هَنِيئاًcongratulations لِلْوَزِيرِto the minister قَضَاءُthe repayment of دَيْنِa debt
هَنِيئاً لِلْوَزِيرِ قَضَاءُ دَيْنِ
بِهِthrough it أَضْحَىbecame الزَّمَانُTime قَرِيرَcontented عَيْنِeye
بِهِ أَضْحَى الزَّمَانُ قَرِيرَ عَيْنِ
Joy to the minister in a debt repaid,
Congratulations to the minister for fulfilling his duty
through which Time's eye has found contentment,
With him the era became joyful and content
وَعَوْدُand the return of وِزارَةٍa vizierate سِيقَتْwas conveyed إلَيْهِto him
وَعَوْدُ وِزارَةٍ سِيقَتْ إلَيْهِ
كَعَوْدَةِlike the return of قُرْبِthe closeness of حِبٍّa beloved بَعْدَafter بَيْنِseparation
كَعَوْدَةِ قُرْبِ حِبٍّ بَعْدَ بَيْنِ
and in the return of a vizierate brought to him,
And the return of his ministry which was brought to him
like renewed closeness to a beloved after parting.
Is like the return of a loved one after separation
أَبِيAbu (father of) عَبْدِAbd (servant of) الإلِهِal-Ilah (God) أَجَلِّthe most eminent of كَافٍa capable man
أَبِي عَبْدِ الإلِهِ أَجَلِّ كَافٍ
تَسَمَّحَhe gave freely بِالنضُّارِwith pure gold وَباللُّجَيْنِand with silver
تَسَمَّحَ بِالنضُّارِ وَباللُّجَيْنِ
Abu Abd al-Ilah, the most eminent of capable men,
My father Abdel Ilah, the most glorious protector
who gave freely of pure gold and silver.
Was gracious with youthfulness and vitality
وَيَهْنِيand may it gladden ذَاكَthat يَعْقُوباًYaqub أَخَاهُhis brother
وَيَهْنِي ذَاكَ يَعْقُوباً أَخَاهُ
وَصِنْوَهُمَاand brother to them both الْكَرِيمَthe noble أَبَاAbu (father of) الْحُسَيْنِal-Husayn
وَصِنْوَهُمَا الْكَرِيمَ أَبَا الْحُسَيْنِ
And may that gladden Yaqub, his brother,
And this brings happiness to Ya'qub his brother
and their noble brother, Abu al-Husayn.
And their generous progenitor Abu Al-Husain
هُمَاthe two of them قَمَرَاthe two moons of الزَّمَانِTime وَغُرَّتَاهُand its two bright browmarks
هُمَا قَمَرَا الزَّمَانِ وَغُرَّتَاهُ
مُرِيحاthe two who relieve الْمُلْكِthe realm مِنْfrom عَارٍshame وَشَيْنِand blemish
مُرِيحا الْمُلْكِ مِنْ عَارٍ وَشَيْنِ
They are Time's two moons and its two bright browmarks,
They are the two moons of the era and its pride
freeing the realm from shame and blemish.
Relieving the kingdom from shame and disgrace
أَحَلَّاthe two placed مِنْهُof it نُصْحاًsincere counsel وافْتِقَاداًand attentive care
أَحَلَّا مِنْهُ نُصْحاً وافْتِقَاداً
مَصالِحَهُits interests مَحَلَّthe position of النَّاظِرَيْنthe two eyes
مَصالِحَهُ مَحَلَّ النَّاظِرَيْن
With sincere counsel and attentive care for it, they have placed
They brought forth sincere care and attention for it
its interests in the place of the two eyes.
In the affairs of the overseers
وَماand not كانَwas الْفَسادُcorruption وَقَدْand already تَعَلَّىhad risen high
وَما كانَ الْفَسادُ وَقَدْ تَعَلَّى
ليَخْفِضَهُto bring it low سِوَىexcept إصْلاحِthe reform of ذَيْنِthese two
ليَخْفِضَهُ سِوَى إصْلاحِ ذَيْنِ
And corruption, though it had risen high,
Corruption had mounted up
could be brought low only by these two men's reform.
