ياO طالِباًseeker of مُلكَsovereignty بَنِيthe sons of بُوَيهِBuwayh
يا طالِباً مُلكَ بَنِي بُوَيهِ
ماnot أَنتَyou مِنof ذاكَthat وَلاnor إِلَيهِto it
ما أَنتَ مِن ذاكَ وَلا إِلَيهِ
O seeker of the sovereignty of the sons of Buwayh,
O seeker of Buwayhid rule
you have no share in that, nor any claim to it.
You are not of them, nor to them
إِرثُinheritance قِوامِQiwam (upholder) الدينِal-Din (the faith) عَنfrom أَبَيهِhis father
إِرثُ قِوامِ الدينِ عَن أَبَيهِ
خَلِّleave عِنانَthe rein of المُلكِsovereignty فيin يَدَيهِhis two hands
خَلِّ عِنانَ المُلكِ في يَدَيهِ
It is Qiwam al-Din's inheritance from his father.
Inheritor of the defender of the faith from his father
Leave the rein of sovereignty in his two hands:
Let go the reins of the kingdom into his hands
مُناضِلاًa fighting champion يَذُبُّwards off عَنfrom ثَغرَيهِhis two frontiers
مُناضِلاً يَذُبُّ عَن ثَغرَيهِ
بَديهَةَthe sudden onset of الصِلِّthe viper جَلاbared نابَيهِhis two fangs
بَديهَةَ الصِلِّ جَلا نابَيهِ
a champion defending his two frontiers,
As a fighter protecting his borders
with a viper's sudden onset, he bared his two fangs.
The ties of kinship clearly appeared through his helpers
يُلَجلِجُrattles المَوتُdeath بِماin (split-word beginning) ضِغَيهِhis two jaws (split-word remainder)
يُلَجلِجُ المَوتُ بِما ضِغَيهِ
يَكتَلِىءُwatches over الدينَthe faith بِناظِرَيهِwith his two eyes
يَكتَلِىءُ الدينَ بِناظِرَيهِ
Death rattles in his two jaws;
Death churns with what angered him
he watches over the faith with his two eyes,
The faith is wrapped in his gaze
كَالمِقضَبِlike a keen sword اِضطُرَّone was compelled إِلىto حَدَّيهِits two edges
كَالمِقضَبِ اِضطُرَّ إِلى حَدَّيهِ
نَجاwas saved الَّذيthe one who فازَgained hold بِحَجزَتَيهِof his two girdle-bands
نَجا الَّذي فازَ بِحَجزَتَيهِ
like a keen sword to whose two edges one must resort.
Like a lance forced to its point
The man who gained hold of his two girdle-bands was saved,
He who succeeded in grasping it was saved
وَضَلَّand went astray مَغرورٌone deluded بِماby what لَدَيهِhe possesses
وَضَلَّ مَغرورٌ بِما لَدَيهِ
يَحتَكُّrubs against بِالعَضبِagainst the keen sword وَمَضرِبَيهِand its two striking edges
يَحتَكُّ بِالعَضبِ وَمَضرِبَيهِ
while one deluded by what he possesses went astray,
While the arrogant with what he had was misguided
rubbing against the keen sword and its two striking edges.
Rubbing with the sword and its strikes
شَتّانَhow far apart مَنthe one who يَنفُضُshakes مِذرَوَيهِhis two haunches
شَتّانَ مَن يَنفُضُ مِذرَوَيهِ
مُخايِلاًswaggering يَنظُرُlooks فيat عِطفَيهِhis two flanks
مُخايِلاً يَنظُرُ في عِطفَيهِ
How far apart are the man who shakes his two haunches,
Far apart is one who shakes off his fancy clothes
swaggering, gazing at his two flanks,
Pretended unconcern looking askance
ماnever نَقَلَmoved الذابِلَthe slender spear فيin كَفَّيهِhis two palms
ما نَقَلَ الذابِلَ في كَفَّيهِ
وَمَنand the one who طَوىenfolded المَجدَglory عَلىover غَربَيهِits two edges
وَمَن طَوى المَجدَ عَلى غَربَيهِ
who has never wielded a slender spear in his two palms,
Did not even move the feeble one’s palms
and the man who has enfolded glory at both its edges,
Or who folded glory behind him
مُرتَقِياًascending إِلىto ذُؤابَتَيهِits two crests
مُرتَقِياً إِلى ذُؤابَتَيهِ
إِذاwhen المَقامُthe position لَمnot يَقُمstand firm حَولَيهِaround him
إِذا المَقامُ لَم يَقُم حَولَيهِ
ascending to its two crests!
