المَجدglory كبَّرproclaimed God's greatness بِالسُرورwith joy وَهَلَّلاand proclaimed God's oneness
المَجد كبَّر بِالسُرور وَهَلَّلا
لِبُزوغfor the rising of شَمسthe sun of العزّhonor مِنfrom فلكthe sphere of العُلىexaltation
لِبُزوغ شَمس العزّ مِن فلك العُلى
Glory joyfully cried, "God is greatest!" and proclaimed His oneness,
For the rising of the sun of honor from the sphere of exaltation.
وَرِياضand the gardens of أَفئدةthe hearts of العَوالمthe worlds جادَهاwatered them abundantly
وَرِياض أَفئدة العَوالم جادَها
غَيثthe rain of الهَناءjoy فَأَينَعَتand so they ripened بَعدafter البلىdecay
غَيث الهَناء فَأَينَعَت بَعد البلى
And the gardens of the hearts of all the worlds were watered
By the rain of joy, and ripened after decay.
وَمَراتبand the ranks of الشَرَفhonor الرَفيعlofty تَأَهّبتmade ready
وَمَراتب الشَرَف الرَفيع تَأَهّبت
لِلقاءِto meet مَنthe one whom بِلقائِهِat meeting him اِبتَهجrejoiced الملاthe assembly
لِلقاءِ مَن بِلقائِهِ اِبتَهج الملا
And the ranks of lofty honor made ready
To meet him whom the assembly rejoiced to meet.
شَمسthe sun of الوِزارةthe vizierate مَنthe one who بِطَلعَتِهِat his appearance أَرىI see
شَمس الوِزارة مَن بِطَلعَتِهِ أَرى
لَيلَthe night of الخُطوبcalamities عَنfrom القُلوبthe hearts قَدalready اِنجَلىhas lifted
لَيلَ الخُطوب عَن القُلوب قَد اِنجَلى
The sun of the vizierate, at whose appearance I see
That the night of calamities has lifted from the hearts.
عَجَباًhow wondrous لِشَمسٍat a sun أَشرَقَتrose لَيلاًby night فَماyet not
عَجَباً لِشَمسٍ أَشرَقَت لَيلاً فَما
بَلَغتattained لِرُؤيَتِهاto behold it العُيونthe eyes تَوصّلاa means of access
بَلَغت لِرُؤيَتِها العُيون تَوصّلا
How wondrous a sun that rose by night, yet never
Did the eyes find a way to behold it.
ظمئتthirsted لمرآهاfor the sight of it النَواظرthe eyes بَعدَماafter
ظمئت لمرآها النَواظر بَعدَما
وَردتcame to drink مِنfrom الحَمدpraise المَسامِعthe ears منهلاa watering place
وَردت مِن الحَمد المَسامِع منهلا
Eyes thirsted for its sight, after
The ears had drunk from a wellspring of praise.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen لاحَappeared الصَباحthe morning تَظاهَرَتshone forth together
حَتّى إِذا لاحَ الصَباح تَظاهَرَت
أَنوارُهاits lights تَتلوreciting الهَناءjoy مرَتّلاin measured tones
أَنوارُها تَتلو الهَناء مرَتّلا
Until, when morning dawned, there shone forth
Its lights, chanting joy in measured tones.
ياO حَبَّذاhow lovely ذاكَthat الثَناءpraise وَحَبَّذاand how lovely
يا حَبَّذا ذاكَ الثَناء وَحَبَّذا
هَذاthis البَهاءsplendor كِلاهُماboth of them نورlight علىupon
هَذا البَهاء كِلاهُما نور على
How lovely that praise, and how lovely
This splendor—together they are light upon light.
فَاِعجبso marvel لِبَحرat a sea فَوقَabove بَحرa sea قَدalready طَمىsurged
فَاِعجب لِبَحر فَوقَ بَحر قَد طَمى
ياO مَنyou who رَأىsaw بَحراًa sea عَلىabove بَحرٍa sea عَلاrose
يا مَن رَأى بَحراً عَلى بَحرٍ عَلا
So marvel at a sea that has surged above a sea,
O you who have seen a sea rise above a sea!
غَيثٌa rain سَقىwatered ربعَthe abode of السَواحلthe coasts رَحمَةًin mercy
غَيثٌ سَقى ربعَ السَواحل رَحمَةً
فَنَماso it grew وَأَخصَبand became fertile بَعدَماafter قَدalready أَمحَلاhad become barren
فَنَما وَأَخصَب بَعدَما قَد أَمحَلا
A rain that watered the coastal abode in mercy,
So it grew and flourished after it had become barren.
