رسلُmessengers البشائرِof glad tidings ورّدٌarrivals وصدورُand departures
رسلُ البشائرِ ورّدٌ وصدورُ
فَلترعَso let attend أسماعٌears لهاto them وصدورُand hearts
فَلترعَ أسماعٌ لها وصدورُ
The messengers of glad tidings come and go;
Messengers of good tidings, hearts are returning and breasts
Let ears and hearts attend to them.
So let ears listen to them and hearts as well
بَكَرتcame early تديرُpassing round منَof المسرّةhappiness أكؤساًcups
بَكَرت تديرُ منَ المسرّة أكؤساً
بِشذاwith the fragrance of التهانيcongratulations نشرُهاtheir scent معطورُperfumed
بِشذا التهاني نشرُها معطورُ
They came early, passing round cups of happiness,
The morn circles cups of joy
Their fragrance perfumed with congratulation.
Its greetings disseminating scented
يَهتزُّsways عطفُthe frame of الإرتياحِdelight لذكرهاat their mention
يَهتزُّ عطفُ الإرتياحِ لذكرها
وَيدورُand turns لحظُthe gaze of الأنسِpleasure حيثwherever تدورُthey turn
وَيدورُ لحظُ الأنسِ حيث تدورُ
Delight's frame sways at their mention,
The arm of comfort shakes for mentioning it
And pleasure's gaze follows wherever they turn.
And the glance of intimacy revolves wherever it revolves
للّهGod be praised for دَهرٌan age أَعتبَتmade amends أيّامهُits days
للّه دَهرٌ أَعتبَت أيّامهُ
فَجَنىso gathered أزاهرَthe blossoms of وَصلهاtheir reunion المهجورُthe forsaken one
فَجَنى أزاهرَ وَصلها المهجورُ
God be praised for an age whose days made amends:
For God, a time whose days He has blamed
The forsaken gathered the blossoms of their reunion.
So He has reaped its flowers and the abandoned has arrived
فاءَتreturned إِلىto الحُسنىkindness فإِنand if تكُthey had أسلفتpreviously committed
فاءَت إِلى الحُسنى فإِن تكُ أسلفت
ذَنباًa sin فَموهوبٌthen pardoned لهاfor them مغفورُforgiven
ذَنباً فَموهوبٌ لها مغفورُ
They returned to kindness; if they had previously committed
She came to the excellent so if she was guilty of
A sin, it is pardoned and forgiven them.
A sin, it is forgiven for her
سَمَحتfreely offered بكأسِthe cup of الوصلِreunion صفواًpure بعدماafter
سَمَحت بكأسِ الوصلِ صفواً بعدما
عَضَلتهُwithheld it فيin خدرِthe secluded chamber of المطالِdelay دهورُages
عَضَلتهُ في خدرِ المطالِ دهورُ
They freely offered the pure cup of reunion, after
She relented with a cup of pure connection after
Long ages had withheld it in delay's secluded chamber.
Hardships had marred it for ages
أَسدَتextended يديهِits two hands إِلىto الورىmankind يُمناهماtheir right hand
أَسدَت يديهِ إِلى الورى يُمناهما
يُمنٌgood fortune وفيand in يُسراهُماtheir left hand ميسورُready bounty
يُمنٌ وفي يُسراهُما ميسورُ
It extended its two hands to mankind: their right
She extended her hands to people, right and left
Is good fortune, and in their left lies ready bounty.
A right and in its left is ease
فَاِنظرso look لِروضِat the garden of الإبتهاجِrejoicing قدnow اِكتسىhas donned
فَاِنظر لِروضِ الإبتهاجِ قد اِكتسى
حبرَthe brocades of النضارةِfreshness غصنهits branch المهصورُbent
حبرَ النضارةِ غصنه المهصورُ
Look at the garden of rejoicing: now clothed
So look to the garden of rejoicing wearing
In freshness's brocades stands its bent branch,
The ink of freshness, its branch engraved
مُتبرِّجاًadorning itself للإحتفالِfor celebration كغادةٍlike a maiden
مُتبرِّجاً للإحتفالِ كغادةٍ
وُعدتwas promised بأنّthat حبيبهاher beloved سيزورُwill visit
وُعدت بأنّ حبيبها سيزورُ
Adorning itself for celebration like a maiden
Blossoming for the celebration like a lover
Promised that her beloved will visit.
Promised her beloved will visit
تَشدوsing بلابِلهits nightingales علىupon فينانهits leafy boughs
تَشدو بلابِله على فينانه
ثَمرُthe fruit of المُنىwishes بظلالهاbeneath their shade منثورُscattered
ثَمرُ المُنى بظلالها منثورُ
Its nightingales sing upon its leafy boughs;
Singing its nightingales on its branches
The fruit of wishes lies scattered beneath their shade.
The wished-for fruit in its shade scattered
لاno غَروwonder وَالأهواءُwhile desires تَستهديseek guidance from النهىreason
لا غَرو وَالأهواءُ تَستهدي النهى
أنthat يستفزّbe stirred منَby السرورِjoy وقورُa dignified man
أن يستفزّ منَ السرورِ وقورُ
No wonder, when desires seek reason's guidance,
No wonder and desires lead to prohibition
That even a dignified man is stirred by joy.
That dignity be provoked by joy
أَوَand is it ماnot تراهُyou see it أبانَdrew forth مِنfrom أَعطافناour bearing
أَوَ ما تراهُ أبانَ مِن أَعطافنا
تيهاًproud delight فكلّso everyone ذيلهhis robe-train مجرورُtrailing
تيهاً فكلّ ذيله مجرورُ
Do you not see how it has drawn from our bearing
Or do you not see it through our affection
Such proud delight that everyone trails his robe?
Lost so each of its tails is dragged
طَرباًin joy بنجلٍat a son للوزيرِof the minister المصطفىMustafa
طَرباً بنجلٍ للوزيرِ المصطفى
ميمونُblessed in كلِّevery نقيبةdisposition مبرورُfavored
ميمونُ كلِّ نقيبة مبرورُ
In joy at a son born to the minister Mustafa,
Rejoicing for the son of the Minister Al-Mustafa
Blessed in every disposition and favored.
Auspicious all pillars passed well
أَضحىbecame مُقدّمةthe herald of الهناءhappiness قدومهُhis arrival
أَضحى مُقدّمة الهناء قدومهُ
وَربيعand spring for محلdrought مارَswirled منهfrom it المورُdust
وَربيع محل مارَ منه المورُ
His arrival became the herald of happiness
His arrival becoming the leader of happiness
And spring for a drought from which dust swirled.
