بِالمَلِكِthrough the king الأَشرَفِal-Ashraf (the most noble) لَمhave not
بِالمَلِكِ الأَشرَفِ لَم
أَشكُI complain مِنَfrom الدَهرِTime أَلَمpain
أَشكُ مِنَ الدَهرِ أَلَم
Thanks to King al-Ashraf, I have not
With the most noble king, I have
complained of pain from Time.
Never doubted the pain of fate,
مَولىlord النِّعَمblessings مَولىlord الأُمَمnations
مَولى النِّعَم مَولى الأُمَم
مِنof عَرَبٍArabs وَمِنand of عَجَمnon-Arabs
مِن عَرَبٍ وَمِن عَجَم
Lord of blessings, lord of nations,
Master of favors, master of nations
of Arabs and of non-Arabs.
Of Arabs and non-Arabs alike,
مُحيٍreviving بِجَدواهُthrough his bounty الكَرَمgenerosity
مُحيٍ بِجَدواهُ الكَرَم
مازالَhas remained قَتّالَslayer العَدَمpoverty
مازالَ قَتّالَ العَدَم
Reviver of generosity through his bounty,
Revived by his generous nobility
ever the slayer of poverty.
Ever slaying misfortune,
أَكرَمُhonored مَنwhoever أَجرىset running قَلَمa pen
أَكرَمُ مَن أَجرى قَلَم
بِمَدحِهِin his praise مِمَّنamong those who نَظَمcomposed verse
بِمَدحِهِ مِمَّن نَظَم
He has honored whoever set a pen moving
The most generous of those who wield the pen
in his praise among those who composed verse.
In praise of him from poets,
ياO حَظِّيَmy fortune اِنتَبِهawaken أَلَمis it not?
يا حَظِّيَ اِنتَبِه أَلَم
يَأنِbe time أَلَمis it not? يَأنِbe time أَلَمis it not?
يَأنِ أَلَم يَأنِ أَلَم
O my fortune, awaken! Is it not
Oh my luck pay attention to the pain!
time? Is it not time? Is it not?
The pain, the pain is coming.
موسىMusa هُوَhe البَحرُthe sea الخِضَمvast and deep
موسى هُوَ البَحرُ الخِضَم
لَمdid not يَظمَthirst مَنwhoever يَمَّمَheaded toward يَمa sea
لَم يَظمَ مَن يَمَّمَ يَم
Musa is the vast, deep sea.
Musa is the turbulent sea
No one who sought the sea went thirsty.
That cannot be contained by one who aspires.
أَأَذكُرُshall I mention? الحاجَةَthe need أَمor
أَأَذكُرُ الحاجَةَ أَم
حَسبيenough for me بِمَحمودِwith the praiseworthy الشِّيَمcharacter traits
حَسبي بِمَحمودِ الشِّيَم
Shall I mention my need, or
Shall I mention the need or not?
is he of praiseworthy character enough for me?
It suffices me to have Mahmud of noble traits
جَوابُهُhis answer يَشفيcures السَّقَمsickness
جَوابُهُ يَشفي السَّقَم
إِذfor لَمdid not يَقُلsay سِوىexcept نَعَمyes
إِذ لَم يَقُل سِوى نَعَم
His answer cures sickness,
His answer heals all disease
for he has said nothing but 'Yes.'
For he says nothing but "yes."
فيin دارِهِhis house يُؤتىis approached الحَكَمthe arbiter
في دارِهِ يُؤتى الحَكَم
وَبابُهُand his gate بابُgate الحَرَمthe sacred sanctuary
وَبابُهُ بابُ الحَرَم
In his house the arbiter is sought,
In his abode, judgment is granted
and his gate is the gate of the sanctuary.
And his door is the door of the inviolable sanctuary.
لَمdid not يَلقَencounter فيin دُنياهُhis earthly life هَمcare
لَم يَلقَ في دُنياهُ هَم
مَنwhoever زارَهُvisited him وَلاnor نَدِمfelt regret
مَن زارَهُ وَلا نَدِم
No care has troubled the earthly life
He who visited him has never faced anxiety in his world
of anyone who visited him, nor has he felt regret.
And has never regretted.
لاmay not زالَcease to be مَنصورَvictorious العَلَمthe banner
لا زالَ مَنصورَ العَلَم
ماas long as لاحَappeared لِلسَّفرِto the travelers عَلَمa landmark
ما لاحَ لِلسَّفرِ عَلَم
May his banner ever remain victorious,
He remains the victor of the banner
as long as a landmark appears to travelers.
As long as the journey’s banner is raised.
Sol 6.1