ياO أيهاyou (vocative) الملكthe king الذيwho
يا أيها الملك الذي
كلall الملوكthe kings لهto him رعيهsubjects
كل الملوك له رعيه
O king, to whom
O king, to whom
all other kings are subjects,
all kings are subjects:
إنif كنتI am منamong خدامكمyour servants
إن كنت من خدامكم
فعلامthen why لاnot أعطىam I given الحذيهthe gift
فعلام لا أعطى الحذيه
if I am among your servants,
If I am one of your servants,
why am I not granted a reward?
then why am I not given a gift?
أوor كنتI am منamong أضيافكمyour guests
أو كنت من أضيافكم
فالضيفthen the guest أولىmore entitled بالعطيهto the gift
فالضيف أولى بالعطيه
Or if I am among your guests,
Or if I am one of your guests,
the guest has the first claim to giving.
then a guest is more entitled to a gift.
واللهby God ماnot أبقىhas left الخموobscurity (first part)
والله ما أبقى الخمو
لobscurity (final part) علىupon وليكyour loyal follower منany (after negation) بقيهremnant
ل على وليك من بقيه
By God, obscurity has left no—
By God, obscurity has left no
—remnant of your loyal servant.
remnant of your loyal follower.
ووحقand by the sanctity of رأسكyour head إنindeed حاcondition (first part)
ووحق رأسك إن حا
ليmy condition (final part) لوif علمتyou knew بهاof it رزيهa calamity
لي لو علمت بها رزيه
By your head, my condi—
And by your head, indeed, my condition—
—tion, if you knew it, is a calamity.
if you knew it—is a calamity.
وإذاand when هممتI resolve بكشفto reveal باinner state (first part)
وإذا هممت بكشف با
طنهاits inner state (final part) أبتrefuses نفسa soul أبيهproud; unyielding
طنها أبت نفس أبيه
And when I resolve to unveil its in—
And when I resolve to reveal its inner
—ward truth, a proud soul refuses.
state, a proud soul refuses.
لاdo not تنظرنlook (emphatic) إلىat التجملkeeping up appearances
لا تنظرن إلى التجمل
إنindeed عادتهits habit رديهbad
إن عادته رديه
Do not look upon the show of finery;
Do not judge by outward composure;
its accustomed state is wretched.
indeed, its customary way is bad.
وفfulfill ليfor me بعهدكyour pledge إننيindeed I
وف لي بعهدك إنني
لكto you فيهin it منamong أوmost faithful (first part) فيmost faithful (final part) البريهhumankind
لك فيه من أو في البريه
Keep your promise to me, for I am,
Fulfill your pledge to me, for I
in this, among the most faithful of all creation to you—
am among humankind's most faithful to you in it.
للهfor God's sake أوor لمدائحيfor my poems of praise
لله أو لمدائحي
أوor خدمتيmy service أوor للحميةfor honor's sake
أو خدمتي أو للحمية
for God’s sake, or for my songs of praise,
For God's sake, or for my poems of praise,
or for my service, or for honor’s sake.
or for my service, or for honor's sake.
Sol 6.1