عليكِupon you ياO رَيَّةُRayya السلامُpeace
عليكِ يا رَيَّةُ السلامُ
ولاand may not عَدَاpass by رَبْعَكِyour dwelling المطَرْthe rain
ولا عَدَا رَبْعَكِ المطَرْ
Peace be upon you, O Rayya,
and may the rain never pass your dwelling by.
مُذْsince حَلَّtook residence فيin قصرِكِyour palace الإمامُthe imam
مُذْ حَلَّ في قصرِكِ الإمامُ
فقُربُكِso nearness to you السؤلُthe wish والوَطَرْand the goal
فقُربُكِ السؤلُ والوَطَرْ
Since the imam took residence in your palace,
nearness to you is the wish and the goal.
والدَّوْحُand the great trees فيin روضكِyour garden الأَنيقْlovely
والدَّوْحُ في روضكِ الأَنيقْ
للشكْرin gratitude قدindeed حَطَّتِlowered الرُّؤُوسْthe heads
للشكْر قد حَطَّتِ الرُّؤُوسْ
And the great trees in your lovely garden
have bowed their heads in gratitude.
والغصنُand the bough فيin نَهْرهِits river غَريقْimmersed
والغصنُ في نَهْرهِ غَريقْ
وفيand in حَلاهُits finery كماlike عروسْa bride
وفي حَلاهُ كما عروسْ
And the bough is immersed in its river,
and in its finery is like a bride.
والجوُّand the sky منfrom وجهِكَyour face الشّريقْradiant
والجوُّ من وجهِكَ الشّريقْ
تحسُدُهُenvy it أَوْجُهُthe faces of الشموسْthe suns
تحسُدُهُ أَوْجُهُ الشموسْ
And the sky, lit by your radiant face,
is envied by the faces of the suns.
وأَعْيُنُand the eyes of الزَّهْرِthe flowers لاdo not تَنامُsleep
وأَعْيُنُ الزَّهْرِ لا تَنامُ
تَسْتَعْذِبُfind sweet السُّهْدَsleeplessness والسَّهَرْand night vigil
تَسْتَعْذِبُ السُّهْدَ والسَّهَرْ
And the eyes of the flowers never sleep,
finding sleeplessness and night vigil sweet.
تَنْفُثُbreathe out مِنْfrom تحتِهاbeneath them الغَمامُthe clouds
تَنْفُثُ مِنْ تحتِها الغَمامُ
تَرقيكَprotect you with charms منagainst أَعْيُنِthe eyes of الزَّهَرْthe flowers
تَرقيكَ من أَعْيُنِ الزَّهَرْ
The clouds breathe out from beneath them,
shielding you with charms from the flowers’ eyes.
عَروسةٌa bride أَنْتyou are ياO عَقيلَهْnoble lady
عَروسةٌ أَنْت يا عَقيلَهْ
تُجْلَىyou are unveiled علىin مَظْهرِthe display of الكَمالْperfection
تُجْلَى على مَظْهرِ الكَمالْ
You are a bride, O noble lady,
unveiled in perfect splendor.
مَدَّتْstretched out لكِto you الكفَّthe palm مُسْتقيلَهْseeking pardon
مَدَّتْ لكِ الكفَّ مُسْتقيلَهْ
تمسَحُcaresses أَعْطافَكyour sides الشَّمَالْthe north wind
تمسَحُ أَعْطافَك الشَّمَالْ
Its palm outstretched to you, seeking pardon,
the north wind caresses your sides.
والبَحْرُand the sea مرْآتُكِyour mirror الصَّقيلّهْpolished
والبَحْرُ مرْآتُكِ الصَّقيلّهْ
تَشِفُّis transparent عنْto reveal ذلكَthat الجَمَالْbeauty
تَشِفُّ عنْ ذلكَ الجَمَالْ
And the sea is your polished mirror,
revealing that beauty.
والحَلْيُand the jewelry زَهْرٌflowers لَهُit has انتظامُorder
والحَلْيُ زَهْرٌ لَهُ انتظامُ
يُكَلِّلُcrowns القُضْبَthe boughs بالدُّرَرْwith pearls
يُكَلِّلُ القُضْبَ بالدُّرَرْ
And the jewelry is flowers, arrayed in order,
crowning the boughs with pearls.
قدindeed راقَwas charming منfrom ثغرهِits mouth ابتسامُa smile
قد راقَ من ثغرهِ ابتسامُ
والوردُand the rose فيon خَدِّهاher cheek خَفَرْbashfulness
والوردُ في خَدِّها خَفَرْ
A smile from its mouth is enchanting,
and the rose on her cheek is a modest blush.
