الربthe Lord باقabiding والخلائقand created beings فانيهperishing
الرب باق والخلائق فانيه
كرهتabhorred نفوسهمtheir souls الفناextinction أوor راضيهcontent; accepting
كرهت نفوسهم الفنا أو راضيه
The Lord abides, while created beings perish,
The Lord remains while all creatures pass away,
Whether their souls abhor extinction or accept it.
Whether their souls abhor or accept extinction.
اللهGod عزوجلmighty and majestic is He يفعلdoes مايشاءwhatever He wills
الله عزوجل يفعل مايشاء
منهfrom Him القضاياthe decrees نافذاتeffective ماضيهfulfilled; proceeding
منه القضايا نافذات ماضيه
God, mighty and majestic, does whatever He wills;
God, Most High, does what He wills;
From Him come decrees, effective and fulfilled.
His decrees being already executed.
سبحانهglory be to Him لاno جورinjustice فيin أحكامهHis judgments
سبحانه لا جور في أحكامه
بلrather كلهاall of them بالعدwith justice (likely بالعدل) فيناamong us جاريهrunning their course
بل كلها بالعد فينا جاريه
Glory be to Him: no injustice is in His judgments;
Glory be to Him! There is no injustice in His rulings;
Rather, all run their course among us with justice.
Rather they flow with fairness upon us all.
انindeed المقدرwhat is decreed كائنwill come to be والصبرand patience منamong
ان المقدر كائن والصبر من
شأنthe disposition of الموفقone granted success انif دهتهbefell him داهيهa calamity
شأن الموفق ان دهته داهيه
Indeed, what is decreed will be, and patience is among
What is destined will happen, so patience
The traits of one granted success when calamity strikes him.
Befits the successful one when misfortunes strike.
وصروفand the vicissitudes of هذاthis الدهرage; time شتىvaried والفتىand the man
وصروف هذا الدهر شتى والفتى
خوفfor fear of الشماتةgloating ماnot يفوهutters بخافيهof a hidden matter
خوف الشماتة ما يفوه بخافيه
The vicissitudes of this age are varied, and a man,
The turns of fate are manifold, yet the youth
For fear of gloating, will not speak of what he hides.
Fears censure and reveals not his secrets.
جربتI tested أياميmy days التيwhich قدindeed عشتهاI lived them
جربت أيامي التي قد عشتها
ورأيتand I saw كيفhow فعالهاtheir deeds اياميهmy days
ورأيت كيف فعالها اياميه
I have tested the days that I have lived,
I have experienced the days I have lived
And seen how my days have acted.
And seen how their doings have treated me.
وسمعتand I heard منof; from أممpeoples وماand what فعلتdid بهمto them
وسمعت من أمم وما فعلت بهم
دنياهمtheir world أهلthe people of العصورthe ages الخاليهbygone
دنياهم أهل العصور الخاليه
I have heard of peoples, and what was done to them
I have heard of nations and what
By their world—the people of bygone ages.
Their world did to them, people of bygone eras.
كمhow often شتتscattered كمhow often ثبتتmade firm كمhow often فتتshattered
كم شتت كم ثبتت كم فتت
كمhow often بددتdispersed جمعاa gathering بأبعدto the remotest ناحيهregion
كم بددت جمعا بأبعد ناحيه
How often it scattered, how often it made firm, how often it shattered!
How it scattered them! How it affirmed them! How it tempted them!
How often it dispersed a gathering to the remotest region!
How it dispersed them to the farthest corner!
كمhow many غيبتmade disappear منof أمةa people كمhow often شيبتturned gray
كم غيبت من أمة كم شيبت
منof لمةa head of hair غاراتهاits raids المتماديهunrelenting
من لمة غاراتها المتماديه
How many a people it made disappear; how often its relentless
How it made some nation disappear! How it turned
Raids turned a head of hair gray!
The hair of others gray with endless raids!
