رقىascended بكwith you مجدٌglory اقعدleft unable to rise الصيدthe proud nobles مرتقىa lofty height
رقى بك مجدٌ اقعد الصيد مرتقى
فسدتso you surpassed ملوكthe kings of الارضthe earth غرباًin the west ومشرقاand the east
فسدت ملوك الارض غرباً ومشرقا
Glory has raised you to a height the proud could not attain;
Glory raised you; sit at the summit of glory
thus you surpassed the kings of the earth, west and east.
The kings of earth have been corrupted, east and west
ركزتyou planted بصدرin the breast of الدهرTime رمحاًa spear مثقَّفاًstraightened
ركزت بصدر الدهر رمحاً مثقَّفاً
وجرَّدتand you unsheathed عضباًa keen sword للزّمانagainst Time مُذلقاsharpened
وجرَّدت عضباً للزّمان مُذلقا
You planted a straightened spear in the breast of Time,
You have planted in the breast of time a sharpened spear
and unsheathed a keen, honed sword against Time.
And unsheathed a blade for the humiliated age
وماand not انتyou الاexcept الليثthe lion عزماًin resolve ونجدةand valor
وما انت الا الليث عزماً ونجدة
وحزماand prudence واقداماand daring وكفّاًand paw ومفرقاand crown of the head
وحزما واقداما وكفّاً ومفرقا
You are nothing but a lion in resolve and valor,
You are but the lion in resolve and aid
in prudence and daring, in paw and crown.
And discretion, steps, palms, and separation
وهلand can يطرقُbe assailed by night الليثthe lion الهزبرthe mighty lion بغابهin his thicket
وهل يطرقُ الليث الهزبر بغابه
وانand even if هوhe امسىspends the evening فيin حمىthe sanctuary of البيتthe House مطرقاwith head bowed
وان هو امسى في حمى البيت مطرقا
Can the mighty lion be assailed in his thicket,
Does the lion stumble at the roar in his jungle?
even if he spends the evening, head bowed, in the House's sanctuary?
Though he spent the night in the sanctuary of home secluded
اذاwhen اعتقلhe couches الرمحthe spear الردينيRudayni واستوىand settles himself
اذا اعتقل الرمح الرديني واستوى
علىupon متنthe back of طرفa noble steed يسبقoutruns الطرفthe gaze معنقاmoving swiftly
على متن طرف يسبق الطرف معنقا
When he couches the Rudayni spear and settles himself
When the well-groomed spear is straightened
on the back of a steed that outruns the gaze, striding swiftly,
On a body whose flank outruns the flank trained
تكفلhe guarantees ارزاقthe sustenance of القشاعمthe aged vultures ظافراًvictorious
تكفل ارزاق القشاعم ظافراً
بمارقةٍover a rebel band تقتادthat leads للحربto war فيلقاa legion
بمارقةٍ تقتاد للحرب فيلقا
he guarantees the vultures' sustenance, victorious
Provide the livelihood of warriors triumphant
over a rebel band that leads a legion to war.
With a piercing glance that leads squadrons to battle
اعدّhe prepared لهاagainst it فضفاضةample mail الحربof war معلماًbearing a battle-mark
اعدّ لها فضفاضة الحرب معلماً
علىon ظهرthe back of مفتولsinewy الأياطلthe flanks ابلقاpiebald
على ظهر مفتول الأياطل ابلقا
He readies ample battle-mail against it, bearing a battle-mark,
Prepare for it the ample space of war, erect
on the back of a piebald steed with sinewy flanks.
On the back of a supple-sided stallion dappled
اخوpossessor of راحةٍa palm تستغرقencompasses الدهرall time نائلاin bounty
اخو راحةٍ تستغرق الدهر نائلا
فلوso if لامستit touched صخراrock اصماًsolid لأورقاit would surely sprout leaves
فلو لامست صخرا اصماً لأورقا
His is a palm whose bounty encompasses all time,
A brother of ease who spends his time attaining
and if it touched solid rock, the rock would put forth leaves.
