بَارَكَmay bless اللهُGod لِلأَمِيرِfor the emir أَبِيAbu الْعبal-'Ab- (name fragment)
بَارَكَ اللهُ لِلأَمِيرِ أَبِي الْعب
باسِ-bas (name fragment) خَيْرِbest of الْمُلُوكِkings فِيat النَّيْرُوزِNowruz
باسِ خَيْرِ الْمُلُوكِ فِي النَّيْرُوزِ
May God bless the emir Abu al-'Ab—
—bas, best of kings, at Nowruz.
وَأَرَاهُand may He show him أَوْلاَدَهُhis sons الْغُرَّthe radiant ones أَجْدَاgrand- (word fragment)
وَأَرَاهُ أَوْلاَدَهُ الْغُرَّ أَجْدَا
داً-fathers (word fragment) بِمُلْكٍwith a kingdom نَامٍgrowing وَعِزٍّand glory عَزِيزِmighty
داً بِمُلْكٍ نَامٍ وَعِزٍّ عَزِيزِ
And may He let him see his radiant sons as grand—
—fathers, with a growing kingdom and mighty glory.
فَهوَfor he أَوْلَىmore deserving بِهِof it وبَالْجُودِand of generosity فِيهِduring it
فَهوَ أَوْلَى بِهِ وبَالْجُودِ فِيهِ
مِنْthan ابْرِويزَAbarwiz وَمِنْand than فَيْرُوزِFayruz
مِنْ ابْرِويزَ وَمِنْ فَيْرُوزِ
For he is more deserving of it, and of generosity during it,
than Abarwiz and Fayruz.
لَهُمُfor them فِيat الْهِلالِthe new moon هُرْمُزُروزٍHormuzruz
لَهُمُ فِي الْهِلالِ هُرْمُزُروزٍ
وَلَنَاand for us الدَّهْرِall time فِيكَin you هُرْمُزُرُوزِHormuzruz
وَلَنَا الدَّهْرِ فِيكَ هُرْمُزُرُوزِ
For them, Hormuzruz comes with the new moon;
for us, all time is Hormuzruz in you.
فَاقْتَبِلْso welcome جِدَّةَthe renewal of الزَّمَانِtime بِعَامٍwith a year
فَاقْتَبِلْ جِدَّةَ الزَّمَانِ بِعَامٍ
بَارِزٍshining بِاللُّجَيْنِwith silver والإبْرِيزِand pure gold
بَارِزٍ بِاللُّجَيْنِ والإبْرِيزِ
So welcome time's renewal with a year
shining with silver and pure gold,
ضَاحِكَاتٍsmiling أَيَّامُهُits days طَائِعَاتٍobedient
ضَاحِكَاتٍ أَيَّامُهُ طَائِعَاتٍ
طَاعَةَthe obedience of الْحبِّthe beloved بَعْدَafter طُولِlong النّشُوزِdefiance
طَاعَةَ الْحبِّ بَعْدَ طُولِ النّشُوزِ
its days smiling and obedient,
with a beloved's obedience after long defiance.
وَاقْضِand fulfill حَقَّthe due of النَّيْرُوزِNowruz فيهduring it بِكَأْسِwith a cup
وَاقْضِ حَقَّ النَّيْرُوزِ فيه بِكَأْسِ
مُزْعَجٍstirring سَقْيُهَاits serving بكَأْسٍwith a cup وَكُوزِand a jug
مُزْعَجٍ سَقْيُهَا بكَأْسٍ وَكُوزِ
And fulfill Nowruz's due therein with a cup
whose serving is stirring, with goblet and jug.
فِيهِin it نَقْشٌan engraving مُلَوَّنُcolored مِنْfrom يَدَيْthe two hands of مَنْone who
فِيهِ نَقْشٌ مُلَوَّنُ مِنْ يَدَيْ مَنْ
لَمْdid not تَشُبْهُtaint him مَعَايِبُthe blemishes of التَّلْوِيزِtalwiz (unclear term)
لَمْ تَشُبْهُ مَعَايِبُ التَّلْوِيزِ
In it is colored engraving, from the hands of one
untainted by the blemishes of talwiz [unclear term].
طَلَعَتْrose شَمْسُthe sun of وَجْهِهِhis face تَحْتِbeneath دَاجِيَdark الthe- (article fragment)
طَلَعَتْ شَمْسُ وَجْهِهِ تَحْتِ دَاجِيَ ال
شَعَرِhair الْجَعْدِcurly صِبْغَةَthe hue of الشِّيرُوزِshiruz (unclear color term)
شَعَرِ الْجَعْدِ صِبْغَةَ الشِّيرُوزِ
The sun of his face rose beneath the dark
curly hair, with the hue of shiruz.
مِنْof عُقَارٍwine تَرَىyou see الْفَتِيَّةَthe young one مِنْهَاof it
مِنْ عُقَارٍ تَرَى الْفَتِيَّةَ مِنْهَا
عَجَزَتْfell short عَنْof كَمَالِthe perfection of حُسْنِthe beauty of الْعَجُوزِthe old one
عَجَزَتْ عَنْ كَمَالِ حُسْنِ الْعَجُوزِ
A wine whose younger vintage you see
fall short of the old one's perfect beauty.
