تُونسTunis الأنسِof delight بلدةٌa city ميمونهblessed
تُونس الأنسِ بلدةٌ ميمونه
وهيَand she باللّطفِby grace فيin القضاءِthe divine decree مَصونهguarded
وهيَ باللّطفِ في القضاءِ مَصونه
Tunis of delight is a blessed city,
Tunis, the city of felicity, is blessed
And by grace she is guarded within the divine decree.
In its governance it is protected by kindness
عادَةthe custom of اللّهGod أنّthat مَنwhoever رامهاsought her بالسwith harm (first part)
عادَة اللّه أنّ مَن رامها بالس
سوءِharm (completion) تُرديهlays him low نعيهُhis death notice المَسنونهordained
سوءِ تُرديه نعيهُ المَسنونه
God's way is that whoever seeks to do her
It is the way of God that whoever intends it harm
Harm is brought low by his ordained death summons.
Will be brought low, as is well known
وَالّذيand whoever أمّهاapproached her بخيرٍwith good intent توافيcomes to meet
وَالّذي أمّها بخيرٍ توافي
هِhim مِنَfrom اللّهGod نصرةٌsupport وَمَعونهand aid
هِ مِنَ اللّه نصرةٌ وَمَعونه
And whoever approaches her with good intent is met
And whoever wishes it good is granted
By support and aid from God.
By God support and aid
كَالملوكِlike the kings الكرامِnoble آلِthe house of حسينٍHusayn
كَالملوكِ الكرامِ آلِ حسينٍ
إِذwhen تبارواthey vied لِقُطرهاfor her land يعمرونهbuilding it up
إِذ تباروا لِقُطرها يعمرونه
Like the noble kings of the house of Husayn,
Like the noble kings, the family of Hussein
When they vied to build up her land.
Who strove to populate its realm
فَغداso it became مُلكهمtheir rule بِهاin her فيin قرارٍstability
فَغدا مُلكهم بِها في قرارٍ
حَيثُwhere ماwhat حولهُwas around it تخطّفwas snatched away دونَهshort of it
حَيثُ ما حولهُ تخطّف دونَه
Thus their rule within her stood secure,
Thus their kingdom in it became established
While what lay around it was swept away, stopping short of it.
Where none can grasp what is around it
وَتَوالَواand they succeeded one another بِهاin her جواهرَgems عقدٍof a necklace
وَتَوالَوا بِها جواهرَ عقدٍ
أَوسطتهoccupied its center الفَريدةُthe peerless jewel المَكنونهhidden
أَوسطته الفَريدةُ المَكنونه
And they succeeded one another there like gems on a necklace,
And they succeeded one another, jewels of a necklace
With the hidden, peerless jewel at its center:
With the unique hidden pearl as its center
دَولةُthe reign of الصادِقِal-Sadiq المليكthe sovereign الذيwhom أيstrengthened (first part)
دَولةُ الصادِقِ المليك الذي أي
يَدهُstrengthened him (completion) اللّهGod وَاِرتَضىand approved تَمكينهhis establishment in power
يَدهُ اللّه وَاِرتَضى تَمكينه
The reign of al-Sadiq, the sovereign whom
The state of the Truthful King, whom God
God strengthened, and whose establishment in power He approved.
Strengthened and approved his authority
عَلمَHe knew النيّةthe intention الجَميلةَnoble منهُfrom him
عَلمَ النيّة الجَميلةَ منهُ
لِجميعِfor all الوَرىhumankind فَكانso He became مُعينَهhis helper
لِجميعِ الوَرى فَكان مُعينَه
He knew his noble intention
He knew the good intentions toward
For all humankind, and so became his helper.
All creation, so he aided them
شَدّstrengthened بالمُصطفىthrough al-Mustafa الأمينِthe trustworthy لَهfor him أزstrength (first part)
شَدّ بالمُصطفى الأمينِ لَه أز
راًstrength (completion) فَأَضحىso he became وَزيرهhis minister وَأَمينهand his trusted man
راً فَأَضحى وَزيره وَأَمينه
He strengthened him through al-Mustafa, the trustworthy,
He held fast to the Trustworthy, the Faithful one, and made him
Who thus became his minister and trusted man.
His minister and confidant
حارساًguarding ملكَهhis kingdom برأيٍwith judgment وجدٍّand diligence
حارساً ملكَه برأيٍ وجدٍّ
لَوif دَعاhe summoned النجمَthe star صارَit became فوراًimmediately قَطينهhis retainer
لَو دَعا النجمَ صارَ فوراً قَطينه
Guarding his kingdom with judgment and diligence,
Guarding his kingdom with wisdom and effort
Were he to summon the star, it would instantly become his retainer.
If he called on a star it became his obedient slave
طَبعَimprinted اللّهGod فيهِin him ماwhat أَعجزleft helpless الخلcreation (first part)
طَبعَ اللّه فيهِ ما أَعجز الخل
قَcreation (completion) فَلَمso they did not يَبلغواattain دُناهُhis nearness ودينَهand his faith
قَ فَلَم يَبلغوا دُناهُ ودينَه
God imprinted in him what left creation helpless;
God imprinted in him what overwhelmed
So they could neither come near him nor match his faith.
Mortals, who never attained his qualities
فيin مُحيّاهhis countenance للسعادَةِfor good fortune عنواa sign (first part)
في مُحيّاه للسعادَةِ عنوا
نٌa sign (completion) مِنَof النورlight قَدhas أضاءِillumined جبينهhis brow
نٌ مِنَ النور قَد أضاءِ جبينه
Upon his face is a sign of good fortune,
In his smile for happiness is a title
Made of light that has illumined his brow.
