أباO father of المجدglory إنif تزمعyou resolve رحيلاًdeparture فللندىthen for generosity
أبا المجد إن تزمع رحيلاً فللندى
وللباسand for valor والمجدand glory الرفيعlofty رحيلdeparture
وللباس والمجد الرفيع رحيل
O Abu al-Majd, if you resolve to depart, then generosity,
O father of glory, if you intend to depart, then depart for the dew
Valor, and lofty glory will depart.
And for fine clothes and sublime glory, depart
أودعI bid farewell منfrom عاليthe height of ركابكyour mounts سيداًa lord
أودع من عالي ركابك سيداً
كثيرabundant ثنائيmy praise فيregarding علاهhis eminence قليلscant
كثير ثنائي في علاه قليل
I bid farewell to a lord high upon your mounts,
Entrust from your lofty mounts a master
My abundant praise is scant beside his eminence.
Whose praise is plenty though his sublime is little
كريماًa generous man غدتbecame أفعالهhis deeds مثلlike وجههhis face
كريماً غدت أفعاله مثل وجهه
وماand not منهماof the two إلاbut أغرradiant جميلbeautiful
وما منهما إلا أغر جميل
A generous man whose deeds have become like his face,
Noble became his deeds like his face
And both are radiant and beautiful.
And neither has but the fairest beautiful
وماand not فرحتrejoiced إخميمIkhmim قبلكbefore you بامرئin a man
وما فرحت إخميم قبلك بامرئ
لهhe has غررwhite forehead blazes منfrom فضلهhis excellence وحجولand white stockings
له غرر من فضله وحجول
Never before you did Ikhmim rejoice in a man
I have never rejoiced O Khameem before you in a man
Whose excellence gives him white blazes and white stockings.
Who has gems of his grace and steeds
سمتrose high نفسهhis soul عنabove كلevery مثلpeer ومشبهand counterpart
سمت نفسه عن كل مثل ومشبه
فليسso there is no لهfor him غيرother than النجومthe stars قبيلkindred
فليس له غير النجوم قبيل
His soul has risen above every peer and counterpart;
His soul turned away from any ideal and likeness
So he has no kindred but the stars.
So he has no peers but the stars
علىdespite أنهthat he is منfrom دوحةa spreading tree يعربيةof Yaʿrub
على أنه من دوحة يعربية
لهاit has المجدglory فرعa branch والسماحand generosity أصولroots
لها المجد فرع والسماح أصول
Though he comes from a spreading tree of Yaʿrub,
Yet he is from a lovely Arabian dune
Whose branch is glory and whose roots are generosity.
With glory a branch and generosity roots
إذاwhen هزهاshakes it ريحthe wind المديحof praise ترنحتit sways
إذا هزها ريح المديح ترنحت
ومالتand it bends علىtoward الآمالhopes حيثwherever تميلthey turn
ومالت على الآمال حيث تميل
When the wind of praise shakes it, it sways,
If the wind of praise shook it, it swayed
And bends toward hopes wherever they turn.
And leaned towards hopes wherever it inclines
وقتكmay they shield you منfrom الأسواءills أنفسthe lives معشرof a people
وقتك من الأسواء أنفس معشر
لهمthey have حسبancestral standing فيamong الباخلينthe miserly طويلlong
لهم حسب في الباخلين طويل
May the lives of a people shield you from ills,
Your time from hardships is the dearest people
Whose pedigree among misers is long.
Whose measure with the misers is long
إذاwhenever جالroamed فكريmy thought فيin مذمةdisparagement عرضهمtheir honor
إذا جال فكري في مذمة عرضهم
نهانيheld me back عنهمfrom them أنهمthat they are لكof yours جيلa people
نهاني عنهم أنهم لك جيل
Whenever my mind turns to disparaging their honor,
When my thoughts blamed their honor
Their being your people holds me back from them.
It prevented me, for they are your generation
لكfor you اللهGod منagainst ريبthe vagaries الحوادثmisfortunes حافظa guardian
لك الله من ريب الحوادث حافظ
وبالنجحand of success فيماin what تبتغيهyou seek it كفيلa guarantor
وبالنجح فيما تبتغيه كفيل
May God be your guardian against the vagaries of misfortune,
May God protect you from the perils of events
And your guarantor of success in what you seek.
And guarantee success in what you seek
ولازلتand may you ever remain محروسguarded العلاءeminence بهمةby a resolve
ولازلت محروس العلاء بهمة
تعلمناteaches us بالعقلthrough reason كيفhow نقولwe speak
تعلمنا بالعقل كيف نقول
And may your eminence ever be guarded by a resolve
You remain protected sublime with an ambition
That teaches us through reason how to speak.
That taught us with the mind how to speak
Sol 6.1