خَلَّدَmay perpetuate اللَّهGod عَدلَthe justice of هَذاthis الزّمانage
خَلَّدَ اللَّه عَدلَ هَذا الزّمان
وَحَباهُand grant it دَومcontinuance اللّياليthe nights الحِسانِfair
وَحَباهُ دَوم اللّيالي الحِسانِ
May God perpetuate the justice of this age,
May God make eternal the justice of this time,
And grant it fair nights forever,
And endow it with ever pleasant nights.
وَأَنارَand illuminate الأَيّامَthe days فيهِin it دَواماًforever
وَأَنارَ الأَيّامَ فيهِ دَواماً
بِوَزيرٍthrough a minister لَقَدindeed خَلاis free عَنof مدانيan equal
بِوَزيرٍ لَقَد خَلا عَن مداني
And forever illuminate its days
And illuminate its days continuously,
Through a minister who has no equal.
With a minister devoid of any blemish.
عابِدʿAbid اللَّهAllah شَمسthe sun of كلِّevery وَزيرٍminister
عابِد اللَّه شَمس كلِّ وَزيرٍ
فيin سَماthe heaven of المَجدِglory نالَattained أَرفَعthe highest شَانِstanding
في سَما المَجدِ نالَ أَرفَع شَانِ
ʿAbid Allah, the sun among all ministers,
God's worshipper, the sun of every minister,
Has attained the highest station in the heaven of glory.
In the sky of glory attained the highest station.
بَحرa sea of حكمٍgovernance يَموجُsurges بِالعَدلِwith justice دَوماًalways
بَحر حكمٍ يَموجُ بِالعَدلِ دَوماً
وَبِهِand in it التّقوىpiety وَالهدىand guidance جارِيانِboth flow
وَبِهِ التّقوى وَالهدى جارِيانِ
A sea of governance, ever surging with justice,
An ocean of wisdom surging with justice forever,
In which piety and guidance both flow.
And piety and guidance flowing through it.
هَدَمَhe demolished الجورَoppression مِنfrom أَساسِthe foundation of بِناهits edifice
هَدَمَ الجورَ مِن أَساسِ بِناه
إِذas تَوَخّىhe sought إِزالةَthe removal of العُدوانِaggression
إِذ تَوَخّى إِزالةَ العُدوانِ
He demolished oppression from the foundation of its edifice,
He demolished injustice from its very foundation,
As he sought to remove aggression.
When he intended to eliminate tyranny.
وَاِنتَضىand he drew سَيفَthe sword of العَدلِjustice سَلّاًunsheathing عَلَيهِagainst it
وَاِنتَضى سَيفَ العَدلِ سَلّاً عَلَيهِ
فَاِغتَدىand thus he became مِنهُthrough it هادمthe demolisher of البُنيانِthe edifice
فَاِغتَدى مِنهُ هادم البُنيانِ
And drew the sword of justice, unsheathing it against it,
And unsheathed the sword of justice as a sharp blade against it,
And thereby became the demolisher of its structure.
So the demolisher of buildings became audacious against it.
بَعدَafter عَدلthe justice of الأَشجِّal-Ashajj ماnot إِنat all سَمِعناhave we heard
بَعدَ عَدل الأَشجِّ ما إِن سَمِعنا
جاءَappeared عَدلٌjustice كَعَدلِlike the justice of ذاthis one فيin زَمانِan age
جاءَ عَدلٌ كَعَدلِ ذا في زَمانِ
After the justice of al-Ashajj, never have we heard
After Al-Ashajj’s justice, we never heard
Of justice like this man's appearing in any age.
Of justice like that of this one in any time.
قامَhe stood بِالحَقِّfor truth فيamong الرّعيّةِthe subjects يَمحوerasing
قامَ بِالحَقِّ في الرّعيّةِ يَمحو
باطِلاًfalsehood كانَthat existed قَبلbefore هَذاthis الأوانِtime
باطِلاً كانَ قَبل هَذا الأوانِ
He upheld truth among his subjects, erasing
He stood for the truth among the subjects, erasing
The falsehood that existed before this time.
