أَيُرْضِيكِdoes it please you أَنْthat تَضْنَىI waste away فَدامَso may it endure لَكِfor you الرِّضاcontentment
أَيُرْضِيكِ أَنْ تَضْنَى فَدامَ لَكِ الرِّضا
سَيَقْصُرُwill fall short عَنْهُof it حاسِدٌan envier وَعَذُولُand a reproacher
سَيَقْصُرُ عَنْهُ حاسِدٌ وَعَذُولُ
Does it please you that I waste away? May contentment remain yours.
No envier or reproacher will attain it.
تَقُولُshe says وَقَدْwhile already أَفنَىhas exhausted هَواهاlove for her تَصَبُّرِيmy patience
تَقُولُ وَقَدْ أَفنَى هَواها تَصَبُّرِي
فَوَجْدِيso my longing عَلَىover طُولِthe length of الزَّمَانِtime يَطُولُlengthens
فَوَجْدِي عَلَى طُولِ الزَّمَانِ يَطُولُ
She says, though love for her has exhausted my patience:
“My longing only lengthens as time goes on.”
تَجاوَزْتَyou exceeded فيin شَكْوَىcomplaining of الْهَوىlove كُنْهَthe full extent of قَدْرِهِits measure
تَجاوَزْتَ في شَكْوَى الْهَوى كُنْهَ قَدْرِهِ
وَماand it is only هُوَit إلاnothing but زَفْرَةٌa sigh وَغَلِيلُand burning thirst
وَما هُوَ إلا زَفْرَةٌ وَغَلِيلُ
“You have gone beyond love’s true measure in complaining of it,
though it is only a sigh and a burning thirst.”
ومَاand no أَرِقَتْhas lain awake عَيْنٌeye لَهاfor her فِيهِin it لَيْلَةًfor a night
ومَا أَرِقَتْ عَيْنٌ لَها فِيهِ لَيْلَةً
فَخَفَّand became light عَلَيْهاupon it الحُبُّlove وَهُوَwhile it ثَقِيلُis heavy
فَخَفَّ عَلَيْها الحُبُّ وَهُوَ ثَقِيلُ
No eye has lain awake for her through even one night
and found love light upon it, for love is heavy.
وَجَدْتِyou found إلَىto قَتْلِيkilling me سَبِيلاًa way وَلَيْسَand there is no لِيfor me
وَجَدْتِ إلَى قَتْلِي سَبِيلاً وَلَيْسَ لِي
إلىto الصَّبْرِpatience وَالسُّلْوانِand consolation عَنْكِaway from you سَبِيلُa way
إلى الصَّبْرِ وَالسُّلْوانِ عَنْكِ سَبِيلُ
You found a way to kill me, while I have no way
to patience or consolation away from you.
فَدُونَكِso here is yours نَفْسِيmy soul فَاجْعَلِيso make تُحْفَةَa gift of الرَّدَىdeath
فَدُونَكِ نَفْسِي فَاجْعَلِي تُحْفَةَ الرَّدَى
حُشاشَتَهاits last breath إذْwhen حانَcame مِنْكِfrom you رَحِيلُdeparture
حُشاشَتَها إذْ حانَ مِنْكِ رَحِيلُ
Here is my soul: make its last breath a gift to death
now that your departure has come.
وَيَكْبُرُand rises in stature مَنْwhoever يُلْقِيoffers إلَيْكِto you بِوُدِّهِhis affection
وَيَكْبُرُ مَنْ يُلْقِي إلَيْكِ بِوُدِّهِ
وإنَّand indeed هَوانِيmy abasement فيكُمُfor your sake لقَلِيلُis surely small
وإنَّ هَوانِي فيكُمُ لقَلِيلُ
Whoever offers you affection rises in stature,
and my abasement for your sake seems small indeed.
وماand has only increased ازدادَexcept in إلاsoundness صحَّةًsince you left بَعْدَكِlove الهَوىthe love
وما ازدادَ إلا صحَّةً بَعْدَكِ الهَوى
وَلكنَّbut قَلْبِيmy heart ماwhenever نَأَيْتِyou went far away عَلِيلُis sick
وَلكنَّ قَلْبِي ما نَأَيْتِ عَلِيلُ
Love has only grown sounder since you left,
but my heart has been sick whenever you were far away.