But it was lowered by the reform of these two
وَيَهْنِيand may it gladden ذَاكَthat عَبْدَAbd (servant of) اللهِAllah (God) فيهconcerning him
وَيَهْنِي ذَاكَ عَبْدَ اللهِ فيه
فَتاهُhis young man فَهوَfor he is إحْدَىone of الْحُسْنَيَيْنِthe two blessings
فَتاهُ فَهوَ إحْدَى الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ
And may that gladden Abd Allah on his account,
And this brings happiness to Abdullah among them
his young man, for he is one of the two blessings.
For he is their outstanding youth
هلاَلٌa crescent moon لَمْdid not تُبَدِّدْهُwear him away اللَّيالِيthe nights
هلاَلٌ لَمْ تُبَدِّدْهُ اللَّيالِي
فَيَنْقُصَهُso it might diminish him مُرُورُthe passing of الفَرْقَدَيْنِthe two Farqad stars
فَيَنْقُصَهُ مُرُورُ الفَرْقَدَيْنِ
A crescent moon the nights have not worn away,
A crescent whose light the nights did not scatter
nor has the passing of the two Farqad stars diminished him.
So the passage of time did not diminish it
تُرادِفُهfollows in his wake السِّيادَةُlordship غَيْرَnot وَانٍfaltering
تُرادِفُه السِّيادَةُ غَيْرَ وَانٍ
وَيُشْبِهُهُand he resembles him تَشَابُهَthe mutual resemblance of قَرَّتَيْنِtwo delights of the eye
وَيُشْبِهُهُ تَشَابُهَ قَرَّتَيْنِ
Lordship follows him, and he never falters,
Sovereignty accompanies him without fading
and he resembles him as two delights of the eye resemble each other.
And resembles him in similar duality
كَماas أَوْدَعْتَyou set down سَطْراًa line مِنْfrom كِتابٍa book
كَما أَوْدَعْتَ سَطْراً مِنْ كِتابٍ
ولَمْand did not تَنْقُطْهُyou dot it غَيْناًa ghayn بَعْدَafter عَيْنِan ayn
ولَمْ تَنْقُطْهُ غَيْناً بَعْدَ عَيْنِ
As when you set down a line from a book,
As you placed a line in a book
and left a ghayn undotted after an ayn.
And did not dot it with a mark after a mark
وَزِيرٌa minister مُقْبِلُfortunate in الأَيَّامthe days عالٍexalted
وَزِيرٌ مُقْبِلُ الأَيَّام عالٍ
عَلَىabove أَعْدائِهِhis enemies طَلْقُopen-handed الْيَدَيْنِthe two hands
عَلَى أَعْدائِهِ طَلْقُ الْيَدَيْنِ
A minister whose days are favorable, exalted
A minister whose days are ascending in glory
above his enemies, generous with both hands.
With hands unfettered against his enemies
يُهِينُhe disdains المَالَwealth بالإفضالِthrough bountiful giving جُوداًgenerously
يُهِينُ المَالَ بالإفضالِ جُوداً
وَمَرْقَىand the ascent of الجُودِgenerosity صَعْبٌdifficult غَيْرُnot هَيْنِeasy
وَمَرْقَى الجُودِ صَعْبٌ غَيْرُ هَيْنِ
He holds wealth cheap, bestowing it in generosity,
He debases wealth by giving generously
and the ascent of generosity is difficult, not easy.
And the path of generosity is difficult except for the gentle
سَيَقْضِيهِwill repay him الزَّمانَTime بِطُولِwith the length of عُمْرٍa life
سَيَقْضِيهِ الزَّمانَ بِطُولِ عُمْرٍ
وَتَمْلِيكُand the bestowal of الرِّياسَةِleadership كُلُّevery دَيْنِdebt
وَتَمْلِيكُ الرِّياسَةِ كُلُّ دَيْنِ
Time will repay him—with a long life
Time will fulfill him with lengthened life
and the bestowal of leadership—every debt.
