هامwas enraptured الحَشاthe heart بِبَديعby the wondrous حُسنbeauty of أَغيدِa supple youth
هام الحَشا بِبَديع حُسن أَغيدِ
أَبداًever يَميسhe sways كَغُصنlike a branch of بانٍa bān tree أَميدِswaying
أَبداً يَميس كَغُصن بانٍ أَميدِ
My heart is enraptured by the wondrous beauty of a supple youth,
Ever swaying like a bending bough of the bān tree.
وَبِهِand with him شُغفتI became enamored وَفيهand for him زادincreased تولّعيmy passion
وَبِهِ شُغفت وَفيه زاد تولّعي
وَتولّهيand my infatuation وَوهىand weakened عَظيمُthe strength of تجلديmy fortitude
وَتولّهي وَوهى عَظيمُ تجلدي
And I fell in love with him, and for him my passion grew,
And my infatuation; the strength of my fortitude failed.
وَلَبستand I donned حلةthe garb of عاشقٍa lover متهتكٍshameless
وَلَبست حلة عاشقٍ متهتكٍ
وَخلعتand I cast off مسحةthe mien of زاهدan ascetic متعبدdevout
وَخلعت مسحة زاهد متعبد
And I donned the garb of a shameless lover,
And cast off the mien of a devout ascetic.
وَنَشرتand I unfurled أَعلامthe banners of الخلاعةwantonness مُعرضاًturning away
وَنَشرت أَعلام الخلاعة مُعرضاً
عَنfrom لائِميmy reprover فيfor نَقضbreaking عَهدthe pledge of تَهجديmy night prayer
عَن لائِمي في نَقض عَهد تَهجدي
And I unfurled the banners of wantonness, turning away
From my reprover for breaking my vow of nightly prayer.
إِنindeed الضَلالstraying هُوَis الهِدايةguidance فيin هَوىlove for
إِن الضَلال هُوَ الهِداية في هَوى
هَيفاءa slender-waisted maiden فاترةlanguid الجُفونthe eyelids وَأَمرَدand a beardless youth
هَيفاء فاترة الجُفون وَأَمرَد
Indeed, straying is guidance in the love of
A slender, languid-eyed maiden and a beardless youth.
ياO عاذِليmy reprover أَناI فيin الغَرامpassionate love مُتَيّمٌlove-enslaved
يا عاذِلي أَنا في الغَرام مُتَيّمٌ
وَأَناand I الَّذيthe one who فيin العشقlove لذّbecame sweet تسهديmy sleeplessness
وَأَنا الَّذي في العشق لذّ تسهدي
O my reprover, I am enslaved by passionate love,
And I am he whose sleeplessness in love is sweet.
كَيفَhow السلوّforgetting عَنaway from الحَبيبthe beloved وَإِنهwhen indeed he is
كَيفَ السلوّ عَن الحَبيب وَإِنه
بَدرa full moon بطلعتهby his countenance المُنيرةradiant أَهتديI find my way
بَدر بطلعته المُنيرة أَهتدي
How could I forget the beloved, when he is
A full moon by whose radiant face I find my way?
وَالعُمرand a lifetime عِنديto me لاnot يُعادلequals ساعَةan hour
وَالعُمر عِندي لا يُعادل ساعَة
مِنof وَصلهunion with him فيin غُرفةa chamber أَوor مَقعدa sitting place
مِن وَصله في غُرفة أَو مَقعد
And to me a lifetime is not worth an hour
Of union with him in a chamber or a sitting place.
هَيهاتfar be it عَنfrom نسكthe rites of الصَبابةardent love أَنتَهيI desist
هَيهات عَن نسك الصَبابة أَنتَهي
إِلاexcept بِأَمرat the command of السَيدthe lord اِبنson of السَيدthe lord
إِلا بِأَمر السَيد اِبن السَيد
Far be it that I abandon the rites of ardent love,
Except at the command of the lord, son of the lord,
إِلاexcept بِأَمرat the command of السَيدينal-Sayyidayn أَباظةAbaza
إِلا بِأَمر السَيدين أَباظة
حسنexcellent in السِياسةgovernance خَيرthe finest شَهمa noble-hearted man مرشدa guide
حسن السِياسة خَير شَهم مرشد
Except at the command of al-Sayyidayn Abaza,
Excellent in governance, the finest noble-hearted guide;
بَرa land of المَعارفlearning وَالأَمانةand integrity وَالتُقىand piety
بَر المَعارف وَالأَمانة وَالتُقى
بَحرa sea of المَغانمbounty لِلغنيfor the wealthy وَالمجتديand the supplicant
بَحر المَغانم لِلغني وَالمجتدي
A land of learning, integrity, and piety,
A sea of bounty for rich man and supplicant;
بَيتa house of المَكارمnoble deeds وَالمَراحمand mercies وَالوَفاand faithfulness
بَيت المَكارم وَالمَراحم وَالوَفا
بالوَعدto the promise مِنsince أَيامthe days of عَهدthe time of المَولدbirth
بالوَعد مِن أَيام عَهد المَولد
A house of noble deeds, mercy, and faithfulness
To his word, from the days of his birth;
قطبthe axis of البَراعةexcellence وَاليَراعةand the reed pen وَالنُهىand intellect
قطب البَراعة وَاليَراعة وَالنُهى
ماضيunyielding العَزيمةresolve فيagainst مهينbase ملحدa heretic
ماضي العَزيمة في مهين ملحد
The axis of excellence, the reed pen, and intellect,
Unyielding in resolve against a base heretic;
ربa lord of المَناقبvirtues وَالمَواهبand gifts وَالنَدىand generosity
رب المَناقب وَالمَواهب وَالنَدى
وَالمَجدand glory وَالرَأيand counsel السَديدsound المسعدbringing good fortune
وَالمَجد وَالرَأي السَديد المسعد
A lord of virtues, gifts, and generosity,
And glory, and sound counsel that brings good fortune.
