ياO أَميراًa prince ماnot رَأَيْنَاwe have seen
يا أَميراً ما رَأَيْنَا
مثْلَهُhis equal فَضْلاًin excellence أَميرَاa prince
مثْلَهُ فَضْلاً أَميرَا
O prince, never have we seen
O prince, we have not seen
a prince his equal in excellence.
One like you, so virtuous, O prince
ياO أَباAbu (father of) الْعَبَّاسal-Abbas ياO شَمْsun (first part)
يا أَبا الْعَبَّاس يا شَمْ
ساً(completion of 'sun') وياand O بَدْراًa full moon مُنيرَاradiant
ساً ويا بَدْراً مُنيرَا
O Abu al-Abbas, O sun,
O Abu Al-Abbas, O sun
and O radiant full moon;
And O shining full moon
يَاO كَبِيرَgreat in الْعَقْلِintellect والْآand refinement (first part)
يَا كَبِيرَ الْعَقْلِ والْآ
دابِ(completion of 'refinement') مُذْsince كَانَhe was صَغِيرَاyoung
دابِ مُذْ كَانَ صَغِيرَا
O you, great in intellect and refinement
O great in mind and manners
ever since you were young;
Since you were little
والذيand the one whom نكذبwe would lie إنif قسcompared (first part)
والذي نكذب إن قس
ناwe (verb suffix) بهwith him يوماًever نظيراa peer
نا به يوماً نظيرا
and you—we would lie if we compared
By whom we would not lie if we said
a peer with you, even once.
He was peerless one day
قدindeed أَتَىcame عيْدَكَyour festival شِعْرٌa poem
قد أَتَى عيْدَكَ شِعْرٌ
منْكَfrom you خَلّاهُit left him حَسِيَراexhausted
منْكَ خَلّاهُ حَسِيَرا
A poem has come for your festival,
Your feast has come, poetry
from you, leaving exhausted—
About you that made it fervent
بَعْدَafter سَبْقِoutstripping مِنْamong خَطَارِeminent masters of الthe
بَعْدَ سَبْقِ مِنْ خَطَارِ ال
شعْرِpoetry مَنْwhoever كَانَwas خَطِيرَاeminent
شعْرِ مَنْ كَانَ خَطِيرَا
after taking the lead among poetry's masters—
After preceding the dangerous poetry
whoever had been eminent.
Of one who was hazardous
حَسَنُbeautiful اللَّفْظُthe wording يُحاكِيresembles
حَسَنُ اللَّفْظُ يُحاكِي
رَصْفُهُits arrangement الدُّرَّthe pearls النَّثِيرَاscattered
رَصْفُهُ الدُّرَّ النَّثِيرَا
Beautiful in diction, it resembles
Good diction that emulates
scattered pearls in its arrangement.
Its composition like ample pearls
مَلأَfilled الجِسْمَthe body شِفَاءًwith healing
مَلأَ الجِسْمَ شِفَاءً
وحَشَاand filled الْقَلْبَthe heart سُرُوراًwith joy
وحَشَا الْقَلْبَ سُرُوراً
It filled the body with healing
It filled the body with healing
and filled the heart with joy.
And delighted the heart with joy
كَانَit was مِنْfrom عَارِضِa bout of شَكْواillness (first part)
كَانَ مِنْ عَارِضِ شَكْوا
يَmy (possessive suffix) وَمِنْand from دَهْرِيmy fate مُجيرَاa protector
يَ وَمِنْ دَهْرِي مُجيرَا
It was, against my bout of illness,
It was from the occurrence of complaining
and against my fate, a protector.
And from my time, helper
لَيْسَis not ماwhat يَذْخَرُهُit stores it up عِنْwith (first part of 'with me')
لَيْسَ ما يَذْخَرُهُ عِنْ
دِيme (completion of 'with me') مِنَof الشُّكْرِgratitude يَسيرَاlittle
دِي مِنَ الشُّكْرِ يَسيرَا
What it stores up with me is no
What I store of gratitude is not
small measure of gratitude.
For me a little
سَوْفَwill أُهْدِيI offer مِنْهُfrom it رَوْضاًa garden
سَوْفَ أُهْدِي مِنْهُ رَوْضاً
جَاوَرَتْadjoined مِنْكَfrom you غَدِيرَاa pool
جَاوَرَتْ مِنْكَ غَدِيرَا
I shall offer from it a garden
I will dedicate from it a garden
adjoining a pool from you.
That neighbored from you a stream
كَمْhow many عَسِيرٍa difficulty عَادَbecame لِيfor me مِنْthrough
كَمْ عَسِيرٍ عَادَ لِي مِنْ
حُسْنِthe goodness of نَعْمَاكَyour bounty يَسِيرَاeasy
حُسْنِ نَعْمَاكَ يَسِيرَا
How many a difficulty became for me, through
How much hardship returned to me from
the goodness of your bounty, easy!
The goodness of your blessings easy
قَدْmay يُرَىbe regarded الْعَبْدُthe servant وإنْalthough قلwas small (first part)
قَدْ يُرَى الْعَبْدُ وإنْ قل
لَ(completion of 'was small') بِمَوْلاَهُthrough his master كَثِيرَاgreat
لَ بِمَوْلاَهُ كَثِيرَا
A servant may seem, though small,
It may be seen that the servant even if
great through his master.
He says little of his Master says much
Sol 6.1