مَولايَmy lord مَجدَMajd (glory) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) ياO
مَولايَ مَجدَ الدينِ يا
مَنone who مَجدُهُhis glory مُؤَثَّلُfirmly established
مَن مَجدُهُ مُؤَثَّلُ
My lord Majd al-Din, O
you whose glory is firmly rooted;
يامَنO you who عَلىupon إِحسانِهِhis kindness
يامَن عَلى إِحسانِهِ
وَفَضلِهِand his bounty يُعَوَّلُone relies
وَفَضلِهِ يُعَوَّلُ
O you upon whose kindness
and bounty one relies;
ياO خَيرَbest مَنone who يُرجىis looked to with hope وَياand O
يا خَيرَ مَن يُرجى وَيا
أَكرَمَmost generous مَنone who يُؤَمَّلُis hoped in
أَكرَمَ مَن يُؤَمَّلُ
O best of those in whom hope is placed, and O
most generous of those looked to with hope;
وَمَنand one whose سَحابُthe cloud جودِهِof his generosity
وَمَن سَحابُ جودِهِ
بِالمَكرُماتِwith noble gifts هُطَّلُpouring abundantly
بِالمَكرُماتِ هُطَّلُ
you whose cloud of generosity
pours down noble gifts;
وَمَنand one who لَهُhe has بَيتٌa house قَديancient (beginning)
وَمَن لَهُ بَيتٌ قَدي
مٌancient (ending) فيin الفِخارِglory أَوَّلُforemost
مٌ في الفِخارِ أَوَّلُ
and you whose house is ancient,
foremost in glory;
الصاحِبُthe minister اِبنُson الصاحِبِof the minister الthe
الصاحِبُ اِبنُ الصاحِبِ ال
قَرمُnoble chief الجَوادُthe generous one المُفضِلُthe bestower of favors
قَرمُ الجَوادُ المُفضِلُ
the minister, son of the minister,
the noble chief, generous and bountiful,
اللَوذَعِيُّthe keen-witted one الأَريَحِيopenhanded (beginning)
اللَوذَعِيُّ الأَريَحِي
يُopenhanded (ending) القُلَّبِيُّthe resourceful one الحُوَّلُthe shrewd one
يُ القُلَّبِيُّ الحُوَّلُ
keen-witted and openhanded,
resourceful and shrewd;
مُمَدَّحٌmuch praised مُفَنَّدٌaccused of folly
مُمَدَّحٌ مُفَنَّدٌ
عَلىfor النَدىgenerosity مُعَذَّلُreproached
عَلى النَدى مُعَذَّلُ
much praised, yet accused of folly,
rebuked for his generosity;
يُقدِمُhe advances وَالأَقدامُand the feet مِنfrom
يُقدِمُ وَالأَقدامُ مِن
خَوفِfear الرَدىof death تَزَلزَلُtremble
خَوفِ الرَدى تَزَلزَلُ
he advances while feet, from
fear of death, tremble;
صَوبُa downpour حَياًrain يُهميpours down وَطَوand at times (beginning)
صَوبُ حَياً يُهمي وَطَو
راًat times (ending) جَذوَةٌa live ember تَشتَعِلُblazes
راً جَذوَةٌ تَشتَعِلُ
a rain-shower pouring down, and at times
a live ember blazing;
يُجزِلُhe makes abundant ماwhat يُعطيhe gives وَماand not
يُجزِلُ ما يُعطي وَما
كُلُّevery جَوادٍgenerous man يُجزِلُgives abundantly
كُلُّ جَوادٍ يُجزِلُ
he makes his gifts abundant, and not
every generous man gives abundantly.
لِسائِليهِfor his petitioners مِنfrom نَداbounty
لِسائِليهِ مِن نَدا
هُhis مَربَعٌa spring pasture وَمَنهَلُand a watering place
هُ مَربَعٌ وَمَنهَلُ
For his petitioners, from his bounty come
a spring pasture and a watering place;
شَمائِلٌcharacter traits هِيَthey are الشَموwine (beginning)
شَمائِلٌ هِيَ الشَمو
لُwine (ending) رِقَّةًin delicacy وَالشَمأَلُand the north wind
لُ رِقَّةً وَالشَمأَلُ
traits that are wine
in delicacy, and the north wind.
