أجِلْlet roam نَظَرَاa gaze فِيover حُسْنِthe beauty of ذَاتِيmy being وَبَهْجَتِيand my splendor
أجِلْ نَظَرَا فِي حُسْنِ ذَاتِي وَبَهْجَتِي
يَرُوقُكَdelights you مَاwhat تُهْدِيهِoffers it لِلْعَيْنِto the eye جِلْوَتِيmy unveiling
يَرُوقُكَ مَا تُهْدِيهِ لِلْعَيْنِ جِلْوَتِي
Let your gaze roam over the beauty of my being and my splendor;
Delay your gaze, behold my beauty and joy,
what my unveiling offers to the eye will delight you.
My radiance will please your sight.
وَسَلْand ask عَنْabout قِبَابِthe domes of العِزّglory مَنْone who كَانَwas عَالِماًknowledgeable
وَسَلْ عَنْ قِبَابِ العِزّ مَنْ كَانَ عَالِماً
بِأنَّthat النُّجُومَthe stars الزُّهْرَradiant فِيon الأرْضِthe earth حَلَّتِalighted
بِأنَّ النُّجُومَ الزُّهْرَ فِي الأرْضِ حَلَّتِ
And ask about the domes of glory one who knows
Ask those knowledgeable of the abodes of glory,
that the radiant stars have alighted on earth.
That the stars on earth have adorned themselves in finery.
قِبَابٌdomes كَسَاهَاclothed them صَافِيُthe pure essence of الحُسْنِbeauty حُلَّةًa robe
قِبَابٌ كَسَاهَا صَافِيُ الحُسْنِ حُلَّةً
زَهَاoutshone حُسْنُهَاits beauty الصَّافِيpure علىabove كُلّevery حُلَّةِrobe
زَهَا حُسْنُهَا الصَّافِي على كُلّ حُلَّةِ
Domes that pure beauty has clothed in a robe
Abodes clad in the purity of beauty,
whose pure beauty outshines every robe.
Its purity has adorned every dress.
وَأوْقَدَand kindled فِيهَاwithin them النَّوْرُblossom مِصْبَاحَthe lamp of نُورِهِits light
وَأوْقَدَ فِيهَا النَّوْرُ مِصْبَاحَ نُورِهِ
فَلاَقَىso confronted الدُّجَىthe darkness مِنْfrom نُورِهِits light بِالأشِعَّةِwith rays
فَلاَقَى الدُّجَى مِنْ نُورِهِ بِالأشِعَّةِ
And blossom kindled within them the lamp of its light,
The light has ignited within it the lamp of its light,
then confronted the darkness with rays from its light.
Thus it encountered the darkness with its rays.
جَلاَهَاunveiled them ريَاضgardens of السعدfelicity فيin حللrobes of البهاsplendor
جَلاَهَا ريَاض السعد في حلل البها
فجلتso eclipsed رياضthe gardens of الزهرflowers لمّاwhen تجلتthey shone forth
فجلت رياض الزهر لمّا تجلت
Gardens of felicity unveiled them in robes of splendor,
The gardens of bliss have adorned themselves in robes,
and they eclipsed the flower gardens when they shone forth.
Thus the gardens of flowers adorned themselves when you adorned yourself.
بِكَرْمِin a vineyard of وِطَاءٍsoft ground أسْفَرَتْrevealed عَرَصَاتُهَاtheir courtyards
بِكَرْمِ وِطَاءٍ أسْفَرَتْ عَرَصَاتُهَا
لَنَاto us عَنْof مَلاَلِيpearls (uncertain reading) عِزَّةٍglory قَدْalready تَبَدَّتِappeared
لَنَا عَنْ مَلاَلِي عِزَّةٍ قَدْ تَبَدَّتِ
In a vineyard upon soft ground, their courtyards revealed
With your generous shelter, its plains have been illuminated,
to us pearls of glory that had appeared.
We have been shown signs of glory and might.
فَفِيthus in كُلّevery مَشْهُودٍthing seen لَنَاto us كُلُّevery شَاهِدٍsign
فَفِي كُلّ مَشْهُودٍ لَنَا كُلُّ شَاهِدٍ
وَفِيand in كُلّevery مَسْمُوعٍthing heard لَنَاto us كُلُّevery نَغْمَةmelody
وَفِي كُلّ مَسْمُوعٍ لَنَا كُلُّ نَغْمَة
Thus in all that we see is every sign,
Thus in all we witness, everything is evidence for us,
and in all that we hear is every melody:
And in all we hear, every melody.