يَشْتَكِيcomplains كَرْمُهَاits vine الأُوَامَof thirst لَدَىat الْقَطْharv- (word fragment)
يَشْتَكِي كَرْمُهَا الأُوَامَ لَدَى الْقَطْ
فِ-est (word fragment) وَمَاand has not زَالَceased كَارِعاًdrinking فيat البُزُوزِthe teats
فِ وَمَا زَالَ كَارِعاً في البُزُوزِ
Its vine complains of thirst at harv—
—est, though it has always drunk at the teats.
وعَلَىand amid مُقْبِلٍapproaching مِنَof السَّعْدِgood fortune مَحْجُوshield- (word fragment)
وعَلَى مُقْبِلٍ مِنَ السَّعْدِ مَحْجُو
بٍ-ed (word fragment) عَنِfrom النَّحْسill luck والأَذَىَand harm مَحْجُوزِprotected
بٍ عَنِ النَّحْس والأَذَىَ مَحْجُوزِ
And amid approaching good fortune, shield—
—ed from ill luck and guarded from harm,
بِالزُّبَيْدِيَّةِin al-Zubaydiyya الْمُشَهَّرَةِrenowned الْحُسْbeau- (word fragment)
بِالزُّبَيْدِيَّةِ الْمُشَهَّرَةِ الْحُسْ
نِ-ty (word fragment) وَحَوْزِand the domain of اللَّذَاذَةِdelight الْمَاحُوزِenclosed
نِ وَحَوْزِ اللَّذَاذَةِ الْمَاحُوزِ
in al-Zubaydiyya, renowned for beau—
—ty, the enclosed domain of delight,
وصُنَوفٍand varieties مِنَof الْجَوَاهِرِjewels تَبْدُوappear
وصُنَوفٍ مِنَ الْجَوَاهِرِ تَبْدُو
كُلَّevery يَوْمٍday مِنْfrom كَنْزِهَاits treasure المَكْنُوزِhoarded
كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِنْ كَنْزِهَا المَكْنُوزِ
and varieties of jewels that appear
every day from its hoarded treasure:
يَاسَمِينٌjasmine حكَىresembled قُرَاضَةَfilings of تِبْرٍgold
يَاسَمِينٌ حكَى قُرَاضَةَ تِبْرٍ
فَتَقُواthey released طِيبَهُits scent بِمَرْمَاحُوزِwith marmahuz (aromatic herb)
فَتَقُوا طِيبَهُ بِمَرْمَاحُوزِ
jasmine resembling gold filings,
whose scent they released with marmahuz.
يَضْحَكُsmiles الْوَرْدُthe rose عِنْدَهُbeside it بَيْنamong نِسْرِيnasri- (name fragment)
يَضْحَكُ الْوَرْدُ عِنْدَهُ بَيْن نِسْرِي
نَ-n (name fragment) وَبُسْتَانِand a garden لعبهمtheir play آيْرُوزِAyruz (unclear name)
نَ وَبُسْتَانِ لعبهم آيْرُوزِ
The rose smiles beside it, amid nasri—
—n and a garden of their play, Ayruz [wording unclear].
ورِياحٍand breezes مِنَfrom الرِّياحِينthe aromatic plants أدَّتْconveyed
ورِياحٍ مِنَ الرِّياحِين أدَّتْ
نشرَthe fragrance of مِسْكٍmusk بعَنْبرwith ambergris مَعْرُوزblended (uncertain)
نشرَ مِسْكٍ بعَنْبر مَعْرُوز
And breezes from aromatic plants conveyed
musk's fragrance, blended with ambergris.
وبهاand in it منof حَمَاحمٍhamahim (aromatic plants) هَامُheads of رَنْجٍranj (plant name; uncertain)
وبها من حَمَاحمٍ هَامُ رَنْجٍ
مُشْرفاتraised الطُّلَىtheir necks علىabove سينيزSiniz
مُشْرفات الطُّلَى على سينيز
And in it, among hamahim, are heads of ranj,
their necks lifted above Siniz.
ومياهٍand waters يَشْكوcomplain الْجَداولthe channels أَبْساًof harsh force
ومياهٍ يَشْكو الْجَداول أَبْساً
لمnot تُمَزِّقْهُtore it apart حادثاتُthe ravages of النُّزُورِscarcity
لم تُمَزِّقْهُ حادثاتُ النُّزُورِ
And waters whose channels complain of harsh force,
never torn apart by the ravages of scarcity.
وبنارِنْجِهاand its bitter-orange trees المَحَمَّلِladen تِبْراًwith gold
وبنارِنْجِها المَحَمَّلِ تِبْراً
ومياهand waters منْfrom آسهاits myrtle الْمَجزُوزِclipped
ومياه منْ آسها الْمَجزُوزِ
And its bitter-orange trees, laden with gold,
and waters from its clipped myrtle.
ونخيلٍand palms ترفَّعrose above النَّوْعُthe variety منهاof them
ونخيلٍ ترفَّع النَّوْعُ منها
عنabove حِوارcomparison with الأَنْفَالِAnfal والشَّهْرِيزand Shahriz
عن حِوار الأَنْفَالِ والشَّهْرِيز
And palms whose varieties rise above
comparison with Anfal and Shahriz.
وبهاand in it الطَّلْعُthe palm blossoms مثْلُlike بِيضِwhite أَكُفٍّhands
وبها الطَّلْعُ مثْلُ بِيضِ أَكُفٍّ
بَرَزَتْemerged منfrom مَخَصَّراتfitted garments of القُزُوزsilks
بَرَزَتْ من مَخَصَّرات القُزُوز
In it, the palm blossoms are like white hands
emerging from fitted silk garments.
