سلاماًgreetings وأهلاًand welcome أيهاO السيدthe lord الشهمthe gallant
سلاماً وأهلاً أيها السيد الشهم
قدمتyou arrived فحلso settled البشرgladness وارتحلand departed الهمsorrow
قدمت فحل البشر وارتحل الهم
Greetings and welcome, O gallant lord.
Greetings and welcome, O noble and generous one
You have arrived: gladness has settled in, and sorrow has departed.
You have come like a heroic man, relieving sorrow
قدمتyou arrived وقاكmay He protect you اللهGod ياO خيرbest قادمone arriving
قدمت وقاك الله يا خير قادم
علىto خيرthe best أهلpeople شاكراًthankful سعيكyour efforts العمfar-reaching
على خير أهل شاكراً سعيك العم
You have come—may God protect you, O best of visitors—
You have come, may God protect you, O best of newcomers
To the best of people; I thank you for your far-reaching efforts.
To the best of people, grateful for your great effort
فإنكfor you are ماءwater المزنthe rainclouds يرويquenches thirst منfrom الظماthirst
فإنك ماء المزن يروي من الظما
ويعتاشand subsist مماon what ينبتit makes grow الناسpeople والبهمand livestock
ويعتاش مما ينبت الناس والبهم
For you are the rainclouds' water, slaking thirst,
For you are rain on parched land, quenching the thirsty
And people and livestock live on what it makes grow.
And sustenance for what people and animals grow
تسلسلتyou descended منfrom أصلابthe loins أشرافthe nobles of هاشمHāshim
تسلسلت من أصلاب أشراف هاشم
فكلso every إمرئman ناواكopposes you منof حقهhis due الهشمcrushing
فكل إمرئ ناواك من حقه الهشم
You descend from the loins of Hāshim's nobles,
You descend from the loins of noble Hashimites
So every man who opposes you deserves to be crushed.
So each person desires you, as is his right
فأنتfor you are شريفnoble الذاتin essence طبعاًby nature وعنصراًand by lineage
فأنت شريف الذات طبعاً وعنصراً
فمنso from شرفٍnobility تسموyou rise إلىto شرفٍnobility يسمواrises
فمن شرفٍ تسمو إلى شرفٍ يسموا
For you are noble in essence, by nature and by lineage.
You are noble in nature and lineage
So from nobility you rise to nobility that soars still higher.
So from one nobility you ascend to another
لإنeven if ظاهراًoutwardly فارقتyou relinquished حكماًa rule موقتاًtemporary
لإن ظاهراً فارقت حكماً موقتاً
فإنthen indeed علىover الأرواحsouls باقٍenduring لكyours الحكمthe rule
فإن على الأرواح باقٍ لك الحكم
Even if outwardly you have relinquished a temporary rule,
For clearly you have left temporary rule
Yet your rule over souls still remains yours.
Yet your rule over souls remains eternal
ورثتyou inherited منfrom الجدينthe two grandfathers أعظمthe greatest منصبstation
ورثت من الجدين أعظم منصب
إلىto المنتهىthe utmost limit لاno خفضlowering فيهin it ولاnor جزمcurtailment
إلى المنتهى لا خفض فيه ولا جزم
You inherited from your two grandfathers the greatest station,
You have inherited from your forefathers the greatest position
To the utmost limit, with neither lowering nor curtailment.
With no decrease or doubt to its extremity
هوit is المنصبthe station الساميthe sublime الإلاهيthe divine فدمso remain بهin it
هو المنصب السامي الإلاهي فدم به
عزيزاًhonored وفضلand the bounty of اللهGod ياO ذاpossessor of السنىradiance جمabundant
عزيزاً وفضل الله يا ذا السنى جم
It is the sublime, divine station; remain in it,
It is the sublime, divine position - so stay with it
Honored; and God's bounty, O radiant one, is abundant.