For the possession of leadership is every debt
غَدَتْhave become خِلَعٌrobes of honor عَلَيْهِupon him تَائهاتٌproud
غَدَتْ خِلَعٌ عَلَيْهِ تَائهاتٌ
بِعالِيof one lofty in النَّفْسِsoul عَالِيhigh at الذَّرْوَتَيْنِthe two summits
بِعالِي النَّفْسِ عَالِي الذَّرْوَتَيْنِ
Robes of honor are now upon him, proud
Robes of honor became lost in seeking him
of one lofty in soul, high at both summits.
Of lofty spirit and prominent heights
جَلَتْthey dispelled بِسَوادِهاwith their blackness ظُلَمَthe darknesses of اللَّيالِيthe nights
جَلَتْ بِسَوادِها ظُلَمَ اللَّيالِي
كَماas تَجْلُوthey make shine سَوادَthe blackness of المُقْلَتَيْنِthe two eyes
كَما تَجْلُو سَوادَ المُقْلَتَيْنِ
With their blackness they dispelled the darkness of the nights,
Their blackness eclipsed the darkness of nights
as they make the blackness of both eyes shine.
As the blackness of kohl eclipses the two eyelids
بِمَنْطَقِةٍwith a girdle يَلُوحُgleams الحَلْيُthe jewelry فِيهَاin it
بِمَنْطَقِةٍ يَلُوحُ الحَلْيُ فِيهَا
كَماas لاَحَتْshone نُجُومُthe stars of الشِّعْرَيَيْنthe two Shi'ras
كَما لاَحَتْ نُجُومُ الشِّعْرَيَيْن
With a girdle in which the jewels gleam,
With a belt in which jewelry shines
as the two Shi'ra stars shone.
As the stars of Pleiades and Orion shone
تُناطُare fastened مَعالِقٌsuspension-straps مِنْهَاfrom it رِقَاقٌslender
تُناطُ مَعالِقٌ مِنْهَا رِقَاقٌ
بِمَصْقُولٍto a polished sword رَقِيقِfine at الشَّفْرَتَيْنِthe two edges
بِمَصْقُولٍ رَقِيقِ الشَّفْرَتَيْنِ
Slender straps from it are fastened
Jeweled clasps are fastened from it
to a polished sword, fine at both edges,
Polished of delicate blade
كَرَأْيٍlike a judgment مِنْهُfrom him يَفْعَلُworks فيin اللَّيالِيthe nights
كَرَأْيٍ مِنْهُ يَفْعَلُ في اللَّيالِي
وَفِيand in الأَيَّامِthe days فِعْلَthe work of النَّيِّرَيْنِthe two luminaries
وَفِي الأَيَّامِ فِعْلَ النَّيِّرَيْنِ
like his judgment, which works through the nights
As an opinion from him that acts in the nights
and the days as the two luminaries do.
And in the days the action of the active
فَأَعْلَىso may He exalt اللهُGod سَادَتَنَاour masters جَمِيعاًall together
فَأَعْلَى اللهُ سَادَتَنَا جَمِيعاً
وَأَبْقاهُمْand may He preserve them بَقاءَfor the endurance of الفَرْقَدَيْنِthe two Farqad stars
وَأَبْقاهُمْ بَقاءَ الفَرْقَدَيْنِ
May God raise all our masters high,
May God raise our masters all
and let them endure as long as the two Farqad stars,
And maintain them with lasting permanence
وقَلَّمَand may He clip عَنْهُمُaway from them ظُفُرَthe claw of المَنايَاdeaths
وقَلَّمَ عَنْهُمُ ظُفُرَ المَنايَا
بِقُرْبِwith the nearness of مُناهُمُtheir wishes وَبِبُعْدِand with the remoteness of حَيْنِdeath
بِقُرْبِ مُناهُمُ وَبِبُعْدِ حَيْنِ
and clip away from them the claw of death,
And keep from them the claws of death
with their wishes near and death far away,
In their life's nearness and in its distance
ومِلْكٍand dominion للوَرَىover humankind وَصَفاءِand the serenity of دَهْرٍan age
ومِلْكٍ للوَرَى وَصَفاءِ دَهْرٍ
يَرينُoverwhelms عَلَىupon عِداهُمُtheir enemies أَيَّwhat a رَيْنِoverwhelming pall
يَرينُ عَلَى عِداهُمُ أَيَّ رَيْنِ
and sovereignty over mankind, and a serene age
And a kingdom for people and era of serenity
that casts a mighty pall upon their foes.
