دَهرٌtime دَهَاstruck قَدَرٌfate دَارَتcame round نَوَائِبُهُits calamities
دَهرٌ دَهَا قَدَرٌ دَارَت نَوَائِبُهُ
مَقنَىtreasure الثَّرَىthe earth فَاضِلٌvirtuous عَمَّتspread everywhere فَوَاضِلُهhis bounties
مَقنَى الثَّرَى فَاضِلٌ عَمَّت فَوَاضِلُه
An age Fate struck; its calamities came wheeling round.
Time struck; fate's calamities came round.
Claimed by the earth lies a virtuous man whose beneficence embraced all.
The earth's treasure, a virtuous man whose bounties reached all.
مُعطِيgiver of اللَّهَىlavish gifts نَبَوِيَّاتٌprophetic مَنَاقِبُهُhis virtues
مُعطِي اللَّهَى نَبَوِيَّاتٌ مَنَاقِبُهُ
بَحرٌa sea جَرَىflowed عَلقَمِيٌّbitter as colocynth مُجَّwas spat out عَاسِلُهُits honey-gatherer
بَحرٌ جَرَى عَلقَمِيٌّ مُجَّ عَاسِلُهُ
Muʿṭī Allāh—prophetic in character were his virtues.
A giver of lavish gifts, whose virtues are prophetic.
A sea flowed, bitter as colocynth—its honeyed draught was spat out.
A sea that flowed, bitter as colocynth, whose honey-gatherer was spat out.
رَوضٌa garden زَهَاbloomed مَنهَلٌa watering place طَابَتgrew sweet مَشَارِبُهُits drinking waters
رَوضٌ زَهَا مَنهَلٌ طَابَت مَشَارِبُهُ
طِبُّexpert in القِرَىhospitality كَفُّthe palm of يُمنِthe good fortune of الدَّهرِTime كَاهِلُهُhis shoulder
طِبُّ القِرَى كَفُّ يُمنِ الدَّهرِ كَاهِلُهُ
A meadow blossomed; a spring whose drinking places were sweet.
A garden that bloomed, a watering place whose waters grew sweet.
Master of hospitality, an open hand—his shoulder was Time’s right hand.
A master of hospitality; his shoulder is the hand of Time's good fortune.
طَودُa mountain of النُّهَىwisdom عِندَat بَيتِthe house of المَالِwealth صَاحِبُهُits master
طَودُ النُّهَى عِندَ بَيتِ المَالِ صَاحِبُهُ
سَامِيlofty of الذَرَىthe summits صَاعِدٌascending تُخشَىare feared نَوَازِلُهُhis visitations
سَامِي الذَرَى صَاعِدٌ تُخشَى نَوَازِلُهُ
A mountain of wisdom; at the public treasury, he was its keeper.
A mountain of wisdom; at the treasury is its master.
Lofty of summit, ever ascending—his descending onslaughts were feared.
Lofty of summit, ascending; his visitations are feared.
بَدرُthe full moon of البَهَاsplendor أُفُقٌa horizon تَبدُوappear كَوَاكِبُهُits stars
بَدرُ البَهَا أُفُقٌ تَبدُو كَوَاكِبُهُ
لَيثُa lion of الثَّرَىthe earth قَبَسٌa firebrand تَهمِيstream أَنَامِلُهُhis fingertips
لَيثُ الثَّرَى قَبَسٌ تَهمِي أَنَامِلُهُ
A full moon of splendor, a horizon whose stars shone forth.
A full moon of splendor, a horizon whose stars appear.
A lion of the earth, a flame—his fingertips poured like rain.
A lion of the earth, a firebrand whose fingertips stream.
نَجمُthe star السُّهَىSuha فَلَكِيَّاتٌcelestial مَرَاتِبهُhis ranks
نَجمُ السُّهَى فَلَكِيَّاتٌ مَرَاتِبهُ
فَخرُthe pride of الوَرَىhumankind حَيدَرِيٌّof Haydar عَمَّspread everywhere نائِلُهُhis bounty
فَخرُ الوَرَى حَيدَرِيٌّ عَمَّ نائِلُهُ
The star Suhā; celestial were his ranks.
The star Suha, whose ranks are celestial.
The pride of humankind, Ḥaydar-like—his bounty embraced all.
The pride of humankind, a Haydari whose bounty reached all.