مَعَالِمُlandmarks of أمْلاَكٍkings وَأقْمَارُand moons of مُهْتَدٍone rightly guided
مَعَالِمُ أمْلاَكٍ وَأقْمَارُ مُهْتَدٍ
وَأنْوَارُand lights of عِرْفَانٍunderstanding وَأسْرَارُand secrets of حِكْمَةwisdom
وَأنْوَارُ عِرْفَانٍ وَأسْرَارُ حِكْمَة
landmarks of kings and moons of one rightly guided,
Signs of kingdoms, moons providing guidance,
and lights of understanding and secrets of wisdom,
Lights of wisdom, secrets of knowledge,
وَدَوْحَةُand a great tree of أغْصَانٍbranches وَمَغْنَىand an abode of حَمَائِمٍdoves
وَدَوْحَةُ أغْصَانٍ وَمَغْنَى حَمَائِمٍ
وَسَرْحَةُand a spreading tree for غِزْلاَنٍgazelles وَأفْقُand a horizon of أهِلَّةِcrescent moons
وَسَرْحَةُ غِزْلاَنٍ وَأفْقُ أهِلَّةِ
and a great branching tree and an abode of doves,
A palm tree's fronds, and the warbling of doves,
and a spreading tree for gazelles and a horizon of crescents,
A herd of gazelle and the horizon of crescent moons.
وَمَنْبَعُand a source of أنْهَارٍrivers وَرَوْضُand a meadow of أزْاهِرٍblossoms
وَمَنْبَعُ أنْهَارٍ وَرَوْضُ أزْاهِرٍ
وَمَرْبَعُand a spring abode of أنْوَارٍlights وَسَرْحَةُand a spreading tree of جَنَّةِparadise
وَمَرْبَعُ أنْوَارٍ وَسَرْحَةُ جَنَّةِ
and a source of rivers and a meadow of blossoms,
A spring's source, and a meadow of flowers,
and a spring abode of lights and a spreading tree of paradise.
An expanse of light, and a promenade of paradise.
تَخَالُyou would imagine سَمَاءًa sky أرْضَهَاtheir ground إذْas تَطَلَّعَتْrose into view
تَخَالُ سَمَاءً أرْضَهَا إذْ تَطَلَّعَتْ
أزَاهِرُهَاtheir blossoms كَالزُّهْرِlike bright stars فَوْقَabove المَجَرَّةِthe Milky Way
أزَاهِرُهَا كَالزُّهْرِ فَوْقَ المَجَرَّةِ
You would take their ground for a sky, as there arose
You would think it a sky whose ground was adorned,
their blossoms, like bright stars above the Milky Way.
With flowers above the galaxy.
فَمِنْso among them بَانَةٍa ban tree سُقيَتْwas watered بِأكْؤْسِwith cups of سَوْسَنٍirises
فَمِنْ بَانَةٍ سُقيَتْ بِأكْؤْسِ سَوْسَنٍ
وَمِنْand among them وَرْدَةٍa rose حَيَّتْgreeted بِأكْمَامِwith the sleeves of زَهْرَةِa blossom
وَمِنْ وَرْدَةٍ حَيَّتْ بِأكْمَامِ زَهْرَةِ
Among them, a ban tree watered with cups of irises,
So from an iris watered by cups of lilies,
and a rose greeting with a blossom's sleeves,
And from a rose greeting with sleeves of petals.
وَمِنْand among them جَدْوَلٍa stream يَنْسَابُglides كالرُّقْشِlike speckled serpents عندمَاwhen
وَمِنْ جَدْوَلٍ يَنْسَابُ كالرُّقْشِ عندمَا
تَجَعَّدَit became wrinkled مِنْby أيْدِيthe hands of الصَّبَاthe east wind حينَwhen هَبَّتِit blew
تَجَعَّدَ مِنْ أيْدِي الصَّبَا حينَ هَبَّتِ
and a stream gliding like speckled serpents when
And from a stream flowing like twists of silver
it was wrinkled by the hands of the east wind as it blew,
When it ripples at the hands of the morning breeze.
