حازَpossessed المحاسنَthe beauties منof خَلْقphysical form ومنand of خُلُقcharacter
حازَ المحاسنَ من خَلْق ومن خُلُق
كأنهas though he were منfrom جنانgardens الخُلْدِeternity مُنْهَزِمُfleeing
كأنه من جنان الخُلْدِ مُنْهَزِمُ
He possessed the beauties of form and character.
He attained perfection in character and manners
As though he were fleeing from the gardens of eternity.
As if he came from the gardens of paradise
قدindeed جاءناcame to us كَيْto يريناshow us ماwhat أُعدَّwas prepared لنَاfor us
قد جاءنا كَيْ يرينا ما أُعدَّ لنَا
كمثلهlike him بجنَانin gardens ماnot بهاin them سَقَمُsickness
كمثله بجنَان ما بها سَقَمُ
He has come to us to show us what has been prepared for us:
He came to show us what has been prepared for us
His like, in gardens where there is no sickness.
None like him in the gardens without any disease
كَيْto يردعَrestrain القومَthe people منfrom عصيانdisobedience to خالِقهمtheir Creator
كَيْ يردعَ القومَ من عصيان خالِقهم
ليعملَso as to perform الصالحاتِrighteous deeds العربُthe Arabs والعجمُand non-Arabs
ليعملَ الصالحاتِ العربُ والعجمُ
To restrain the people from disobeying their Creator,
To deter the people from disobeying their Creator
So that Arabs and non-Arabs may perform righteous deeds,
So the Arabs and non-Arabs may do good deeds
ليرغبُواso that they may desire طاعةًobedience فيin أمرthe command of سيدهمtheir lord
ليرغبُوا طاعةً في أمر سيدهم
هُوhe الإمامُthe imam الذيwho انقادتْsubmitted لهto him الأممُthe nations
هُو الإمامُ الذي انقادتْ له الأممُ
So that they may desire to obey their lord's command.
To urge them to obey the order of their Master
He is the imam to whom the nations have submitted.
He is the Imam whom all nations have followed
سيفُSayf بنson of سلطانSultan سفunclear in the source نسلoffspring 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]—the offspring of his master,
Sword of the son of Sultan, sword of royal lineage
That valiant imam, the lord and arbiter.
That Imam, the brave, the master, the wise
أكرمْhow noble بِمنis he who حلّdwelt in قصرَthe palace of الأكرمينthe noblest ومنand whose
أكرمْ بِمن حلّ قصرَ الأكرمين ومن
أجدادهhis ancestors اليعربيونthe Ya'rubis الذينwho هُمُthey
أجداده اليعربيون الذين هُمُ
How noble is he who dwelt in the palace of the noblest, and whose
Honor the one in whose palace the most generous stayed
Ancestors are the Ya'rubis, who are...
His ancestors, the pure Arabs, those who
فطاعةُfor obedience to اللهِGod ربِّLord of العرشthe Throne طاعتُهobedience to him
فطاعةُ اللهِ ربِّ العرش طاعتُه
ومَنْand whoever عصاهُdisobeyed him فقدthen indeed زلَّتslipped بهbeneath him القَدَمُthe foot
ومَنْ عصاهُ فقد زلَّت به القَدَمُ
For obedience to God, Lord of the Throne, is obedience to him.
Obeying God, Lord of the Throne, is obeying him
And whoever disobeys him has surely lost his footing.
And whoever disobeys him has faltered in step
فكنso be مطيعاobedient لهto him فيin كلِّevery حادثةٍmatter that arises
فكن مطيعا له في كلِّ حادثةٍ
مِنconcerning الأوامرِthe commands فهْوfor he is العالِمُthe learned one العَلَمُthe eminent one
مِن الأوامرِ فهْو العالِمُ العَلَمُ
So be obedient to him in every matter
So obey him in every event
Concerning commands, for he is the learned and eminent one.
From the orders, for he is the knowing, the flag
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,
He establishes justice steadfastly by God's decree
And he is compassionate; blame and regret pass him by.
And he is gentle, spared criticism and regret
مدحىmy praise لهfor him أرتجىI hope for غفرانforgiveness يومday غدtomorrow
مدحى له أرتجى غفران يوم غد
ومحوand the erasure of ذنبٍa sin جرىarose منىfrom me وماand whatever يَصِمُstains
ومحو ذنبٍ جرى منى وما يَصِمُ
Through my praise of him, I hope for forgiveness on the morrow,
My praise of him, I hope for forgiveness tomorrow
And the erasure of a sin I committed, and of whatever stains me.
And erasing a sin I committed, whatever it be
خُذْهاtake it بلاwithout طمعٍdesire for gain عذراءَvirginal واضحةclear
خُذْها بلا طمعٍ عذراءَ واضحة
كالشمسِlike the sun مشرقةًshining لكنهاbut it is كَلمُwords
كالشمسِ مشرقةً لكنها كَلمُ
Accept it, with no desire for gain, virginal and clear,
Take it flawless and clear
Radiant as the sun, yet it is words.
Like the rising sun, though it is but words
إذاwhen قرأْتَyou read معانيهاits meanings علىat مَهِلleisure
إذا قرأْتَ معانيها على مَهِل
تزولُdepart عنكَfrom you همومُthe cares of الدهرtime والهِممُand aspirations
تزولُ عنكَ همومُ الدهر والهِممُ
When you read its meanings at leisure,
If you read its meanings slowly
The cares of time and aspirations will leave you.
The worries of life and determination will leave you
قوافياًrhymes لكto you أهداهاhe gifted them أَخُوa man of مقةٍaffection
قوافياً لك أهداها أَخُو مقةٍ
قديمةlong-standing أُسُّهاits foundation المعروفkindness والكرمُand generosity
قديمة أُسُّها المعروف والكرمُ
Rhymes presented to you by a man of affection,
Rhyming verses for you gifted by a brother of old alliance
Long-standing, with kindness and generosity as its foundation.
Its origin well-known and generous
Sol 6.1