ماhow أَعدَلَjust الأَفلاكَthe celestial spheres فيin دَوَرانِهاtheir rotation
ما أَعدَلَ الأَفلاكَ في دَوَرانِها
أَفَلاthen, have you not رَأَيتَseen القسطَequity فيin ميزانِهاtheir Balance (Libra)
أَفَلا رَأَيتَ القسطَ في ميزانِها
How just the celestial spheres are in their turning!
How just are the orbits in their rotation!
Have you not seen equity in their Balance?
Have you not seen balance in its measure?
هَذيthese أَمانِيَّmy wishes الّتيwhich قَدindeed رُمتهاI sought
هَذي أَمانِيَّ الّتي قَد رُمتها
وَودِدتُهاand I cherished them بلِّغتُهاI was granted them لأَوانِهاat their appointed time
وَودِدتُها بلِّغتُها لأَوانِها
These are my wishes, which I had sought
These are my wishes that I aspired to
and cherished; I was granted them in their due season.
And I wished them conveyed at their time.
وافَتthey arrived أَوانthe time of وُجودِهاtheir realization فَعَلمتso I learned أَنthat (continues)
وافَت أَوان وُجودِها فَعَلمت أَن
نَcompletion of 'that' أُمورناour affairs مَرهونةbound بِزَمانِهاto their appointed time
نَ أُمورنا مَرهونة بِزَمانِها
They arrived when their realization was due, and I learned that
Their time of existence came, so I knew
our affairs are bound to their appointed times.
Our matters are pledged to their era.
جاءَتthey came عَلىamid شَغفpassionate yearning الحَشاof the heart بِبلوغِهاfor attaining them
جاءَت عَلى شَغف الحَشا بِبلوغِها
فَاِرتاحَso it found ease حينَwhen بُلوغهاtheir fulfillment وَعيانِهاand their being seen
فَاِرتاحَ حينَ بُلوغها وَعيانِها
They came amid the heart's yearning for their fulfillment,
They came with the passion of longing in attaining them
and it found ease when they were fulfilled and seen.
So I rested when they were attained and seen.
وَالآنَand now قَرَّتwere cooled بِالبشائِرِby glad tidings أَعيُنٌeyes
وَالآنَ قَرَّت بِالبشائِرِ أَعيُنٌ
قَدindeed طالَgrew long بُعدُthe absence of النّومِsleep عَنfrom أَجفانِهاtheir eyelids
قَد طالَ بُعدُ النّومِ عَن أَجفانِها
Now eyes are cooled by glad tidings,
Now eyes are pleased with good news
whose eyelids sleep had long forsaken.
Sleep's remoteness from their lids is long.
بَلnay رَطَّبتmoistened مِنّاwithin us البشائِرُthe glad tidings أَكبداًlivers
بَل رَطَّبت مِنّا البشائِرُ أَكبداً
كادَتalmost تَذوبُmelted حَرارَةًfrom heat بِجنانهاin their hearts
كادَت تَذوبُ حَرارَةً بِجنانها
Nay, the glad tidings moistened our livers,
But tidings made livers moist for us
which had almost melted from the heat within their hearts.
Their heat almost melted them in the gardens.
سَرَّتgladdened قُلوباًhearts فيin الحَشاءِthe breast تَسَعَّرتblazed
سَرَّت قُلوباً في الحَشاءِ تَسَعَّرت
كادَتalmost تُذيبُmelted الجسمَthe body مِنfrom نيرَانِهاtheir fires
كادَت تُذيبُ الجسمَ مِن نيرَانِها
They gladdened hearts blazing in the breast,
Hearts were delighted in the pericardium, they kindled
almost melting the body with their fires.
Their heat almost melted the body from its fires.
شَعَلتkindled بِهاin them نارthe fire of التّوهّمِanxious imagining فِكرَةٌa thought
شَعَلت بِها نار التّوهّمِ فِكرَةٌ
قَدhad أدخَلbrought التّشتيتdistraction فيinto أَذهانِهاtheir minds
قَد أدخَل التّشتيت في أَذهانِها
A thought had kindled in them the fire of anxious fancy,
Imagination ignited in it a spark
bringing distraction into their minds.
Which brought confusion into minds.
لَكِنbut بَداappeared صُبحُthe dawn of اليقينِcertainty فَأُطفِئَتso it was quenched
لَكِن بَدا صُبحُ اليقينِ فَأُطفِئَت
وَبِسيفِهِand by its sword قَدindeed كانَoccurred قَطعthe severing of لِسانِهاits tongue
وَبِسيفِهِ قَد كانَ قَطع لِسانِها
But the dawn of certainty appeared, and the fire was quenched,
But the dawn of certainty appeared and extinguished them
and by its sword that fire's tongue was severed.
