مقامُكَyour station دونَbelow مَوقِعِهِits position النُّجومُthe stars
مقامُكَ دونَ مَوقِعِهِ النُّجومُ
وقدرُكَand your worth لاnot يُدانيهِrivals it عَظيمُa great one
وقدرُكَ لا يُدانيهِ عَظيمُ
The stars lie beneath your station,
Your station, the stars cannot rival,
And no great one rivals your worth.
Your worth, nothing grand can equal.
وذكرُكَand your renown عَطَّرَperfumed الأَرجاءَthe surroundings نَشراًwith fragrance
وذكرُكَ عَطَّرَ الأَرجاءَ نَشراً
كَوَردlike a rose الرَّوضِof the garden داعَبَهُcaressed it النَّسيمُthe breeze
كَوَرد الرَّوضِ داعَبَهُ النَّسيمُ
And your renown has spread fragrance all around,
Your name's fragrance perfumed the horizons,
Like a garden rose caressed by the breeze.
Like a rose's scent caressed by the breeze.
ووصفُكَand describing you فيهin it يَحلوgrows sweet ليto me قَريضٌpoetry
ووصفُكَ فيه يَحلو لي قَريضٌ
ويَحسُدُand envies دُرَّهُits pearls العِقدُthe necklace النَّظيمُfinely strung
ويَحسُدُ دُرَّهُ العِقدُ النَّظيمُ
And in describing you, poetry grows sweet to me,
Describing you is sweet poetry to me,
And the finely strung necklace envies its pearls.
Envied by the finest string of pearls.
أياO مَنone who زانَadorned حُسنَbeauty الخلقِcharacter مِنهُin him
أيا مَن زانَ حُسنَ الخلقِ مِنهُ
حياءٌmodesty زانَهُadorned it جودٌgenerosity عَميمُall-embracing
حياءٌ زانَهُ جودٌ عَميمُ
O you whose fine character is adorned
O you who graced good manners with beauty,
By modesty, itself adorned with all-embracing generosity.
Adorned by shyness and endless generosity.
وبابُهُand his door كعبَةُthe Kaaba القُصَّادِseekers أضحىhas become
وبابُهُ كعبَةُ القُصَّادِ أضحى
فهذاso this one آبَreturned منهُfrom him وذاand that one مُقيمُremaining
فهذا آبَ منهُ وذا مُقيمُ
And his door has become the Kaaba of seekers;
Your door became pilgrims' cherished shrine,
So this one has returned from him, while that one remains.
As some depart and others remain.
ويدخلُand he enters فيinto القُلوبِhearts بغيرwithout إذنٍpermission
ويدخلُ في القُلوبِ بغير إذنٍ
ونورُهand his light ليسnot تَحجبُهveil it الغُيومُthe clouds
ونورُه ليس تَحجبُه الغُيومُ
And he enters hearts without permission,
You enter hearts without asking leave,
And clouds do not veil his light.
Your light no clouds can conceal.
تَباركَblessed is مَنthe one who حباكَendowed you بِحُسنِwith fair ذِكرٍrenown
تَباركَ مَن حباكَ بِحُسنِ ذِكرٍ
يُفاوحُvies in fragrance with عَرفَهُits scent المِسكُmusk الشَّميمُfragrant
يُفاوحُ عَرفَهُ المِسكُ الشَّميمُ
Blessed is he who granted you fair renown,
Blessed are you with a good name's fragrance
With whose fragrance sweet-smelling musk vies.
Whose gentle scent the pure musk spreads.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle قيلَit is said مَنwho شِبلٌa cub لِلَيثٍof a lion
إذا ما قيلَ مَن شِبلٌ لِلَيثٍ
يَلوذُseeks refuge بِرَبعِهِin his abode عانٍa captive كَليمُwounded
يَلوذُ بِرَبعِهِ عانٍ كَليمُ
Whenever it is asked, “Who is a lion’s cub,
When asked who can match a lion's cub,
In whose abode a wounded captive seeks refuge?
The weak fox in its den hides.
ومَنand who فخرُpride الشبابِof youth تُقىًin piety وَجوداًand generosity
ومَن فخرُ الشبابِ تُقىً وَجوداً
ومنand who زَانَتadorned مكانَتَهُhis standing العُلومُlearning
ومن زَانَت مكانَتَهُ العُلومُ
And who is the pride of youth in piety and generosity?
You are the youth's pride in piety and kindness,
And whose standing is adorned by learning?
Your rank adorned by knowledge.
ومَنand who فيin العَدلِjustice مَسموعٌheard صَداهُhis echo
ومَن في العَدلِ مَسموعٌ صَداهُ
وفيand in الأحكامِjudgments قُسطاسٌa balance قَويمُupright
وفي الأحكامِ قُسطاسٌ قَويمُ
And whose echo is heard in justice,
In justice, your echo is heard,
And who is an upright balance in judgments,
In rulings, you are the pillar of truth.
إذاwhen الخَصمانِthe two litigants قاماboth rose بعدَafter حُكمٍa ruling
إذا الخَصمانِ قاما بعدَ حُكمٍ
فذاso this one يُثنِىgives praise وذلكَand that one لاnot يَلومُlays blame
فذا يُثنِى وذلكَ لا يَلومُ
When the two litigants rise after a ruling,
When two opponents stand after your decree,
So this one gives praise, and that one finds no fault?”
One satisfied, the other makes no complaint.
تُشيرُpoint إليكto you بالإبهامِwith the thumb قبلَbefore الthe
تُشيرُ إليك بالإبهامِ قبلَ ال
خصُوصelite منَamong الورَىmankind طُراًّone and all عُمومُcommon people
خصُوص منَ الورَى طُراًّ عُمومُ
They point to you with their thumbs before the
Before specifics, all things point to you,
Elite do—the common folk of mankind, one and all.
The elite and common of mankind.
وليسand not يَدومُlasts فيin الدنياءِthis world شيءٌanything
وليس يَدومُ في الدنياءِ شيءٌ
سوَىexcept الذِّكرِremembrance الجميلِfair فقدfor perhaps يَدومُit endures
سوَى الذِّكرِ الجميلِ فقد يَدومُ
And nothing lasts in this world,
Nothing in this world lasts forever
Except fair remembrance, for it may endure.
Except a good name, for it endures.
Sol 6.1