ماnot إِنat all (emphasizing negation) لِشَأوٍfor a lofty reach فيin البَيانِeloquence يُبينُbecomes clear
ما إِن لِشَأوٍ في البَيانِ يُبينُ
تَدنوdraws near لِمَدحِكَto praising you غايَةًa limit وَتَبينُand becomes apparent
تَدنو لِمَدحِكَ غايَةً وَتَبينُ
No reach of eloquence is discernible;
No eloquence can express and make clear
no limit to your praise draws near or comes into view.
How close it draws in praising you, and appear
شَأوٌa height لَوif الحَدَقِيُّal-Ḥadaqī حاوَلَattempted مِثلَهُits like
شَأوٌ لَو الحَدَقِيُّ حاوَلَ مِثلَهُ
أَعياwould exhaust البَيانَeloquence لَدَيهِat his disposal وَالتَبيينُand elucidation
أَعيا البَيانَ لَدَيهِ وَالتَبيينُ
A height that, were al-Ḥadaqī to attempt its like,
Were eloquence to try the like of this
would exhaust his eloquence and elucidation.
It would fail expressing it and make all of this clear
إيتاءَrendering حَقِّthe due of الشُكرِgratitude حَقُّthe right of خَليفَةٍa caliph
إيتاءَ حَقِّ الشُكرِ حَقُّ خَليفَةٍ
تَزَيُّنُadornment الدُنياthe world بِهِthrough him وَالدينُand religion
تَزَيُّنُ الدُنيا بِهِ وَالدينُ
Rendering gratitude its due is the right of a caliph
Giving due thanks is the right of a Caliph
through whom the world and religion are adorned.
With it the world is adorned, and faith is sincere
تَغشىyou confront الأُمرُthe matter بِفِكرَةٍwith a thought وَقادَةِblazing
تَغشى الأُمرُ بِفِكرَةٍ وَقادَةِ
الظَنِّconjecture مِنهاfrom it فيin الأُمورِaffairs يَقينُcertainty
الظَنِّ مِنها في الأُمورِ يَقينُ
You confront affairs with a blazing thought;
A matter comes overshadowed with an idea and leadership
from it, conjecture about affairs is certainty.
Suspicion about it in affairs becomes clear
ياoh طالَماhow often صَدَّتit averted مُقارَعَةَthe clash of الظَبيِthe sword blades (contextual reading)
يا طالَما صَدَّت مُقارَعَةَ الظَبيِ
إِنَّindeed العُقولَminds مَعاقِلٌstrongholds وَحُصونُand fortresses
إِنَّ العُقولَ مَعاقِلٌ وَحُصونُ
Oh, how often it has averted the clash of blades!
O how often it blocked the attack of an enemy
Indeed, minds are strongholds and fortresses.
Indeed strongholds are minds and fortresses
فَاِسلَمso remain safe أَميرَCommander المُؤمِنينَof the Faithful وَلاand do not تَزَلcease
فَاِسلَم أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ وَلا تَزَل
تُعطيyou are granted (contextual reading) مُناكَyour wishes وَماand whatever تُريدُyou desire يَكونُcomes to pass
تُعطي مُناكَ وَما تُريدُ يَكونُ
So remain safe, Commander of the Faithful, and may you always
So submit to the Prince of the Faithful and do not stop
be granted your wishes, and may whatever you desire come to pass,
Giving your loyalty, and what you want will happen
فيin دَولَةٍa state غَرّاءَradiant عُثمانِيَّةٌOttoman
في دَولَةٍ غَرّاءَ عُثمانِيَّةٌ
مُتَكَنِّفاهاflanking it on either side النَصرَvictory وَالتَمكينُand secure dominion
مُتَكَنِّفاها النَصرَ وَالتَمكينُ
in a radiant Ottoman state,
In a glorious Ottoman state
flanked by victory and secure dominion.
Enveloped with victory and enablement
Sol 6.1