إلىtoward المَغاربِthe western lands تَسعَىhastens الشَّمسُthe sun والقَمَرُand the moon
إلى المَغاربِ تَسعَى الشَّمسُ والقَمَرُ
فذاكَand that فَخرٌan honor بهِin it تَزهُوglories وتَفتَخِرُand takes pride
فذاكَ فَخرٌ بهِ تَزهُو وتَفتَخِرُ
Toward the western lands the sun and moon hasten;
The sun and moon hasten to the west
and that is an honor in which the land glories and takes pride.
One prides itself on this and boasts
أرضٌa land مُبارَكةُblessed الأقطارِthe regions صالحةٌgood
أرضٌ مُبارَكةُ الأقطارِ صالحةٌ
إذاwhen أتَىcomes الرِّيحُthe wind منهاfrom it أقبَلَarrives المَطَرُthe rain
إذا أتَى الرِّيحُ منها أقبَلَ المَطَرُ
A good land, blessed in all its regions;
A blessed land of virtuous regions
when the wind comes from it, the rain arrives.
When the wind blows from it, rain pours down
سلask أرضَthe land of مصرَEgypt إذاwhen ما(emphasis) جئتَyou come ساحتَهاits grounds
سل أرضَ مصرَ إذا ما جئتَ ساحتَها
منfrom أينَwhere فيضُthe flood of مياهِthe waters of النِّيلِthe Nile يُنتَظرُis awaited
من أينَ فيضُ مياهِ النِّيلِ يُنتَظرُ
Ask the land of Egypt, when you come to its grounds,
Ask the land of Egypt when you come to it
from where the Nile's floodwaters are awaited.
From where the water of the Nile is expected
إنif كانthere is فيin مِصرَEgypt نَهرٌa river شابَهُtainted it كَدَرٌmurk
إن كان في مِصرَ نَهرٌ شابَهُ كَدَرٌ
فضمِنَthen within تُونُسَTunis بَحرٌa sea ماnot بهِin it كَدَرُmurk
فضمِنَ تُونُسَ بَحرٌ ما بهِ كَدَرُ
If Egypt has a river tainted by murk,
If there is a river in Egypt muddied
then within Tunis is a sea without murk.
Then Tunisia has a sea without turbidity
هُوَhe الوزيرُthe minister الذيwho أضحَىhas become يُشَدُّis strengthened بهِthrough him
هُوَ الوزيرُ الذي أضحَى يُشَدُّ بهِ
أزْرُstrength الكرامِthe noble ويُرجَىand is hoped for عِندَهُwith him الوَطَرُthe desire
أزْرُ الكرامِ ويُرجَى عِندَهُ الوَطَرُ
He is the minister through whom is now bolstered
He is the minister who has become the pillar
the strength of the noble, and with whom one hopes to fulfill one's desire.
Of the honorable and hope resides in him at dire times
تَهْويdescend علىupon ذَيلِهِhis hem الأفواهُthe mouths لاثِمةًkissing
تَهْوي على ذَيلِهِ الأفواهُ لاثِمةً
كأنَّهُas though it were رُكنُthe corner of بيتِthe House of اللهِGod والحَجَرُand the Stone
كأنَّهُ رُكنُ بيتِ اللهِ والحَجَرُ
Mouths descend upon his hem to kiss it,
Wrongdoers’ mouths drip on his tail
as though it were the corner of God's House and the Stone.
As if he were the pillar of God's house and its stone
مُحمَّدُMuhammad الأحمَدُthe most praiseworthy المحمودُpraised نائلُهُhis bounty
مُحمَّدُ الأحمَدُ المحمودُ نائلُهُ
وسَعْيُهُand his striving حيثُwhere يَرضَىis pleased اللهُGod والبَشَرُand humankind
وسَعْيُهُ حيثُ يَرضَى اللهُ والبَشَرُ
Muhammad, the most praiseworthy, whose bounty is praised,
Muhammad the most praiseworthy, the lauded, its reacher
and whose striving is directed where God and humankind are pleased.
And his striving is where God and mankind are pleased
الباسِمُsmiling الثغَرِthe mouth والأبطالُand the champions عابِسةٌfrowning
الباسِمُ الثغَرِ والأبطالُ عابِسةٌ
والثابتُand steadfast القلبِthe heart والأكبادُand the livers تَنفطِرُsplit apart
والثابتُ القلبِ والأكبادُ تَنفطِرُ
His mouth smiles while the champions frown,
The smiling faced and the heroes frowning
and his heart is steadfast while livers split apart.
The steadfast of heart and livers that rupture
إذاwhen انتَضَىhe drew يومa day of حربٍbattle صارماًa keen sword ذَكراًhard-tempered
إذا انتَضَى يوم حربٍ صارماً ذَكراً
فلَيسَthen is not أفتَكَdeadlier منهُthan him الصَّارِمُthe keen sword الذَكَرُthe hard-tempered
فلَيسَ أفتَكَ منهُ الصَّارِمُ الذَكَرُ
When, on a day of battle, he draws a keen, hard-tempered sword,
When a day of battle arises, remembering sharply
then the keen, hard-tempered sword is no deadlier than he.