And with its sword it had cut off their tongue.
وَاِمتَدّand spread ذاكَthat الصّبحُthe dawn يَنشُرُscattering ضَوءهُits light
وَاِمتَدّ ذاكَ الصّبحُ يَنشُرُ ضَوءهُ
بِبَشائِرِwith glad tidings of الأَفراحِjoys فيin أَكوانِهاtheir worlds
بِبَشائِرِ الأَفراحِ في أَكوانِها
That dawn spread out, shedding its light
And that dawn spread diffusing its light
with tidings of joy throughout their worlds,
With the tidings of joys in the cosmos.
وَيَحيكُand weaves مِنfrom نورِthe light of السّرورِjoy مَطارفاًfringed cloaks
وَيَحيكُ مِن نورِ السّرورِ مَطارفاً
يَكسوclothes بِهاwith them الأَرواحsouls مَعtogether with جُثمانِهاtheir bodies
يَكسو بِها الأَرواح مَع جُثمانِها
and weaving fringed cloaks from the light of gladness,
And it spins from the light of bliss canopies
clothing souls in them, together with their bodies.
With which it clothes the souls and bodies.
جاءَcame البَشيرُthe herald بِماwith what نَرومُwe seek مُبشِّراًbearing glad tidings
جاءَ البَشيرُ بِما نَرومُ مُبشِّراً
فيat وَقتِthe time of إِشراقِthe radiance of السّعودِgood fortunes وَآنِهاand their season
في وَقتِ إِشراقِ السّعودِ وَآنِها
The herald came proclaiming what we desire,
The bearer of good news came with what we aspire to
at the hour of good fortune's radiance and its season,
In the time of the ascent of good fortune and its opportunity.
وَتَقارنand the conjunction of السّعدينِthe two benefic planets فيin كَبدthe heart of السّماheaven
وَتَقارن السّعدينِ في كَبد السّما
وَتَباعدand the distancing of المِرّيخِMars مِنfrom كيوانِهاits Saturn
وَتَباعد المِرّيخِ مِن كيوانِها
and the conjunction of the two benefic planets in heaven's heart,
The two fortunes coincided in the cosmos’ nexus
and Mars's distance from heaven's Saturn.
And Mars kept its distance from its node.
بُشراهُhis glad tidings كانَتwere لِلقُلوبِfor hearts دَواءهاtheir remedy
بُشراهُ كانَت لِلقُلوبِ دَواءها
كَمُفَرّحlike the cordial of الياقوتِruby مِنagainst خَفَقانِهاtheir palpitations
كَمُفَرّح الياقوتِ مِن خَفَقانِها
His tidings were the hearts' medicine,
His good tidings were a cure for hearts
like ruby cordial against their palpitations.
Like the ruby’s exhilaration from its throbbing.
كادَتalmost تَسيلُflowed away مِنَfrom السّرورِjoy وَإِنّماand yet
كادَت تَسيلُ مِنَ السّرورِ وَإِنّما
حفّتwere enfolded بِلُطفِby the kindness of اللَّهِGod مِنfrom سَيَلانِهاtheir flowing away
حفّت بِلُطفِ اللَّهِ مِن سَيَلانِها
They almost flowed away with joy, yet
They almost overflowed from bliss, but
God's gentle care enfolded them, keeping them from flowing away.
God’s subtle kindness protected them from flooding.
أَبدىmade known لَناto us أَنّthat الوزارَةthe vizierate قَدindeed أَتَتcame
أَبدى لَنا أَنّ الوزارَة قَد أَتَت
شِبلthe lion-cub of العُلَىeminence منone who عُدَّwas counted مِنamong أَخدانِهاits intimates
شِبل العُلَى من عُدَّ مِن أَخدانِها
He made known to us that the vizierate had come
He showed us the ministry has come
to the lion-cub of eminence, counted among its intimates.
To the noble lion among its peers.
وَالماءand water رُدَّwas restored إِلىto مَجاريهِits channels الّتيwhich
وَالماء رُدَّ إِلى مَجاريهِ الّتي
نَشَفتhad dried up وَغيضَand was drained الماءُthe water مِنfrom غُدرانِهاtheir pools
نَشَفت وَغيضَ الماءُ مِن غُدرانِها
And water was restored to its channels, which
The water returned to its channels which
had dried up, with water drained from their pools.
Dried up and the water decreased from its turbulence.
