الدَستُthe seat of office مِنfrom لَألاءِthe radiance وَجهِكَyour face مُشرِقُshining
الدَستُ مِن لَألاءِ وَجهِكَ مُشرِقُ
وَعَلىand upon الوِزارَةِthe vizierate مِنfrom جَلالِكَyour majesty رَونَقُsplendor
وَعَلى الوِزارَةِ مِن جَلالِكَ رَونَقُ
The seat of office shines with the radiance of your face,
Your hand gleams with the radiance of your face,
And the vizierate gains splendor from your majesty.
And your mantle is enhanced by your majesty.
ماnot إِنat all (emphatic) رَأَتshe saw كَفواًa worthy match لَهاfor her حَتّىuntil رَأَتshe saw
ما إِن رَأَت كَفواً لَها حَتّى رَأَت
سودُblack البُنودِthe banners عَلىabove لِوائِكَyour standard تَخفِقُflutter
سودُ البُنودِ عَلى لِوائِكَ تَخفِقُ
She saw no worthy match until she saw
No sooner did it see a palm like it than
Black banners fluttering above your standard.
The black flags fluttered over your standards.
قَرَّتwere stilled بِلابِلُanxieties صَدرِهاher breast وَلَقَدand indeed تُرىshe is seen
قَرَّت بِلابِلُ صَدرِها وَلَقَد تُرى
وَبِهاand within her إِلَيكَtoward you صَبابَةٌardent love وَتَشَوّقُand longing
وَبِها إِلَيكَ صَبابَةٌ وَتَشَوّقُ
The anxieties in her breast are stilled; indeed she is seen
It cooed with the tenderness of its breast, and you can see
Filled with ardent love and longing for you.
In it a yearning and desire for you.
أَليَومَtoday أَسفَرَbrightened دَستُهاher seat of office وَلَطالَماand how often
أَليَومَ أَسفَرَ دَستُها وَلَطالَما
شِمناهُwe beheld it وَهُوَwhile it was مِنَfrom الكَآبَةِsorrow مُطرِقٌbowed down
شِمناهُ وَهُوَ مِنَ الكَآبَةِ مُطرِقٌ
Today her seat has brightened, and how often
Today its face shone, though long
We beheld it bowed down in sorrow.
We sensed it was downcast with melancholy.
كانَتshe was بِمَضيَعَةٍin a wasteland تُعاويhowl at سَرحَهاher grazing flocks الthe
كانَت بِمَضيَعَةٍ تُعاوي سَرحَها ال
ذُؤبانُwolves وَالغُربانُand the crows فيهاtherein تَنفِقُprosper
ذُؤبانُ وَالغُربانُ فيها تَنفِقُ
She lay in a wasteland; at her flocks howled the
It was in a wasteland where jackals and ravens
Wolves, while crows prospered there.
Preyed upon its pasture.
رُدَّتshe was restored إِلَيكَto you فَأَصلُهاso her root بِكَthrough you ثابِتٌfirm
رُدَّت إِلَيكَ فَأَصلُها بِكَ ثابِتٌ
عاليlofty البِناءِthe structure وَفَرعُهاand her branch بِكَthrough you مورِقُleafy
عالي البِناءِ وَفَرعُها بِكَ مورِقُ
She was restored to you: through you her root stands firm,
It turned back to you, so its origin with you is firm,
Lofty in structure, and through you her branch is leafy.
Its building lofty and its branch verdant with you.
أَنتُمyou وَإِنeven though رَغَمَwere humbled العِدىthe foes وَرّاثُهاher heirs
أَنتُم وَإِن رَغَمَ العِدى وَرّاثُها
قِدَماًfrom of old وَغَيرُكُمand anyone other than you الدَعِيُّthe pretender المُلحَقُfalsely affiliated
قِدَماً وَغَيرُكُم الدَعِيُّ المُلحَقُ
You are her heirs, to your foes' humiliation,
You, though the enemy and his kin resisted,
From of old; anyone else is a pretender falsely affiliated.
Are its pillar and the others mere followers.
لَكُمُto you اِستِقادَsubmitted عَلىdespite الإِباءِdefiance شَموسُهاher headstrong steed
لَكُمُ اِستِقادَ عَلى الإِباءِ شَموسُها
وَبِكُمand through you تَجَمَّعَwas reunited شَملُهاher company المُتَفَرِّقُscattered
وَبِكُم تَجَمَّعَ شَملُها المُتَفَرِّقُ
Her headstrong steed submitted to you despite its defiance,
Its setting suns regained their glory through you
And through you her scattered company was reunited.
And through you its scattered union came together.
