للهto God (expressing wonder) مشرقradiant منزلٍa dwelling ماnot زارهْvisited it
لله مشرق منزلٍ ما زارهْ
منany زايرٍvisitor الاّexcept جلاdispelled اكدارَهْhis troubles
من زايرٍ الاّ جلا اكدارَهْ
How radiant a dwelling! No one has visited it
God has an eastward abode, none visited it
but it has dispelled that visitor's troubles.
Except a melancholic visitor it cheered.
وارتاضand grew refined نفساًin spirit فيin مقامthe abode of ربهits master
وارتاض نفساً في مقام ربه
فيin حسنهits beauty الباهيresplendent الجمالbeauty انارَهْillumined it
في حسنه الباهي الجمال انارَهْ
And he grew refined in spirit in its master's abode;
With joyful soul standing before his Lord
beauty illumined it with resplendent loveliness.
Dazzled by His beautiful, shining beauty.
فازدادso it gained ظرفاًelegance فايقاًsurpassing ومحاسناًand charms
فازداد ظرفاً فايقاً ومحاسناً
بالانسwith convivial joy أزهتbrightened ليلهُits night ونهارَهْand its day
بالانس أزهت ليلهُ ونهارَهْ
So it gained surpassing elegance and charms
So he became more gentle and beautiful
that, with convivial joy, brightened its nights and days.
The night and day smiled at his fellowship.
فحماهso its precinct برجa tower شادbuilt للأسدfor the lion الذيwhom
فحماه برج شاد للأسد الذي
ربthe Lord of الأنامall creatures مدىthroughout الزمانtime أجارَهْsheltered him
رب الأنام مدى الزمان أجارَهْ
Its precinct is a tower built for the lion whom
So He protected him with a tower of joy, the lion
the Lord of all creatures has sheltered throughout time.
Whose times the Lord of mankind lengthened.
كمhow many منof شموسsuns معwith بدورfull moons أشرقتshone
كم من شموس مع بدور أشرقت
فيهwithin it وكمand how many منof انجمstars نوَّارَهْradiant
فيه وكم من انجم نوَّارَهْ
How many suns, with full moons, have shone
How many suns rose therein with Full Moons
within it, and how many radiant stars!
And how many bright stars illuminated it.
ولكمand how many بهwithin it للعزof glory افلاكٌcelestial spheres تدوstart of 'endure'
ولكم به للعز افلاكٌ تدو
مend of 'endure' ثوابتاًfixed stars وكواكبٌand planets سياَّرَهْwandering
م ثوابتاً وكواكبٌ سياَّرَهْ
And how many spheres of glory endure within it,
And for it how many orbits of honor revolve
fixed stars and wandering planets!
Stationary while stars roam around.
بوطيدof steadfast سوددهhis eminence الرسوخrootedness دلايلٌproofs
بوطيد سودده الرسوخ دلايلٌ
وإلىand toward دوامthe endurance of العزglory فيهwithin it اشارَهْa sign
وإلى دوام العز فيه اشارَهْ
There are proofs of how firmly rooted his eminence is,
With firm pillars, proofs guide
and in it a sign that glory will endure.
To the permanence of honor within it point.
إذfor أنindeed ذاكthat الخازنّيal-Khazini مشيدهits builder
إذ أن ذاك الخازنّي مشيده
فيin حسنthe excellence of صنعdoing الخيرgood مدَّextended عمارَهْits construction
في حسن صنع الخير مدَّ عمارَهْ
For that al-Khazini is its builder,
Since that Khuzaymi had rebuilt it
who extended its construction through the fine practice of goodness.
In the beauty of doing good extended its buildings.
متهذّبٌcultivated طابتwere gracious مآثرهُhis noble deeds وقدand indeed
متهذّبٌ طابت مآثرهُ وقد
أعلىexalted المهيمنthe Guardian فيamong الورىmankind مقدارَهْhis standing
أعلى المهيمن في الورى مقدارَهْ
A cultivated man whose noble deeds are gracious; indeed,
Well-mannered, his achievements wholesome
the Guardian has exalted his standing among mankind.
The All-Powerful lifted his status in the world.