نزلتdescended مصائبهاits calamities عليَّupon me فشيَّبتand so turned gray
نزلت مصائبها عليَّ فشيَّبت
قلبيmy heart وراسيand my head ماnot كفاهاsufficed it رأسيهmy head
قلبي وراسي ما كفاها رأسيه
Its calamities fell upon me and turned gray
Their calamities descended upon me, so that they turned
My heart and my head—my head alone did not suffice it.
My heart and my head white — my forehead was not enough for them.
كثرتmultiplied عليّupon me فكلماso whenever قلتI said انجلتthey cleared away
كثرت عليّ فكلما قلت انجلت
جلتgrew greater مصائبهاits calamities وزادتand increased مابيهwhat ails me
جلت مصائبها وزادت مابيه
They multiplied upon me; whenever I said, 'They have cleared,'
They multiplied against me, so whenever they receded,
Its calamities grew greater and increased my suffering.
Their tribulations surged and grew.
هذاthis اصفرارpallor اللونof the complexion منيof mine شاهدa witness
هذا اصفرار اللون مني شاهد
مثلlike احمرارthe redness of دموعthe tears of عينيmy eye الباكيهweeping
مثل احمرار دموع عيني الباكيه
This pallor of my complexion bears witness,
This pallor of my complexion bears witness,
Like the redness of the tears of my weeping eye.
Like the redness of my weeping eyes.
أمسىI pass the evening لهاtoward it متجاهلاًfeigning ignorance وأناwhile I عليknowing (part of عليم)
أمسى لها متجاهلاً وأنا علي
مcompletes عليم ('knowing') إنهاthat it is أمthe mother of العقوقingratitude الجافيهcold-hearted
م إنها أم العقوق الجافيه
I pass the evening feigning ignorance of it, though I know
By evening I ignore them, yet they are to me
That it is the cold-hearted mother of ingratitude.
A disloyal mother who has cast me out.
ماnever اضحكتنيmade me laugh بعضpart of يومa day غلطةby mistake
ما اضحكتني بعض يوم غلطة
الاexcept وابكتنيand made me weep بقيةthe rest of عاميهmy year
الا وابكتني بقية عاميه
Never did it make me laugh for part of a day, by mistake,
Not a single happy day misled me
Without making me weep for the rest of my year.
Without the rest of the year making me weep.
ماwhat ضرهاharmed it لوif سالمتنيit made peace with me دائماalways
ما ضرها لو سالمتني دائما
فخرجتso I left منهاfrom it لاnothing عليَّagainst me ولاand nothing ليهto my credit
فخرجت منها لا عليَّ ولا ليه
What would it have lost had it always made peace with me,
It would not have harmed them to always treat me gently,
So I might leave it with nothing against me or to my credit?
So I could have emerged from them unscathed.
انif أثبتتsteadied خلديmy mind عزائمthe firm purposes of همتيmy resolve
ان أثبتت خلدي عزائم همتي
فهمومthen the worries of قلبيmy heart للمسرةof joy نافيهbanishing
فهموم قلبي للمسرة نافيه
Even if the firm purposes of my resolve steady my mind,
Had I made my everlasting resolve the firmness of my ambition,
The worries of my heart banish joy.
The worries of my loving heart would have been rejected.
لكنbut مردthe return of أمورناour affairs لإلهناto our God
لكن مرد أمورنا لإلهنا
انwhether لانتbecame gentle الأيامthe days أوor هيthey are قاسيهharsh
ان لانت الأيام أو هي قاسيه
Yet all our affairs return to our God,
But the course of our affairs belongs to our God;
Whether the days are gentle or harsh.
Whether the days were gentle or harsh.
لولاwere it not for الرضاacceptance بفضاءof the decree (likely بقضاء) مولاناour Lord لماwe would not
لولا الرضا بفضاء مولانا لما
نهضتrose قوائمناour legs وسارتand went ماشيهwalking
نهضت قوائمنا وسارت ماشيه
Were it not for accepting our Lord's decree, never would
Without consenting to our Master’s grace,
Our legs rise and set us walking;
Our pillars would not have stood, nor our feet walked.
