للَّهGod be praised دارa house غدتbecame بالحسنwith beauty مشرقةًradiant
للَّه دار غدت بالحسن مشرقةً
وأصبحتand became للمعاليfor lofty honors خيرthe best مختارَهchosen abode
وأصبحت للمعالي خير مختارَه
God be praised for a house grown radiant with beauty,
To God belongs a house that shines with beauty,
and become the choicest abode of high distinction.
And has become the finest choice for the exalted.
زهتflourished رياضاًas gardens بهاin it الأزهارthe flowers راويةtelling
زهت رياضاً بها الأزهار راوية
عنof الصباthe east wind سحراًat dawn للقلبfor the heart معطارَهspreading perfume
عن الصبا سحراً للقلب معطارَه
It blossomed into gardens, where the flowers tell
Its gardens blossom with flowers, telling
of the east wind at dawn, perfuming the heart.
Of youth's magic that scents the heart.
تدفقتflowed abundantly كوثراًKawthar, a paradisal river طابتbecame sweet مناهلهits drinking places
تدفقت كوثراً طابت مناهله
منfrom كلevery نوفرةٍfountain بالشهدwith honey فوارَهgushing
من كل نوفرةٍ بالشهد فوارَه
It poured forth like Kawthar, its drinking places sweet,
It flows with a river of pure nectar,
from every fountain gushing with honey.
Springing from each meadow with sweet honey.
تزينتwas adorned ببشيرwith Bashir ضاءَshone طالعهhis rising star
تزينت ببشير ضاءَ طالعه
أنساًwarmth ولطفاًand grace لمنfor whoever طرفاهhis two eyes (text unclear) أوor زارَهvisited him
أنساً ولطفاً لمن طرفاه أو زارَه
It was graced by Bashir, whose rising star shone
It adorns itself with the radiant Basheer,
with warmth and grace for whoever [beheld him] or visited him.
Bringing joy and grace to visitors and residents.
حللتهاI stayed in it معwith كرامٍnoble men دامmay endure سوددهمtheir eminence
حللتها مع كرامٍ دام سوددهم
واطلعand may raise اللَهGod بالأسعادِwith good fortune أنوارَهits lights
واطلع اللَه بالأسعادِ أنوارَه
I stayed there with noble men—may their eminence endure,
It is filled with generous nobles,
and may God raise its lights with good fortune.
As God illuminates it with good fortune.
خليلKhalil مجدٍglory تسامىrose high رتبةًin rank وثناand praise
خليل مجدٍ تسامى رتبةً وثنا
بجودthrough the generosity of كفa hand تخالyou would imagine السحبthe clouds مدرارَهpouring abundantly
بجود كف تخال السحب مدرارَه
Khalil of glory, risen high in rank and praise,
Khalil, a man of glorious achievement,
through a hand's bounty—you would think rainclouds were pouring.
Is elevated in rank and praise for his open hand.
كذاlikewise الأميرthe emir الذيwhose ضاءَتshone ماfirst fragment of 'his noble deeds' ثرهremaining fragment of 'his noble deeds'
كذا الأمير الذي ضاءَت ما ثره
وأصبحتand came to تعشقadore العلياءُhigh honor أخبارَهhis tidings
وأصبحت تعشق العلياءُ أخبارَه
Likewise the emir, whose noble deeds shone,
Just like the Prince whose renown
and high honor came to adore his tidings.
Is beloved by the highest society.
والماجدand the noble one المرتجىin whom hope is placed عبدservant of الإلهGod ومنand he whose
والماجد المرتجى عبد الإله ومن
بنورby the light of غرتهhis brow الأقمارthe moons سيارَهjourneying
بنور غرته الأقمار سيارَه
And the noble Abd al-Ilah, in whom hopes rest—he
And the glorious Abdul Ilah, whose
by the light of whose brow the moons journey.
Brilliance outshines the circling stars.
طفناwe roamed بساحتهاthrough its courtyard الفيحاspacious مرابعهاits grounds
طفنا بساحتها الفيحا مرابعها
روضاًa garden أنيقاًelegant تحييgreet الزهرthe bright stars أزهارَهits blossoms
روضاً أنيقاً تحيي الزهر أزهارَه
We roamed its spacious courtyard and its grounds,
We were delighted by its broad meadows,
an elegant garden whose blossoms greet the bright stars.
A charming garden where flowers bloom.
بتناwe spent the night ننعمenjoying delight فيin صفوٍserenity بلاwithout كدرٍtrouble
بتنا ننعم في صفوٍ بلا كدرٍ
ونجتنيand we plucked منfrom هناbliss (poetic shortening) اللذاتthe pleasures أقمارَهits moons
ونجتني من هنا اللذات أقمارَه
We spent the night enjoying serenity without a care,
We enjoy its undisturbed serenity,
and plucked its moons from the bliss of pleasures.
Saved from sorrows by its moons.
لاnot زالcease صاحبهاits master ذاpossessing همةٍresolve وندىand generosity
لا زال صاحبها ذا همةٍ وندى
ترويrecount المدايحُpanegyrics بينamong الناسthe people أطوارَهhis ways
تروي المدايحُ بين الناس أطوارَه
May its master ever possess resolve and generosity,
Its master still has ambition and freshness,
as panegyrics recount his ways among the people,
The eulogies tell of his ways among the people.
ممتعاًgranted enjoyment بنعيمٍwith bliss دائمٍlasting أبداًforever
ممتعاً بنعيمٍ دائمٍ أبداً
ممنعاًshielded بمديدthrough a long span of العمرlife أكدارَهits sorrows
ممنعاً بمديد العمر أكدارَه
granted bliss that lasts forever,
Enjoying lasting bliss forever,
shielded through a long life from its sorrows,
Protected from the decays of time.
ماas long as لاحflashes برقlightning وضاءَand shines النجمthe star فيin غلسٍpredawn gloom
ما لاح برق وضاءَ النجم في غلسٍ
وأغدقand pours abundantly الفيضthe flood يسقيwaters الروضthe garden تيارَهits current
وأغدق الفيض يسقي الروض تيارَه
as long as lightning flashes and the star shines in predawn gloom,
It shone like lightning, a glowing star in the night,
and the flood pours abundantly, its current watering the garden.
Pouring forth plenty to water the gardens.
Sol 6.1