ليسَnot يجريcomes to pass غيرُother than ماwhat اللهُGod كَتَبْhas written
ليسَ يجري غيرُ ما اللهُ كَتَبْ
ولكلّand for everything جَعَلَhas appointed اللهُGod سَبَبْa cause
ولكلّ جَعَلَ اللهُ سَبَبْ
Nothing comes to pass but what God has written.
Nothing happens except what Allah has decreed
And for everything God has appointed a cause.
And for everything Allah has made a cause
بابُthe door of رِزقِthe provision of اللهِGod مفتوحٌopen فَمَنso whoever
بابُ رِزقِ اللهِ مفتوحٌ فَمَن
هزَّshakes جِذْعَthe trunk of النخلِthe date palms يأتيهِcome to him الرُّطَبْripe dates
هزَّ جِذْعَ النخلِ يأتيهِ الرُّطَبْ
The door to God's provision is open, so whoever
The door of Allah's sustenance is open so whoever
Shakes the palm's trunk will receive ripe dates.
Shakes the trunk of the palm tree, ripe dates will come to him
أجملَwas measured in السَّعيَthe striving الأميرُthe prince المُرتَضَىthe favored
أجملَ السَّعيَ الأميرُ المُرتَضَى
طالِبَseeking المجدِglory فلاقَىand so he found ماwhat طَلَبْhe sought
طالِبَ المجدِ فلاقَى ما طَلَبْ
The favored prince was measured in his striving,
The most beautiful striving is that of the Prince Al-Murtaza
Seeking glory, and so found what he sought.
Seeker of glory, so he attained what he sought
شَرَفٌhonor زادَhe added عليهِupon it شَرَفاًhonor
شَرَفٌ زادَ عليهِ شَرَفاً
كَعمودٍlike a pillar فوقهُabove it تُبنَىare built القُبَبْthe domes
كَعمودٍ فوقهُ تُبنَى القُبَبْ
Honor to which he added further honor,
A nobility which added to his nobility
Like a pillar above which domes are built.
Like a pillar upon which domes are built
ياO رجالَmen of الدَّهرِthe age هذاthis مُلحِمٌMulhim
يا رجالَ الدَّهرِ هذا مُلحِمٌ
منfrom بنيthe sons of رسلانَRaslan أقيالِprinces of العرَبْthe Arabs
من بني رسلانَ أقيالِ العرَبْ
O men of the age, this is Mulhim,
O men of the times, this is a warrior
Of the sons of Raslan, princes of the Arabs.
From the Banu Raslan, the best of Arabs
ليسَis not فيin المجدِglory دخيلاًan outsider مَنone who لهُfor him
ليسَ في المجدِ دخيلاً مَن لهُ
فيamong تنوخٍTanukh صَحَّis established إدراجُthe inclusion of النَّسَبْthe lineage
في تنوخٍ صَحَّ إدراجُ النَّسَبْ
No outsider to glory is he whose
No newcomer attains glory, one who has
Lineage is firmly traced to Tanukh.
A confirmed lineage in Tannoukh's books
مُحكَمُsound الرَّأيِin judgment حصيفٌdiscerning حازمٌresolute
مُحكَمُ الرَّأيِ حصيفٌ حازمٌ
رأيهُhis judgment لوif غالبَcontended with السَّيفَthe sword غَلَبْwould prevail
رأيهُ لو غالبَ السَّيفَ غَلَبْ
Sound in judgment, discerning and resolute;
Firm in opinion, prudent and cautious
His judgment, were it to contend with the sword, would prevail.
If his opinion competed with the sword, it would prevail
جَبَلٌa mountain فيin جَبَلِMount الشُّوفِShuf ارتقَىrose
جَبَلٌ في جَبَلِ الشُّوفِ ارتقَى
فاستظَّلتْso they took shade تحتَهُbeneath him تلكَthose الهِضَبْhills
فاستظَّلتْ تحتَهُ تلكَ الهِضَبْ
A mountain, he rose upon Mount Shuf,
A mountain in Mount Lebanon ascended
So those hills took shade beneath him.
So those plateaus took shade beneath it
منfrom هُناhere رِياضٌgardens للرِّضَىfor contentment
من هُنا رِياضٌ للرِّضَى
وهُناand here فيهِwithin him غياضٌthickets للغَضَبْfor wrath
وهُنا فيهِ غياضٌ للغَضَبْ
On this side are gardens of contentment,
And in it are thickets for anger
And here within him are thickets of wrath.
He wore a crown of glory and he is from
لَبِسَhe donned المجدَglory طريفاًnewly acquired وهْوَwhile he مِنof
لَبِسَ المجدَ طريفاً وهْوَ مِن
أهلthe people of بيتِthe house of المجدِglory منfrom ماضيpast الحِقَبْages
أهل بيتِ المجدِ من ماضي الحِقَبْ
He donned newly won glory, though he is of
The people of glory from past eras
Glory's household, from ages long past.
The best of nobles, it brought him down
أوَّلُthe foremost of الأشرافِthe nobles قدindeed أنزَلَهُhe brought him down
أوَّلُ الأشرافِ قد أنزَلَهُ
منfrom ذِرَىthe heights of التأريخhistory فيinto ثانيthe second of الرُّتَبْranks
من ذِرَى التأريخ في ثاني الرُّتَبْ
He has brought the foremost of nobles down
From the progeny of history, in the second rank
From history's heights to second place.
Partial English translation: 21 of 22 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1