أُهَنِّيكُماI congratulate you both مَاon what يَهْنِئُgladdens الدِّينَthe faith مِنكُماfrom you both
أُهَنِّيكُما مَا يَهْنِئُ الدِّينَ مِنكُما
هدىًguidance ونَدىًand generosity فلْيَسْلَمِso may it be safe الدِّينُthe faith واسْلَماand may you both be safe
هدىً ونَدىً فلْيَسْلَمِ الدِّينُ واسْلَما
I congratulate you both on what in you gladdens the faith:
guidance and generosity—may the faith be safe, and you both be safe.
وشهرٌand a month تولَّىdeparted راضِياًcontent قَدْindeed بلَغْتُماyou both reached
وشهرٌ تولَّى راضِياً قَدْ بلَغْتُما
مداهُits end كِراماًnoble قُوَّمَkeepers of vigil الليلِat night صُوَّماfasting
مداهُ كِراماً قُوَّمَ الليلِ صُوَّما
A month has departed, well pleased; you both have reached
its end nobly, keeping night vigils and fasting.
وفِطرٌand a breaking-fast feast تحلَّىadorned itself بالصلاةِwith prayer إلىto الَّذيthe One
وفِطرٌ تحلَّى بالصلاةِ إلى الَّذي
دَعَوْناهُwe implored Him ألّاnot to يُوحِشَleave desolate الأرْضَthe earth مِنكُماwithout you both
دَعَوْناهُ ألّا يُوحِشَ الأرْضَ مِنكُما
And a feast of breaking the fast, adorned with prayer to Him
whom we implored not to leave the earth desolate without you both,
فأسْفرَthen it unveiled عنfrom وجْهٍa face تجلَّىshone forth سَناكُماyour radiance, both of you
فأسْفرَ عن وجْهٍ تجلَّى سَناكُما
وصدقٍand sincerity تجلَّىbecame manifest بالسلامِin the greeting of peace عَلَيْكُماupon you both
وصدقٍ تجلَّى بالسلامِ عَلَيْكُما
has unveiled a face where your radiance shone forth,
and sincerity revealed in its greeting of peace upon you both.
وأكرِمand how noble بِهit is فِطراًas a breaking-fast feast يْبَشِّرُheralding بالمُنىwishes fulfilled
وأكرِم بِه فِطراً يْبَشِّرُ بالمُنى
وعيداًand as a festival مُعاداًrenewed بالسرورِwith joy لَدَيْكُماwith you both
وعيداً مُعاداً بالسرورِ لَدَيْكُما
How noble a feast it is, heralding wishes fulfilled,
a festival returning with gladness in your presence.
ولمand never أرْhave I seen يوماًa day كَانَthat was أبْهجَmore delightful مَنظَراًin appearance
ولم أرْ يوماً كَانَ أبْهجَ مَنظَراً
وأسْنىand more radiant وأسْرىand more penetrating فِيinto القلوبِhearts وأكْرَماand nobler
وأسْنى وأسْرى فِي القلوبِ وأكْرَما
Never have I seen a day more joyous to behold,
more radiant, more deeply entering hearts, or more noble;
وأكبَرَand greater أَقماراًin moons عَلَوْنَthat rose أهِلَّةًas crescents
وأكبَرَ أَقماراً عَلَوْنَ أهِلَّةً
وعالَيْنَand outsoared فِيin جَوٍّa sky منof النَّقْعِbattle dust أنْجُماstars
وعالَيْنَ فِي جَوٍّ من النَّقْعِ أنْجُما
or greater in its moons, risen as crescents,
outsoaring stars in a sky of battle dust;
ولاnor مَلِكاًa king قَدْindeed عظَّمَexalted اللهُGod قَدْرَهُhis rank
ولا مَلِكاً قَدْ عظَّمَ اللهُ قَدْرَهُ
أَقَلَّless اختيالاًin swagger منكُماthan you both وتَعَظُّماand in self-importance
أَقَلَّ اختيالاً منكُما وتَعَظُّما
nor a king whose rank God has exalted
less given than you both to swagger and self-importance.