ماnot امّapproached ساحةthe courtyard of فضلهِhis bounty منany قاصدٍseeker
ما امّ ساحة فضلهِ من قاصدٍ
يرجوhoping بانthat يحظىhe might obtain بنعمthe favors of بشارَهْBishara
يرجو بان يحظى بنعم بشارَهْ
No seeker has come to the courtyard of his bounty,
No field of his overflowing favor but
hoping to enjoy Bishara's favors,
A seeker hopes to enjoy his glad tidings.
الاexcept انثنىreturned بالمدحwith praise ابلغmost eloquent شاعرٍa poet
الا انثنى بالمدح ابلغ شاعرٍ
ينشيcomposes ويبدعand creates محكماًfinely crafting اشعارَهْhis verses
ينشي ويبدع محكماً اشعارَهْ
without returning a most eloquent poet of praise,
Except a most eloquent poet bows
composing and creating his finely wrought verses.
Composing and creating well-crafted poetry.
افديهI would ransom him منas a حُرّnoble man كريمٍgenerous جلّexalted is مَنHe who
افديه من حُرّ كريمٍ جلّ مَن
فيthroughout الدهرtime جملadorned بالبهاwith splendor اطوارَهْhis ways
في الدهر جمل بالبها اطوارَهْ
I would ransom him, a noble, generous man! Exalted is He who
I ransom him, a generous, noble man
has adorned his ways with splendor throughout time,
Who in life adorns himself with manners.
وكساهand clothed him أثوابin garments of الاهابةawe فيamong الورىmankind
وكساه أثواب الاهابة في الورى
وازادand increased بينamong العالمينall peoples وقارَهْhis dignity
وازاد بين العالمين وقارَهْ
clothed him in garments of awe among mankind,
And clothed him in robes of reverence in the world
and increased his dignity among all peoples.
And increased his dignity between worlds.
شيخa sheikh بفطنتهthrough his discernment الزكّيةpure قدindeed سماrose
شيخ بفطنته الزكّية قد سما
وعَلاand rose above علىover كلall الشيوخthe sheikhs صدارَهْin precedence
وعَلا على كل الشيوخ صدارَهْ
A sheikh who has risen through his pure discernment,
A sheikh, with his pure wisdom ascended
and surpassed all sheikhs in precedence.
And rose above all other sheikhs as their chief.
ورقىand ascended مقاماًto a station فيin الكمالperfection مفوّقاًsurpassing
ورقى مقاماً في الكمال مفوّقاً
زادmay increase الالهGod علىfor الدوامall time فخارَهْhis glory
زاد الاله على الدوام فخارَهْ
He rose to a surpassing station of perfection;
And reached a supreme station in perfection
may God forever increase his glory.
May God ever increase his pride.
مولىa lord لطاميfor the surging flood of الجودgenerosity باتhas become مجمّعاًa gatherer
مولى لطامي الجود بات مجمّعاً
ومفرقاًand a disperser منfrom راحيتهhis palms بحارَهْof its seas
ومفرقاً من راحيته بحارَهْ
A lord who has gathered the surging flood of generosity,
A helper to the thirsty for generosity, he became
and scatters its seas from his palms.
A sea that from his winds rain poured forth.
ذاعتspread abroad مآثرthe noble deeds of برهhis kindness مذsince كفهhis hand
ذاعت مآثر بره مذ كفه
ضاهىrivaled السحابthe clouds وقدand indeed حكىimitated امطارَهْtheir rainfall
ضاهى السحاب وقد حكى امطارَهْ
His deeds of kindness spread abroad, since his hand
The tales of his righteousness spread when his palm
rivaled the clouds and echoed their rainfall.
Equaled clouds and told of their rain.
فزكاso flourished الثناpraise عنهُof him فكمand how much منof نشرهits fragrance
فزكا الثنا عنهُ فكم من نشره
احيىrevived فتّىa youth مستنشقاًinhaling معطارَهْits perfume
احيى فتّى مستنشقاً معطارَهْ
Thus praise of him flourished; how often its fragrance
So pure praise of him - how many times
revived a youth inhaling its perfume!
Revived a lad inhaling its fragrance.
عربthe Arabs of الورىthe world كمhow often أعربتexpressed فيin مدحهِhis praise
عرب الورى كم أعربت في مدحهِ
قولاًspeech فصيحاًeloquent واعتنتand took care اشهارَهْto proclaim it
قولاً فصيحاً واعتنت اشهارَهْ
The Arabs of the world—how often they have voiced in his praise
You Arabs of the world, how you have declaimed in his praise
eloquent speech, taking care to proclaim it!