وَمِنْand among them طَائِرٍa bird يَشْدُوsings علىon كُلّevery بَانَةٍban tree
وَمِنْ طَائِرٍ يَشْدُو على كُلّ بَانَةٍ
فَأعْرَبَso voiced بِالتَّلْحِينِthrough melody أغْرَبَthe most wondrous غُنَّةِnasal trill
فَأعْرَبَ بِالتَّلْحِينِ أغْرَبَ غُنَّةِ
and a bird singing on every ban tree,
And from a bird singing over every iris,
so in melody it voiced the most wondrous trill,
Expressing in melody the strangest melody.
وَمِنْand among them نَسْمَةٍa breeze يَرْوِيrecounts لَنَاto us طَيُّthe folds of نَشْرِهَاits fragrance
وَمِنْ نَسْمَةٍ يَرْوِي لَنَا طَيُّ نَشْرِهَا
عَنِof المَلِكِthe king المَسْعُودِfortunate بَدْرِthe full moon of الدُّجُنَّةِdeep darkness
عَنِ المَلِكِ المَسْعُودِ بَدْرِ الدُّجُنَّةِ
and a breeze whose folded fragrance tells us
And from a breeze refreshing us with its blowing,
of the fortunate king, the full moon of deep darkness.
About the fortunate ruler, the full moon of moons.
مَلِيكٌa king تَصَدَّىstepped forward يَنْصُرُupholds الحَقَّjustice فيamong الوَرَىhumankind
مَلِيكٌ تَصَدَّى يَنْصُرُ الحَقَّ في الوَرَى
إذَاwhenever عُصْبَةٌa band مِنْهُمْof them لِظُلْمٍfor oppression تَصَدَّتِset itself
إذَا عُصْبَةٌ مِنْهُمْ لِظُلْمٍ تَصَدَّتِ
A king who steps forward to uphold justice among humankind
A king who took it upon himself to defend truth in the world,
whenever a band of them sets itself to oppression.
When a group of them inclined towards injustice.
زَعِيمٌa leader بِهِthrough him أيْدِيthe hands of المكَارِمِnoble deeds أُيِّدَتْwere strengthened
زَعِيمٌ بِهِ أيْدِي المكَارِمِ أُيِّدَتْ
وَلَيْثٌand a lion بِهِthrough him كَفُّthe hand of المَظَالِمِinjustices كُفَّتِwas restrained
وَلَيْثٌ بِهِ كَفُّ المَظَالِمِ كُفَّتِ
A leader through whom the hands of noble deeds were strengthened,
A leader whose hands were supported with generosity,
and a lion through whom the hand of injustice was restrained.
And a lion whose paws restrained tyranny.
أخُوpossessor of البَأسِvalor وَالنُّعْمَىand bounty يُرَجَّىis hoped for وَيُخْتَشَىand is feared
أخُو البَأسِ وَالنُّعْمَى يُرَجَّى وَيُخْتَشَى
لأيَّامِfor days of سِلْمٍpeace أوْor لأيَّامِfor days of فِتْنَةِstrife
لأيَّامِ سِلْمٍ أوْ لأيَّامِ فِتْنَةِ
Possessed of valor and bounty, he is hoped for and feared
The brother of might and bounty, hoped for yet feared,
for days of peace or days of strife.
For days of peace or days of turmoil.
رَؤُوفٌcompassionate عَلَىtoward العَانِيthe afflicted وإذَاand when الدَّهْرُtime خَانَهُbetrayed him
رَؤُوفٌ عَلَى العَانِي وإذَا الدَّهْرُ خَانَهُ
صَفُوحٌforgiving عَنِtoward الجَانِيthe offender إذَاwhen الرّجْلُthe foot زَلَّتِslipped
صَفُوحٌ عَنِ الجَانِي إذَا الرّجْلُ زَلَّتِ
Compassionate toward the afflicted, even when time betrays him,
Kind to the distressed, and when fate betrayed him,
forgiving of the offender when his foot slips.
Forgiving of the offender when they slipped.
