حَسبenough for العِمارةarchitecture وَالبَناand building تَشريفاhonor
حَسب العِمارة وَالبَنا تَشريفا
بِكَthrough you ياO حسينHussein فَلاso may you never بَرحتcease to be شَريفاnoble
بِكَ يا حسين فَلا بَرحت شَريفا
It is honor enough for architecture and building
According to the architecture and construction as an honor
to have you, O Hussein; may you ever remain noble.
Through you, O Hussein, you have always remained noble
سلask مَنصبthe office المعمارof the architect هَلwhether قَدhas زانَهُgraced it
سل مَنصب المعمار هَل قَد زانَهُ
أَحدanyone سِواكbesides you وَزادَهُand increased it تَلطيفاin refinement
أَحد سِواك وَزادَهُ تَلطيفا
Ask the architect's office: has it been graced
Ask the architect, has anyone but you adorned
by anyone but you, and made more refined?
His position and made it more refined?
ينبيكit tells you ياO كنزtreasury المَعارفof knowledge أَنَّهُthat it
ينبيك يا كنز المَعارف أَنَّهُ
أَضحىhas become بِفهمكthrough your understanding سامياًlofty وَظَريفاand elegant
أَضحى بِفهمك سامياً وَظَريفا
It tells you, O treasury of knowledge, that it
O treasure of knowledge, you should know
has become lofty and elegant through your understanding.
That with your understanding, you have become sublime and genteel
نَظرlooked الزَمانtime لَهُupon it بِعَينwith an eye of عِنايةcare
نَظر الزَمان لَهُ بِعَين عِناية
وَبِهِand toward it غَداbecame قَلبthe heart الوَزيرof the minister رَؤوفاcompassionate
وَبِهِ غَدا قَلب الوَزير رَؤوفا
Time looked upon it with a caring eye,
The times looked upon you with care
and the minister's heart grew compassionate toward it.
And through you the minister's heart became kind
فَأَغاثهso he aided it لَماwhen اِستَجارit sought refuge بِعَدلهin his justice
فَأَغاثه لَما اِستَجار بِعَدله
بِكَthrough you حَيثsince كُنتyou were مُدَبِّراًan administrator يعروفاdiscerning
بِكَ حَيث كُنت مُدَبِّراً يعروفا
So he aided it when it sought refuge in his justice,
When he sought refuge in your justice
through you, for you were a discerning administrator.
You aided him, wherever you were, graciously
هامَتwere enraptured بِحبكwith love for you ياO أَميرemir مَراتبٌranks
هامَت بِحبك يا أَمير مَراتبٌ
شرّفتهاyou honored them بِمَعارفthrough learning تَشريفاhonor
شرّفتها بِمَعارف تَشريفا
Ranks were enraptured with love for you, O emir—
High offices have yearned for your love, O prince
you richly honored them through learning.
You have honored them with noble knowledge
ماnot لِلفُنونfor the arts يَسوسهاgoverns them فيin مصرناour Egypt
ما لِلفُنون يَسوسها في مصرنا
إِلّاexcept جَنابكyour honored self إِذfor خُلقتyou were created عَفيفاupright
إِلّا جَنابك إِذ خُلقت عَفيفا
No one governs the arts in our Egypt
None but you leads the arts in our land
but your honored self, for you were created upright.
Since you were created virtuous and chaste
ياO اِبنson of المَكارمnoble virtues وَالسِيادةand eminence إِنَّنيindeed I
يا اِبن المَكارم وَالسِيادة إِنَّني
بِجَميلto gracious شُكركthanks to you لَمnot أَزَلI have ceased مَشغوفاdeeply devoted
بِجَميل شُكرك لَم أَزَل مَشغوفا
O son of noble virtues and eminence, I
O son of generosity and rule, indeed I
have always been devoted to offering you gracious thanks.
Have always been enamored with thanking your kindness
بَلغتreached بهمتكthrough your resolve المَبانيthe buildings شَأوَهاtheir peak
بَلغت بهمتك المَباني شَأوَها
لَماwhen رَثيتyou took pity لَهاon them وَصُرتand you became حَليفاan ally
لَما رَثيت لَها وَصُرت حَليفا
The buildings reached their peak through your resolve,
You have raised the buildings to their glory
when you took pity on them and became their ally.
When you elegized them and became their ally
كَمhow much نالَهاreached them مِنof رفعةloftiness وَجَمالةand beauty
كَم نالَها مِن رفعة وَجَمالة
وَبَديعand wondrous إِتقانcraftsmanship غَداbecame مَوصوفاspoken of
وَبَديع إِتقان غَدا مَوصوفا
How much loftiness and beauty came to them,
How much loftiness and beauty it attained
and wondrous craftsmanship, now spoken of!