And a spring instead of what has passed decays
بَيناwhile رمادُthe ash of المحلِdrought مربدٌّgray بهِwith it
بَينا رمادُ المحلِ مربدٌّ بهِ
وَجهthe face of الصعيدِthe ground وصدرهُand its breast محرورُscorched
وَجه الصعيدِ وصدرهُ محرورُ
While drought's ash lay gray upon
While the ashes of the place are cold in it
The ground's face, and its breast was scorched,
And its ground and chest freed
تَرعىgraze on سوائِمُهits grazing beasts الهشيمَdry stalks تلمّظاًlicking their lips
تَرعى سوائِمُه الهشيمَ تلمّظاً
وَثرىand the dust of المواردِwatering places فيin الرياحthe winds يثورُrises
وَثرى المواردِ في الرياح يثورُ
Its grazing beasts nibbled dry stalks, licking their lips,
Its steeds nibble the fodder inflamed
And the watering places' dust rose in the winds,
And the ground of the pasture in the winds revolts
إِذwhen واجَهتهmet it منof المحرّمِMuharram غرّةٌthe first day
إِذ واجَهته من المحرّمِ غرّةٌ
سَعدَتwas auspicious فأسعدناso made us happy بهاthrough it المقدورُdestiny
سَعدَت فأسعدنا بها المقدورُ
The first day of Muharram met it,
When a new moon of the sacred surprised it
Auspicious, and destiny made us happy through it.
Bringing good luck so our fate was blessed
نَشَرتspread بآفاقِacross the horizons of السماءِthe sky مهارقاًscrolls
نَشَرت بآفاقِ السماءِ مهارقاً
فيهاin them لِتوقيعِfor the signature of الهناءِhappiness سطورُlines
فيها لِتوقيعِ الهناءِ سطورُ
It spread scrolls across the sky's horizons,
Spreading across the sky’s horizons
Bearing lines for happiness's signature:
Pages for signing happiness lines
بُرءُthe recovery of المشيرِthe marshal وفوزُand the deliverance of أرضٍa land مسّهاafflicted it
بُرءُ المشيرِ وفوزُ أرضٍ مسّها
بِشكاتهِthrough his illness لاnot يشتكيsuffers المحضورُthe possessed
بِشكاتهِ لا يشتكي المحضورُ
The marshal's recovery, and the deliverance of a land afflicted
The Minister's innocence and the land's victory touched by
By his illness as not even the possessed suffers.
His complaints, none present complains
قَدhad كاتَمَتهconcealed from him تجمّلاًkeeping up appearances بَأساؤهاits distress
قَد كاتَمَته تجمّلاً بَأساؤها
حتّىuntil تكاملَbecame complete للشفاءِof recovery ظهورُthe manifestation
حتّى تكاملَ للشفاءِ ظهورُ
It had concealed its distress from him, keeping up appearances,
It had hidden them gracefully
Until his recovery became fully manifest.
Until perfection of healing appeared
وَثنىand turned لَهاtoward it عِطفاًhis side فَلمّاand when اِرتابهاgrew uneasy about it
وَثنى لَها عِطفاً فَلمّا اِرتابها
دَمقpeered toward السماءَthe sky ووجههand his face محسورُunveiled
دَمق السماءَ ووجهه محسورُ
He turned toward it; when he grew uneasy about it,
And inclined to it affectionately so when it wavered
He peered toward the sky, his face unveiled.
He frowned at the sky and its face saddened
فَإِذاand suddenly خيامُthe tents of الغيمِclouds فيin أرجائهاits expanses
فَإِذا خيامُ الغيمِ في أرجائها
مَضروبةٌpitched وَحجابُهاand its veil مستورُhidden
مَضروبةٌ وَحجابُها مستورُ
And there were cloud-tents throughout its expanses,
So the tents of clouds in its spaces
Pitched, and its veil was hidden.
Are pitched and their veils covered
وَاِنحلّand came undone سلكُthe thread of القطرِraindrops حتّىuntil أنّهindeed it
وَاِنحلّ سلكُ القطرِ حتّى أنّه
فيin كلّevery قطرٍregion عقدهits necklace منثورُscattered
في كلّ قطرٍ عقده منثورُ
The thread of raindrops came undone, until
And the strand of droplets dissolved until
In every region its necklace lay scattered.
In every drop its necklace scattered
وَغَدتand became صلالُthe serpents of سُيولهِits torrents منسابةًgliding
وَغَدت صلالُ سُيولهِ منسابةً
فَجرىso flowed بِهاwith them المعمورinhabited land والمغمورُand submerged land
فَجرى بِها المعمور والمغمورُ
The serpents of its torrents went gliding,
And the torrent of its floods flowed
And inhabited and submerged lands ran with them.
So the prosperous and deprived flowed
تَفريrip أَديمَthe skin of الأَرضِthe earth عَنfree of مَحَلٍdrought إِلىuntil
تَفري أَديمَ الأَرضِ عَن مَحَلٍ إِلى
أنthat أخرَجَتcast out مِنهُfrom it الضبابَthe lizards جحورُburrows
أن أخرَجَت مِنهُ الضبابَ جحورُ
They ripped the earth's skin free of drought, until
Uncovering the skin of earth to a place
Burrows cast the lizards out of it.
Until its burrows extracted the fogs
فَتَلَقَّفَتهُso swallowed it كَماjust as تَلَقَّفَتِswallowed العَصاthe staff
فَتَلَقَّفَتهُ كَما تَلَقَّفَتِ العَصا
سحرthe sorcery of العصيthe rods بِماthrough what حَباهاbestowed upon it الطُورُthe Mount
سحر العصي بِما حَباها الطُورُ
They swallowed it, just as the staff swallowed
And it took like the stick took
The rods' sorcery, through what the Mount bestowed on it.
The magic of rods in what the Mount endowed
وَتقَرَّتِand sought out الأَجرازُbarren tracts فَهيَso they تُثيرُهاstir them
وَتقَرَّتِ الأَجرازُ فَهيَ تُثيرُها
عَلاhard rocks بِبَردِwith the coolness of نَميرِهاtheir sweet water فَتَخورُso they yield
عَلا بِبَردِ نَميرِها فَتَخورُ
They sought out barren tracts, stirring them—
And the meadows it stirs them
Hard rocks—with their cool, sweet water, until they yielded.