وَالشّمسُand the sun رُدَّتwas restored لِلمَنازِلِto the stations بِالهَناwith felicity
وَالشّمسُ رُدَّت لِلمَنازِلِ بِالهَنا
فيin عِزِّهاits might السّاميlofty وفيand in سُلطانِهاits sovereignty
في عِزِّها السّامي وفي سُلطانِها
And the sun was restored in felicity to its stations,
The sun returned to its mansions proudly
in its lofty might and sovereignty.
And its supreme might and sultanate.
جاءَتit came إِلىto اللّيثِthe lion الغضنفرthe mighty lion فيin الوَغىbattle
جاءَت إِلى اللّيثِ الغضنفر في الوَغى
وَمُفرّقِand scatterer of الفُرسانِhorsemen مِنfrom مَيدانِهاits battlefield
وَمُفرّقِ الفُرسانِ مِن مَيدانِها
It came to the mighty lion in battle,
It came to the fierce lion in battle
and scatterer of horsemen from its field,
Scatterer of knights in its arena
وَمُخوّفand terrorizer of الآسادِlions فيin آجامِهاtheir thickets
وَمُخوّف الآسادِ في آجامِها
وَمُهرِّبِand router of الأَبطالِchampions مَعamid صَوَلانِهاtheir onslaught
وَمُهرِّبِ الأَبطالِ مَع صَوَلانِها
and terror of lions in their thickets,
Terrifier of lions in their dens
and router of champions amid their charges.
Repeller of heroes with its assault
رَبّmaster of القَواضِبِkeen swords ماnever اِنتَضاهاhe unsheathed them ساحِباًdrawing them out
رَبّ القَواضِبِ ما اِنتَضاها ساحِباً
إِلّاbut وَماتَand died اللَّيثُthe lion مِنfrom لَمَعانهاtheir gleam
إِلّا وَماتَ اللَّيثُ مِن لَمَعانها
Master of keen swords: never did he draw them forth
Lord of the boats, it did not draw them but
without the lion dying from their gleam.
The lion died from its flashing
رَبّmaster of العَواليlong spears السُّمرbrown ماnever إِنindeed (emphatic) هَزَّهاhe brandished them
رَبّ العَوالي السُّمر ما إِن هَزَّها
إِلّاbut وَقامَand stood الحتفُdeath عِندَat سِنانِهاtheir points
إِلّا وَقامَ الحتفُ عِندَ سِنانِها
Master of long brown spears: never did he brandish them
Lord of lofty following, it did not shake them but
without death standing at their points.
Destruction stood at its teeth
مَنone who يَنظمُstrings الأَكبادَlivers فيهاon them طاعِناًthrusting
مَن يَنظمُ الأَكبادَ فيها طاعِناً
وَيُبيدand annihilates فيهاwith them الأُسدَlions مِنamong فُرسانِهاits horsemen
وَيُبيد فيها الأُسدَ مِن فُرسانِها
He strings livers upon them as he thrusts,
Who pierces the livers, slaying in them the lion
and with them annihilates the lions among its horsemen.
Of its knights and heroes?
الفارِسthe horseman البَطَلُthe hero الّذيwho دانَتsubmitted لَهُto him
الفارِس البَطَلُ الّذي دانَت لَهُ
كُلّall الفَوارسhorsemen فُرسهاtheir Persians عُربانهاtheir Arabs
كُلّ الفَوارس فُرسها عُربانها
The heroic horseman to whom submitted
The gallant horseman to whom
all horsemen, Persian and Arab alike.
Every horse of every knight is Arabian
ماnever راهَنَchallenged to a race الفُرسانَhorsemen إِلّاwithout وَاِحتَوىand seized
ما راهَنَ الفُرسانَ إِلّا وَاِحتَوى
قصبَthe victory-reed of السّباقِthe race وَحازَهand won it بُرهانُهاits proof
قصبَ السّباقِ وَحازَه بُرهانُها
Never did he challenge horsemen to a race without seizing
Whenever he raced the knights he contained
the reed of victory, his winning it the proof.
The spearwood of the race, and it bore witness to him
تَسموrise high بِهِwith him الخَيلُhorses العِرابُpurebred Arabian وَتَزدَهيand exult
تَسمو بِهِ الخَيلُ العِرابُ وَتَزدَهي
وَتُسابِقُand race الأَطيارَbirds فيin طَيَرانهاtheir flight
وَتُسابِقُ الأَطيارَ في طَيَرانها
Purebred Arabian horses rise high with him and exult,
The steeds of battle rear up and grow vigorous with him
racing birds in their flight.