وتجافَتْand drew away عَنْهاfrom them الجُفوفُthe spathes فشُبِّهْso they were lik- (word fragment)
وتجافَتْ عَنْها الجُفوفُ فشُبِّهْ
ن-ened (word fragment) كِمَاماًto sleeves مفَتَّقاتopened الدُّرُوزat the seams
ن كِمَاماً مفَتَّقات الدُّرُوز
Their spathes draw away, so they are lik—
—ened to sleeves with their seams opened.
كَمْhow many زمانٍa time مضَىpassed بهاthere مُسْتَلَذٍّdelightful
كَمْ زمانٍ مضَى بها مُسْتَلَذٍّ
لَيْلنُاour night فيهin it مثلُlike لَيْلِthe night of الحَزِيزal-Haziz
لَيْلنُا فيه مثلُ لَيْلِ الحَزِيز
How many delightful times have passed there,
our night then like the night of al-Haziz,
قَبْلَbefore أَنthat تَرْحَلَdepart البوارحُthe scorching winds عنَّاfrom us
قَبْلَ أَن تَرْحَلَ البوارحُ عنَّا
وتُحَطَّand are unloaded الرِّحَالُthe saddlebags منof تَمَّوزTammuz
وتُحَطَّ الرِّحَالُ من تَمَّوز
before the scorching winds departed from us
and Tammuz's saddlebags were unloaded.
رضِيَwas pleased with الرَّاضِيَal-Radi الإِلهُGod لمُلْكٍfor a kingship
رضِيَ الرَّاضِيَ الإِلهُ لمُلْكٍ
عَزَّزَstrengthened الدَّينَthe faith أيَّماthe utmost تعزيزstrengthening
عَزَّزَ الدَّينَ أيَّما تعزيز
God was pleased with al-Radi for a kingship
that strengthened the faith beyond measure.
فهوَso he باللهthrough God فيin مَحَلِّa place of أَمانٍsafety
فهوَ بالله في مَحَلِّ أَمانٍ
تَحتَunder حِرْزٍa safeguard منfrom القَضاءfate حَريزsecure
تَحتَ حِرْزٍ من القَضاء حَريز
Through God he dwells in safety,
beneath secure protection from fate.
أَيَّدstrengthened اللهُGod مُلكَهhis rule بنَصيحٍwith a loyal adviser
أَيَّد اللهُ مُلكَه بنَصيحٍ
رازَtested منهin him الزَّمانَtime أَذكىthe wisest مَروزone tested
رازَ منه الزَّمانَ أَذكى مَروز
God strengthened his rule with a loyal adviser
whom time proved the wisest of those tried:
بوَزيرwith a vizier مؤَيَّدsupported الرَّأْيin judgment قَدْhas حاgai- (word fragment)
بوَزير مؤَيَّد الرَّأْي قَدْ حا
زَ-ned (word fragment) بيُمْنthrough the good fortune of التَّدبيرgovernance خَيْرَthe best مَحُوزacquisition
زَ بيُمْن التَّدبير خَيْرَ مَحُوز
with a vizier, strong in judgment, who has gai—
—ned, through fortunate governance, the finest acquisitions.
فكنُوزُso the treasures of الآباءِthe forefathers ثابتَةٌare secure منْهُthrough him
فكنُوزُ الآباءِ ثابتَةٌ منْهُ
كُلُّeach يومday مُجَدَّدٍrenewed بكنُوزِwith treasures
كُلُّ يوم مُجَدَّدٍ بكنُوزِ
Thus the forefathers' treasures are secured through him,
each new day renewed with treasures.
قَلَمٌa pen يملكُrules الوَرَىmankind فهوso it أَمْضىmore piercing
قَلَمٌ يملكُ الوَرَى فهو أَمْضى
منthan حُسامٍa sword علىagainst الأَعاديthe enemies جَرُوزcutting down
من حُسامٍ على الأَعادي جَرُوز
A pen that rules mankind, more piercing
than a sword that cuts down enemies,
ومنand than السَّهْمِthe arrow حينَwhen يَسْتَلِبُsnatches away الْعُمْli- (word fragment)
ومن السَّهْمِ حينَ يَسْتَلِبُ الْعُمْ
رَ-fe (word fragment) اخْتِطافاًabruptly وعاملٍand a spear-shaft مَجْلُوزِtightly bound
رَ اخْتِطافاً وعاملٍ مَجْلُوزِ
and than an arrow when it snatches li—
—fe abruptly away, or a tightly bound spear-shaft.
حَتَفَslew اللهُGod مَرْدَواجَMardawaj بحدٍّwith an edge
حَتَفَ اللهُ مَرْدَواجَ بحدٍّ
منْهُof it فيin أَنْفُسthe souls of الوَرَىmankind مَرْكُوزimplanted
منْهُ في أَنْفُس الوَرَى مَرْكُوز
God slew Mardawaj with an edge
of it, implanted in the souls of mankind.