And excellent workmanship, now well-described
مُزجتwere mingled مَحاسنُهاtheir beauties بِلطفكwith your refinement وَالذَكاand intelligence
مُزجت مَحاسنُها بِلطفك وَالذَكا
فَزَهَتso they shone وَأَصبَحَand became قَدرُهاtheir worth مَعروفاknown
فَزَهَت وَأَصبَحَ قَدرُها مَعروفا
Their beauties were mingled with your refinement and intelligence,
You mixed its beauty with your kindness and wisdom
so they shone, and their worth became known.
So it shone, and its value became well-known
عاهَدتهاyou made a pact with them بَعدafter الجَفاneglect بمودّةin affection
عاهَدتها بَعد الجَفا بمودّة
فَدَفعتso you warded off عَنهاfrom them بِالوَفاءthrough fidelity صُروفاmisfortunes
فَدَفعت عَنها بِالوَفاء صُروفا
You made a pact of affection with them after neglect,
You vowed to it loyalty after neglect
so through fidelity you warded misfortunes away from them.
And warded off its difficulties with faithfulness
ماnothing ضَرّهاharmed them مِنfrom قَبلbefore غَيرexcept وُقوعهاtheir falling
ما ضَرّها مِن قَبل غَير وُقوعها
فيinto أَسرcaptivity عَبدa slave جاءَهاcame to them مَلهوفاdesperate
في أَسر عَبد جاءَها مَلهوفا
Nothing had harmed them before but their falling
No harm came to it before except its falling
into the captivity of a slave who came to them desperate.
Into the grip of a slave who came to it fervently
أَكلhe ate القَليلthe little مَعalong with الكَثيرthe much وَلَمand did not يَخَفfear
أَكل القَليل مَع الكَثير وَلَم يَخَف
مِنout of جَهلهhis ignorance بَينَamong الأَنامhumankind كُسوفاdisgrace
مِن جَهله بَينَ الأَنام كُسوفا
He devoured the little along with the much, and did not fear,
He ate the little with the much and did not fear
in his ignorance, disgrace among humankind.
Among the people his ignorance being exposed
ركبhe plunged into الخُطوبcalamities مَعalong with الذُنوبsins وَلَمand not يَكُنhe was
ركب الخُطوب مَع الذُنوب وَلَم يَكُن
لِضلالهbecause of his error فيin رَأيهhis judgment مَألوفاwell liked
لِضلاله في رَأيه مَألوفا
He plunged into calamities along with sins, and was not
He mounted problems with sins and was not
well liked, for his judgment had gone astray.
Accustomed in his mind to corruption
بِكَwith you ياO عَزيزnoble one قَدalready اِستَظَلَّhe found shade لِذاتهfor himself
بِكَ يا عَزيز قَد اِستَظَلَّ لِذاته
فَعَفوتso you pardoned مِنout of كَرَمgenerosity وَآمنand he became safe خوفاfear
فَعَفوت مِن كَرَم وَآمن خوفا
With you, O noble one, he found shade for himself,
Through you, dear one, he sought shade for himself
so you pardoned him out of generosity, and he was freed from fear.
So you forgave with generosity and he felt no fear
أَمّاas for وَفاكyour fidelity لَهُto him فَكانَso it was سَماحةًmagnanimity
أَمّا وَفاك لَهُ فَكانَ سَماحةً
مِنfrom حسنthe goodness of أَصلlineage لاnever يَزالceases to be مُنيفاexalted
مِن حسن أَصل لا يَزال مُنيفا
As for your fidelity to him, it was magnanimity
As for your loyalty to him, it was generosity
from noble stock that ever remains exalted.
From good stock that does not cease to be refined
شَيّدتُI built أَبياتيmy verses بِمدحكwith praise of you وَالثَناand commendation
شَيّدتُ أَبياتي بِمدحك وَالثَنا
فَاقبلso accept بحلمكwith your forbearance وَاتركand set aside التَكليفاformality
فَاقبل بحلمك وَاترك التَكليفا
I built my verses with praise of you and commendation;
I constructed my verses in praising you and applauding
so accept them with your forbearance, and set formality aside.
So accept with your forbearance and avoid imposition
ياO سَعدَهاtheir good fortune إِنif نالَهاreaches them مِنكَfrom you الرضاapproval
يا سَعدَها إِن نالَها مِنكَ الرضا
فَبِهِfor with it أَصولُI charge وَلاand not أَهابI fear أُلوفاthousands
فَبِهِ أَصولُ وَلا أَهاب أُلوفا
How fortunate they are if your approval reaches them!
Oh its joy if it attains your satisfaction from you
For with it I charge, and fear not thousands.
For through it my principles endure and I fear no thousands
Sol 6.1