أَلاCome! هاتِهاbring it راحاًwine لَهاit has ريحُthe scent of عَنبَرِambergris
أَلا هاتِها راحاً لَها ريحُ عَنبَرِ
عَلىto حِسِّthe sound of طَنبورٍa tanbur (long-necked lute) وَإيقاعِand the rhythm of مَزهَرِa lute
عَلى حِسِّ طَنبورٍ وَإيقاعِ مَزهَرِ
Come, bring it—wine with the scent of ambergris—
Behold her coming, with a fragrance like ambergris
to the sound of a tanbur and the rhythm of a lute.
To a mellow tambour's tune and flowery cadence.
فَلِلدَولَةِfor the state has الحَسناءِthe fair جيدٌa neck مُقَلَّدٌadorned with a necklace
فَلِلدَولَةِ الحَسناءِ جيدٌ مُقَلَّدٌ
بِجَوهَرِwith the jewel of تَدبيرِgovernance الحُسَينِal-Husayn بنِson of جَوهَرِJawhar
بِجَوهَرِ تَدبيرِ الحُسَينِ بنِ جَوهَرِ
For the fair state has a neck adorned
For the fair state a necklace is set with gems
with the jewel of al-Husayn ibn Jawhar’s governance.
By the skilled hand of Husayn son of Jawhar.
أَخوa man of هِمَمٍaspirations غُرٍّshining إِذاwhen هُوَhe حَثَّهاspurred them on
أَخو هِمَمٍ غُرٍّ إِذا هُوَ حَثَّها
لِتَلحَقَso they may reach بِالعَلياءِto the heights لَمdid not تَتَعَثَّرِstumble
لِتَلحَقَ بِالعَلياءِ لَم تَتَعَثَّرِ
A man of shining aspirations: whenever he spurs them on
A brother of lofty aspiration, when he urged her on
to reach the heights, they do not stumble.
To attain the heights, she did not stumble.
إِذاwhen قائِدُthe commander of القَوّادِthe commanders أَعمَلَput to work رَأيَهُhis judgment
إِذا قائِدُ القَوّادِ أَعمَلَ رَأيَهُ
رَأىhe saw نَفسَهُhimself ما(emphatic particle) بَينَbetween مَجدٍglory وَمَفخَرِand a source of pride
رَأى نَفسَهُ ما بَينَ مَجدٍ وَمَفخَرِ
When the commander of commanders exercises his judgment,
When the leader of leaders puts his mind to work
he sees himself between glory and distinction.
He sees himself mid glory and pride.
Sol 6.1