ياO ابنson الأميرthe emir الذيwho دانَتbowed لصولتهِto his might
يا ابن الأمير الذي دانَت لصولتهِ
هامُheads الأعاجمthe non-Arabs منfrom قُطبٍa pole إلىto قُطبِa pole
هامُ الأعاجم من قُطبٍ إلى قُطبِ
O son of the prince before whose onslaught bowed
O son of the emir to whose might bowed
the heads of non-Arabs, from pole to pole;
the heads of non-Arabs, from pole to pole.
بلrather ياO ابنson حاميdefender of ذمارhonor العُربthe Arabs مدَّرعاًarmored
بل يا ابن حامي ذمار العُرب مدَّرعاً
بالحزمwith prudence والعَزمand resolve بينamid البِيضthe bright swords واليَلَبِand the leather armor
بالحزم والعَزم بين البِيض واليَلَبِ
Nay, O son of the defender of Arab honor, armored
Rather, O son of the defender of the Arabs' honor, armored
in prudence and resolve amid white blades and shields;
with prudence and resolve amid bright swords and leather armor.
بلrather ياO ابنson منhim who اخرستsilenced آياتُproofs حجتَّهِhis argument
بل يا ابن من اخرست آياتُ حجتَّهِ
عندduring الجدالthe debate فحولmasters العلمِlearning والادبِand literature
عند الجدال فحول العلمِ والادبِ
Nay, O son of him whose compelling proofs silenced,
Rather, O son of him whose argument's proofs silenced
in debate, the champion stallions of learning and letters.
in debate the masters of learning and letters.
وعارضَتand rivaled سيبهُhis bounty السبعthe seven البحارthe seas علىin
وعارضَت سيبهُ السبع البحار على
جهلٍignorance فعادتthen returned تثيرstirring الموجthe waves منfrom غضبanger
جهلٍ فعادت تثير الموج من غضب
The seven seas set themselves against his bounty, in
And the seven seas rivaled his bounty in
ignorance; they returned, churning their waves in rage.
ignorance, then returned, stirring the waves in anger.
ناهيكَsufficient for you اسجاعهُhis rhymed prose تلكthose التيwhich نضختpoured forth
ناهيكَ اسجاعهُ تلك التي نضخت
عيونُهاtheir springs الراحَwine فيهِin it نكهةflavor الضرَبِwhite honey
عيونُها الراحَ فيهِ نكهة الضرَبِ
Enough for you are those rhymed cadences of his, which overflowed—
Enough for you are those rhymed phrases of his, which poured forth
their springs with wine, bearing in it the tang of blows.
wine from their springs, with the flavor of white honey in it.
لوجالif it coursed جريالهُits red wine فيin رأسthe head of مفترعٍone scaling
لوجال جريالهُ في رأس مفترعٍ
طوداًa lofty mountain لطارhe would surely fly ومالand would sway الطودُthe mountain منfrom طَرَبِrapture
طوداً لطار ومال الطودُ من طَرَبِ
Were a draught of it to course through the head of one scaling
If its red wine coursed through the head of one scaling
a mountain, he would fly, and the mountain sway with rapture.
a lofty mountain, he would fly, and the mountain sway with rapture.
اللهGod اكبرgreatest ماno للدهرbelonging to Time سيئةٌa misdeed
الله اكبر ما للدهر سيئةٌ
لمnot تُمحَbe erased منfrom بعدafter ذاكthat الأروعthe splendid one العربيthe Arab
لم تُمحَ من بعد ذاك الأروع العربي
God is greatest! Time has no evil deed
God is greatest! No misdeed of Time
that has not been effaced since the time of that magnificent Arab—
remained unerased after that splendid Arab.
الناسكthe ascetic القانتthe devoutly obedient الصوَّامthe frequent faster ذوpossessing الورعpiety الthe
الناسك القانت الصوَّام ذو الورع ال
قوَّامconstant in prayer منwho أَمَّled فيin الاسلامIslam بعدafter نبيa prophet
قوَّام من أَمَّ في الاسلام بعد نبي
the ascetic, devout, ever-fasting, possessed of piety—the
The ascetic, the devout, the constant faster, the pious, the
steadfast upholder of a nation in Islam after a prophet.
steadfast man of prayer, who led in Islam after the Prophet.
لأنتَyou indeed منfrom أُسرةٍa family للدينfor the faith ماwhat عنيتit cared for
لأنتَ من أُسرةٍ للدين ما عنيت
للفضلfor virtue ماwhat احرزتit achieved فيin سالفbygone الحُقبِthe ages
للفضل ما احرزت في سالف الحُقبِ
Indeed, you spring from a house—how devoted it was to the Faith!
You are indeed of a family whose care was for the faith,
How much excellence it amassed through ages past!
whose achievements were for virtue in bygone ages.
لابدعَno wonder انthat نلتَyou attained منfrom سلطانناour sultan املاًa hope
لابدعَ ان نلتَ من سلطاننا املاً
ماas long as دمتَyou remain تُعرَفyou are known خيراgood بنٍa son الخيرthe good أبِa father
ما دمتَ تُعرَف خيرا بنٍ الخير أبِ
No wonder you obtained a hoped-for favor from our sovereign,
No wonder you won from our sultan what you hoped for,
so long as you are known as the best son of the best father.
so long as you are known as a good son of a good father.
وافتكَcame to you ياO بضعةa piece of flesh الصدّيقal-Siddiq, the truthful one مسرعةًswiftly
وافتكَ يا بضعة الصدّيق مسرعةً
خيرthe best المراتبthe ranks تبغيseeking خيرةthe choicest النسبِlineage
خير المراتب تبغي خيرة النسبِ
Swiftly it came to you, O scion of al-Siddiq—
Swiftly there came to you, O piece of al-Siddiq's flesh,
the finest of ranks, seeking the choicest lineage:
the finest ranks, seeking the choicest lineage.
منhe who كانwas صلبُthe loins of ابيAbu (father of) بكرٍBakr يسلسلهُlinks him in descent
من كان صلبُ ابي بكرٍ يسلسلهُ
وشاهدُand the witness الفخرglory فيهِin him محكمauthoritative الكُتُبِthe books
وشاهدُ الفخر فيهِ محكم الكُتُبِ
one whom descent through Abu Bakr’s loins links in its chain,
He whose descent is linked to the loins of Abu Bakr,
and in whom the authoritative Book bears witness to glory.
and whose glory is attested by the authoritative books,
واصبحتand became أنجمstars الافلاكthe celestial spheres تحسدهُenvy him
واصبحت أنجم الافلاك تحسدهُ
أيعجبُdo they marvel? الخلقُthe people انthat حلوهُthey adorned him بالرتبِwith the ranks
أيعجبُ الخلقُ ان حلوهُ بالرتبِ
The stars of the celestial spheres have come to envy him.
and whom the stars of the celestial spheres have come to envy—
Do people marvel that they adorned him with lofty ranks?
should people marvel that he was adorned with ranks?
لمنfor whom تخبَّأُare reserved القابُtitles الفخارِglory اذاif
لمن تخبَّأُ القابُ الفخارِ اذا
لمnot تعطهاyou are given them باعطاءthrough the bestowal of اللهGod للعَرَبِto the Arabs
لم تعطها باعطاء الله للعَرَبِ
For whom are glory’s titles kept in reserve, if
For whom are titles of glory held in reserve, if
they are not bestowed on you—you whom God gave to the Arabs?
you are not granted them through God's bestowal upon the Arabs?
Sol 6.1