هَجُومٌa fierce attacker عَلَىagainst الأعْدَاءِthe enemies منْfrom كُلّevery جَانِبٍside
هَجُومٌ عَلَى الأعْدَاءِ منْ كُلّ جَانِبٍ
شَفُوقٌtender عَلَىtoward الأصْحَابِthe companions فِيin كُلّevery وِجْهَةِdirection
شَفُوقٌ عَلَى الأصْحَابِ فِي كُلّ وِجْهَةِ
Charging at his enemies from every side,
Charging against enemies from every side,
tender toward his companions in every direction.
Compassionate to comrades in every situation.
مُدَبِّرُsteward of أمْرٍaffairs لَيْسَdoes not يُصْدِرُissue رَأيَهُhis judgment
مُدَبِّرُ أمْرٍ لَيْسَ يُصْدِرُ رَأيَهُ
فَيَقْرَعُso gnashes فِيover إصْدَارِهِits issuance سِنَّthe tooth of غَفْلَةِheedlessness
فَيَقْرَعُ فِي إصْدَارِهِ سِنَّ غَفْلَةِ
A steward of affairs who never issues his judgment
The organizer of affairs does not make a judgment,
only to gnash the tooth of heedlessness over issuing it.
Without striking the flints of heedlessness.
حَلِيفُally of نَدىًgenerosity يَأوِيshelters إلَىin بَيْتِa house of سُؤْددٍeminence
حَلِيفُ نَدىً يَأوِي إلَى بَيْتِ سُؤْددٍ
دَعَائِمُهُits pillars فَوْقَabove السِّمَاكِal-Simak تَعَلَّتِrose high
دَعَائِمُهُ فَوْقَ السِّمَاكِ تَعَلَّتِ
An ally of generosity who shelters in a house of eminence,
An ally of dew who takes refuge in the abode of joy,
whose pillars have risen above al-Simak.
Its pillars raised above the sky.
تَرَقَّىhe rose مَحَلاٌّin station لَوْif تَرَقَّتْthey ascended لِبَابِهِto his gate
تَرَقَّى مَحَلاٌّ لَوْ تَرَقَّتْ لِبَابِهِ
بُدُورُfull moons of الدَّيَاجِيdark nights رِفْعَةًin height مَاnot تَهَدَّتِfound their way
بُدُورُ الدَّيَاجِي رِفْعَةً مَا تَهَدَّتِ
He rose to a station such that, were they to ascend to his gate,
A sublime station - if the revolving spheres ascended to its gate,
the full moons of dark nights could not find their way so high.
They would not attain the loftiness of its threshold.
جَوَادٌgenerous يُعِيدُturns back الجَدْبَdrought خِصباًfertility كَأنَّمَاas though
جَوَادٌ يُعِيدُ الجَدْبَ خِصباً كَأنَّمَا
أيَادِيهِhis hands بِالْغَيْثِwith rain السَّكُوبِpouring اسْتَهَلَّتِbegan to pour
أيَادِيهِ بِالْغَيْثِ السَّكُوبِ اسْتَهَلَّتِ
Generous, he turns drought back into fertility, as though
A stalwart who returns infertility to fertility, as though
his hands had burst forth with pouring rain.
His hands unleashed pouring rain.
وَلاand no عَيْبَflaw فِيin نَعْمَائِهِhis bounty غَيْرَexcept أنَّهَاthat it
وَلا عَيْبَ فِي نَعْمَائِهِ غَيْرَ أنَّهَا
لِسَائِلِهِfor his petitioner قَبْلَbefore السُّؤَالِthe asking أعِدَّتِwas prepared
لِسَائِلِهِ قَبْلَ السُّؤَالِ أعِدَّتِ
There is no flaw in his bounty, except that it
No fault in his boons except that they,
was prepared for his petitioner before the asking.
Were prepared for the asker before asking.
لَهُhe has هِمَّةٌan aspiration فَاقَتْsurpassed عَلَىabove كُلّevery هِمَّةٍaspiration
لَهُ هِمَّةٌ فَاقَتْ عَلَى كُلّ هِمَّةٍ
بِدَوْلَةِthrough a reign of مُلْكٍkingship أخْجَلَتْput to shame كُلَّevery دَوْلَةِreign
بِدَوْلَةِ مُلْكٍ أخْجَلَتْ كُلَّ دَوْلَةِ
His aspiration has surpassed every aspiration,
He has an ambition that surpassed every ambition,
through a royal reign that puts every reign to shame.
