سَقَىmay water السفحَthe slope منfrom دَيْرthe monastery القُصَيرal-Qusayr إلىto النّهرthe river
سَقَى السفحَ من دَيْر القُصَير إلى النّهر
إلىto الجيزةGiza الغرّاءthe radiant فالشّطthen the bank فالجسِرthen the bridge
إلى الجيزة الغرّاء فالشّط فالجسِر
May the slope from Dayr al-Qusayr to the river be watered,
He irrigated the slopes from Deir al-Qusair to the river,
to radiant Giza, then the bank, then the bridge,
To Al Jizah Al Gharra, then Al Shat then the bridge,
منamong الغادياتthe morning rain clouds الغُرّthe bright ones كلّevery مُخيّمlingering cloud
من الغاديات الغُرّ كلّ مُخيّم
ضعيفِgentle الصَبَاthe east wind عذبsweet الحيَاthe rain مُسْبَلletting fall القَطْرthe drops
ضعيفِ الصَبَا عذب الحيَا مُسْبَل القَطْر
by every lingering cloud among the bright morning clouds,
With delicate, pure rainclouds shedding gentle drops,
its east wind gentle, its rain sweet, its drops streaming down.
When they pour on the meadows, they make them lush,
إذاwhen جادهاlavishes upon it صوباًa downpour أجادbeautifies رياضَهاits gardens
إذا جادها صوباً أجاد رياضَها
وألبَسهاand clothes it وَشْياًbrocade منof النَوْرblossoms والزهرand flowers
وألبَسها وَشْياً من النَوْر والزهر
When it drenches the land with showers, it beautifies its gardens
Cloaking them in light and flowers.
and clothes it in brocade of blossoms and flowers.
So there are carpets of musk and embroidered tents
فمنthus, among بُسُطٍcarpets مسكيَّةmusk-scented ونمارقٍand cushions
فمن بُسُطٍ مسكيَّة ونمارقٍ
خَلُوقيّةٍsaffron-perfumed حفّتwere surrounded بأَقْبِيةٍby robes خُضْرgreen
خَلُوقيّةٍ حفّت بأَقْبِيةٍ خُضْر
There are musk-scented carpets and cushions
Surrounding cisterns of green,
perfumed with saffron, encircled by green robes.
As if the dew were tears spilled on the meadow's cheek
كأنّas though الندىthe dew فوقabove الشقائقthe anemones جائلاًmoving about
كأنّ الندى فوق الشقائق جائلاً
دموعٌtears أرِيقتwere spilled فيalong الخدودthe cheeks علىupon النحرthe upper chest
دموعٌ أرِيقت في الخدود على النحر
As though the dew, rolling over the anemones,
When the wind stirs among them, perfumed
were tears spilled along cheeks onto the bosom.
With scent that shatters musk or ambergris.
إذاwhen الريحُthe wind جالتwandered بينهنّamong them تضوَّعتwafted fragrance
إذا الريحُ جالت بينهنّ تضوَّعت
بريحwith the scent of فتيتِcrumbled المسكmusk أوor عنبرambergris الشِّحْرِal-Shihr
بريح فتيتِ المسك أو عنبر الشِّحْرِ
When the wind wanders among them, it wafts fragrance,
My friend, there is no life but play and youth
the scent of crushed musk or ambergris from al-Shihr.
And no play but in hearing songs and wine,
خليلَيّmy two friends لاno عيشٌlife سوىexcept اللهوpleasure والصِّباand youthful passion
خليلَيّ لا عيشٌ سوى اللهو والصِّبا
ولاand no لهوَpleasure إلاّexcept فيin سماعmusic وفيand in خمرwine
ولا لهوَ إلاّ في سماع وفي خمر
My two friends, there is no life but pleasure and youthful passion,
So pour the wine of solace for I see
and no pleasure but in music and wine.
Time is harsh and does not last long on one thing.
