ياO أباfather of الصقرthe falcon إنَّindeed شُكْريmy gratitude لمعْروfor kindness (word continues)
يا أبا الصقر إنَّ شُكْري لمعْرو
فِكَyour kindness (word completion) شكرٌgratitude باقٍenduring علىthroughout الأيامِthe days
فِكَ شكرٌ باقٍ على الأيامِ
O Abu al-Saqr, my gratitude for your
O Abu Al-Saqr, my gratitude to Ma'ruf
kindness is gratitude that endures through the days.
Is lasting gratitude through the days
فاستدمْهُso keep it enduring فإنماfor only تصحبaccompanies النعْthe blessing (word continues)
فاستدمْهُ فإنما تصحب النعْ
مةُcompletion of 'blessing' منwhoever كانwas دائمconstant in الإنعامbestowing favors
مةُ من كان دائم الإنعام
So keep it enduring: blessings accompany only
So keep it ongoing, for blessing accompanies
those whose giving is constant.
The one who is ever bestowing favor
لكfor you صفوthe purest of المديحpraise والشكرand gratitude منيfrom me
لك صفو المديح والشكر مني
فيin نظامverse وصلتهI joined it بنظامِto verse
في نظام وصلته بنظامِ
Yours is my purest praise and gratitude,
To you belongs the choicest praise and thanks from me
in verse I have linked to verse,
In consistent composition and rhyme
وعيونٍand choice verses (literally, eyes) ماnot مثلهاtheir like منamong عيونٍchoice verses (literally, eyes)
وعيونٍ ما مثلها من عيونٍ
آخذاتٍtaking مختارَthe choicest of كُلِّall كلامspeech
آخذاتٍ مختارَ كُلِّ كلام
and choice verses unequaled among choice verses,
And eyes unlike any other eyes
taking the choicest of all speech.
That take the select of every utterance
لاnot أذُمُّI blame الزمانَTime ماas long as كنتَyou were ترعىyou safeguard
لا أذُمُّ الزمانَ ما كنتَ ترعى
ياO أباfather of الصَّقرِthe falcon حُرمَتيmy honor وذِماميand my claim to protection
يا أبا الصَّقرِ حُرمَتي وذِمامي
I will not blame Time so long as you safeguard,
I will not blame time as long as you nurture
O Abu al-Saqr, my honor and my claim to protection.
O Abu Al-Saqr, my sanctity and protection
لمnot أزلI ceased منكfrom you فيin نعيمbliss مقيمabiding
لم أزل منك في نعيم مقيم
لمnot يزلit departed عندduring رِحلتيmy journey ومُقاميand my stay
لم يزل عند رِحلتي ومُقامي
Through you I have always lived in abiding bliss,
I have remained in lasting bliss
which has never left me in my travels or my stays.
That persisted whether my abode or travels
ضلَّwas lost منwhoever قدalready دعوتُI called upon دونَكَinstead of you عنيaway from me
ضلَّ من قد دعوتُ دونَكَ عني
ووجدتand I found الكرامَthe noble غيرَnot كرامnoble
ووجدت الكرامَ غيرَ كرام
Those I had called upon instead of you were lost to me,
Astray are those I called upon besides you
and I found the noble anything but noble.
For I found no nobility except the noble
وضمانٌand a guarantee علىupon مديحيmy praise وشُكريand my gratitude
وضمانٌ على مديحي وشُكري
لكto you حُسْنُgoodness of الثَّناءِacclaim فيamong الأقوامthe peoples
لك حُسْنُ الثَّناءِ في الأقوام
And a guarantee for my praise and gratitude
And it is guaranteed, my praise and gratitude
to you is fair acclaim among the peoples.
For you have excellent commendation among all people
وبِحَسْبيand enough for me بأنَّin that شكريmy gratitude لمعروfor kindness (word continues)
وبِحَسْبي بأنَّ شكري لمعرو
فِكَyour kindness (word completion) مماamong what أُريتُهُI was shown it فيin المنامa dream
فِكَ مما أُريتُهُ في المنام
And it is enough for me that my gratitude for your
And it suffices me that my thanks to Ma'ruf
kindness is among what I was shown in a dream.
Fulfilled what I saw in my dream
نابَstood in عَنْfor صِدْقِهِits sincerity وصِدْقِand the sincerity of وفائيmy loyalty
نابَ عَنْ صِدْقِهِ وصِدْقِ وفائي
لكto you بالشكرwith gratitude صادقُa true one الأحلامof dreams
لك بالشكر صادقُ الأحلام
For its sincerity and my sincere loyalty,
It represented the sincerity of my allegiance
in thanking you, a true dream served as witness.
And truthfulness to you in thanks and dreams
صُمْتُI fasted عمَّنْfrom whoever سواكَother than you منamong سائرthe rest of النَّاthe people (word continues)
صُمْتُ عمَّنْ سواكَ من سائر النَّا
سcompletion of 'people' ففطْريso my breaking of the fast بذاكَthrough that عندduring صياميmy fasting
س ففطْري بذاكَ عند صيامي
I have fasted from all others among
I am silent towards all other people
mankind; through that I break my fast even as I fast.
For my nature with that during my fast
لستُI am not ممنamong those who ينامsleeps عنheedless of واجبthe duty of الحْقthe right (word continues)
لستُ ممن ينام عن واجب الحْق
قِcompletion of 'right' عليهupon him وأنتwhile you غَيْثُlife-giving rain الأنامhumankind
قِ عليه وأنت غَيْثُ الأنام
I am not one who sleeps heedless of the rightful duty
I am not one who neglects the duty of truth
he owes, while you are humankind's life-giving rain.
Upon him while you are rain for all people
قدsometimes يُحَثُّis urged on الجوادُthe noble steed غيرَwithout being بطيءٍslow
قد يُحَثُّ الجوادُ غيرَ بطيءٍ
ويُهَزُّand is brandished الحسامُthe keen sword غيرَwithout being كهامblunt
ويُهَزُّ الحسامُ غيرَ كهام
A noble steed may be urged on though it is not slow,
The steed, though no sloth, may be whipped
and a keen sword brandished though it is not blunt.
And the sword, though no dullard, shaken