ياO منyou who حوىpossessed منof كلevery شيءthing أحسنهits finest
يا من حوى من كل شيء أحسنه
ومنand you who تداعتcalled to one another بثناهin praising him الألسنهtongues
ومن تداعت بثناه الألسنه
O you who possess the finest of everything,
O you who encompasses the best of everything
And you whom tongues join together in praising,
And whose glory all tongues recite
ومنand you who لهfor him فيin الفضلexcellence يومa day واحدsingle
ومن له في الفضل يوم واحد
يفضلsurpasses منof أيامناour days ألفa thousand سنهyears
يفضل من أيامنا ألف سنه
And you whose single day of excellence
And who in one day of virtue
Surpasses a thousand years of our days,
Surpasses our thousand years
ومنand you who حماةHama الشامSyria فيin ايامهhis days
ومن حماة الشام في ايامه
بالعدلthrough justice تجلىshines كعروسlike a bride حسنهbeautiful
بالعدل تجلى كعروس حسنه
And you in whose days Hama of Syria
And who in your time protected Damascus
Shines through justice like a beautiful bride:
With justice, radiant like a beautiful bride
عنديI have منfrom نعماكyour bounty خيلhorses سبقracing
عندي من نعماك خيل سبق
وليسand there is not عنديwith me ياO أميرemir سيسنهsīsna (meaning uncertain)
وليس عندي يا أمير سيسنه
I have racehorses from your bounty,
I have horses from your gifts that outrun others
But, O emir, I have no sīsna (meaning uncertain).
Yet I have no swords, O Prince, like scissors
أحسنbe generous بهاwith it تعطyou will be granted بكلfor every شعرةhair
أحسن بها تعط بكل شعرة
فيin جلدهاits hide منfrom الآلهGod حسنهa good deed
في جلدها من الآله حسنه
Be generous with it; for every hair you will be granted
Bestow upon them, for each hair of theirs
On their hides, a good deed from God.
From God a most wondrous perfection
فأنهfor He القيومthe Ever-Sustaining لاnot تأخذهovertakes Him
فأنه القيوم لا تأخذه
نومsleep عليover عبادهHis servants ولاnor سنهdrowsiness
نوم علي عباده ولا سنه
For He is the Ever-Sustaining, never overtaken
For He is the Everlasting who neither
By sleep or drowsiness as He watches over His servants.
Slumber nor sleep seizes His servants
ولمand not يزلceased شعريmy verse عليكupon you ناثراًscattering
ولم يزل شعري عليك ناثراً
منof الثناpraise جواهراًjewels مستحسنهdeemed beautiful
من الثنا جواهراً مستحسنه
And my verse has never ceased scattering upon you
And my poetry about you continues lavishing
Fine jewels of praise.
Praised gems and finely crafted pearls
Sol 6.1