And the birds race with the birds in their flight
لَوif قَدindeed عَلاhe mounted مِنهاof them القَصيرُthe shortest لَشِمتهyou would behold him
لَو قَد عَلا مِنها القَصيرُ لَشِمته
يَسموrises toward السّماءَheaven وَيَدنُand draws near مِنto مِيزانِهاits Balance (Libra)
يَسمو السّماءَ وَيَدنُ مِن مِيزانِها
Were he to mount even the shortest of them, you would see him
If the short one rose above them, it would inhale
soaring to heaven and drawing near its Balance.
The sky’s height and come near to its balance
مَجدُglory of الأَماجِدِthe glorious عزُّpride of أَبناءِsons of العُلىeminence
مَجدُ الأَماجِدِ عزُّ أَبناءِ العُلى
شَرَفhonor of السّيادَةِlordship فيin رِفاعةِthe loftiness of شَأنِهاits station
شَرَف السّيادَةِ في رِفاعةِ شَأنِها
The glory of the glorious, the pride of the sons of eminence,
Glory of glories, honor of the honorable’s sons
the honor of lordship in its lofty station;
Nobility of mastership in itssublime rank
بَلnay عَينُthe eye of أَعيانِnotables of الأَكارِمِthe noble ones فيamong الوَرىmankind
بَل عَينُ أَعيانِ الأَكارِمِ في الوَرى
وَضِياؤُهاand their light فيthrough الدّهرِtime بَلnay إِنسانُهاthe pupil of their eye
وَضِياؤُها في الدّهرِ بَل إِنسانُها
nay, the eye of noble notables among mankind,
But the notable’s eyes in existence
and their light through time—nay, the pupil of their eye.
And its light in times, rather its mankind
رَبُّmaster of المَعاليlofty attainments وَالفَواضلand benefactions وَالنّدىand generosity
رَبُّ المَعالي وَالفَواضل وَالنّدى
رَبّmaster of الفَصائِلِthe clans خَيرهاtheir best وَحِسانهاand their fairest
رَبّ الفَصائِلِ خَيرها وَحِسانها
Master of lofty attainments, benefactions, and generosity,
Lord of highnesses, virtues and dew
master of the clans, their finest and fairest;
Lord of traits, their best and most beautiful
مَنْone whose كَفُّهُhis palm تُزريputs to shame السّحابَclouds بِجودِهاwith its bounty
مَنْ كَفُّهُ تُزري السّحابَ بِجودِها
وَتَفيضُand overflows فَيضَthe outpouring of البَحرِthe sea فيin إِحسانِهاits beneficence
وَتَفيضُ فَيضَ البَحرِ في إِحسانِها
his palm puts the clouds to shame with its bounty,
Whose palm pours rain with its generosity
and pours like the sea in its beneficence.
And the sea overflows with its benefaction
رَبّmaster of الفَصاحَةِeloquence وَالبَلاغَةِand rhetoric مَنone who حَوىpossessed
رَبّ الفَصاحَةِ وَالبَلاغَةِ مَن حَوى
سِحرَthe enchantment of العُقولِminds بِحُسنِهاthrough their beauty وَبَيانِهاand their clarity
سِحرَ العُقولِ بِحُسنِها وَبَيانِها
Master of eloquence and rhetoric, who possesses
Lord of rhetoric and eloquence, who contained
the power to enchant minds through their beauty and clarity.
The spell of minds in its beauty and clarity
لَوif كانَhe had been فيمَنamong those who قَدalready تَقَدَّمcame before لَمnot يَكُنthere would be
لَو كانَ فيمَن قَد تَقَدَّم لَم يَكُن
فيconcerning قسِّهاtheir Quss ذِكرٌmention وَلاnor سَحبانِهاtheir Sahban
في قسِّها ذِكرٌ وَلا سَحبانِها
Had he lived among those of old, there would have been
If it were among those who preceded, there would not be
no mention of their Quss or their Sahban.
Mention of them or a remnant of them
ربّmaster of السّجاياdispositions وَالصّفاتand qualities الفَردِpeerless فيin
ربّ السّجايا وَالصّفات الفَردِ في
مَحمودِهاtheir praiseworthy ones وَسَنِيِّهاand their lofty ones وَحسانِهاand their lovely ones
مَحمودِها وَسَنِيِّها وَحسانِها
Master of dispositions and qualities, peerless in
Lord of rare qualities and traits, singular in
their praiseworthiness, sublimity, and beauty:
Its praise, ease, and beauty
علمknowledge وَحِلمand forbearance فيin محلa fitting place حكمةٌwisdom
علم وَحِلم في محل حكمةٌ
قَدindeed أَجمَعَhave agreed الحُكماsages عَلىupon إِتقانِهاits perfection
قَد أَجمَعَ الحُكما عَلى إِتقانِها
knowledge and forbearance in their proper place; wisdom
Knowledge and forbearance in the abode of wisdom
whose perfection all sages agree upon;
Which combined all wisdom in its mastery
عَدلٌjustice وَرِفقٌand gentleness ثمَّthen لينmildness رَحمةmercy
عَدلٌ وَرِفقٌ ثمَّ لين رَحمة
لَهَجَتcontinually spoke جَميعُall النّاسِpeople فيof شُكرانِهاgratitude for them
لَهَجَت جَميعُ النّاسِ في شُكرانِها
justice and gentleness, then mildness and mercy,
Justice and gentleness, then softness of mercy
for which all people continually voice their thanks.