Falsehood that had existed before this time.
لاnot يرىis seen عَنaway from أُمورِهمtheir affairs خدنَa companion of شُغلpreoccupation
لا يرى عَن أُمورِهم خدنَ شُغل
فَهوَso he عَنهاfrom them لعِطفهِof his side غَيرnot ثانِturning away
فَهوَ عَنها لعِطفهِ غَير ثانِ
He is never seen distracted from their affairs,
He does not miss any of their affairs out of carelessness,
So he never turns his side away from them.
For his kindness, he does not neglect them.
قامَhe governed فيهِمamong them بِشَرعِby the law of خَيرِthe best نَبيٍّprophet
قامَ فيهِم بِشَرعِ خَيرِ نَبيٍّ
أَشرفthe noblest of الرّسلِthe messengers رَحمةthe mercy of الرّحمانِthe All-Merciful
أَشرف الرّسلِ رَحمة الرّحمانِ
He governed them by the law of the best of prophets,
He dealt with them by the law of the best Prophet,
The noblest of messengers, the All-Merciful's mercy.
The noblest of messengers, the mercy from the Merciful.
أَيَّدhe strengthened الدّينthe faith دينَthe faith of خَيرِthe best رَسولٍmessenger
أَيَّد الدّين دينَ خَيرِ رَسولٍ
مُخلِصsincere in القَصدِpurpose كاملperfect in الإِيمانِfaith
مُخلِص القَصدِ كامل الإِيمانِ
He strengthened the faith, the faith of the best messenger,
He supported the religion, the religion of the best Messenger,
Sincere in purpose, perfect in faith.
Sincere in purpose, complete in faith.
قَمَعَhe suppressed الكفرَunbelief مُضعِفاًweakening لقواهits forces
قَمَعَ الكفرَ مُضعِفاً لقواه
بِزَوالِby the disappearance of الفُجورِwickedness وَالطّغيانِand tyranny
بِزَوالِ الفُجورِ وَالطّغيانِ
He suppressed unbelief, weakening its forces,
He suppressed disbelief, weakening its forces,
By banishing wickedness and tyranny.
By the demise of immorality and oppression.
بَحرa sea of حِلمٍforbearance تَدفَّقَpoured forth الحِلمُforbearance مِنهُfrom him
بَحر حِلمٍ تَدفَّقَ الحِلمُ مِنهُ
وَهوَand he بِالحِلمwith forbearance دائِمُever الهَيَجانِsurging
وَهوَ بِالحِلم دائِمُ الهَيَجانِ
A sea of forbearance, with forbearance pouring from him,
An ocean of patience from which patience gushed forth,
And forever surging with forbearance.
And with patience, he is ever composed.
نَقَلتهُcarried it الرّكبانthe riders إِذas فيهِthrough it سارَتjourneyed
نَقَلتهُ الرّكبان إِذ فيهِ سارَت
فَفَشاand so it spread فيacross الآفاقِthe horizons وَالأَكوانِand the worlds
فَفَشا في الآفاقِ وَالأَكوانِ
Riders carried it abroad as they journeyed through it,
The caravans carried him along as they travelled through him,
And it spread across the horizons and the worlds.
So he spread through horizons and universes.
فَلَهُso for him اللَّهGod مِنwhat a حَليمٍforbearing man مَهيبawe-inspiring
فَلَهُ اللَّه مِن حَليمٍ مَهيب
لاnot يرىis seen وَهوَwhile he is اللّيثthe lion بِالحردانِin a rage
لا يرى وَهوَ اللّيث بِالحردانِ
May God bless him—what a forbearing, awe-inspiring man!
May God reward him, a forebearing, revered man,
Though a lion, he is never seen enraged.
Who does not perceive himself as a lion among foxes.
