكِ أَجَلُّهُم
وَواسِطَةُand the centerpiece of التَقصارِthe short necklace أَشرَفُthe noblest مُمتازِdistinguished one
وَواسِطَةُ التَقصارِ أَشرَفُ مُمتازِ
The greatest of kings was drawn from their necklace,
And the short necklace's centerpiece, its noblest, choicest jewel.
لَئِنif indeed كانَwas خَلقُthe making of الخَلقِmankind مِنfrom طينِthe clay of آدَمٍAdam
لَئِن كانَ خَلقُ الخَلقِ مِن طينِ آدَمٍ
فَمِنthen from نورِthe light of خَلقِthe creation of اللَهِGod خَلقُكَyour creation ياO غازيGhazi
فَمِن نورِ خَلقِ اللَهِ خَلقُكَ يا غازي
If mankind was made from Adam's clay,
Then you were made from the light of God's creation, O Ghazi.
وَأَنتَand you الذيare the one who أَعياrendered powerless المُلوكَthe kings بِإِعجازِthrough matchless feats
وَأَنتَ الذي أَعيا المُلوكَ بِإِعجازِ
وَأَلجَمَهُمand bridled them عِيّاًwith speechlessness بِإيحاءِby intimating إِنجازِaccomplishment
وَأَلجَمَهُم عِيّاً بِإيحاءِ إِنجازِ
You are he who baffled kings with matchless deeds,
And bridled them, tongue-tied, by a hint of accomplishment.
يَعَزُّis grievous عَلىto الإِسلامِIslam قَلبُthe overturning of سُروجِهِhis saddles
يَعَزُّ عَلى الإِسلامِ قَلبُ سُروجِهِ
وَعَكسُand the reversal of صُدورٍfronts فيinto مَراكِزِthe places of أَعجازِhindparts
وَعَكسُ صُدورٍ في مَراكِزِ أَعجازِ
It grieves Islam that his saddles are overturned,
And fronts set backward where hindparts belong.
تَجاسَرتَyou dared ياO هَلّابَplucker of أَذنابthe tails of خَيلِهِhis horses
تَجاسَرتَ يا هَلّابَ أَذناب خَيلِهِ
وَكَدّاسand feller of حَبّارٍa mighty man (conjectural reading) رَماهُhe struck him بِحَزّازِwith piercing pain
وَكَدّاس حَبّارٍ رَماهُ بِحَزّازِ
You dared, O plucker of his horses' tails,
And feller of a [mighty man], striking him with piercing pain.
وَماand not كانَwas he بِالمُصغيone to listen لِفَضلِbecause of the greatness of إِبائِهِhis proud dignity
وَما كانَ بِالمُصغي لِفَضلِ إِبائِهِ
إِلىto هَمزِthe slander of هَمّازٍa slanderer وَلاnor غَمزِthe insinuation of غَمّازِa faultfinder
إِلى هَمزِ هَمّازٍ وَلا غَمزِ غَمّازِ
In his surpassing dignity, he never lent an ear
To a slanderer's slurs or a faultfinder's insinuations.
تَبَسُّمُهُhis smile لِلخَيرِof goodwill يَأتيكَwould come to you بَعدَماafter
تَبَسُّمُهُ لِلخَيرِ يَأتيكَ بَعدَما
يجيءُhe came بِإِسهابٍwith expansiveness فَصيحٍeloquent وَإيجازِand concision
يجيءُ بِإِسهابٍ فَصيحٍ وَإيجازِ
His smile of goodwill would reach you after
He came with eloquent expansiveness and concision.
مُجَمِّعُgatherer of شَملِthe scattered company of الأَهلِthe family مِنfrom كُلِّevery وُجهَةٍdirection
مُجَمِّعُ شَملِ الأَهلِ مِن كُلِّ وُجهَةٍ
وَقَدand indeed أَعجَزواthey rendered powerless أَعداءهُمtheir enemies أَيَّutter إِعجازِincapacitation
وَقَد أَعجَزوا أَعداءهُم أَيَّ إِعجازِ
Gatherer of his family's scattered ranks from every direction,
How utterly they rendered their enemies powerless!
وَلاand no عَيبَfault فيهِin him غَيرُexcept إِنجازِthe fulfillment of وَعدِهِhis promise
وَلا عَيبَ فيهِ غَيرُ إِنجازِ وَعدِهِ
سَريعاًswiftly وَلَمand he did not يُلقِdeliver الوَعيدَthe threat بِإِنجازِwith fulfillment
سَريعاً وَلَم يُلقِ الوَعيدَ بِإِنجازِ
He had no fault except fulfilling his promise
Swiftly, while never bringing his threats to fulfillment.
فَمَنso who لِليَتامىfor the orphans وَالأَرامِلِand the widows بَعدَهُafter him
فَمَن لِليَتامى وَالأَرامِلِ بَعدَهُ
يَقومُwill undertake بِإِكرامٍhonoring عَلَيهِمthem وَإِعزازِand dignifying
يَقومُ بِإِكرامٍ عَلَيهِم وَإِعزازِ
Who, after him, will care for orphans and widows,
Bestowing honor and dignity upon them,
وَيَكسوهُمand will clothe them فيin صَيفِهِمtheir summer وَشِتائِهِمand their winter
وَيَكسوهُم في صَيفِهِم وَشِتائِهِم
بِأَحسَنَwith the finest of ماwhat ضَمَّتهُcontained it أَسفاطُthe chests of بَزّازِa cloth merchant
بِأَحسَنَ ما ضَمَّتهُ أَسفاطُ بَزّازِ
And clothe them in their summer and winter
With the finest things a cloth merchant's chests contain?