All people rejoiced in thanking it
فيin قَلبِهِhis heart وَهوَand he الرّقيقُtender فُؤادهُhis heart
في قَلبِهِ وَهوَ الرّقيقُ فُؤادهُ
قَدindeed أَودعتwere placed وَاللَّهِby God مِنby رحمانهاtheir All-Merciful One
قَد أَودعت وَاللَّهِ مِن رحمانها
In his heart—and tender is his heart—
In its heart, which is tender, lies
they were placed, by God, by their All-Merciful Lord.
What it deposited of God’s mercy
وَتَواضعand humility للَّهِbefore God مَعwith تَقوىpiety لَهُtoward Him
وَتَواضع للَّهِ مَع تَقوى لَهُ
فيin حُسنِthe beauty of إِخلاصٍsincerity لَدىwhen إِتيانِهاpracticing them
في حُسنِ إِخلاصٍ لَدى إِتيانِها
And humility before God, with piety toward Him,
And it humbled itself to God with piety
in fine sincerity when practicing them;
In excellent sincerity in its practice
وَبَشاشَةand cheerfulness وَوَجاهَةand distinction بِمَهابَةwith awe-inspiring majesty
وَبَشاشَة وَوَجاهَة بِمَهابَة
تابَتrepented لَدَيهاbefore it الأسدُlions مِنof عِصيانِهاtheir defiance
تابَت لَدَيها الأسدُ مِن عِصيانِها
and cheerfulness and distinction, with a majesty
Cheer and dignity with awe
before which lions repent of their defiance.
Before which even lions repent of disobedience
يَخشاهُfears him حتّىeven غَيرone not رائيهِseeing him كَماjust as
يَخشاهُ حتّى غَير رائيهِ كَما
تُخشىare feared القَواضبُkeen swords وَهيَwhile they فيin أَجفانِهاtheir sheaths
تُخشى القَواضبُ وَهيَ في أَجفانِها
Even those who have not seen him fear him, as
It is feared even by those not seeing it
keen swords are feared while still in their sheaths.
As the tombs are feared in their stillness
وَسِياسةand statecraft كَمُلَتwas perfected بِنوِرِby the light of فِراسَةٍinsight
وَسِياسة كَمُلَت بِنوِرِ فِراسَةٍ
صينَتwas protected بِهاby it فيthrough الدَّهرِtime مِنfrom نُقصانِهاits deficiency
صينَت بِها في الدَّهرِ مِن نُقصانِها
And statecraft perfected by the light of insight,
And politics perfected by the light of insight
protected by it through time against deficiency;
Secured through it from deficiency in times
وَخَلائقand character traits أَسنىthe most radiant of المَحاسنbeauties تَكتَسيare clothed in
وَخَلائق أَسنى المَحاسن تَكتَسي
مِثلlike الأَزاهِرflowers فيin رَبيعthe spring of أَوانِهاtheir season
مِثل الأَزاهِر في رَبيع أَوانِها
and traits clothed in the most radiant beauties,
And traits, the finest of beauties, wearing
like flowers in the spring of their season.
Like flowers in the spring of their time
الشّهمthe noble man عَبدAbd ('servant of') اللَّهAllah ('God') سَيِّدmaster of وَقتهِhis age
الشّهم عَبد اللَّه سَيِّد وَقتهِ
مَنْone who لِلسّيادَةِfor lordship عُدّwas counted فيamong تيجانِهاits crowns
مَنْ لِلسّيادَةِ عُدّ في تيجانِها
The noble Abdullah, master of his age,
The magnanimous Abdullah, master of his time
counted among the crowns of lordship.
For whom mastery counts its crown
إِنّindeed الوزارَةthe vizierate قَدalready أَتَتهُcame to him وَإِنّهاand it
إِنّ الوزارَة قَد أَتَتهُ وَإِنّها
مَيّاسةswaying gracefully تَختالُstruts proudly فيin أَردانِهاits sleeves
مَيّاسة تَختالُ في أَردانِها
The vizierate has come to him, and it
The ministry has come to him, swaggering
sways gracefully, strutting proudly in its sleeves.