With the might of a kingdom that shamed every kingdom.
هَنِيئاًjoy لِوَفْدٍto a delegation سَائِرِينَjourneying لِبَابِهِto his gate
هَنِيئاً لِوَفْدٍ سَائِرِينَ لِبَابِهِ
لَقَدْindeed حَمدُواthey praised المَسْرَىthe night journey بِصُبْحِat the dawn of المَسَرَّةِdelight
لَقَدْ حَمدُوا المَسْرَى بِصُبْحِ المَسَرَّةِ
Joy to the delegation journeying to his gate:
Happy is the delegation walking to his door,
indeed, they praised their night journey at the dawn of delight.
They have praised the journey at dawn's delight.
أمَوْلاَيَO my lord إنَّindeed القَصْدthe quest آلَcame مَآلُهُits destination
أمَوْلاَيَ إنَّ القَصْد آلَ مَآلُهُ
إلَيْكَto you وَأيْدِيand the hands of الحَالِcircumstance نَحْوَكَtoward you مُدَّتِwere stretched
إلَيْكَ وَأيْدِي الحَالِ نَحْوَكَ مُدَّتِ
O my lord, indeed the end of my quest has come
My patron! The goal has led,
to you, and the hands of circumstance are stretched toward you.
To you, and the hands of fate are outstretched to you.
فَجُدْso bestow generously للخلوفon al-Khuluf النَّاِزِحfar from الدَّارِhome بالرّضَاwith favor
فَجُدْ للخلوف النَّاِزِح الدَّارِ بالرّضَا
عَلَىupon مُهْجَةٍa heart لِلْهُلْكِfor destruction فِيكَfor your sake اسْتَعَدَّتِprepared itself
عَلَى مُهْجَةٍ لِلْهُلْكِ فِيكَ اسْتَعَدَّتِ
So bestow your favor on al-Khuluf, far from home,
So be kind to the frightened refugee seeking sanctuary,
upon a heart prepared to perish for your sake.
Who has prepared for death at your displeasure.
فَأنْتَfor you are مَلآذِيmy refuge وَاعْتِمَادِيand my reliance وَغَايَتِيand my goal
فَأنْتَ مَلآذِي وَاعْتِمَادِي وَغَايَتِي
وَعزّيand my honor وَسُلْطَانِيand my authority وَذُخْرِيand my treasure وَعُمْدَتِيand my mainstay
وَعزّي وَسُلْطَانِي وَذُخْرِي وَعُمْدَتِي
For you are my refuge, my reliance, and my goal,
For you are my asylum, my pillar, my purpose,
my honor, my authority, my treasure, and my mainstay.
My honor, my sultan, my treasure, my backbone.
وَلاand never زِلْتَyou cease to be فِيin أمْنٍsafety وَيُمْنِand good fortune وَبَهْجةٍand joy
وَلا زِلْتَ فِي أمْنٍ وَيُمْنِ وَبَهْجةٍ
وَيُسْرٍand ease وخَيْرِand goodness وارْتِقَاءٍand advancement وَعِزَّةِand honor
وَيُسْرٍ وخَيْرِ وارْتِقَاءٍ وَعِزَّةِ
And may you ever remain in safety, good fortune, and joy,
And you remain in safety, prosperity, bliss,
and ease, goodness, advancement, and honor,
Ease, goodness, ascent and might.
وَجَاءٍand standing (uncertain reading) وَنَصْرِand victory وَاعْتِلاَءٍand ascendancy وَسُؤْدَدٍand eminence
وَجَاءٍ وَنَصْرِ وَاعْتِلاَءٍ وَسُؤْدَدٍ
وَفَخْرٍand pride وَمَجْدٍand glory وَاقْتِدَارٍand power وَرْفْعَةِand elevation
وَفَخْرٍ وَمَجْدٍ وَاقْتِدَارٍ وَرْفْعَةِ
and standing, victory, ascendancy, and eminence,
Bounty, victory, supremacy, joy,
and pride, glory, power, and elevation.
Pride, glory, capability, loftiness.
Sol 6.1