High with the coolness of its breeze so they shrivel
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen عَفَتِeffaced المَذاهِبُthe pathways وَاِغتَدَتand became
حَتّى إِذا عَفَتِ المَذاهِبُ وَاِغتَدَت
مِنهاthrough them سُهولُthe level lands of الأَرضِthe earth وَهيَwhile they were وُعورُrugged
مِنها سُهولُ الأَرضِ وَهيَ وُعورُ
Until they effaced the pathways and turned
Until when doctrines became gentle and
The earth's level lands, through them, into rugged ground.
Its easy plains and bumps mended
وَتَعَطَّلَتand were disabled طُرُقُthe routes of المَجازاتِcrossings الَّتيwhich
وَتَعَطَّلَت طُرُقُ المَجازاتِ الَّتي
أَوهَتweakened قَرائِنُهاtheir connecting bonds فَعَزَّso became difficult عُبورُpassage
أَوهَت قَرائِنُها فَعَزَّ عُبورُ
The routes of crossing were disabled,
And the ways of crossed were disabled
Their connecting bonds weakened, and passage grew difficult.
Their contexts enfeebled so crossing was hard
وَأَغارَand invaded بِالأَغوارِthe lowlands ذَرءُthe spread of سُيوبِهاtheir streams
وَأَغارَ بِالأَغوارِ ذَرءُ سُيوبِها
وَتَطَلَّعand climbed الأَنجادthe heights مِنهُfrom it زَخورُa surging flood
وَتَطَلَّع الأَنجاد مِنهُ زَخورُ
The spread of their streams invaded the lowlands,
And the abundance of its floods took the valleys
And a surging flood climbed the heights.
And the flatlands expected from it prosperity
وَاِستَقبلَand faced الخَضراءَthe green sky مِنfrom غبرائِهاits dusty earth
وَاِستَقبلَ الخَضراءَ مِن غبرائِها
وَجهٌa face بأعينِby the eyes of سَعدِهاits good fortune مَنظورُbeheld
وَجهٌ بأعينِ سَعدِها مَنظورُ
Toward the green sky, from its dusty earth, turned
And it faced the green from its ashes
A face beheld by the eyes of good fortune.
A face its eyes of fortune see
فَكَأَنَّso as though كُلَّevery قَرارَةٍbasin قارورَةٌa glass vessel
فَكَأَنَّ كُلَّ قَرارَةٍ قارورَةٌ
رَقَّتbecame transparent فَلاحَso appeared ضَميرُهاits interior المَستورُhidden
رَقَّت فَلاحَ ضَميرُها المَستورُ
As though every basin were a glass vessel,
So it is as if every steadfast
Made transparent, revealing its hidden interior.
Melted so its hidden essence appeared
وَكَأَنَّand as though مُطَّردthe succession of الفَواقِعbubbles فَوقَهاupon it
وَكَأَنَّ مُطَّرد الفَواقِع فَوقَها
دُرَرٌpearls تَدحرجُrolling أَرضُهاtheir floor بلّورُcrystal
دُرَرٌ تَدحرجُ أَرضُها بلّورُ
And as though the succession of bubbles upon it
And it is as if the flow of events above it
Were rolling pearls, their floor crystal.
Are pearls its ground pours rolling
تَلقاكَgreets you مِنat كُلِّevery المَواقِعِspot رَوضَةٌa garden
تَلقاكَ مِن كُلِّ المَواقِعِ رَوضَةٌ
خَضلٌdewy غَضيرُluxuriant نَباتِهاits growth مَمشورُfully leafed
خَضلٌ غَضيرُ نَباتِها مَمشورُ
A garden greets you at every spot,
Gardens meet you from all places
Dewy and luxuriant, its plants fully leafed.
Green, flowering plants pruned
لِلطَيرِfor birds فَوقَabove مَنابِرِthe pulpits of اِبنِthe son of مَعينِهاits flowing water
لِلطَيرِ فَوقَ مَنابِرِ اِبنِ مَعينِها
مِنfrom آلِthe house of داوودَDavid اِعتَرىarose مَزمورُa psalm
مِن آلِ داوودَ اِعتَرى مَزمورُ
For birds, above the pulpits of its water-born growth,
For the birds above the pulpits of Ibn Ma'in
A psalm from the house of David has arisen.
From David's family the Psalms passed by
جُدَدtracks بأَذنابِin the tails of الطَواويسِpeacocks اِكتَسَتclothed themselves
جُدَد بأَذنابِ الطَواويسِ اِكتَسَت
مِنfrom بَعدِafter أَنthat جَثَمَتsettled بِهِنَّupon them الحورُthe fair maidens
مِن بَعدِ أَن جَثَمَت بِهِنَّ الحورُ
Tracks have clothed themselves in peacocks' tails,
Renewed by the tails of peacocks dressed
After fair maidens had settled upon them.
After they had settled on them the houris
مُتَخَيِّفاتvariegated الوَشيِin embroidery تَحسَبُyou would think زَهرهاtheir blossoms
مُتَخَيِّفات الوَشيِ تَحسَبُ زَهرها
خَلَعَتbestowed عَلَيهِupon them بُرودَهُنَّtheir striped robes الحورُthe fair maidens
خَلَعَت عَلَيهِ بُرودَهُنَّ الحورُ
Variegated in embroidery, their blossoms seem
Frightening the antelope they think its flowers
To wear the striped robes the fair maidens bestowed upon them.
Upon it the houris' coolness shed
سحبَdragged النَسيمُthe breeze عَليهِacross them فَضلَthe trailing part of ذُيولِهِits skirts
سحبَ النَسيمُ عَليهِ فَضلَ ذُيولِهِ
فَاِنحَلَّso opened جَيبُthe collar of عَبيرِهِtheir perfume المَزرورُbuttoned
فَاِنحَلَّ جَيبُ عَبيرِهِ المَزرورُ
The breeze dragged its trailing skirts across them,
The breeze pulled its trains' remains
And their perfume's buttoned collar opened.
So the pocket of its perfume poured
فَكَأَنَّماso as though خُلُقُthe character of الوَزيرِthe minister تَمَثَّلَتtook form
فَكَأَنَّما خُلُقُ الوَزيرِ تَمَثَّلَت
رَوضاًas a garden وَفَيضُand the bounty of أَكُفِّهِhis palms مَمطورُraining down
رَوضاً وَفَيضُ أَكُفِّهِ مَمطورُ
As though the minister's character had taken form
It is as if the Minister's nature embodied
As a garden, with his palms' bounty raining down.
