ياO أَكرمَmost noble الناسِof people أخلاقاًin character وأحسنهمand the best of them
يا أَكرمَ الناسِ أخلاقاً وأحسنهم
تَقاضياًin claiming dues وأداءًand in returning للأماناتِentrusted things
تَقاضياً وأداءً للأماناتِ
O noblest of people in character, and best among them
O noblest of people in character, and the best of them
In seeking what is due and returning things entrusted,
in claiming dues and returning what is entrusted.
أهديI offer لِحَضرتكto your presence المحروسprotected طارقهاits visitor
أهدي لِحَضرتك المحروس طارقها
منfrom كلّevery نائبةٍcalamity أزكىpurest التحيّاتِgreetings
من كلّ نائبةٍ أزكى التحيّاتِ
I offer to your august presence—whose visitor is protected
I offer to your presence—whose visitor is protected
From every calamity—the purest greetings.
from every calamity—the purest greetings.
وبعدُand now فالمُرتجىso what is hoped for إعطاءُgiving حاملهاits bearer
وبعدُ فالمُرتجى إعطاءُ حاملها
ديباجتيmy brocade دونwithout تسويفٍprocrastination وإعناتِand imposed hardship
ديباجتي دون تسويفٍ وإعناتِ
Now then, I ask that the bearer of this be given
And now, the hope is that its bearer be given
My brocade, without delay or obstruction.
my brocade, without delay or imposed hardship.
وَهَكذاand thus الوعدthe promise والظنّand the opinion الجميلfavorable بكمof you
وَهَكذا الوعد والظنّ الجميل بكم
لاmay not زالcease to be مثلكمthose like you أهلpeople of المروءاتِnoble virtues
لا زال مثلكم أهل المروءاتِ
Such is the promise, and such my fair expectation of you:
And such is the promise and the good opinion held of you;
May people like you never cease to be people of noble virtue.
may those like you ever remain people of noble virtue.
Sol 6.1