ياO اِبنَson of الخَلائِفِthe caliphs وَالأَملاكِand the kings إِنif نُسِبواtheir lineage is traced
يا اِبنَ الخَلائِفِ وَالأَملاكِ إِن نُسِبوا
حُزتَyou gained الخِلافَةَthe caliphate عَنfrom آبائِكَyour forefathers الأوَلِthe earliest
حُزتَ الخِلافَةَ عَن آبائِكَ الأوَلِ
O son of caliphs and kings, if their lineage is traced,
You gained the caliphate from your forefathers of old.
أجُرتَhave you acted unjustly? أَمor رَقَدَتslept عَيناكَyour two eyes عَنunaware of عجبa strange affair
أجُرتَ أَم رَقَدَت عَيناكَ عَن عجب
فيهِin it البَرِيَّةُhumankind مِنfrom خَوفٍfear وَمِنand from وَهَلِalarm
فيهِ البَرِيَّةُ مِن خَوفٍ وَمِن وَهَلِ
Have you acted unjustly, or have your eyes slept through a strange affair
In which mankind is gripped by fear and alarm?
وَلَّيتَyou entrusted أَربَعَةًfour أَمرَthe affairs of العِبادِthe people مَعاًtogether
وَلَّيتَ أَربَعَةً أَمرَ العِبادِ مَعاً
وَكُلُّهُمand each of them حاطِبٌa firewood-gatherer فيin حَبلِa rope مُحتَبِلِa trapper
وَكُلُّهُم حاطِبٌ في حَبلِ مُحتَبِلِ
You entrusted four together with the people's affairs,
And each gathers firewood for a trapper's rope.
هذاthis سُليمانُSulayman قَدindeed مَلَّكتَyou gave dominion to راحَتَهُhis palm
هذا سُليمانُ قَد مَلَّكتَ راحَتَهُ
مَشارِقَthe eastern regions of الأَرضِthe earth مِنof سَهلٍplain وَمِنand of جَبَلِmountain
مَشارِقَ الأَرضِ مِن سَهلٍ وَمِن جَبَلِ
Here is Sulayman: you have given his palm dominion over
The earth's eastern regions, both plain and mountain.
مَلَّكتَهُyou made him lord of السِّندَSindh فَالشِّحرَينِthen al-Shihrayn مِنfrom عَدنٍAden
مَلَّكتَهُ السِّندَ فَالشِّحرَينِ مِن عَدنٍ
إِلىto الجَزيرَةِal-Jazira فَالأَطرافِthen the outlying reaches مِنof مَلَلِMalal
إِلى الجَزيرَةِ فَالأَطرافِ مِن مَلَلِ
You made him lord of Sindh, then al-Shihrayn, from Aden
To al-Jazira, then the outlying reaches of Malal.
خِلافَةٌa caliphate قَدindeed حَواهاhe possessed it وَحدَهُalone فَمَضَتso took effect
خِلافَةٌ قَد حَواها وَحدَهُ فَمَضَت
أَحكامُهُhis decrees فيconcerning دِماءِthe blood of القَومِthe people وَالنَّفَلِand the spoils
أَحكامُهُ في دِماءِ القَومِ وَالنَّفَلِ
A caliphate he alone possessed; thus were enforced
His decrees concerning the people's blood and spoils.
وَاِبنُand the son of الخَصيبِal-Khasib الَّذيwho مَلَّكتَyou gave dominion to راحَتَهُhis palm
وَاِبنُ الخَصيبِ الَّذي مَلَّكتَ راحَتَهُ
خِلافَةَcaliphal rule over الشّامِSyria وَالغازِينand the campaigning troops وَالقَفَلِand the returning troops
خِلافَةَ الشّامِ وَالغازِين وَالقَفَلِ
And Ibn al-Khasib, whose palm you have granted
Caliphal rule over Syria, the campaigning and returning troops.
فَنيلُso the Nile of مِصرَEgypt فَبَحرُand then the sea of الشّامِSyria قَدindeed جَرياboth flowed
فَنيلُ مِصرَ فَبَحرُ الشّامِ قَد جَريا
بِماwith what أَرادَhe desired مِنَof الأَموالِwealth وَالحُلَلِand robes
بِما أَرادَ مِنَ الأَموالِ وَالحُلَلِ
So Egypt's Nile and Syria's sea have both flowed
With whatever wealth and robes he desired.
