قلsay للمكرمto al-Mukarram والألقابand the titles واقعةset
قل للمكرم والألقاب واقعة
علىupon علاهhis eminence وقوعthe placement of النقشthe engraving فيin الحجرthe stone
على علاه وقوع النقش في الحجر
Say to al-Mukarram, whose titles are set
Tell the honored man of titles
Upon his eminence like engraving in stone:
Falling upon his heights like engravings on stone
ياO كعبةKaaba للندىof generosity لوif كنتI was ذاpossessing أملa hope
يا كعبة للندى لو كنت ذا أمل
غداwould go إلىto بابهاits door حجيmy Hajj pilgrimage ومعتمريand my Umrah pilgrimage
غدا إلى بابها حجي ومعتمري
O Kaaba of generosity, had I a hope,
O Kaaba for the dew, if I had hope
To its door my Hajj and my Umrah would go.
Tomorrow, to its door, pilgrims and those entering ihram would go
إنif كنتyou were أزمعتyou resolved مختاراًof your own will علىupon سفرa journey
إن كنت أزمعت مختاراً على سفر
فاللهthen may God يحمدmake praiseworthy عقبىthe outcome of ذلكthat السفرthe journey
فالله يحمد عقبى ذلك السفر
If you have freely resolved upon a journey,
If you intended to choose for a journey
Then may God make that journey's outcome praiseworthy.
Then God be praised for the outcome of that journey
أينwhere المحلةal-Mahalla منcompared with والa governor محلتهhis station
أين المحلة من وال محلته
منamong المعاليlofty honors محلthe place of النورlight فيin البصرsight
من المعالي محل النور في البصر
Where stands al-Mahalla beside a governor whose station
Where is the camp compared to the one who camped
Among lofty honors is that of light in sight?
The abode of majesty, the abode of light in sight
أثنيI praise عليهupon him بماwith what يبقيkeeps مناقبهhis merits
أثني عليه بما يبقي مناقبه
مذكورةremembered بلسانby the tongue of الصارمthe keen sword الذكرof hard steel
مذكورة بلسان الصارم الذكر
I praise him with what keeps his merits
I praise him with what makes his merits last
Remembered by the tongue of the keen sword of hard steel.
Mentioned by the eloquent, sharp tongue
وسوفand will تنظمstring together أشعاريmy poems وقدand already فعلتthey have done so
وسوف تنظم أشعاري وقد فعلت
لهfor him منfrom المدحpraise عقداًa necklace فاخرsplendid الدررthe pearls
له من المدح عقداً فاخر الدرر
And my poems will string—and have already done so—
And I will compose my poems, and have done
For him a necklace of praise with splendid pearls.
For him a necklace of splendid pearls
لكfor you الأمانةthe trust فيin وديmy affection أباO father of حسنHasan
لك الأمانة في ودي أبا حسن
محمولةborne فأقمso stay إنif شئتyou wish أوor فسرthen travel
محمولة فأقم إن شئت أو فسر
For you, the trust in my affection, Abu Hasan,
You have my loyalty, O Abu Hasan
Is upheld; so stay if you wish, or journey on.
Entrusted, so stay if you wish, or explain
فقدfor indeed منحتكI have given you وداًaffection مثلlike عرضكyour honor لاnot
فقد منحتك وداً مثل عرضك لا
تسموrise إلىto صفوهits purity الأيامthe days بالكدرwith murkiness
تسمو إلى صفوه الأيام بالكدر
For I have given you love like your honor: never
For I have granted you a loyalty like your integrity
Can the days, bearing murk, rise to its purity.
Never rising to its purity as days pass by
Sol 6.1