قَدindeed عَرَضَتhas arisen ليfor me حاجَةٌa need
قَد عَرَضَت لي حاجَةٌ
خَفيفَةٌlight لاnot تَثقُلُit weighs heavily
خَفيفَةٌ لا تَثقُلُ
A need has arisen for me,
a light one, no heavy burden;
مُمكِنَةٌfeasible لَيسَthere is not عَلىconcerning
مُمكِنَةٌ لَيسَ عَلى
أَمثالِهاmatters like it تَأَوُّلُinterpretation
أَمثالِها تَأَوُّلُ
feasible, with no need
for interpretation in matters like it;
وَلَيسَand there is no عَنهاto it عائِقٌobstacle
وَلَيسَ عَنها عائِقٌ
يَعوقُhinders إِلّاexcept الكَسَلُlaziness
يَعوقُ إِلّا الكَسَلُ
nor is there any obstacle to it
that hinders, except laziness.
ماليI have no إِلَيهاto it بِسِوىexcept through
مالي إِلَيها بِسِوى
مَدائِحيmy poems of praise تَوَصُّلُmeans of access
مَدائِحي تَوَصُّلُ
I have no means of reaching it except
my poems of praise.
ضَمَّنتُهاI included it in قَصيدَةًan ode
ضَمَّنتُها قَصيدَةً
قائِلُهاits composer لاnot يَخجَلُfeels ashamed
قائِلُها لا يَخجَلُ
I have put it into an ode
whose composer need not be ashamed;
مَطبوعَةًnaturally composed أُجِدُّI am earnest فيin
مَطبوعَةً أُجِدُّ في
هاit تارَةًat times وَأَهزِلُand I jest
ها تارَةً وَأَهزِلُ
naturally flowing, I am earnest in it
at times, and also jest.
تَناصَفَshared equally المَديحُpraise فيin
تَناصَفَ المَديحُ في
أَبياتِهاits verses وَالغَزَلُand love poetry
أَبياتِها وَالغَزَلُ
Praise has taken an equal share
with love poetry in its verses.
رَفَعتُهاI submitted it إِلىto إِماan Imam (beginning)
رَفَعتُها إِلى إِما
مٍan Imam (ending) جارُهُhis neighbor لاnot يُخذَلُis forsaken
مٍ جارُهُ لا يُخذَلُ
I submitted it to an Imam
whose neighbor is never forsaken;
إِلىto إِمامٍan Imam لَمnot يَخِبwas disappointed
إِلى إِمامٍ لَم يَخِب
فيin عَصرِهِhis time مُؤَمِّلُa hopeful petitioner
في عَصرِهِ مُؤَمِّلُ
to an Imam who has never disappointed
a hopeful petitioner in his time;
إِلىto إِمامٍan Imam جودُهُhis bounty
إِلى إِمامٍ جودُهُ
لِكُلِّfor every راجٍhopeful seeker مَوئِلُa refuge
لِكُلِّ راجٍ مَوئِلُ
to an Imam whose bounty
is a refuge for every hopeful seeker;
أَبلَجَradiant مِنfrom عِصابَةٍa clan
أَبلَجَ مِن عِصابَةٍ
مِنهاfrom it النَبِيُّthe Prophet المُرسَلُthe one sent
مِنها النَبِيُّ المُرسَلُ
radiant, from a clan
to which the sent Prophet belongs.
قَدindeed نَطَقَتhave spoken بِفَضلِهِof his excellence
قَد نَطَقَت بِفَضلِهِ
حاميمُHa-Mim وَالمُزَّمِّلُand al-Muzzammil
حاميمُ وَالمُزَّمِّلُ
His excellence has been proclaimed
by Ha-Mim and al-Muzzammil.
وَرَأيُكَand your counsel البابُthe door الَّذيwhich
وَرَأيُكَ البابُ الَّذي
مِنهُthrough it إِلَيهاto it يُدخَلُone enters
مِنهُ إِلَيها يُدخَلُ
And your counsel is the door
through which one gains access to it;
وَهوَand it is لَعَمريby my life مُرتَجٌbarred
وَهوَ لَعَمري مُرتَجٌ
إِلّاexcept عَلَيكَto you مُقفَلُlocked
إِلّا عَلَيكَ مُقفَلُ
and, by my life, it is barred,
locked to all but you.
فَاِنهَضso rise لِحاجاتِfor the needs فَتىًof a young man
فَاِنهَض لِحاجاتِ فَتىً
ماnot مِثلُهُhis like مَنone who يَفشَلُfalters
ما مِثلُهُ مَن يَفشَلُ
So rise to meet the needs of a young man
whose like does not lose heart.