وَفيand in حَلَبٍAleppo لَمdid not يَخلُgo without أَهلُthe people of مَحَلَّةٍa neighborhood
وَفي حَلَبٍ لَم يَخلُ أَهلُ مَحَلَّةٍ
لَدىduring الصَّومِthe fast مِنof طاهٍa cook وَشاوٍand a roaster وَخَبّازِand a baker
لَدى الصَّومِ مِن طاهٍ وَشاوٍ وَخَبّازِ
In Aleppo, no neighborhood's people went without,
During the fast, a cook, a roaster, or a baker.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لأَستَسقيsurely ask rain from السَماءَthe sky لِقَبرِهِfor his grave
وَإِنّي لأَستَسقي السَماءَ لِقَبرِهِ
وَفيهِand within it بِحارٌare seas كُنَّthat were عَيشاًsustenance لأَجرازِfor barren lands
وَفيهِ بِحارٌ كُنَّ عَيشاً لأَجرازِ
I ask heaven to send rain upon his grave,
Though within it lie seas that once sustained barren lands.
فَمِنso from بَعدِهِafter him لاlet no شُدَّbe fastened سَرجٌsaddle لِسابِحٍfor a fleet horse
فَمِن بَعدِهِ لا شُدَّ سَرجٌ لِسابِحٍ
وَلاnor ريعَbe startled طرفٌa steed فيin الهِياجِbattle بِمِهمازِwith a spur
وَلا ريعَ طرفٌ في الهِياجِ بِمِهمازِ
After him, let no saddle be fastened on a fleet horse,
Nor any steed be startled by a spur amid battle;
وَلاnor أُبرِزَbe displayed الإِبريزُpure gold يَوماًever لِمُعتَفٍfor a suppliant
وَلا أُبرِزَ الإِبريزُ يَوماً لِمُعتَفٍ
وَلَكِنand yet سَناهُits radiance مُحتَفٍhidden (conjectural reading) بَعدَafter إِبرازِdisplay
وَلَكِن سَناهُ مُحتَفٍ بَعدَ إِبرازِ
Nor pure gold ever be brought forth for a suppliant,
But its radiance lies [hidden] after being displayed.
وَلاnor قيدَتِbe led الخَيلُthe horses العِتاقُpurebred شَوازِباًlean
وَلا قيدَتِ الخَيلُ العِتاقُ شَوازِباً
وَلاnor هُزَّbe brandished رُمحٌa spear فيin أَنامِلِthe fingertips of هَزّازِa wielder
وَلا هُزَّ رُمحٌ في أَنامِلِ هَزّازِ
Nor let lean, purebred horses be led forth,
Nor a spear be brandished in a wielder's fingers;
وَلاnor شَبَّتِkindle الحَربُwar الأَجيجُroaring ضِرامَهاits blaze
وَلا شَبَّتِ الحَربُ الأَجيجُ ضِرامَها
تُديرُturning الرَحىthe millstone دَورَthe circling of الحُروفِthe letters بِهَوّازِin 'Hawwaz' (alphabet mnemonic)
تُديرُ الرَحى دَورَ الحُروفِ بِهَوّازِ
Nor let roaring war kindle its blaze,
Turning the millstone as letters cycle through 'Hawwaz.'
مَضىhas passed مُلكُهُhis reign المَحروسُguarded مِنfrom عَيبِthe blame of عائِبٍa faultfinder
مَضى مُلكُهُ المَحروسُ مِن عَيبِ عائِبٍ
وَمِنand from عَبَثِthe mischief of الزاريthe scorner وَمِنand from عَنَتِthe harassment of الرَّازيthe disparager
وَمِن عَبَثِ الزاري وَمِن عَنَتِ الرَّازي
His reign has passed, guarded from a faultfinder's blame,
From a scorner's mischief and a disparager's harassment.
وَأَبقىand he left ثَناءًpraise يُخجِلُputs to shame المِسكَmusk عَرفُهُits fragrance
وَأَبقى ثَناءً يُخجِلُ المِسكَ عَرفُهُ
لَهُit has فيon اللُهىthe palates قَندٌsugar حَلاis sweet فَهوَso it is أَهوازيAhwazi
لَهُ في اللُهى قَندٌ حَلا فَهوَ أَهوازي
He left praise whose fragrance puts musk to shame;
Its sugar is sweet upon the palate—sugar of Ahwaz.
وَماand no لَيثُlion of غابٍa forest كاشِرٍdrawing back its lips عَنfrom نُيوبِهِits fangs
وَما لَيثُ غابٍ كاشِرٍ عَن نُيوبِهِ
وَعَضّاتُهاand their bites تَفريcleave المَفاصِلَthe joints كَالكازِlike shears
وَعَضّاتُها تَفري المَفاصِلَ كَالكازِ
No forest lion baring its fangs,
Whose bites sever joints like shears,
بِأَشجَعَany braver مِنهُthan him فيin الكَريهَةِbattle مُقدِماًcharging forward
بِأَشجَعَ مِنهُ في الكَريهَةِ مُقدِماً
وَراءَbehind هَزيمٍone routed بِالأَفاكِلِwith tremors قَفّازِleaping
وَراءَ هَزيمٍ بِالأَفاكِلِ قَفّازِ
Is braver than he, charging into battle
After a routed foe who leaps in shivering fear.
عَلَيهِupon him سَلامُthe peace of اللَهِGod ماas long as حُبِّبَis loved الغِنىwealth
عَلَيهِ سَلامُ اللَهِ ما حُبِّبَ الغِنى
وَطابَand is pleasant بِهِthrough it جَمعُthe amassing of الكُنوزِtreasures لِكَنّازِto a hoarder
وَطابَ بِهِ جَمعُ الكُنوزِ لِكَنّازِ
God's peace be upon him as long as wealth is loved,
And, for its sake, a hoarder delights in amassing treasure.
Sol 6.1