لَعَمْرُكِby your life لاnot أَتْبَعْتُhave I followed ماwhat فاتَhas passed بِالأَسَىwith sorrow
لَعَمْرُكِ لا أَتْبَعْتُ ما فاتَ بِالأَسَى
وَرَأْيُand the judgment of أَمِيرِthe Commander of المُؤْمِنِينَthe Faithful جَمِيلُis gracious
وَرَأْيُ أَمِيرِ المُؤْمِنِينَ جَمِيلُ
By your life, I have not pursued what has passed with grief,
and the Commander of the Faithful’s judgment is gracious.
هُوَhe is الدّينُreligion وَالدُّنْياand worldly life فَلَيْسso there is no لِطالِبٍfor a seeker
هُوَ الدّينُ وَالدُّنْيا فَلَيْس لِطالِبٍ
وَلاnor راغِبٍa desirer عَمّاfrom what لَدَيْهِhe possesses مُمِيلُone who turns away
وَلا راغِبٍ عَمّا لَدَيْهِ مُمِيلُ
He is religion and worldly life; no seeker
or desirer can be turned away from what he possesses.
سَميَّnamesake of خَلِيلِthe friend of اللهِGod لاmay you never cease زِلْتَprospering مُقْبِلاًprospering
سَميَّ خَلِيلِ اللهِ لا زِلْتَ مُقْبِلاً
عَلَيْكَupon you بِنُعْمىwith the blessings of ذِيthe Possessor of الجَلاَلِmajesty قَبُولُfavor
عَلَيْكَ بِنُعْمى ذِي الجَلاَلِ قَبُولُ
Namesake of God’s friend, may you ever prosper;
may the blessings of the Majestic One meet you with favor.
وَقاكَmay He protect you الَّذيthe One who سَمّاكَnamed you مُتَّقِياًstanding in awe لَهُof Him
وَقاكَ الَّذي سَمّاكَ مُتَّقِياً لَهُ
فَأَنْتَfor you مِنَagainst الدَّهْرِtime الغَشُومِthe oppressive تُدِيلُwin redress
فَأَنْتَ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ الغَشُومِ تُدِيلُ
May the One who named you protect you, as you stand in awe of Him;
you win redress against oppressive time.
مُطِيعُكَone obedient to you أَنَّىwherever حَلَّhe settles فَالْعِزُّthen honor جارُهُis his neighbor
مُطِيعُكَ أَنَّى حَلَّ فَالْعِزُّ جارُهُ
وَعاصِيكَand one disobedient to you لوeven if نالَhe reaches النُّجُومَthe stars ذَلِيلُis lowly
وَعاصِيكَ لو نالَ النُّجُومَ ذَلِيلُ
Wherever one obedient to you settles, honor dwells beside him;
one who defies you is lowly, even if he reaches the stars.
فَأَضْحَتْso have risen عُيُونُthe eyes of الْعَدْلِjustice تَسْمُوrise بِلحْظِهاwith their gaze
فَأَضْحَتْ عُيُونُ الْعَدْلِ تَسْمُو بِلحْظِها
وأَصْبَحَand has become طَرْفُthe eye of الْجَوْرِinjustice وَهوَwhile it is كَلِيلُdim
وأَصْبَحَ طَرْفُ الْجَوْرِ وَهوَ كَلِيلُ
The eyes of justice have risen with their gaze,
while the eye of injustice has grown dim.
أَضَاءَتْhas shone بِكَthrough you الدُّنْياthe world فَأَشْرَقَso has brightened نُورُهاits light
أَضَاءَتْ بِكَ الدُّنْيا فَأَشْرَقَ نُورُها
وَأَنْتَand you الَّذِيare the one who يُذْكِيkindles سَناهُits radiance أُفُولُsetting
وَأَنْتَ الَّذِي يُذْكِي سَناهُ أُفُولُ
Through you the world shines, and its light grows bright;
you are the one whose radiance even setting kindles.
فَكُلُّso every عَلاءٍheight إِنْif سَمَوْتَyou rise مُقَصِّرٌfalls short
فَكُلُّ عَلاءٍ إِنْ سَمَوْتَ مُقَصِّرٌ
وَكُلُّand every فَخارٍboast إنْif فَخَرْتَyou boast ضَئِيلُis slight
وَكُلُّ فَخارٍ إنْ فَخَرْتَ ضَئِيلُ
Every height falls short when you rise,
and every boast is slight when you boast.