Climbing to the height of his ambition
When the position does not stand firm around him,
When the stand did not rise around him
قامَstood بِهِby it يَركُدُremains still فيin حالَيهِhis two conditions
قامَ بِهِ يَركُدُ في حالَيهِ
لاnot يَطرِفُmakes blink الهَولُterror بِهِin him جَفنَيهِhis two eyelids
لا يَطرِفُ الهَولُ بِهِ جَفنَيهِ
he stands by it, steadfast in both his conditions.
He stood in it, tottering in his state
Terror makes neither of his two eyelids blink,
Fear does not make his eyelids flutter
شَوكُthe thorns القَناof the spears يَلدَغُsting أَخمَصَيهِthe arches of his two feet
شَوكُ القَنا يَلدَغُ أَخمَصَيهِ
قَدindeed قُلتُI said لِلطالِبِto the seeker of غايَتَيهِhis two utmost limits
قَد قُلتُ لِلطالِبِ غايَتَيهِ
while the thorns of spears sting the arches of his two feet.
The thorns of battles prick his feet
I have said to the seeker of his two utmost heights:
I have told the seeker his goal
أَقعِsquat down فَماfor what غَورُكَyour lowland مِنbeside نَجدَيهِhis two highlands
أَقعِ فَما غَورُكَ مِن نَجدَيهِ
ماwhat أَنتَyou وَالطَولُand the reach إِلىto فَرعَيهِhis two branches
ما أَنتَ وَالطَولُ إِلى فَرعَيهِ
Squat down—for what is your lowland beside his two highlands?
Fall down, your depth is not of his heights
What have you to do with reaching his two branches?
You are not, despite your tallness, up to his branches
سِقطُa fallen fragment شَرارٍof sparks طارَflew عَنfrom زَندَيهِhis two fire-sticks
سِقطُ شَرارٍ طارَ عَن زَندَيهِ
مَنwho يَطلَعُascends اليَومَtoday ثَنِيَّتَيهِhis two mountain passes
مَن يَطلَعُ اليَومَ ثَنِيَّتَيهِ
You are a stray spark that flew from his two fire-sticks.
Only sparks flew off his flints
Who today can ascend his two mountain passes?
Whoever contends with him today
قَدalready سَبَقَoutstripped الناسَmankind إِلىtoward مَجدَيهِhis two glories
قَد سَبَقَ الناسَ إِلى مَجدَيهِ
سَبقَthe outstripping الجَوادِof the swift steed بِقِلادَتَيهِby its two neck-bands
سَبقَ الجَوادِ بِقِلادَتَيهِ
He has already outstripped mankind toward his two glories,
Has surpassed the people to his glory
as a swift steed leads by its two neck-bands.
Surpassed the steed with his pendant
فيin فَلَكِthe sphere العِزِّof glory إِلىtoward قُطبَيهِits two poles
في فَلَكِ العِزِّ إِلى قُطبَيهِ
يُمسيbecomes at evening بِهِwithin it ثالِثَa third نَيِّرَيهِits two luminaries
يُمسي بِهِ ثالِثَ نَيِّرَيهِ
In the sphere of glory, toward its two poles,
In the celestial sphere to its celestial poles
he becomes there at evening a third beside its two luminaries.
To end by him as third of his planets
أَيُّwhich فَتىًyoung man يَنزِعُdraws water فيin rivalry with سَجلَيهِhis two buckets
أَيُّ فَتىً يَنزِعُ في سَجلَيهِ
قَدalready وَرَدَreached الماءَthe water بِجُمَّتَيهِat its two full pools
قَد وَرَدَ الماءَ بِجُمَّتَيهِ
What youth can draw water to match his two buckets?
What young man dares vie in his register
He has already reached the water at both its brimming pools.