فَحُثّاso hasten, you two كؤوسthe cups of الرّاحwine صِرْفاًunmixed فإننيfor I
فَحُثّا كؤوس الرّاح صِرْفاً فإنني
أرىI see الدهرَTime صَعْباًunruly لاnot يَدُومُremaining constant علىin أمرa course
أرى الدهرَ صَعْباً لا يَدُومُ على أمر
So hurry round the cups of unmixed wine, for I
When Time gives you power, do not trust it
find Time unruly, never constant in any course.
For its nature is betrayal and deceit,
إذاwhen الدهرُTime أعطاكgives you القِيادَthe reins فلاso do not تثِقtrust
إذا الدهرُ أعطاك القِيادَ فلا تثِق
بهin it فقُصَاراهfor its ultimate end التنقّلshifting للغدرtoward treachery
به فقُصَاراه التنقّل للغدر
When Time yields you its reins, do not trust
So give to youth its share of life
it, for its ultimate aim is to turn to treachery.
And do not wait for white to streak your hair.
فأَعطso give منof العيشlife الشبابَyouth نَصيبَهُits share
فأَعط من العيش الشبابَ نَصيبَهُ
ولاand do not تنتظرْawait كَرَّthe assault of البياضwhiteness علىupon الشعرthe hair
ولا تنتظرْ كَرَّ البياض على الشعر
So give youth its share of life,
I am angry at self-indulgence and confusion in love,
and do not wait for whiteness to assault your hair.
Drunken eyes without real drunkenness.
وغضبيّand an angry beloved منfrom الإدلالcoquettishness والتيهand proud disdain فيin الهوىlove
وغضبيّ من الإدلال والتيه في الهوى
بلاwithout غَضَبanger سَكْرَيdrunken الجفونِthe eyelids بلاwithout سُكرintoxication
بلا غَضَب سَكْرَي الجفونِ بلا سُكر
And a beauty, angry with love's coyness and proud disdain,
Their glances have the glow of dawn
yet without anger, her eyelids drunken without intoxication,
And their dangling earrings the radiance of sunrise.
كأنas though علىupon لَبَّاتهاher upper chest رونَقthe brilliance of الضُّحىmorning
كأن على لَبَّاتها رونَق الضُّحى
وفيand in حيثُthe place where يَهْوِيhangs down القُرْطthe earring منهاfrom her سناthe radiance of الفجرdawn
وفي حيثُ يَهْوِي القُرْط منها سنا الفجر
as though upon her bosom lay the brilliance of morning,
You see the full moon in the platter of their cheeks
and where her earring hangs, the radiance of dawn.
And their mouths smile like perfect gems.
ترىyou see البدرthe full moon مثلlike البدرthe full moon فيin صحنthe broad surface of خدّهاher cheek
ترى البدر مثل البدر في صحن خدّها
وتفترّand she parts her lips عنto reveal مثلthe likeness of الجُمَانpearls منfrom الثغرthe mouth
وتفترّ عن مثل الجُمَان من الثغر
You see a full moon, like the moon itself, in the breadth of her cheek,
They swore by the whiteness of Indian swords
and her smiling lips reveal what look like pearls.
That the twirling of their braids conquers all.
حَلَفتI swore ببيضby the gleaming swords of الهندIndia تجريflowing متونُهاtheir blade surfaces
حَلَفت ببيض الهند تجري متونُها
نجيعاًwith gore وأطرافِand the tips of المثقَّفةthe straightened spears السُمْرthe dusky ones
نجيعاً وأطرافِ المثقَّفة السُمْر
I have sworn by India's gleaming swords, their blades streaming
And to rush into battle and death at every arena,
with gore, and by the tips of straightened dusky spears,
Afraid, while making others afraid.
وخوضand plunging into الوغَىbattle للموتto face death فيin كلevery مأْقِطٍbattlefield
وخوض الوغَى للموت في كل مأْقِطٍ
بهيمٍdark يَخافfears الذعرُterror فيهin it منof الذّعرterror
بهيمٍ يَخاف الذعرُ فيه من الذّعر
and by plunging into battle to face death in every battlefield,
Glorious is he who meets his fate with courage
so dark that terror itself there fears terror,
And lives what lifetime that remains with honor.
