أبلعربُAbul-Arab الملكُthe king الهُمامthe valiant العادلُthe just
أبلعربُ الملكُ الهُمام العادلُ
أنتyou الفتَىthe noble youth وبكَand through you استقامَbecame upright العادلُthe one who strays
أنت الفتَى وبكَ استقامَ العادلُ
Abul-Arab, the valiant, just king,
you are the noble youth; through you the errant is set straight.
لاnot خابَwas disappointed منwhoever يرجُوhopes for نَوَالكyour bounty فيin الندىgenerosity
لا خابَ من يرجُو نَوَالك في الندى
مِنْamong ذىthese الوَرَىhumankind لكنbut يَخيبُis disappointed العاذلُthe reproacher
مِنْ ذى الوَرَى لكن يَخيبُ العاذلُ
None who hopes for your generous bounty is disappointed
among these people; but the reproacher is disappointed.
أنتyou الخصمُّthe adversary (likely intended: the vast sea) الزاخرُthe brimming العذبُthe sweet الذيwhich
أنت الخصمُّ الزاخرُ العذبُ الذي
منfrom جودهhis generosity خَجِلُashamed الأنىُّthe slow-moving one السائلُthe flowing one
من جوده خَجِلُ الأنىُّ السائلُ
You are the brimming, sweet sea, whose
bounty puts the slow-flowing stream to shame.
فكأنَماso it is as though عاهدتَyou made a pact with نفسَكَyourself أوor حَلَفْتَyou swore
فكأنَما عاهدتَ نفسَكَ أو حَلَفْتَ
أليّةًan oath أنthat لاnot يخيبَbe disappointed السائلُthe petitioner
أليّةً أن لا يخيبَ السائلُ
So it is as though you made a pact with yourself, or swore
an oath that no petitioner would be disappointed.
وإذاand when الكِرَامُthe noble ones تفاخرتْboasted to one another بمكارمٍof noble deeds
وإذا الكِرَامُ تفاخرتْ بمكارمٍ
وتفاضلتْand vied in merit يوماًone day فأنتَthen you are الفاضلُthe foremost in merit
وتفاضلتْ يوماً فأنتَ الفاضلُ
And when the noble vie in boasting of noble deeds,
and compete one day in merit, you are the foremost.
وإذاand when الكماةُthe armored warriors تقاعَسَتْhung back فيin مَأْزِقٍa tight spot
وإذا الكماةُ تقاعَسَتْ في مَأْزِقٍ
أوor أحْجَمتdrew back يوماًone day فأنثthen you (probable correction) الواصِلُthe one who presses on
أو أحْجَمت يوماً فأنث الواصِلُ
And when armored warriors hang back in a tight spot,
or shrink back one day, you are the one who presses on.
ياO طالباًseeker منهfrom him ندىًbounty لاdo not تبدهِreveal it
يا طالباً منه ندىً لا تبدهِ
فالسؤلُfor what is sought منهfrom him بلاwithout سؤالٍasking حاصلُobtained
فالسؤلُ منه بلا سؤالٍ حاصلُ
O seeker of his bounty, do not reveal your wish:
for what is sought from him is granted without asking.
أأخافُshould I fear? منof ريبِthe misfortunes of الزمانِtime وصرفهِand its vicissitudes
أأخافُ من ريبِ الزمانِ وصرفهِ
وبحبلِand with a cord of وُدٍّaffection منكfrom you حَبْلِيmy cord وَاصِلُconnected
وبحبلِ وُدٍّ منك حَبْلِي وَاصِلُ
Should I fear time's misfortunes and its turns,
while my cord is joined to a cord of affection from you?
كمhow often طوقتْencircled نُعْمَاكyour favor أعناقَthe necks of الوَرَىhumankind
كم طوقتْ نُعْمَاك أعناقَ الوَرَى
وسرتْand traveled إليهمto them مِنfrom لدُنكyour presence وَسَائِلُmeans of aid
وسرتْ إليهم مِن لدُنك وَسَائِلُ
How often your favor has garlanded the necks of humankind,
and means of aid have made their way from you to them.
فكأنماso it is as though آليتَyou swore أنَّكَthat you لاdo not تردْturn away (continued next line)
فكأنما آليتَ أنَّكَ لا تردْ
دَcompletion of 'turn away' السائلينthe petitioners فلمْand so not يَخِبْwas disappointed لكto you سائِلُa petitioner
دَ السائلين فلمْ يَخِبْ لك سائِلُ
So it is as though you swore that you would never turn away
petitioners; so no petitioner of yours has been disappointed.