لَمnever يَكُنwas يَستَفِزُّهُstirred him غَضبanger إلexcept (first part)
لَم يَكُن يَستَفِزُّهُ غَضب إل
لاexcept (completion) لِمَولاهُfor his Lord الواحدthe One الدّيّانِthe Requiter
لا لِمَولاهُ الواحد الدّيّانِ
No anger ever stirred him, except
Anger provokes him only for his One Lord,
For his Lord, the One, the Requiter.
The One, the Judge of judges.
فَكَأنَّso, as though النّبِيthe Prophet أَوصاهُcounseled him لَمّاwhen
فَكَأنَّ النّبِي أَوصاهُ لَمّا
قالَhe said لاdo not تَغضَبbe angry أَوّلاًfirst وبثانيand a second time
قالَ لا تَغضَب أَوّلاً وبثاني
It is as though the Prophet counseled him when
It is as if the Prophet instructed him when
He said, "Do not be angry," once and a second time.
He said: “Do not get angry, at first or second.”
مُزنةa raincloud of البَذلِgenerosity غَيثُهاits rain البَذلُgenerosity سَحّاin torrents
مُزنة البَذلِ غَيثُها البَذلُ سَحّا
إِذْwhen هَمَتْهit poured it down أَربىgrew greater عَلىthan الطوفانِthe flood
إِذْ هَمَتْه أَربى عَلى الطوفانِ
A cloud of bounty, whose rain is bounty pouring in torrents,
The rain clouds of generosity, their rain is generosity pouring forth,
When it poured its rain, it surpassed the flood.
When ambitions made it overflow like a deluge.
بَحرa sea of جودٍmunificence نعمyes وَفيand in راحَتيهِhis two palms
بَحر جودٍ نعم وَفي راحَتيهِ
دونَwithout مينٍfalsehood عَينانِtwo springs نَضّاخَتانِgushing forth
دونَ مينٍ عَينانِ نَضّاخَتانِ
A sea of munificence, yes—and in his two palms
A sea of generosity, indeed its calmness,
Are, without falsehood, two gushing springs.
Below the harbor, two pouring springs.
ياO لَهُfor him اللَّهGod مِنwhat a وَزيرٍminister فَخيمٍsplendid
يا لَهُ اللَّه مِن وَزيرٍ فَخيمٍ
قَدَّمتهُplaced him foremost أَماجِدُthe noblest of الأَقرانِthe peers
قَدَّمتهُ أَماجِدُ الأَقرانِ
God bless him—what a splendid minister!
O may God reward him, an eminent minister,
The noblest of his peers have placed him foremost.
The glories of peers have presented him.
قَدindeed عَلاhe mounted صَهوةَthe saddle of المَعاليlofty honors بِمَجدٍwith glory
قَد عَلا صَهوةَ المَعالي بِمَجدٍ
فيهِin him فَخراًin pride نَحَتthey inclined إِلىtoward الطيَرانِflight
فيهِ فَخراً نَحَت إِلى الطيَرانِ
He has mounted the saddle of lofty honors with glory,
He ascended the pinnacle of glory with an honor,
Which, proud of him, have aspired to take flight.
In which he sculpted pride to soaring.
ماnot لَهُfor him بِالتيجانِin crowns فيthroughout الدَّهرِtime فَخرٌpride
ما لَهُ بِالتيجانِ في الدَّهرِ فَخرٌ
إِنّماonly فيهِin him مَفخرُthe pride of التيجانِcrowns
إِنّما فيهِ مَفخرُ التيجانِ
His pride never lies in crowns;
He has no pride in crowns in this world,
Rather, the pride of crowns lies in him.
Indeed in it lies the pride of crowns.
إِنّماonly فَخرُهُhis pride بِعِلمٍin knowledge وَحِلمand forbearance
إِنّما فَخرُهُ بِعِلمٍ وَحِلم
وَبِعدلٍand in justice فيtoward القاصيthe distant ثمّthen الدّانيthe near
وَبِعدلٍ في القاصي ثمّ الدّاني
His pride lies only in knowledge and forbearance,
His pride is only in knowledge, forbearance,
And in justice toward the distant, then the near,
And justice spreading from east to west.