أليَّةَthe solemn oath of منone who لاَقىmet الحِمامَdeath بمثلهin its like
أليَّةَ من لاَقى الحِمامَ بمثله
ومارسَand encountered منهin him الدهرُTime أَمْضَىone sharper منthan الدهرTime
ومارسَ منه الدهرُ أَمْضَى من الدهر
the oath of one who has met death in such a battle,
You are the Chosen One, the Guide
and in whom Time has faced one sharper than Time:
Through whom kingship was fruitful and ample.
لأَنتَtruly you are العزيزُal-Aziz المصطفَىthe Chosen One والَّذيand the one who بهthrough him
لأَنتَ العزيزُ المصطفَى والَّذي به
غداbecame المُلْكُthe kingdom غَضَّfresh الفرعin branch مجتمِعَgathered الوَفْرabundance
غدا المُلْكُ غَضَّ الفرع مجتمِعَ الوَفْر
Truly, you are al-Aziz, the Chosen One, and he through whom
You are the lamp of truth against all doubts,
the kingdom has grown fresh-branched, its abundance gathered full.
Savior of all, and relief after hardship.
وأنتand you سراجُthe lamp of الحقّtruth فيin كلّevery شبهةdoubt
وأنت سراجُ الحقّ في كلّ شبهة
وغوثُand the succor of الورىhumankind واليسرُand ease فيin أثَرthe wake of العسرhardship
وغوثُ الورى واليسرُ في أثَر العسر
You are truth's lamp in every doubt,
You have continued to grant us good morals
the succor of humankind, and ease following hardship.
And brilliant glory since you took command.
ولاand not زلتyou have continued تنيslacken (text uncertain) مذsince ولِيتyou assumed charge of أمورَناour affairs
ولا زلت تني مذ ولِيت أمورَنا
غلىunclear; likely 'upon' الخُلُقcharacter المرضيّapproved والرُتَبُand the ranks الزُهْرradiant
غلى الخُلُق المرضيّ والرُتَبُ الزُهْر
You have not slackened since you took charge of our affairs [text uncertain],
You follow the way and guidance of the Prophet
in pleasing character and radiant ranks [opening word uncertain].
And adhere to his authentic traditions.
تسيرyou proceed بسيراتby the ways of النبيthe Prophet وهَدْيهand his guidance
تسير بسيرات النبي وهَدْيه
وتَتْبعand you follow ماwhat قدhas indeed صحّbeen authenticated عنهfrom him منof الأَثْرtradition
وتَتْبع ما قد صحّ عنه من الأَثْر
You follow the Prophet's ways and guidance,
You defeat your enemies, humbling them,
and follow the traditions authentically handed down from him.
And honor your loyalists with might and triumph.
وتضربُand you smite مَنwhoever عاداكopposed you بالذّلِّwith humiliation صاغراًabased
وتضربُ مَن عاداك بالذّلِّ صاغراً
وتصحبand you befriend منwhoever والاكwas loyal to you بالعزّwith honor والنصرand victory
وتصحب من والاك بالعزّ والنصر
You smite your enemy with humiliation, bringing him low,
You revived the kingdom after its unrest,
and befriend your loyal ally with honor and victory,
Securing those who had been in danger.
إلىuntil أنthat نَعَشْتَyou revived الملكَthe kingdom بعدafter اضطرابهits turmoil
إلى أن نَعَشْتَ الملكَ بعد اضطرابه
وأمَّنتand you made safe منwhoever قدhad كانbeen منهof it علىon حذْرguard
وأمَّنت من قد كان منه على حذْر
until you revived the kingdom after its turmoil
Without you we would not find the rich so generous
and reassured whoever had been wary of it.
Nor would we see such fine and pleasant days.