لَيثa lion حمىguarded عزَّthe honor of المَناصبthe offices بَعدَماafter
لَيث حمى عزَّ المَناصب بَعدَما
قامَتbegan تَحومcircling حِماهhis protected domain راتِعَةthe grazers of الفَلاthe wilderness
قامَت تَحوم حِماه راتِعَة الفَلا
A lion who guarded the honor of offices, after
The grazers of the wilderness began circling his protected domain.
طودٌa mountain بَناهُbuilt it اللَهGod مِنfrom حلمforbearance وَمنand from
طودٌ بَناهُ اللَه مِن حلم وَمن
حَزمresolve فَأَعلىand so raised ذرويتهits summit وَأَنبلاand ennobled it
حَزم فَأَعلى ذرويته وَأَنبلا
A mountain God built of forbearance and of
Resolve, raising its summit and ennobling it.
وَمِنand from الجَلالmajesty بَنىHe built عَلَيهِover it سُرادقاًa pavilion
وَمِن الجَلال بَنى عَلَيهِ سُرادقاً
تَدعforsake القُلوبthe hearts مَهابَةًin awe أَنto تذهلاbe heedless
تَدع القُلوب مَهابَةً أَن تذهلا
And of majesty He built a pavilion over it;
Hearts, in awe, abandon heedlessness.
وَمِنand through العِنايةprovidence حازَgained سَطوةthe might of قادرٍa powerful one
وَمِن العِناية حازَ سَطوة قادرٍ
لَوif هَزَّbrandished ساعدهاits arm الجِبالَthe mountains لَزَلزَلاhe would surely shake
لَو هَزَّ ساعدها الجِبالَ لَزَلزَلا
And through providence he gained a mighty one's sway:
Were he to brandish its arm, he would make the mountains quake.
أسدٌa lion تَذلّhumble themselves لَهُbefore him الأُسودthe lions مَهابةin awe
أسدٌ تَذلّ لَهُ الأُسود مَهابة
وَتَرىand consider التعزّزself-exaltation أَنto تَزيدincrease تَذلّلاsubmission
وَتَرى التعزّز أَن تَزيد تَذلّلا
A lion before whom lions humble themselves in awe,
And see their dignity in increasing their submission.
وَتَرىand regard ثَرىthe dust of أَعتابهhis thresholds لِجُفونِهاfor their eyelids
وَتَرى ثَرى أَعتابه لِجُفونِها
كحلاkohl يفيدgrants غَشاthe haze over نَواظرهاtheir eyes جَلاclearing
كحلا يفيد غَشا نَواظرها جَلا
And regard the dust of his thresholds, for their eyelids,
As kohl that clears the haze veiling their eyes.
هَذاthis man الَّذيwho لَولاwere it not for محكَّمُthe soundness of رَأيهhis judgment
هَذا الَّذي لَولا محكَّمُ رَأيه
ماnot حَلَّsolved رَأيthe counsel of بَنيthe men of المَراتبhigh rank مشكلاa difficulty
ما حَلَّ رَأي بَني المَراتب مشكلا
This is he without whose sound judgment
The counsel of men of rank could solve no difficulty.
وَلِيَassumed المَناصبthe offices واثِقاًtrusting بِاللَهin God منthe One who
وَلِيَ المَناصب واثِقاً بِاللَه من
ماnever خابَwas disappointed ذوone possessing ثِقَةٍtrust عَلَيهِupon Him تَوَكّلاrelied
ما خابَ ذو ثِقَةٍ عَلَيهِ تَوَكّلا
He assumed the offices, trusting in God, who
Has never disappointed a trusting soul that relied on Him.
وَأَتىand entered بُيوتthe houses of الحُكمgovernance مِنthrough أَبوابهاtheir doors
وَأَتى بُيوت الحُكم مِن أَبوابها
لِيصدَّto bar كُلَّevery دَخيلةintruder أَنfrom تَدخلاentering
لِيصدَّ كُلَّ دَخيلة أَن تَدخلا
And entered the houses of governance through their doors,
To bar every intruder from entering.
لَمdid not يَرمshoot سَهماًan arrow مِنfrom كنانةthe quiver of فكرِهِhis thought
لَم يَرم سَهماً مِن كنانة فكرِهِ
فيat غامضan obscure matter إِلّاexcept وَصادَفand struck مقتلاa vital spot
في غامض إِلّا وَصادَف مقتلا
Never did he shoot an arrow from the quiver of his thought
At an obscure problem without striking a vital spot.
