جَزىmay reward اللَهُGod إِبراهيمَIbrahim عَنon behalf of جُلِّmost of قَومِهِhis people
جَزى اللَهُ إِبراهيمَ عَن جُلِّ قَومِهِ
رَشاداًright guidance بِكَفَّيهِthrough his two hands وَمَنand whomever شاءَhe wished أَرشَداhe guided
رَشاداً بِكَفَّيهِ وَمَن شاءَ أَرشَدا
May God reward Ibrahim on behalf of most of his people,
For right guidance through his hands; he guided whomever he wished.
أَغَرُّradiant كَضَوءِlike the light of الصُبحِthe morning يَستَمطِرُcalls down showers of النَدىbounty
أَغَرُّ كَضَوءِ الصُبحِ يَستَمطِرُ النَدى
وَيَهتاشُand he rejoices مُرتاحاًglad at heart إِذاwhen هُوَhe أَنفَداhas spent everything
وَيَهتاشُ مُرتاحاً إِذا هُوَ أَنفَدا
Radiant as the morning light, he calls down showers of bounty,
And rejoices, glad at heart, when he has spent it all.
وَمَهماand whatever يَكُنmay be مِنّيfrom me اليكَto you فإِنَّهُthen indeed it
وَمَهما يَكُن مِنّي اليكَ فإِنَّهُ
بِلاwithout خَطأٍerror مِنّيon my part وَلَكِنbut rather تَعَمُّداdeliberately
بِلا خَطأٍ مِنّي وَلَكِن تَعَمُّدا
And whatever comes from me to you
Is no mistake of mine, but deliberate.
وَقُلتُand I said اُمرؤٌa man غَمْرُlavish in العَطيِّاتِgifts ماجِدٌnoble
وَقُلتُ اُمرؤٌ غَمْرُ العَطيِّاتِ ماجِدٌ
مَتىwhenever أَلقَهَI meet him أَلقَI find الجَواريَthe wandering stars أَسعَداmore auspicious
مَتى أَلقَهَ أَلقَ الجَواريَ أَسعَدا
And I said: a man lavish in gifts, noble—
Whenever I meet him, I find the wandering stars more auspicious.
غَرائِبُrare pieces شِعرٍof poetry قُلتُهُI composed it لَكَfor you صادِقاًtruthfully
غَرائِبُ شِعرٍ قُلتُهُ لَكَ صادِقاً
وَأَعلَمتُهُand I marked it رَسماًwith a sign فَغارَso it went to the lowlands وَأَنجَداand went to the uplands
وَأَعلَمتُهُ رَسماً فَغارَ وَأَنجَدا
Rare verses I composed for you in all sincerity,
And marked with a sign, so they traveled lowlands and uplands.
وَأَنتَand you امرؤٌa man حُلوُsweet in المُؤاخاةِbrotherly friendship باذِلٌfreely giving
وَأَنتَ امرؤٌ حُلوُ المُؤاخاةِ باذِلٌ
إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic) بَخيلُthe miser القَومِof the people لَمdid not يَصطَنِعbestow يَداa favor
إِذا ما بَخيلُ القَومِ لَم يَصطَنِع يَدا
And you are a man sweet in brotherhood, freely giving,
When the people's miser bestows no favor.
لَكَyours is الفَضلُexcellence مِنfrom هَنّاthis side وَهَنّاand that side وَراثَةًby inheritance
لَكَ الفَضلُ مِن هَنّا وَهَنّا وَراثَةً
أَباًfather عَنfrom أَبٍfather لَمdid not يَختَلِسsnatch تِلكَthat قَعدَداby nearer descent
أَباً عَن أَبٍ لَم يَختَلِس تِلكَ قَعدَدا
Yours is excellence from this side and that, inherited
Father after father, not seized through mere closeness of descent.
بَنىbuilt لَكَfor you عَبّاسٌAbbas مِنof المَجدِglory غايَةًa summit
بَنى لَكَ عَبّاسٌ مِن المَجدِ غايَةً
إِلىto عِزِّmight قُدموسٍancient مِنof المَجدِglory أَصيَداproud and lofty
إِلى عِزِّ قُدموسٍ مِن المَجدِ أَصيَدا
Abbas built for you a summit of glory,
Reaching ancient might, proud with glory.