Of light that illuminated his forehead
فَلتطُلso let her stand tall تونسُTunis بِدولةthrough a reign of صدقٍtruth
فَلتطُل تونسُ بِدولة صدقٍ
غرّshining آثارِهاits achievements بِهِthrough him مُستبنهmanifest
غرّ آثارِها بِهِ مُستبنه
So let Tunis stand proud under a reign of truth,
So may Tunis last forever with the state of Truth
Whose shining achievements are made plain through him.
Its vestiges through him clearly visible
إنّindeed مِنهاamong them إنif عُدّدتthey are enumerated سَلسبيلاًSalsabil (sweet-flowing water)
إنّ مِنها إن عُدّدت سَلسبيلاً
عَملworked المُستقيthe water-drawer بهwith it مَنجَنونهhis waterwheel
عَمل المُستقي به مَنجَنونه
Indeed, among them, if enumerated, is Salsabil,
If enumerated, from it would flow
With which the water-drawer worked his waterwheel.
The work of the diligent, copious as a torrent
سيقَwas led يَجريflowing بهby him ثلاثينَthirty ميلاًmiles
سيقَ يَجري به ثلاثينَ ميلاً
فيin قناةٍa conduit مِنَof الحديدِiron حَصينهstout
في قناةٍ مِنَ الحديدِ حَصينه
By his means, it was led to flow for thirty miles,
It would flow thirty miles
In a stout conduit made of iron.
In an iron-clad canal, impregnable
فَاِنبرىso it came forth طائعاًobediently وَمِنand since عهدِthe age of عادٍʿAd
فَاِنبرى طائعاً وَمِن عهدِ عادٍ
لَمhad not يُطاوِعyielded إلّاexcept to الحَناياthe arches الرّصينهsturdy
لَم يُطاوِع إلّا الحَنايا الرّصينه
So it came forth obediently; since the age of ʿAd
Volunteering in obedience from the era of the ancients
It had yielded only to sturdy arches.
None complied except the firm pillars
أَصبَحَتbecame تونسTunis بِهthrough it رَوضةًa garden خضgreen (first part)
أَصبَحَت تونس بِه رَوضةً خض
راءgreen (completion) مثلَlike اِسمهاher name بهاءًsplendor وزينهand adornment
راء مثلَ اِسمها بهاءً وزينه
Through it Tunis became a garden,
Tunis through it became a verdant garden
Green, with splendor and adornment to match her name.
Its beauty and adornment like its name
بَردىthe Barada جلّقof Jilliq حَوتshe possessed لاnot رداهاits ruin
بَردى جلّق حَوت لا رداها
وَرواand the refreshing waters of النيلِthe Nile لاnot حماهُits fever ونونَهand its fish
وَروا النيلِ لا حماهُ ونونَه
She gained Jilliq's Barada, but not its ruin,
It clothed the coasts that none can match
And the Nile's refreshing waters, but not its fever or its fish.
And irrigated the Nile with no protector or ally
فَالرساتينُso the rural estates وَالبساتينُand the gardens منهاof her
فَالرساتينُ وَالبساتينُ منها
مُفعماتٌbrimming منwith سيبِهِits flow مسنونَهwatered
مُفعماتٌ من سيبِهِ مسنونَه
So her rural estates and gardens
The orchards and gardens became laden
Are brimming with its flow, well watered.
With its fruits, abundant and sweet
أُبهِجَتwas gladdened تونسTunis بِماby what أرّخوهthey used to date it
أُبهِجَت تونس بِما أرّخوه
طَودُMount زغوانZaghouan قَدhas حَباهاgranted her معينَهits flowing water
طَودُ زغوان قَد حَباها معينَه
Tunis was gladdened by the chronogram they composed:
Tunis was gladdened by what they recorded
"Mount Zaghouan has granted her its flowing water."
The waters of Zaghouan endowed it with bounty
جالَcoursed فيهاthrough her فمنso whoever رَآهاsees her يؤرّخcomposes a chronogram
جالَ فيها فمن رَآها يؤرّخ
ماءُthe water of زغوانZaghouan جائلٌcoursing فيin المدينَهthe city
ماءُ زغوان جائلٌ في المدينَه
It coursed through her; whoever sees her composes this chronogram:
It flowed through the city, so whoever saw it dating
"Zaghouan's water is coursing through the city."
The waters of Zaghouan flowing through the city
عَمّرmay He make flourish اللّهGod قُطرهاher land ووقاهُand protect it
عَمّر اللّه قُطرها ووقاهُ
كلَّevery سوءٍevil مضاعفاًmultiplied تحسبينهyou reckon it
كلَّ سوءٍ مضاعفاً تحسبينه
May God make her land flourish and protect it
May God make its realm endure and protect it
Against every evil, however multiplied you reckon it.
From all evil, doubling its security
وَرَعاهُand watch over it بِصادقِthrough one true to الوعدِthe promise ملكاًas king
وَرَعاهُ بِصادقِ الوعدِ ملكاً
وَالوزيرand the minister الّذيwhom اِصطفاهhe chose خدينهhis intimate companion
وَالوزير الّذي اِصطفاه خدينه
And watch over it through a king true to his promise,
And guard it with the Truthful in his promise as King
And the minister whom he chose as his intimate companion.
And the minister whom He chose as his confidant
ذاthis دعاءٌa prayer جارىmatched المؤرّخthe chronicler نفعاًin benefit
ذا دعاءٌ جارى المؤرّخ نفعاً
فَليبنso let him make clear كلّevery سامعٍlistener تَأمينَهhis saying 'Amen'
فَليبن كلّ سامعٍ تَأمينَه
This prayer has matched the chronicler in benefit;
This is a prayer of the chronicler, may it be beneficial
So let every listener make his Amen heard.
So let each listener conclude with an Amen
Sol 6.1