يَحسُنُit is good إيداعُentrusting الجَميkindness (beginning)
يَحسُنُ إيداعُ الجَمي
لِkindness (ending) عِندَهُwith him وَيَجمُلُand it is fitting
لِ عِندَهُ وَيَجمُلُ
It is good to entrust kindness
to him, and fitting.
قَدindeed سارَفيكَhas spread about you مَدحُهُhis praise
قَد سارَفيكَ مَدحُهُ
كَماas يَسيرُspreads المَثَلُa proverb
كَما يَسيرُ المَثَلُ
His praise of you has spread
as a proverb spreads;
مَدحٌpraise كَماjust as تُحِبُّهُyou like it
مَدحٌ كَما تُحِبُّهُ
مُنَقَّحٌpolished مُفَحَّلُmade virile
مُنَقَّحٌ مُفَحَّلُ
praise just as you like it,
polished and virile.
لِسانُهُhis tongue فيin الشُكرِgratitude مِنthan
لِسانُهُ في الشُكرِ مِن
كُلِّevery لِسانٍtongue أَطوَلُlonger
كُلِّ لِسانٍ أَطوَلُ
His tongue in giving thanks
is longer than every other tongue;
كَأَنَّهُas though it were فيin الذَبِّdefense عَنof
كَأَنَّهُ في الذَبِّ عَن
عِرضِthe honor الكَريمِof the noble man مُنصُلُa sword
عِرضِ الكَريمِ مُنصُلُ
as though, in defense of
a noble man's honor, it were a sword.
فَاِقبِلso turn عَلَيهِtoward him رُبَّماperhaps
فَاِقبِل عَلَيهِ رُبَّما
يَثرىbecomes moist ثَراهُhis soil المُمحِلُbarren
يَثرى ثَراهُ المُمحِلُ
So turn toward him; perhaps
his barren soil will grow moist.
فَكُلُّfor everyone مَنwhom يُقبِلُturns favorably مَوour lord (beginning)
فَكُلُّ مَن يُقبِلُ مَو
لاناour lord (ending) عَلَيهِtoward him مُقبِلُfortunate
لانا عَلَيهِ مُقبِلُ
For anyone toward whom our lord turns
is fortunate.
وَاِجعَلand assign لَهَto him رَسماًa regular allowance مِنَof الthe
وَاِجعَل لَهَ رَسماً مِنَ ال
إِحسانِbenevolence فَهوَfor he يَعقِلُunderstands
إِحسانِ فَهوَ يَعقِلُ
And assign him a regular allowance of
bounty, for he understands.
وَاِنهَand restrain زَماناًan age صَرفُهُits vicissitudes
وَاِنهَ زَماناً صَرفُهُ
مِنَfrom النُهىreason مُوَكَّلُcommissioned
مِنَ النُهى مُوَكَّلُ
And restrain Time, whose vicissitudes
are directed by reason;
فَإِنَّهُfor it يَسمَعُhears ماwhat
فَإِنَّهُ يَسمَعُ ما
تَقولُهُyou say it وَيَقبَلُand accepts
تَقولُهُ وَيَقبَلُ
for it hears what
you say, and accepts it.
لاnever زِلتَmay you cease بِالإِقبالِwith good fortune فيin
لا زِلتَ بِالإِقبالِ في
ثَوبِthe robe البَقاءِlasting life تَرفُلُyou walk proudly
ثَوبِ البَقاءِ تَرفُلُ
May you ever, blessed with good fortune,
walk proudly in the robe of lasting life.
يَبسُطُspreads لِلباغيfor the seeker النَدىbounty
يَبسُطُ لِلباغي النَدى
بِساطُكَyour carpet المُقَبَّلُthat is kissed
بِساطُكَ المُقَبَّلُ
Bounty is spread for the seeker
by your carpet, which is kissed,
ماas long as رَضِعَsuckles الطِفلُthe infant وَماand as long as
ما رَضِعَ الطِفلُ وَما
عاقَبَsucceeds فَجراًdawn طَفَلُdusk
عاقَبَ فَجراً طَفَلُ
as long as the infant suckles, and as long as
dusk succeeds dawn,
وَبَغَمَتand she murmurs عاطِفَةًbending tenderly
وَبَغَمَت عاطِفَةً
عَلىover طَلاهاher fawn مُغزِلُa doe with a fawn
عَلى طَلاها مُغزِلُ
and a doe murmurs tenderly
over her fawn.
Sol 6.1