وَمخافand fear مِنَof الجَليلِthe Majestic تَعالىexalted is He
وَمخاف مِنَ الجَليلِ تَعالى
وَصَلاحٍand righteousness وَطاعَةand obedience to الرّحمانِthe All-Merciful
وَصَلاحٍ وَطاعَة الرّحمانِ
And in fear of the Majestic—exalted is He—
And fear of the Majestic, Exalted,
And in righteousness and obedience to the All-Merciful,
And righteousness and obedience to the Merciful.
وَبِزُهدٍand in renunciation فيماof what بِأَيديin the hands of البَراياhumankind
وَبِزُهدٍ فيما بِأَيدي البَرايا
وَعَفافٍand chastity مُشاهَدٍwitnessed بِالعَيانِwith one's own eyes
وَعَفافٍ مُشاهَدٍ بِالعَيانِ
And in renouncing what lies in people's hands,
And asceticism from what is in the hands of mortals,
And in chastity visible to the eye.
And chastity witnessed clearly.
رَجلthe man of الدّنياthe world واحِدthe unique one of الدّهرِthe age فَرداًunmatched
رَجل الدّنيا واحِد الدّهرِ فَرداً
بِحَميدِin praiseworthy الخصالِtraits ثمَّthen المَعانيinward qualities
بِحَميدِ الخصالِ ثمَّ المَعاني
The world's foremost man, his age's one and only,
Unique in the world, singular in the times,
In praiseworthy traits and inward qualities,
With praiseworthy traits and sublime qualities.
وَبِعَزمand in resolve وَهِمّةand ambition فيهِwithin him تَعلوsoars
وَبِعَزم وَهِمّة فيهِ تَعلو
وَسَمتand has risen تَرتَقيascending عَلىabove كيوانِSaturn
وَسَمت تَرتَقي عَلى كيوانِ
And in resolve and ambition that soar within him,
And will and ambition in which he rises high,
And have risen, ascending above Saturn,
And a resolve reaching the celestial spheres.
وَمَضاءٍand decisiveness فيماin what أَرادَhe intended بِحَزمٍwith firmness
وَمَضاءٍ فيما أَرادَ بِحَزمٍ
وَبِرأيٍand in judgment فيat غايَةِthe utmost degree of الإِتقانِprecision
وَبِرأيٍ في غايَةِ الإِتقانِ
And in carrying through his wishes with firmness,
And determination in what he intends with wisdom,
And in judgment of the utmost precision,
And an opinion characterized by perfect artistry.
وَبِرفقٍand in gentleness وَفيand in لَطيفِgracious طِباعٍtemperament
وَبِرفقٍ وَفي لَطيفِ طِباعٍ
وَمَزاياand distinctions شَريفَةٍnoble وَحِسانِand beautiful
وَمَزايا شَريفَةٍ وَحِسانِ
And in gentleness and gracious temperament,
And kindness, and subtle natural disposition,
And in noble and beautiful distinctions,
And noble traits and beauty.
وَسَجاياand dispositions كَريمةgenerous وَكمَالand perfection
وَسَجايا كَريمة وَكمَال
وَجَمالand beauty بِهيبةwith majesty مُزدانِadorned
وَجَمال بِهيبة مُزدانِ
And in generous dispositions and perfection,
Adorned with awe, dignified with perfection,
And in beauty adorned with majesty,
And beautiful words you’d think pearls threaded.