بُشراكglad tidings to you إِنّindeed الداخليةthe Interior Ministry أَصبَحتhas begun
بُشراك إِنّ الداخلية أَصبَحت
تثنيspeaks in praise عَلىof الصَدرthe chief السَعيدfortunate محمدMuhammad
تثني عَلى الصَدر السَعيد محمد
Glad tidings to you! The Interior Ministry has begun
To praise the fortunate chief, Muhammad.
وَبِشُكرand in gratitude to هَذاthis الداوريthe ruler ترنمتit sang
وَبِشُكر هَذا الداوري ترنمت
وَدعتand prayed لِدَولةfor the reign of سَعدهhis good fortune بتخلدfor everlastingness
وَدعت لِدَولة سَعده بتخلد
And it has sung in gratitude to this ruler,
And prayed that the reign of his good fortune endure forever.
لِمwhy لاnot وَقَدwhen indeed أَحياhe revived رميمthe decayed remains of رسومهاits institutions
لِم لا وَقَد أَحيا رميم رسومها
بِحَماسةwith zeal وَرِياسةand leadership وَتَوددand friendliness
بِحَماسة وَرِياسة وَتَودد
Why not, when he has revived its decaying institutions,
With zeal, leadership, and friendliness?
حَيثfor اِعتَنىhe attended بشؤنهاto its affairs فَأمدّهاand so reinforced it
حَيث اِعتَنى بشؤنها فَأمدّها
بِكَwith you ياO أَميرemir وَأَنتَand you are عَذبsweet المَوردthe wellspring
بِكَ يا أَمير وَأَنتَ عَذب المَورد
For he tended its affairs and so strengthened it
With you, O emir, whose wellspring is sweet.
وَلَأَنتَand indeed you مَولىًa lord حُزتyou have won فيin مضمارهاits racecourse
وَلَأَنتَ مَولىً حُزت في مضمارها
قصبthe prize-reed الرِهانof the race بِهمةthrough high resolve وَتفرّدand distinction
قصب الرِهان بِهمة وَتفرّد
And you are indeed a lord who, on its racecourse, has won
The victor’s reed through high resolve and distinction.
لاmay not زالَcease to be هَذاthis الصَدرchief واحدthe peerless one of مَصرهhis Egypt
لا زالَ هَذا الصَدر واحد مَصره
يَحبوbestows بَنيهاher sons بِالمَقامwith the station الأَوحَدpeerless
يَحبو بَنيها بِالمَقام الأَوحَد
May this chief remain the peerless man of his Egypt,
Bestowing on her sons a peerless station;
وَيَظلand may he continue يَرعاهمtending them وَينصرهمand aiding them عَلىagainst
وَيَظل يَرعاهم وَينصرهم عَلى
مَنwhoever رامَهُمsought to harm them مِنfrom among كُلevery باغoppressor مُعتدaggressor
مَن رامَهُم مِن كُل باغ مُعتد
And may he keep tending them and aiding them against
Whoever seeks to harm them, every oppressive aggressor;
وَيردand he repels عَنهُمfrom them ظالِماًa wrongdoer مُتعسِفاًhigh-handed
وَيرد عَنهُم ظالِماً مُتعسِفاً
بِعَساكرwith troops تَسطوbear down عَلىupon متمردa rebel
بِعَساكر تَسطو عَلى متمرد
And ward off from them a high-handed wrongdoer,
With troops that bear down upon a rebel,
ماso long as فُزتَyou have won بِالتَشريفthe bestowed honor مِنهُfrom him وَنلتَand you have attained ماwhat
ما فُزتَ بِالتَشريف مِنهُ وَنلتَ ما
تَبغيyou seek عَلىin رَغمspite of اللئامthe base men الحسّدthe envious
تَبغي عَلى رَغم اللئام الحسّد
So long as you win honor from him and attain what
You seek, despite the base, envious men.
وَحَظىand was favored بِحَزمكwith your firmness فيin المحرّمMuharram منصبan office
وَحَظى بِحَزمك في المحرّم منصب
مِنfrom دُونهbelow it أَوجthe summit of العُلاeminence وَالسؤددand nobility
مِن دُونه أَوج العُلا وَالسؤدد
And in Muharram an office was graced with your firmness,
Beneath which lies the summit of eminence and nobility.
وَلِسانand the tongue of مَجديMajdi قالsaid فيهِof it مُؤرخاًrecording its date
وَلِسان مَجدي قال فيهِ مُؤرخاً
لِلداخليةfor the Interior Ministry عزّglory أَوحَدpeerless سَيدlord
لِلداخلية عزّ أَوحَد سَيد
And Majdi’s tongue spoke of it, recording its date:
“For the Interior, the glory of a peerless lord.”
Sol 6.1