وَشَيَّدَand built high عَبدُاللَهِAbd Allah إِذاwhen كانَthere was مثلهاits like
وَشَيَّدَ عَبدُاللَهِ إِذا كانَ مثلها
وَشَدَّand fastened بِأَطنابِwith the tent-ropes of العُلاeminence فَتَشَيَّداso it rose high
وَشَدَّ بِأَطنابِ العُلا فَتَشَيَّدا
And Abd Allah built high, when there was its like,
And fastened it with the tent-ropes of eminence, so it rose high.
وَشَدَّand held fast عَليٌّAli فيin يَدَيهِhis two hands بِعُروَةٍto a loop
وَشَدَّ عَليٌّ في يَدَيهِ بِعُروَةٍ
وَحَبلَينِand two cords مِنof مَجدٍglory أَغَرَّradiant فَأحصَداso they were tightly twisted
وَحَبلَينِ مِن مَجدٍ أَغَرَّ فَأحصَدا
And Ali held fast in his hands to a loop
And two cords of radiant glory, firmly twisted.
وَكَمand how much مِنof عَلاءٍeminence أَوor عُلىًloftiness قَدindeed وَرِثتَهاyou inherited it
وَكَم مِن عَلاءٍ أَو عُلىً قَد وَرِثتَها
بِأَحسَنَthrough the finest مِيراثٍinheritance أَباكَyour father مُحَمَّداMuhammad
بِأَحسَنَ مِيراثٍ أَباكَ مُحَمَّدا
And how much eminence or loftiness you have inherited,
Through the finest inheritance, from your father Muhammad.
وَأَنتَand you امرؤٌa man أَوor (text uncertain) فيamong قُرَيشٍQuraysh حَمالَةًbearing obligations
وَأَنتَ امرؤٌ أَو في قُرَيشٍ حَمالَةً
وَأَكرَمَهاand its noblest فيهاwithin it مَقاماًin station وَمَقعَداand in seat
وَأَكرَمَها فيها مَقاماً وَمَقعَدا
And you are a man [most faithful] among Quraysh in bearing obligations,
And the noblest among them in station and seat.
كَريمٌgenerous إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic) أَوجَبَmade obligatory اليَومtoday نائِلاًa gift
كَريمٌ إِذا ما أَوجَبَ اليَوم نائِلاً
عَلَيهِupon him جَزيلاًlavish بَثَّhe distributed أَضعافَهُits multiples غَداtomorrow
عَلَيهِ جَزيلاً بَثَّ أَضعافَهُ غَدا
Generous: when today he makes a gift his duty,
A lavish one, he gives out many times as much tomorrow.
سَعىhe strove ناشِئاًas a youth لِلمَكرُماتِfor noble deeds فَنالَهاso he attained them
سَعى ناشِئاً لِلمَكرُماتِ فَنالَها
وَأَفرَعَand descended فيinto واديthe valley of العُلاeminence ثُمَّthen أَصعَداascended
وَأَفرَعَ في وادي العُلا ثُمَّ أَصعَدا
As a youth he strove for noble deeds and attained them,
And descended into the valley of eminence, then ascended,
عَلىupon مأثَراتٍgreat deeds مِنfrom أَبيهِhis father وَجَدِّهِand his grandfather
عَلى مأثَراتٍ مِن أَبيهِ وَجَدِّهِ
فَأَكرِمso, how noble! بِذاthis one فَرعاًas a branch وَبالأَصلِand the root مَحتِداas ancestral stock
فَأَكرِم بِذا فَرعاً وَبالأَصلِ مَحتِدا
Upon the great deeds of his father and grandfather.
How noble this branch, and how noble its ancestral root!
وَأَجرىand set running جَواداًa swift steed يَحسرُexhausts الخَيلَthe horses خَلفَهُbehind it
وَأَجرى جَواداً يَحسرُ الخَيلَ خَلفَهُ
إِلىtoward قَصَباتِthe prize-stakes of السَبقِvictory شَتّىin scattered groups وَموحِداand singly
إِلى قَصَباتِ السَبقِ شَتّى وَموحِدا
He set a swift steed running, leaving the horses exhausted behind it,
Toward the winning stakes, whether in a scattered field or alone.
إِذاwhen شاءَhe wished يَوماًone day عَدَّhe counted مِنamong آلِthe house of هاشِمٍHashim
إِذا شاءَ يَوماً عَدَّ مِن آلِ هاشِمٍ
أَباًa forefather ذكرُهُmention of him لاnot يَقلِبُturns الوَجهَthe face أَسوَداblack
أَباً ذكرُهُ لا يَقلِبُ الوَجهَ أَسوَدا
Any day he wishes, he can count among the house of Hashim
A forefather whose mention never turns the face black.