وكُلُّand every سَناءٍsplendor مِنْfrom طَرِيفٍthe new وتَالِدٍand the inherited
وكُلُّ سَناءٍ مِنْ طَرِيفٍ وتَالِدٍ
إلَيْكَtoward you مُشِيرٌpoints بَلْindeed عَلَيْكَof you دَلِيلُis proof
إلَيْكَ مُشِيرٌ بَلْ عَلَيْكَ دَلِيلُ
Every splendor, whether new or inherited,
points toward you—indeed, it is proof of your worth.
ولَوْلاand were it not for بَنُوthe descendants of العَبَّاسِal-Abbas عَمّthe uncle of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
ولَوْلا بَنُو العَبَّاسِ عَمّ مُحَمَّدٍ
لأصْبحَit would have become نُورُthe light of الْحَقِّtruth فِيهِin it خُمُولُobscure
لأصْبحَ نُورُ الْحَقِّ فِيهِ خُمُولُ
Were it not for the Abbasids, descendants of Muhammad’s uncle,
the light of truth would have sunk into obscurity.
لَكُمْfor you جَبَلاthe two mountains of اللهِGod اللَّذانِwhich He chose اصْطَفاهُماthe two of them
لَكُمْ جَبَلا اللهِ اللَّذانِ اصْطَفاهُما
يَقُومانِthey uphold بالإِسْلامِIslam حِينَwhen يَمِيلُit inclines
يَقُومانِ بالإِسْلامِ حِينَ يَمِيلُ
You have God’s two chosen mountains,
which uphold Islam when it inclines:
نُبُوَّتُهُhis prophethood ثُمَthen الخِلافَةُthe caliphate بَعْدَهاafter it
نُبُوَّتُهُ ثُمَ الخِلافَةُ بَعْدَها
وماand there is no لَهُماfor the two of them حَتَّىuntil اللِّقاءِthe meeting حَوِيلُchange
وما لَهُما حَتَّى اللِّقاءِ حَوِيلُ
his prophethood, then the caliphate after it;
neither will pass away before the final meeting.
أَتَتْكَit came to you اخْتِيَاراًby choice لاَnot احْتِلاباًby coercion خِلافَةٌa caliphate
أَتَتْكَ اخْتِيَاراً لاَ احْتِلاباً خِلافَةٌ
لَكَfor you اللهُGod فِيهاin it حافِظٌis a guardian وَوَكِيلُand protector
لَكَ اللهُ فِيها حافِظٌ وَوَكِيلُ
The caliphate came to you by choice, not by coercion;
in it, God is your guardian and protector.
حَباكَHe bestowed on you بِهاit مَنْthe One who صانَهاpreserved it لَكَfor you إنَّهُindeed He
حَباكَ بِها مَنْ صانَها لَكَ إنَّهُ
بِإتمامِfor completing نُعْماهُHis favors عَلَيْكَupon you كَفِيلُis guarantor
بِإتمامِ نُعْماهُ عَلَيْكَ كَفِيلُ
The One who preserved it for you bestowed it on you;
He guarantees that His favor to you will be complete.
وَلَوْand even if حِدْتَyou turned away عَنْهاfrom it قادَهاHe would lead it بِزِمَامِهاby its reins
وَلَوْ حِدْتَ عَنْها قادَها بِزِمَامِها
إلَيْكَto you اصْطِفاءُGod’s choosing اللهِGod وَهيَwhile it نَزِيلُhas come to dwell
إلَيْكَ اصْطِفاءُ اللهِ وَهيَ نَزِيلُ
Even if you turned away from it, God’s choosing would lead it
by its reins to you, where it has come to dwell.
ثَوَتْit settled حَيْثُwhere أَثْواهاHe settled it المَلِيكُthe Sovereign بِحُكمِهِby His decree
ثَوَتْ حَيْثُ أَثْواها المَلِيكُ بِحُكمِهِ
وَلَيْسَand there is no لِمَاfor what أَثْوىthe Sovereign settled المَلِيكُthe Sovereign حَوِيلُchange
وَلَيْسَ لِمَا أَثْوى المَلِيكُ حَوِيلُ
It settled where the Sovereign placed it by His decree,
and what the Sovereign has settled cannot be moved.