يُضاحِكُexchanges smiles with فِيهِon it الشمسُthe sun دُرّاًpearls وجَوْهَراًand jewels
يُضاحِكُ فِيهِ الشمسُ دُرّاً وجَوْهَراً
ويحسُدُand envies منهُfrom it الرَّوْضُthe garden وَشْياًembroidery مُنَمْنماfinely patterned
ويحسُدُ منهُ الرَّوْضُ وَشْياً مُنَمْنما
On it, the sun exchanges smiles with pearls and jewels,
and the garden envies its finely patterned embroidery.
وخُطَّابُand the suitors أمرِfor command of الثَّغْرِthe frontier قَدْindeed صَدَقَتْهُمُtold them the truth
وخُطَّابُ أمرِ الثَّغْرِ قَدْ صَدَقَتْهُمُ
عيونٌeyes يُعَفِّينَthat efface الحديثَthe report المُتَرْجَماput into words
عيونٌ يُعَفِّينَ الحديثَ المُتَرْجَما
Those who court command of the frontier have learned the truth
from eyes that leave no need for spoken accounts.
خَلَتْshe is free لكَماfor you both منof كلِّevery بَعْلٍhusband ومالِكٍand master
خَلَتْ لكَما من كلِّ بَعْلٍ ومالِكٍ
ونادتكُماand she called you both للنّصْرِto victory فَذَّاًsingly وتَوْأمَاand as a pair
ونادتكُما للنّصْرِ فَذَّاً وتَوْأمَا
She is free for you both of every husband and master,
and calls you both to victory, singly and as a pair.
دوالَيْكُماtake turns, you two إنَّindeed الرَّماياthe targets لِمَنْbelong to whoever رَمىshoots
دوالَيْكُما إنَّ الرَّمايا لِمَنْ رَمى
ودونَكُماand seize it, you two إنَّindeed العزيزَthe precious لِمَنْbelongs to whoever حَمىprotects
ودونَكُما إنَّ العزيزَ لِمَنْ حَمى
Take turns, you two: the targets belong to whoever shoots.
Seize it, you two: the precious belongs to whoever protects it.
فإنَّfor indeed جَنِيَّthe gathered fruit الباسِقاتِof tall palms لِمنْbelongs to whoever جَنىgathers
فإنَّ جَنِيَّ الباسِقاتِ لِمنْ جَنى
وإنَّand indeed سماءَthe heaven المَكرُماتِof noble deeds لِمَنْbelongs to whoever سَماrises high
وإنَّ سماءَ المَكرُماتِ لِمَنْ سَما
The fruit of tall palms belongs to whoever gathers it,
and the heaven of noble deeds to whoever rises high.
