فَضلُكَyour kindness لاnot أنسَاهُI forget it
فَضلُكَ لا أنسَاهُ
أدامَكmay He preserve you الإلَهGod
أدامَك الإلَه
Your kindness I shall not forget.
May God preserve you.
عظَمتَyou exalted قَدرَthe worth of أدبِيmy literary art
عظَمتَ قَدرَ أدبِي
عُظِّمَwas exalted مَنكَthrough you الجَاهُhonor
عُظِّمَ مَنكَ الجَاهُ
You exalted the worth of my verse;
through you, honor was exalted.
لمَّاwhen زمَانيmy times عضَّنِيbit me
لمَّا زمَاني عضَّنِي
وصِحتُand I cried آهُah! آهُah!
وصِحتُ آهُ آهُ
When my times bit me,
and I cried, "Ah! Ah!"
بعَثتُهI sent it كِتَاباas a letter
بعَثتُه كِتَابا
حمَاكyour sanctuary مُبتَغَاهits goal
حمَاك مُبتَغَاه
I sent it as a letter,
your sanctuary its goal.
وبَقِيand remained القَلبُthe heart علَىupon
وبَقِي القَلبُ علَى
أَحرَّhotter مِنthan لَظَاهُits blaze
أَحرَّ مِن لَظَاهُ
And the heart remained upon
a heat fiercer than its own blaze.
وكَانand there was عندِيwith me نُخبَةٌa select company
وكَان عندِي نُخبَةٌ
مِمَّنof those who بِكُمin you تَباهَواthey took pride
مِمَّن بِكُم تَباهَوا
And with me was a select company
of those who took pride in you.
فيin حِفظِmemorizing أمدَاحِكَpraises of you هُمthey
في حِفظِ أمدَاحِكَ هُم
لِبَعضِهمto one another أشبَاهُequals
لِبَعضِهم أشبَاهُ
In memorizing praises of you, they
were the equals of one another.
وردَّدُواand they repeated فيin سِرِّهِمtheir secret thoughts
وردَّدُوا في سِرِّهِم
علَّهُperhaps it will أوor عَسَاهperhaps it may
علَّهُ أو عَسَاه
And inwardly they repeated:
Perhaps it will—or perhaps it may—
إذاwhen جَوابُكَyour reply أتَىarrives
إذا جَوابُكَ أتَى
لِدَائِنَاfor our affliction دَوَاهُits cure
لِدَائِنَا دَوَاهُ
when your reply arrives,
be the cure for our affliction.
كالصُّبحlike dawn فيin إِثرِthe wake of الدُّجَىdarkness
كالصُّبح في إِثرِ الدُّجَى
يَزِينُهadorns it سَنَاهits radiance
يَزِينُه سَنَاه
Like dawn in the wake of darkness,
its radiance adorns it.
فلَوso, if only رأيتَyou had seen سيديmy lord
فلَو رأيتَ سيدي
ماwhat بِهabout it طُرًّاall together فاهُواthey uttered
ما بِه طُرًّا فاهُوا
If only you had seen, my lord,
what they all said of it!
هاجُواthey stirred وماجُواand they surged طَرَباwith delight
هاجُوا وماجُوا طَرَبا
وكبَّرُواand they proclaimed God's greatness وتَاهُواand they exulted
وكبَّرُوا وتَاهُوا
They stirred and surged with delight,
and cried "God is great!" and exulted.
فصِحتُso I cried فِيهِمamong them إسمَعُواlisten!
فصِحتُ فِيهِم إسمَعُوا
مِنfrom مَنطِقِيmy speech فَحوَاهits import
مِن مَنطِقِي فَحوَاه
So I cried among them: Listen
to the import of my words:
لاnot تعجَبُواmarvel مِنat التِّهاal-Tiha- (name fragment)
لا تعجَبُوا مِن التِّها
مِيِّ-mi (name ending) ومِنand at نَدَاهhis generosity
مِيِّ ومِن نَدَاه
Do not marvel at al-Tihami
or at his generosity,
وكلِّand every صَانِغٍapparently, a craftsman وماand what
وكلِّ صَانِغٍ وما
قدalready صَنَعتfashioned يَداهhis two hands
قد صَنَعت يَداه
nor at any craftsman and what
his hands have fashioned.
والمجدُand glory والجودُand generosity مَعاًtogether
والمجدُ والجودُ مَعاً
لَمhave not يَعرِفَاknown (both) إِلاَّهexcept him
لَم يَعرِفَا إِلاَّه
And glory and generosity together
have known no one but him.
