عَطْفُcompassion المَلِيكِthe monarch's عَلَىtoward الشَّعْـthe peo-
عَطْفُ المَلِيكِ عَلَى الشَّعْـ
ـبِ-ple هَزَّstirred لِلَّجِدِّto earnest effort عِطْفَهْhis flank
ـبِ هَزَّ لِلَّجِدِّ عِطْفَهْ
The monarch's compassion toward the peo-
The king's kindness towards the people
-ple stirred their flank to earnest toil.
Shook the pillars of perseverance
وَهَدْيُهُand his guidance لَمْdid not يَفُتْهُelude him
وَهَدْيُهُ لَمْ يَفُتْهُ
فِيin كُلِّevery فَنٍّart وَحِرْفَهْand craft
فِي كُلِّ فَنٍّ وَحِرْفَهْ
And his guidance never eluded them
And his gift did not miss
in every art and craft.
Any art or skill
يُقِيلُهُlifts him up وَيَقِيهِand protects him
يُقِيلُهُ وَيَقِيهِ
إِنْif سَامَهُsubjected him to الدَّهْرُTime خَسْفَهْhumiliation
إِنْ سَامَهُ الدَّهْرُ خَسْفَهْ
He lifts them up and shields them
He gives respite and protects
if Time inflicts humiliation upon them.
If fate has brought down its destruction
مَاhow! أَحْفَلَabundant الذِّكْرُremembrance بِالمَجْـin glo-
مَا أَحْفَلَ الذِّكْرُ بِالمَجْـ
ـدِ-ry حِينَwhen يَنْشُرُunfolds صُحْفَهْits pages
ـدِ حِينَ يَنْشُرُ صُحْفَهْ
How richly remembrance abounds in glo-
Glory does not care for praise
-ry when it unfolds its pages!
When it displays its pages
بِوَحْيِهِthrough its intimations أَدْرَاكَinformed you الثَّغْـthe mou-
بِوَحْيِهِ أَدْرَاكَ الثَّغْـ
ـرُ-th مَنْone who هَوَاهُhis passion أَشَفَّهْwore him thin
ـرُ مَنْ هَوَاهُ أَشَفَّهْ
Through its intimations, you were told by the mou-
Through his inspiration, the young one
-th of one whose passion had worn him thin.
Attained what his passion sought
Sol 6.1