وماand none تَيَّمenslaved with love الأخطارَhigh dignities والرُّتَبَand ranks العُلىlofty
وما تَيَّم الأخطارَ والرُّتَبَ العُلى
كَمَنْlike one who باتَspends the night مَشْغوفاًpassionately in love بِهِنَّwith them مُتَيَّماlove-enslaved
كَمَنْ باتَ مَشْغوفاً بِهِنَّ مُتَيَّما
None has captivated high dignities and lofty ranks
like one who spends the night passionately in love with them, love-enslaved;
ومَنْand one who رَفَعَraised الأعلامَthe banners فِيin السَّلْمِpeace والوغىand battle
ومَنْ رَفَعَ الأعلامَ فِي السَّلْمِ والوغى
لِيجعلَهاto make them للحقِّfor truth والعدلِand justice سُلَّماa ladder
لِيجعلَها للحقِّ والعدلِ سُلَّما
who raises banners in peace and battle
to make them a ladder for truth and justice;
ومَنْand one who ليسَdoes not يرضىaccept الفضلَgenerosity إلّاexcept مُبادِئاًtaking the initiative
ومَنْ ليسَ يرضى الفضلَ إلّا مُبادِئاً
ولاand does not يصنَعُdo المعروفَa kindness إلّاexcept مُتَمِّماcompleting it
ولا يصنَعُ المعروفَ إلّا مُتَمِّما
who insists on being first to show generosity,
and never does a kindness without completing it;
ومنand one who لاdoes not يرىconsider نَيْلَattaining المراتِبِhigh ranks مَغنَماًa gain
ومن لا يرى نَيْلَ المراتِبِ مَغنَماً
لمَنْfor one who قَدْmay يرىconsider بذلَgiving الرَّغائِبِcoveted gifts مَغرَماa loss
لمَنْ قَدْ يرى بذلَ الرَّغائِبِ مَغرَما
who sees no gain in attaining high ranks
for one who regards giving coveted gifts as a loss;
ومنand one who حَدَّresolved ألّاnot to يُورِدَbring to drink الماءَwater خيلَهُhis horses
ومن حَدَّ ألّا يُورِدَ الماءَ خيلَهُ
غداةَon the morning of الوغىbattle حتَّىuntil يخوضَhe plunges بِهَاwith them الدَّماinto blood
غداةَ الوغى حتَّى يخوضَ بِهَا الدَّما
who has resolved not to lead his horses to water
on battle's morning until he has plunged them into blood;
ومنand one who ليسَdoes not يرضىapprove حُكْمَthe judgment يُمْناهُof his right hand فِيupon العِدىthe foes
ومن ليسَ يرضى حُكْمَ يُمْناهُ فِي العِدى
إذاif لَمْnot يَكُنْis فِيهِin it النَّدىgenerosity مُتَحَكِّماin command
إذا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ النَّدى مُتَحَكِّما
who will not approve his right hand's judgment upon foes
unless generosity has the ruling voice in it;
ومنand one who بَشَّرَbrought glad tidings to الإسلامَIslam بالسَّلْمِof peace قادِماًon arriving
ومن بَشَّرَ الإسلامَ بالسَّلْمِ قادِماً
وأنذرَand warned حِزْبَthe party البَغيِof oppression بالسيفِwith the sword مُقْدِماadvancing
وأنذرَ حِزْبَ البَغيِ بالسيفِ مُقْدِما
who brought Islam glad tidings of peace as he came,
and warned the party of oppression with his sword as he advanced.
مكارِمُnoble deeds تعتامُchoose الكِرامَthe noble فلاso let not تَبِتْspend the night
مكارِمُ تعتامُ الكِرامَ فلا تَبِتْ
كريمةُthe noble lady هَذَاof this الثغرِfrontier منهنَّwithout them أَيِّماunwed
كريمةُ هَذَا الثغرِ منهنَّ أَيِّما
Noble deeds choose noble men; let not
this frontier's noble lady pass the night without them, unwed.
فَشُدَّاso bind, you both لَهَاfor her مِيثاقَthe covenant مَهْرٍof a dowry مُؤجَّلٍdeferred
فَشُدَّا لَهَا مِيثاقَ مَهْرٍ مُؤجَّلٍ
وسُوقاand convey, you both إليهاto her المَهْرَthe dowry مَهْراًas a bridal gift مُقَدَّماpaid in advance
وسُوقا إليها المَهْرَ مَهْراً مُقَدَّما
You two, bind for her the covenant of a deferred dowry,
and convey the dowry to her as a bridal gift paid in advance.
فقدfor indeed لَبِسْتَyou have donned بُرْدَthe cloak الوفاءِof fidelity وَقَلَّدَتْand she has adorned
فقد لَبِسْتَ بُرْدَ الوفاءِ وَقَلَّدَتْ
ترائبَهاher breast عِقْدَwith the necklace الوفاءِof fidelity مُنَظَّماwell strung
ترائبَها عِقْدَ الوفاءِ مُنَظَّما
For you have donned the cloak of fidelity, and she has adorned
her breast with fidelity's well-strung necklace.