A meadow and the outpouring of his palms abundant
هَشَّتrejoiced بِمَولِدِat the birth of نَجلِهِhis son فَسَرىso spread بِهاthrough them
هَشَّت بِمَولِدِ نَجلِهِ فَسَرى بِها
فيthroughout العالَمينَthe worlds بَشاشَةٌcheerfulness وَحُبورُand delight
في العالَمينَ بَشاشَةٌ وَحُبورُ
They rejoiced at his son's birth, and through them spread
They rejoiced at his son's birth so delight and love
Throughout the worlds, cheerfulness and delight.
Spread in both worlds with joy and passion
آلَتvowed لتَمتدّنَّshall surely be spread فيهِon his occasion مَوائِدٌbanquet tables
آلَت لتَمتدّنَّ فيهِ مَوائِدٌ
وَليَشهَدَنَّand shall surely witness نَوالَهاtheir bounty الجُمهورُthe public
وَليَشهَدَنَّ نَوالَها الجُمهورُ
They vowed that banquet tables would surely be spread for him,
Wanting to extend for it banquets
And the public would surely witness their bounty.
And for the masses to witness its bliss
رامَتsought عُمومَthe universality of البرِّkindness ثمَّتthen أَشفَقَتfeared
رامَت عُمومَ البرِّ ثمَّت أَشفَقَت
مِنlest أَنthat يُجشَّمbe imposed للقَصِيِّupon the distant one حُضورُattendance
مِن أَن يُجشَّم للقَصِيِّ حُضورُ
They sought kindness for all, then feared
It intended the good of all creation then pitied
That attendance might be imposed upon those far away.
That the far be deprived of attending
وَكَأَنَّهand as though he فَهمَunderstood الأَلِيَّةَthe oath فَاِختَشىso feared
وَكَأَنَّه فَهمَ الأَلِيَّةَ فَاِختَشى
أَنthat يَستَحيلَturn إِلىinto العُقوقingratitude بُرورُkindness
أَن يَستَحيلَ إِلى العُقوق بُرورُ
As though he understood the oath and feared
It is as if he understood the hint so feared
That kindness might turn into ingratitude,
Gratitude would turn to ingratitude's harm
فَاِرتاثَso he lingered فيin المَأوىthe shelter الطَهورِpure رَجاءَhoping أَنthat
فَاِرتاثَ في المَأوى الطَهورِ رَجاءَ أَن
يَنهَلَّpour down مِنfrom رُحمىthe mercy of الإلهِGod طهورُpurifying water
يَنهَلَّ مِن رُحمى الإلهِ طهورُ
He lingered in his pure shelter, hoping that
So he sought in the pure residence hoping
Purifying water might pour from God's mercy.
The mercy of God would pour purity
تَغدوbecome مَوائِدهُits banquet tables البَرِيَّةُcreation وَالبراand open country
تَغدو مَوائِدهُ البَرِيَّةُ وَالبرا
وَيَكونُand become عيداًa festival عَودُهُits return مَشكورُgratefully received
وَيَكونُ عيداً عَودُهُ مَشكورُ
Creation and open country would become its banquet tables,
His charitable banquets the righteous and dutiful
And its return a festival, gratefully received.
And his return a feast thanked
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen غَمَرَoverwhelmed الأنامَmankind وَوُفِّيتand were fulfilled
حَتّى إِذا غَمَرَ الأنامَ وَوُفِّيت
مِنهُthrough it لِآمالِfor the hopes of الوَزيرِthe minister نُذورُvows
مِنهُ لِآمالِ الوَزيرِ نُذورُ
Until, when it had overwhelmed mankind and fulfilled
Until it overwhelmed the people and fulfilled
Through it the vows answering the minister's hopes,
From it the Minister’s hopes and vows
وافىarrived بِأيمَنِwith the most auspicious طالِعٍrising ماnever قَبلَهُbefore him
وافى بِأيمَنِ طالِعٍ ما قَبلَهُ
أَمسَتhad become مَطالِعُrising places لِلهِلالِfor the crescent حُجورُbosoms
أَمسَت مَطالِعُ لِلهِلالِ حُجورُ
He arrived with the luckiest rising: never before him
Bringing with good stellar fortune what preceded it
Had bosoms become rising places for a crescent.
The rising places for the crescent became small
وَضَعَتهُshe bore him مِنfrom قَبلِbefore السرارِthe moon's dark nights بِلَيلَةٍby one night
وَضَعَتهُ مِن قَبلِ السرارِ بِلَيلَةٍ
كَيso that لاnot يَبينَpart شَبيههُhis likeness الدَيجورُdeep darkness
كَي لا يَبينَ شَبيههُ الدَيجورُ
She bore him one night before the moon's dark nights,
It placed it unexpectedly at night
So darkness would not part him from his likeness.
So that its similar not appear in the darkness
فَبَداso appeared كَماas يَبدوappears فِرِندُthe watered pattern of مُهَنَّدٍan Indian sword
فَبَدا كَما يَبدو فِرِندُ مُهَنَّدٍ
جافىleft behind الغرابَraven-blackness صَقِيلُهُits polished blade المَشهورُdrawn
جافى الغرابَ صَقِيلُهُ المَشهورُ
He appeared like the watered pattern of an Indian sword,
So it appeared as the blade of the polished Indian sword appears
Its drawn, polished blade leaving raven-blackness behind.
Defying the crow, its polished fame known
مُتَأَلّقُgleaming الصفحَينِon both flats يُبديdisplays دلّهُhis charm
مُتَأَلّقُ الصفحَينِ يُبدي دلّهُ
ليناًsoftness وَبَأسُand the might of غِرارهِhis blade-edge مَحذورُfeared
ليناً وَبَأسُ غِرارهِ مَحذورُ
Gleaming on both flats, his charm displays
Radiant, its indication yielding
Softness, while his blade-edge's might is feared.
Yet the might of its strike feared
تَرنوgaze العُيونُthe eyes لمائِهِat his luster وَكَأَنَّماand as though
تَرنو العُيونُ لمائِهِ وَكَأَنَّما
إِنسانُهاtheir pupil مُتَوَعِّدٌthreatening مَذعورُterrified
إِنسانُها مُتَوَعِّدٌ مَذعورُ
Eyes gaze at his luster, as though
Eyes covet its water, it is as if
Their pupil were both threatening and terrified.
