ياO بتعةBatʿah (possibly 'spot'; text unclear) فاقتsurpassed ببهin splendor (first part)
يا بتعة فاقت ببه
جَتِهاher splendor (completion) علىabove كلall البقاعِthe lands
جَتِها على كل البقاعِ
O Batʿah, surpassing in
O bliss that surpassed all places
splendor all other lands.
With its beauty across all lands
فكأنهاso she is like ياقوتةٌa ruby
فكأنها ياقوتةٌ
حمراءُred تلمعgleams فيin البقاعِthe lands
حمراءُ تلمع في البقاعِ
So she is like a ruby,
It's as if a red ruby
red, gleaming among the lands;
Gleaming in the lands
أوor مثلlike جوهرةa jewel تروdelights (first part)
أو مثل جوهرة ترو
قكyou (verb completion) وهيand it is منamong خيرِthe finest المتاعِpossessions
قك وهي من خيرِ المتاعِ
or like a jewel that delights
Or a precious jewel that would
you, and is among the finest possessions;
Delight you, being the best of possessions
أوor روضةٌa garden غنّاءُlush واample (first part)
أو روضةٌ غنّاءُ وا
رفةُample (completion) الظلالِthe shade معwith المراعِىthe pastures
رفةُ الظلالِ مع المراعِى
or a lush garden, ample
Or a melodious, expansive garden
in shade, with pastures;
With shaded pastures and meadows
أوor جفةٌan ornament (reading uncertain) قدindeed زُخرفتْhas been adorned
أو جفةٌ قد زُخرفتْ
حُسناًwith beauty لمحمودِfor one praised for المساعِىhis endeavors
حُسناً لمحمودِ المساعِى
or an ornament [reading uncertain], adorned
Or an ornate bowl decorated beautifully
with beauty for one of praiseworthy endeavors;
For the esteemed Ma'soudi
أوor غادةَa maiden غَرّاءُradiant واbright (first part)
أو غادةَ غَرّاءُ وا
ضحةbright (completion) الترائبِthe breastbones والقناعِand the veil
ضحة الترائبِ والقناعِ
or a radiant maiden, bright
Or a radiant, fair maid
of bosom and veil.
With braids and veil
تتلألأٌsparkle الأنوارُthe lights مِنfrom
تتلألأٌ الأنوارُ مِن
حافاتِهاher edges مثلَlike الشعاعِrays
حافاتِها مثلَ الشعاعِ
Lights sparkle from
Lights shine from
her edges like rays.
Its boundaries like rays
لوif صُوِّرتْshe were given form شخصاًas a person لكاthen she would be (first part)
لو صُوِّرتْ شخصاً لكا
نتْshe would be (completion) سيداًa lord حُلْوَsweet الطباعِin disposition
نتْ سيداً حُلْوَ الطباعِ
Were she given human form, she would
If it were personified
be a lord of sweet disposition.
It would be a sweet-natured lord
منfrom تحتهاbeneath her الأنهارُthe rivers تجflow (first part)
من تحتها الأنهارُ تج
رىflow (completion) دفعتينin two bursts بلاwithout اندفاعِrushing
رى دفعتين بلا اندفاعِ
From beneath her the rivers
Under it rivers flow
flow in two bursts, without rushing.
In two unhindered streams
عينٌa spring تسمّىis called عينSpring منبManbak (first part)
عينٌ تسمّى عين منب
كَManbak (completion) تحتهاbeneath her ياO خيرَbest داعِcaller
كَ تحتها يا خيرَ داعِ
A spring called the Spring of Manbak
A spring called Ain Mink
lies beneath her, O best of callers,
Beneath it, O excellent refuge
كالتبَّةِlike the mound الزرقاءِblue فيin
كالتبَّةِ الزرقاءِ في
بطنِthe depths of الوهادِthe hollows أوِor القلاعِthe fortresses
بطنِ الوهادِ أوِ القلاعِ
like a blue mound in
Like the blue dome amid
the depths of hollows or fortresses.
The valleys or citadels
فانظرْso look إلىat ضَحْضَاحِهاher shallow water
فانظرْ إلى ضَحْضَاحِها
كالشمسlike the sun ترمىcasts بالشعَاعِwith rays
كالشمس ترمى بالشعَاعِ
Look, then, at her shallow water,
So look upon its splendor
casting rays like the sun.