وقدand indeed أشرَقَتْshe shone مِنْfrom فَوقِabove تاجُوthe Tagus مُنِيفَةًtowering
وقد أشرَقَتْ مِنْ فَوقِ تاجُو مُنِيفَةً
بتاجِwith a crown هِلالٍof a crescent قَدْindeed تَكَلَّلَbecame crowned أنْجُماwith stars
بتاجِ هِلالٍ قَدْ تَكَلَّلَ أنْجُما
She has shone, towering above the Tagus,
with a crescent's crown, itself crowned with stars.
وأنَّىbut how بِهَاwith her عنaway from كُفْرِهاher unbelief ومَلِيكِهاand her king
وأنَّى بِهَا عن كُفْرِها ومَلِيكِها
وبالهائِمِand with the wandering lover المُشْتاقِthe yearning عَنْهاaway from her وعَنْكُماand from you both
وبالهائِمِ المُشْتاقِ عَنْها وعَنْكُما
But how to win her away from her unbelief and her king,
and what of the yearning wanderer, far from her and you both?
وفِلْذَةُand a piece قَلبيof my heart فِيin حِماهاher domain رَهِينَةًheld hostage
وفِلْذَةُ قَلبي فِي حِماها رَهِينَةً
وإنسانُand the pupil عَيْنيof my eye فِيin ذَراهاher shelter مُخَيِّماencamped
وإنسانُ عَيْني فِي ذَراها مُخَيِّما
A piece of my heart lies hostage within her bounds,
and the pupil of my eye is encamped within her shelter.
تَقَسَّمَdivided رَيْبُthe vicissitudes الدَّهْرِof time والنَّأيand distance شملَناour union
تَقَسَّمَ رَيْبُ الدَّهْرِ والنَّأي شملَنا
وقلباًand a heart غداthat became لِلبَينِfor separation نَهْباَplunder مُقَسَّماportioned out
وقلباً غدا لِلبَينِ نَهْباَ مُقَسَّما
Time's vicissitudes and distance have scattered our company,
and a heart now parcelled out as separation's plunder.
فماso not نَأْتسِيdo we find solace إِلّاexcept أَسىًin grief وتَعَزِّياًand self-consolation
فما نَأْتسِي إِلّا أَسىً وتَعَزِّياً
وَمَاand not نلتَقيdo we meet إِلّاexcept كَرىًin sleep وتَوَهُّماand imagination
وَمَا نلتَقي إِلّا كَرىً وتَوَهُّما
We find no solace except in grief and self-consolation,
nor meet except in sleep and imagination.
لياليَnights كالإِعدامِlike destitution طَوَّلَهاlengthened them الأَسىgrief
لياليَ كالإِعدامِ طَوَّلَها الأَسى
وطاوَلْتُهاand I contended with their length حَوْلاًa year وحَوْلاًand a year مُجَرَّمَاfully elapsed
وطاوَلْتُها حَوْلاً وحَوْلاً مُجَرَّمَا
Nights like destitution, lengthened by sorrow—
I wrestled with their length a year, and another full year.
أَسَهْماًwas it an arrow رماهُhe shot it عنfrom قِسِيِّthe bows جَوانِحِيof my ribs
أَسَهْماً رماهُ عن قِسِيِّ جَوانِحِي
فِراقٌseparation فوَالىthen sent in succession منهُfrom it قَلْبيَat my heart أَسْهُماarrows
فِراقٌ فوَالى منهُ قَلْبيَ أَسْهُما
Was it an arrow, shot from the bows of my ribs
by separation, which followed it with arrows into my heart?
