دَعيleave off العَطفَturning back وَالشَكوىand complaining إِلَيَّto me فَإِنَّهاfor it is
دَعي العَطفَ وَالشَكوى إِلَيَّ فَإِنَّها
جَموعٌa host مِنَof الحاجاتِneeds يُرجىis hoped for نَوالُهاtheir fulfillment
جَموعٌ مِنَ الحاجاتِ يُرجى نَوالُها
Leave off turning back and complaining to me, for there is
a host of needs whose fulfillment is hoped for
إِذاwhen هِيَshe لاقَتmet بيbearing me الوَليدَal-Walid فَأَشرَقَتand then she choked
إِذا هِيَ لاقَت بي الوَليدَ فَأَشرَقَت
لَهاfor her بِدَمٍwith blood مِنهاfrom her يَجيشُsurges سُعالُهاher coughing
لَها بِدَمٍ مِنها يَجيشُ سُعالُها
when she meets al-Walid bearing me, and then chokes,
her cough surging up with her own blood.
إِذاwhen عَثَرَتshe stumbled بيbeneath me قُلتُI said عالَكِup with you! وَاِنتَهىand ended
إِذا عَثَرَت بي قُلتُ عالَكِ وَاِنتَهى
إِلىat بابِthe door of أَبياتِthe dwellings of الوَليدِal-Walid كِلالُهاher exhaustion
إِلى بابِ أَبياتِ الوَليدِ كِلالُها
When she stumbles beneath me, I say, “Up with you!”—and ends
at the door of al-Walid’s dwellings her exhaustion.
وَمِثلَكِand one like you قَدindeed أَتعَبتُI wearied حَتّىuntil أَنَختُهاI made her kneel
وَمِثلَكِ قَد أَتعَبتُ حَتّى أَنَختُها
إِلىto حَيثُwhere أَثرَتgrew prosperous مِنfrom قُصَيٍّQusayy رِجالُهاtheir men
إِلى حَيثُ أَثرَت مِن قُصَيٍّ رِجالُها
And many a camel like you have I wearied until I made her kneel
where the men of Qusayy grew prosperous;
إِلىto حَيثُwhere صارَتpassed مِنfrom لُؤَيِّLu’ayy اِبنِson of غالِبٍGhalib
إِلى حَيثُ صارَت مِن لُؤَيِّ اِبنِ غالِبٍ
إِلىinto بَيتِهِhis house أَحسابُهاtheir ancestral honors وَظِلالُهاand their sheltering shades
إِلى بَيتِهِ أَحسابُها وَظِلالُها
where, from Lu’ayy son of Ghalib, there passed
into his house their ancestral honors and their sheltering shades.
إِلىto بَيتِthe house of مَروانَMarwan الَّذيwho لَمnot يَزَلhas ceased لَهُfor him
إِلى بَيتِ مَروانَ الَّذي لَم يَزَل لَهُ
دَعائِمُpillars of مُلكٍkingship ماnot تُرامُare assailed جِبالُهاits mountains
دَعائِمُ مُلكٍ ما تُرامُ جِبالُها
To the house of Marwan, for whom there have always been
pillars of kingship whose mountains cannot be assailed.
إِلىto المُستَثيبِthe seeker of recompense اِبنِson of الأَئِمَّةِthe imams عودُهاits return
إِلى المُستَثيبِ اِبنِ الأَئِمَّةِ عودُها
لَهُto him بَعدَafter عَهدَيthe two reigns of صاحِبَيهِhis two companions اِعتِدالُهاits balance
لَهُ بَعدَ عَهدَي صاحِبَيهِ اِعتِدالُها
To the seeker of recompense, son of imams: its return
to him, after his two companions’ reigns, restores its balance.
هِلالٌa crescent تَجَلّىcleared الغَيمُthe cloud عَنهُfrom it اِبنَaged لَيلَةٍone night
هِلالٌ تَجَلّى الغَيمُ عَنهُ اِبنَ لَيلَةٍ
فَقَدand indeed تَمَّgrew complete حَتّىuntil كانَbecame بَدراًa full moon هِلالُهاits crescent
فَقَد تَمَّ حَتّى كانَ بَدراً هِلالُها
A crescent from which the cloud cleared, one night old:
its crescent has now waxed until it became a full moon.
إِلىto سَيِّدِthe lord of الشُبّانِthe young men قَدindeed مُكِّنَتwas firmly established لَهُfor him
إِلى سَيِّدِ الشُبّانِ قَد مُكِّنَت لَهُ
خِلافَةُthe caliphate of أَملاكٍkings إِلَيهِto him اِنتِقالُهاits passing
خِلافَةُ أَملاكٍ إِلَيهِ اِنتِقالُها
To the lord of young men, for whom has been secured
the caliphate of kings, whose succession passes to him.
إِلَيكَto you وَلِيَّO heir to العَهدِthe covenant of succession وَالعَقدِand the binding compact مِنfrom أَبٍa father
إِلَيكَ وَلِيَّ العَهدِ وَالعَقدِ مِن أَبٍ
لَهُfor him مِنfrom مَواليهِhis loyal followers العُرىthe loops وَحِبالُهاand their cords
لَهُ مِن مَواليهِ العُرى وَحِبالُها
To you, heir to the covenant and compact of a father
who holds, from his followers, the loops and their cords.
نَماكَbegot you عَظيمُthe great man of القَريَتَينِthe two towns فَأَصبَحَتand so became
نَماكَ عَظيمُ القَريَتَينِ فَأَصبَحَت
لَكَyours العُروَةُthe handhold الوُثقىthe firmest الشَديدُstrong دِخالُهاits interweaving
لَكَ العُروَةُ الوُثقى الشَديدُ دِخالُها
The great man of the two towns begot you, and so became
yours the firmest handhold, its strands tightly woven,
عَلىover الناسِthe people أَعطَوهاthey gave it أَباكَto your father فَأَصبَحَتand so came to be
عَلى الناسِ أَعطَوها أَباكَ فَأَصبَحَت
إِلَيهِto him مَقاليدُthe keys of الأُمورِaffairs وَمالُهاand their wealth
إِلَيهِ مَقاليدُ الأُمورِ وَمالُها
binding the people. They gave it to your father, and so came
to him the keys of affairs and their wealth.
Sol 6.1