وَلاand has never ceased زالbound مَوْصُولاًto you إلَيْكَits longing حَنِينُهاits longing
وَلا زال مَوْصُولاً إلَيْكَ حَنِينُها
كَماjust as حَنَّlonged فِيin إثْرِthe wake of الخَلِيلِa dear friend خَلِيلُa dear friend
كَما حَنَّ فِي إثْرِ الخَلِيلِ خَلِيلُ
Its longing remains bound to you,
as one dear friend longed after another.
لِيَهْنِكَmay he gladden you ياO خَيْرَbest of الْبَرِيَّةmankind ناصِحٌa loyal counselor
لِيَهْنِكَ يا خَيْرَ الْبَرِيَّة ناصِحٌ
لَهُfor him خَطَرٌis standing فِيamong الْعالَمِينَthe people جَلِيلُgreat
لَهُ خَطَرٌ فِي الْعالَمِينَ جَلِيلُ
May you rejoice, best of mankind, in a loyal counselor
whose standing among the people is great.
لَقَدْindeed شَدَّhas strengthened أَزْرَthe support of الدِّينِreligion مَوْلاكَyour servant بَجْكَمٌBajkam
لَقَدْ شَدَّ أَزْرَ الدِّينِ مَوْلاكَ بَجْكَمٌ
بِهِthrough him يَتَسامىrises مُلْكُكُمْyour realm وَيَطُولُand endures
بِهِ يَتَسامى مُلْكُكُمْ وَيَطُولُ
Your servant Bajkam has strengthened the cause of religion;
through him your realm rises and endures.
هُوَhe is الحَتْفُdeath مَصْبُوباًpoured out علَىupon كُلِّevery ناكِثْoath-breaker
هُوَ الحَتْفُ مَصْبُوباً علَى كُلِّ ناكِثْ
يظَلُّbecome بِهِbecause of him أَيْدِيthe hands of الشَّقاءِmisfortune نُحُولُfeeble
يظَلُّ بِهِ أَيْدِي الشَّقاءِ نُحُولُ
He is death poured upon every oath-breaker;
because of him, the hands of misfortune grow feeble.
فَماso there is no لَكُمُfor you فِيamong المُنْعِمِينَthose who bestow favors مُعانِدٌan opponent
فَما لَكُمُ فِي المُنْعِمِينَ مُعانِدٌ
وَلَيْسَand there is no لَهُfor him فِيamong النَّاصِحِينَloyal counselors عَدِيلُan equal
وَلَيْسَ لَهُ فِي النَّاصِحِينَ عَدِيلُ
Among those who bestow favors, you have no opponent like him,
and among loyal counselors he has no equal.
فَلاso may you never cease زِلْتَyou remain مَحْرُوساًprotected لَكَyours is المُلْكُthe kingdom دائماًforever
فَلا زِلْتَ مَحْرُوساً لَكَ المُلْكُ دائماً
بَقاؤُكَyour endurance ماas long as واصىfollows الغُدُوَّmorning أَصِيلُevening
بَقاؤُكَ ما واصى الغُدُوَّ أَصِيلُ
May you remain protected, with the kingdom yours forever;
may you endure as long as evening follows morning.
لِعَبْدِكَfor your servant إذْwhen سَمّاكَhe names you رَسْمٌa title مُشَهَّرٌrenowned
لِعَبْدِكَ إذْ سَمّاكَ رَسْمٌ مُشَهَّرٌ
بِهِby it يَتَسامىhe rises فِيamong الْوَرَىpeople وَيَصُولُand asserts his strength
بِهِ يَتَسامى فِي الْوَرَى وَيَصُولُ
Your servant has a celebrated title when he names you;
by it he rises among people and asserts his strength.
ومِثْلُكَand one like you أَعْطىgives رَسْمَهُhis title مُتَنَوِّلاًto one seeking a gift
ومِثْلُكَ أَعْطى رَسْمَهُ مُتَنَوِّلاً
فَماso may you never cease زِلْتَyou continue تُعْطِيgiving مُنْعِماًgenerously وَتُنِيلُand granting favors
فَما زِلْتَ تُعْطِي مُنْعِماً وَتُنِيلُ
One such as you grants a title to one who seeks a gift;
may you go on giving generously and granting favors.
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