قريظ همام طافح اليمن حمدان

قريظ همام طافح اليمن حمدان

سمي ابن قيس بالسلامة هناني

سمي ابن قيس بالسلامة هناني

The verse of Hamdan—a noble man brimming with good fortune,

Hamdan of overflowing generosity and peace

the namesake of Ibn Qays—congratulated me on my well-being.

Is the son of Qays, exalted and sublime

فقلت ارتجالا ناشرا لكماله

فقلت ارتجالا ناشرا لكماله

هو البحر علما مالنصبه ثاني

هو البحر علما مالنصبه ثاني

So I spoke impromptu, proclaiming his excellence:

So I say spontaneously, displaying his perfection:

He is an ocean of knowledge, his standing without equal [wording unclear].

He is the ocean of knowledge, none can match his rank

له الادب الغض النضار خطابه

له الادب الغض النضار خطابه

له الخلق السامي فأعجب بحسان

له الخلق السامي فأعجب بحسان

He has fresh literary grace; his speech is pure gold.

Of gentle, lucid eloquence is his speech

His character is lofty—how admirable is Hassan!

Of noble, lofty morals his manners and trait

وكيف وعبد القادر الطود شيخه

وكيف وعبد القادر الطود شيخه

فأكرم بتلميذ لمنبع عرفان

فأكرم بتلميذ لمنبع عرفان

And how could it be otherwise, when Abd al-Qadir, that mountain, is his teacher?

And how not, when Abdul Qadir is his mentor

How noble, then, the pupil of a wellspring of knowledge!

Honouring his student, a fountainhead of wisdom

أحمدان حققت العلوم فأعنقت

أحمدان حققت العلوم فأعنقت

بذكرك آي الحمد للانس والجان

بذكرك آي الحمد للانس والجان

O Hamdan, you have mastered the sciences, and swiftly sped forth

Ahmad, you have mastered the sciences and excelled

verses of praise at your mention, to humankind and jinn.

In praise of you, verses of glory for mankind

سبقت فنلت الفضل فابق مكرما

سبقت فنلت الفضل فابق مكرما

وقل معلنا ان البروني حياني

وقل معلنا ان البروني حياني

You took the lead and gained distinction; remain honored.

You preceded and obtained virtue, so remain honoured

And declare openly: 'Al-Baruni has saluted me.'

And say, announcing: al-Baruni lives

وللأسد الاسلامي الحظان أن على

وللأسد الاسلامي الحظان أن على

صحائفه قوى بمدحك برهاني

صحائفه قوى بمدحك برهاني

And the Islamic lion's twofold good fortune is that, upon

And for the Islamic lion, blessed is he that

its pages, my proof was strengthened by your praise.

His pages bear, empowered by your proof

تقبل رعاك الله من فكر مخلص

تقبل رعاك الله من فكر مخلص

لك الحب نظما واسترن عيبه الداني

لك الحب نظما واسترن عيبه الداني

Accept—may God protect you—from a mind sincere

May God protect you, with your sincere thoughts

in love for you, this verse, and conceal its evident flaw.

Yours is love in verse, though the critic blames

فأنت أخ والناس في الدين اخوة

فأنت أخ والناس في الدين اخوة

وهل مذهب الإنصاف هجري لإخواني

وهل مذهب الإنصاف هجري لإخواني

For you are a brother, and people are brothers in faith.

You are a brother, and people in faith are brethren

And is shunning my brothers the way of fairness?

Does the creed of fairness forsake its fellows?

بلى ثم كلا فالوفاق محتم

بلى ثم كلا فالوفاق محتم

وصف كل من بيدي شقاق بحرمان

وصف كل من بيدي شقاق بحرمان

Yes—then no! For concord is imperative.

No, never! For harmony is incumbent

And deem deprived everyone who displays discord [uncertain reading].

And none who sow discord deserve but deprivation

علمنا من الأيام سوء انقسامنا

علمنا من الأيام سوء انقسامنا

فبالاتحاد الفوز يا عين إنساني

فبالاتحاد الفوز يا عين إنساني

We have learned from the days the harm of our division.

The days have taught us the ill of our divide

For victory lies in unity, O eye of my being!

Through unity lies triumph, O eye of mankind

أسافر كليما ألتقي بأجلة

أسافر كليما ألتقي بأجلة

لهم من سمي الفكر حظ كحمدان

لهم من سمي الفكر حظ كحمدان

I travel wounded, meeting men of distinction.

I travel and meet honoured men everywhere

They, like Hamdan, have a share of lofty thought.

Whose enlightened minds have Hamdan's fortune