سَأَلتI asked سَليلَthe scion of الجودِgenerosity أَمراًa favor فَماand not اِنقَضىended
سَأَلت سَليلَ الجودِ أَمراً فَما اِنقَضى
نَهاريَmy day حَتّىuntil صِرتُI came to be فيin رَوضthe garden of جِلَّقِJilliq
نَهاريَ حَتّى صِرتُ في رَوض جِلَّقِ
I asked the scion of generosity a favor; my day had not ended
Before I found myself in the garden of Jilliq.
فَأَقطِفُso I pluck مِنsome of تُفّاحِهِits apples وَسَفَرجَلٍand quinces
فَأَقطِفُ مِن تُفّاحِهِ وَسَفَرجَلٍ
جَنِيٍّripe وَكُمثرىand pears لِعَينيَto my eye مُونِقِdelightful
جَنِيٍّ وَكُمثرى لِعَينيَ مُونِقِ
So I pluck some of its apples and quinces,
Ripe, and pears that delight my eye.
كَريمٌa generous man مَتىwhenever تَسألهُyou ask him شَيئاًsomething فَإِنَّهُthen indeed he
كَريمٌ مَتى تَسألهُ شَيئاً فَإِنَّهُ
يَجودُhe gives freely وَيُعطيand grants ماwhatever تَشاءُyou wish وَيَنتَقِيand selects carefully
يَجودُ وَيُعطي ما تَشاءُ وَيَنتَقِي
A generous man: whenever you ask him for something, he
Gives freely, grants what you wish, and selects with care.
وَلَوand even if لَمnot تَسلهُyou ask him جادَhe gives freely بَدءاًunprompted فَإِنَّماfor it is simply
وَلَو لَم تَسلهُ جادَ بَدءاً فَإِنَّما
مَكارِمُهُمtheir noble qualities خَلقٌinnate character بِغَيرِwithout تَخَلُقِaffectation
مَكارِمُهُم خَلقٌ بِغَيرِ تَخَلُقِ
Even if you do not ask him, he gives unprompted; for
Their noble qualities are innate, without affectation.
بَنونَsons لآباءٍof fathers كِرامٍnoble وَسادةٍand lords
بَنونَ لآباءٍ كِرامٍ وَسادةٍ
مَدائحُهمtheir praises تُروىare recounted بِغَربٍin the West وَمَشرِقِand the East
مَدائحُهم تُروى بِغَربٍ وَمَشرِقِ
Sons of noble fathers and lords,
Their praises are recounted in the West and East.
وَإِنَّand indeed جَلالَJalal (majesty) الدينِal-Din (the faith) قاضيjudge of قُضاتِناour judges
وَإِنَّ جَلالَ الدينِ قاضي قُضاتِنا
لخَيرُsurely the best إِمامٍleader فيin الفَضائِلِthe virtues مُعرِقِdeeply rooted
لخَيرُ إِمامٍ في الفَضائِلِ مُعرِقِ
And indeed Jalal al-Din, our chief judge,
Is surely the finest leader, deeply rooted in virtue.
يَعلِّمُhe teaches جُهالاًthe ignorant بِبَحثٍthrough inquiry مُدَقَّقٍmeticulous
يَعلِّمُ جُهالاً بِبَحثٍ مُدَقَّقٍ
وَيَجمَعُand gathers أُمَّالاًhopeful seekers بِجودٍthrough generosity مُفَرَّقِdistributed
وَيَجمَعُ أُمَّالاً بِجودٍ مُفَرَّقِ
He teaches the ignorant through meticulous inquiry,
And gathers hopeful seekers through bounty widely dispensed.
وَكائِنand how many لَهُto his credit عِنديwith me أَياديfavors جَمَّةًabundant
وَكائِن لَهُ عِندي أَيادي جَمَّةً
بِغَيرِwithout حُلاهاtheir adornments الدَهرَthroughout life لَمnot أَتَطَرَّقِI have gone forth
بِغَيرِ حُلاها الدَهرَ لَم أَتَطَرَّقِ
And how many are his abundant favors to me!
Never in all my days have I gone forth without their adornment.
وَكَمand many a دَولَةٍa ruling court صاحَبتُهاI associated with it ناصِريةٍNasiri
وَكَم دَولَةٍ صاحَبتُها ناصِريةٍ
وَعاشَرتُand I associated with جَمعاًa multitude مِنof رَحيبٍone of ample means وَمُرتَقِيand one rising in rank
وَعاشَرتُ جَمعاً مِن رَحيبٍ وَمُرتَقِي
And many a Nasiri court have I frequented,
And mingled with many men of ample means and rising rank.
وَلَمand not يَسمحُواthey gave freely يَوماًever بِشَيءٍanything وَلَمnor أَكُنwas I
وَلَم يَسمحُوا يَوماً بِشَيءٍ وَلَم أَكُن
لأَسألto ask رِفداًa gift مِنfrom غَبِيٍّa fool مُمَخرَقِa charlatan
لأَسأل رِفداً مِن غَبِيٍّ مُمَخرَقِ
Yet they never gave a thing, nor was I one
To seek a gift from a foolish charlatan.
إِلىuntil أَنthat طَماswelled البَحرُthe sea الخِضَمُّvast فَعَمَّناthen engulfed us
إِلى أَن طَما البَحرُ الخِضَمُّ فَعَمَّنا
بِتَيّارِwith a current of جُودٍgenerosity مِنهُfrom him فيin الفَضلِbounty مُغرِقِdrowning
بِتَيّارِ جُودٍ مِنهُ في الفَضلِ مُغرِقِ
Until the vast sea swelled and engulfed us
With a current of his generosity, drowning us in bounty.
عَلىupon بَهجَةِthe splendor of الأَيّامِthe days مِنهُfrom him جَلالَةٌmajesty
عَلى بَهجَةِ الأَيّامِ مِنهُ جَلالَةٌ
فَلاso may he never زالَcease to be فيin حِفظٍprotection مِنfrom اللَهِGod ماas long as بَقِيhe lives
فَلا زالَ في حِفظٍ مِن اللَهِ ما بَقِي
He lends majesty to the splendor of the days;
So may he remain in God's protection as long as he lives.