ولولاكand were it not for you لمnot نلقwe would find الغنيwealth متبسّطاًfreely spread
ولولاك لم نلق الغني متبسّطاً
ولمand not نَجِدِwould we find الأيامَthe days طيِّبةsweet النَشْرin fragrance
ولم نَجِدِ الأيامَ طيِّبة النَشْر
Without you, we would not have found wealth so freely spread,
You pardon and show kindness when you can,
nor found the days sweet in fragrance.
And excuse when able with benevolence.
صَفُوحٌforgiving بذولٌlavish للنَّدىin generosity مُتَكَرّمnoble-hearted
صَفُوحٌ بذولٌ للنَّدى مُتَكَرّم
إذاwhen جُدْتyou give generously أتبعتyou follow السماحةgenerosity بالعذرwith an apology
إذا جُدْت أتبعت السماحة بالعذر
Forgiving, lavish in generosity, noble-hearted,
It is as if, under your enlightened visage,
when you give, you follow generosity with an apology.
The porticoes of the palace were lit by sun and moon.
كأنّas though رِواقَthe canopy of الملكِkingship مذْsince لاحshone تحتهbeneath it
كأنّ رِواقَ الملكِ مذْ لاح تحته
جبينُكyour brow مضروبٌspread علىover الشمسthe sun وَالبدرand the full moon
جبينُك مضروبٌ على الشمس وَالبدر
As though the royal canopy, since there shone beneath it
Signs of your authority appeared over you
your brow, were spread over the sun and the full moon.
That you are the Chosen, the Guardian of commands;
بدتْappeared لكfor you آياتٌsigns عليكconcerning you شواهدٌbearing witness
بدتْ لك آياتٌ عليك شواهدٌ
بأنكthat you are أنتyou yourself المصطفَىthe chosen one منamong أُولىthose possessing الأْمرauthority
بأنك أنت المصطفَى من أُولى الأْمر
Signs have appeared for you, bearing witness concerning you,
That you are the fifth Righteous Caliph
that you are the chosen one among those in authority,
To whom the lands of Iraq submit without force;
وأنكand that you أنتyou yourself الخامسُthe fifth القائمthe reigning one الّذيwho
وأنك أنت الخامسُ القائم الّذي
تَدينُsubmits لهto him أرضُthe land of العِراقينthe two Iraqs عنunder قَسْرcompulsion
تَدينُ له أرضُ العِراقين عن قَسْر
and that you are the fifth reigning sovereign, to whom
That you are the Mahdi of all the Imams
the land of the two Iraqs submits under compulsion,
And the leader of this promised time and age.
وأنكand that you مهديّthe rightly guided one of الأئِمةthe imams كلِّهمall of them
وأنك مهديّ الأئِمة كلِّهم
وصاحبُand master of ذاthis الوقِتtime المسمَّىappointed وذاand this العصرage
وصاحبُ ذا الوقِت المسمَّى وذا العصر
and that you are the rightly guided one among all the imams,
When we disputed over the stars and their knowledge,
and master of this appointed time and this age.
Whether they influence good or evil,
ولماand when اختلفناwe disagreed فيabout النجومthe stars وعلمهاand knowledge of them
ولما اختلفنا في النجوم وعلمها
وفيand about أنهاwhether they بالنَّفعwith benefit والضّرّand harm قدmay indeed تَجْريmove
وفي أنها بالنَّفع والضّرّ قد تَجْري
When we disputed about the stars and knowledge of them,
Some believed in them, others denied,
and whether they move to bring benefit or harm,
Some argued excessively without knowing,
فمِنso among us مؤمنone believing هنّاhere بهاin them ومكذِّبand one denying
فمِن مؤمن هنّا بها ومكذِّب
ومنand some مُكْثِرٍone multiplying فِيهاabout them الجِدالَdisputation ولاand not يَدْرِيknowing
ومن مُكْثِرٍ فِيها الجِدالَ ولا يَدْرِي
some here believing in them, and some denying,
Saying they foretell good or evil
and some arguing much about them without knowing,
And know what will come of benefit or harm,
ومِنand some قائلone saying تجريthey move بسَعْدٍwith good fortune وَأَنْحُسٍand ill fortunes
ومِن قائل تجري بسَعْدٍ وَأَنْحُسٍ
وتَعْلَمُand they know ماwhat يأتيcomes منof الخيرgood والشرand evil
وتَعْلَمُ ما يأتي من الخير والشر
and some saying they move with good fortune and ill,
You taught us the meaning of all this,
and know what is to come of good and evil,
The secret and the open in it,
فعلّمَتناso you taught us تأويلَthe interpretation of ذلكthat كلِّهall of it
فعلّمَتنا تأويلَ ذلك كلِّه
بماwith what فيهis in it منof سِرّsecrecy وماand what فيهis in it منof جهرopenness
بما فيه من سِرّ وما فيه من جهر
you taught us the interpretation of all of this,
Transmitting from your pure grandfather Al-Mansur
what lies hidden in it and what is manifest,
Who had insight into them beyond all creatures.