كمhow many عَدُوٍّan enemy أَبادَهُhe annihilated him غيْرَnot مَقْبُوstruc- (word fragment)
كم عَدُوٍّ أَبادَهُ غيْرَ مَقْبُو
نٍ-k (word fragment) بَمَرْدَىby the cudgel of الرَّدَىdeath ولاnor مَجْنُوزlaid on a bier
نٍ بَمَرْدَى الرَّدَى ولا مَجْنُوز
How many an enemy he annihilated, not struc—
—k by death's cudgel, nor laid upon a bier.
وكذاand likewise يَسْتَمرُّcontinues فيagainst كُلِّevery عاصٍrebel
وكذا يَسْتَمرُّ في كُلِّ عاصٍ
وَنَبِيطٍand Nabataeans لهُمْof theirs عُتاةٍrebellious وخُوزand Khuz
وَنَبِيطٍ لهُمْ عُتاةٍ وخُوز
Thus it continues against every rebel,
and their rebellious Nabataeans and Khuz.
غَرُزُواthey planted كالْجَرَادِlike locusts نَسْلَa brood of فسادٍcorruption
غَرُزُوا كالْجَرَادِ نَسْلَ فسادٍ
مَحَقَmay wipe out اللهGod ذاكَthat منْof تَغْرِيزِplanting
مَحَقَ الله ذاكَ منْ تَغْرِيزِ
They planted, like locusts, a brood of corruption;
may God wipe out that planting.
فهوso he كالشَّهدِlike honey للنَّصيحِto the sincere adviser المُوَالِيfaithful
فهو كالشَّهدِ للنَّصيحِ المُوَالِي
وَكَسَيْفٍand like a sword عَلَىagainst العِدَاthe foes مَهْزُوزِbrandished
وَكَسَيْفٍ عَلَى العِدَا مَهْزُوزِ
He is like honey to the sincere, faithful adviser,
and like a sword brandished against foes.
لمdid not يَضقْfeel constrained بالأُمورby affairs صَدْراًin heart ولاnor أَصْbe- (word fragment)
لم يَضقْ بالأُمور صَدْراً ولا أَصْ
بَحَ-come (word fragment) فيهاin them كحائرٍlike a bewildered man مَلْهُوزbuffeted
بَحَ فيها كحائرٍ مَلْهُوز
His heart was never constricted by affairs, nor did he be—
—come a bewildered man, buffeted by them.
وعَليٌّand Ali كذاكlikewise غَيْرُnot ظنِينٍsuspect
وعَليٌّ كذاك غَيْرُ ظنِينٍ
فيin مُراعاتِهhis attentiveness ولاnor مَلْمُوزreproached
في مُراعاتِه ولا مَلْمُوز
And Ali likewise is above suspicion
in his attentiveness, nor open to reproach.
بَلْrather يُنادِيchallenges الأَعْدَاءَthe enemies منْهُfrom him برَأْيwith judgment
بَلْ يُنادِي الأَعْدَاءَ منْهُ برَأْي
غَيْرِnot مُسْتَنْقَصٍbelittled ولاnor مَغْمُوزimpugned
غَيْرِ مُسْتَنْقَصٍ ولا مَغْمُوز
Rather, he challenges the enemies with judgment of his own,
neither belittled nor impugned.
فَرِداءُso the robe of الشَّبابyouth ضَافٍample عَلَيْهِon him
فَرِداءُ الشَّباب ضَافٍ عَلَيْهِ
وهوand he ذوpossesses حُنْكَةexperience ورأيٍand judgment مَريزsound
وهو ذو حُنْكَة ورأيٍ مَريز
The robe of youth hangs ample on him,
yet he possesses experience and sound judgment.
كمhow many عدُوٍّan enemy يبيتُspends the night منهُbecause of him علىin صحheal- (word fragment)
كم عدُوٍّ يبيتُ منهُ على صح
حَةِ-th (word fragment) جسمٍof body بلَيْلَةِin the night of الْمَنْكُوزone stung
حَةِ جسمٍ بلَيْلَةِ الْمَنْكُوز
How many an enemy spends, because of him, in bodily heal—
—th, a night like that of one stung.
ياO أَجلَّgreatest of المُلوكkings عَقْلاًin reason وعلْماًand knowledge
يا أَجلَّ المُلوك عَقْلاً وعلْماً
مُفرَدَalone in السبقthe lead غَيْرَnot ماat all مَلْزُوزpressed by a rival
مُفرَدَ السبق غَيْرَ ما مَلْزُوز
O greatest of kings in reason and knowledge,
alone in the lead, with no rival pressing alongside.
لَكَyou have عَبْدٌa servant كَساكَclothed you فاخِرَsumptuous مَدْحٍpraise
لَكَ عَبْدٌ كَساكَ فاخِرَ مَدْحٍ
رَائِقِdelightful لُبْسُهُits wearing لِبَاسَthe garment of الخُزُوزfine silks
رَائِقِ لُبْسُهُ لِبَاسَ الخُزُوز
You have a servant who clothed you in sumptuous praise,
delightful to wear, a garment of fine silk.
لمdid not يَشِنْهُmar it ذكرُthe mention of السَّبَاسِبِthe deserts والوَصْand descri- (word fragment)
لم يَشِنْهُ ذكرُ السَّبَاسِبِ والوَصْ
فُ-ption (word fragment) لعيسِof pale camels تَحْتَunder الرِّحالthe saddles جَمُوزtrotting
فُ لعيسِ تَحْتَ الرِّحال جَمُوز
Unmarred by mentions of deserts or descri—
—ptions of pale camels trotting beneath saddles,
منof قوافٍrhymes علَىfor سِواهُanyone other than him صِعَابٍdifficult
من قوافٍ علَى سِواهُ صِعَابٍ
سُبَّقِleading الْجَرْيin running ظاهراتmanifest البُرُوزin superiority
سُبَّقِ الْجَرْي ظاهرات البُرُوز
made of rhymes difficult for anyone else,
first in the race, clearly in the lead.