In its gown in his courtyard
جادَتbestowed generously بِهاwith it كَرماًout of generosity عَلَيهِupon him دَولةٌa state
جادَت بِها كَرماً عَلَيهِ دَولةٌ
قَدindeed خُلِّدwas made everlasting التشييدُfirm construction فيin أَركانِهاits pillars
قَد خُلِّد التشييدُ في أَركانِها
A state generously bestowed it upon him,
Bestowed generously upon him by a state
whose pillars have been built to endure forever:
In which construction is immortalized in its pillars
الدّولَةthe state الغرّاءradiant فيamong دُوَلِthe states of الوَرىmankind
الدّولَة الغرّاء في دُوَلِ الوَرى
منحَتwas granted دَوامcontinuance of النّصرِvictory فيthrough أَعوانِهاits supporters
منحَت دَوام النّصرِ في أَعوانِها
the radiant state among the states of mankind,
The splendid state among worldly states
granted enduring victory through its supporters.
Granted victory’s continuity in its aides
ماnot نالَهاattained it فيمَنamong those who مَضىpassed before ملكٌa king مَضىpassed away
ما نالَها فيمَن مَضى ملكٌ مَضى
هَلdid نالَهاattain it إِلّاexcept بَنوsons of عُثمانِهاits Uthman
هَل نالَها إِلّا بَنو عُثمانِها
No bygone king among those of old attained it;
No king among past kings attained it
who attained it but the sons of Uthman?
Did any attain it but the Ottomans?
لاnot سِيَّماthe like of (with 'not': especially) سُلطانِناour Sultan مَحمودِهمtheir Mahmud
لا سِيَّما سُلطانِنا مَحمودِهم
تاجِcrown of الملوكِkings الصِّيدproud بَلnay سلطانُهاtheir sovereign
تاجِ الملوكِ الصِّيد بَل سلطانُها
especially our Sultan, their Mahmud,
Especially our Sultan Mahmud
crown of proud kings—nay, their sovereign;
Crown of kings, rather its sultan
مَلكa king عَظيمmighty لاno مَليكmonarch نَظيرهhis equal
مَلك عَظيم لا مَليك نَظيره
عِزّglory of الملوكِkings وَفيهِand in him رِفعةthe elevation of شَانهاtheir station
عِزّ الملوكِ وَفيهِ رِفعة شَانها
a mighty king with no monarch his equal,
A great king with no peer
the glory of kings, in whom their station is exalted.
Honor of kings, with lofty rank
وُزراؤهُhis viziers مِثلlike المُلوكِkings تَقَدّمواsurpassed
وُزراؤهُ مِثل المُلوكِ تَقَدّموا
مِنbeyond قَيصرCaesar فيهاin it وَمِنand beyond خاقانِهاits Khagan
مِن قَيصر فيها وَمِن خاقانِها
His viziers, like kings, have surpassed
Its ministers are like kings, preceded
Caesar in that realm, and its Khagan.
By Caesar and the Khagan therein
جادَتlavished قَريحَتُهُhis innate disposition بِفَيضِwith an abundance of مَكارِمٍnoble gifts
جادَت قَريحَتُهُ بِفَيضِ مَكارِمٍ
بِالرّتبَةِwith the rank العَلياءِhighest مِنfrom إِحسانِهاits beneficence
بِالرّتبَةِ العَلياءِ مِن إِحسانِها
His native spirit lavished overflowing noble gifts,
His talent poured with a torrent of virtues
granting the highest rank from its bounty—
With the supreme position of its benefaction
وَهيَand it is الوِزارَةthe vizierate أَنعمتit bestowed favor فيهاwith it عَلىupon
وَهيَ الوِزارَة أَنعمت فيها عَلى
ذاthis الشَّهمِnoble man إِذwhen شامَتهُit beheld him مِنamong أَعيانِهاits notables
ذا الشَّهمِ إِذ شامَتهُ مِن أَعيانِها
the vizierate, with which it favored
It, the ministry, bestowed upon
this noble man, seeing him among its notables.
