للمجدِfor glory طلعتكَyour countenance البهيَّةradiant
للمجدِ طلعتكَ البهيَّة
شمسٌa sun تشعُّshines علىupon البريَّهcreation
شمسٌ تشعُّ على البريَّه
For glory, your radiant countenance
Your radiant rise is for glory
is a sun shining upon creation.
A sun shining on the meadows
وبنانُand the fingers of كفِّكَyour hand للندىfor generosity
وبنانُ كفِّكَ للندى
وطفاءُa dense raincloud ساكبةٌpouring رَويَّهwater-laden
وطفاءُ ساكبةٌ رَويَّه
And your hand’s fingers, in generosity,
And your palms are dewy
are a dense cloud, pouring, laden with rain.
Pouring abundant freshness
ولكَand yours are المناقبُthe virtues فيin سماsky (first part)
ولكَ المناقبُ في سما
ءِcompletion of “sky” الفخرِglory مُزهِرةٌblossoming مُضيَّهradiant
ءِ الفخرِ مُزهِرةٌ مُضيَّه
And your virtues, in the sky
You have brilliant attributes in the
of glory, are blossoming and radiant.
Heaven of pride blossoming
لاnot (expressing a wish) زلتَyou cease يابنَO son of جلاdispelled هموcares (first part)
لا زلتَ يابنَ جلا همو
مَcompletion of “cares” الوفدِthe visitors طلاَّعone who boldly climbs الثنيَّهthe mountain pass
مَ الوفدِ طلاَّع الثنيَّه
May you ever remain, O son of him who dispelled the cares
You have not ceased, O son of lofty aspirations
of the visitors, one who scales the mountain pass,
To be the spring of delegates, their refuge
كالطودِlike a mountain حلماًin forbearance أوor تهزُّstirs
كالطودِ حلماً أو تهزُّ
كَyou للثناءِfor praise الأريحيَّهgenerous ardor
كَ للثناءِ الأريحيَّه
like a mountain in forbearance—or stirred
Like a towering mountain in forbearance
to win praise by your generous spirit.
Or shaken by sincere praise
أبنيO sons of الزمانِthe age وراءَكمback with you all
أبني الزمانِ وراءَكم
عنfrom هذهِthese الرُّتبthe ranks العليَّهexalted
عن هذهِ الرُّتب العليَّه
O sons of the age, keep back
The sons of time are behind you
from these exalted ranks.
Beyond these sublime ranks
ودعواand leave, all of you الفخارَglory بأسرِهِin its entirety
ودعوا الفخارَ بأسرِهِ
لأَغرَّto a radiant man بسَّامِever-smiling العشيَّهthe evening
لأَغرَّ بسَّامِ العشيَّه
And leave glory in its entirety
Leave all pride aside
to a radiant man, ever smiling at evening.
To converse at night with the sword
خيرُthe best of البريَّةِcreation مَنone who تعيشُlives
خيرُ البريَّةِ مَن تعيشُ
علىon عوارفهِhis benefactions البريَّهcreation
على عوارفهِ البريَّه
The best of creation is he who sustains
The best of mankind are those
creation through his benefactions.
Who live by moral codes
هذاthis أبوAbu (father of) الهاديal-Hadi الذيwho
هذا أبو الهادي الذي
يعطيhe gives ويحتقرُand he belittles العطيَّهthe gift
يعطي ويحتقرُ العطيَّه
This is Abu al-Hadi, who
This is Abu Al-Hadid who
gives and deems the gift paltry,
Gives and scorns gifts
لوeven if يرضَhe were content بالدُّنياwith the world وماand all that فيهاis in it
لو يرضَ بالدُّنيا وما فيها
لوافدِهِfor his visitor هديَّهa gift
لوافدِهِ هديَّه
even were he content with the world and all it holds
If he wished for this world and what is in it
as a gift for his visitor.
He would give it to visitors as a gift
كرماًout of generosity تُبشِّرُgives glad tidings to وفدَهُhis visitors
كرماً تُبشِّرُ وفدَهُ
بالنُجحِof success بهجتهُhis cheerfulness الوضيَّهradiant
بالنُجحِ بهجتهُ الوضيَّه
Out of generosity, his visitors are given glad tidings
With generosity his delegation brings
of success by his radiant cheer.
Good news, its delight evident
حلوُsweet الحُميَّاthe heady ardor خُلقهُhis character
حلوُ الحُميَّا خُلقهُ
مُرُّbitter الحفاظِthe defense of honor معwith الحميَّهprotective zeal
مُرُّ الحفاظِ مع الحميَّه
His character is sweet in its heady ardor,
Sweet natured, pure of heart
bitter in defending honor, with protective zeal.
Bitter towards the ignorant, protective of dear ones
Sol 6.1