بِرَبِّهِto his Lord فيin شُؤونِهhis affairs ذوpossessing اعتصامٍholding fast for protection
بِرَبِّهِ في شُؤونِه ذو اعتصامٍ
إليهtoward Him رافعُraising الطرفِthe gaze البَليلِmoist
إليه رافعُ الطرفِ البَليلِ
He holds fast to his Lord in his affairs,
With his Lord as his support in all his affairs
Lifting his tear-moistened gaze toward Him.
Is he who raises his weary eyes towards Him
لذاكَfor that reason تَراهُyou see him مصحوباًaccompanied بنَصرٍby victory
لذاكَ تَراهُ مصحوباً بنَصرٍ
وتأييدٍand support مِنَfrom المَولَىthe Lord الجَليلِthe majestic
وتأييدٍ مِنَ المَولَى الجَليلِ
For that reason, you see him attended by victory
Thus you see him accompanied by triumph
And support from the majestic Lord.
And aid from the Most Exalted King
يَتيهُstruts بِمَدحِكُمwith your praise شِعرىَّmy verse زَهواًin pride
يَتيهُ بِمَدحِكُم شِعرىَّ زَهواً
ويَزهيand is made resplendent العِقدُthe necklace بالجِيدِby the neck الجَميلِthe beautiful
ويَزهي العِقدُ بالجِيدِ الجَميلِ
My verse struts proudly with your praise,
My poetry wanders in praising you
And the necklace is graced by the lovely neck.
And the string of pearls shines with a beautiful radiance
فإنَّfor indeed شهادةَtestimony المولَىthe master وِسامٌa badge of honor
فإنَّ شهادةَ المولَى وِسامٌ
أصُولُI assail بهاwith it علىagainst أهلِpeople of الفُضولِmeddlesomeness
أصُولُ بها على أهلِ الفُضولِ
For the master's testimony is a badge of honor,
For the testimony of the Master is a medal
With which I assail the meddlesome.
With which I take precedence over the pretentious
وهلand is there مثلُlike التِّهاميal-Tihami منany عَظيمٍgreat man
وهل مثلُ التِّهامي من عَظيمٍ
متىwhen احتاجَneeded النهارُdaylight إلىto دَليلِproof
متى احتاجَ النهارُ إلى دَليلِ
And is there any great man like al-Tihami?
And who is like the ambitious with a great one
When has daylight ever needed proof?
Whenever the day needs proof
فَقَدfor indeed صَيَّرتَنيyou have made me بِمَديحِby praising شِعريmy verse
فَقَد صَيَّرتَني بِمَديحِ شِعري
أجُرُّI drag عليهِمُbefore them فَضلَthe excess length الذُّيولِthe hems
أجُرُّ عليهِمُ فَضلَ الذُّيولِ
For by praising my verse, you have made me
So you have made me, with the praise of my poetry
Trail my robes' long hems before them.
Bestow upon them the favor of long robes
خُصوصاًespecially حينَwhen يُكسِبُهُgives it بَهاءًsplendor
خُصوصاً حينَ يُكسِبُهُ بَهاءً
مَديحُكَyour praise فيin مَديدِهits Madid meter والطَّويلِand the Tawil meter
مَديحُكَ في مَديدِه والطَّويلِ
Especially when it is lent splendor
Especially when your praise gives it splendor
By your praise, in its Madid and Tawil meters,
In its extension and length
وفيand in كلِّall القَوافيthe rhymes والمَعانيand the meanings
وفي كلِّ القَوافي والمَعاني
جَميعاall together بالإحاطَةِwith comprehensiveness والشُّمولِand inclusiveness
جَميعا بالإحاطَةِ والشُّمولِ
And in all rhymes and meanings,
In all rhymes and meanings
All together, with full compass and scope.
Completely with enclosure and inclusion
Sol 6.1