وَلِمَجدِكُمand for your glory خيطَتwere sewn مَلابِسُthe garments فَخرِهاher pride
وَلِمَجدِكُم خيطَت مَلابِسُ فَخرِها
فَبِغَيرِso without نِعمَةِthe blessing طيبِكُمyour perfume لاnot تَعبَقُgive fragrance
فَبِغَيرِ نِعمَةِ طيبِكُم لا تَعبَقُ
For your glory were the garments of her pride sewn;
The garments of its pride were sewn
Without the blessing of your perfume, they give no fragrance.
For your glory – without your grace, it has no fragrance.
آلَO house of المُظَفَّرِal-Muzaffar وَالسِيادَةُand lordship فيكُمُin you
آلَ المُظَفَّرِ وَالسِيادَةُ فيكُمُ
خُلقٌan inborn trait وَغَيرُكُمُand those other than you بِهاwith it يَتَخَلَّقُaffects its manners
خُلقٌ وَغَيرُكُمُ بِها يَتَخَلَّقُ
O house of al-Muzaffar, in you lordship
The Al Mozaffar, sovereignty resides in you,
Is innate; others merely affect its manners.
A nature, while others merely feign it.
يَتلوfollows قَعيداًone firmly established فيin السِيادَةِlordship مُعرَقاًof ancient lineage
يَتلو قَعيداً في السِيادَةِ مُعرَقاً
مِنكُمamong you قَعيدٌone firmly established فيin السِيادَةِlordship مُعرَقُof ancient lineage
مِنكُم قَعيدٌ في السِيادَةِ مُعرَقُ
One established in lordship, of ancient lineage, is followed
One after another seizes power contracted
By another of you established in lordship, of ancient lineage.
When one of you holds it expanded.
فَالدينُso religion مُذsince أَضحىbecame الوَزيرُthe minister مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad
فَالدينُ مُذ أَضحى الوَزيرُ مُحَمَّدٌ
عَضُداًa supporting arm لَهُfor it طَلقُbeaming الأَسِرَّةِfacial features مُؤنِقُgladdening
عَضُداً لَهُ طَلقُ الأَسِرَّةِ مُؤنِقُ
So religion, since the minister Muhammad became
Since the minister Mohammed
Its supporting arm, is bright-faced and gladdening.
Became its buttress, the reins of power are slackened.
أَضحىhas become بِكَthrough you الإِسلامُIslam وَهُوَwhile it is مُحَصَّنٌfortified
أَضحى بِكَ الإِسلامُ وَهُوَ مُحَصَّنٌ
فَعَلَيهِso around it سورٌa wall مِنof سُطاكَyour might وَخَندَقُand a moat
فَعَلَيهِ سورٌ مِن سُطاكَ وَخَندَقُ
Through you Islam has become fortified,
Through you, Islam is fortified
With a wall and a moat of your might around it.
With a rampart of your making and a trench.
عاجَلتَyou struck swiftly أَهلَthe people البَغيrebellion حينَwhen تَجَمَّعواthey gathered
عاجَلتَ أَهلَ البَغي حينَ تَجَمَّعوا
وَرَأَيتَهُمand you saw them بِالرَأيِthrough strategy كَيفَhow تَفَرَّقواthey scattered
وَرَأَيتَهُم بِالرَأيِ كَيفَ تَفَرَّقوا
You struck the rebels swiftly when they gathered,
You routed the rebels when they massed
And saw how, through strategy, they scattered.
And saw their plot, how scattered they became.
كَذَبَتهُمُbetrayed them يَومَon the day اللِقاءِof battle ظُنونُهُمtheir assumptions
كَذَبَتهُمُ يَومَ اللِقاءِ ظُنونُهُم
لَمّاwhen بَغواthey rebelled ماnot كُلُّevery ظَنِّsupposition يَصدُقُproves true
لَمّا بَغوا ما كُلُّ ظَنِّ يَصدُقُ
Their assumptions betrayed them on the day of battle,
On the day of meeting, their fancies belied them
When they rebelled—not every supposition proves true.
When they desired what no notion can verify.
مَرَقواthey shot out عَنِfrom الدينِthe faith الحَنيفِupright بِبَغيِهِمthrough their rebellion
مَرَقوا عَنِ الدينِ الحَنيفِ بِبَغيِهِم
كَالسَهمِlike an arrow مِنfrom كَبِدِthe belly الحَنِيَّةِthe bow يمرُقُshoots forth
كَالسَهمِ مِن كَبِدِ الحَنِيَّةِ يمرُقُ
They shot out of the upright faith through their rebellion,
They slipped from the true faith by their rebellion
Like an arrow shooting from the belly of the bow.
Like an arrow slipping from the bowstring.
