خَلائِقُناour character traits مِنthan زَهرَةِthe blossom الرَوضِof the garden أَعطَرُmore fragrant
خَلائِقُنا مِن زَهرَةِ الرَوضِ أَعطَرُ
وَأَحسَبُناand I reckon us مِنthan أَنجُمِthe stars الجَوِّof the sky أَنوَرُbrighter
وَأَحسَبُنا مِن أَنجُمِ الجَوِّ أَنوَرُ
Our virtues are more fragrant than the garden's blossom.
Our natures are more fragrant than the flowers of the meadow,
And I reckon us brighter than the stars of the sky.
And we reckon ourselves brighter than the stars of the sky.
وَنَحنُand we بُدورُfull moons النَقعِof battle-dust وَالنَقعُand the battle-dust مُظلِمٌdark
وَنَحنُ بُدورُ النَقعِ وَالنَقعُ مُظلِمٌ
وَنَحنُand we بُحورُoceans السَلمِof peace وَالسَلمُand peace أَزهَرُradiant
وَنَحنُ بُحورُ السَلمِ وَالسَلمُ أَزهَرُ
And we are full moons amid battle-dust, though the dust is dark.
Yet we live in dark tents while darkness is gloomy,
And we are oceans in peace, while peace is radiant.
And we are oceans of peace while peace is most floral.
كِرامٌgenerous إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِستَنشَقَinhaled القَصدُthe quest رَفدَناour bounty
كِرامٌ إِذا ما اِستَنشَقَ القَصدُ رَفدَنا
يَفوحُwafts لَهُfor him مِنهُfrom it عَبيرٌperfume وَعَنبَرُand ambergris
يَفوحُ لَهُ مِنهُ عَبيرٌ وَعَنبَرُ
Generous—whenever a quest inhales our bounty,
Noble men, when resolve takes sustenance from us,
Perfume and ambergris waft from it to the seeker.
Exuding for them a fragrance and ambergris.
يَتيهُexults الثَرىthe earth مِنّاbecause of us بِوَطئٍat the tread غَطارِفٍof noble lords
يَتيهُ الثَرى مِنّا بِوَطئٍ غَطارِفٍ
مَناقِبُهُمtheir merits مِنthan كُلِّall ماthat which فيهِis in it أَكثَرُmore numerous
مَناقِبُهُم مِن كُلِّ ما فيهِ أَكثَرُ
The earth exults in us, at the tread of noble lords;
The land becomes confused by their towering deeds,
Their merits outnumber all that it contains.
Their virtues in all things being far more.
وَتُزهىand takes pride بِناin us الأَيّامُthe days حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّناas though we
وَتُزهى بِنا الأَيّامُ حَتّى كَأَنَّنا
لِأَجيادِهاfor their necks حَليٌornaments مَصوغٌwrought وَجَوهَرُand jewels
لِأَجيادِها حَليٌ مَصوغٌ وَجَوهَرُ
And the days glory in us, until it is as though we were
And through us the days are adorned as though we
Wrought ornaments and jewels for their necks.
Are jewelry wrought and gemstones for its steeds.
فَلَوfor if لَمnot نَكُنwe were خَيرَthe best of الوَرىhumankind لَمnot يَكُنthere would be لَناfor us
فَلَو لَم نَكُن خَيرَ الوَرى لَم يَكُن لَنا
عَلىover الدَهرِTime حُكمٌrule نافِذٌprevailing وَتَجَبُّرُand imperious might
عَلى الدَهرِ حُكمٌ نافِذٌ وَتَجَبُّرُ
For were we not the best of humankind, we would not possess
For had we not been the best of realms, ours would not be
Prevailing rule over Time and imperious might.
Authority imposed on fate and arrogance.
Sol 6.1