مَوْلايmy master ذاpossessor of الكَرامَهْhonor
مَوْلاي ذا الكَرامَهْ
القاضِيthe judge العَلاّمَهْthe great scholar
القاضِي العَلاّمَهْ
My master, possessor of honor,
The judge, the great scholar,
مَنْwho للْعُلومِfor the sciences أحْياrevived
مَنْ للْعُلومِ أحْيا
البَحْرُthe ocean نَجْلُson of يَحْيَىYahya
البَحْرُ نَجْلُ يَحْيَى
Who has brought the sciences to life,
The ocean, Yahya's son.
وبَعْدُand now فالسَّلامُthen peace
وبَعْدُ فالسَّلامُ
عَلَيْكَupon you والإكْرامُand honor
عَلَيْكَ والإكْرامُ
And now, may peace
And honor be upon you.
واللهُand God ذوpossessor of الجَلالِmajesty
واللهُ ذو الجَلالِ
يَحْفَظُmay He preserve رَأْسَthe head of الآلِthe family
يَحْفَظُ رَأْسَ الآلِ
And may God, Lord of Majesty,
Preserve the head of the family,
إمامَthe imam of هَذاthis العَصْرِage
إمامَ هَذا العَصْرِ
وفَخْرَand the pride of هَذاthis الدّهْرِera
وفَخْرَ هَذا الدّهْرِ
The imam of this age,
And the pride of this era.
ألاbehold وإنِّيand indeed I أُنْهِيI convey
ألا وإنِّي أُنْهِي
إليكَto you شَوْقاًlonging يُلْهيit engrosses
إليكَ شَوْقاً يُلْهي
Now, I make known
To you a longing that engrosses me.
مُذْsince غِبْتَyou went away عَنِّيfrom me لَمْnot أَزَلْI cease
مُذْ غِبْتَ عَنِّي لَمْ أَزَلْ
أَرُوضُI tame نَفْسِيmy soul بالغُزَلْwith love poetry
أَرُوضُ نَفْسِي بالغُزَلْ
Since you went away from me, I have not ceased
Taming my soul with love poetry.
أُجالِسُI keep company with الكِتاباthe book
أُجالِسُ الكِتابا
أُهاجِرُI shun الأَصْحاباthe companions
أُهاجِرُ الأَصْحابا
I keep company with the book;
I shun companions.
لاَnot أَصْطَفِيI choose جَلِيساa companion
لاَ أَصْطَفِي جَلِيسا
لاnot أَرْتَضِيI accept أَنِيساa comforting friend
لا أَرْتَضِي أَنِيسا
I choose no companion;
I accept no comforting friend.
وَجُمْلَةُand the gist of الكَلامِthe words
وَجُمْلَةُ الكَلامِ
ياO خِيرَةَchoicest of الأَعْلامِthe eminent men
يا خِيرَةَ الأَعْلامِ
And the gist of my words,
O choicest of eminent men,
أَنَّthat لَدَيَّI have مِثْلَماthe like of what
أَنَّ لَدَيَّ مِثْلَما
لَدَيْكَyou have أَصْلاًin root وَنَمَاand growth
لَدَيْكَ أَصْلاً وَنَمَا
Is that I have the like of what
You have, in root and growth.
وَصُدِّرَand was issued الكِتابُthe letter
وَصُدِّرَ الكِتابُ
فيin طَيِّهِits folds الصَّوابُwhat is right
في طَيِّهِ الصَّوابُ
And the letter was issued—
Within its folds lies what is right—
مِنْfrom فَرْدِthe peerless one آلِthe house of هاشِمِHashim
مِنْ فَرْدِ آلِ هاشِمِ
يَحْيَىYahya سَلِيلِdescendant of القاسِمِal-Qasim
يَحْيَى سَلِيلِ القاسِمِ
From the peerless one of Hashim's house,
Yahya, scion of al-Qasim.
وأَنْتَand you حَيْثُwhere ظَنِّيmy expectation
وأَنْتَ حَيْثُ ظَنِّي
فيin نَفْعِhelping مَنْone who هُوَhe مِنِّيof me
في نَفْعِ مَنْ هُوَ مِنِّي
And you are as I expect
In helping one of my own.
ودُمْand remain بِأَثْوابِin the robes of العُلَىeminence
ودُمْ بِأَثْوابِ العُلَى
مُجَمَّلاًadorned بَيْنَamong الْمَلاthe assembly
مُجَمَّلاً بَيْنَ الْمَلا
And remain in robes of eminence,
Adorned among the assembly.
وَهكذاand thus جَرَىran القَلَمْthe pen
وَهكذا جَرَى القَلَمْ
طَلَبْتُI sought نَثْراًprose فَنَظَمْbut it composed verse
طَلَبْتُ نَثْراً فَنَظَمْ
And thus the pen ran:
I sought prose, but it composed verse.
Sol 6.1