إحْسَانُكُمْyour kindness يَاO بَنِيsons of يَحْيَىYahya بْنَson of حَسُّونHassun
إحْسَانُكُمْ يَا بَنِي يَحْيَى بْنَ حَسُّون
أَزْرَىput to shame عَلَىupon كُلِّall مَنْثُورٍprose وَمَوْزُونِand metered verse
أَزْرَى عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْثُورٍ وَمَوْزُونِ
Your kindness, O sons of Yahya ibn Hassun,
has put all prose and verse to shame.
قَدْindeed جَدَّدَتْrenewed زِينَةَthe splendor of الدُّنْيَاthe world بَرَامِكَةٌBarmakids
قَدْ جَدَّدَتْ زِينَةَ الدُّنْيَا بَرَامِكَةٌ
مِنْكُمْfrom among you مَكَارِمُهَاtheir noble deeds لَمْdid not تَرْضَbe satisfied بِالدّوُنِwith anything lowly
مِنْكُمْ مَكَارِمُهَا لَمْ تَرْضَ بِالدّوُنِ
Barmakids have renewed the world's splendor—
men from among you, whose noble deeds would settle for nothing lowly.
أَبْنَاءُthe sons of يَحْيَىYahya وَفَتْهُمْgave them their full due كُلَّمَاwhenever وُلِدُواthey were born
أَبْنَاءُ يَحْيَى وَفَتْهُمْ كُلَّمَا وُلِدُوا
عِنَايَةُthe care of اللهِGod مِنْincluding مُوسَىMusa وَهَارُونِand Harun
عِنَايَةُ اللهِ مِنْ مُوسَى وَهَارُونِ
The sons of Yahya were fully favored whenever they were born,
by God's care—Musa and Harun among them.
بِالأَحْسَنِwith the finest one النَّدْبِthe noble-hearted man زَادَhas increased اللهُGod بَيْتَكُمُyour house
بِالأَحْسَنِ النَّدْبِ زَادَ اللهُ بَيْتَكُمُ
حُسْناًbeauty فَأَهْلاًso welcome بِطَلْقِto one cheerful الْوَجْهِthe face مَيْمُونِMaymun (auspicious)
حُسْناً فَأَهْلاً بِطَلْقِ الْوَجْهِ مَيْمُونِ
With the finest, noble-hearted one, God has added to your house
beauty; welcome to cheerful-faced Maymun!
مَازَالَhe has never ceased يَكْلَفُbeing enamored بِالعَلْيَاwith lofty honor وَيَمْحَضُهَاand devotes sincerely to it
مَازَالَ يَكْلَفُ بِالعَلْيَا وَيَمْحَضُهَا
هَوًىlove يَعُودُbears عَلَىupon الأَمْوَالِwealth بِالهُونِwith disdain
هَوًى يَعُودُ عَلَى الأَمْوَالِ بِالهُونِ
He is ever enamored of lofty honor and devotes to it
a pure love that treats wealth with disdain.
مَازِلْتُI have never ceased أَسْمَعُhearing عَنكُمْof you كُلَّevery مَكْرُمَةٍnoble deed
مَازِلْتُ أَسْمَعُ عَنكُمْ كُلَّ مَكْرُمَةٍ
والآنَand now كَمْhow much بَيْنَbetween مَعْلُومwhat is known وَمَظْنُونِand what is supposed
والآنَ كَمْ بَيْنَ مَعْلُوم وَمَظْنُونِ
I have always heard of every noble deed of yours;
and now—what a gulf between what is known and what is merely supposed!
أَثْرَتْhas grown rich بِكُمْthrough you كَفُّthe hand of أَزْمُورٍAzemmour دِيَارَكُمُyour homeland
أَثْرَتْ بِكُمْ كَفُّ أَزْمُورٍ دِيَارَكُمُ
فَأَيُّso what دُرٍّpearls بِصَونٍin the safekeeping of الْمَجْدِglory مَكْنُونhidden
فَأَيُّ دُرٍّ بِصَونٍ الْمَجْدِ مَكْنُون
Through you, the hand of Azemmour, your homeland, has grown rich.
What pearls, then, 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 shining brows of الأَبْكَارِmaidens وَالعونِand matrons
تُبْدِي لَكُمْ غُرَرَ الأَبْكَارِ وَالعونِ
May God preserve you in good fortune, whose noble ladies
reveal to you the shining 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,
by my Lord's command, between the letters kaf and nun.
Sol 6.1