وَكَلامٍand speech تَخالهُyou deem it درَّthe pearls of عقدٍa necklace
وَكَلامٍ تَخالهُ درَّ عقدٍ
لَمnever تَنَلobtained مِثلهُits like نُحورthe necks of الغَوانيbeautiful women
لَم تَنَل مِثلهُ نُحور الغَواني
And in speech you would deem a necklace's pearls,
The like of it virgins’ necks have never attained,
Whose like the necks of lovely women have never borne,
And a reputation among people, praiseworthy,
وَبِصيتٍand in renown بَينَamong الأَنامِhumankind حَميدٍpraiseworthy
وَبِصيتٍ بَينَ الأَنامِ حَميدٍ
مِثلlike مِسكٍmusk فيthroughout سائِرِall البُلدانِthe lands
مِثل مِسكٍ في سائِرِ البُلدانِ
And in praiseworthy renown among humankind,
Like musk spreading in all the countries,
Like musk throughout all lands,
And mention of good at all times,
وَبِذِكرٍand in being mentioned بِالخَيرِfavorably فيat كلِّevery حينmoment
وَبِذِكرٍ بِالخَيرِ في كلِّ حين
وَثَناءٍand praise يَتلوهُrecites it كلُّevery لِسانِtongue
وَثَناءٍ يَتلوهُ كلُّ لِسانِ
And in being spoken of well at every moment,
And praise recited by every tongue,
And in praise recited by every tongue,
And plunging into fierce battles,
وَبِخوضٍand in plunging مِنَof الوَغىbattle بِبحورinto seas
وَبِخوضٍ مِنَ الوَغى بِبحور
ماجَsurged فيهاwithin them ضَياغِمُthe lions of الشّجعانِthe brave
ماجَ فيها ضَياغِمُ الشّجعانِ
And in plunging into seas of battle
If he appeared wandering in them, the bold
Where the lions among the brave have surged.
Would flee from him in dread.
لَوif تَبدّىhe appeared يَجولroaming فيهاwithin them لَوَلَّتthey would flee
لَو تَبدّى يَجول فيها لَوَلَّت
مِنهُfrom him رُعباًin terror ضياثِمُthe lions of الفُرسانِthe horsemen
مِنهُ رُعباً ضياثِمُ الفُرسانِ
Were he to appear, roaming through them, they would flee—
They would swear, fingers entwined,
The lions among the horsemen, terrified of him.
That they never came to the battlefield.
وَتَألَّوْاand they would swear مُعَقِّدينَsolemnly binding يَميناًan oath
وَتَألَّوْا مُعَقِّدينَ يَميناً
أَنَّهمthat they لَمnever يَأتواhad come إِلىto مَيدانِa battlefield
أَنَّهم لَم يَأتوا إِلى مَيدانِ
And would swear, solemnly binding themselves by an oath,
How many ministers boast of the sword,
That they had never come to a battlefield.
And pride in spears and Indian blades.
كَمhow many a وَزيرminister بِالسّيفِin the sword يُبديdisplays اِفتِخاراًpride
كَم وَزير بِالسّيفِ يُبدي اِفتِخاراً
وَبِهِand in him فَخرthe pride of الرّمحِthe spear وَالهندُوانيand the Indian sword
وَبِهِ فَخر الرّمحِ وَالهندُواني
How many a minister displays pride in the sword,
O most glorious, most stately one, who of
While the spear and the Indian sword take pride in him.
The pinnacle of glory has assumed the finest position.
أَيُّهاO الأَمجَدُmost glorious السُّمْيدعnoble lord مَنْwho مِنْfrom
أَيُّها الأَمجَدُ السُّمْيدع مَنْ مِنْ
ذَروَةِthe summit of المَجدِglory حلَّsettled أَسنىthe most splendid مَكانِplace
ذَروَةِ المَجدِ حلَّ أَسنى مَكانِ
O most glorious, noble lord, you who
You never left the time, a rising sun
Dwell in the loftiest place upon glory's summit,
Ascending the sky and the sublime horizon.
لاmay you never بَرِحتَcease to be الزّمانَthroughout time شَمسَa sun of تعالٍexaltation
لا بَرِحتَ الزّمانَ شَمسَ تعالٍ
تَعتَليrising لِلسّماكto al-Simak وَالزّبرقانِand the full moon
تَعتَلي لِلسّماك وَالزّبرقانِ
May you forever remain a sun of exaltation,
With good fortune you always attain eternity,
Rising to al-Simak and the full moon,
And it in you, the times have favor.