بذكراكَwith your remembrance شَاجَيْتَyou stirred to grief الحمامَthe doves فلَوْand had وَفىthey kept faith
بذكراكَ شَاجَيْتَ الحمامَ فلَوْ وَفى
لأَنباكَthey would tell you عنof شَجْوِيmy sorrow إذَاwhen مَاever تَرَنَّماthey sang
لأَنباكَ عن شَجْوِي إذَا مَا تَرَنَّما
Your memory set the doves lamenting; had they kept faith,
they would tell you of my sorrow whenever they sang.
وإِنْand if يَرْعَrespects ليfor me وَكْفُthe dripping الحياof rain حقَّthe claim مُسعِدٍof a fellow mourner
وإِنْ يَرْعَ لي وَكْفُ الحيا حقَّ مُسعِدٍ
يُخَبِّرْكَit will tell you عنof دمعيmy tears إليكfor you إذاwhen همىit pours
يُخَبِّرْكَ عن دمعي إليك إذا همى
And if rain's dripping respects my claim as a fellow mourner,
it will tell you of my tears for you whenever it pours.
فكمfor how often عذتُI sought refuge منfrom لَيْلِthe night الهمومِof cares بلَيْلَةٍin a night
فكم عذتُ من لَيْلِ الهمومِ بلَيْلَةٍ
تركتُI left بِهَاin it الأَجفانَeyelids حَسْرَىexhausted ونُوَّمَاand sleeping
تركتُ بِهَا الأَجفانَ حَسْرَى ونُوَّمَا
How often I sought refuge from a night of cares in a night
in which I left eyelids exhausted and asleep.
فأَسْرَيْتُهاso I traversed it by night بِالشِّعْرَيَيْنِby the two Shi‘ra stars مُفَرِّطاًpressing far ahead
فأَسْرَيْتُها بِالشِّعْرَيَيْنِ مُفَرِّطاً
وأَفْنَيْتُهاand I spent it بالقلبِwith my heart عنهاfar from it مُخَيِّماencamped
وأَفْنَيْتُها بالقلبِ عنها مُخَيِّما
I journeyed through it by the two Shi‘ra stars, pressing far ahead,
and spent it with my heart encamped far from it.
وكمand how many ليلةٍa night ليلاءَpitch-dark وافَيْتُI reached صُبْحَهاits dawn
وكم ليلةٍ ليلاءَ وافَيْتُ صُبْحَها
أَذَرَّmore lavishly strewing عَلَىupon عينيmy eyes ظلاماًdarkness وأَظْلَماand darker still
أَذَرَّ عَلَى عيني ظلاماً وأَظْلَما
How often, on a pitch-dark night, I came upon its dawn,
more lavish with darkness upon my eyes, and darker still.
دُجىًdarkness مثلَlike جِلْبابِthe cloak السماءِof heaven اسْتَمَرَّpersisted بِيwith me
دُجىً مثلَ جِلْبابِ السماءِ اسْتَمَرَّ بِي
فَقَنَّعَso it veiled فَوْدَيَّmy two temples المشيبَwith gray hair وعَمَّماand wrapped them like a turban
فَقَنَّعَ فَوْدَيَّ المشيبَ وعَمَّما
Darkness like heaven's cloak stayed with me
and veiled my temples in gray hair, wrapping them like a turban;
وصبحاًand a dawn كساclothed الآفاقَthe horizons نُوراًin light وبهجةًand splendor
وصبحاً كسا الآفاقَ نُوراً وبهجةً
ووَجْهِيَand my face قِطْعاًin a shred منof دُجىthe darkness الليلِof night مُظْلماdark
ووَجْهِيَ قِطْعاً من دُجى الليلِ مُظْلما
and a dawn clothed the horizons in light and splendor,
but my face in a dark shred of night's gloom.
وكمand how many لُجَّةٍan abyss خضراءَgreen منamong لُجَجِthe abysses الرَّدىof death
وكم لُجَّةٍ خضراءَ من لُجَجِ الرَّدى
ركبتُI mounted لَهَاto face it فِيin الليلِthe night أَظْلَمَa dark mount أَدْهَماjet-black
ركبتُ لَهَا فِي الليلِ أَظْلَمَ أَدْهَما
How many a green deep among the deeps of death
I faced by night, riding a dark, jet-black steed.