خَطَرْتstrutted نَحْوَكَtoward you القَوَافِيthe rhymes بِمَدْحٍwith praise
خَطَرْت نَحْوَكَ القَوَافِي بِمَدْحٍ
غيرِnot مُسْتَهْجَنٍunseemly ولاnor مَكْزُوزstilted
غيرِ مُسْتَهْجَنٍ ولا مَكْزُوز
The rhymes strutted toward you with praise
neither unseemly nor stilted,
بَيْنbetween صادٍthe letter ṣād وبَيْنand between ضادٍthe letter ḍād وسينٍand the letter sīn
بَيْن صادٍ وبَيْن ضادٍ وسينٍ
ثُمَّthen زايٍthe letter zāy مُبينةِdisplaying التَّبْريزsuperiority
ثُمَّ زايٍ مُبينةِ التَّبْريز
among ṣād, ḍād, and sīn,
then zāy, displaying surpassing merit.
سائلُflowing الطَّبْعin natural inspiration مُشْرِقُradiant اللَّفْظin diction سَهْلٌeasy
سائلُ الطَّبْع مُشْرِقُ اللَّفْظ سَهْلٌ
ماnot تُغَشِّيهclouds it ظُلْمَةُthe darkness of التَّكْزيزstiffness
ما تُغَشِّيه ظُلْمَةُ التَّكْزيز
Flowing in inspiration, radiant in diction, easy,
unclouded by the darkness of stiffness.
فائضٌoverflowing ماؤُهits water يجيءُcomes مُطيعاًwillingly
فائضٌ ماؤُه يجيءُ مُطيعاً
غيرَnot مُسْتَجْلَبٍforcibly drawn ولاnor مَنْحُوزpounded out
غيرَ مُسْتَجْلَبٍ ولا مَنْحُوز
Its water overflows, coming willingly,
neither forcibly drawn nor pounded out.
يَرْجعُretreats الشِّعْرُpoetry عَنْهُfrom it حِينwhen يُسامِيseeks to rival
يَرْجعُ الشِّعْرُ عَنْهُ حِين يُسامِي
هِit بأَنفٍwith a nose مُجَدَّعٍmutilated مَحْزُوزslashed
هِ بأَنفٍ مُجَدَّعٍ مَحْزُوز
Poetry retreats from it when it tries to rival
it, its nose mutilated and slashed.
مَنwhoever يَرُمْattempts نَسْجَto weave مثْلهits like تَخْتَطفْهُsnatch him away
مَن يَرُمْ نَسْجَ مثْله تَخْتَطفْهُ
لامعاتٌflashes منfrom ذلكthat التَّطْريزembroidery
لامعاتٌ من ذلك التَّطْريز
Whoever attempts to weave its like is snatched away
by flashes from that embroidery.
قَصَّرَfell short الْمُخْلِفُthe laggard المُعَلَّمُtrained عَنْof فَيْoutpour- (word fragment)
قَصَّرَ الْمُخْلِفُ المُعَلَّمُ عَنْ فَيْ
ض-ing (word fragment) صَيُودٍa keen hunter مُعاوِدِrepeatedly practicing التَّكْريزtraining
ض صَيُودٍ مُعاوِدِ التَّكْريز
The trained laggard falls short of the outpour—
—ing of a keen hunter, ever renewed in training.
وكذاand likewise لاَnot يُقاسُis compared بَيْنَbetween خَسِيفٍa deep well
وكذا لاَ يُقاسُ بَيْنَ خَسِيفٍ
فائضٌoverflowing عِدُّهَاits perennial spring بِبِئْرٍwith a well نَكُوزscant-watered
فائضٌ عِدُّهَا بِبِئْرٍ نَكُوز
Likewise, one cannot compare a deep well,
its perennial spring overflowing, with a scant-watered well.
جُزْتُI crossed فيهin it مَيْدَانَthe field of قَوْمٍmen أَراهُمْI regard them
جُزْتُ فيه مَيْدَانَ قَوْمٍ أَراهُمْ
شُعَراءًas poets بالْخَطِّby handwriting والتَّجْوِيزand by indulgent approval
شُعَراءً بالْخَطِّ والتَّجْوِيز
In it I crossed the field of men I regard
as poets on paper and by indulgent approval.
يَسْتَمِيزُونَthey select لَفْظَthe wording of غَيْرهمُothers فيin
يَسْتَمِيزُونَ لَفْظَ غَيْرهمُ في
هit غِلاباًby force كَغَارةlike a raid of التَّكْليزpillaging (uncertain)
ه غِلاباً كَغَارة التَّكْليز
They pick out others' wording in
it, by force, like a pillaging raid,
بقَوَافٍwith rhymes مَدُوسَةٍtrampled ومَعانٍand meanings
بقَوَافٍ مَدُوسَةٍ ومَعانٍ
مُخْلِقاتٍworn out ومَنْطِقٍand speech مَرْمُوزcryptic
مُخْلِقاتٍ ومَنْطِقٍ مَرْمُوز
with trampled rhymes and meanings
worn threadbare, and cryptic speech.