وإذاand when أمرؤٌa man أقْوتْbecame desolate محلّتُهhis dwelling ولمand has not
وإذا أمرؤٌ أقْوتْ محلّتُه ولم
يسألْasked for نداكَyour bounty فأنتَthen you are عنهafter him مُسائِلُinquiring
يسألْ نداكَ فأنتَ عنه مُسائِلُ
And when a man's dwelling lies desolate, and he has not
asked for your bounty, you inquire after him.
ماnot أَمَّmade for يحرَكyour sea (probable correction) آملٌa hopeful person يرجوhoping for ندىًbounty
ما أَمَّ يحرَك آملٌ يرجو ندىً
إلاexcept وفاءfulfillment بماof what يُرَجِّىhopes for الآمِلُthe hopeful person
إلا وفاء بما يُرَجِّى الآمِلُ
No hopeful man seeking bounty has ever made for your sea,
without fulfillment of what that hopeful man desires.
ماnot شامَsighted برقَthe lightning of سحابِthe cloud of كفكyour palm شائمٌa rain-watcher
ما شامَ برقَ سحابِ كفك شائمٌ
إلاexcept وأغرقهand it engulfed him هَتُونٌceaseless rain وَابِلُheavy rain
إلا وأغرقه هَتُونٌ وَابِلُ
No watcher has sighted the lightning of your palm's cloud,
but a ceaseless, heavy downpour has engulfed him.
وعنتْand bowed إليكَto you قُيُولهاits chieftains ومُلوكهاand its kings
وعنتْ إليكَ قُيُولها ومُلوكها
طَوْعاًwillingly وكلٌّand each واقفٌstanding مُتضَائلُhumbling himself
طَوْعاً وكلٌّ واقفٌ مُتضَائلُ
And its chieftains and kings have bowed to you,
willingly, each standing humbled.
يَرِدُونthey come to drink بحراًa sea منof نوالِكyour bounty زاخراًbrimming
يَرِدُون بحراً من نوالِك زاخراً
عذباًsweet فراتاًrefreshingly sweet لمnot يحطهencompassed it سائِلُa petitioner
عذباً فراتاً لم يحطه سائِلُ
They come to a brimming sea of your bounty,
sweet and refreshing, whose bounds no petitioner has encompassed.
لاdo not تفقدنّever overlook فتىًa young man بنزوىin Nizwa فاضلاًworthy
لا تفقدنّ فتىً بنزوى فاضلاً
ذَاthis one قاعدٌsitting يرجوhoping وهذاand this one مَاثِلُstanding before you
ذَا قاعدٌ يرجو وهذا مَاثِلُ
Do not overlook a worthy young man in Nizwa:
this one sits hoping, and this one stands before you.
عِشْlive فيin الممالكthe kingdoms فيin النعيمbliss مخلداًliving forever
عِشْ في الممالك في النعيم مخلداً
عمراًa lifetime فماfor no لكَfor you فيamong الأنامِhumankind مُماثلُan equal
عمراً فما لكَ في الأنامِ مُماثلُ
Live in the kingdoms, in bliss, with an everlasting
life, for you have no equal among humankind.
زانتْgrew beautiful بكthrough you الدنياthe world فأنتَfor you are سرُورهاits joy
زانتْ بك الدنيا فأنتَ سرُورها
ونعيمُهاand its bliss وبكَand through you استقامَbecame straight المائلُthe crooked one
ونعيمُها وبكَ استقامَ المائلُ
The world is adorned by you, for you are its joy
and its bliss; through you the crooked is set straight.
لولاكَwere it not for you ماnot طابتْbecame pleasant حياةٌa life لامرئٍfor a person
لولاكَ ما طابتْ حياةٌ لامرئٍ
حقّاًtruly وماnor التذّenjoyed المآكلَfoods عاقلُa sensible person
حقّاً وما التذّ المآكلَ عاقلُ
Without you, no person's life would be pleasant,
truly, nor would any sensible person relish food.
ماwhat is الدهرُtime ماwhat is الدنياthe world وماand what are لذاتُهاits pleasures
ما الدهرُ ما الدنيا وما لذاتُها
فالدهرُfor time أنتَyou ونورُand the light of وجهكyour face شَامِلُall-encompassing
فالدهرُ أنتَ ونورُ وجهك شَامِلُ
What is time, what is the world, and what are its pleasures?
For you are time itself, and the light of your face encompasses all.
Sol 6.1