ياO أَوحدpeerless one الدَهرthe age فيin أَصلlineage وَفيand in حَسَبِancestral honor
يا أَوحد الدَهر في أَصل وَفي حَسَبِ
وَمُفردand unrivaled one العَصرthe era فيin فَضلexcellence وَفيand in أَدَبِrefinement
وَمُفرد العَصر في فَضل وَفي أَدَبِ
O peerless one of the age in lineage and ancestral honor,
O unmatched in lineage and rank of old
And unrivaled one of the era in excellence and refinement,
Peerless in merit and manners untold
هَذاthis نَجيبNajib بِتقديرby the decree of العزيزthe Mighty One غَداhas become
هَذا نَجيب بِتقدير العزيز غَدا
مجرّداًstripped عنof خداماتduties بِلاwithout سَبَبa reason
مجرّداً عن خدامات بِلا سَبَب
This Najib, by the Mighty One's decree, has become
Najeeb by decree of the Mighty shall rise
Stripped of his duties for no reason
Unburdened, without cause, devoid of ties
سِوىexcept معاداةhostility وَصلتهمI showed them kindness
سِوى معاداة وَصلتهم
لرأفةout of compassion بهمfor them فيin خدمةthe service of الكُتبbooks
لرأفة بهم في خدمة الكُتب
Except enmity; I had shown them kindness,
Save their enmity that to him clung
Out of compassion for them, in the service of books.
For pitying them in serving the young
فَقابلواso they repaid حسنthe goodness of مَعروفيmy favor
فَقابلوا حسن مَعروفي
بِقطعهby cutting it off وَأَضاعواand they ruined الصدقtruth بِالكذبwith lies
بِقطعه وَأَضاعوا الصدق بِالكذب
So they repaid my gracious favor
So my good they rewarded with disregard
By cutting it off, and they ruined truth with lies.
And truth with lies, they went too far
وَبالغواand they went to extremes فيin الأَذىharm حَتّىuntil رَموهthey accused him بِماof what
وَبالغوا في الأَذى حَتّى رَموه بِما
أَودىbrought to ruin بِهِhim وَهوَwhile he was مَظلومٌwronged إِلىto العطبruin
أَودى بِهِ وَهوَ مَظلومٌ إِلى العطب
And they went so far in harming him that they accused him of what
Till with that which destroyed him they speared
Brought him, though wronged, to ruin.
While wronged he to evil they steered
وَقَدand indeed تَوسلsought intercession بيthrough me مِنهُfrom it إِلَيكَto you فَلاso do not
وَقَد تَوسل بي مِنهُ إِلَيكَ فَلا
تَردّsend away مَجديMajdi بِغَيرwithout القَصدthe aim وَالأَرَبand the wish
تَردّ مَجدي بِغَير القَصد وَالأَرَب
And he has appealed through me to you for deliverance from it, so do not
Through me he implored, let not my glory wane
Send Majdi away without his aim and wish fulfilled.
Guide thou justly, devoid of personal gain
فَأَنتَfor you are غَيثrain وَإِنand indeed الغَيثَthe rain عادتهits custom
فَأَنتَ غَيث وَإِن الغَيثَ عادته
يَأتيit comes فَيَرويthen quenches thirst بَلاwithout وَعدٍa promise وَلاnor طَلَبa request
يَأتي فَيَروي بَلا وَعدٍ وَلا طَلَب
For you are rain, and indeed rain's custom is
For rain thou art, and rain's way is to pour
To come and quench thirst, without promise or request.
Unbidden, unasked evermore
وَمُرand decree بماwhatever أَنتَyou فيin هَذاthis الخُصوصmatter لَهُfor it
وَمُر بما أَنتَ في هَذا الخُصوص لَهُ
أَهلٌworthy فَجاركfor your protégé لاnot يَشقىsuffers مَدىthroughout الحقبthe ages
أَهلٌ فَجارك لا يَشقى مَدى الحقب
And decree, in this matter, whatever you are
Regarding him, do what you ought to do
Worthy to decree; for your protégé never suffers through the ages.
Your grace makes the wicked their days rue
وَاجبرand mend عَلىat العيدEid كسرthe brokenness of المُلتجىthe one seeking refuge شَرَفاًhonorably
وَاجبر عَلى العيد كسر المُلتجى شَرَفاً
إِلَيكَto you ياO مُنصفاًjust one فيamong العجمnon-Arabs وَالعَرَبand Arabs
إِلَيكَ يا مُنصفاً في العجم وَالعَرَب
And at Eid, honorably mend the broken spirit of the one seeking refuge
And mend what indignity rent his repute
In you, O you who deal justly with non-Arabs and Arabs.
O you equitable to Arab and mute
Sol 6.1