كساclothed الصُّبْحُdawn أَعلاهُits upper part مُلاءًin a mantle مُهدَّباًfringed
كسا الصُّبْحُ أَعلاهُ مُلاءً مُهدَّباً
وأَسفَلَهُand its lower part الإِظلامُdarkness بُرْداًin a cloak مُحَمَّماsoot-black
وأَسفَلَهُ الإِظلامُ بُرْداً مُحَمَّما
Dawn clothed its upper part in a fringed mantle,
and darkness its underside in a soot-black cloak.
إذَاwhen رَقرَقَتْmade ripple رِيحُthe wind الصَّباof the east منpart of جَناحِهits wing
إذَا رَقرَقَتْ رِيحُ الصَّبا من جَناحِه
تَحَمَّلَit bore أُكْمَthe hillocks الموتِof death غَرْقىsubmerged وعُوَّماand afloat
تَحَمَّلَ أُكْمَ الموتِ غَرْقى وعُوَّما
When the east wind rippled part of its wing,
it shouldered death's hillocks, submerged and afloat.
فأَهْوِso how steeply plunging بِهِit is فِيinto مُفْرَجِa cleft الموتِof death حَيَّةًlike a serpent
فأَهْوِ بِهِ فِي مُفْرَجِ الموتِ حَيَّةً
وأَعْلِand how high-climbing بِهِit is فِيupon هَضْبَةِthe crag الحَيْنِof doom أَعْصَماlike a white-legged ibex
وأَعْلِ بِهِ فِي هَضْبَةِ الحَيْنِ أَعْصَما
How steeply it plunged, a serpent, into death's cleft,
and how high it climbed, a white-legged ibex, on doom's crag!
خطوباًcalamities لبستُI donned الصَّبْرَpatience حَتَّىuntil جَعَلْتُهاI made them
خطوباً لبستُ الصَّبْرَ حَتَّى جَعَلْتُها
لِمَرْقىto climb to أَيادِيthe favors العامِرِيِّينَof the Amirids سُلَّماa ladder
لِمَرْقى أَيادِي العامِرِيِّينَ سُلَّما
Calamities—I put on patience until I made them
a ladder to climb to the Amirids' favors.
فأَصْبَحْتُso I became نَجْماًa star فِيin سماءِa heaven كَرَامَةٍof honor
فأَصْبَحْتُ نَجْماً فِي سماءِ كَرَامَةٍ
مُحَيَّاًwelcomed مُفَدَّىًransomed بالنُّفوسِwith lives مُعَظَّماrevered
مُحَيَّاً مُفَدَّىً بالنُّفوسِ مُعَظَّما
Thus I became a star in a heaven of honor,
welcomed, ransomed with lives, and revered
مَليكَيْthe two kings زمانَيْناof our two eras وجارَيْand the two neighbors دِيارِناof our homes
مَليكَيْ زمانَيْنا وجارَيْ دِيارِنا
بِزَاهِرَةِin al-Zahira المُلْكِof royal power الَّتِيwhich أَنْجَبَتْهُماgave birth to them both
بِزَاهِرَةِ المُلْكِ الَّتِي أَنْجَبَتْهُما
by the two kings of our two ages, neighbors of our homes
in royal al-Zahira, which gave them both birth.