وَكَزُوهُthey jabbed it ليَلْحقُوهُto make it catch up فَآبُواthen they returned
وَكَزُوهُ ليَلْحقُوهُ فَآبُوا
بِقَصِيرٍwith something short عنِof المَدَىthe goal مَوْكُوزbattered
بِقَصِيرٍ عنِ المَدَى مَوْكُوز
They jabbed it to make it catch up, then returned
with a battered thing falling short of the goal.
حُرِمواthey were denied الطَّبْعَnatural talent صاغرينَhumbled فَسَارُواso they traveled
حُرِموا الطَّبْعَ صاغرينَ فَسَارُوا
منْalong طَريقa road إليَهْto it غيرِnot مَجُوزِpassable
منْ طَريق إليَهْ غيرِ مَجُوزِ
Denied natural talent and humbled, they traveled
a road giving no passage to it.
عَجَبٌa marvel والقَضاءُand fate يُقْعِدُholds back ذاthe possessor of الْقُوstren- (word fragment)
عَجَبٌ والقَضاءُ يُقْعِدُ ذا الْقُو
وَةِ-gth (word fragment) عَنْfrom خُطْوَةِthe step of الضَّعِيفِthe weak man الْعَجِيزhelpless
وَةِ عَنْ خُطْوَةِ الضَّعِيفِ الْعَجِيز
A marvel: fate holds back the man of stren—
—gth from the step of the weak and helpless.
كيفhow يحوِيattains التَّجْويدَexcellence صاحبُthe possessor of قَلْبٍa heart
كيف يحوِي التَّجْويدَ صاحبُ قَلْبٍ
مُوجَعٍpained منby تَأَسُّفٍgrief مَوْحُوزpierced
مُوجَعٍ من تَأَسُّفٍ مَوْحُوز
How can excellence be attained by one whose heart
is pained by grief and pierced?
لاnot أَرَىI see كارعاًdrinking لَهُمْof theirs فيin إناءa vessel
لا أَرَى كارعاً لَهُمْ في إناء
لاno ولاnor فيin بحارِهِمْtheir seas ذاa possessor of نُهُوزsnatching shares
لا ولا في بحارِهِمْ ذا نُهُوز
I see myself drinking from no vessel of theirs,
no, nor taking a share from their seas.
ليسnot ليfor me غَلَّةٌrevenue تُحَصَّلُis collected ممَّاfrom what
ليس لي غَلَّةٌ تُحَصَّلُ ممَّا
فيin موازينهمtheir scales ولاnor فيin قَفيزa qafiz (grain measure)
في موازينهم ولا في قَفيز
No revenue is collected for me from what
lies in their scales, nor in a qafiz.
لاَno وَلاَnor ليfor me فيin أَرضهمtheir land قَيدُthe extent of شِبْرٍa span
لاَ وَلاَ لي في أَرضهم قَيدُ شِبْرٍ
فيin وِهادٍvalleys لَهُمْof theirs ولاnor فيin نُشُوزheights
في وِهادٍ لَهُمْ ولا في نُشُوز
No, I possess not a span of their land,
neither in their valleys nor on their heights.
دَرَّةُthe milk-flow of الغُزْرِabundant milkers هامِيَاتٌpouring عَلَيْهِمْupon them
دَرَّةُ الغُزْرِ هامِيَاتٌ عَلَيْهِمْ
وَلَنَاand for us دَرَّةُthe milk-flow of القَطُوعِthe intermittent milker الْعَزُوزhard to milk
وَلَنَا دَرَّةُ القَطُوعِ الْعَزُوز
The milk of plentiful milkers pours upon them;
ours is the yield of the intermittent, hard-to-milk beast.
غَرزُواthey planted أَرجُلَthe feet of الطَّمَاعَةِgreed فِيin رُكْstir- (word fragment)
غَرزُوا أَرجُلَ الطَّمَاعَةِ فِي رُكْ
بٍ-rups (word fragment) أَخَسَّتْdebased مِقْدَارَهُمْtheir standing وغُرُوزِand riding-loops
بٍ أَخَسَّتْ مِقْدَارَهُمْ وغُرُوزِ
They planted greed's feet in stir—
—rups and riding-loops that have debased their worth.
لَوْif يكونُwere التَّجْويدُexcellence دارَa house of ثَوَاءٍresidence
لَوْ يكونُ التَّجْويدُ دارَ ثَوَاءٍ
لَمْnot يَجوزُواthey would pass منهاfrom it مدىthe extent of الدَّهْلِيْزِthe vestibule
لَمْ يَجوزُوا منها مدى الدَّهْلِيْزِ
If excellence were a house to dwell in,
they would not get beyond its vestibule.
قُلْتُI said إِذْwhen جُوِّزَتْshe was allowed through بغَيْرwithout انْتِقَابٍveiling
قُلْتُ إِذْ جُوِّزَتْ بغَيْر انْتِقَابٍ
لَكِfor you حَظٌّa privilege الْقِنَاعِof the veil فِيناamong us فجُوزيso pass on
لَكِ حَظٌّ الْقِنَاعِ فِينا فجُوزي
I said, as she was allowed through unveiled:
You have the veil's privilege among us; pass on.