بِسعودٍwith auspicious stars تنالyou attain دَومَunending خُلودٍlife
بِسعودٍ تنال دَومَ خُلودٍ
وَلَهاand for them فيكَwith you الدّهرَforever حُسنُa happy اِقتِرانِconjunction
وَلَها فيكَ الدّهرَ حُسنُ اِقتِرانِ
With auspicious stars, may you attain everlasting life,
Product of a thought surpassing heavenly maidens.
And may their happy conjunction with you endure forever.
So turn to it approvingly,
هاكَtake خِدنَcompanion of الإِحسانgoodness بكراًa virgin رداحاًfull-figured
هاكَ خِدنَ الإِحسان بكراً رداحاً
بِنتَa daughter of فِكرٍthought تَفوقُsurpassing حورَthe houris of الجِنانِthe gardens of Paradise
بِنتَ فِكرٍ تَفوقُ حورَ الجِنانِ
Take, companion of goodness, this full-figured maiden,
It has the utmost favor before you.
A daughter of thought surpassing the houris of Paradise.
And live forever without any injustice,
فَاِلتفِتso turn نَحوَهاtoward her بِعَينِwith an eye of قَبولٍacceptance
فَاِلتفِت نَحوَها بِعَينِ قَبولٍ
ذاthat لَدَيهاto her مِنof غايَةِthe utmost الإِحسانِkindness
ذا لَدَيها مِن غايَةِ الإِحسانِ
So turn toward her with an accepting eye;
With assurance from our Lord and safety.
That, to her, is the utmost kindness.
No garden has adorned itself with the jewel of flowers,
وَدُمِand endure الدَّهرَforever لاnot تُضامbe wronged بِضَيمٍby injustice
وَدُمِ الدَّهرَ لا تُضام بِضَيمٍ
بِضَمانٍwith a guarantee مِنfrom ربِّناour Lord وَأَمانِand safety
بِضَمانٍ مِن ربِّنا وَأَمانِ
And endure forever, never wronged by injustice,
Nor have the bride-like branches bent.
With a guarantee from our Lord, and safety,
No opening has called you to victory,
ماas long as تَحلَّىadorns itself بِحليةِwith the adornment of الزّهرِflowers رَوضٌa garden
ما تَحلَّى بِحليةِ الزّهرِ رَوضٌ
ماas long as تَثَنَّتsway عَرائسُthe brides of الأَغصانِthe boughs
ما تَثَنَّت عَرائسُ الأَغصانِ
As long as a garden adorns itself with flowers,
And long life, lasting the time’s duration.
As long as the brides of the boughs sway,
And well-balanced temperament at all times,
ماas long as غَداcontinues الفَتحُal-Fath داعِياًpraying لَكَfor you بِالنصfor victory (first part)
ما غَدا الفَتحُ داعِياً لَكَ بِالنص
رِvictory (completion) وَعمرٌand a life يَطولُlasts طولَas long as الزّمانِtime
رِ وَعمرٌ يَطولُ طولَ الزّمانِ
As long as al-Fath keeps praying for your victory,
And attaining wishes matching hopes.
And a life that lasts as long as time,
None have said sincerely and devoutly,
وَاِعتدالand balance of المزاجِconstitution فيat كلِّevery حينٍmoment
وَاِعتدال المزاجِ في كلِّ حينٍ
وَبلوغِand attainment of المُرادِthe desired goal طبقin accord with الأَمانيwishes
وَبلوغِ المُرادِ طبق الأَماني
And a balanced constitution at every moment,
“May God make eternal the justice of this time.”
And attainment of your desire in accord with your wishes;
ماas long as بَداhe appears قائِلاًsaying بِإِخلاصِwith sincerity of قَلبٍheart
ما بَدا قائِلاً بِإِخلاصِ قَلبٍ
خَلَّدmay perpetuate اللَّهGod عَدلthe justice of هَذاthis الزّمانِage
خَلَّد اللَّه عَدل هَذا الزّمانِ
As long as he says with a sincere heart:
"May God perpetuate the justice of this age."
Partial English translation: 91 of 94 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1