ولماnor would we طمعناhope for غمضclosing جفنan eyelid ليلةfor a night
ولما طمعنا غمض جفن ليلة
ولماnor would we أسغناswallow easily لقمةa morsel فيin عافيهwell-being
ولما أسغنا لقمة في عافيه
Nor would we hope to close an eyelid for a night,
Nor would we have hoped to close an eye at night,
Nor swallow a morsel in well-being,
Or enjoy a morsel in good health.
بعدafter انهدامthe collapse of الركنthe pillar ركنthe pillar of الدينfaith قرchampion (part of قرن)
بعد انهدام الركن ركن الدين قر
نcompletes قرن ('champion') المسلمينthe Muslims مهينhumbling منwhoever هوhe; he is طاغيهa tyrant
ن المسلمين مهين من هو طاغيه
After the pillar's collapse—the pillar of faith, the champion
After the pillar of religion collapsed, the pillar
Of the Muslims, who humbled every tyrant;
Of the Muslims was disgraced by the tyrant who overpowered it.
منhe whom احمدdeemed praiseworthy; praised الحسادthe envious لماwhen سادhe ruled وانand was checked (part of وانسد)
من احمد الحساد لما ساد وان
سدcompletes وانسد ('was checked') الفسادcorruption وقادand led روساًheads; chiefs عاتيهdefiant
سد الفساد وقاد روساً عاتيه
He whom the envious praised when he ruled, and
Ahmad was envied when he rose to leadership and suppressed
Corruption was checked, and he led defiant chiefs;
Corruption, driving away the willful heads.
نورthe light of الرعيةthe subjects سورهاtheir rampart سمسورهاtheir steward (uncertain form)
نور الرعية سورها سمسورها
وسرورهاand their joy وأبوand father of الجنودthe armies الناميهgrowing
وسرورها وأبو الجنود الناميه
The people's light, their rampart, their steward,
The light of the flock, its wall, its bond,
Their joy, and father of the growing armies;
Its joy, and the keeper of its growing troops.
مخدومناour master سيفSayf بنson of سلطانSultan الاماthe Imam (part of الإمام)
مخدومنا سيف بن سلطان الاما
مcompletes الإمام ('the Imam') اليعربيal-Yaʿrubi بنson of الجدودthe forefathers الساميهexalted
م اليعربي بن الجدود الساميه
Our master, Sayf ibn Sultan, the Imam
Our ruler, the sword of the Imam, the son of the Imam,
Al-Yaʿrubi, descendant of exalted forefathers.
The son of the Imam, successive Imams.
ذاكthat الهضورthe mighty lion الشهمthe gallant one فراسmauler of العدىthe enemies
ذاك الهضور الشهم فراس العدى
ذاكthat الجسورthe daring one علىin undertaking الأمورthe undertakings العاليهlofty
ذاك الجسور على الأمور العاليه
That mighty lion, the gallant one, the mauler of enemies;
The honorable, valiant Saif bin Sultan al-Ya'rubi
That daring man who undertook lofty deeds.
From the lofty, sublime lineages.
فتحتwere achieved علىthrough يدهhis hand فتوحconquests لاdo not تسلask
فتحت على يده فتوح لا تسل
قدmeasure of عظمهاtheir greatness قدindeed اعجزتdefied الحسابيهthe reckoners
قد عظمها قد اعجزت الحسابيه
Through his hand conquests were achieved—do not ask
The alert, bold one, keen in perceiving enemies,
The measure of their greatness: they defied the reckoners.
The brave in lofty affairs.
فسلso ask النصارىthe Christians ماwhat رأواthey saw فيon برهمtheir land
فسل النصارى ما رأوا في برهم
والبحرand the sea منfrom تلكthose الجيوشarmies الغاسيهoverwhelming (uncertain form)
والبحر من تلك الجيوش الغاسيه
Ask the Christians what they saw on their land
With his hand opened conquests that cannot
And at sea from those overwhelming armies.
Be fathomed, dumbfounding the calculators.