فازَsucceeded منهمamong them جَمَاعَةٌa group بِأُناسٍthrough people
فازَ منهم جَمَاعَةٌ بِأُناسٍ
واتِّكَالِيand my reliance عَلَيْكَon you فيfor التَّفْويزgranting success
واتِّكَالِي عَلَيْكَ في التَّفْويز
Some of them succeeded through certain people;
I rely on you to grant success.
لَسَتُI do not أَرْجُوhope for سواكَanyone but you بعدَafter إلهيmy God
لَسَتُ أَرْجُو سواكَ بعدَ إلهي
عِنْدَat تَقْصِيدِهِمْtheir composing qasidas ولاnor التَّرجِيزcomposing rajaz
عِنْدَ تَقْصِيدِهِمْ ولا التَّرجِيز
I look to none but you, after my God,
when they compose qasidas or rajaz,
وَوَزِيرَيْنِand two viziers جَهَّزِانِيequipped me بجُودٍwith generosity
وَوَزِيرَيْنِ جَهَّزِانِي بجُودٍ
نَعَّشَانِيrevived me بذَلِكَby that التَّجْهِيزِprovision
نَعَّشَانِي بذَلِكَ التَّجْهِيزِ
and two viziers who furnished me with generosity,
reviving me by that provision.
حِينَwhen عَيَّwas at a loss الزَّمانُtime عنto ذِكْرِmention حَظِّيmy fortune
حِينَ عَيَّ الزَّمانُ عن ذِكْرِ حَظِّي
جَبَرَاthey mended فاقَتِيmy poverty بِجَودٍwith generosity وجِيزbrief
جَبَرَا فاقَتِي بِجَودٍ وجِيز
When time could not remember my fortune,
they repaired my poverty with a brief act of generosity.
أَنتَyou أَدْرَىmore knowledgeable بالشِّعْرabout poetry منthan قائلِيهِits speakers
أَنتَ أَدْرَى بالشِّعْر من قائلِيهِ
فاقضِso judge فِيهِit بالْحَزْمwith decisiveness والتَّعْجيزand exposing incapacity
فاقضِ فِيهِ بالْحَزْم والتَّعْجيز
You know poetry better than those who utter it;
judge it decisively and expose incapacity.
وكذاand likewise العِلْمُknowledge بالمحرَّكِof vowelled consonants والسَّاand unvo- (word fragment)
وكذا العِلْمُ بالمحرَّكِ والسَّا
كِنِ-welled (word fragment) فيin نَحْوِهِمْtheir grammar وبالمَهْمُوزand of hamza-bearing forms
كِنِ في نَحْوِهِمْ وبالمَهْمُوز
Likewise, knowledge of the vowelled and unvo—
—welled in their grammar, and of hamza-bearing forms,
لَيْسnot إلاexcept الَّذيwhat يَضُمُّهُمُgathers them المَجْthe assem- (word fragment)
لَيْس إلا الَّذي يَضُمُّهُمُ المَجْ
لِسُ-bly (word fragment) للإِنْتِحالِfor claiming authorship والتَّمْييزand discrimination
لِسُ للإِنْتِحالِ والتَّمْييز
is only what gathers them in the assem—
—bly for claiming authorship and discrimination.
فَهُمُso they فَوْقَabove مَنْone who يَرَىrecognizes قَوْلَa saying of حَقٍّtruth
فَهُمُ فَوْقَ مَنْ يَرَى قَوْلَ حَقٍّ
غيرَnot مُسْتَنْكَرٍobjectionable ولاnor مَنْهُوزsnatched away
غيرَ مُسْتَنْكَرٍ ولا مَنْهُوز
So they are above one who recognizes a truthful saying,
neither objectionable nor snatched away.
فأَجِزْنِيso reward me بِقَدْرِin proportion to علمِكَyour knowledge بالأَشْof poe- (word fragment)
فأَجِزْنِي بِقَدْرِ علمِكَ بالأَشْ
عار-try (word fragment) ياO خَيْرَbest مُنْعِمٍbenefactor ومُجيزand reward-giver
عار يا خَيْرَ مُنْعِمٍ ومُجيز
Then reward me in proportion to your knowledge of poe—
—try, O finest benefactor and giver of rewards,
بِدَنانِيرَwith dinars لاnot أُحَالُI am referred علىto الْجِهْthe pay- (word fragment)
بِدَنانِيرَ لا أُحَالُ على الْجِهْ
بِذِ-master (word fragment) فيهَاfor them وَلاَnor عَلَىto كُتْبِledgers of رُوزruz ('day')
بِذِ فيهَا وَلاَ عَلَى كُتْبِ رُوز
with dinars for which I am not referred to the pay—
—master, nor to daily ledgers.
وَرَغِيفُand the cake of النَّدِّnadd (aromatic compound) الَّذيwhich غَصَبُونيthey robbed me of
وَرَغِيفُ النَّدِّ الَّذي غَصَبُوني
هِit وأَكْرِمْand how precious بِذَاكَthat مِنْas مَجْنُوزa hoarded treasure
هِ وأَكْرِمْ بِذَاكَ مِنْ مَجْنُوز
And the cake of nadd that they robbed me of—
what a precious hoarded treasure it was!
غَلَبَتْنيbested me عَلَيْهِfor it أَيْدِيhands of نِهَابٍplunderers
غَلَبَتْني عَلَيْهِ أَيْدِي نِهَابٍ
نَهزَتْهُsnatched it بحَظِّهَاwith their share المَنْهُوزsnatched up
نَهزَتْهُ بحَظِّهَا المَنْهُوز
Plunderers' hands bested me for it,
snatching it as their snatched-up share.
