قَدَرٌfate وَهَلْand can...? يُشْكَىbe complained of القَدَرْfate
قَدَرٌ وَهَلْ يُشْكَى القَدَرْ
مَاnot الْحَزْمُresoluteness إِلاَّexcept مَنْone who صَبَرْendured
مَا الْحَزْمُ إِلاَّ مَنْ صَبَرْ
Fate—and can one complain of fate?
Fate, yet who can complain of fate?
Resolve is found only in one who endures.
What is wisdom but to be patient?
إِنَّindeed الَّذيthe one who أَبْقَاكَleft you behind أَخْلَفَleft a successor
إِنَّ الَّذي أَبْقَاكَ أَخْلَفَ
مِنْهُin his stead مِفْضَالاًa very generous man أَغَرّْillustrious
مِنْهُ مِفْضَالاً أَغَرّْ
Indeed, he who left you behind has left
He who sustained you will send
a generous, illustrious man in his stead.
A successor better than before.
أَصْلٌa root زَهَاflourished بِكَthrough you حِينَwhen
أَصْلٌ زَهَا بِكَ حِينَ
أَثْمَرَbore fruit وَالرِّيَاضُand gardens مِنَfrom الثَّمرْfruit
أَثْمَرَ وَالرِّيَاضُ مِنَ الثَّمرْ
A root that flourished through you when
A noble root - when it bore fruit
it bore fruit—and gardens spring from fruit.
The gardens bore them without number.
سَمَّاكnamed you بِاسْمٍwith a name جَامِعٍencompassing
سَمَّاك بِاسْمٍ جَامِعٍ
لِحِلىof the adornments الجَنَىfruit وحِلَىand the adornments الزَّهَرْblossom
لِحِلى الجَنَى وحِلَى الزَّهَرْ
He gave you a name encompassing
Named with a name encompassing
the adornments of fruit and the adornments of blossom.
The beauty of heavens and of flowers.
أَجْلِلْhow majestic! بِهhe is مِنْas a رَاحِلٍdeparted man
أَجْلِلْ بِه مِنْ رَاحِلٍ
دَانِيnear at hand النَّدَىbounty سَامِيlofty النَّظرْgaze
دَانِي النَّدَى سَامِي النَّظرْ
How majestic he was, that departed man,
Exalt him with a mount well-reined,
his bounty near at hand, his gaze lofty.
Drawing near the meadows, lofty of view.
كَانwas المَقامُthe station مَقَامَهُhis station إِنْif
كَان المَقامُ مَقَامَهُ إِنْ
كَانَthere was مَجْدٌglory أَوْor خَطَرْdistinction
كَانَ مَجْدٌ أَوْ خَطَرْ
The place was his whenever
His was the station, if stationed
there was glory or distinction.
For glory or for danger.
أَنتَyou المُنُوطُthe one entrusted بَأَنْto تصُوyou preserve (word begins)
أَنتَ المُنُوطُ بَأَنْ تصُو
نَcompletes 'you preserve' عُلاهُhis glory خَالِدَةَeverlasting الأَثَرْthe imprint
نَ عُلاهُ خَالِدَةَ الأَثَرْ
You are entrusted to preserve
You are charged that you emulate him,
his glory, its imprint everlasting.
Enduring, of lasting renown.
نِعْمَexcellent is البَقِيِّةُthe surviving scion لاِسْتِدَاfor its perpetuation (word begins)
نِعْمَ البَقِيِّةُ لاِسْتِدَا
مَتِهاcompletes 'for its perpetuation' ونِعْمَand excellent is المُدَخَّرْthe treasure held in store
مَتِها ونِعْمَ المُدَخَّرْ
A worthy scion to perpetuate
Excellent the remainder of one whose constancy
it, and a worthy treasure held in store!
And providence were excellent.
جَمَّabundant in السَّمَاحِgenerosity مُطَهَّرُpure
جَمَّ السَّمَاحِ مُطَهَّرُ
الأَخلاقِcharacter مَمْدُوحُpraised السِّيَرْconduct
الأَخلاقِ مَمْدُوحُ السِّيَرْ
Abundant in generosity, pure
Bountiful, of purified character,
in character, praised for your conduct.
Praised in conduct, of renowned journey.
أَرِيَاضُO Riyad صانَتْكَshielded you العِنَاprovidence (word begins)
أَرِيَاضُ صانَتْكَ العِنَا
يَةُcompletes 'providence' مِنْfrom تَصَارِيفِturns الغِيَرْchanges of fortune
يَةُ مِنْ تَصَارِيفِ الغِيَرْ
O Riyad, providence has shielded you
Gardens have secluded you from
from fortune's changing turns.
The gossiping of others.
رَاعَتْinspired awe مَنَاقِبُكَyour virtues الَّتِيwhich
رَاعَتْ مَنَاقِبُكَ الَّتِي
فِيamong الْبَدْوِnomads ذَاعَتْbecame widely known وَالْحَضَرْand townsfolk
فِي الْبَدْوِ ذَاعَتْ وَالْحَضَرْ
Your virtues inspired awe—those that
Your virtues known in desert
became known among nomads and townsfolk.
And cities proclaimed you.
تِلْكَthose الفَضَائِلُvirtues فِيamong الفَضَائِلِvirtues
تِلْكَ الفَضَائِلُ فِي الفَضَائِلِ
كَالفَرائِدِlike choice pearls فِيamong الدُّرَرْpearls
كَالفَرائِدِ فِي الدُّرَرْ
Those virtues, among virtues,
Those virtues among virtues
are like choice pearls among pearls.
Are like unique pearls among pearls.
بِيضٌwhite تَقَلَّدُهَاwear them as necklaces اللَّيَاليthe nights
بِيضٌ تَقَلَّدُهَا اللَّيَالي
وَاضِحَاتٌclear كَالغُرَرْlike white forehead blazes
وَاضِحَاتٌ كَالغُرَرْ
White pearls the nights wear as necklaces,
Brilliant, donned by nights
clear as white forehead blazes.
Evident as treasures.
تُتْلىare recited عَلىto الأَيَّامِthe days آverses (word begins)
تُتْلى عَلى الأَيَّامِ آ
يَاتٌcompletes 'verses' وَتُجْمَعُand are gathered فيinto سُوَرْchapters
يَاتٌ وَتُجْمَعُ في سُوَرْ
To the days are recited
Recited upon days as verses
verses, and into chapters they are gathered.
And collected in surahs.
Sol 6.1