هكذاthus فلتكنso let it be إِلىagainst الغلمانِthe youths
هكذا فلتكن إِلى الغلمانِ
فيin المهماتgrave affairs غارةُthe raid of السلطانِthe sultan
في المهمات غارةُ السلطانِ
Thus let it be against the youths—
the sultan's raid in grave affairs.
قلتyou said للرسلto the messengers إذwhen اتتكthey came to you تترىin succession
قلت للرسل إذ اتتك تترى
بكتابٍwith a letter محرفِdistorted العنوانِthe heading
بكتابٍ محرفِ العنوانِ
You said to the messengers, as they came to you in succession,
with a letter whose heading was distorted:
ماnot جوابيmy reply علىto الكتابthe letter كتابٌa letter
ما جوابي على الكتاب كتابٌ
بلrather جوابيmy reply كتائبُsquadrons of الفرسانِhorsemen
بل جوابي كتائبُ الفرسانِ
"My reply to the letter is not a letter;
rather, my reply is squadrons of horsemen.
اسبقI outstrip الطيرthe birds يهويswooping down لوكرٍtoward a nest
اسبق الطير يهوي لوكرٍ
فيin جوابanswering الصريخِthe caller for help إذwhen نادانيhe called me
في جواب الصريخِ إذ ناداني
I outstrip the bird swooping toward its nest,
in answering the caller for help when he called me."
فطوىso he folded up الأَرضthe earth فيon المسيرthe march إِليهمtoward them
فطوى الأَرض في المسير إِليهم
طيthe folding up by خيلِhorses of السباقِracing للميدانِof the racecourse
طي خيلِ السباقِ للميدانِ
Then he folded up the earth on his march toward them,
as racehorses fold up the course.
سبقhe outstripped الرسلَthe messengers وهيwhile they تجهدstrained themselves سعياًin haste
سبق الرسلَ وهي تجهد سعياً
وأتتهمand they reached them وراءهafter him يومon the day ثانيfollowing
وأتتهم وراءه يوم ثاني
He outstripped the messengers, though they strained in haste,
and they reached them after him the next day.
كانwas منهby him الخروجَthe departure آخرat the end of شعباSha'ba- (part of Sha'ban)
كان منه الخروجَ آخر شعبا
نَ-n (completes Sha'ban) وباقيand the remaining الليالnights قربclose to الثمانيeight
نَ وباقي الليال قرب الثماني
His departure was toward the end of Sha'ban,
with nearly eight nights remaining.
فقضيso he accomplished ماwhat قضىhe accomplished وأصلحand he set right ماwhat شاءhe wished
فقضي ما قضى وأصلح ما شاء
ووافيand he arrived ونحنُwhile we فيin شعبانِSha'ban
ووافي ونحنُ في شعبانِ
So he accomplished what he did and set right what he wished,
and arrived while we were still in Sha'ban.
ماnot رأيناwe have seen ملكاًa king سعيداfortunate كيحيىlike Yahya
ما رأينا ملكاً سعيدا كيحيى
يتوخىseeks رضاهhis pleasure صرِفُthe vicissitudes of الزمانِtime
يتوخى رضاه صرِفُ الزمانِ
We have seen no king as fortunate as Yahya,
whose pleasure the vicissitudes of time seek.
إِنindeed يحيىYahya ولاand none يكونcan be كيحيىlike Yahya
إِن يحيى ولا يكون كيحيى
فرحةthe joy of الأولياfriends وغيظand the vexation of الشانيthe foe
فرحة الأوليا وغيظ الشاني
Indeed, Yahya—and none can be like Yahya—
is his friends' joy and his foe's vexation.
انقضىhas passed عنكfrom you شهرُthe month of شعبانSha'ban يثنيpraising you
انقضى عنك شهرُ شعبان يثني
وأتاكand came to you البشيرthe herald عنon behalf of رمضانِRamadan
وأتاك البشير عن رمضانِ
The month of Sha'ban has left you, singing your praise,
and Ramadan's herald has come to you,
برضىwith favor عنكtoward you منfrom إلهGod تعالىexalted is He
برضى عنك من إله تعالى
وبعفوand with pardon for الذنوبsins والغفرانِand forgiveness
وبعفو الذنوب والغفرانِ
with favor toward you from God Most High,
and with pardon for sins and forgiveness.
جاءit came يمحوto erase ذنبthe sin of الشهورthe months سواهother than it
جاء يمحو ذنب الشهور سواه
بصيامthrough fasting النهارِby day والقرآنand the Qur'an
بصيام النهارِ والقرآن
It has come to erase the sins of the other months,
through fasting by day and the Qur'an.
صمfast بهin it واغسلand wash away الذنوبَsins لتبقىso that you remain
صم به واغسل الذنوبَ لتبقى
ملكاًan angel منamong ملائكthe angels of الرحمنِthe Most Merciful
ملكاً من ملائك الرحمنِ
Fast in it and wash away sins, that you may remain
an angel among the angels of the Most Merciful.
واستضعفand deem weak (unclear here) فيهin it فوقbeyond ملككyour kingdom هذاthis
واستضعف فيه فوق ملكك هذا
خيرthe finest ملكٍdominion تحظىyou attain بهthrough it الجنانَthe Gardens
خير ملكٍ تحظى به الجنانَ
And deem weak [wording unclear], in it, beyond this kingdom of yours,
the finest dominion through which you attain the Gardens.
Sol 6.1