فليسَso it is not بِدعاa novelty أنthat يُصَبbe poured (first fragment)
فليسَ بِدعا أن يُصَب
بَverb ending: 'be poured' القَطرُrain مِنfrom سَمَاهhis sky
بَ القَطرُ مِن سَمَاه
So it is no wonder that there should be poured
rain from his sky,
وأنand that يَضُوعَwaft fragrance مِنfrom عَبِيperfume (first fragment)
وأن يَضُوعَ مِن عَبِي
رending of 'perfume' عَابقٍrichly fragrant شَذَاهُits scent
ر عَابقٍ شَذَاهُ
and that there should waft from perfume
rich in fragrance, its sweet scent,
وأنand that تَعِزَّbe scarce لِلتهاfor al-Tiha- (name fragment)
وأن تَعِزَّ لِلتها
مي-mi (name ending) فيamong الورَىhumankind أشبَاهpeers
مي في الورَى أشبَاه
and that al-Tihami should have few
peers among mankind.
وهوَand he الذِيthe one who إذاwhen بَدَاappears
وهوَ الذِي إذا بَدَا
تَعنُوbow لهbefore him الجِبَاهforeheads
تَعنُو له الجِبَاه
And he is the one before whom, when he appears,
foreheads bow.
ومَغربٌand the West لِمَشرقٍto the East
ومَغربٌ لِمَشرقٍ
يقولُsays فَخراproudly هَاهُوhere he is
يقولُ فَخرا هَاهُو
And the West to the East
proudly declares: "Here he is!"
أللهُGod قدindeed فضَّلهُfavored him
أللهُ قد فضَّلهُ
واللهُand God قدindeed أعطَاهgave to him
واللهُ قد أعطَاه
God has favored him,
and God has given to him.
سُبحَانَهglory be to Him تعَالىexalted is He
سُبحَانَه تعَالى
أدرَىknows best بمَاabout what دَرَاهHe knew it
أدرَى بمَا دَرَاه
Glory be to Him, exalted is He:
He knows best what He knows.
قَدindeed اصطفَىHe chose مَنِwhom اصطَفىHe chose
قَد اصطفَى مَنِ اصطَفى
فيamong الخَلقِcreation واجتَبَاهand selected him
في الخَلقِ واجتَبَاه
He has chosen whom He has chosen
among creation, and selected him,
كَماjust as اصطَفانِيhe chose me شَاعِراas a poet
كَما اصطَفانِي شَاعِرا
مُرَدِّداrepeating ثنَاهhis praise
مُرَدِّدا ثنَاه
just as he chose me as a poet,
repeating his praise.
أناI أنَاI شاعِرُهhis poet
أنا أنَا شاعِرُه
أذودُI ward off عنfrom حِمَاهhis sanctuary
أذودُ عن حِمَاه
I—I am his poet;
I defend his sanctuary.
أناI حُسَامُهhis sword إذاwhen
أنا حُسَامُه إذا
تَشهَرُنِيunsheathes me يُمنَاهhis right hand
تَشهَرُنِي يُمنَاه
I am his sword when
his right hand unsheathes me,
كَماjust as أناI خادِمُهhis servant
كَما أنا خادِمُه
أسعَىI strive إِلىtoward رِضَاهhis approval
أسعَى إِلى رِضَاه
just as I am his servant,
striving to win his approval.
وكلُّand every خادِمservant فأَمso, 'affair' (first fragment)
وكلُّ خادِم فأَم
رُهُ'affair' ending + his إلىup to مَولاهhis master
رُهُ إلى مَولاه
And every servant's affair
rests with his master.
لِذَاكَfor that reason إنِّيindeed I صَارِخٌcrying out
لِذَاكَ إنِّي صَارِخٌ
ربَّاهmy Lord! يَاO ربَّاهmy Lord!
ربَّاه يَا ربَّاه
For that reason I cry out:
My Lord! O my Lord!
أبقِkeep alive التِّهامَىal-Tihami لناfor us
أبقِ التِّهامَى لنا
وارزُقهُand grant him مُبتَغَاهwhat he seeks
وارزُقهُ مُبتَغَاه
Keep al-Tihami alive for us,
and grant him what he seeks,
وماand what تمَنَّاهُhe wished for it نعمyes
وما تمَنَّاهُ نعم
ضَاعِفdouble لَهfor him مُنَاهhis wishes
ضَاعِف لَه مُنَاه
and what he has wished for—yes,
double for him what he desires,
وذاكand that يَاO إلهُGod فِيin
وذاك يَا إلهُ فِي
دُنيَاهhis worldly life مَعtogether with اُخرَاهhis hereafter
دُنيَاه مَع اُخرَاه
and this, O God, in
his worldly life and his hereafter,
بجَاهby the honor of ذاthis الشهرmonth الذِيwhose
بجَاه ذا الشهر الذِي
عمَّencompassed الورَىhumankind هُدَاهits guidance
عمَّ الورَى هُدَاه
by the honor of this month whose
guidance has encompassed all mankind.
وبسَنَاهand by its radiance إنَّنِيindeed I
وبسَنَاه إنَّنِي
مُهَنِّىٌcongratulating إيَّاهhim
مُهَنِّىٌ إيَّاه
And by its radiance, I indeed
offer him my congratulations.
Sol 6.1