That sees its enemies in every evil condition
فَكَمْfor how often عُذِلُواthey were reproached عَلَىfor إْفَراطِan excess of بِرٍّkindness
فَكَمْ عُذِلُوا عَلَى إْفَراطِ بِرٍّ
فَمَاyet not أصْغَوْاthey listened لِعَذْلِto the rebuke of العاذِلَيْنِthe two reproachers
فَمَا أصْغَوْا لِعَذْلِ العاذِلَيْنِ
For how often they were reproached for excessive kindness,
How they were blamed for excessive righteousness
yet they never heeded the two reproachers' rebukes.
But they did not listen to the rebuke of the two blamers
أَقولُI say بِمَاfrom what عَلِمْتُI have learned مَقالَan utterance of صِدْقٍtruth
أَقولُ بِمَا عَلِمْتُ مَقالَ صِدْقٍ
بَعِيدِfar الشَّأْوِin reach مِنْfrom كَذِبٍfalsehood وَشَيْنِand disgrace
بَعِيدِ الشَّأْوِ مِنْ كَذِبٍ وَشَيْنِ
From what I know, I utter words of truth,
I say with what I know truthful words
far removed from falsehood and disgrace.
Far from lies and disgrace in manner
لَقَدْindeed صَانُواthey protected الوِزارَةَthe vizierate بَعْدَafter هَتْكٍdishonoring
لَقَدْ صَانُوا الوِزارَةَ بَعْدَ هَتْكٍ
وَزانُوهَاand they adorned it وَكانَتْand it was غَيْرَwithout زَيْنِbeauty
وَزانُوهَا وَكانَتْ غَيْرَ زَيْنِ
They have indeed protected the vizierate after it was dishonored,
They indeed protected the ministry after violation
and adorned it when it was without beauty,
And adorned it though it was unsightly
بِرَأْيٍwith judgment مُسْتَنِيرٍradiant لِلْمَواليfor allies
بِرَأْيٍ مُسْتَنِيرٍ لِلْمَوالي
وَصَعْبٍand stern لِلمُعادِيtoward the enemy غَيْرِnot لَيْنِgentle
وَصَعْبٍ لِلمُعادِي غَيْرِ لَيْنِ
with judgment radiant for allies,
With enlightened perspective for the loyalists
and stern toward the enemy, never yielding,
And difficult for the enemies without softness
وَأَقْلاَمٍand pens تُحَكَّمُare given authority فِيover الأَعادِيthe enemies
وَأَقْلاَمٍ تُحَكَّمُ فِي الأَعادِي
كَحُكْمِlike the judgment of السَّيْفِthe sword وَالرُّمْحِand the spear الرُّدَيْنِيRudayni
كَحُكْمِ السَّيْفِ وَالرُّمْحِ الرُّدَيْنِي
and with pens empowered to judge enemies,
And pens that judge the adversaries
like the judgment of sword and Rudayni spear.
With the judgement of sword and sturdy spear
وَيُغْنيand dispenses الرُّمْحُthe spear فِيهاwithin them عَنْwith ثِقافٍa shaft-straightening tool
وَيُغْني الرُّمْحُ فِيها عَنْ ثِقافٍ
وَيُغْنيand dispenses السَّيْفُthe sword عَنْwith إِصْلاحِthe repair of قَيْنِa smith
وَيُغْني السَّيْفُ عَنْ إِصْلاحِ قَيْنِ
And there the spear needs no straightening tool,
And the spear in them suffices over argument
and the sword needs no smith's repair.
And the sword suffices over reforming the deviant
وَتَخْفُقُand flutter بِالذَّيwith that which نَهْواهُwe desire it كُتْبٌletters
وَتَخْفُقُ بِالذَّي نَهْواهُ كُتْبٌ
يَكُونُcomes to be بِهاthrough them صلاحُthe well-being of الخْافِقَيْنِthe two horizons
يَكُونُ بِها صلاحُ الخْافِقَيْنِ
And letters flutter bearing what we desire,
And books flap with what they prohibited
through which both horizons are set right.