Eloquent words and spread his fame.
والتركand al-Turk قدindeed وافىhas come يقرacknowledging بعجزهhis inadequacy
والترك قد وافى يقر بعجزه
ويذيعand proclaims ماan emphatic particle بينamong الورىmankind اقدارَهْhis worth
ويذيع ما بين الورى اقدارَهْ
And al-Turk has come, acknowledging his inadequacy,
And the Turks concurred, admitting their failing,
and proclaiming his worth among mankind.
Spreading his might in the world.
يرجوhopes for السماحpardon عنfor القصورshortcomings فانfor indeed اخstart of 'character'
يرجو السماح عن القصور فان اخ
لاقend of 'character' الكريمof the generous man صفوحةٌindulgent غفاَّرَهْforgiving
لاق الكريم صفوحةٌ غفاَّرَهْ
He hopes for pardon for his shortcomings, for the character
Seeking pardon for falling short, for a generous brother’s
of a generous man is indulgent and forgiving.
Nature is forgiving and forgiving.
ويفيand faithfully offers الدعاprayer ابداًforever وانeven if يَكُhe is قاصراًfalling short
ويفي الدعا ابداً وان يَكُ قاصراً
فيin كلevery محكمwell-crafted جملةٍsentence وعبارَهْand phrase
في كل محكم جملةٍ وعبارَهْ
He faithfully offers prayers forever, though he falls short
And may he fulfill supplication forever even if
in every well-crafted sentence and phrase.
Falling short in every precise phrase and expression.
ويهيمand is enraptured فيin مدحpraise of البشارةBishara ملهجاًever voicing
ويهيم في مدح البشارة ملهجاً
فيat كلevery آنٍmoment لهجةan utterance كرارَهْoft-repeated
في كل آنٍ لهجة كرارَهْ
He is enraptured with Bishara's praise, ever voicing it
And be transported in praising the good tidings
at every moment, in an oft-repeated refrain.
Every moment repeating, repeating his passion.
يعلىraises النداthe call للخازنيto al-Khazini أبيfather of الندىgenerosity
يعلى الندا للخازني أبي الندى
ياO ربLord شيّدraise فيamong المفاخرthe glories دارَهْhis house
يا رب شيّد في المفاخر دارَهْ
He raises his call to al-Khazini, father of generosity:
Exalting the call for Khuzaymi the caller
O Lord, raise his house among the glories!
O Lord, elevate the glories of his abode.
انعمgrant favor عليناto us أنthat نرىwe see ياO ربLord منfrom
انعم علينا أن نرى يا رب من
ذاthis الاصلroot فرعاًa branch نجتنيwe gather أثمارَهْits fruits
ذا الاصل فرعاً نجتني أثمارَهْ
Grant us, O Lord, the favor of seeing, from
Bestow upon us, O Lord, that we see from
this root, a branch whose fruits we may gather;
This origin, branches bearing ripe fruits.
ونرىand we see فروعthe branches of فروعهhis branches مُخضلَّةًlush and moistened
ونرى فروع فروعه مُخضلَّةً
واطِلand prolong علىthroughout طولthe length of المدىtime أعمارَهْtheir lifespans
واطِل على طول المدى أعمارَهْ
and let us see the branches of his branches lush and green,
And we see branches of his branches verdant
and prolong their lives for all the span of time,
And lengthen his life for ages untold.
ماas long as رقّصmade dance الغصنthe bough النسيمthe breeze بسريهin its night passage
ما رقّص الغصن النسيم بسريه
سحراًbefore dawn وهّيجand stirred للغناto song أطيارَهْits birds
سحراً وهّيج للغنا أطيارَهْ
as long as the breeze, in its night passage, makes the bough dance
The breeze never fluttered a branch gracefully
before dawn, and stirs its birds to song;
Nor the birds roused for singing at dawn,
وتبلّجand broke brightly الصبحthe morning المنيرradiant وأشرقتand shone
وتبلّج الصبح المنير وأشرقت
شمسٌa sun وماand as long as أبدىrevealed الضحىthe forenoon أنوارَهْits lights
شمسٌ وما أبدى الضحى أنوارَهْ
and radiant morning breaks, and there shines
Nor the bright dawn shone and the sun rose
a sun, and as long as forenoon reveals its lights.
Nor the morning disclosed its lights,
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