عنfrom الطاهرthe pure المنصورal-Mansur جدِّكyour grandfather ناقلاًtransmitting
عن الطاهر المنصور جدِّك ناقلاً
وكانand he was بهاabout them دونَapart from البريّةhumankind ذاpossessed of خُبْرexpert knowledge
وكان بها دونَ البريّة ذا خُبْر
transmitting from your pure grandfather, al-Mansur,
You informed us that the astrologer is a fraud
who alone among humankind possessed knowledge of them.
With his talk, and the seer is of the party of disbelief,
وأخبرتَناand you told us أنَّthat المنجِّمthe astrologer كاهنa soothsayer
وأخبرتَنا أنَّ المنجِّم كاهن
بماقالby what he said والكهانand soothsayers منamong شيعةthe partisans of الكفرunbelief
بماقال والكهان من شيعة الكفر
You told us that the astrologer is a soothsayer
And that the fate of all unbelievers
by what he says, and soothsayers belong to unbelief's faction,
Is the Fire on the Day of Resurrection and Assembly.
وأنand that جميعall الكافرينthe unbelievers مصيرُهُمْtheir destination
وأن جميع الكافرين مصيرُهُمْ
إلىto النارthe Fire فيon يومthe Day of القيامةResurrection والحشرand Gathering
إلى النار في يوم القيامة والحشر
and that all unbelievers have their destination
You united us after divergence and doubt
in the Fire on the Day of Resurrection and Gathering.
And reconciled us after discord and conflict.
فجمّعتَناso you united us بعدafter اختلافdisagreement ومِرْيةand doubt
فجمّعتَنا بعد اختلاف ومِرْية
وألفَّتناand you reconciled us بعدafter التنافرestrangement والزَّجْرand rebukes
وألفَّتنا بعد التنافر والزَّجْر
Thus you united us after disagreement and doubt,
You clarified the true saying with proof
and reconciled us after estrangement and rebukes.
Illuminating the darkness of doubt for every thinker.
وأوضحتَand you made plain فيهاconcerning them قولa statement of حقّtruth مبرهَنdemonstrated
وأوضحتَ فيها قول حقّ مبرهَن
يجلِّيdispelling ظلامَthe darkness of الشّكّdoubt عنfrom كلّevery ذيpossessor of فكرthought
يجلِّي ظلامَ الشّكّ عن كلّ ذي فكر
You made plain concerning them a demonstrated statement of truth,
You taught that the stars are decorations,
dispelling the darkness of doubt from every thinking mind.
With missiles against devils as they move,
فعدْناso we returned إلىto أنّthe view that الكواكبthe stars زِينةٌan adornment
فعدْنا إلى أنّ الكواكب زِينةٌ
وفيهاand among them رجومٌmissiles للشياطينagainst the devils إذwhen تسريthey travel by night
وفيها رجومٌ للشياطين إذ تسري
So we returned to the view that the stars are an adornment,
Compelled and constrained in their mansions,
and among them are missiles against devils as they travel by night,
Sailing by God's decree and measure.