كمhow often أحرقواthey were burned كمhow often أغرقواthey were drowned منof مرةa time
كم أحرقوا كم أغرقوا من مرة
كمhow often ذُوقواthey were made to taste ضرباblows يهدshattering الناصيهthe forelock
كم ذُوقوا ضربا يهد الناصيه
How many times they were burned, how many times drowned!
Ask the Christians about what they saw in their land
How often they were made to taste blows that crushed the forelock!
And at sea from those overwhelming armies.
كمhow often مزقواthey were torn apart بدداًin scattered pieces فشبههمso their likeness علىto; like (unclear usage)
كم مزقوا بدداً فشبههم على
ضأنsheep غشتoverran فيهاamong them سباعbeasts of prey ضاريهravenous
ضأن غشت فيها سباع ضاريه
How often they were torn apart, scattered, like
How often they burned, drowned, and sacked
Sheep overrun by ravenous beasts!
Warships or aggressors!
ماwhat بالكمails you أولادsons of الاصفرal-Asfar ('the Yellow One') صفرتmade yellow
ما بالكم أولاد الاصفر صفرت
جمرthe embers of الوطيسthe battle-furnace وجوهكمyour faces ياO صابيهapostates (likely صابئة)
جمر الوطيس وجوهكم يا صابيه
What ails you, sons of al-Asfar? Turned yellow are
How often did they leave the corpses of dogs
Your faces by the battle-furnace's embers, you apostates!
Lying dried out or floating in the sea!
ثمthen انقلبتمyou turned back خاسئينabased ومسكمand afflicted you
ثم انقلبتم خاسئين ومسكم
نفخthe bloating of الوباpestilence فبطونكمso your bellies كالخابيهlike a large jar
نفخ الوبا فبطونكم كالخابيه
Then you turned back abased, and you were struck by
Ask the Persians when they fled after
The bloating of pestilence, your bellies like great jars.
Seeing their horsemen come to them in distress.
وانشدand ask مراكبهhis ships التيwhich صدمتrammed مراships (part of مراكبهم)
وانشد مراكبه التي صدمت مرا
كبهمcompletes مراكبهم ('their ships') وأهدتهاand gifted them بنادقgunshots; firearms حاميهblazing
كبهم وأهدتها بنادق حاميه
And question his ships, which rammed their
They panicked because of the heroes and horrors, so
Ships and sent them fiery shots as gifts:
Their plump faces became emaciated and withered.
الملكal-Malik ثمthen الفلكal-Falak ثمthen الناصريal-Nasiri
الملك ثم الفلك ثم الناصري
معwith كعبKaʿb رأسRaʾs كالجبالlike mountains الراسيهfirmly rooted
مع كعب رأس كالجبال الراسيه
Al-Malik, then al-Falak, then al-Nasiri,
Why did you not meet, O beard-trimmed ones,
With Kaʿb Raʾs, like firmly rooted mountains.
O vile, despicable rejecters?
كمhow many خرقتthey pierced كمhow many غرقتthey sank كمhow many حرقتthey burned
كم خرقت كم غرقت كم حرقت
منof بشرةa vessel (likely برشة) حربيةwar-faring أوor باغيهmarauding
من بشرة حربية أو باغيه
How many they pierced, how many sank, how many burned—
Where is your arrogant strutting like a bride,
Warships or marauding vessels!
And your gait like swaying palm trees in empty lands?
كمhow many غادرتthey left جثتcorpses (likely جثث) الكلابof dogs مجافةputrid (uncertain form)
كم غادرت جثت الكلاب مجافة
أوor جيفةa carcass فيin البحرthe sea تذهبdrifting away طافيهfloating
أو جيفة في البحر تذهب طافيه
How many dogs' corpses they left putrid,
Had the Persians not fled, they would have been horse meat,
Or carcasses floating away upon the sea!
But when they saw the flaming fire they fled.
الفرسthe Persians سلهمask them حينwhen فرواthey fled بعدماafter
الفرس سلهم حين فروا بعدما
نظرواthey saw فوارسهبمtheir horsemen (likely فوارسهم) اتتهمcame to them عانيهcaptive
نظروا فوارسهبم اتتهم عانيه
Ask the Persians when they fled, after
Oh what a loss! Those lines have been erased! Oh what
They saw their horsemen coming to them as captives.
