صِيامُكَyour fasting لِلمُهَيمِنِfor the Guardian ذِيpossessor of الجَلالِmajesty
صِيامُكَ لِلمُهَيمِنِ ذِي الجَلالِ
وَفِطرُكَand your breaking the fast لِلمَكارِمِfor noble deeds وَالمَعاليand lofty pursuits
وَفِطرُكَ لِلمَكارِمِ وَالمَعالي
Your fasting is for the Guardian, Lord of Majesty,
and your breaking the fast is for noble deeds and lofty pursuits.
فَيَومٌso a day لِلتُقىfor piety وَلِنَيلِand for attaining أَجرٍa reward
فَيَومٌ لِلتُقى وَلِنَيلِ أَجرٍ
وَيَومٌand a day لِلمَواهِبِfor gifts وَالنِزالِand combat
وَيَومٌ لِلمَواهِبِ وَالنِزالِ
Thus one day is for piety and earning reward,
and another day for gifts and combat.
فَأَنتَso you مِنَof المَناسِكِsacred rites غَيرُnot عارٍbereft
فَأَنتَ مِنَ المَناسِكِ غَيرُ عارٍ
وَأَنتَand you مِنَof المَحامِدِpraiseworthy deeds غَيرُnot خالِdevoid
وَأَنتَ مِنَ المَحامِدِ غَيرُ خالِ
So you are not bereft of sacred rites,
nor are you devoid of praiseworthy deeds.
تَبِيتُyou spend the night وَأَنتَwhile you غَيرُnot عَدِيمِlacking حَمدٍpraise
تَبِيتُ وَأَنتَ غَيرُ عَدِيمِ حَمدٍ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَنتَyou بِتَّyou spent the night عَدِيمَlacking مالِwealth
إِذا ما أَنتَ بِتَّ عَدِيمَ مالِ
You spend the night with no lack of praise,
even when you spend the night bereft of wealth.
وَصَفتُI described فَجازَyet exceeded وَصفُكَyour qualities قَدرَthe extent of وَصفِيmy description
وَصَفتُ فَجازَ وَصفُكَ قَدرَ وَصفِي
وَقُلتُand I spoke فَزادَyet exceeded فَضلُكَyour excellence عَنbeyond مَقاليmy words
وَقُلتُ فَزادَ فَضلُكَ عَن مَقالي
I described you, yet your qualities surpassed my description's reach;
I spoke, yet your excellence exceeded my words.
فِدىًa ransom لِلعامِرِيِّfor al-‘Amiri أَبِيmy father وَأُمّيand my mother
فِدىً لِلعامِرِيِّ أَبِي وَأُمّي
وَماand whatever ثَمَّرتُI amassed مِنof نَشَبٍproperty وَمالِand wealth
وَما ثَمَّرتُ مِن نَشَبٍ وَمالِ
May my father and mother be a ransom for al-‘Amiri,
and all I have amassed of property and wealth.
فَلولاfor without فَضلُهُhis bounty ماnot راشَfeathered سَهمِيmy arrow
فَلولا فَضلُهُ ما راشَ سَهمِي
وَلاnor وَقَعَتstruck مَواقِعَهاtheir marks نِصاليmy arrowheads
وَلا وَقَعَت مَواقِعَها نِصالي
For without his bounty, my arrow would not have been feathered,
nor would my arrowheads have struck their marks.
مَحاhe wiped away بِنَدىwith the bounty of يَدَيهِhis two hands البُؤسَmisery عَنّيfrom me
مَحا بِنَدى يَدَيهِ البُؤسَ عَنّي
فَأَحسَنَso he improved بَعدَafter قُبحِthe ugliness of العَيشِlife حاليmy condition
فَأَحسَنَ بَعدَ قُبحِ العَيشِ حالي
With the dew of his hands he wiped misery from me,
and made my lot fair after life's ugliness.
جَزاهُmay He reward him اللَهُGod خَيراًwith good عَنfor رِكابِيmy riding camels
جَزاهُ اللَهُ خَيراً عَن رِكابِي
وَعَنand for شَدّيmy setting out إِلَيهِtoward him وَارتِحاليand my journeying
وَعَن شَدّي إِلَيهِ وَارتِحالي
May God reward him well for my riding camels,
and for my setting out toward him and my journey.
فَمُنذُfor since لَقِيتُهُI met him لَمnot أَلقَI encountered بُؤساًmisery
فَمُنذُ لَقِيتُهُ لَم أَلقَ بُؤساً
وَلاnor خَطَرَoccurred التَغَرُّبُbeing far from home لِيto me بِبالِin mind
وَلا خَطَرَ التَغَرُّبُ لِي بِبالِ
For since I met him, I have met no misery,
nor has being far from home crossed my mind.
أَباO father of العُلوانِal-‘Ulwan فَضلُكَyour bounty قالَcomposed شِعرِيmy verse
أَبا العُلوانِ فَضلُكَ قالَ شِعرِي
وَلِلفَضلِand through bounty اِشتِهارُthe renown of أُولِيthose possessing الفِضالِgenerosity
وَلِلفَضلِ اِشتِهارُ أُولِي الفِضالِ
O Abu al-‘Ulwan, your bounty composed my verse,
and through bounty are the generous renowned.
فَلاso do not تَحمَدpraise مَقالِيmy words وَاطَّرِحنيِand cast me aside
فَلا تَحمَد مَقالِي وَاطَّرِحنيِ
سُدىًunheeded وَاحمَدand praise فَعالَكَyour deeds لاnot فَعالِيmy deeds
سُدىً وَاحمَد فَعالَكَ لا فَعالِي
So do not praise my words; cast me aside,
unheeded, and praise your deeds, not mine.
وَعِشand live لِلمَكرُماتِfor noble deeds أَسَرَّthe happiest عَيشٍlife
وَعِش لِلمَكرُماتِ أَسَرَّ عَيشٍ
بِأَيمَنِwith the most auspicious طائِرٍbird-omen وَأَصَحِّand the truest فالِaugury
بِأَيمَنِ طائِرٍ وَأَصَحِّ فالِ
And live for noble deeds the happiest of lives,
with the most auspicious bird-omen and the truest augury.
فَإِنَّكِfor you قَدindeed فَضُلتَyou have excelled عَلىabove البَراياcreated beings
فَإِنَّكِ قَد فَضُلتَ عَلى البَرايا
كَماjust as فَضُلَexcelled اليَمِينُthe right hand عَلىover الشِمالِthe left hand
كَما فَضُلَ اليَمِينُ عَلى الشِمالِ
For you have surpassed all creation,
as the right hand surpasses the left.
Sol 6.1