بعِزِّby the might لواءٍof a banner يبلُغُthat reaches النجمَthe star إِنْif عَلاit rises
بعِزِّ لواءٍ يبلُغُ النجمَ إِنْ عَلا
وبَحْرِand an ocean عَطاءٍof giving يَرْغَبُthat encompasses الأَرْضَthe earth إِنْif طَمىit surges
وبَحْرِ عَطاءٍ يَرْغَبُ الأَرْضَ إِنْ طَمى
By the might of a banner that reaches the stars when raised,
and an ocean of giving that encompasses the earth when it swells,
وخيلٍand horses تَهُدُّthat shake الأَرضَthe earth تَسْرِيtraveling by night وتَغْتَدِيand setting out at dawn
وخيلٍ تَهُدُّ الأَرضَ تَسْرِي وتَغْتَدِي
تقودُleading ملوكَthe kings الأَرضِof the earth أَسْراًas captives ومَغْنَماand booty
تقودُ ملوكَ الأَرضِ أَسْراً ومَغْنَما
and horses that shake the earth, traveling by night and setting out at dawn,
leading earth's kings as captives and booty;
أَماindeed والقُصورِby the palaces البِيضِwhite منهاof her وَمَاand what حَوَتْthey contained
أَما والقُصورِ البِيضِ منها وَمَا حَوَتْ
منof الصِّيدِproud lords كالآسادِlike lions والبِيضِand fair women كالدُّمىlike sculpted figures
من الصِّيدِ كالآسادِ والبِيضِ كالدُّمى
yes, by her white palaces and all they held
of proud lords like lions and fair women like sculpted figures,
وَمَاand what عَمَرَتْmade flourish منهاin her اللياليthe nights وغَيَّرَتْand changed
وَمَا عَمَرَتْ منها الليالي وغَيَّرَتْ
وشَيَّدَand built up أَمْرُthe decree اللهِof God فِيهَاwithin her وهَدَّماand tore down
وشَيَّدَ أَمْرُ اللهِ فِيهَا وهَدَّما
and all within her that the nights made flourish and changed,
and God's decree built up within her and tore down,
وعافِيand the effaced remains قُصورٍof palaces منamong قصورٍpalaces بَلاقِعٍdesolate
وعافِي قُصورٍ من قصورٍ بَلاقِعٍ
إذَاwhen ذَرَّrises قَرْنُthe horn الشَّمْسِof the sun فِيهِنَّwithin them أَظْلَماit grows dark
إذَا ذَرَّ قَرْنُ الشَّمْسِ فِيهِنَّ أَظْلَما
and the faded remnants of palaces among palaces laid waste,
where the sun's horn darkens when it rises—
لقدindeed سُلِّيَتْwere consoled عنهاfor her loss بلادٌlands حَوَتْكُماthat embraced you both
لقد سُلِّيَتْ عنها بلادٌ حَوَتْكُما
وَقَدْand indeed عُوِّضَتْwere compensated مِنهاin her stead جُفونٌeyelids رأَتْكُماthat saw you both
وَقَدْ عُوِّضَتْ مِنها جُفونٌ رأَتْكُما
lands that shelter you both have indeed been consoled for her loss,
and eyelids that have seen you both have found recompense for her.
فآواكُماso may He shelter you both ذُوthe Lord العَرْشِof the Throne فِيin ظِلِّthe shade أَمْنِهِof His security
فآواكُما ذُو العَرْشِ فِي ظِلِّ أَمْنِهِ
ولاand may He never حَلَّloosen عَقْدَthe bond النَّصْرِof victory منهُfrom Him عَلَيْكُماupon you both
ولا حَلَّ عَقْدَ النَّصْرِ منهُ عَلَيْكُما
May the Lord of the Throne shelter you both in His security's shade,
and never loosen His bond of victory upon you both,
جَزَاءًas recompense لماfor what أَوْلَيْتُماyou both bestowed وكَفَيْتُماand you both provided
جَزَاءً لما أَوْلَيْتُما وكَفَيْتُما
وآوَيْتُماand you both sheltered منfrom غُرْبَةٍexile وكَنفْتُماand you both protected
وآوَيْتُما من غُرْبَةٍ وكَنفْتُما
in recompense for the favors you bestowed and the needs you met,
and for the refuge from exile and protection you gave.
Sol 6.1