ياO بتعةBatʿah فاقتsurpassed ببهwith its splendor (start)
يا بتعة فاقت ببه
جَتِهاits splendor (end) علىover كلevery البقاعِthe lands
جَتِها على كل البقاعِ
O Batʿah, whose splendor surpasses
O delights that surpassed delight
that of every land.
Her beauty graced all lands
فكأنهاand so it is as though it were ياقوتةٌa ruby
فكأنها ياقوتةٌ
حمراءُred تلمعgleams فيin البقاعِthe lands
حمراءُ تلمع في البقاعِ
It is as though it were a ruby,
She's like a sparkling ruby
red, gleaming across the lands;
That shines red over the lands
أوor مثلlike جوهرةa jewel تروdelights you (start)
أو مثل جوهرة ترو
قكdelights you (end) وهيand it is منamong خيرِthe best المتاعِpossessions
قك وهي من خيرِ المتاعِ
or like a jewel that delights
Or a precious jewel that pleases you
you, among the finest treasures;
Among the best of possessions
أوor روضةٌa garden غنّاءُluxuriant واabundant (start)
أو روضةٌ غنّاءُ وا
رفةُabundant (end) الظلالِshade معwith المراعِىpastures
رفةُ الظلالِ مع المراعِى
or a luxuriant garden, abundant
Or a melodious garden, shaded
in shade, with pastures;
With shadows and pastures
أوor جفةٌa vessel (uncertain) قدindeed زُخرفتْwas adorned
أو جفةٌ قد زُخرفتْ
حُسناًwith beauty لمحمودِfor one praised for المساعِىendeavors
حُسناً لمحمودِ المساعِى
or a vessel [meaning uncertain], adorned
Or a beautiful ornamented bowl
with beauty for one of praiseworthy endeavors;
For the praised traveler
أوor غادةَa graceful maiden غَرّاءُradiant واbright (start)
أو غادةَ غَرّاءُ وا
ضحةbright (end) الترائبِthe upper chest والقناعِand the veil
ضحة الترائبِ والقناعِ
or a radiant maiden, bright
Or a radiant, charming gazelle
of breast and veil.
With braids and veils
تتلألأٌsparkle الأنوارُthe lights مِنfrom
تتلألأٌ الأنوارُ مِن
حافاتِهاits edges مثلَlike الشعاعِrays
حافاتِها مثلَ الشعاعِ
Lights sparkle from
Lights shine from
its edges like rays.
Her edges like rays
لوif صُوِّرتْit were given form شخصاًas a person لكاit would be (start)
لو صُوِّرتْ شخصاً لكا
نتْit would be (end) سيداًa lord حُلْوَsweet in الطباعِdisposition
نتْ سيداً حُلْوَ الطباعِ
If given human form, it would
If she were portrayed as a person
be a lord of sweet disposition.
She'd be a sweet-natured lord
منfrom تحتهاbeneath it الأنهارُthe rivers تجflow (start)
من تحتها الأنهارُ تج
رىflow (end) دفعتينin two flows بلاwithout اندفاعِrushing
رى دفعتين بلا اندفاعِ
Beneath it, the rivers
Under her, rivers flow
flow in two streams, without rushing.
Pushing without resistance
عينٌa spring تسمّىis called عينʿAyn (Spring) منبManbak (start)
عينٌ تسمّى عين منب
كَManbak (end) تحتهاbeneath it ياO خيرَbest داعِcaller
كَ تحتها يا خيرَ داعِ
A spring called ʿAyn Manbak
A spring called Ain Mumbaq
lies beneath it, O finest caller.
Below it, O best supplicant
كالتبَّةِlike the hillock الزرقاءِblue فيin
كالتبَّةِ الزرقاءِ في
بطنِthe depths of الوهادِthe hollows أوِor القلاعِthe fortresses
بطنِ الوهادِ أوِ القلاعِ
Like the blue hillock in
Like the blue dome amid
the depths of hollows or fortresses.
The valleys or the fortresses
فانظرْso look إلىat ضَحْضَاحِهاits shallow water
فانظرْ إلى ضَحْضَاحِها
كالشمسlike the sun ترمىcasts بالشعَاعِwith rays
كالشمس ترمى بالشعَاعِ
Look, then, at its shallow waters,
So look at her glittering
casting rays like the sun.