للّهِto God درُّthe excellence of نهىthe intellect of الحَليمthe forbearing man فَإِنَّهاfor it
للّهِ درُّ نهى الحَليم فَإِنَّها
تَأتيbrings بِمُجملin summary ماwhat أَقولI say مفصّلاin detail
تَأتي بِمُجمل ما أَقول مفصّلا
How excellent is the forbearing man's intellect! For it
Sets forth in brief what I say in detail.
ذهنthe mind of الفَتىa young man كَالنَصلlike a blade يَغشاهcovers it الصَداrust
ذهن الفَتى كَالنَصل يَغشاه الصَدا
حَتّىuntil تَكونbecomes لَهُfor it التجاربexperiences صَيقَلاa polisher
حَتّى تَكون لَهُ التجارب صَيقَلا
A young man's mind is like a blade that rust covers,
Until experience becomes its polisher.
فَلربَّماfor sometimes غفلwas heedless النَبيهthe alert man وَربَّماand sometimes
فَلربَّما غفل النَبيه وَربَّما
نبهbecame alert الغفولthe habitually heedless man فَكانَand so became أَبلَغmore successful in attaining مَأمَلاa hoped-for goal
نبه الغفول فَكانَ أَبلَغ مَأمَلا
For sometimes the alert man is heedless, and sometimes
The heedless man awakens and better attains his hope.
وَلَرُبَّand many a أَمرٍmatter لاnot يهمّكconcerns you أَمرهits affair
وَلَرُبَّ أَمرٍ لا يهمّك أَمره
حَتّىuntil تَراهُyou see it عارِضاًlooming مُستقبلاapproaching
حَتّى تَراهُ عارِضاً مُستقبلا
And many a matter does not concern you
Until you see it looming before you.
وَإِذاand when اِمرؤa man لَحظتهlooked upon him عَينan eye of عِنايةcare
وَإِذا اِمرؤ لَحظته عَين عِناية
مَنعتprevented عُيونthe eyes of ذَكائهhis intelligence أَنfrom تغفلاbeing heedless
مَنعت عُيون ذَكائه أَن تغفلا
And when an eye of providence looks upon a man,
It keeps the eyes of his intelligence from growing heedless.
نَحنُwe الأُلىthose لعبtoyed الزَمانTime بِحالناwith our condition
نَحنُ الأُلى لعب الزَمان بِحالنا
حَتّىuntil اِضمحلَّdwindled away فَكادَand nearly أَنto يَتَحوَّلاchange
حَتّى اِضمحلَّ فَكادَ أَن يَتَحوَّلا
We are those with whose condition Time toyed,
Until it dwindled away and was almost transformed.
وَعداand assailed عَلَيناagainst us الدَهرFate حَتّىuntil سامَناinflicted on us
وَعدا عَلَينا الدَهر حَتّى سامَنا
مِنof خَطبِهِits afflictions ماwhat لاnot يُطاقcan be borne تَحمُّلاin endurance
مِن خَطبِهِ ما لا يُطاق تَحمُّلا
And Fate assailed us until it inflicted on us
Such of its afflictions as could not be endured.
بَيناwhile نَرىwe saw أَمنthe security of السَعادةhappiness مُدبراًdeparting
بَينا نَرى أَمن السَعادة مُدبراً
حَتّىwhen suddenly أَفاضpoured forth مَعwith السَعادةhappiness مُقبِلاapproaching
حَتّى أَفاض مَع السَعادة مُقبِلا
While we saw the security of happiness retreating,
Suddenly it flooded toward us with happiness,
بِركابwith the retinue of أَشرَفِthe noblest قادمٍvisitor فَوقَabove السُهاal-Suha
بِركاب أَشرَفِ قادمٍ فَوقَ السُها
تَأبىrefuses علاهhis loftiness أَنto تبوَّأtake up residence مَنزِلاa dwelling
تَأبى علاه أَن تبوَّأ مَنزِلا
With the retinue of the noblest visitor; even above al-Suha,
His loftiness disdains to take up a dwelling.
فَلَناso ours is الهَناءjoy بنعمةin a blessing مَشكورةgratefully acknowledged
فَلَنا الهَناء بنعمة مَشكورة
منحbestowed الإلهGod بِهاthrough it العبادthe servants تَفضّلاas a favor
منح الإله بِها العباد تَفضّلا
So ours is joy in a blessing gratefully received,
Which God graciously bestowed upon His servants.