Their person threatened frightened
شِيَمٌtraits حَواهاhe inherited them مِنfrom أَبيهِhis father وَنالَهُand he received
شِيَمٌ حَواها مِن أَبيهِ وَنالَهُ
مِنfrom خالِهِhis maternal uncle حَظٌّa share بِهاin them مَوفورُabundant
مِن خالِهِ حَظٌّ بِها مَوفورُ
Traits he inherited from his father; he received
Traits from his father contained, and from his uncle
From his maternal uncle an abundant share in them.
Gained a share in it abundant
وَاللَّيثُand the lion مِنهُfrom him مَخائِلٌsigns فيin شِبلِهِhis cub
وَاللَّيثُ مِنهُ مَخائِلٌ في شِبلِهِ
وَالشَمسُand the sun مِنهاfrom it فيin الأَهِلَّةِthe crescents نورُlight
وَالشَمسُ مِنها في الأَهِلَّةِ نورُ
The lion leaves signs of himself in his cub,
And the lion in it has the mildness of its cub
And the sun lends its light to crescents.
And the sun in it at the new moon, light
وَمنand whoever المُشيرُthe marshal إِذاif تَمَحَّضَis truly خالُهُhis maternal uncle
وَمن المُشيرُ إِذا تَمَحَّضَ خالُهُ
فَلَهُthen he has عَناصِرُorigins فيin العُلىeminence وَجُذورُand roots
فَلَهُ عَناصِرُ في العُلى وَجُذورُ
Whoever truly has the marshal as his maternal uncle
And who is the Minister when his uncle is pure
Has origins and roots in eminence.
For he has elements in highness and roots
يُنميهِnurtures him مِنfrom شَرَفِthe nobility of الأُمومَةِmotherhood مَغرَسٌa planting
يُنميهِ مِن شَرَفِ الأُمومَةِ مَغرَسٌ
كَرَمُthe nobility of الأُبُوَّةِfatherhood عِندَهُwithin it مَبذورُsown
كَرَمُ الأُبُوَّةِ عِندَهُ مَبذورُ
A planting of noble motherhood nurtures him,
Growing him from the nobility of motherhood a planted tree
With paternal nobility sown within it.
The generosity of fatherhood in it seeded
ياO أَيُّهاyou المَولىlord الَّذيwho بِفِعالِهِthrough his deeds
يا أَيُّها المَولى الَّذي بِفِعالِهِ
زينَتwere adorned لِعيدِfor the festival of المَكرُماتِnoble deeds نُحورُnecks
زينَت لِعيدِ المَكرُماتِ نُحورُ
O lord, through whose deeds
O He who with His actions beauty
Necks were adorned for noble deeds' festival,
Adorned the feast of gifts necks
وَطِئَتand trod أَخامِصُthe arches of the feet of فَخرِهِhis pride قُلَلَthe summits of العُلىeminence
وَطِئَت أَخامِصُ فَخرِهِ قُلَلَ العُلى
وَعَلىand toward التَواضُعِhumility طَبعُهُhis nature مَفطورُinnately disposed
وَعَلى التَواضُعِ طَبعُهُ مَفطورُ
The soles of whose pride trod eminence's summits,
The heels of His pride reached the peaks of loftiness
Yet whose nature is innately humble,
And humility is inherent in His nature
مُذsince أَلَّفَunited الدُنيابِدينٍworldly life with religion قَيِّمٍupright
مُذ أَلَّفَ الدُنيابِدينٍ قَيِّمٍ
وَسِواهُwhile others بَينَهُماbetween the two عَلَيهِtoward it نُفورُdiscord
وَسِواهُ بَينَهُما عَلَيهِ نُفورُ
Since he united worldly life with upright religion,
Since He harmonized religion and life
While others find the two at odds,
And equalized between them, animosity resulted
يَهَبُgives السِيادَةَleadership وَالسَعادَةَand happiness وَالغِنىand wealth
يَهَبُ السِيادَةَ وَالسَعادَةَ وَالغِنى
مُتَفادِياًavoiding أَنthat يَجتَديهِshould beg from him قُصورُwant
مُتَفادِياً أَن يَجتَديهِ قُصورُ
He gives leadership, happiness, and wealth,
Granting sovereignty, happiness, and wealth
Taking care that no want need beg of him.
Avoiding want besieging Him
طَلقُopen المُحَيّاin countenance وَالبَنانِand in fingers سميدَعٌa noble lord
طَلقُ المُحَيّا وَالبَنانِ سميدَعٌ
رَحبُspacious الجَنانِof heart إِذاwhen تَضيقُtighten صُدورُbreasts
رَحبُ الجَنانِ إِذا تَضيقُ صُدورُ
Open in countenance and fingers, a noble lord,
Open, white and smiling, spacious
Ample-hearted when other breasts grow tight.
When breasts are narrow, cramped
تَلقىmeets بَشاشَةُthe brightness of وَجهِهِhis face وَجهَthe face of الرَجاhope
تَلقى بَشاشَةُ وَجهِهِ وَجهَ الرَجا
فَتُماطُso are removed مِنof خَجَلٍshyness علاهُthat covered it سُتورُveils
فَتُماطُ مِن خَجَلٍ علاهُ سُتورُ
His face's brightness meets the face of hope,
The cheerfulness of His face meets the face of hope
And removes the veils of shyness covering it.
So covers from shyness its banners
يَستَأنِسُtakes comfort الفَزِعthe frightened one الهَيوبthe timid one بِمَنطِقin speech
يَستَأنِسُ الفَزِع الهَيوب بِمَنطِق
أريِhoney الجَنىof harvest مِنfrom مَعدنَيهِits two sources مَشورُextracted
أريِ الجَنى مِن مَعدنَيهِ مَشورُ
The frightened and timid take comfort in speech
Fearing sheep are comforted by His speech
Whose harvest is honey, drawn from its two sources.
The crops of His two springs ripened
يُحييrevives مَواتَthe deadness of العُذرِexcuse مِمَّنfrom whoever قَدhas جَنىoffended
يُحيي مَواتَ العُذرِ مِمَّن قَد جَنى
وَيُميتُand kills غمراًrancor شَعَّرَتهُstirred it غُمورُgrudges
وَيُميتُ غمراً شَعَّرَتهُ غُمورُ
He revives the lifeless excuse of one who has offended,
Bringing to life the dead of excuses of those who sinned
And extinguishes rancor stirred by other grudges.
