ياO مَليكking الوَرىhumankind وَلَيثand lion الكَتائبْthe battalions
يا مَليك الوَرى وَلَيث الكَتائبْ
وَهِزبرَand lion الشَرىal-Sharā وَغَيثand rain السحائبْthe clouds
وَهِزبرَ الشَرى وَغَيث السحائبْ
O king of humankind and lion of the battalions,
O king of the land and lion of armies
And lion of al-Sharā, and rain of the clouds!
Destroyer of evil and rain of clouds
كُنتَyou were تَحتbeneath الثَرىthe earth فَمازلتُand I kept أَعلوrising
كُنتَ تَحت الثَرى فَمازلتُ أَعلو
بِكَthrough you حَتّىuntil عُرفتَyou became known بَينamong المَواكبthe processions
بِكَ حَتّى عُرفتَ بَين المَواكب
You were beneath the earth, and I kept rising
You were under the ground but I kept rising
Through you, until you were known among the processions.
With you until you were known among the processions
فَوشىthen denounced بيagainst me لَدىbefore جَنابكyour honored presence واشٍa slanderer
فَوشى بي لَدى جَنابك واشٍ
رامsought خَفضيmy abasement كَيماso that يَنالhe might attain المآربthe desired ends
رام خَفضي كَيما يَنال المآرب
Then a slanderer denounced me in your presence,
So he accused me falsely in your noble presence
Seeking to bring me low so he might achieve his aims.
Seeking to lower me so he can attain his goals
وَادّعىand he claimed أَننيthat I اِختَلَستI embezzled وَحَسبيand enough for me
وَادّعى أَنني اِختَلَست وَحَسبي
أَنthat سهمthe arrow ادّعائهof his accusation غَيرnot صائبon target
أَن سهم ادّعائه غَير صائب
And he claimed that I had embezzled; it is enough for me
And claimed that I had stolen, and it suffices me
That the arrow of his accusation is off the mark.
That the arrow of his claim is not right
وَلَكَمand how many مِنof وَقائعٍincidents غَيرother than هذيthis
وَلَكَم مِن وَقائعٍ غَير هذي
صارَbecame فيهاin them نَصيرهhis supporter شرّthe worst كاتبscribe
صارَ فيها نَصيره شرّ كاتب
And how many incidents besides this,
And how many incidents other than this
In which his supporter became the worst of scribes!
Where his supporter was the evilest writer
غرّهdeceived him ماwhat مَضىhas passed وَعَماand after قَليلٍa little while
غرّه ما مَضى وَعَما قَليلٍ
يَنجليwill become clear أَمرهhis affair لَماشto a walker وَراكبand a rider
يَنجلي أَمره لَماش وَراكب
The past deceived him, and before long
Deceived by the past and soon
His affair will become clear to walker and rider.
His matter will be uncovered to observers and riders
وَعلىand despite رَغمهhis opposition أَعيشI live عَزيزاًhonored
وَعلى رَغمه أَعيش عَزيزاً
فيin أَمانsafety مِنfrom غائِلاتthe ravages of النَوائبmisfortunes
في أَمان مِن غائِلات النَوائب
And in spite of him, I live in honor,
And despite him I live honored
Safe from the ravages of misfortune.
Safe from the calamities of adversities
وَبماand with what أَشتَهيI desire كَماas شئتyou wished أَحظىI am favored
وَبما أَشتَهي كَما شئت أَحظى
فيin رِحابthe courts of السَعيدSaʿīd رَبlord of المَناقبnoble virtues
في رِحاب السَعيد رَب المَناقب
And I enjoy what I desire, as you wished,
And I enjoy as I wish in the land
In the courts of Saʿīd, lord of noble virtues.
Of the happy Lord of sublime traits
خَلدmay perpetuate اللَهGod ملكهhis reign فيin دِيارlands
خَلد اللَه ملكه في دِيار
قَدindeed حَباهاhe endowed them مِنfrom بَحرهhis sea بِالمَواهبwith gifts
قَد حَباها مِن بَحره بِالمَواهب
May God perpetuate his reign in lands
May God make his kingdom eternal in lands
He has endowed with gifts from his sea.
That He has gifted with his ocean of boons
وَبِهِand through him لَمhave not تَزَلceased عَلىabove كُلevery أَرضland
وَبِهِ لَم تَزَل عَلى كُل أَرض
تَتَباهىthey glory فيin شَرقِهاtheir east وَالمَغاربand the western regions
تَتَباهى في شَرقِها وَالمَغارب
And through him they still, above every land,
And through him all lands have always
Glory in their east and the western regions,
Boasted in their east and their west
ماas long as بَدَتappeared فيin سَماthe sky of العَدالةjustice شَمسa sun
ما بَدَت في سَما العَدالة شَمس
وَتَلاهاand followed it بَدرٌa full moon أَزالdispelled الغَياهبthe deep darkness
وَتَلاها بَدرٌ أَزال الغَياهب
As long as a sun appears in the sky of justice,
Since the sun of justice rose
And a full moon follows it, dispelling the darkness.
And the moon that dispelled darkness followed
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