A pity for that power which left their strength faint!
فزعواthey took fright منat الأبصالheroes (likely الأبطال) والأهوالand terrors فانand turned (part of فانقلبت)
فزعوا من الأبصال والأهوال فان
قلبتcompletes فانقلبت ('turned') وجوههمtheir faces السمينةplump ذاويهwithered
قلبت وجوههم السمينة ذاويه
They took fright at the heroes and the terrors, and
Oh for the leadership, governance and clairvoyance,
Their plump faces turned withered.
And the blessed traits that have been ruined!
لمwhy لاnot تلاقواyou meet in battle ياO محلقةshavers of اللحىbeards
لم لا تلاقوا يا محلقة اللحى
ياO رفضةRafidites; rejecters الرفضrejection الخسيسvile الخاسيهabject
يا رفضة الرفض الخسيس الخاسيه
Why do you not meet in battle, you shavers of beards,
My sadness for it is painful and enduring,
You Rafidites of vile, abject rejection!
Nay, it has made me sick, ruined and tearful.
أينwhere is التبخترstrutting كالعروسlike a bride ومشيكمand your gait
أين التبختر كالعروس ومشيكم
مشgait (likely مشي) المطيطاswaggering فيin بلادlands خاليهdeserted
مش المطيطا في بلاد خاليه
Where is your strutting like a bride, and your gait—
It has deprived my eyes of sleep and wearied
That swaggering gait—in deserted lands?
My loving heart, inflaming my insides.
لوif لمnot يفرhad fled الفرسthe Persians كانواthey would have been فرسواtorn apart
لو لم يفر الفرس كانوا فرسوا
لكنهمbut they بصروهsaw him ناراًas a fire واريهblazing
لكنهم بصروه ناراً واريه
Had the Persians not fled, they would have been torn apart,
All the Muslims, great and small, share in this tragedy,
But they saw him as a blazing fire.
So may they and I mourn becomingly in his absence,
أهاah عليهاfor it سطورةmight (likely سطوة) آهاah عليfor it (part of عليها)
أها عليها سطورة آها علي
هاit (completion of عليها) قوةa strength تركتleft قواهمtheir strength واهيهfeeble
ها قوة تركت قواهم واهيه
Ah, for that might! Ah, for
And his son and brother, then the members of the court.
That strength which left their strength feeble!
May God reward them and magnify their patient reward,
آهاah علىfor الرياسةleadership والسياand statecraft (part of والسياسة)
آها على الرياسة والسيا
سةcompletes السياسة ('statecraft') والفراسةand discernment والخصالand qualities الزاكيهpure; noble
سة والفراسة والخصال الزاكيه
Ah, for leadership and
With hearts content under the rulings of destiny,
Statecraft, discernment, and pure virtues!
Resigned in divine light and tranquility.
حزنيmy grief عليهfor him مؤلمpainful وملازمand unceasing
حزني عليه مؤلم وملازم
بلindeed مسقمsickening ومهدماركانيهand shattering my foundations
بل مسقم ومهدماركانيه
My grief for him is painful and unceasing,
On the noble night, the third of our month
Indeed, sickening and shattering my very foundations;
Of Ramadan, his shining sun disappeared.
ومجنبand keeping away عينيmy eye المنامsleep ومتعبand exhausting
ومجنب عيني المنام ومتعب
قلبيmy heart المحبloving وملهبand setting aflame احشائيهmy innards
قلبي المحب وملهب احشائيه
Keeping sleep from my eye and exhausting
And of the years, three and twenty years after
My loving heart, and setting my innards aflame.
The passing of the millennium and the year one hundred.
والمسلمونand the Muslims كبيرهمtheir elders وصغيرهمand their young
والمسلمون كبيرهم وصغيرهم
فيin ذيthis المصيبةcalamity كلهمall of them شركانيهmy partners (nonstandard form)
في ذي المصيبة كلهم شركانيه
The Muslims, their elders and their young,
The Imam folded the hand of the dove, so let them
Are all my partners in this calamity.
