وَرَدَتarrived هُمومُكَyour cares يَومَthe day of صاعِدṢāʿid
وَرَدَت هُمومُكَ يَومَ صاعِد
وَتَعَرَّضَتand presented themselves لَكَto you بِالأَجالِدat al-Ajālid
وَتَعَرَّضَت لَكَ بِالأَجالِد
Your cares arrived on the day of Ṣāʿid,
Your sorrows came one ascending day
and confronted you at al-Ajālid.
And attacked you with intensity
وَأَرِقتَand you lay awake مِنbecause of سارٍa night-wanderer سَرىjourneyed by night
وَأَرِقتَ مِن سارٍ سَرى
لَكَto you فيin السُموطِjeweled strands وَفيand in القَلائِدnecklaces
لَكَ في السُموطِ وَفي القَلائِد
And you lay awake because of a night-wanderer who journeyed
And you stayed up late, traveling far
to you in jeweled strands and necklaces.
You have the saddlebags and the necklaces
قَمَرُthe moon of المَجَرَّةِthe Milky Way لاnot يَنيceases
قَمَرُ المَجَرَّةِ لا يَني
قَمَراًa moon يَزورُكَvisits you فيin المَراقِدsleeping places
قَمَراً يَزورُكَ في المَراقِد
The Milky Way's moon never ceases to be
The moon of the galaxy does not bring
a moon visiting you in your sleeping places.
A moon to visit you in the tombs
وَإِذاand when غَدَوتَyou set out at dawn ذَكَرتَهُyou recall him
وَإِذا غَدَوتَ ذَكَرتَهُ
وَبَداand appears لِعَينِكَto your eye فيin المَجاسِدgarments worn next to the body
وَبَدا لِعَينِكَ في المَجاسِد
And when you go out at dawn, you recall him,
And when you set out, you remembered him
and he appears to your eye in robes.
And he appeared before your eyes in the burial grounds
لِلَّهِto God, in admiration ذُكرَةُremembrance عاشِقٍa lover
لِلَّهِ ذُكرَةُ عاشِقٍ
يَدنوdraws near بِهاthrough it النائيthe distant one المُباعِدthe aloof one
يَدنو بِها النائي المُباعِد
How wondrous is a lover's remembrance,
To God is the remembrance of a lover
by which the distant, aloof one draws near.
Who comes closer, the distant wanderer
بِكَin you ماwhat تَرىyou see فيماin what يُجيallows (continued)
بِكَ ما تَرى فيما يُجي
زُcompletion of 'allows' مَجازَpassage حاجاتٍneeds لِوافِدfor a visitor
زُ مَجازَ حاجاتٍ لِوافِد
You have what you see, in what allows
Because of you, whatever you see
a passage for a visitor's needs.
Are mere metaphors for an arriving visitor’s needs
أَمّاas for الرَبيعُal-Rabīʿ فَكَالرَبيthen like spring (continued)
أَمّا الرَبيعُ فَكَالرَبي
عِcompletion of 'spring' فَعالُهُhis deeds المَحمودُpraiseworthy شاهِدa witness
عِ فَعالُهُ المَحمودُ شاهِد
As for al-Rabīʿ, he is like spring;
As for spring, it is like spring
his praiseworthy deeds bear witness.
Its actions are good, a witness
قُلsay لِلخَليفَةِto the caliph إِنif خَلَصreach (continued)
قُل لِلخَليفَةِ إِن خَلَص
تَyou (verb ending) إِلىto الخَليفَةِthe caliph غَيرَnot باعِدkeeping distant
تَ إِلى الخَليفَةِ غَيرَ باعِد
Tell the caliph, if you reach
Tell the Caliph, if you are sincere
the caliph without keeping far away:
To the Caliph, not far
إِنَّindeed الرَبيعَal-Rabīʿ فَأَدنِهِso bring him near
إِنَّ الرَبيعَ فَأَدنِهِ
نِعمَexcellent is الوَزيرُthe minister عَلىin the face of الشَدائِدhardships
نِعمَ الوَزيرُ عَلى الشَدائِد
Indeed, al-Rabīʿ—so bring him near—
Indeed, spring - so familiarize him
is an excellent minister in adversity.
What an excellent minister in hardships
شَهِدَتbore witness نَصيحَتُهُhis loyal counsel بِمَكat Mecca (continued)
شَهِدَت نَصيحَتُهُ بِمَك
كَةَcompletion of 'Mecca' إِذwhen ثَوىlay at rest مُلكُdominion البَلائِدthe lands
كَةَ إِذ ثَوى مُلكُ البَلائِد
His loyal counsel bore witness at Mecca,
His advice testified in Mecca
when dominion over the lands lay at rest.