Then nothing is more deadly than it, the male reminder
أعَزُّdearest شيءٍthing عليهِto him مَتْنُthe back of سابحةٍa swimming (fleet) steed
أعَزُّ شيءٍ عليهِ مَتْنُ سابحةٍ
تَجرِيit runs وأهوَنُand least prized شيءٍthing عندَهُto him البِدَرُthe money bags
تَجرِي وأهوَنُ شيءٍ عندَهُ البِدَرُ
Dearest to him is the back of a steed that swims
The proudest thing to him is the deck of a ship sailing
in its gallop; least prized by him are bags of coin.
Flowing and the lowliest thing to him is the full moon
مُؤَيَّدٌupheld بِيَمينِby the right hand of اللهِGod مُقتدرٌmighty
مُؤَيَّدٌ بِيَمينِ اللهِ مُقتدرٌ
يَرعَىhe watches over العِبادَthe people بعينٍwith an eye نَومُهاits sleep السَّهَرُwakefulness
يَرعَى العِبادَ بعينٍ نَومُها السَّهَرُ
Upheld by God's right hand, mighty,
Supported by God’s right hand, omnipotent
he watches over the people with an eye whose sleep is wakefulness.
Shepherding the servants with an eye whose sleep is wakefulness
لوif لَمْnot يكنwere صدرُهُhis breast بحراًa sea لماthen would not بَرزتْemerged
لو لَمْ يكن صدرُهُ بحراً لما بَرزتْ
لمشهدِbefore the eyes of النَّاسِthe people منfrom ألفاظِهِhis words الدُّرَرُthe pearls
لمشهدِ النَّاسِ من ألفاظِهِ الدُّرَرُ
Had his breast not been a sea, there would not have appeared
If his chest were not an ocean, there would not have emerged
before people's eyes the pearls from his words.
For people’s sight from his words the pearls
كَرامةٌan honor فيin بِلادِthe lands of الغربِthe West مُشرِقةٌshining
كَرامةٌ في بِلادِ الغربِ مُشرِقةٌ
ونِعمةٌand a blessing للرَّعاياfor the subjects ساقَهاbrought it القَدَرُfate
ونِعمةٌ للرَّعايا ساقَها القَدَرُ
A shining honor in the lands of the West,
An honor in the lands of the west shining
and a blessing for the subjects, brought by fate.
And a blessing for the subjects brought by fate
تُهدَىare offered إليهِto him القوافيthe rhymes وَهْيَwhile they are سافرةٌunveiled
تُهدَى إليهِ القوافي وَهْيَ سافرةٌ
مِنfrom مَشرِقِthe East of الأرْضِthe earth يجلوَbrightens وَجهْهَاtheir face السَفَرُtravel
مِن مَشرِقِ الأرْضِ يجلوَ وَجهْهَا السَفَرُ
Rhymes are offered to him, unveiled,
Rhymes are gifted to him while traveling
from the earth's East, their face brightened by travel.
From the east of the earth, its travel reveals its face
ياO ناسِخَabolisher الظُّلمِinjustice مِنfrom أقطارِthe regions of دَولتِهِhis realm
يا ناسِخَ الظُّلمِ مِن أقطارِ دَولتِهِ
كظُلمةِlike the darkness of الليلthe night يمحوerases جِنْحَهاits gloom السَحَرُthe hour before dawn
كظُلمةِ الليل يمحو جِنْحَها السَحَرُ
O you who erase injustice from the regions of his realm,
O eradicator of injustice from the regions of his state
like the darkness of night, whose gloom the predawn hour erases.
Like the darkness of night erased by dawn’s wing
قدindeed قُمتَyou acted بالبِرِّwith righteousness والعدلِand justice القويمِupright بهاin it
قد قُمتَ بالبِرِّ والعدلِ القويمِ بها
كأنَّماas though أنتَyou عبدُAbd (servant) اللهِAllah (God) أوor عُمَرُUmar
كأنَّما أنتَ عبدُ اللهِ أو عُمَرُ
Indeed, you have acted with righteousness and upright justice there,
You have stood by righteousness and upright justice through it
as though you were Abd Allah or Umar.
As if you are the servant of God or Umar
لَكَto you التهانِيcongratulations بماfor what أوتيتَyou were granted منof ظَفَرٍvictory
لَكَ التهانِي بما أوتيتَ من ظَفَرٍ
بلrather للرَعاياto the subjects التيwho أولَىmore fitting بِهاfor them الظَفَرُthe victory
بل للرَعايا التي أولَى بِها الظَفَرُ
Congratulations to you for the victory you have been granted,
Congratulations to you for what you have attained in victory
rather, to the subjects, to whom victory is more rightly due.
But for the subjects who were given victory by it
أنَلْتُهمْI granted them زَهرةَthe blossom of الدُنْياthis world فكانَso there was لهُمْfor them
أنَلْتُهمْ زَهرةَ الدُنْيا فكانَ لهُمْ
عَرْفُthe fragrance of النَّسيمِthe breeze وفيand in الأُخرَىthe hereafter لَكَfor you الثَمَرُthe fruit
عَرْفُ النَّسيمِ وفي الأُخرَى لَكَ الثَمَرُ
I granted them this world's blossom, so theirs was
You have granted them the flower of the life so for them
the breeze's fragrance, and in the hereafter the fruit is yours.
Was the fragrance of the breeze and for you in the next are the fruits
Sol 6.1