And killing resentments that clouded them
دُمendure لِلإيالَةِfor governance وَالإِنالَةِand giving وَالعُلىand eminence
دُم لِلإيالَةِ وَالإِنالَةِ وَالعُلى
تُحييreviving مآثِرَglorious deeds ذِكرُهاwhose remembrance مَأثورُis handed down
تُحيي مآثِرَ ذِكرُها مَأثورُ
Endure in governance, giving, and eminence,
Lasting for empowerment, attainment, and highness
Reviving glorious deeds whose remembrance is handed down.
His mentioned achievements aged
تُؤويshelter الأَنامmankind إِلىin ظِلالِthe shade of مَعيشَةٍa livelihood
تُؤوي الأَنام إِلى ظِلالِ مَعيشَةٍ
مَهدُthe bed of النَعيمِcomfort لِجَنبِهاfor its side مَوثورُsoftly furnished
مَهدُ النَعيمِ لِجَنبِها مَوثورُ
Sheltering mankind beneath the shade of a livelihood
Sheltering people in the shade of a livelihood
Whose side rests on comfort's softly furnished bed.
The abode of bliss to its side guaranteed
وَتُعيدُand restore لِلأَيّامِto the days عُذرَthe innocence of شَبيبَةٍyouth
وَتُعيدُ لِلأَيّامِ عُذرَ شَبيبَةٍ
وَعهودَand times of أُنسٍintimacy غالَهُنَّdestroyed them دُثورُdecay
وَعهودَ أُنسٍ غالَهُنَّ دُثورُ
Restoring to the days youth's innocence
And restoring to days the excuse of youth
And times of intimacy destroyed by decay.
And eras of intimacy that time eroded
مُستَعصِماًseeking protection مِنكَfrom you الزَمانُtime بِعُروَةٍwith a grip
مُستَعصِماً مِنكَ الزَمانُ بِعُروَةٍ
وُثقىfirm وَعَهدٍand a covenant حَبلُهُwhose cord مَمرورُtightly twisted
وُثقى وَعَهدٍ حَبلُهُ مَمرورُ
Time seeks protection from you through a grip
Secured from You by a firm covenant
Firm, and a covenant whose cord is tightly twisted.
And trusted pact its rope extended
يَأبىrefuses الإلهُGod وَكُلُّand every عَبدٍservant مُؤمِنٍbelieving
يَأبى الإلهُ وَكُلُّ عَبدٍ مُؤمِنٍ
إِلّاanything but عُلاكَyour eminence عَنfrom السِوىothers مَحجورُwithheld
إِلّا عُلاكَ عَن السِوى مَحجورُ
God and every believing servant will have
God and every believing servant refuse
Nothing but your eminence, withheld from others.
Except Your loftiness from equity prevented
لِمكارِمfor noble deeds إِنif يَحوِpossesses غَيرُكَanother than you نَزرَهاtheir scant portion
لِمكارِم إِن يَحوِ غَيرُكَ نَزرَها
فَكَماthen just as حَوىholds أَسماءَهاtheir names المَسطورُthe written page
فَكَما حَوى أَسماءَها المَسطورُ
For noble deeds: if others possess a scant share,
If others attempt its generous deeds
They hold it as written pages hold their names.
It is as whoever attempts its recorded names
وَسَدادُand soundness of رَأيٍjudgment أَعزَبَتهُthey let it slip زُيودُهُمtheir Zayds
وَسَدادُ رَأيٍ أَعزَبَتهُ زُيودُهُم
وَسَوادُand the populace of ثغرٍa frontier أَسلَمَتهُthey abandoned it عُمورُAmrs
وَسَوادُ ثغرٍ أَسلَمَتهُ عُمورُ
And sound judgment, which their Zayds have let slip,
And the rectitude of an opinion its accessories weakened
And a frontier's people, abandoned by their Amrs.
And the darkness of a mouth it subdued civilizations
مَنwhoever كانmakes حُبُّlove of النَفسِoneself جُلّthe chief of هُمومِهِhis concerns
مَن كان حُبُّ النَفسِ جُلّ هُمومِهِ
فَلِحُبِّbut through love of أَحمَدَAhmad مُصطَفىMustafa مَنصورُsupported
فَلِحُبِّ أَحمَدَ مُصطَفى مَنصورُ
Others make self-love their chief concern;
Whoever self-love is the sum of his worries
Mustafa is championed by his love of Ahmad.
Then love of Ahmad Mustafa is his triumph
حَدبٌsolicitous عَلَيهِfor him يَوَدُّwishes أَنَّthat حَياتَهُhis life
حَدبٌ عَلَيهِ يَوَدُّ أَنَّ حَياتَهُ
لِفِداءِto ransom أَحمَدَAhmad إِنif يُرابَis threatened تمورُwould surge
لِفِداءِ أَحمَدَ إِن يُرابَ تمورُ
Solicitous for him, he wishes that his life
Yearning if other than You hosts its meager share
Would surge forth to ransom Ahmad if danger touched him.
It is as whoever hosts its written names
لَقَدِindeed اِصطَفىchose مِنهُfrom him المُشيرُthe marshal لِنَفسِهِfor himself
لَقَدِ اِصطَفى مِنهُ المُشيرُ لِنَفسِهِ
خِدناًa confidant عَلىover الحُرُماتِsacred trusts مِنهُof his غيورُjealously protective
خِدناً عَلى الحُرُماتِ مِنهُ غيورُ
The marshal indeed chose him for himself
The Minister chose for himself a bosom zealous
As a confidant, jealously guarding his sacred trusts.
For sanctities from it jealous
فَبِرَأيِهِso through his judgment المَيمونِauspicious أَصبَحَbecame قُطرُناour land
فَبِرَأيِهِ المَيمونِ أَصبَحَ قُطرُنا
وَعَلَيهِand around it مِنof حُسنِexcellent الإيالَةِgovernance سورُa wall
وَعَلَيهِ مِن حُسنِ الإيالَةِ سورُ
Through his auspicious judgment, our land became
So by his blessed opinion our country thrived
Encircled by a wall of excellent governance.