ياO قادِماًarriving one وَالخَيرand goodness يقدُمُهُprecedes him لَقَدindeed
يا قادِماً وَالخَير يقدُمُهُ لَقَد
سَعدتrejoiced بعزّthrough the honor of قُدومكمyour arrival رتبthe ranks of العُلاeminence
سَعدت بعزّ قُدومكم رتب العُلا
O arriving one, whom goodness precedes, truly
The ranks of eminence have rejoiced in your glorious arrival.
ياO شَمسsun of دَولةthe state of آلthe House of عُثمانUthman الَّتيwhich
يا شَمس دَولة آل عُثمان الَّتي
مِنof نورِهاits light وَجهthe face of البَسيطةthe earth ماnever خَلاwas devoid
مِن نورِها وَجه البَسيطة ما خَلا
O sun of the state of the House of Uthman, whose
Light the face of the earth has never lacked.
هِيَit شَمسa sun of حَقّtruth تُشرقshines الدُنياthe world بِهاthrough it
هِيَ شَمس حَقّ تُشرق الدُنيا بِها
عَميتmay be blinded نَواظرthe eyes of مَنwhoever بَغىsought أَنto تَأفلاset
عَميت نَواظر مَن بَغى أَن تَأفلا
It is a sun of truth, through which the world shines;
Blind be the eyes of whoever seeks its setting!
قامَتarose بِأَمرby the command of اللَهGod حَتّىto the point أَنَّهاthat it
قامَت بِأَمر اللَه حَتّى أَنَّها
عَزَّتgrew mighty فَحاشاso far be it أَنto تذلَّbe humbled وَتخذلاand be forsaken
عَزَّت فَحاشا أَن تذلَّ وَتخذلا
It rose by God's command, so that it
Grew mighty—far be it from abasement or abandonment!
اللَهGod أَكبَرis greatest إِنَّهاindeed they are مِنَحٌfavors عَلَتrose high
اللَه أَكبَر إِنَّها مِنَحٌ عَلَت
قُلsay إِنَّهاindeed they are لَكَبيرَةٌtruly weighty إِلّاexcept عَلىfor
قُل إِنَّها لَكَبيرَةٌ إِلّا عَلى
God is greatest! These are favors exalted on high.
Say: they are weighty indeed, except for
مَنone who كانَis مثلlike وَزيرهاits vizier لاnot تلتقىcan be confronted
مَن كانَ مثل وَزيرها لا تلتقى
عَزماتُهُhis resolves وَسَعيرهاand their blaze لاnot تصطلىcan be approached for warmth
عَزماتُهُ وَسَعيرها لا تصطلى
One like its vizier: none can confront
His resolves, nor seek warmth at their blaze.
الأوحدthe peerless one الفَردthe unique one الَّذيwho سَعدتrejoiced بِهِthrough him
الأوحد الفَرد الَّذي سَعدت بِهِ
هَذيthese الدِيارlands تَشرّفاًin gaining honor وَتَجمُّلاand gaining adornment
هَذي الدِيار تَشرّفاً وَتَجمُّلا
The peerless, unique one, through whom have rejoiced
These lands, gaining honor and adornment.
وَمَراتبand the ranks of الشَرَفhonor الرَفيعlofty تقلَّدتadorned themselves
وَمَراتب الشَرَف الرَفيع تقلَّدت
مِنfrom دُرِّthe pearls of جَوهرthe essence of ذاتِهِhis being أَبهىthe fairest حُلىornaments
مِن دُرِّ جَوهر ذاتِهِ أَبهى حُلى
And the ranks of lofty honor have adorned themselves
With the fairest ornaments from the pearls of his very essence.
زانَadorned الرِياسةleadership بِالسِياسةwith statecraft فَاِعتَلَتand so it rose high
زانَ الرِياسة بِالسِياسة فَاِعتَلَت
وَكساand clothed الوزارةthe vizierate بِالوقارةin dignity فَاِعتَلىand so he rose high
وَكسا الوزارة بِالوقارة فَاِعتَلى
He adorned leadership with statecraft, and it rose high;
And clothed the vizierate in dignity, and he rose high.
وَبعزِّهِand through his might شَمسthe sun of الوِلايةgovernance أَشرَقَتshone
وَبعزِّهِ شَمس الوِلاية أَشرَقَت
أَرَّختI dated it عزَّgrew mighty بَهاءthe splendor of خورشيدKhurshid الولاrule
أَرَّخت عزَّ بَهاء خورشيد الولا
And through his might the sun of governance shone;
I dated it: "The splendor of Khurshid's rule grew mighty."
Sol 6.1