أياO خيرَbest of الملوكِkings أباًas to father وجَدّاًand grandfather
أيا خيرَ الملوكِ أباً وجَدّاً
وأَنقعهمand the most thirst-quenching of them حيّاًwhile living لغليلِfor the burning thirst of صادِone athirst
وأَنقعهم حيّاً لغليلِ صادِ
O best of kings in father and grandsire,
And, while living, their best quencher of a thirsty man's burning thirst.
عَلَوْاthey rose high وغَلَواand exceeded bounds وقالand said الناسُthe people فيهمof them
عَلَوْا وغَلَوا وقال الناسُ فيهم
شواردmemorable verses منin ثُناءٍpairs أوor أُحَادِsingle ones
شوارد من ثُناءٍ أو أُحَادِ
They rose high, exceeded all measure, and people spoke of them
Memorable verses, in pairs or singly.
وماyet not اِقتَسمواthey shared ولاnor عَمدواthey buttressed بِناهمtheir edifices
وما اِقتَسموا ولا عَمدوا بِناهم
بِمَنصِبكwith your lineage القسيميِّQasimi العِماديImadi
بِمَنصِبك القسيميِّ العِمادي
Yet they neither shared in nor buttressed their edifices with
Your Qasimi, Imadi lineage.
وَهَلand was ...? حلَبٌAleppo سِوىother than نفسٍa soul شَعَاعٍscattered
وَهَل حلَبٌ سِوى نفسٍ شَعَاعٍ
تَقَسَّمهاtore her apart التّماديexcess والتّعاديand mutual hostility
تَقَسَّمها التّمادي والتّعادي
And was Aleppo anything but a scattered soul,
Torn apart by excess and mutual hostility?
نَفىbanished ابنthe son of عمادِImad (pillar of) دينthe faith of اللَّهGod عَنهاfrom her الشthe (beginning of 'complaint')
نَفى ابن عمادِ دين اللَّه عَنها الش
شَكاةcomplaint فَأَصبَحتand so she became ذاتَpossessed of العِمادِpillars
شَكاة فَأَصبَحت ذاتَ العِمادِ
The son of Imad Din Allah banished from her
Complaint, and she became a city of pillars.
تَبَخْتَرُshe struts فيin كساrobes of عدْلٍjustice وبذلٍand generosity
تَبَخْتَرُ في كسا عدْلٍ وبذلٍ
مدبَّجةrichly embroidered التَّهائمthe lowlands والنِّجادِand the uplands
مدبَّجة التَّهائم والنِّجادِ
She struts in robes of justice and generosity,
Her lowlands and uplands richly embroidered.
وفيand in مِحرابِهاher sanctuary داودُDavid منهin him
وفي مِحرابِها داودُ منه
يهذّبُhe refines حكمةthe wisdom of آياتthe verses of صادِSad (Qur'anic chapter)
يهذّبُ حكمة آيات صادِ
And in her sanctuary, he is a David,
Refining the wisdom of the verses of Sad.
تجاوزتَyou have surpassed النّجومthe stars فأينso where تبغيdo you seek
تجاوزتَ النّجوم فأين تبغي
تَرَقَّrise higher فلاso never خَلَوْتَmay you lack منِany اِزديادِfurther increase
تَرَقَّ فلا خَلَوْتَ منِ اِزديادِ
You have passed beyond the stars—where now do you seek to go?
Rise higher; may you never lack further increase.
Sol 6.1