مسخّرةsubjugated مضطرةcompelled فيin بروجهاtheir celestial mansions
مسخّرة مضطرة في بروجها
تسِيرthey move بتدبيرby the ordering of الإلهGod علىaccording to قَدْرdue measure
تسِير بتدبير الإله على قَدْر
subjugated and compelled within their celestial mansions,
That all the unseen belongs to God alone,
moving by God's ordering, in due measure;
Blessed is He, the Lord and the Unique.
وأنand that جميعall الغَيبِthe unseen للهbelongs to God وحدَهalone
وأن جميع الغَيبِ لله وحدَه
تباركَblessed is He منas ربّa Lord ومنand as صَمَدthe Self-Sufficient Refuge وَتْرthe One
تباركَ من ربّ ومن صَمَد وَتْر
and that all the unseen belongs to God alone,
And what the Imams knew of it
blessed is He as Lord, the Self-Sufficient Refuge, the One.
They narrated from the Chosen, their grandfather Al-Tahir.
وماand whatever علمتْknew منهof it الأئمّةthe imams إنماonly
وما علمتْ منه الأئمّة إنما
رَوَوهthey transmitted it عنfrom المختارthe Chosen One جدِّهمtheir grandfather الطُهْرthe pure
رَوَوه عن المختار جدِّهم الطُهْر
And whatever the imams knew of it, they only
And you have guided us likewise in many ways,
transmitted from the Chosen One, their pure grandfather.
Giving Abu Al-Mansur glory and pride.
وكمand how much لكto your credit فيناamong us مثلهاlike it منof هدايةguidance
وكم لك فينا مثلها من هداية
سلِمتَmay you remain safe أباAbu (father of) المنصورal-Mansur للمجدfor glory والفخرand honor
سلِمتَ أبا المنصور للمجد والفخر
How often have you given us guidance like this!
For you are God's rope between His servants,
May you be preserved, Abu al-Mansur, for glory and honor.
His proof, o you who clarify the splendid proofs!
فإنكfor you are حبلُthe rope of اللهGod بينamong عبادهHis servants
فإنك حبلُ الله بين عباده
وحُجَّتُهand His proof ياO مُبْدِيَrevealer of الحُجَجproofs الغرّradiant
وحُجَّتُه يا مُبْدِيَ الحُجَج الغرّ
For you are God's rope among His servants,
If the kings of earth bow to your glory,
and His proof, O revealer of radiant proofs.
They are excelled by the crescent’s excellence over stars.
إذاwhen ما(emphasis) ملوكُthe kings of الأرِضthe earth سامَتْكvie with you فيin العلاloftiness
إذا ما ملوكُ الأرِض سامَتْك في العلا
فَضَلتْهَمُyou surpass them فَضْلَwith the superiority of الهلالthe crescent علىover النسرthe Eagle
فَضَلتْهَمُ فَضْلَ الهلال على النسر
When the kings of the earth vie with you in loftiness,
If the dripping cloud competed with your rain,
you surpass them as the crescent surpasses the Eagle.
It would despair of reaching your torrents.
ولوand even if كاثرvied in abundance with الغيثthe rain الملثunceasing بقَطْرهwith its drops
ولو كاثر الغيث الملث بقَطْره
يَمِنَكyour right hand أربتْwould surpass فيin نداهits bounty علىover القطرthe drops
يَمِنَك أربتْ في نداه على القطر
Even if the unceasing rain sought, with its drops, to outdo
If my soul appraised itself against you
your right hand, that hand would exceed its drops in bounty.
I would ransom it for you or add my lifetime to yours.
ولوand if وازنتْكcould equal you النفسُthe soul منّيof mine جعلتُهاI would make it
ولو وازنتْك النفسُ منّي جعلتُها
فداءكَyour ransom أوor كثّرتُI would increase عمركyour lifespan منfrom عمريmy lifespan
فداءكَ أو كثّرتُ عمرك من عمري
If my soul could equal you in worth, I would make it
But the Merciful distinguished you before my words
your ransom, or increase your years with years of my own.
With length of glorious life in His satisfaction.