Honored and God's favor is upon you, O best of all
أكنيكI give you a kunya إجلالاًin reverence أباfather of خالدenduring الثناpraise
أكنيك إجلالاً أبا خالد الثنا
ومنand whose اسمهhis name لفاتحfor the conqueror of أسبانياSpain اسمa name
ومن اسمه لفاتح أسبانيا اسم
In reverence I call you father of one whose praise endures,
I respectfully call you Abu Khalid al-Thani
And whose name is borne by the conqueror of Spain.
And from his name came the name of the conqueror of Spain
علىalthough إنindeed فيin التصريحexplicit mention باسمكof your name ليfor me شفاhealing
على إن في التصريح باسمك لي شفا
وللخاتلand for the deceiver الخناسthe slinking one الغمgrief والسقمand sickness
وللخاتل الخناس الغم والسقم
Yet openly speaking your name brings me healing,
Though explicitly saying your name brings me healing
And grief and sickness to the deceitful, slinking one.
And for the spiteful slanderer, sickness and ruin
فعشso live عابدworshipper of الرزاقthe Provider وأنسand rejoice ورمand aspire تنقلtravel
فعش عابد الرزاق وأنس ورم تنقل
وعاشتand may they live لكfor you الساداتthe noble lords أنجالكyour sons الشهمthe gallant ones
وعاشت لك السادات أنجالك الشهم
So live, worshipper of the Provider; rejoice, aspire, and travel.
Live well Abu al-Rizq and be comforted in your travels
And may your gallant sons, those noble lords, live on for you.
And long live your noble sons and daughters
لكyours is الفضلthe bounty ذاthis عيدfeast of الفداءsacrifice ففزso win بهit
لك الفضل ذا عيد الفداء ففز به
وعنكand in your stead الفداthe ransom ياO طيبgood الأثرin legacy الخصمthe foe
وعنك الفدا يا طيب الأثر الخصم
Yours is the bounty this Feast of Sacrifice; may you win it.
You have the merit on this feast of redemption - so claim it
And may the foe be sacrificed in your stead, O you whose legacy is good.
And sacrifice yourself for you, O excellent and unmatched one
وماand not قلتI composed شعراًpoetry راجياًhoping for عنهin return for it لهوةa gift
وما قلت شعراً راجياً عنه لهوة
ولوand even if شئتهاI wished for it لمnot يسعفavail النثرprose والنظمand verse
ولو شئتها لم يسعف النثر والنظم
And I have not composed verse hoping for a gift in return,
I did not compose poetry desiring anything futile from it
And even if I wished for it, neither prose nor verse would avail.
Even if I wanted, prose and verse would not suffice
ولكنهbut it is حقa duty لآلto the family of محمدMuhammad
ولكنه حق لآل محمد
أأديهI fulfill it حياًwhile alive أوor يضمنيenfolds me الردمthe burial earth
أأديه حياً أو يضمني الردم
But it is a duty owed to Muhammad's family,
But it is a right for the family of Muhammad
I shall fulfill it while alive, or the burial earth shall enfold me.
That I fulfill it while alive or in the grave
وماand not كلevery دينارٍdinar يروجcirculates بخالصpure
وما كل دينارٍ يروج بخالص
ولاnor كلevery نقادassayer لهhe has بالطلاof gold علمknowledge
ولا كل نقاد له بالطلا علم
And not every dinar that circulates is pure,
Not every coin circulates at full value
Nor does every assayer possess knowledge of gold.
Nor does every critic know the science of currencies
ودمand remain بالهناin happiness فيin العزhonor يصحبكaccompanies you الثناpraise
ودم بالهنا في العز يصحبك الثنا
ونجمand a star هدىof guidance يتلوهfollows it فيin إثرهits wake نجمa star
ونجم هدى يتلوه في إثره نجم
And live on in happiness and honor, accompanied by praise,
Stay with your serenity in power, may you be accompanied by praise
And a guiding star, followed in its wake by another star.
And the guiding star followed by another star
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