إِنْif قيلَit is asked مَنْwho بَعْلُهاher husband المفَدَّىthe dearly cherished
إِنْ قيلَ مَنْ بَعْلُها المفَدَّى
وَمَنْand who لَهُto him وَصْلُهاunion with her مُباحْis permitted
وَمَنْ لَهُ وَصْلُها مُباحْ
If asked who her cherished husband is,
and who is permitted union with her,
أقولُI say أسنَىthe most splendid of الملوكِkings رِفْدَاin bounty
أقولُ أسنَى الملوكِ رِفْدَا
مُخَلَّدُimmortalized الفَخْرglory بالصِّفاحْby sword-blades
مُخَلَّدُ الفَخْر بالصِّفاحْ
I say: the most splendid of kings in bounty,
whose glory is immortalized by sword-blades:
مُحَمَّدُMuhammad الحمدِof praise حينَwhen يُهْدَىis offered
مُحَمَّدُ الحمدِ حينَ يُهْدَى
ثناؤُهُhis praise عاطِرَfragrant الرياحْthe winds
ثناؤُهُ عاطِرَ الرياحْ
Muhammad the praiseworthy—when it is offered,
his praise wafts fragrant on the winds.
تُخْبِرُtell عنof طيبهِhis fragrance الكِمامُthe flower-calyxes
تُخْبِرُ عن طيبهِ الكِمامُ
والخُبْرُand firsthand knowledge يُغْنيdispenses عنwith الخَبَرْreport
والخُبْرُ يُغْني عن الخَبَرْ
The flower-calyxes tell of his fragrance,
and firsthand knowledge dispenses with report.
فالسعْدُfor good fortune والرُّعْبُand terror والحُسَامُand the sword
فالسعْدُ والرُّعْبُ والحُسَامُ
والنصْرُand victory آياتُهُhis signs الكُبَرْmighty
والنصْرُ آياتُهُ الكُبَرْ
For good fortune, terror, and the sword,
and victory are his mighty signs.
ذوpossessing غُرةٍa radiant brow تَسْحَرenchants البُدُورَاthe full moons
ذو غُرةٍ تَسْحَر البُدُورَا
وطلعةٍand a countenance تُخْجِلُputs to shame الصّباحْthe morning
وطلعةٍ تُخْجِلُ الصّباحْ
He has a radiant brow that enchants the full moons,
and a countenance that puts the morning to shame.
كمhow many رايةٍa banner سَامَهاhe made it attain ظهورَاascendancy
كم رايةٍ سَامَها ظهورَا
تُظَلِّلُshading الأَوجُهَthe faces الصِّبَاحْbeautiful
تُظَلِّلُ الأَوجُهَ الصِّبَاحْ
How many a banner he has raised aloft,
shading the beautiful faces.
وكمand how much ظَلامٍdarkness جَلاهُhe dispelled it نُورَاlight
وكم ظَلامٍ جَلاهُ نُورَا
أَظْفَرَmade victorious بالفَوزِwith triumph والنجاحْand success
أَظْفَرَ بالفَوزِ والنجاحْ
And how much darkness he has dispelled with light,
bringing triumph and success.
الطَّاهرُthe pure الظَّاهرُthe victorious الهُمامُthe valiant
الطَّاهرُ الظَّاهرُ الهُمامُ
أَعَزُّmightiest منof those who صَالَcharged وافْتَخَرْand took pride
أَعَزُّ من صَالَ وافْتَخَرْ
The pure, the victorious, the valiant,
the mightiest of those who charged and took pride.
لِسَيْفِهِto his sword فيover العِدىthe foes احتكِامُjudgment
لِسَيْفِهِ في العِدى احتكِامُ
جرَىran its course بِهِthrough it سابِقُthe prior decree of القَدَرْfate
جرَى بِهِ سابِقُ القَدَرْ
To his sword belongs judgment over the foes,
as fate had already decreed.
ياO مُرسِلَsender of الخيرِgoodness فيin الغِوارِthe raids
يا مُرسِلَ الخيرِ في الغِوارِ
لوif تَطْلُبُyou pursued البحْرَthe sea تَلْحَقُyou would catch up
لو تَطْلُبُ البحْرَ تَلْحَقُ
O sender of goodness amid the raids,
if you pursued the sea, you would overtake it.
لَكَyours are الجواريthe ships إذاwhen تجاريthey race
لَكَ الجواري إذا تجاري
سَوابقَthe swiftest of الشُّهْبِthe shooting stars تسْبِقُthey outstrip
سَوابقَ الشُّهْبِ تسْبِقُ
Yours are the ships: when they race
the swiftest shooting stars, they outstrip them.
تَسْتَنُّthey gallop فيin لُجَّةِthe depths of البِحارِthe seas
تَسْتَنُّ في لُجَّةِ البِحارِ
فالكُفرُso unbelief مِنْهُنَّof them يَفْرَقُis afraid
فالكُفرُ مِنْهُنَّ يَفْرَقُ
They gallop through the depths of the seas,
so unbelief trembles before them.
فَالدَّيْنُso the faith وَلْيُقْصَرِand let be brief الكلامُthe speech
فَالدَّيْنُ وَلْيُقْصَرِ الكلامُ
بسيفِكَthrough your sword اعْتَزَّgrew mighty وانتصَرْand triumphed
بسيفِكَ اعْتَزَّ وانتصَرْ
Thus the faith—and let words be brief—
has grown mighty and triumphed through your sword.
كذاكَlikewise أَسْلافُكُyour forebears الكرامُnoble
كذاكَ أَسْلافُكُ الكرامُ
هُمْthey نصَرواaided سَيِّدَthe master of البَشَرْhumankind
هُمْ نصَروا سَيِّدَ البَشَرْ
Likewise, your noble forebears:
they aided the master of humankind.
Sol 6.1