أيَاO عَينَʿAyn (spring) السَّلاَمَةِal-Salāma (safety) لاَdo not تَنَامِىyou sleep
أيَا عَينَ السَّلاَمَةِ لاَ تَنَامِى
فَقَدfor indeed أيقَظتِyou awakened نُوَّامَthe sleepers الأنَامِhumankind
فَقَد أيقَظتِ نُوَّامَ الأنَامِ
O ʿAyn al-Salāma, do not sleep,
for you have awakened the sleepers of humankind,
وغِظتِand you enraged الحَاسِدَthe envier العِرِّيضَspiteful غَيظاًrage
وغِظتِ الحَاسِدَ العِرِّيضَ غَيظاً
سَقَاهُmade him drink مِنَof المَذًلَّةِhumiliation والمذَامِand reproach
سَقَاهُ مِنَ المَذًلَّةِ والمذَامِ
and enraged the spiteful envier with a rage
that made him drink humiliation and reproach.
وكُنتَand you were لأعيُنِto the eyes of الأعدَاءِthe enemies دَاءًan affliction
وكُنتَ لأعيُنِ الأعدَاءِ دَاءً
دَوِيًّاgrievous فيin الشِّغَافِthe heart’s sheath وفيand in العِظَامِthe bones
دَوِيًّا في الشِّغَافِ وفي العِظَامِ
And you were an affliction to the enemies’ eyes,
grievous in the heart’s sheath and in the bones.
سَقَىmay water أَرجَاءَهَاher environs صَوَّبُthe downpour الغَوَادِىthe morning rain clouds
سَقَى أَرجَاءَهَا صَوَّبُ الغَوَادِى
مُبَارَكةَblessed المَغَبَّةِthe aftermath بالدَّوَامِin perpetuity
مُبَارَكةَ المَغَبَّةِ بالدَّوَامِ
May the downpour of morning clouds water her environs,
forever blessed in their aftermath.
تَمُرُّpass بِهَاthrough her الخُطُوبُthe calamities وهُنَّand they are شُوسٌscowling
تَمُرُّ بِهَا الخُطُوبُ وهُنَّ شُوسٌ
فَتُلفيand so they find الشيخَthe sheikh أثبَتَmore steadfast مِنthan شَمَامِShamām (a mountain)
فَتُلفي الشيخَ أثبَتَ مِن شَمَامِ
Calamities pass through her, scowling,
and find the sheikh more steadfast than Mount Shamām,
ومُشتَمِلاًand endowed عَلَىwith كَرَمٍgenerosity وحَزمٍand resolve
ومُشتَمِلاً عَلَى كَرَمٍ وحَزمٍ
شَبَاةُthe sharp point يَرَاعِهِof his reed pen ظُبَةُthe edge الحُسَامِof the sharp sword
شَبَاةُ يَرَاعِهِ ظُبَةُ الحُسَامِ
and endowed with generosity and resolve.
The point of his reed pen is a sharp sword’s edge.
ولاَand not يَصبُوhe yearns ِإلَىfor رِىٍّslaking of thirst ذَلِيلٍhumiliating
ولاَ يَصبُو ِإلَى رِىٍّ ذَلِيلٍ
إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle كَانَthere is عِزٌّhonor فيin أُوَامِburning thirst
إِذَا مَا كَانَ عِزٌّ في أُوَامِ
Nor does he yearn to quench his thirst in humiliation
when honor lies in burning thirst.
فَتَجلُوand so sweep away غَمرَةَthe engulfing flood الحِدثَانِof time’s calamities عَنهُfrom him
فَتَجلُو غَمرَةَ الحِدثَانِ عَنهُ
عَزَائِمُresolves لاَnot تَطُوعُyield لِمُستَنَامِto repose
عَزَائِمُ لاَ تَطُوعُ لِمُستَنَامِ
So the flood of time’s calamities is swept away from him
by resolves that never yield to repose.
لَهُfor him هِمَمٌaspirations جَمَعنَthey have gathered لَهُfor him المَعَالِىlofty honors
لَهُ هِمَمٌ جَمَعنَ لَهُ المَعَالِى
كَجمعِlike the gathering of الكَفِّthe palm مَجمُوعَthe whole of البَنَامِthe fingers
كَجمعِ الكَفِّ مَجمُوعَ البَنَامِ
He has aspirations that have gathered lofty honors for him,
as the palm gathers all the fingers.
أعبدَO servant of اللهِGod عِشlive مَلِكاًas a king هُمَاماًvaliant
أعبدَ اللهِ عِش مَلِكاً هُمَاماً
وُقِيتَmay you be spared الشَّرَّevil مِنfrom مَلِكٍa king هُمَامِmighty
وُقِيتَ الشَّرَّ مِن مَلِكٍ هُمَامِ
O ʿAbd Allāh, live as a valiant king;
may you be spared the evil of a mighty king.
Translation model: Sol 6.1