إِذاwhen اِعتَلَّfalls ill سَيفُsword الدَولَةِof the state اِعتَلَّتِfalls ill الأَرضُthe earth
إِذا اِعتَلَّ سَيفُ الدَولَةِ اِعتَلَّتِ الأَرضُ
وَمَنand those who فَوقَهاare upon it وَالبَأسُand valor وَالكَرَمُand generosity المَحضُpure
وَمَن فَوقَها وَالبَأسُ وَالكَرَمُ المَحضُ
When Sayf al-Dawla falls ill, the earth falls ill,
When Sayf al-Dawla falls ill, the earth itself falls ill,
and those upon it, and valor, and pure generosity.
With all who dwell upon it, alongside valor and pure generosity.
وَكَيفَand how اِنتِفاعيmy benefiting بِالرُقادِfrom sleep وَإِنَّماand it is only
وَكَيفَ اِنتِفاعي بِالرُقادِ وَإِنَّما
بِعِلَّتِهِthrough his illness يَعتَلُّfalls ill فيin الأَعيُنِthe eyes الغُمضُthe closing of the eyes
بِعِلَّتِهِ يَعتَلُّ في الأَعيُنِ الغُمضُ
And how can I benefit from sleep, when it is
How could I find profit in sleep, when truly,
his illness that makes even the closing of the eyes fall ill?
Because of his ailment, slumber itself sickens within the eyes?
شَفاكَmay He heal you الَّذيwho يَشفيheals بِجودِكَthrough your generosity خَلقَهُHis creatures
شَفاكَ الَّذي يَشفي بِجودِكَ خَلقَهُ
لِأَنَّكَbecause you بَحرٌa sea كُلُّevery بَحرٍsea لَهُof it بَعضُa part
لِأَنَّكَ بَحرٌ كُلُّ بَحرٍ لَهُ بَعضُ
May He who heals His creatures through your generosity heal you,
May He heal you, who heals His creation through your bounty,
for you are a sea of which every sea is but a part.
For you are an ocean, of which every other sea is but a part.
Sol 6.1