أَتعطشُdo they thirst? أولاديmy children وأنتwhile you are غمامةa cloud
أَتعطشُ أولادي وأنت غمامة
تعمencompasses جميعall الخلقcreation بالنفعwith benefit والسقياand water
تعم جميع الخلق بالنفع والسقيا
Must my children thirst while you are a cloud
My children thirst while you are a cloud
that brings benefit and water to all creation?
Shading all creation with benefit and drink
وتُظلمand grow dark أوقاتيmy times ووجهكand your face نيّرٌradiant
وتُظلم أوقاتي ووجهك نيّرٌ
تفيضoverflow بهthrough it الأنوارlights للدينfor the faith والدنياand worldly life
تفيض به الأنوار للدين والدنيا
And must my days grow dark while your face is radiant,
Yet you darken my times though your face shines
from which light pours forth for faith and worldly life?
Spilling light on religion and worldly life
وجَدُّكand your grandfather قدindeed سماكnamed you ربُّكyour Lord باسمهby his name
وجَدُّك قد سماك ربُّك باسمه
وأورثكand made you inherit الرحمنُthe All-Merciful رتبتهhis rank العلياexalted
وأورثك الرحمنُ رتبته العليا
And your Lord has named you after your grandfather,
Your excellence named you by His name
and the All-Merciful has made you heir to his exalted rank.
And the Merciful granted you highest rank
وقدand indeed كانhad أعطانيgiven me الذيwhat أناI سائلٌam asking for
وقد كان أعطاني الذي أنا سائلٌ
وسوَّغنيand granted it to me منfrom غيرِwithout شرطcondition ولاand no ثُنياexception
وسوَّغني من غيرِ شرط ولا ثُنيا
And he had already given me what I am asking for,
He who I ask already granted me
and granted it to me without condition or exception.
Validating me without condition or bend
وشعريَand my poetry فيin غرِّresplendent المصانعthe palaces خالدٌimmortal
وشعريَ في غرِّ المصانع خالدٌ
يحييهit keeps him alive عنيon my behalf فيin المماتdeath وفيand in المحْيَاlife
يحييه عني في الممات وفي المحْيَا
And my poetry is immortal in the resplendent palaces;
My poetry in the bosom of gifts lives on
it keeps him alive on my behalf, in death and in life.
Reviving through me in death and life
وماand not زلتُI have ceased أُهديI offer المدحpraise مِسكاًas musk مُفَتّقاًunsealed
وما زلتُ أُهدي المدح مِسكاً مُفَتّقاً
فتحملهso they carry it الأرواحُthe winds عاطرةfragrant الرَّيَّاscent
فتحمله الأرواحُ عاطرة الرَّيَّا
And I have never ceased to offer praise as unsealed musk,
I gift eulogies like aromatic musk
so the winds carry it, fragrant with its scent.
That spirits bear perfumed and fresh
وقدand indeed أكثرhas done much العبدُthe servant التشكّيcomplaining وإنهand indeed he
وقد أكثر العبدُ التشكّي وإنه
وحقكby your honor ياO فخرpride الملوكof kings قدindeed استحياhas felt ashamed
وحقك يا فخر الملوك قد استحيا
And the servant has complained much, and indeed he—
O Pride of Kings, I excessively complain
by your honor, O pride of kings—has grown ashamed.
Yet by right, my lord, I'm too shy
وماand not الجودgenerosity إلاbut ميِّتٌdead غيرexcept أنهthat it
وما الجود إلا ميِّتٌ غير أنه
إذاwhen نفحتbreathes يُمناكyour right hand فيinto روحهits spirit يحياit lives
إذا نفحت يُمناك في روحه يحيا
And generosity is but a dead thing, save that
Generosity is lifeless unless
when your right hand breathes into its spirit, it lives.
Your right hand's breath in its soul gives life
فمنso whoever شاءwishes أنto يدعوpray لدينfor the faith of محمدMuhammad
فمن شاء أن يدعو لدين محمد
فيدعوthen let him pray لمولاناfor our lord الخليفةthe caliph بالبُقُياfor continued life
فيدعو لمولانا الخليفة بالبُقُيا
So whoever wishes to pray for Muhammad's faith,
So let whoever wills Muhammad's religion thrive
let him pray for long life for our lord the caliph.
Invoke our Caliph with eternal life
Sol 6.1