إِنْif يَقْضِdies اسْمَاعِيلُIsmail عَاصِمْAsim
إِنْ يَقْضِ اسْمَاعِيلُ عَاصِمْ
هَلْis there مِنْfrom قَضَاءِthe decree of اللهِGod عَاصِمْa protector
هَلْ مِنْ قَضَاءِ اللهِ عَاصِمْ
If Ismail Asim dies,
is there any protector from God's decree?
فِيin عَهْدِthe keeping of مَرْجُوِّthe One looked to المَثُوبَةِreward
فِي عَهْدِ مَرْجُوِّ المَثُوبَةِ
عامِلٌa man of action وَلَّىhas departed وَعالِمْand a scholar
عامِلٌ وَلَّى وَعالِمْ
In the keeping of Him whose reward is hoped for,
rests a departed man of action and learning.
رَجْلa man تَفَرَّدَwas distinguished بِالشَّمَائِلِby noble traits
رَجْل تَفَرَّدَ بِالشَّمَائِلِ
وَالفَضَائِلِand virtues وَالعَزَائِمْand firm resolves
وَالفَضَائِلِ وَالعَزَائِمْ
A man distinguished by noble traits,
and virtues and firm resolves.
حَدْبٌtender عَلَىtoward العَافِينَthose seeking aid لِلضُّعَto the weak (word begins)
حَدْبٌ عَلَى العَافِينَ لِلضُّعَ
فَاءِ(completes 'the weak') وَالعَانِينَand the captives رَاحِمْmerciful
فَاءِ وَالعَانِينَ رَاحِمْ
Tender toward those seeking aid; to the weak—
and the captives, merciful.
سَامِيlofty النَّقِيبَةِnature مُغْرَمٌenamored
سَامِي النَّقِيبَةِ مُغْرَمٌ
بَالبِرِّof goodness مُغْرَىdrawn بِالمَكَارِمْto noble deeds
بَالبِرِّ مُغْرَى بِالمَكَارِمْ
Lofty in nature, enamored
of goodness, drawn to noble deeds.
سَبْطٌopenhanded يَدَاهُhis two hands قَاصِدٌmoderate
سَبْطٌ يَدَاهُ قَاصِدٌ
فِيin السَّيْرِconduct مِتْلافٌlavish in giving وَحَازِمْand prudent
فِي السَّيْرِ مِتْلافٌ وَحَازِمْ
Open are his hands; measured
in his course, lavish and prudent.
فِيin وَجْدِهِhis wealth مَاthat which يَنْثَنِيreturns
فِي وَجْدِهِ مَا يَنْثَنِي
عَنْهُfrom him بِفَضْلِwith bounty كُلِّevery عَادِمْneedy person
عَنْهُ بِفَضْلِ كُلِّ عَادِمْ
His wealth is such that there returns
from him, with bounty, every needy soul.
مَنْwhoever لَيْسَdoes not يغْتَنِمُseize المَحَامِدَpraiseworthy deeds
مَنْ لَيْسَ يغْتَنِمُ المَحَامِدَ
سَانِحَاتٍas opportunities arise فَهْوَthen he غَارِمْa loser
سَانِحَاتٍ فَهْوَ غَارِمْ
Whoever does not seize opportunities for praise
as they arise is a loser.
للهِto God اسْماعِيلُIsmail مِنْwhat a
للهِ اسْماعِيلُ مِنْ
عَلَمٍa beacon بِهِin him تَزْهَىglory المَعَالِمْthe landmarks
عَلَمٍ بِهِ تَزْهَى المَعَالِمْ
To God belongs Ismail—what
a beacon, in whom the landmarks glory!
هُوَhe كَاتِبٌa writer هُوَhe شَاعِرٌa poet
هُوَ كَاتِبٌ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ
هُوَhe نَاثِرٌa scatterer (prose writer) لِلدُّرِof pearls نَاظِمْa stringer (poet)
هُوَ نَاثِرٌ لِلدُّرِ نَاظِمْ
He is a writer, he is a poet;
he scatters pearls in prose and strings them in verse.
هُوَhe صَارِمٌa keen sword لِلعَدْلِfor justice يُخْشَىis feared
هُوَ صَارِمٌ لِلعَدْلِ يُخْشَى
جَانِبَيْهِhis two edges أُولُوthe perpetrators of المَظَالِمْinjustices
جَانِبَيْهِ أُولُو المَظَالِمْ
He is a sword for justice, whose
two edges the wrongdoers fear.
هُوَhe صَاحِبُpossessor of الصَّوْتِthe voice الَّذِيthat
هُوَ صَاحِبُ الصَّوْتِ الَّذِي
تَعْنُوbow لَهُbefore it الأُسْدُthe lions الضَّرَاغِمْthe mighty lions
تَعْنُو لَهُ الأُسْدُ الضَّرَاغِمْ
He is the possessor of the voice
before which mighty lions bow.
نِعْمَexcellent is المُرَجَّىthe one relied upon لِلْحُقُوقِfor rights
نِعْمَ المُرَجَّى لِلْحُقُوقِ
وَدُونَهَاand before them حَزُّthe slitting of الغَلاصِمْthe throats
وَدُونَهَا حَزُّ الغَلاصِمْ
How worthy a man to trust with rights,
though throat-cutting stands in their way.
يَاO رَاحِلاًtraveler وَرَدَhas reached الفَنَاءَdeath
يَا رَاحِلاً وَرَدَ الفَنَاءَ
وَذِكْرُهُand his remembrance فِيamong النَّاسِthe people دَائِمْenduring
وَذِكْرُهُ فِي النَّاسِ دَائِمْ
O traveler who has reached death,
yet whose memory endures among the people:
الذِّكْرُremembrance أَبْقَىmost enduring مَاthat which بِهِthrough it
الذِّكْرُ أَبْقَى مَا بِهِ
بَعْدَafter الرَّدَىdeath يُجْنِيbear fruit الأَعَاظِمْthe great
بَعْدَ الرَّدَى يُجْنِي الأَعَاظِمْ
Remembrance is the most enduring means by which
the great bear fruit after death.
Sol 6.1