This magnanimous one, including him among its notables
وَحَبتهand it granted him مَعهاtogether with it مَنصباًan office بِبِلادناin our lands
وَحَبته مَعها مَنصباً بِبِلادنا
تَختارهُchoose it الوُزراءُviziers عَنover بُلدانِهاtheir countries
تَختارهُ الوُزراءُ عَن بُلدانِها
And with it, it bestowed upon him an office in our lands,
And it loved with it a position in our country
which viziers choose over their own countries:
Which ministers choose over its lands
فيin حكمِthe governance of صَيداSidon مَعtogether with طرابلسَTripoli الّتيwhich
في حكمِ صَيدا مَع طرابلسَ الّتي
عُدّتwas counted دِمشقDamascus الشّامal-Sham مِنamong أَقرانِهاits peers
عُدّت دِمشق الشّام مِن أَقرانِها
the rule of Sidon together with Tripoli, which
Ruling Sidon and Tripoli, likened
has Damascus of al-Sham counted among its peers;
To Damascus of Syria among its peers
مَعtogether with حكمِthe governance of عكّاءَAcre الّتيwhich تزريputs to shame بِمصwith Egypt (begins here)
مَع حكمِ عكّاءَ الّتي تزري بِمص
رَcompletion of 'Egypt' مِنَfrom العَريشِal-Arish لِمنتهىto the farthest end of أَسوانِهاits Aswan
رَ مِنَ العَريشِ لِمنتهى أَسوانِها
and the rule of Acre, which puts Egypt to shame,
Ruling Acre, which waters with Egypt
from al-Arish to the farthest reaches of its Aswan.
From Al-Arish to Aswan’s end
لَوif أَنّهاit كانَتhad been كَهَذاlike this اليّومِday لَمnot
لَو أَنّها كانَت كَهَذا اليّومِ لَم
تَفخَرwould boast مُلوكkings of الفُرسِPersia فيin إِيوانِهاits vaulted hall
تَفخَر مُلوك الفُرسِ في إِيوانِها
Had it been as it is today, never would
If it had been like this day, the Persian kings
Persia's kings have boasted in its vaulted hall.
Would not have prided themselves on their hall
ضَمّتهembraced him هاتيكَthose البلادlands محبّةًlovingly
ضَمّته هاتيكَ البلاد محبّةً
ضَمَّthe embrace of المحبّa lover وَشبكتand interlaced بِبَنانهاwith their fingers
ضَمَّ المحبّ وَشبكت بِبَنانها
Those lands embraced him lovingly,
It joined these countries out of affection
with a lover's embrace, interlacing their fingers.
Like the lover, intertwining with fingers
رامَتهُdesired him والِيَهاas their governor تضرّعُpleading دائماًcontinually
رامَتهُ والِيَها تضرّعُ دائماً
بِأَكفِّهاwith their palms وَخشوعِهاand their humility بِجنانهاin their hearts
بِأَكفِّها وَخشوعِها بِجنانها
They sought him as their governor, continually pleading
Yearning for him as their governor, always
with their palms and humility in their hearts.
Supplicating with its palms and humility of soul
وَاللَّهand God ربّيmy Lord قَدindeed أَجابanswered دعاءَهاtheir prayer
وَاللَّه ربّي قَد أَجاب دعاءَها
لدعائهاfor their prayer مِنfrom قَلبِهاtheir heart وَلِسانِهاand their tongue
لدعائها مِن قَلبِها وَلِسانِها
And God, my Lord, answered their prayer,
My God has answered its supplication
for their prayer came from their heart and tongue.
For its prayer from its heart and tongue
فَرحَتrejoiced بِهِin him تلكَthose البلادُlands وأهلهاand their people
فَرحَت بِهِ تلكَ البلادُ وأهلها
وَرَمَتand cast off ثِيابgarments of الغمِّgrief مَعtogether with أَحزانِهاtheir sorrows
وَرَمَت ثِياب الغمِّ مَع أَحزانِها
Those lands and their people rejoiced in him,
Those countries and their people rejoiced in it
casting off the garments of grief together with their sorrows.
And discarded the garb of sorrow and grief
للَّهِto God ربّيmy Lord الحمدُpraise آمنَbecame secure أَهلهاtheir people
للَّهِ ربّي الحمدُ آمنَ أَهلها
مِنthrough لُطفِهِHis kindness بِالفضلِwith bounty فيin أَوطانِهاtheir homelands
مِن لُطفِهِ بِالفضلِ في أَوطانِها
Praise be to God, my Lord: their people became secure,
Praise be to God, its inhabitants are safe
through His kindness and bounty, in their homelands.