وقدand already خصّكhas favored you الرحمنُthe All-Merciful قبلَbefore مقالتيmy words
وقد خصّك الرحمنُ قبلَ مقالتي
بطولِwith the length of بقاءِduration of العمرِlife فيin مرتضَىesteemed الذّكْرِremembrance
بطولِ بقاءِ العمرِ في مرتضَى الذّكْرِ
The All-Merciful has already singled you out, before my words,
O singular in kingship, my wishes can never
with a long, enduring life in honored remembrance.
Produce verses equal to your merit.
فياso O واحدَpeerless one among الأملاكkings طرّاًall together وماand what عسىmight
فيا واحدَ الأملاك طرّاً وما عسى
أُحَصِّلهI obtain it منfrom نظمversifying فضلكyour excellence فيin الشعرpoetry
أُحَصِّله من نظم فضلك في الشعر
O peerless one among all kings, what can I hope
If the most glorious were relieved of thanking people
to achieve by setting your excellence into verse?
You would remain beyond gratitude in the world.
ولوand if جلَّwere exalted عنbeyond شكرٍthanks منfrom الناسhumankind ماجدٌa noble one
ولو جلَّ عن شكرٍ من الناس ماجدٌ
لأصبحتَthen you would be فيin الدّنياthis world جليلاًexalted عنbeyond الشكرthanks
لأصبحتَ في الدّنيا جليلاً عن الشكر
If any noble one were above the thanks of humankind,
Yours is the highest glory which Hashim
you would be, in this world, too exalted for thanks.
Constructed between Mashair and the Sacred House.
لكyours is الشرفnobility الأعلىthe highest الذيwhich كانwas هاشمٌHashim
لك الشرف الأعلى الذي كان هاشمٌ
لهfor it بانياًa builder بينbetween المشاعرthe sacred pilgrimage sites والحجْرand al-Hijr
له بانياً بين المشاعر والحجْر
Yours is the highest nobility, which Hashim
You surpassed both first and last,
built between the sacred pilgrimage sites and al-Hijr.
And freely surpassed them with your pouring flood.
فَضَلْتyou surpassed البراياall creatures أوّلاًfirst ثمthen آخِراًlast
فَضَلْت البرايا أوّلاً ثم آخِراً
وسُدْتَهُمُand you became their lord طَوْعاًwith willing consent بنائلكthrough your bounty الغَمْرoverflowing
وسُدْتَهُمُ طَوْعاً بنائلك الغَمْر
You surpassed all creatures first and then last,
You rivaled kings in glory and outdid them,
and won their willing allegiance through your overflowing bounty.
Without reaching a tenth of your stature.
وجاريتَand you raced للمجدfor glory الملوكthe kings فَفُتَّهُمْand outstripped them
وجاريتَ للمجد الملوك فَفُتَّهُمْ
ولمand not يبلغواdid they reach منof عشرa tenth of شأوكyour reach للعُشْرto the tenth
ولم يبلغوا من عشر شأوك للعُشْر
You raced kings for glory and outstripped them,
In every breast is constant love for you,
and they did not attain even a tenth of a tenth of your reach.
Though less than my love in my own breast.
ففيso in كلّevery صدرbreast صفوُthe purity of حبّكlove for you ثابتٌfirm
ففي كلّ صدر صفوُ حبّك ثابتٌ
ولكنّهand yet it دونَless than الذيthat which لكis yours فيin صدريmy breast
ولكنّه دونَ الذي لك في صدري
In every breast, pure love of you stands firm,
God's blessing on you, as long as dawn rises,
yet it is less than what you have in my breast.
For you are righteous, never tiring of righteousness.
عليكupon you صلاةُthe blessing of اللهGod ماwhenever ذَرَّrises شارقٌa radiant sun
عليك صلاةُ الله ما ذَرَّ شارقٌ
فإنكfor you are برّbeneficent ماnot تملّyou tire منof البِرّgoodness
فإنك برّ ما تملّ من البِرّ
God's blessing be upon you whenever the sun rises,
for you are beneficent and never tire of doing good.
Partial English translation: 106 of 108 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1