إحْسَانُكُمْyour generosity يَاO بَنِيsons of يَحْيَىYahya بْنَson of حَسُّونHassun
إحْسَانُكُمْ يَا بَنِي يَحْيَى بْنَ حَسُّون
أَزْرَىhas put to shame عَلَىover كُلِّall مَنْثُورٍprose وَمَوْزُونِand metrical verse
أَزْرَى عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْثُورٍ وَمَوْزُونِ
Your generosity, O sons of Yahya ibn Hassun,
Has put all prose and verse to shame.
قَدْindeed جَدَّدَتْhave renewed زِينَةَthe splendor of الدُّنْيَاthe world بَرَامِكَةٌBarmakids
قَدْ جَدَّدَتْ زِينَةَ الدُّنْيَا بَرَامِكَةٌ
مِنْكُمْfrom among you مَكَارِمُهَاtheir noble deeds لَمْdid not تَرْضَbe content بِالدّوُنِwith anything inferior
مِنْكُمْ مَكَارِمُهَا لَمْ تَرْضَ بِالدّوُنِ
Barmakids have renewed the world's splendor—
From among you, whose noble deeds would accept nothing lowly.
أَبْنَاءُsons of يَحْيَىYahya وَفَتْهُمْattended them كُلَّمَاwhenever وُلِدُواthey were born
أَبْنَاءُ يَحْيَى وَفَتْهُمْ كُلَّمَا وُلِدُوا
عِنَايَةُthe care of اللهِGod مِنْincluding مُوسَىMusa وَهَارُونِand Harun
عِنَايَةُ اللهِ مِنْ مُوسَى وَهَارُونِ
Yahya's sons, whenever born, have been attended
By God's care—Musa and Harun among them.
بِالأَحْسَنِwith the finest النَّدْبِthe gallant one زَادَhas increased اللهُGod بَيْتَكُمُyour house
بِالأَحْسَنِ النَّدْبِ زَادَ اللهُ بَيْتَكُمُ
حُسْناًin beauty فَأَهْلاًso welcome بِطَلْقِto one cheerful الْوَجْهِof face مَيْمُونِblessed
حُسْناً فَأَهْلاً بِطَلْقِ الْوَجْهِ مَيْمُونِ
With the finest, the gallant one, God has increased your house
In beauty—welcome to one cheerful-faced and blessed!
مَازَالَhas always يَكْلَفُbeen enamored بِالعَلْيَاof high honor وَيَمْحَضُهَاand offers it pure
مَازَالَ يَكْلَفُ بِالعَلْيَا وَيَمْحَضُهَا
هَوًىlove يَعُودُreturns عَلَىupon الأَمْوَالِwealth بِالهُونِwith contempt
هَوًى يَعُودُ عَلَى الأَمْوَالِ بِالهُونِ
He is ever enamored of high honor, offering it pure
Love that holds riches cheap.
مَازِلْتُI have always أَسْمَعُheard عَنكُمْabout you كُلَّevery مَكْرُمَةٍnoble deed
مَازِلْتُ أَسْمَعُ عَنكُمْ كُلَّ مَكْرُمَةٍ
والآنَand now كَمْhow much بَيْنَbetween مَعْلُومwhat is known وَمَظْنُونِand what is conjectured
والآنَ كَمْ بَيْنَ مَعْلُوم وَمَظْنُونِ
I have always heard of every noble deed of yours;
And now—what a gulf between certainty and conjecture!
أَثْرَتْhas grown rich بِكُمْthrough you كَفُّthe palm of أَزْمُورٍAzemmour دِيَارَكُمُyour homes
أَثْرَتْ بِكُمْ كَفُّ أَزْمُورٍ دِيَارَكُمُ
فَأَيُّand what دُرٍّpearls بِصَونٍin the keeping of الْمَجْدِglory مَكْنُونhidden away
فَأَيُّ دُرٍّ بِصَونٍ الْمَجْدِ مَكْنُون
The palm of Azemmour, your home, has grown rich through you;
And what pearls lie hidden in glory's safekeeping!
أَبْقَاكُمmay He preserve you اللهُGod فِيin سَعْدٍgood fortune عَقَائِلُهُits noble ladies
أَبْقَاكُم اللهُ فِي سَعْدٍ عَقَائِلُهُ
تُبْدِيreveal لَكُمْto you غُرَرَthe radiant brows of الأَبْكَارِthe maidens وَالعونِand the matrons
تُبْدِي لَكُمْ غُرَرَ الأَبْكَارِ وَالعونِ
May God preserve you in good fortune, whose noble ladies
Reveal to you the radiant brows of maidens and matrons.
وَردَّنِيand may He return me لِبِلاَدِيto my homeland شَاكِراًgrateful لَكُمُto you
وَردَّنِي لِبِلاَدِي شَاكِراً لَكُمُ
بِأَمْرِby the command of رَبِّيmy Lord بَيْنَbetween الْكَافِthe letter kaf وَالنُّونِand the letter nun
بِأَمْرِ رَبِّي بَيْنَ الْكَافِ وَالنُّونِ
And may He return me to my homeland, grateful to you,
At my Lord's command, between the kaf and the nun.
Sol 6.1