أشرقshone الشامthe Levant فماso how أيauspicious (first fragment)
أشرق الشام فما أي
منauspicious (final fragment) ياO طالعُrising one نهجكyour path
من يا طالعُ نهجك
The Levant shone—how
The Levant dawned, so who is
auspicious your path, O rising star!
This riser, on your path?
ثمَّthen لماwhen فاحgave off fragrance مسmusk (first fragment)
ثمَّ لما فاح مس
كاًmusk (final fragment) قيلَit was said منwho جاcame قلتُI said منجكManjak
كاً قيلَ من جا قلتُ منجك
Then, when it gave off
Then when your sun spread
musk, they asked, “Who came?” I said, “Manjak.”
Its light, they said: who came? I said: your sun.
كمhow many هلالٍa crescent كادَnearly ياO قاnewcomer (first fragment)
كم هلالٍ كادَ يا قا
دمnewcomer (final fragment) أنto يحسدenvy سرجكyour saddle
دم أن يحسد سرجك
How many a crescent nearly, O
How many crescents almost
newcomer, envied your saddle!
Envied, O leader, your illumination.
وابنهand his son الكاتبthe scribe قدhad وwished (first fragment)
وابنه الكاتب قد و
دّwished (final fragment) إذاًthen يكتبwrite دَرجكyour scroll
دّ إذاً يكتب دَرجك
And his son, the scribe, had
And his son the writer has
wished then to write your scroll.
Pledged, therefore, to record your ascent.
واسْترقand enslaved الجودُgenerosity أحراfree men (first fragment)
واسْترق الجودُ أحرا
راًfree men (final fragment) أتوكcame to you الكلall تنجكunclear as written
راً أتوك الكل تنجك
And generosity enslaved
Generosity has stolen most
free men who came to you—all [unclear: تنجك].
Precious jewels; they all came to you.
صيدكyour quarry الأجرthe reward ودارُand the house الthe
صيدك الأجر ودارُ ال
عدلjustice لاnot تبرَحُceases to be مرجكyour meadow
عدل لا تبرَحُ مرجك
Your quarry is reward, and the House of
May you ever abide in the meadow
Justice remains your meadow.
Of justice, and the hunt of benevolence.
خجّperform pilgrimage (if حجّ is intended) فيamong هذيthese الرعاياthe subjects
خجّ في هذي الرعايا
قبلَmay accept الرحمنthe Merciful حجكyour pilgrimage
قبلَ الرحمن حجك
Perform pilgrimage among these subjects [reading خجّ as حجّ];
Intercede for these subjects
may the Merciful accept your pilgrimage.
Before the Merciful, your pilgrimage.