سلامٌpeace وتسليمٌand salutations بداappeared وثناءُand praise
سلامٌ وتسليمٌ بدا وثناءُ
وإخلاصُand sincerity وُدٍّaffection لمdid not يَشُبْهُtaint it رِياءُpretense
وإخلاصُ وُدٍّ لم يَشُبْهُ رِياءُ
Peace, salutations, and praise arise,
And sincere affection, untainted by pretense,
وحُسنand beauty ودادٍlove مُخلصٍsincere ومودَّةٌand affection
وحُسن ودادٍ مُخلصٍ ومودَّةٌ
ومحضُand pure تحيَّاتٍgreetings بهwithin it وصَفاءُand sincerity
ومحضُ تحيَّاتٍ به وصَفاءُ
And the beauty of sincere love and affection,
And pure greetings within it, and sincerity,
وذِكرُand remembrance أيادٍfavors منfrom عظيمgreat كرامةٍgenerosity
وذِكرُ أيادٍ من عظيم كرامةٍ
ونُبلand nobility هوىًlove لاnot يعتريهbefall it فنَاءُextinction
ونُبل هوىً لا يعتريه فنَاءُ
And remembrance of favors born of great generosity,
And noble love that never dies,
ومحضُand pure مديحٍpraise ليسnot يُحصىًcounted عِدادُهُits tally
ومحضُ مديحٍ ليس يُحصىً عِدادُهُ
خلاصةthe essence وُدٍّaffection زانَهُadorned it ووفاءُand fidelity
خلاصة وُدٍّ زانَهُ ووفاءُ
And pure praise whose tally cannot be reckoned,
The essence of affection that adorned it, and fidelity—
إلىto ملِكٍa king لمdid not يَسْلُنيmake me forget عنهaway from him غيرهanyone other than him
إلى ملِكٍ لم يَسْلُني عنه غيره
وإنand even if عَمَّنيencompassed me منهfrom him نَدّىbounty وسخاءُand generosity
وإن عَمَّني منه نَدّى وسخاءُ
To a king whom no other has made me forget,
Even if bounty and generosity from him should envelop me;
إلىto ملِكٍa king لمdid not أَنْسَهُforget him قطever ساعةًan hour
إلى ملِكٍ لم أَنْسَهُ قط ساعةً
مدَىthroughout الدَّهرِall time حتىso that لاnot يكونَthere may be جفاءُestrangement
مدَى الدَّهرِ حتى لا يكونَ جفاءُ
To a king I have never forgotten for a single hour,
Throughout all time, so that no estrangement may arise;
إلىto ملكٍa king زانَتْbecame beautiful بطلعةat the appearance of وجههhis face
إلى ملكٍ زانَتْ بطلعة وجهه
أماكنplaces ماnot مرَّتpassed عليهاover them ذُكاءُthe sun
أماكن ما مرَّت عليها ذُكاءُ
To a king whose countenance has adorned
Places over which the sun has never passed;
ومَنand one whose مالُهhis wealth ماليmy wealth وماليand my wealth مالُهhis wealth
ومَن مالُه مالي ومالي مالُه
ومَنand one whose مدحهpraise of him بعدafter الصلاةprayer دعاءُsupplication
ومَن مدحه بعد الصلاة دعاءُ
And one whose wealth is mine, and mine is his,
And one whose praise after prayer is a supplication.
هوhe الملكthe king القَرْمthe noble chief الجوادthe generous بَلَعْربٌBalʿarab
هو الملك القَرْم الجواد بَلَعْربٌ
لهto him الحمدُthanks والمدحُand praise اللُّبابُthe choicest جزاءُrecompense
له الحمدُ والمدحُ اللُّبابُ جزاءُ
He is the king, the noble chief, the generous Balʿarab;
Thanks and the choicest praise are his recompense.
بنفسيwith my life كريمٌa noble man حازَattained مجداًglory وسؤدَداًand eminence
بنفسي كريمٌ حازَ مجداً وسؤدَداً
وآباؤهand his forefathers أمثالُهlike him كُرَماءُnoble men
وآباؤه أمثالُه كُرَماءُ
My life for a noble man who gained glory and eminence,
And his forefathers are noble men like him.
فَصِيحٌeloquent متىwhenever ينطِقْhe speaks يجدfinds كلevery مُفصحٍarticulate speaker
فَصِيحٌ متى ينطِقْ يجد كل مُفصحٍ
أخاa master of منطقspeech تعنوbow لهto him الفُصَحاءُthe eloquent
أخا منطق تعنو له الفُصَحاءُ
Eloquent—whenever he speaks, every articulate speaker finds
A master of speech to whom the eloquent bow.
بليغٌeloquent متىwhenever تبدُوappears البلاغةُeloquence منهfrom him فيin
بليغٌ متى تبدُو البلاغةُ منه في
ندىِّthe assembly of المعاليlofty virtues يَخْجَلُare abashed البُلغَاءُthe eloquent
ندىِّ المعالي يَخْجَلُ البُلغَاءُ
Eloquent—whenever his eloquence appears in
The assembly of lofty virtues, the eloquent are abashed.
وعنand concerning وصفdescribing جَدْواهhis bounty ومدحand praising خِلالهhis virtues
وعن وصف جَدْواه ومدح خِلاله
تجىءُcome forth بلاغاتٌeloquent utterances لهاfor them الشعراءُthe poets
تجىءُ بلاغاتٌ لها الشعراءُ
And in describing his bounty and praising his virtues,
The poets bring forth eloquent utterances for them.
Sol 6.1