دُمْتَmay you remain رَبَّmaster of الإصْدارِsending forth والإيرَادِand bringing in
دُمْتَ رَبَّ الإصْدارِ والإيرَادِ
تَتَردَّىyou clothe yourself in مُفَوَّفَfinely striped الأَبْرادِcloaks
تَتَردَّى مُفَوَّفَ الأَبْرادِ
May you remain master of sending forth and bringing in,
Clad in finely striped cloaks;
وتُغيظُand you vex الْحُسَّادَthe envious فيin كُلِّevery مَعْنىًrespect
وتُغيظُ الْحُسَّادَ في كُلِّ مَعْنىً
وتَزينُand you adorn الرِّجالَthe men فيin كُلِّevery نَادِيْassembly
وتَزينُ الرِّجالَ في كُلِّ نَادِيْ
And vex the envious in every respect,
And grace the men in every assembly.
أَنْتَyou عِنْدِيin my view فَرْدُpeerless in الْفَضائِلِvirtues والفضْand excellence (continued)
أَنْتَ عِنْدِي فَرْدُ الْفَضائِلِ والفضْ
لِcompletion of 'excellence' وفَرْدُand peerless in الْكَمَالِperfection والاِنْتِقادِand critical judgment
لِ وفَرْدُ الْكَمَالِ والاِنْتِقادِ
To me you are peerless in virtues and excellence,
And peerless in perfection and critical judgment:
كاتِبٌa writer شاعِرٌa poet لَبِيبٌwise أَرِيبٌdiscerning
كاتِبٌ شاعِرٌ لَبِيبٌ أَرِيبٌ
فارِسٌa knight رَائِسٌa leader رَفيعُlofty of الْعِمادِtent-pole
فارِسٌ رَائِسٌ رَفيعُ الْعِمادِ
A writer, a poet, wise and discerning,
A knight, a leader, with a lofty tent-pole.
وَإِذَاand when ماemphatic particle الزَّمانُtime صَارَbecomes جَمُوحاًunruly
وَإِذَا ما الزَّمانُ صَارَ جَمُوحاً
فَهُوَthen it is بَعْدَafter الْجِماحِdefiance مُلْقِيyielding الْقِيادِthe reins
فَهُوَ بَعْدَ الْجِماحِ مُلْقِي الْقِيادِ
And when time becomes unruly,
Then, after its defiance, it yields the reins.
ماnot تَدومُremain الْبُدورُthe full moons تَحْتَbeneath حِجَابٍa veil
ما تَدومُ الْبُدورُ تَحْتَ حِجَابٍ
ماnot تَقِرُّstay السُّيوفُthe swords فيin الأَغْمادِthe sheaths
ما تَقِرُّ السُّيوفُ في الأَغْمادِ
Full moons do not remain beneath a veil;
Swords do not stay in their sheaths.
وَإِذاand when احْلَوْلكَتْgrew pitch-dark خُطُوبٌcalamities أَنارَتْshone
وَإِذا احْلَوْلكَتْ خُطُوبٌ أَنارَتْ
بَعْدَهاafter them الْمُشْرِقاتُradiant days بالإسْعادِwith good fortune
بَعْدَها الْمُشْرِقاتُ بالإسْعادِ
And when calamities turn pitch-dark, there shine
Radiant days thereafter, bringing good fortune.
كُلُّevery كَرْبٍdistress يَتْلوهُfollows it فيماin what عَلِمْناwe have learned
كُلُّ كَرْبٍ يَتْلوهُ فيما عَلِمْنا
فَرَجٌrelief كافِلٌguaranteeing بِنَيْلِof attaining الْمُرادِthe desired goal
فَرَجٌ كافِلٌ بِنَيْلِ الْمُرادِ
Every distress, as we have learned, is followed
By relief that ensures attainment of the desired goal.
قَدْindeed أَتانيhas reached me نِظامُكَyour verse الدُّرُّpearls ياO بَدءBadr (continued)
قَدْ أَتاني نِظامُكَ الدُّرُّ يا بَدء
رُcompletion of 'Badr' فأَحْيَاand so revived رَبْعَthe dwelling of الإخاbrotherhood والْوِدادِand affection
رُ فأَحْيَا رَبْعَ الإخا والْوِدادِ
Your verse of pearls has reached me, O Badr,
And revived the dwelling of brotherhood and affection.
Sol 6.1