By which is the reform of the two flappers
تَرَىyou see الأَقْدارَthe decrees of fate مُصْعِدَةًascending إلَيْهِto him
تَرَى الأَقْدارَ مُصْعِدَةً إلَيْهِ
تَسَحَّبُthey trail along بَيْنَbetween تَسْجِيَةٍwrapping وَطَينِand clay
تَسَحَّبُ بَيْنَ تَسْجِيَةٍ وَطَينِ
You see the decrees of fate ascending to him,
You see the destinies ascending to him
trailing along between wrapping and clay.
Pulled between submission and obedience
ثَوابُكُمُyour reward عَلَىfor إصْلاحِsetting right مُلْكٍa kingdom
ثَوابُكُمُ عَلَى إصْلاحِ مُلْكٍ
ثَوابُthe reward of شُهُودِwitnessing أُحْدٍUhud أَوْor حُنَيْنِHunayn
ثَوابُ شُهُودِ أُحْدٍ أَوْ حُنَيْنِ
Your reward for setting a kingdom right
Your reward for reforming a kingdom
is the reward of those who witnessed Uhud or Hunayn.
Is the reward of martyrs of Uhud or Hunayn
فَرَعْتُمْyou scaled فِيamong بَنِيthe sons of الأَحْرارِfree men طَوْراًa mountain
فَرَعْتُمْ فِي بَنِي الأَحْرارِ طَوْراً
يَطُولُovertops الرَّعْنُthe mountain peak فيهin it ذاDhu رُعَيْنِRu'ayn
يَطُولُ الرَّعْنُ فيه ذا رُعَيْنِ
Among the sons of free men, you have scaled a mountain
You cultivated the sons of the noble for a period
whose peak overtops Dhu Ru'ayn.
In which cultivation for one with two arms lengthens
وَزادَكُمُand raised you مُحَمدُكُمyour Muhammad عُلُوّاًin exaltation
وَزادَكُمُ مُحَمدُكُم عُلُوّاً
وَيَعْقُوبٌand Yaqub شَرِيفُnoble الجانِبَيْنِboth sides
وَيَعْقُوبٌ شَرِيفُ الجانِبَيْنِ
And your Muhammad has raised you still higher,
Muhammad added to your prominence
and Yaqub, noble on both sides.
And Ya'qub the noble of the two sides
وَرِثْتُمْyou inherited عَنْهُمَاfrom them both كَرَماًgenerosity وَفَضْلاًand excellence
وَرِثْتُمْ عَنْهُمَا كَرَماً وَفَضْلاً
كَذَاكَthus يَجِيءُcomes نَجْلُthe offspring of الْفاضِلَيْنِthe two excellent men
كَذَاكَ يَجِيءُ نَجْلُ الْفاضِلَيْنِ
You inherited generosity and excellence from them both,
You inherited from them generosity and merit
thus comes the offspring of two excellent men.
Thus comes the progeny of the two virtuous
لَقَدْindeed أَصْلَحْتُمُyou set right ماwhat بَيْنَbetween دَهْرِيmy time
لَقَدْ أَصْلَحْتُمُ ما بَيْنَ دَهْرِي
عَلَىin رَغْمِspite of الْعدَىthe enemies كَرَماًgenerously وَبَينيand between me
عَلَى رَغْمِ الْعدَى كَرَماً وَبَيني
You have indeed set things right between my time
You repaired what was between my two eras
and me, generously, despite the foes.
Out of nobility despite the enmity
سَأَقَضِيI shall discharge فِيin مَدِيحكُمُpraising you حُقُوقاًdues
سَأَقَضِي فِي مَدِيحكُمُ حُقُوقاً
كَمَاas تُقْضَىare fulfilled حُقُوقُthe dues owed to الوْالِدَيْنِboth parents
كَمَا تُقْضَى حُقُوقُ الوْالِدَيْنِ
I shall fulfill my obligations in praising you,
I will fulfill in praising you rights
as the obligations owed to both parents are fulfilled.
As the rights of two parents are fulfilled
Sol 6.1