ياO إماماًimam أبْدَىmade manifest الهِدايةَguidance شَمْساas a sun
يا إماماً أبْدَى الهِدايةَ شَمْسا
تتدانَىdraws near نُوراًin radiance وتبْعُدُand remains distant لَمْساto the touch
تتدانَى نُوراً وتبْعُدُ لَمْسا
O imam who has made guidance manifest as a sun,
O Imam who has shown guidance as a shining sun
drawing near in radiance, yet remaining beyond touch.
Whose light draws near and whose touch stays far
مِلْكُone owned by نعْماكَyour bounty يرتجيhopes for منكَfrom you جُوداًgenerosity
مِلْكُ نعْماكَ يرتجي منكَ جُوداً
ظلّhas kept يُدْنيbringing near منamong المآمِلِhopes شُمْساunruly ones
ظلّ يُدْني من المآمِلِ شُمْسا
The servant of your bounty hopes for generosity from you,
The kingdom of your favors hopes for your generosity
that has kept bringing unruly hopes within reach.
A shade that brings the hopes closer to the sun
ياO جَوادَgenerous one among المُلوكِkings إنّindeed جَواديmy steed
يا جَوادَ المُلوكِ إنّ جَوادي
ليسَdoes not قلبيmy heart لبُعْدِهfor its absence يتأسّىfind solace
ليسَ قلبي لبُعْدِه يتأسّى
O generous one among kings, as for my steed,
O most generous of kings, my generosity
my heart finds no solace for its absence.
Is not saddened by its distance from you
ولتعْويضهِand to replace it بأحْسَنَwith a better one منهُthan it
ولتعْويضهِ بأحْسَنَ منهُ
أصْبَحَwas at dawn العبْدُthe servant يرْتَجيكَhoping in you وأمْسىand was at dusk
أصْبَحَ العبْدُ يرْتَجيكَ وأمْسى
And to replace it with one better than it,
And to compensate it with better than it
your servant looks to you morning and evening.
The servant hopes for you morning and evening
وجوادٌand a steed مَنfrom حضرَةِthe court of المُلْكِroyalty يُهْدَىis bestowed
وجوادٌ مَن حضرَةِ المُلْكِ يُهْدَى
حيثُماwherever حلَّit alights حُلَّةُa robe of الجاهِprestige تُكْسىis donned
حيثُما حلَّ حُلَّةُ الجاهِ تُكْسى
And a steed bestowed from the royal court—
And a generous one is gifted from the kingdom
wherever it alights, a robe of distinction is donned.
Wherever the garment of glory is worn
مَقْصَديmy aim أنْthat يعرّسَit lodge اليومَtoday عِنديwith me
مَقْصَدي أنْ يعرّسَ اليومَ عِندي
رائِقpleasing الوصْفِqualities لستُI am not أطلُبُseeking عرْساa bride
رائِق الوصْفِ لستُ أطلُبُ عرْسا
My aim is that it lodge with me today,
My aim is that the finest descriptions gather today around me
pleasing in its qualities—I am not seeking a bride,
I do not seek a wedding, but company
مثْلlike قاضيthe judge of القضاةjudges إذwhen جدَّhe strove حتّىuntil
مثْل قاضي القضاة إذ جدَّ حتّى
فازَhe won بالمَرْكوبَيْنِboth mounts معْنىًfiguratively وحِسّاand literally
فازَ بالمَرْكوبَيْنِ معْنىً وحِسّا
like the chief judge when he strove until
Like the Chief Judge when he strove
he won both mounts, figuratively and literally.
Until he won both meaning and sense
صحّproved sound قَصْديmy appeal لديْكto you مولايَmy lord حقّاtruly
صحّ قَصْدي لديْك مولايَ حقّا
لمdid not يدَعْleave فيهِin it جودُthe generosity of كفّكَyour hand لَبْساambiguity
لم يدَعْ فيهِ جودُ كفّكَ لَبْسا
My appeal to you, my lord, has truly proved sound;
My purpose is sound, my Master, truly
your hand's generosity has left no doubt about it.
Your generous palm left no ambiguity
لاdo not تُخيّبْdisappoint مِنof الجَدَىbounty روْضَa garden of فكْرٍthought
لا تُخيّبْ مِن الجَدَى روْضَ فكْرٍ
طالَماfor so long قدindeed زَكاit flourished بنُعْماكَthrough your bounty غَرْساplantings
طالَما قد زَكا بنُعْماكَ غَرْسا
Do not leave a garden of thought without bounty,
Do not disappoint the garden of a thoughtful mind
whose plantings have long flourished through your bounty.
That has thrived through your favors as saplings
أنتَyou أعْلىloftier قدْراًin rank وأعْلَمُand more knowledgeable لكِنbut
أنتَ أعْلى قدْراً وأعْلَمُ لكِن
ذَكّرَhas reminded العبْدُthe servant منكَin you مَنْone who ليسdoes not يَنْسىforget
ذَكّرَ العبْدُ منكَ مَنْ ليس يَنْسى
You are loftier in rank and know best, yet
You are highest in merit and know best, but
your servant has reminded you—the one who never forgets.
The servant reminds you of one who does not forget
Sol 6.1