إِذاwhen هُوَhe أَعطىgave مَرَّةًonce هَزَّهُstirred him النَدىbounty
إِذا هُوَ أَعطى مَرَّةً هَزَّهُ النَدى
فَعادَso he returned وَكانَand was العَودُreturning بِالخَيرِto goodness أَحمَداmore praiseworthy
فَعادَ وَكانَ العَودُ بِالخَيرِ أَحمَدا
Whenever he gives once, bounty stirs him,
So he gives again; returning to goodness is more praiseworthy.
أَغَرَّradiant مُنافِياًof Manaf's lineage بَنىbuilt المَجدَglory بَيتُهُhis house
أَغَرَّ مُنافِياً بَنى المَجدَ بَيتُهُ
مَكانَat the place of الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades ثُمَّthen عَلىَّraised higher فَكَبَّداso it reached the zenith
مَكانَ الثُرَيّا ثُمَّ عَلىَّ فَكَبَّدا
A radiant man of Manaf's line, whose house built glory
At the Pleiades' height, then lifted it higher, to the zenith.
وَموردُand one who brought in أَمرٍan affair لَمdid not يَجِدfind مَصدَراًa way out لَهُfor it
وَموردُ أَمرٍ لَم يَجِد مَصدَراً لَهُ
أَتاكَcame to you فَأَصدَرتَso you brought out الَّذيwhat كانَhad أَورَداbrought in
أَتاكَ فَأَصدَرتَ الَّذي كانَ أَورَدا
And one who entered an affair and found no way out
Came to you; you brought out what he had brought in.
وَموقِدُand one who kindled نارٍa fire لَمdid not يَجِدfind مُطفِئاًa fire-quencher لَهاfor it
وَموقِدُ نارٍ لَم يَجِد مُطفِئاً لَها
أَتاكَcame to you فَأَطفأتَso you quenched الَّذيwhat كانَhad أَوقَداkindled
أَتاكَ فَأَطفأتَ الَّذي كانَ أَوقَدا
And one who kindled a fire and found none to quench it
Came to you; you quenched what he had kindled.
فَلَمso did not أَرَI see فيamong الأَقوامِthe peoples مِثلَكَlike you سَيِّداًa chief
فَلَم أَرَ في الأَقوامِ مِثلَكَ سَيِّداً
أَهَشَّmore eager بِمَعروفٍin kindness وَأَصدَقَand more truthful مَوعِداin promises
أَهَشَّ بِمَعروفٍ وَأَصدَقَ مَوعِدا
I have seen no chief among the peoples like you:
More eager in kindness, more faithful to a promise,
وَأَنهَضَand more capable بالعَزمِwith resolve الثَقيلِheavy اِحتِمالَهُbearing it
وَأَنهَضَ بالعَزمِ الثَقيلِ اِحتِمالَهُ
وَأَعظَمَand greater إِذwhen لاnot يُوقِدُkindle الناسُthe people مَرفَداin bounty
وَأَعظَمَ إِذ لا يُوقِدُ الناسُ مَرفَدا
And abler to shoulder a resolve heavy to bear,
And greater in bounty when others kindle no fire.
وَلَوand even if لَمdid not يَجِدfind لِلواقِفينَfor those standing بِبابِهِat his door
وَلَو لَم يَجِد لِلواقِفينَ بِبابِهِ
سِوىexcept الثَوبِthe garment أَلقىhe cast off ثَوبَهhis garment وَتَجَرَّداand stripped himself bare
سِوى الثَوبِ أَلقى ثَوبَه وَتَجَرَّدا
Even if he found for those standing at his door
Nothing but his robe, he would cast it off and strip bare.
وَلَيسَand is not امرؤٌa man ذاقtasted الغِنىwealth بعدafter حاجةٍneed
وَلَيسَ امرؤٌ ذاق الغِنى بعد حاجةٍ
فَشَحَّso he was miserly عليهwith it ماas much as اِستَطاعhe could وَأَخمَداand quenched
فَشَحَّ عليه ما اِستَطاع وَأَخمَدا
A man who tasted wealth after want is not—
Having hoarded it as best he could and quenched his fire—
كآخرlike another لَمdid not تبرحcease لهfor him النَدىbounty
كآخر لَم تبرح له النَدى
ممهَّدةmade ready يعطيhe gives طَريفاًnewly acquired wealth ومتلداand inherited wealth
ممهَّدة يعطي طَريفاً ومتلدا
Like another for whom bounty has always been
Ready to hand, giving both new and inherited wealth.
Sol 6.1