حازَpossessed المحاسنَthe beauties منof خَلْقphysical form ومنand of خُلُقcharacter
حازَ المحاسنَ من خَلْق ومن خُلُق
كأنهas though he were منfrom جنانthe gardens of الخُلْدِeternity مُنْهَزِمُa fugitive
كأنه من جنان الخُلْدِ مُنْهَزِمُ
He possesses the beauties of form and character,
As though he were a fugitive from the gardens of eternity.
قدindeed جاءناhe came to us كَيْso that يريناhe might show us ماwhat أُعدَّwas prepared لنَاfor us
قد جاءنا كَيْ يرينا ما أُعدَّ لنَا
كمثلهlike him بجنَانin gardens ماno بهاin them سَقَمُsickness
كمثله بجنَان ما بها سَقَمُ
He has come to us to show us what is prepared for us:
Like him, in gardens where there is no sickness.
كَيْso that يردعَhe may restrain القومَthe people منfrom عصيانdisobedience to خالِقهمtheir Creator
كَيْ يردعَ القومَ من عصيان خالِقهم
ليعملَso that they may perform الصالحاتِgood deeds العربُthe Arabs والعجمُand non-Arabs
ليعملَ الصالحاتِ العربُ والعجمُ
To restrain the people from disobeying their Creator,
So that Arabs and non-Arabs may perform good deeds,
ليرغبُواso that they may be eager طاعةًobedience فيfor أمرthe command of سيدهمtheir master
ليرغبُوا طاعةً في أمر سيدهم
هُوhe الإمامُthe imam الذيwho انقادتْsubmitted لهto him الأممُthe nations
هُو الإمامُ الذي انقادتْ له الأممُ
So that they may eagerly obey their master's command.
He is the imam to whom the nations have submitted.
سيفُSayf بنson of سلطانSultan سفunclear as written نسلoffspring of مالكهhis master
سيفُ بن سلطان سف نسل مالكه
ذاكَthat الإمامُthe imam الهمامُthe valiant one السيدُthe lord الحكمُthe arbiter
ذاكَ الإمامُ الهمامُ السيدُ الحكمُ
Sayf ibn Sultan—[unclear word]—offspring of his master,
That valiant imam, the lord and arbiter.
أكرمْhow noble بِمنis he who حلّdwelt in قصرَthe palace of الأكرمينthe noblest ومنand whose
أكرمْ بِمن حلّ قصرَ الأكرمين ومن
أجدادهhis forefathers اليعربيونthe Ya‘rubis الذينwho هُمُthey
أجداده اليعربيون الذين هُمُ
How noble is he who dwells in the palace of the noblest, and whose
Forefathers are the Ya‘rubis, who are...
فطاعةُfor obedience to اللهِGod ربِّLord of العرشthe Throne طاعتُهobedience to him
فطاعةُ اللهِ ربِّ العرش طاعتُه
ومَنْand whoever عصاهُdisobeyed him فقدthen surely زلَّتslipped بهwith him القَدَمُthe foot
ومَنْ عصاهُ فقد زلَّت به القَدَمُ
For obedience to God, Lord of the Throne, is obedience to him.
And whoever disobeys him—his foot has surely slipped.
فكنso be مطيعاobedient لهto him فيin كلِّevery حادثةٍmatter
فكن مطيعا له في كلِّ حادثةٍ
مِنof الأوامرِthe commands فهْوfor he is العالِمُthe scholar العَلَمُthe beacon
مِن الأوامرِ فهْو العالِمُ العَلَمُ
So be obedient to him in every matter
Concerning commands, for he is the scholar, the beacon.
فهوfor he is المقيمُthe upholder بعدلِwith the justice of اللهGod مُجْتهداًstriving diligently
فهو المقيمُ بعدلِ الله مُجْتهداً
وهوand he is الرؤوفُthe compassionate one عداهpassed him by اللومُblame والندمُand regret
وهو الرؤوفُ عداه اللومُ والندمُ
For he diligently upholds God's justice,
And he is compassionate; blame and regret have passed him by.
مدحىmy praise لهof him أرتجىI hope for غفرانforgiveness يومthe day of غدtomorrow
مدحى له أرتجى غفران يوم غد
ومحوand the erasure of ذنبٍa sin جرىoccurred منىfrom me وماand whatever يَصِمُbrings disgrace
ومحو ذنبٍ جرى منى وما يَصِمُ
In praising him, I hope for forgiveness on the morrow,
And the erasure of a sin I committed, and whatever brings disgrace.
خُذْهاaccept it بلاwithout طمعٍhope of gain عذراءَa virgin واضحةclear
خُذْها بلا طمعٍ عذراءَ واضحة
كالشمسِlike the sun مشرقةًradiant لكنهاbut it is كَلمُwords
كالشمسِ مشرقةً لكنها كَلمُ
Accept it, offered without hope of gain, virgin and clear,
Radiant as the sun, though it is only words.
إذاwhen قرأْتَyou read معانيهاits meanings علىat مَهِلleisure
إذا قرأْتَ معانيها على مَهِل
تزولُwill vanish عنكَfrom you همومُthe cares of الدهرtime والهِممُand ambitions
تزولُ عنكَ همومُ الدهر والهِممُ
When you read its meanings at leisure,
The cares of time and ambitions will leave you.
قوافياًrhymed verses لكto you أهداهاhe offered them أَخُوa man of مقةٍaffection
قوافياً لك أهداها أَخُو مقةٍ
قديمةlongstanding أُسُّهاits foundation المعروفkindness والكرمُand generosity
قديمة أُسُّها المعروف والكرمُ
Rhymes offered to you by one whose affection
Is longstanding, founded on kindness and generosity.
Sol 6.1