He has arrived, watering with his sleeve
أَماdo you not تَرىsee الضِرغامَthe lion فيin غابَيهِhis two thickets
أَما تَرى الضِرغامَ في غابَيهِ
مُزَمجِراًgrowling يَفتُلُtwists ساعِدَيهِhis two forearms
مُزَمجِراً يَفتُلُ ساعِدَيهِ
Do you not see the lion in his two thickets,
Don't you see the lion in his jungle
growling, flexing his two forearms,
Roaring, rending his arms
قَدalready أَنشَبَcaught fast الفَريسَthe prey فيin ظِفرَيهِhis two claws
قَد أَنشَبَ الفَريسَ في ظِفرَيهِ
هَيهاتَfar from possible مَنanyone who يَغلِبُهُovercomes him عَلَيهِover it
هَيهاتَ مَن يَغلِبُهُ عَلَيهِ
having already caught the prey in his two claws?
He has gripped his prey in his claws
Who could overpower him for it? Impossible!
Alas, who can overcome him
أَقسَمتُI swore بِالبَيتِby the House وَبانِيَيهِand its two builders
أَقسَمتُ بِالبَيتِ وَبانِيَيهِ
عَظَّمَHe exalted ماwhat عَظَّمَHe exalted مِنof رُكنَيهِits two corners
عَظَّمَ ما عَظَّمَ مِن رُكنَيهِ
I swore by the House and its two builders—
I swear by the House and its Builder
He exalted what He exalted of its two corners—
He magnified greatly its pillars
رَبِّLord of مِنىًMina وَرَبِّand Lord of مَأزَمَيهِits two narrow passes
رَبِّ مِنىً وَرَبِّ مَأزَمَيهِ
وَرَبِّand Lord of مَنthe one who عَجَّcried aloud بِوَقفَتَيهِat his two halts
وَرَبِّ مَن عَجَّ بِوَقفَتَيهِ
by the Lord of Mina and Lord of its two narrow passes,
Lord of Minā and its difficulties
and Lord of him who cried aloud at his two halts,
And Lord of whom was astonished by his firm stance
عُريانَnaked إِلّاexcept مَعقَدَيthe two fastening-points of بُردَيهِhis two cloaks
عُريانَ إِلّا مَعقَدَي بُردَيهِ
لَقَدindeed وَسَمتُI branded الدَهرَTime صَفحَتَيهِits two flanks
لَقَد وَسَمتُ الدَهرَ صَفحَتَيهِ
naked except at the two places where his two cloaks are knotted:
Naked but for his mantle's knot
I have indeed branded Time on its two flanks.
I have branded time's two cheeks
يَقودُهُhe leads it يوضِعُurges onward swiftly فيalong عَرضَيهِits two sides
يَقودُهُ يوضِعُ في عَرضَيهِ
قَودَthe leading الضَليعِof the sturdy camel مَلَّgrew tired of جاذِبَيهِits two pullers
قَودَ الضَليعِ مَلَّ جاذِبَيهِ
He leads it, urging it swiftly along its two sides,
It leads him to mount up in its expanse
as one leads a sturdy camel tired of its two pullers;
The camel led on pulled its driving peg
قَدalready أَغبَطَkept firmly fixed الرَحلَthe saddle عَلىupon دَفَّيهِits two flanks
قَد أَغبَطَ الرَحلَ عَلى دَفَّيهِ
حَتّىuntil رَأَيناwe saw نَضحَthe trickling of sweat ذَفرَتَيهِits two spots behind the ears
حَتّى رَأَينا نَضحَ ذَفرَتَيهِ
he has kept the saddle fixed on its two flanks,
It made the traveler envy its saddlebags
until we saw sweat trickle from behind both its ears.
Until we saw the flow of his generosity
ياO نَفسُsoul ضَنّيbe sparing بِكِwith yourself أَنto تَلقَيهِmeet him
يا نَفسُ ضَنّي بِكِ أَن تَلقَيهِ
عَساهُperhaps he يَدعوكِcalls you لِأَنso that تَرَيهِyou see him
عَساهُ يَدعوكِ لِأَن تَرَيهِ
O my soul, hold yourself too dear to meet him.
Oh soul, I blame you, that you meet him
Perhaps he will summon you to see him:
Hopefully he will call you to see him
لَبَّيهِanswer him مِنwhat a داعٍcaller دَعاhas called لَبَّيهِanswer him
لَبَّيهِ مِن داعٍ دَعا لَبَّيهِ
answer him—what a caller! He has called; answer him.
"At your service", of one who called at your service
Sol 6.1