And from goodness of rule over it fences
يَرتَدُّreturns طَرفُthe gaze of النَجمِthe star عَنهُfrom it خاسَئاًhumbled
يَرتَدُّ طَرفُ النَجمِ عَنهُ خاسَئاً
وَيَعزُّand it is difficult أَنthat تُعزىbe attributed إِلَيهِto it فُهورُcrushing blows
وَيَعزُّ أَن تُعزى إِلَيهِ فُهورُ
The star's gaze returns from it humbled,
The sight of a star turns from him despondent
And crushing blows can scarcely be attributed to it.
And it is hard to attribute to him meteors
ياO سَيِّدَchief of الوُزَراءِministers وَالكَهفand the refuge الَّذيwho
يا سَيِّدَ الوُزَراءِ وَالكَهف الَّذي
فيin ظِلِّهِhis shade عَيشُthe life of الوَرىmankind مَغضورُmade prosperous
في ظِلِّهِ عَيشُ الوَرى مَغضورُ
O chief of ministers, and refuge
O Minister of Ministers and the cave whose
Beneath whose shade mankind's life prospers,
Shadow the people’s life blessed
وافَتكَcame to you مِنfrom عَبدِAbd (servant of) السَلامِal-Salam (peace) سَلامَةٌsafety
وافَتكَ مِن عَبدِ السَلامِ سَلامَةٌ
وَإِلىand to المُشيرِthe marshal الفَألُthe good omen مِنهُfrom him يَحورُreturns
وَإِلى المُشيرِ الفَألُ مِنهُ يَحورُ
From Abd al-Salam, safety has come to you;
From Abdus Salam well-being reached you
And the good omen from him returns to the marshal.
And for the Minister good omens come from him
فَاِبشِرso rejoice بهِin him فهوَfor he is الهلالُthe crescent لِفَرقَديfor the two Farqad stars
فَاِبشِر بهِ فهوَ الهلالُ لِفَرقَدي
صِنوَيهِhis two brothers مِنهُfrom him تَهَلُّلٌradiant joy وَبُشورُand glad tidings
صِنوَيهِ مِنهُ تَهَلُّلٌ وَبُشورُ
Rejoice in him: he is the crescent beside the two Farqad stars,
So receive it, for it is the crescent for my
His two brothers, who gain radiance and glad tidings from him.
Two beloveds, from it drops and tidings
وَاِنعَمand delight بِهِمin them وَبِمثلِهِمand in their like مِنهُمfrom them وَكُنand be
وَاِنعَم بِهِم وَبِمثلِهِم مِنهُم وَكُن
جَدّاًa grandfather حَوالَيكَaround you الجُدودُgood fortunes تَدورُcircle
جَدّاً حَوالَيكَ الجُدودُ تَدورُ
Delight in them and in their like born from them, and become
And enjoy them and their like from them, and be
A grandfather, with good fortunes circling you.
Around you forefathers revolving
حَتّىuntil تَرىyou see أَحفادَهُمtheir grandchildren ماnot one مِنهُمُamong them
حَتّى تَرى أَحفادَهُم ما مِنهُمُ
إِلّاexcept بِدَستِin the seat of وِزارَةِministry دُستورُa statesman
إِلّا بِدَستِ وِزارَةِ دُستورُ
Until you see their grandchildren, none of them
Until you see their descendants, none of them
Other than a statesman in a ministerial seat.
Except with ministry constitution
آراؤُهُمtheir counsels لِلمُهتَدينَfor those seeking guidance ثواقِبpiercing
آراؤُهُم لِلمُهتَدينَ ثواقِب
وَأَكَفّهُمand their palms لِلمُجتَدينfor supplicants بُحورُseas
وَأَكَفّهُم لِلمُجتَدين بُحورُ
Their counsels pierce through for those seeking guidance,
Their opinions are insights for the guided
And their palms are seas for supplicants.
And their palms for the transgressors seas
يأوونَfind shelter مِنin قَلبِthe heart of المُشيرِthe marshal وَطَرفِهِand his gaze
يأوونَ مِن قَلبِ المُشيرِ وَطَرفِهِ
لِمَنازِلٍin stations لَمnever تَنحهُنَّsought them بُدورُfull moons
لِمَنازِلٍ لَم تَنحهُنَّ بُدورُ
They find shelter in the marshal's heart and gaze
They take refuge in the heart and glance of the Minister
At stations no full moons ever sought.
To homes no structures encompassed
يُرضيهِpleases him مَخبَرُهُمtheir inward worth إِذاwhen ماindeed اِفتَرَّهُمhe tests them
يُرضيهِ مَخبَرُهُم إِذا ما اِفتَرَّهُم
وَيُقِرُّand delights طرفهُhis eye مِنهُمُof them المَنظورُwhat is seen
وَيُقِرُّ طرفهُ مِنهُمُ المَنظورُ
Their inward worth pleases him when he tests them,
Satisfying him is their news if absence diverts them
And what he sees of them delights his eye.
And his glance of them watching pleases him
يَأتونَperform ماwhat يُرضيpleases عُلاهُhis high rank سَجِيَّةًby nature
يَأتونَ ما يُرضي عُلاهُ سَجِيَّةً
ماnone فيهِمُamong them المَنهِيّone needing prohibition وَالمَأمورُand one needing command
ما فيهِمُ المَنهِيّ وَالمَأمورُ
They naturally do what pleases his high rank;
They come voluntarily what satisfies his nature
None among them needs prohibition or command.
No prohibited and ordered among them
يَأويهمُshelters them منهُfrom himself ببرّwith kindness مسبلٍfreely flowing
يَأويهمُ منهُ ببرّ مسبلٍ
وَهوthough he is الهزبرُthe lion الضيغمُthe biting lion الهيصورُthe crushing lion
وَهو الهزبرُ الضيغمُ الهيصورُ
He shelters them with his freely flowing kindness,
He shelters them in righteousness and being forgiving
Though he is the lion, the biting, crushing lion.
For he is the steadfast, gentle, pictured
لاnot يَختَشيfears نوبَthe calamities of اللياليthe nights جارُهُhis protected neighbor
لا يَختَشي نوبَ الليالي جارُهُ
وَلوeven if اِنّindeed سائرهاall of them بهagainst him موتورُvengeful
وَلو اِنّ سائرها به موتورُ
His protected neighbor does not fear the nights' calamities,
His neighbor fears not the turns of nights
Though all of them might bear him a grudge.
