عِشlive لِلمَكارِمِfor noble deeds ياO كَريمَnoble المَغرَسِstock; lineage
عِش لِلمَكارِمِ يا كَريمَ المَغرَسِ
وَاسلَمand stay safe سَلِمتَmay you remain safe مَدىthroughout الزَمانِthe age الأَتعَسِmost wretched
وَاسلَم سَلِمتَ مَدى الزَمانِ الأَتعَسِ
Live for noble deeds, O you of noble stock.
Live for virtues, O noble one of lofty character
And stay safe—may you remain safe throughout the most wretched age.
And you will be safe for as long as time remains in sorrow
وَاشرَبand drink هَنيئاًpleasantly طَيِّباًwholesomely فيin مَجلِسٍa gathering
وَاشرَب هَنيئاً طَيِّباً في مَجلِسٍ
مُذsince قُمتَyou rose فيهِin it لِلعُلىfor high glory لَمnot تَجلِسِyou sat
مُذ قُمتَ فيهِ لِلعُلى لَم تَجلِسِ
And drink a pleasant, wholesome draught in a gathering,
Drink joyfully the sweet in an assembly
Where, since you rose to pursue glory, you have not sat down.
Since you stood tall in it, you have not sat
أَنبَتmade grow فيهِin it رَوضَةًa garden مِنof نَرجِسٍnarcissus
أَنبَت فيهِ رَوضَةً مِن نَرجِسٍ
أَزرتdetracted نَضارَتُهاits freshness بِرَوضِfrom the meadows of الأَوعَسِal-Aw‘as
أَزرت نَضارَتُها بِرَوضِ الأَوعَسِ
A garden of narcissus was made to grow there;
You grew a garden in it of narcissuses
Its freshness put the meadows of al-Aw‘as to shame.
Its blossoms rivaled the meadows of chamomile
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though قُضبانَrods of الزَبَرجَدِperidot حُمِّلَتwere laden
فَكَأَنَّ قُضبانَ الزَبَرجَدِ حُمِّلَت
أَعلاat the tops of ذَوائِبهاtheir tresses نُجومَstars of الحِندِسِpitch-dark night
أَعلا ذَوائِبها نُجومَ الحِندِسِ
So it was as though rods of peridot were laden
As if rods of aquamarine were raised
At the tips of their tresses with stars of pitch-dark night.
At the top of its tails, stars of hibiscus
قَدindeed فاحَgave off fragrance عِرضُكَyour honor حينَwhen فاحَit gave off fragrance فَماso not دَرَواthey knew
قَد فاحَ عِرضُكَ حينَ فاحَ فَما دَرَوا
أَنَسيمُis it the breeze of عِرضِكَyour honor أَمor نَسيمُthe breeze of النَرجِسِthe narcissus
أَنَسيمُ عِرضِكَ أَم نَسيمُ النَرجِسِ
Indeed, your honor gave off fragrance when the narcissus did, and they could not tell:
Your fragrance spread when your mouth spread
Was it the breeze of your honor, or the breeze of the narcissus?
Was it the breeze of your fragrance or that of the narcissus?
لاnot يَكذِبُنَّthey tell lies فَأَنتَfor you are أَطيبُsweeter نَفحَةًin fragrance
لا يَكذِبُنَّ فَأَنتَ أَطيبُ نَفحَةً
مِنهُthan it وَأَعذَبُand sweeter مَشرَباًas a draught فيin الأَنفُسِsouls
مِنهُ وَأَعذَبُ مَشرَباً في الأَنفُسِ
Let them not lie, for you are sweeter in fragrance
It does not lie, for you are of sweeter scent
Than it, and a sweeter draught to souls.
Than it, and of more delicious drink for souls
ياO لابِساًone wearing لِلمَجدِof glory أفخَرَthe most splendid مَلبَسٍgarment
يا لابِساً لِلمَجدِ أفخَرَ مَلبَسٍ
لاnever زِلتَmay you cease تَسحَبُyou trail ذَيلَthe hem of ذاكَthat الملبَسِgarment
لا زِلتَ تَسحَبُ ذَيلَ ذاكَ الملبَسِ
O you who wear glory’s most splendid garment,
O you who don the garment of glory, the proudest garb
May you never cease trailing the hem of that garment.
You have continued to drag the train of that garment
أَنتَyou النَفيسُthe precious one أَصوغُI fashion فيكَin your praise نَفائِساًtreasures
أَنتَ النَفيسُ أَصوغُ فيكَ نَفائِساً
إِنindeed النَفائِسَtreasures لِلشَريفِfor the nobleman الأَنفَسِmost precious
إِن النَفائِسَ لِلشَريفِ الأَنفَسِ
You are the precious one; I fashion treasures in your praise.
You are most precious, in you I forge gems
Indeed, treasures are for the most precious nobleman.
For gems are for the noble and virtuous
عِشlive ماas long as اِشتَهَيتَyou wish فَأَنتَfor you are أَكرَمُmost noble راكِباًriding
عِش ما اِشتَهَيتَ فَأَنتَ أَكرَمُ راكِباً
فيin مَوكِبٍa procession أَوor جالِساًsitting فيin مَجلِسِa gathering
في مَوكِبٍ أَو جالِساً في مَجلِسِ
Live as long as you wish: you are most noble, whether riding
Live as long as you wish, for you are the noblest rider
In a procession or sitting in a gathering.
In a procession, or sitting in an assembly
Sol 6.1