When the kingdom of afflictions faded
ضَبَطَsecured الخِلافَةَthe caliphate واحِداًalone
ضَبَطَ الخِلافَةَ واحِداً
لِلَّهِto God, in praise دَرُّكَyour excellence أَيَّwhat a واحِدsingular man
لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ أَيَّ واحِد
He secured the caliphate single-handedly;
He kept the Caliphate one
God bless you—what a singular man!
For God, your house is good, O Unity
ماnot زالَceased يَكتُمُconcealing أَمرَهاits affair
ما زالَ يَكتُمُ أَمرَها
وَيَهُزُّهاand rousing it هَزَّthe rousing of المُناجِدthe champion
وَيَهُزُّها هَزَّ المُناجِد
He kept concealing its affairs,
He still hides its matter
and rousing it as a champion would.
And shakes it, shaking the pulpits
وَبَنوand the sons of عَلِيٍّʿAlī مُشفِقوfearful (continued)
وَبَنو عَلِيٍّ مُشفِقو
نَcompletion of 'fearful' مِنَof الأَقارِبِkinsmen وَالأَباعِدand strangers
نَ مِنَ الأَقارِبِ وَالأَباعِد
And the sons of ʿAlī were fearful
And Ali's sons are worried
of kinsmen and strangers,
About both relatives and strangers
حَتّىuntil صَفَتbecame uncontested لِمُحَمَّدٍfor Muḥammad
حَتّى صَفَت لِمُحَمَّدٍ
ماno دونَshort of ذاthis نُصحٌloyalty لِزائِدfor one seeking to excel
ما دونَ ذا نُصحٌ لِزائِد
until it became uncontested for Muḥammad.
Until it lined up for Muhammad
Nothing short of this is loyalty for one who would excel.
Nothing beyond this is extra advice
وَسَماand rose بِموسىwith Mūsā غَيرَnot واflagging (continued)
وَسَما بِموسى غَيرَ وا
نٍcompletion of 'flagging' حينَwhen زَلزَلَتِshook المَوارِدthe watering places
نٍ حينَ زَلزَلَتِ المَوارِد
And he raised Mūsā high, unflagging,
And he named Moses without hesitation
when the watering places trembled.
When resources were shaken
وَمَضىand proceeded عَلىaccording to مِنوالِهِhis pattern
وَمَضى عَلى مِنوالِهِ
حَسَنَgenerous اليَدَينِboth hands عَلىtoward الأَحاسِدthe envious
حَسَنَ اليَدَينِ عَلى الأَحاسِد
And he proceeded according to his pattern,
And he went on his course
generous with both hands toward the envious,
Good handed against the envious
حَدِباًsolicitous عَلىfor أَعقابِهِمtheir descendants
حَدِباً عَلى أَعقابِهِم
وَعَلىand toward المَكارِمِnoble deeds غَيرُnot راقِدasleep
وَعَلى المَكارِمِ غَيرُ راقِد
solicitous for their descendants,
Humpbacked over their heels
and unsleeping in the pursuit of noble deeds.
And virtues not dormant
وَإِذاand when ذَكَرتُI recall فَعالَهُhis deeds
وَإِذا ذَكَرتُ فَعالَهُ
بَشَّرتُI give glad tidings to نَفسيmyself بِالفَوائِدof gains
بَشَّرتُ نَفسي بِالفَوائِد
And whenever I recall his deeds,
And when I remember his deeds
I give myself glad tidings of gains.
I give good tidings to myself of benefits
وَوَقَفتُand I stopped إِنَّindeed طَليبَتيmy request
وَوَقَفتُ إِنَّ طَليبَتي
عِندَwith المِلِيِّthe capable one بِهاto fulfill it المَسانِدthe supporter
عِندَ المِلِيِّ بِها المَسانِد
And I stopped: indeed, my request
And I stopped, my request is
lies with one able to fulfill it, a supporter.
To the Master, the supported one
سَبَقَoutstripped الرَبيعُal-Rabīʿ بِفَضلِهِthrough his excellence
سَبَقَ الرَبيعُ بِفَضلِهِ
أَيّامَduring the days of مَكَّةَMecca كُلَّevery قائِدleader
أَيّامَ مَكَّةَ كُلَّ قائِد
Al-Rabīʿ outstripped, through his excellence,
Spring preceded with his virtue
every leader in the days at Mecca.
The days of Mecca, every leader
خَلّىleft الجِيادَthe noble steeds خِلافَهُbehind him
خَلّى الجِيادَ خِلافَهُ
وَمَضىand went on بَآبِدَةِwith the wonder of الأَوابِدwonders
وَمَضى بَآبِدَةِ الأَوابِد
He left the noble steeds behind him
He left the steeds behind
and went on with the wonder of wonders.
And went on ceaselessly
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