Like the sun casting its rays
تنقىcleanses القلوبَthe hearts منof الوساtroubling thoughts (start)
تنقى القلوبَ من الوسا
وسِtroubling thoughts (end) والرءوسand the heads منof الصداعِheadaches
وسِ والرءوس من الصداعِ
It cleanses hearts of troubling
Purifying hearts from evil
thoughts, and heads of headaches.
And heads from pain
زُرْهاvisit it وسَلَّand draw out الهمَّworry عنfrom
زُرْها وسَلَّ الهمَّ عن
كyou فماؤُهاfor its water ينفىdispels الدواعىthe causes of distress
ك فماؤُها ينفى الدواعى
Visit it and draw worry away from
Visit her and ask cares to leave
you, for its water dispels the causes of distress.
For her water dispels sorrows
فهْيfor it is التيthe one that فيin الحرِّthe heat باcool (start)
فهْي التي في الحرِّ با
ردةٌcool (end) تَقِىprotects against حَرthe heat of البقاعِthe lands
ردةٌ تَقِى حَر البقاعِ
For amid the heat it is
She is the one who in summer
cool, shielding against the heat of the lands.
Cools the heat of the lands
ياO سوقَmarket of أهلthe people of العدلjustice لسI am not (start)
يا سوقَ أهل العدل لس
تُI am not (end) علىto bear نواكِseparation from you بمُسْتطَاعِable
تُ على نواكِ بمُسْتطَاعِ
O market of the people of justice, I
O market of the just, you are not
cannot endure being parted from you.
Beyond reach
تجنىare gathered لكfor you الثمراتthe fruits منfrom
تجنى لك الثمرات من
كلِّevery البقاعِland بلاwithout انقطاعِinterruption
كلِّ البقاعِ بلا انقطاعِ
Fruits are gathered for you from
Bearing fruits from all
every land, without interruption.
The lands without cease
لاmay you not زلتَcease to be سوقَthe market of المسلمينthe Muslims
لا زلتَ سوقَ المسلمين
مدىthroughout زمانِكyour time فيin اتساعِexpansion
مدى زمانِك في اتساعِ
May you ever remain the Muslims’ market,
You remain the Muslims' market
expanding throughout your days.
As long as you spread
ومليكُكَand your king العدلjust المؤيَّدُsupported
ومليكُكَ العدل المؤيَّدُ
فيin علوٍّeminence وارتفاعِand elevation
في علوٍّ وارتفاعِ
And may your just, supported king
And your just King, exalted
be exalted and raised high.
In height and renown
ذاكَthat is الإمامُthe imam اليعربيthe Yaʿrubi
ذاكَ الإمامُ اليعربي
بلعربِBalʿarab ذوpossessing اتساعِabundance
بلعربِ ذو اتساعِ
That is the Yaʿrubi imam,
That Imam, pride of the Arabs
Balʿarab, endowed with abundance:
With vastness
حامِىdefender of حِمَىthe sanctuary of الإسلامِIslam باwith the (start)
حامِى حِمَى الإسلامِ با
لقُضْبِwith the swords (end) البَواترِkeen-cutting واليراعِand the pen
لقُضْبِ البَواترِ واليراعِ
defender of Islam’s sanctuary with
Guarding the sanctity of Islam
keen-cutting swords and the pen;
With the swords and spears of warriors
ذوُpossessor of العزِّmight والعرضِand honor المصوprotected (start)
ذوُ العزِّ والعرضِ المصو
نِprotected (end) حِماهits inviolable bounds والمالِand wealth المضاعِlavishly spent
نِ حِماه والمالِ المضاعِ
possessor of might and of honor
The honorable and revered
whose bounds are protected, and of wealth freely lavished;
His protection and shared wealth
نجلِson of الإمامthe imam المرتضىwell-approved
نجلِ الإمام المرتضى
سلطانَSultan سيدناour lord المطاعِobeyed
سلطانَ سيدنا المطاعِ
son of the well-approved imam,
Son of the exemplary Imam
Sultan, our lord whom we obey.
Our Sultan, the obeyed
هوhe نسلُoffspring of سيفٍSayf نجلُson of ماhis master (start; possibly Mālik)
هو نسلُ سيفٍ نجلُ ما
لكهhis master (end; possibly Mālik) الفتىthe young man البطلِthe hero الشجاعِthe brave
لكه الفتى البطلِ الشجاعِ
He is Sayf’s offspring, the son of Mālik [reading uncertain]—
He descends from a sword, son of his
the young, valiant, courageous hero.
Heroic, valiant ancestor
Sol 6.1