Even if the rest of them with him are severed
فَبَقيتَso may you live on تَلحظُwatching مِنin أسرّةِthe lines of وَجههِhis face
فَبَقيتَ تَلحظُ مِن أسرّةِ وَجههِ
بَرقَthe flash of الرّضاapproval ينهلّpours down منهfrom him قرورُcool delight
بَرقَ الرّضا ينهلّ منه قرورُ
May you live on, watching in the lines of his face
You remained observing from the secret of his face
The flash of approval, pouring cool delight from him.
The lightening of satisfaction pouring cups
وَتَفيضُand pour forth مِنfrom جَدوىthe bounty of يَديهhis two hands رغائبٌprecious gifts
وَتَفيضُ مِن جَدوى يَديه رغائبٌ
كلُّall الأنامِmankind بفيضهاby their abundance مغمورُoverwhelmed
كلُّ الأنامِ بفيضها مغمورُ
And may precious gifts pour from his hands' bounty,
And overflowing from the bounty of his hands wishes
All mankind overwhelmed by their abundance,
All the people with its outpouring flooded
ماas long as دامَlasts للفلكfor the celestial sphere المدارِset revolving إحاطةٌencompassing
ما دامَ للفلك المدارِ إحاطةٌ
وَلِشمسهِand for its sun بعدَafter الحجابthe veil سفورُunveiling
وَلِشمسهِ بعدَ الحجاب سفورُ
As long as the revolving celestial sphere encompasses all,
As long as the sphere's orbit surrounds
And its sun emerges after being veiled.
And after the veil its sun pours
وَإِليكand to you منfrom أبكارِthe virgin offspring of فكريmy thought رادةa tender maiden
وَإِليك من أبكارِ فكري رادة
حرّfreeborn الكلامِspeech برقّهاin her bondage مأسورُcaptive
حرّ الكلامِ برقّها مأسورُ
To you comes a tender maiden from my thought's virgin offspring;
And to you from the first of my thoughts a returning
Freeborn speech is captive in her bondage.
The hotness of speech its necklace imprisoned
قَدnow عُلّقَتhas been attached مِنto بيتthe house of مجدكyour glory كعبةًas a Kaaba
قَد عُلّقَت مِن بيت مجدك كعبةً
فَلَهاso for her طوافُthe circumambulation of ثنائِهاher praise منذورُvowed
فَلَها طوافُ ثنائِها منذورُ
She has been bound to your house of glory as her Kaaba;
It hung from the house of your glory like the Kaaba
Her circling praise is vowed to it.
So for its circumambulating vows devoted
زفّتwas led as a bride لبابِكَto your door غبّfollowing أترابٍcompanions of her age لهاof hers
زفّت لبابِكَ غبّ أترابٍ لها
هيَthey للقلوبِfor hearts حبائلsnares وصقورُand falcons
هيَ للقلوبِ حبائل وصقورُ
She was led as a bride to your door after companions of her age,
Rushing to your door an absent lover for whom
Who are snares and falcons for hearts.
They are for hearts knots and hawks
لَولاwere it not for أيادٍfavors منكَfrom you يبهضُweighs heavily شكرهاtheir gratitude
لَولا أيادٍ منكَ يبهضُ شكرها
ماnot أطلَعَتbrought forth مِنهاfrom them الشموسsuns خدورُcurtained chambers
ما أطلَعَت مِنها الشموس خدورُ
Were it not for favors from you whose gratitude weighs heavily,
If not for hands from you that reward their gratitude
No curtained chambers would have brought forth their suns.
From them the suns crescents would not rise
إِنّindeed القلوبَhearts عَلىdespite اِختلافِthe diversity of طِباعهاtheir temperaments
إِنّ القلوبَ عَلى اِختلافِ طِباعها
بِودادِwith love of أحمَدAhmad كلّهاall of them معمورُfilled
بِودادِ أحمَد كلّها معمورُ
Indeed, hearts, despite their differing temperaments,
Verily the hearts despite their different natures
Are all filled with love of Ahmad.
With love for Ahmad are all populated
فَمذso since اِشتكىhe fell ill دانتpledged themselves بوَأدto burying alive بَناتهاtheir daughters
فَمذ اِشتكى دانت بوَأد بَناتها
إِذsince ماnot لهاfor them إلّاexcept لديهwith him مهورُdowries
إِذ ما لها إلّا لديه مهورُ
Since he fell ill, they pledged to bury their daughters alive,
So when he complained, their daughters conceded
For nowhere but with him do they have dowries.
For they have no dowries but his
حتّىuntil إِذاwhen ساغَbecame pleasing الهناjoy بشفائهِat his recovery
حتّى إِذا ساغَ الهنا بشفائهِ
للسّمعِto the ear واِرتبطَand bound القلوبthe hearts حبورُdelight
للسّمعِ واِرتبطَ القلوب حبورُ
Until joy at his recovery became pleasing
Until when the joy of his recovery permitted
To the ear, and delight bound the hearts,
For hearing, and hearts intertwined with passion
أَهديتُهاI offered her عذارءa virgin ملءfilling فُؤادهاher heart
أَهديتُها عذارء ملء فُؤادها
حبّlove of المشيرِthe marshal ومَنand whoever إليهto him يجورُturns
حبّ المشيرِ ومَن إليه يجورُ
I offered her as a virgin, her heart filled with
I gifted it a maiden whose heart obsessed
Love of the marshal and those who turn to him.
Love of the Minister and who to him comes
قَدindeed هنّأتكَshe congratulated you فَهنّأتand thus congratulated كلّall الورىmankind
قَد هنّأتكَ فَهنّأت كلّ الورى
بأعزّon a most precious أَبلجَradiant child لمnever تقلهcarried him ضؤورُfoster mothers
بأعزّ أَبلجَ لم تقله ضؤورُ
She congratulated you, and thus congratulated all mankind,
You have congratulated so congratulated all existence
On a most precious, radiant child such as no foster mothers ever carried.
With the most noble not said by soothsayers
سرّgladdened العُلىeminence مَنwhoever قالsaid فيin تَأريخهِhis chronogram
سرّ العُلى مَن قال في تَأريخهِ
عبدُAbd (servant of) السلامِal-Salam (peace) لوالديهto his two parents سرورُa joy
عبدُ السلامِ لوالديه سرورُ
He gladdened eminence who pronounced his chronogram:
The secret of loftiness, whoever said in his date
“Abd al-Salam is a joy to his parents.”
Abdus Salam - for his parents joy
Sol 6.1