By His subtle kindness and grace in their homelands
ياO أَيّهاyou الشّهمُnoble man الوزيرُvizier أَخوbrother of التّقىpiety
يا أَيّها الشّهمُ الوزيرُ أَخو التّقى
رَبّmaster of المَعاليlofty honors آخِذاًholding بِعنانِهاtheir reins
رَبّ المَعالي آخِذاً بِعنانِها
O noble vizier, brother of piety,
O you magnanimous minister, brother of piety
master of lofty honors, holding their reins;
Lord of highnesses, taking its reins
ياO رَوضةَgarden of المَعروفِkindness وَالفضلِand bounty الّتيwhich
يا رَوضةَ المَعروفِ وَالفضلِ الّتي
تَبدوappear المَكارمُnoble gifts مِنكَfrom you فيupon أَفنانِهاits boughs
تَبدو المَكارمُ مِنكَ في أَفنانِها
O garden of kindness and bounty, whose
O garden of kindness and virtue
boughs display the noble gifts that come from you;
In which benefactions appear from you in its branches
اللَّهُGod ربّيmy Lord قَدindeed حَباكَhas endowed you بِنِعمَةٍwith a blessing
اللَّهُ ربّي قَد حَباكَ بِنِعمَةٍ
كلّall المَواهِبِgifts فيin يَديْthe hands of مَنّانِهاtheir bountiful Giver
كلّ المَواهِبِ في يَديْ مَنّانِها
God, my Lord, has endowed you with a blessing;
My God has endowed you with a blessing
all gifts are in the hands of their bountiful Giver.
Of all gifts in the hands of its Granter
فَمنحتَso you were granted فيin هَذيthese البِلادِlands بِدَولةٍwith rule
فَمنحتَ في هَذي البِلادِ بِدَولةٍ
فَاِجعَلso make دَوامَthe continuance of العَدلِjustice مِنpart of شُكرانِهاthanks for it
فَاِجعَل دَوامَ العَدلِ مِن شُكرانِها
Thus you were granted rule in these lands;
So you have bestowed in these countries a state
so make enduring justice part of your thanks for it.
Make justice's continuity from its thankfulness
هاتيكَthat دَوحةَa great tree of رَحمةٍmercy قَدalready أَورقتput forth leaves
هاتيكَ دَوحةَ رَحمةٍ قَد أَورقت
وَالعَدلand justice ثمّthen الحِلمforbearance مِنamong أَغصانِهاits branches
وَالعَدل ثمّ الحِلم مِن أَغصانِها
That is a great tree of mercy, now in leaf,
That tree of mercy has flourished
with justice, then forbearance, among its branches.
With justice, then clemency among its branches
نَجنيwe harvest ثِمارَfruits of الأَمنِsecurity مِنfrom أَغصانِهاits branches
نَجني ثِمارَ الأَمنِ مِن أَغصانِها
مُتَظلّلينَsheltering بِظِلِّهاin its shade وَأَمانِهاand its safety
مُتَظلّلينَ بِظِلِّها وَأَمانِها
We gather the fruits of security from its branches,
We reap the fruits of security from its branches
sheltered in its shade and safety.
Shaded by its shadow and safety
فَاِهنَئso rejoice بِهاin it مَسرورَglad in قَلبٍheart باسِماًsmiling
فَاِهنَئ بِها مَسرورَ قَلبٍ باسِماً
وَقَريرand content in عَينٍeye فيin الدُّنىthe worlds وَزَمانِهاand their time
وَقَرير عَينٍ في الدُّنى وَزَمانِها
Rejoice in it, glad-hearted and smiling,
So congratulate with it a joyous heart by name
with eyes at peace in the worlds and their time.
And a delighted eye in life and its time
وَاِسلَمand remain safe وَدُمand endure فيin عِزِّthe glory of جاهٍrank دائمlasting
وَاِسلَم وَدُم في عِزِّ جاهٍ دائم
مَعهُwith it السُّعودُgood fortunes تُحيطُهُsurround it بقرانهاin their conjunction
مَعهُ السُّعودُ تُحيطُهُ بقرانها
Remain safe, and endure in the glory of lasting rank,
And be safe and healthy with lasting glory
with good fortunes surrounding it in their conjunction,
Around which good fortune revolves with its nodes
ماas long as غَرَّدتsang وَرقاءa gray dove فَوقَabove غُصونِهاits boughs
ما غَرَّدت وَرقاء فَوقَ غُصونِها
بَلnay ماas long as البروقُlightning bolts تُضيءshine فيin لَمَعانهاtheir gleam
بَل ما البروقُ تُضيء في لَمَعانها
as long as a gray dove sings above its boughs—
Neither did the green finch twitter above its branches
nay, as long as lightning bolts shine in their flashing,
Nor did lightning illuminate in its flashing
ماas long as بانَappeared صُبحٌa dawn أَوor تَبدّىcame into view كَوكَبٌa star
ما بانَ صُبحٌ أَو تَبدّى كَوكَبٌ
ماas long as دامَتِcontinue الأَفلاكُthe celestial spheres فيin دَوَرانهاtheir rotation
ما دامَتِ الأَفلاكُ في دَوَرانها
as long as dawn appears or a star comes into view,
No dawn appeared or morning star
as long as the celestial spheres keep turning.
As long as the orbits are in rotation
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