Like the sun casting its rays
تنقىcleanses القلوبَthe hearts منof الوساthe misgivings (first part)
تنقى القلوبَ من الوسا
وسِmisgivings (completion) والرءوسand the heads منof الصداعِheadache
وسِ والرءوس من الصداعِ
She cleanses hearts of anxious
It purifies hearts of evil
thoughts, and heads of headaches.
And heads of pain
زُرْهاvisit her وسَلَّand draw out الهمَّthe worry عنfrom
زُرْها وسَلَّ الهمَّ عن
كyou فماؤُهاfor her water ينفىdispels الدواعىthe causes
ك فماؤُها ينفى الدواعى
Visit her and draw worry away
Visit it and ask worries to
from yourself, for her water dispels its causes.
Leave you, for its water dispels sorrows
فهْيfor she is التيthe one who فيin الحرِّthe heat باcool (first part)
فهْي التي في الحرِّ با
ردةٌcool (completion) تَقِىshields against حَرthe heat of البقاعِthe lands
ردةٌ تَقِى حَر البقاعِ
For she is the one who, in the heat, stays
It’s the one that in summer
cool, shielding against the heat of the lands.
Is cool, tempering the heat of the lands
ياO سوقَmarket أهلthe people of العدلjustice لسI am not (first part)
يا سوقَ أهل العدل لس
تُI (verb completion) علىregarding نواكِseparation from you بمُسْتطَاعِat all able
تُ على نواكِ بمُسْتطَاعِ
O market of the people of justice, I
O market of the just people you
cannot bear separation from you.
Are not lacking in bounty
تجنىare gathered لكfor you الثمراتthe fruits منfrom
تجنى لك الثمرات من
كلِّall البقاعِthe lands بلاwithout انقطاعِinterruption
كلِّ البقاعِ بلا انقطاعِ
Fruits are gathered for you from
It yields fruits for you
every land, without interruption.
From all places without cessation
لاmay not زلتَyou cease to be سوقَthe market of المسلمينthe Muslims
لا زلتَ سوقَ المسلمين
مدىthroughout زمانِكyour days فيin اتساعِexpansion
مدى زمانِك في اتساعِ
May you ever remain the Muslims' market,
You remain the Muslims' market
expanding throughout your days;
As long as you're expansive
ومليكُكَand your king العدلthe just المؤيَّدُthe upheld
ومليكُكَ العدل المؤيَّدُ
فيin علوٍّloftiness وارتفاعِand elevation
في علوٍّ وارتفاعِ
and may your just, upheld king
And your just, supported King
remain lofty and ever rising:
Is lofty and eminent
ذاكَthat الإمامُimam اليعربيthe Yaʿrubi
ذاكَ الإمامُ اليعربي
بلعربِBilʿarab ذوpossessed of اتساعِample means
بلعربِ ذو اتساعِ
that Yaʿrubi imam,
That Imam, the Ya'rubi
Bilʿarab, a man of ample means,
Of the Arabs, so capacious
حامِىguardian of حِمَىthe sanctuary of الإسلامِIslam باwith (first part)
حامِى حِمَى الإسلامِ با
لقُضْبِthe swords (completion) البَواترِthe cleaving واليراعِand the pen
لقُضْبِ البَواترِ واليراعِ
guardian of Islam's sanctuary with
Protector of the sanctity of Islam
cleaving swords and the pen;
With strong, piercing blades
ذوُpossessed of العزِّmight والعرضِand honor المصوprotected (first part)
ذوُ العزِّ والعرضِ المصو
نِprotected (completion) حِماهits sanctuary والمالِand wealth المضاعِlavished; squandered
نِ حِماه والمالِ المضاعِ
possessed of might and honor
The honored and respected
whose sanctuary is guarded, and wealth lavishly spent;
His protection and abundant wealth
نجلِson of الإمامthe imam المرتضىthe chosen
نجلِ الإمام المرتضى
سلطانَSultan سيدناour lord المطاعِthe obeyed
سلطانَ سيدنا المطاعِ
son of the chosen imam,
Grandson of Imam Murtada
Sultan, our lord whom we obey.
Our Sultan Sayyid al-Mu'tasim
هوhe نسلُthe scion of سيفٍSayf نجلُson of ماowner (first part)
هو نسلُ سيفٍ نجلُ ما
لكهits owner (completion) الفتىthe youth البطلِthe hero الشجاعِthe courageous
لكه الفتى البطلِ الشجاعِ
He is Sayf's scion, the son of
He's the scion of the sword, son of
its owner, the heroic, courageous youth.
His hero father, the brave youth
Sol 6.1