Count from the Prophetic, Islamic migration.
فلهمso for them وليand for me حسنgood العزاconsolation فيin فقدهhis loss
فلهم ولي حسن العزا في فقده
ولولدهand for his son وأخيهand for his brother ثمthen الحاشيهthe household; retinue
ولولده وأخيه ثم الحاشيه
For them and for me, may there be good consolation for his loss,
But he did not die such that mouths would
And for his son, his brother, and then his household.
Cease to praise him enthusiastically.
اللهGod يجزيهمrecompense them ويعظمand magnify أجرهمtheir reward
الله يجزيهم ويعظم أجرهم
وينيلهمand grant them صبرthe patience of القلوبthe hearts الراضيهcontented
وينيلهم صبر القلوب الراضيه
May God recompense them and magnify their reward,
They recount his admirable life story
And grant them the patience of contented hearts,
Of goodness, benefits and fulfillment.
المطمننةreassured تحتunder أحكامthe rulings of القضاfate; decree
المطمننة تحت أحكام القضا
المستجنةsheltered بالتقىby piety النورانيهradiant
المستجنة بالتقى النورانيه
Reassured beneath the rulings of fate,
And famous, well-known virtues,
Sheltered by piety, radiant with light.
And pulpits that praise him openly.
فيon الليلةthe night الغراradiant وثالثand the third of شهرناour month
في الليلة الغرا وثالث شهرنا
رمضانRamadan غابتset شمسهhis sun المتلأليهglittering
رمضان غابت شمسه المتلأليه
On the radiant night, the third of our month,
Were he to leave behind no other blessings
Ramadan, his glittering sun set.
Except his daughter, the rising sun.
ومنand of السنينthe years ثلاثthree معwith عشرينtwenty منfrom
ومن السنين ثلاث مع عشرين من
بعدafter انقضاءthe passing of الألفthe thousand يعفوهاfollows it مائهa hundred
بعد انقضاء الألف يعفوها مائه
And of the years: three and twenty,
Sheikh Sultan the Imam, son of the Imam
After a thousand had passed, followed by a hundred,
Son of the Imam, successive Imams.
طوتfolded away الامامthe Imam يدthe hand of الحمامdeath فأرخواso date it
طوت الامام يد الحمام فأرخوا
منfrom هجرةthe migration نبويةprophetic اسلاميةIslamic
من هجرة نبوية اسلامية
The hand of death folded the Imam away; so date it
She suffices and fills his place, and has brought
From the Prophet's Islamic migration.
Even more than what preceded.
لكنهbut he ماnot ماتdied منone who تركleft الورىhumankind
لكنه ما مات من ترك الورى
أفواههمtheir mouths تثنىpraise عليهhim فاغيهopen
أفواههم تثنى عليه فاغيه
Yet he is not dead, who left humankind
So recite the words of God: "Whatever sign We abrogate..."
With mouths open in praise of him.
O reader, if you know the context and meanings.
يطرونthey extol منهof him سيرةa way of life محمودةpraiseworthy
يطرون منه سيرة محمودة
بالخيرwith goodness سارتtraveled; spread والمنافعand the benefits وافيهabundant; complete
بالخير سارت والمنافع وافيه
They extol his praiseworthy way of life,
God provides without account for whomever He wills,
Which traveled with goodness, its benefits abundant;
While the envious boil in rage.
ومفاخراًand glories ومآثراand noble deeds مشهورةrenowned
ومفاخراً ومآثرا مشهورة
ومنابراًَand pulpits تثنيpraise عليهhim علانيهopenly
ومنابراًَ تثني عليه علانيه
And his renowned glories and noble deeds,
As for excellence and awe, they are manifest
And pulpits that praise him openly.
In that forehead, not hidden away.