سَبَقَتْنيbeat me إليهto it سَبْقَlike the outstripping of ذئابٍwolves
سَبَقَتْني إليه سَبْقَ ذئابٍ
خاطِفَاتٍsnatching بِهِزَّةٍwith a shake وأَزِيزِand a growl
خاطِفَاتٍ بِهِزَّةٍ وأَزِيزِ
They beat me to it like wolves
snatching with a shake and a growl.
كانwas خَتْلاًtreachery منهمfrom them كَخَتلlike the betrayal of الحَواريthe disci- (word fragment)
كان خَتْلاً منهم كَخَتل الحَواري
يِ-ple (word fragment) سَيْفِthe sword of اللهGod ذِيpossessing الرَّدىdeath جُرْمُوزJurmuz
يِ سَيْفِ الله ذِي الرَّدى جُرْمُوز
Their treachery was like the betrayal of the disci—
—ple, God's sword, by death-dealing Jurmuz.
لوif خَشِينَاwe had feared الْبِدَارَthe rush مِنهُمْfrom them لَعِثْناwe would have ravaged
لو خَشِينَا الْبِدَارَ مِنهُمْ لَعِثْنا
فيهِمُamong them كاللُّيُّوثِlike lions فِيamong الأَمْعُوزِgoats
فيهِمُ كاللُّيُّوثِ فِي الأَمْعُوزِ
Had we feared their rush, we would have ravaged
them like lions among goats.
ثُمَّthen آبواthey returned بجانِبٍwith a portion طَيِّبsweet النَّشْfra- (word fragment)
ثُمَّ آبوا بجانِبٍ طَيِّب النَّشْ
رِ-grance (word fragment) وَأُبْناand we returned بِجانِبٍwith a portion مَخْبوزbaked
رِ وَأُبْنا بِجانِبٍ مَخْبوز
Then they returned with a portion of sweet fra—
—grance, while we returned with a baked portion.
لَهْفَalas for نفسيmy soul عليهfor it مُلْقىًlying كَتُرْسٍlike a shield
لَهْفَ نفسي عليه مُلْقىً كَتُرْسٍ
وافرِample الحَرْفin rim مُشْرفِraised التَّفْريزin edging
وافرِ الحَرْف مُشْرفِ التَّفْريز
How my soul longs for it, lying like a shield,
ample-rimmed, with its edging raised!
فَدُموعيso my tears منfrom التَّأَسُّفregret تَجْريflow
فَدُموعي من التَّأَسُّف تَجْري
جَرْيَlike the flow of وَفْرَاءَa large waterskin وافياتِcomplete الخُرُوزin stitching
جَرْيَ وَفْرَاءَ وافياتِ الخُرُوز
My tears flow from regret
like a large waterskin flowing, its stitching sound.
جَمَزَتْنِيsent me rushing فَوايِتُthe lost chances of الحظِّfortune منْهُfrom it
جَمَزَتْنِي فَوايِتُ الحظِّ منْهُ
واalas بلاَئِيmy affliction منْfrom حَظِّيَmy fortune الْمجمُوزsped away (uncertain)
وا بلاَئِي منْ حَظِّيَ الْمجمُوز
My lost chances of a share in it sent me rushing;
alas, my affliction from my fortune that fled!
قَدْhas رَأَىseen سَيِّدِيmy lord وُقُوفِيَmy standing حَيْراbewilder- (word fragment)
قَدْ رَأَى سَيِّدِي وُقُوفِيَ حَيْرا
نَ-ed (word fragment) كَمُصْمِيlike one who fells outright الرَّمِيَّةِthe quarry الْمَنْزُوزjolted
نَ كَمُصْمِي الرَّمِيَّةِ الْمَنْزُوز
My lord has seen me standing bewilder—
—ed, like a jolted hunter who has felled his quarry.
فابْقَso endure يَاO سَيِّديmy lord بَقاءَwith the endurance of ثَبِيرٍThabir
فابْقَ يَا سَيِّدي بَقاءَ ثَبِيرٍ
غَيْرَnot ماat all مَزْعَجٍdisturbed ولاَnor مَحْقُوزdriven away
غَيْرَ ما مَزْعَجٍ ولاَ مَحْقُوز
Endure, my lord, with the endurance of Thabir,
never disturbed, nor driven away.
وتَمَلَّand enjoy السُّرُورَdelight سائِرَall مُلْكٍa reign
وتَمَلَّ السُّرُورَ سائِرَ مُلْكٍ
غَيْرَnot مُسْتَنْقَصٍdiminished ولاَnor مَبْزُوزsnatched away
غَيْرَ مُسْتَنْقَصٍ ولاَ مَبْزُوز
And enjoy delight throughout a reign
neither diminished nor snatched away,
تَتَخطَّىoutstripping مداسَthe tread of كلِّevery إِمامٍsovereign
تَتَخطَّى مداسَ كلِّ إِمامٍ
قاهرَconquering العزِّmight غَيْرَnot مَاat all مَعزُوزoverpowered
قاهرَ العزِّ غَيْرَ مَا مَعزُوز
outstripping the tread of every sovereign,
conquering might, never overpowered.
Sol 6.1