أَيُّهاO السَعدُgood fortune الَّذيwhom أَصfavored you (first fragment)
أَيُّها السَعدُ الَّذي أَص
فاكَfavored you (final fragment) رَبّيmy Lord وَاِصطَفاكاand chose you
فاكَ رَبّي وَاِصطَفاكا
O Fortune, whom my Lord...
O good fortune, whom
has favored and chosen,
my Lord has favored and chosen,
لِمُرادِfor the will of اللَهِGod يَجريproceeds
لِمُرادِ اللَهِ يَجري
أَمرُهُhis command طَوعin obedience to رِضاكاyour pleasure
أَمرُهُ طَوع رِضاكا
to fulfill God's purpose proceeds
in accordance with God's will proceeds
His command, obedient to your pleasure;
his command, obedient to your pleasure.
وَلَهُand for him المِقدارُfate وَالمَقand what is fated (first fragment)
وَلَهُ المِقدارُ وَالمَق
دورُwhat is fated (final fragment) قَدindeed صاراboth became مَلاكاa mainstay
دورُ قَد صارا مَلاكا
His are the decree and what is...
And for him, fate and
decreed; both have become the very foundation.
what is fated have both become a mainstay.
بِالَّذيby Him who شَرَّفَhonored كِيواKaywan, Saturn (first fragment)
بِالَّذي شَرَّفَ كِيوا
نَKaywan, Saturn (final fragment) بِحَظٍّwith a share مِنof عُلاكاyour eminence
نَ بِحَظٍّ مِن عُلاكا
By Him who ennobled...
By Him who honored
Saturn with a share of your sublimity,
Kaywan with a share of your eminence,
وَأَعارَand lent المُشتَريJupiter حِلyour forbearance (first fragment)
وَأَعارَ المُشتَري حِل
مُكَyour forbearance (final fragment) يُجريهِsets it moving اِهتِداكاyour right guidance
مُكَ يُجريهِ اِهتِداكا
and lent Jupiter...
and lent Jupiter
your forbearance, to wield under your guidance;
your forbearance—your guidance sets it moving—
وَاِنتَضىand unsheathed المرّيخُMars سَيفاًa sword
وَاِنتَضى المرّيخُ سَيفاً
غِمدُهُits sheath هامُthe heads عِداكاyour foes
غِمدُهُ هامُ عِداكا
while Mars drew a sword,
and Mars unsheathed a sword
its sheath the skulls of your foes;
whose sheath is the heads of your foes,
وَكَساand clothed الشَمسَthe sun رِداءًa robe
وَكَسا الشَمسَ رِداءً
مُستَنيراًillumined مِنfrom ضِياكاyour light
مُستَنيراً مِن ضِياكا
who clothed the sun in a robe
and clothed the sun in a robe
luminous with your radiance,
illumined by your light,
وَحَباand bestowed upon الزُهرَةَVenus خَلقاًa form
وَحَبا الزُهرَةَ خَلقاً
نَشرُهُits fragrance حُسنُthe beauty of ثَناكاyour praise
نَشرُهُ حُسنُ ثَناكا
and endowed Venus with a nature
and granted Venus a form
whose fragrance is the beauty of your praise;
whose fragrance is the beauty of your praise,
ثُمَّthen أَعطىgave كاتِبَthe scribe of الأَفthe spheres (first fragment)
ثُمَّ أَعطى كاتِبَ الأَف
لاكthe spheres (final fragment) سَهماًa share مِنof ذَكاكاyour keen wit
لاك سَهماً مِن ذَكاكا
then granted the scribe...
then gave the scribe of the
of the spheres a share of your keen intelligence:
spheres a share of your keen wit:
أَنجِزِfulfill الوَعدَthe promise لِعَبدٍto a servant
أَنجِزِ الوَعدَ لِعَبدٍ
سَيِّديmy lord طالَmay be long بَقاكاyour life
سَيِّدي طالَ بَقاكا
Fulfill your promise to a servant,
fulfill the promise to a servant,
my lord—long may you live—
my lord—long may you live—
عَبدُa slave رِقٍّbondage لِتَرَقٍّfor advancement
عَبدُ رِقٍّ لِتَرَقٍّ
ماnot لَهُfor him إِلّاexcept رَجاكاhope in you
ما لَهُ إِلّا رَجاكا
a bondman yearning to rise,
a slave in bondage, seeking advancement,
who has no hope but in you.
who has nothing but hope in you.