لوif لمnot يخلفhe had left behind قطever منfrom بركاتهhis blessings
لو لم يخلف قط من بركاته
الاexcept ابنةhis son (likely ابنه) شمسthe sun of الزمانthe age الصاحيهclear-shining
الا ابنة شمس الزمان الصاحيه
Had he left nothing whatsoever of his blessings
Good fortune and support are plain to see,
Except his son, the clear-shining sun of the age,
And generosity, if you ask, like abundant rains.
الشيخShaykh سلطانSultan الإمامthe Imam بنson of الإماthe Imam (part of الإمام)
الشيخ سلطان الإمام بن الإما
مcompletes الإمام ('the Imam') بنson of الإمامthe Imam أئمةImams متواليهin succession
م بن الإمام أئمة متواليه
Shaykh Sultan, the Imam, son of the Imam,
A king whose majesty and perfection
Son of the Imam—Imams in succession—
Exceeds all description, so my tongue falls short.
يكفيhe suffices وسدand filled مسدهhis place وأتىand brought بماthat which
يكفي وسد مسده وأتى بما
فيهin which is المزيدan increase منover; beyond الأمورthe deeds; affairs الماضيهpast
فيه المزيد من الأمور الماضيه
He would suffice; he has filled his place and brought
He inherited leadership maturely from the mature,
More than the achievements of the past.
Rightfully, by birthright, not arbitrarily.
فاقرأso read كلامthe words of اللهGod ماwhatever ننسخWe abrogate وزدand add; continue
فاقرأ كلام الله ما ننسخ وزد
منof ىيةa verse (likely آية) أوor ننسهاWe cause it to be forgotten ياO قارئهyou who read it
من ىية أو ننسها يا قارئه
Read God's words, 'Whatever We abrogate,' and continue:
'Of a verse, or cause to be forgotten,' you who read it.
يظهرbecomes clear لكto you المرجوwhat is hoped for منfrom برbounty; goodness كريnoble (part of كريم)
يظهر لك المرجو من بر كري
مcompletes كريم ('noble') انif عرفتyou know سباقهits preceding context ومعانيهand its meanings
م ان عرفت سباقه ومعانيه
What is hoped for from noble bounty will become clear to you,
If you know its preceding context and its meanings.
واللهand God يرزقprovides for منwhomever يشتاءHe wills (likely يشاء) بلاwithout حساreckoning (part of حساب)
والله يرزق من يشتاء بلا حسا
بcompletes حساب ('reckoning') والحسودand the envious one بغيظهin his rage فيin شاويهa scorching blaze
ب والحسود بغيظه في شاويه
And God provides for whom He wills, without reckoning,
While the envious one, in his rage, is in a scorching blaze.
أماas for النجابةnobility والمهابةand awe-inspiring dignity فهيthey are فيon
أما النجابة والمهابة فهي في
ذاكthat الجبينbrow تبينplainly apparent لاnot متواريهhidden
ذاك الجبين تبين لا متواريه
As for nobility and awe-inspiring dignity, they are on
That brow, plainly seen, not hidden.
والسعدand good fortune والتأييدand support أمرa matter ظاهرmanifest
والسعد والتأييد أمر ظاهر
والجودand generosity إنif تسألyou ask بحورseas طاميهswelling; overflowing
والجود إن تسأل بحور طاميه
Good fortune and support are plain to see;
And generosity, if you ask, is seas in flood.
ملكa king يفوقsurpasses جلالهhis majesty وكمالهand his perfection
ملك يفوق جلاله وكماله
وصفdescription المقالby speech فماso not يبدcan express لسانيهmy tongue
وصف المقال فما يبد لسانيه
A king whose majesty and perfection surpass
What speech can describe; my tongue cannot express it.
ورثinherited السياسةstatecraft كابراًa great man عنfrom كابرa great man
ورث السياسة كابراً عن كابر
حقاًrightfully بحكمby virtue of الأصلlineage لاnot كالعاريهlike something borrowed
حقاً بحكم الأصل لا كالعاريه
He inherited statecraft, a great man from a great man,
Rightfully, by virtue of lineage, not as something borrowed.
Partial English translation: 112 of 126 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1