That if he touched deaf rock it would turn verdant
واينand where الغمامthe clouds الجونdark منbeside فيضthe flood of جودهhis generosity
واين الغمام الجون من فيض جوده
وانand even if جادpours generously شؤبوبthe downpour of الغمائمthe clouds مغدقاabundantly
وان جاد شؤبوب الغمائم مغدقا
How can dark clouds compare with his generosity's flood,
Where is the heavy-raining cloud from his pouring bounty
even if the clouds' downpour gushes abundantly?
Though the clouds of misfortune pour heavily
وليسand he is not بمأمونٍto be trusted علىregarding بذلgiving away نفسهhis own life
وليس بمأمونٍ على بذل نفسه
اذاwhen ماever عنانthe rein of البذلgenerosity للوفدfor the visitors اطلقاhe releases
اذا ما عنان البذل للوفد اطلقا
Nor can one trust him not to give away his own life,
He cannot be trusted to give his soul
when he looses generosity's rein for the visitors.
If the reins of generosity are loosened for the delegation
تجمَّعcame together فيهin him الفضلexcellence والبذلand generosity خلقةًby nature
تجمَّع فيه الفضل والبذل خلقةً
وكمand how many مدَّعa pretender بالفضلto excellence جهلاignorantly تخلّقاput on its guise
وكم مدَّع بالفضل جهلا تخلّقا
Excellence and generosity unite in him by nature,
Generosity and munificence were created in him
while many a pretender to excellence ignorantly affects it.
While the pretender feigned them in ignorance
خلعتI cast off عذاريmy bridle والتجملand decorum شيمتيmy nature
خلعت عذاري والتجمل شيمتي
بحبfor love of ابنa son of اشرافnobles بصبريwith my patience حلَّقاhe soared away
بحب ابن اشراف بصبري حلَّقا
I cast off my bridle, though decorum is my nature,
My virtue and glory have been stripped
for love of a son of nobles who sent my patience flying.
By love for the son of nobles with my patience entwined
يتيهhe struts proudly علىover العانيthe captive بقدٍّwith a figure مهفهفٍslender
يتيه على العاني بقدٍّ مهفهفٍ
وخدٍّand a cheek بهon it ماءthe moisture of الشبابyouth ترقرقاshimmered
وخدٍّ به ماء الشباب ترقرقا
He lords it over his captive with a slender figure,
He wanders, distracted by passion, with swaying gait
and a cheek where the dew of youth shimmers.
And cheek whose water of youth flows gently
اسرّحI let roam احداقيmy eyes بهover him فكأنهso he is like
اسرّح احداقي به فكأنه
حديقةa garden روضa meadow فوقهاabove it الحسنbeauty احدقاformed a ring
حديقة روض فوقها الحسن احدقا
I let my eyes roam over him, as though he were
I delight my eyes with him, as though he were
a meadow garden, with beauty forming a ring above it.
A garden, above it beauty hovering
جلتit unveiled لكto you محمرّthe crimson of الشقيقthe anemone كأنماas though
جلت لك محمرّ الشقيق كأنما
افاضتit poured عليهupon it منfrom سناthe radiance of الشمسthe sun رونقاa sheen
افاضت عليه من سنا الشمس رونقا
It unveils to you the anemone's crimson, as though
I have confessed to you the redness of my passion as if
it had poured upon it a sheen from the sun's radiance.
The radiance of his brilliant sun had poured upon it
يقرّطhe adorns with earrings اسماعيmy ears بنغمةwith the melody of صادحa singer
يقرّط اسماعي بنغمة صادح
ارقُّsofter واحلىand sweeter منthan صدىthe echo of الجرسthe bell منطقاin utterance
ارقُّ واحلى من صدى الجرس منطقا
He adorns my ears with a singer's melody,
He rings in my hearing with a fervent voice
softer and sweeter in utterance than a bell's echo.
More gentle and sweet than the echo of bells speaking
لقدindeed رقَّwas delicate اعطافاًin his contours وراقand was delightful شمائلاin character
لقد رقَّ اعطافاً وراق شمائلا
فساغso it went down smoothly بهwith him كاسيmy cup صبوحاًa morning draught ومغبقاand an evening draught
فساغ به كاسي صبوحاً ومغبقا
His frame is indeed delicate, and his character delightful;
Graceful he moved, and fair his features
so with him my cup goes down smoothly, morning and evening.
Thereby freely making my morning and evening intoxicated
Sol 6.1