لَمّاwhen رَأَوكَthey saw you وَأَنتَwhile you were أَثبَتُsteadier مِنهُمthan they
لَمّا رَأَوكَ وَأَنتَ أَثبَتُ مِنهُم
جَأشاًin heart وَأَفئِدَةُand the hearts الفَوارِسِthe horsemen تَخفِقُpound
جَأشاً وَأَفئِدَةُ الفَوارِسِ تَخفِقُ
When they saw you steadier than themselves
When they saw you, more steadfast than them,
In heart, while the horsemen's hearts were pounding,
In terror, with the hearts of horsemen fluttering,
وَلَّواthey turned away عَلىtoward الأَدبارِthe rear لاnot يَدرونَthey know أَنَّthat
وَلَّوا عَلى الأَدبارِ لا يَدرونَ أَنَّ
هُمُthey إِلىto وِردِthe watering place المَنِيَّةِdeath أَسبَقُquicker to arrive
هُمُ إِلى وِردِ المَنِيَّةِ أَسبَقُ
They turned back in flight, not knowing that
They turned and fled not knowing
They were quicker to reach death's watering place.
They raced toward the watering place of death.
وَأَدَرتَهُنَّand you passed them round كُؤوسَcups مَوتٍdeath أَحمَرٍred
وَأَدَرتَهُنَّ كُؤوسَ مَوتٍ أَحمَرٍ
عافَloathed الشَرابَthe drink بِهِin it العَدُوِّthe enemy الأَزرَقُblue-eyed
عافَ الشَرابَ بِهِ العَدُوِّ الأَزرَقُ
And you passed them round, cups of crimson death,
You made them drink from red cups of death
Whose draught the blue-eyed foe loathed.
While the foe enjoyed the drink and became intoxicated.
فَنَجاso he escaped وَصَدرُwhile the breast الأَشرَفِيَّةِal-Ashrafiyya واغِرٌseething with anger
فَنَجا وَصَدرُ الأَشرَفِيَّةِ واغِرٌ
مِنهُbecause of him وَقَلبُand the heart الزاغِبِيَّةِal-Zaghibiyya مُحنِقُenraged
مِنهُ وَقَلبُ الزاغِبِيَّةِ مُحنِقُ
So he escaped, while al-Ashrafiyya's breast seethed
So he was rescued, his breast expansive,
Against him, and al-Zaghibiyya's heart was enraged.
While the heart of his rival was anguished.
نَبَذَتهُcast him out أَقطارُthe regions البِلادِthe land فَأَصبَحَتand so became
نَبَذَتهُ أَقطارُ البِلادِ فَأَصبَحَت
مِنfrom دونِهِoutside his reach وَالرَحبُand the spaciousness فيهاwithin them ضَيِّقُnarrow
مِن دونِهِ وَالرَحبُ فيها ضَيِّقُ
The regions of the land cast him out and became
The regions of the land cast him off, becoming
Barred to him; their broad expanses were cramped.
Too narrow, with vastness within them.
حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّas though الأَرضَthe earth حَلقَةُthe hoop خاتَمٍa ring
حَتّى كَأَنَّ الأَرضَ حَلقَةُ خاتَمٍ
فيin عَينِهِhis eye وَالجَوُّand the sky سَقفٌa ceiling مُطبَقُsealed shut
في عَينِهِ وَالجَوُّ سَقفٌ مُطبَقُ
Until the earth seemed the hoop of a ring
Until the earth was like a ring on his finger
In his eyes, and the sky a ceiling sealed shut.
And the sky a dome covering it.
يَرتاعُhe is terrified مِنby ذِكراكَthe thought of you إِنif خَطَرَتit occurred لَهُto him
يَرتاعُ مِن ذِكراكَ إِن خَطَرَت لَهُ
وَيَراكَand he sees you فيin حُلمِa dream المَنامِsleep فَيَفرَقُand then fears
وَيَراكَ في حُلمِ المَنامِ فَيَفرَقُ
He is terrified if the thought of you occurs to him,
He starts at the mention of you, should it occur to him,
And sees you in his dreams and trembles.
And sees you in a dream and awakes terrified.
كادَتalmost لِحَملِunder the burden الذُّلِّhumiliation تَزهَقُperish نَفسُهُhis soul
كادَت لِحَملِ الذُّلِّ تَزهَقُ نَفسُهُ
لَوif أَنَّthat نَفساًa soul فيin الشَدائِدِadversities تَزهَقُperishes
لَو أَنَّ نَفساً في الشَدائِدِ تَزهَقُ
His soul nearly perished beneath the burden of humiliation,
His soul almost expired from bearing disgrace –
If a soul could perish in adversity.
If only a soul in adversity could expire!
