بنىbuilt نجلُson of سلطانSultan سعيدٌSa‘id بِعَزْمهthrough his resolve
بنى نجلُ سلطان سعيدٌ بِعَزْمه
عُلاًheights of glory تعتليrise above أعلىthe height of السُّهاSuha (a star) وتَنُوفُand soar higher
عُلاً تعتلي أعلى السُّها وتَنُوفُ
Sa‘id, son of Sultan, built through his resolve
The son of Sultan Sa'id built with determination
heights of glory that rise above Suha and soar still higher.
A high palace rising above the loftiest peaks
روتrecounted عنof ثناهhis praise الصافناتُsteeds poised with one hoof raised وقَدْand indeed رَوَتْdrank their fill
روت عن ثناه الصافناتُ وقَدْ رَوَتْ
نجيعاًblood بيمناهin his right hand قَناًlances وسيوفُand swords
نجيعاً بيمناه قَناً وسيوفُ
The poised steeds have told of his praise; and sated
The gentle breezes told of its beauty, as they told
with blood in his right hand are lances and swords.
Of the camp's right hand armed with spears and swords
خيولٌhorses لهhis كالريحِlike the wind بالفجِّthrough the mountain pass فيin الوغىbattle
خيولٌ له كالريحِ بالفجِّ في الوغى
بذولa lavish giver لهhis أدنىthe least النوالِbounty الوفُthousands
بذول له أدنى النوالِ الوفُ
His horses are like the wind through the mountain pass in battle.
He has horses swift as the wind in battle's fury
He is lavish in giving: his smallest gift is thousands.
Heroes ready to serve his every whim
فتىa youth دانتsubmitted الدنياthe world بحدِّby the edge of حديدِهِhis steel
فتى دانت الدنيا بحدِّ حديدِهِ
ولاand not طالَsurpassed فيهاwithin it سَيّدٌa lord وشَرِيفُand a nobleman
ولا طالَ فيها سَيّدٌ وشَرِيفُ
A youth before whose steel’s edge the world has bowed,
A young man whose iron will humbled the world
nor has any lord or noble within it surpassed him.
No nobleman could rival his command
هوhe اللَّبْقُthe deft one عندwhen الضَّرْبِstriking فيin الحربwar بالقناwith spears
هو اللَّبْقُ عند الضَّرْبِ في الحرب بالقنا
وللحلمِand to forbearance يومon the day of السِلمpeace فَهْوَso he is حَلِيْفُan ally
وللحلمِ يوم السِلم فَهْوَ حَلِيْفُ
He is deft when striking with spears in war;
In war he strikes with his spear, a valiant warrior
and in peacetime he is an ally of forbearance.
In peace he is wise, a steadfast ally
لسانيmy tongue حسامٌa keen sword قاطعٌcutting لمديحهfor his praise
لساني حسامٌ قاطعٌ لمديحه
بهwith it جُدِعَتْwere cut off منfrom حاسديهhis enviers أنُوفُnoses
به جُدِعَتْ من حاسديه أنُوفُ
My tongue is a keen, cutting sword in his praise;
My tongue is a sharp sword praising his glory
by it, the noses of his enviers have been cut off.
With it the noses of his enviers are cut
يمينُكyour right hand ياO مولايmy lord للخلقِfor creation جَنَّةٌa garden
يمينُك يا مولاي للخلقِ جَنَّةٌ
بهاthrough it ذُلِّلَتْwere brought within reach للطالبينَfor the seekers قُطُوفُfruit clusters
بها ذُلِّلَتْ للطالبينَ قُطُوفُ
Your right hand, O my lord, is a garden for all creation;
Your right hand, my lord, is a refuge for all
through it, fruit clusters have been brought within reach of those who seek.
Where the hopeful pluck fruits bowed low
Sol 6.1