كَأَنَّهُمas though they فيin الَّذيwhat قَسَّمتَyou apportioned بَينَهُمُamong them
كَأَنَّهُم في الَّذي قَسَّمتَ بَينَهُمُ
بَنوthe sons of الرَّشيدِal-Rashid زَمانَat the time of القَسمِthe division لِلدُّوَلِof the realms
بَنو الرَّشيدِ زَمانَ القَسمِ لِلدُّوَلِ
As though, in what you divided among them, they were
Al-Rashid's sons when the realms were apportioned.
حَوىhe possessed سُلَيمانُSulayman ماwhat كانَhad الأَمينُal-Amin جَوىpossessed (probable intended reading)
حَوى سُلَيمانُ ما كانَ الأَمينُ جَوى
مِنَof الخِلافَةِthe caliphate وَالتَّبليغِand bringing to fulfillment لِلأَمَلِthe hoped-for goal
مِنَ الخِلافَةِ وَالتَّبليغِ لِلأَمَلِ
Sulayman possessed what al-Amin had [possessed],
Of caliphal power and the fulfillment of hope.
وَأَحمَدُand Ahmad بنُson of خَصيبٍKhasib فيin إِمارَتِهِhis governorship
وَأَحمَدُ بنُ خَصيبٍ في إِمارَتِهِ
كَالقاسِمِlike al-Qasim بنson of الرَّشيدِal-Rashid الجامِعِthe uniter of السُّبُلِthe roads
كَالقاسِمِ بن الرَّشيدِ الجامِعِ السُّبُلِ
And Ahmad ibn Khasib, in his governorship,
Is like al-Qasim ibn al-Rashid, who brings the roads together.
أَصبَحتَyou have become لاno ناصِحٌa sincere adviser يَأتيكَcomes to you مُستَتِراًin secret
أَصبَحتَ لا ناصِحٌ يَأتيكَ مُستَتِراً
وَلاand not عَلانِيةًopenly خَوفاًout of fear مِنَof الحِيَلِplots
وَلا عَلانِيةً خَوفاً مِنَ الحِيَلِ
Now no sincere adviser comes to you in secret,
Nor openly, for fear of plots.
سَلask بَيتَthe house of مالِكَyour wealth أَينَwhere المالُthe money تَعرِفُهُyou will know it
سَل بَيتَ مالِكَ أَينَ المالُ تَعرِفُهُ
وَسَلand ask خَراجَكَyour land-tax revenues عَنabout أَموالِكَyour wealth الجُمَلِthe large sums
وَسَل خَراجَكَ عَن أَموالِكَ الجُمَلِ
Ask your treasury where the money is, and you will find out.
And ask your land-tax revenues about your great sums of money.
كَمhow many فيin حُبوسِكَyour prisons مِمَّنof those who لاno ذُنوبَoffenses لَهُمthey have
كَم في حُبوسِكَ مِمَّن لا ذُنوبَ لَهُم
أَسرىcaptives of التَّكَذُّبِfalsehood فيin الأَقيادِfetters وَالكَبَلِand heavy shackles
أَسرى التَّكَذُّبِ في الأَقيادِ وَالكَبَلِ
How many in your prisons have committed no offense—
Captives of falsehood, in fetters and heavy shackles!
سُمّيتَyou were named بِاِسمِwith the name of الرَّشيدِal-Rashid المُرتَضىthe one deemed worthy فيهِin it
سُمّيتَ بِاِسمِ الرَّشيدِ المُرتَضى فيهِ
قِسweigh الأُمورَthe measures الَّتيthat تُنَجيsave مِنَfrom الزَّلَلِmissteps
قِس الأُمورَ الَّتي تُنَجي مِنَ الزَّلَلِ
You were named after al-Rashid, deemed worthy of that name;
Weigh the measures that save you from missteps.
عِثwreak havoc فيهمamong them مثلَlike ماwhat عاثَتwreaked havoc يَداهhis two hands مَعاًtogether
عِث فيهم مثلَ ما عاثَت يَداه مَعاً
عَلىagainst البَرامِكِthe Barmakids بِالتَّهديمِby demolishing لِلقُلَلِof the summits
عَلى البَرامِكِ بِالتَّهديمِ لِلقُلَلِ
Wreak havoc among them as his two hands together did
Against the Barmakids, demolishing the summits.
Sol 6.1