فَليَهنَso may they rejoice مِنكَin you المُسلِمونَthe Muslims أَباًas a father إِذاwhen
فَليَهنَ مِنكَ المُسلِمونَ أَباً إِذا
لاbeginning of 'they sought refuge' ذواcontinuation of 'they sought refuge' بِهِin him حَدَباًtenderhearted عَلَيهِمfor them يُشفِقُcares compassionately
لا ذوا بِهِ حَدَباً عَلَيهِم يُشفِقُ
May the Muslims rejoice in you as a father who, when
So may he find in you a father when the Muslims
They seek refuge in him, tenderly cares for them.
Have no humpbacked friend to show compassion for them.
أَنتَyou الغَمامُthe cloud الجونُdark فيهِwithin it صَواعِقٌthunderbolts
أَنتَ الغَمامُ الجونُ فيهِ صَواعِقٌ
تُرديstrike dead العَدُوَّthe enemy وَفيهِand within it غَيثٌrain مُغدِقُabundant
تُردي العَدُوَّ وَفيهِ غَيثٌ مُغدِقُ
You are the dark cloud; within it are thunderbolts
You are the rain cloud pregnant with lightning bolts
That strike the foe dead, and within it is abundant rain.
To smite the foe, and heavy with pouring rain.
وَكَأَنَّand as though كَفَّكَyour palm ديمَةٌsteady rain مِدرارَةٌcopious
وَكَأَنَّ كَفَّكَ ديمَةٌ مِدرارَةٌ
وَضِياءُand the radiance وَجهِكَyour face بَرقُهاits lightning المُتَأَلِّقُgleaming
وَضِياءُ وَجهِكَ بَرقُها المُتَأَلِّقُ
And your palm is like a steady, copious rain,
Your palm is like a constant, flowing spring,
And the radiance of your face is its gleaming lightning.
And the light of your face its flashing lightning.
هَيهاتَfar beyond reach شَأوُكَyour eminence هَضبَةٌa height إِزليقَةٌslippery
هَيهاتَ شَأوُكَ هَضبَةٌ إِزليقَةٌ
لاnot تُستَطاعُcan be scaled وَغايَةٌand a goal لاnot تُلحَقُcan be attained
لا تُستَطاعُ وَغايَةٌ لا تُلحَقُ
Far beyond reach! Your eminence is a slippery height,
Alas! For your stature is a slick precipice,
Unscalable, and a goal that cannot be attained.
Unattainable, and a goal that cannot be reached.
لاnot حُرمَةُthe honor الراجيthe hopeful petitioner لَديكَin your presence مُضاعَةٌneglected
لا حُرمَةُ الراجي لَديكَ مُضاعَةٌ
كَلّاno indeed وَلاnor سَعيُthe effort المُؤَمِّلِthe hopeful seeker مُخفِقُunsuccessful
كَلّا وَلا سَعيُ المُؤَمِّلِ مُخفِقُ
No hopeful petitioner's honor is neglected in your presence;
No petitioner finds his plea made worthless in your presence;
No indeed, nor does a hopeful seeker's effort fail.
No, and no hopeful finds his efforts dashed.
نَفَقَتsold readily بَضائِعُناour wares لَديكَwith you وَلَمand did not تَكُنbe
نَفَقَت بَضائِعُنا لَديكَ وَلَم تَكُن
لَولاكَwere it not for you أَعلاقُprecious treasures الفَضائِلِvirtues تَنفُقُsell readily
لَولاكَ أَعلاقُ الفَضائِلِ تَنفُقُ
Our wares sold readily with you; never would
Our goods were spent in your service, else
The precious treasures of virtue sell, were it not for you.
The throats of merit would not be open.
فَاِنصِتso listen لِمَدحٍto praise فيكَof you صيغَwas fashioned كَأَنَّهُas though it were الthe
فَاِنصِت لِمَدحٍ فيكَ صيغَ كَأَنَّهُ ال
دُرُّpearl الفَريدُpeerless وَماand whatever عَداهُis besides it مُلَفَّقُpatched together
دُرُّ الفَريدُ وَما عَداهُ مُلَفَّقُ
So listen to praise fashioned for you, as though it were the
So listen to praise composed about you as if
Peerless pearl; all else is patched together.
It were a unique pearl, and all else counterfeit.
فَاِسحَبso trail فُضولَthe flowing hems سَعادَةٍhappiness أَيّامُهاits days
فَاِسحَب فُضولَ سَعادَةٍ أَيّامُها
لاتَنقَضيnever end وَجَديدُهاand its freshness لاnot يُخلِقُwears out
لاتَنقَضي وَجَديدُها لا يُخلِقُ
So trail the flowing hems of happiness, whose days
Draw the surplus of a happiness whose days
Never end, and whose freshness never wears out.
Will not run out, and whose newness creates no boredom.
Sol 6.1