سلمتmay you remain safe زينZayn (adornment) الدينal-Din (the faith) المرجىthe one looked to with hope
سلمت زين الدين المرجى
للبأسfor valor والمجدand glory والحميّةand protective zeal
للبأس والمجد والحميّة
May you remain safe, Zayn al-Din, the one looked to
O Zayn al-Din al-Marjee, worthy of valor, glory and zeal
for valor, glory, and protective zeal.
Your deeds have honored you, freeing you of all disgrace
أحسنhow fine! بافعالِكyour deeds اللواتيwhich
أحسن بافعالِك اللواتي
منof كلevery عارdisgrace غدتhave become عريّهfree
من كل عار غدت عريّه
How fine are your deeds, which
When palms withhold, yours give freely and generously
have become free of every disgrace!
In my eyes, you are nobler than all mankind
فيكin you إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الاكفhands كفتheld back
فيك إذا ما الاكف كفت
بخلاout of stinginess سماحgenerosity وأريحيّهand openheartedness
بخلا سماح وأريحيّه
In you, when hands hold back
If grave troubles arise, your wise views dispel them
out of stinginess, are generosity and openheartedness.
You may wrong foes, but judge righteously O just one
حلفتI have sworn إلانتindeed you (apparent intended reading) عنديin my eyes
حلفت إلانت عندي
أكرمmore generous منthan سائرthe rest of البريهhumankind
أكرم من سائر البريه
I have sworn: you, in my eyes, are
O son of the generous souls who attained their hopes
more generous than the rest of humankind.
With valiant lives, high-minded sires
إنif أظلمgrew dark الخطبcalamity كشفتهdispelled it
إن أظلم الخطب كشفته
شموسsuns آرائكyour counsels المضيهradiant
شموس آرائك المضيه
If calamity darkens, it is dispelled by
They defended our faith and sacrificed themselves
the suns of your radiant counsels.
With reddened swords to guard and ennoble it
تجورyou act unjustly لكنbut علىtoward الأعاديthe enemies
تجور لكن على الأعادي
والمالand wealth ياO عادلjust القضيهjudgment
والمال يا عادل القضيه
You act unjustly—but toward enemies
The customs of Bani Aamer come pleasantly to me
and wealth, O you who are just in judgment.
So grant them to me, for which I'll praise you
ياO ابنson of الكرامthe noble men الذينwho نالواattained الthe (continued next line)
يا ابن الكرام الذين نالوا ال
مرامgoal بالأنفسwith spirits أبيهunbowed
مرام بالأنفس أبيه
O son of the noble men who attained the
Make the seat of Muhammad their abode
goal with unbowed spirits.
Fulfill my wish and live content in shaded bowers
همthey نصرواchampioned دينناour faith وذبواand defended
هم نصروا ديننا وذبوا
بالسمرwith dusky spears عنهfrom it والمشرفيهand Mashrafi swords
بالسمر عنه والمشرفيه
They championed our faith and defended
You still have lofty aspirations for our good
it with dusky spears and Mashrafi swords.
And keep your word and loyalty
ليdue to me منfrom بنيBanu (sons of) عامرAmir رسومstipends
لي من بني عامر رسوم
تأتيcome إلىto برتناour [unclear destination] هنيهpleasantly
تأتي إلى برتنا هنيه
I have stipends due from Banu Amir,
Attaining the height of hopes and striking down
which come pleasantly to our [unclear destination].
Any who would oppose you in their futility
فاستوفهاso collect them in full ليfor me أحمدكI shall praise you واجعلand make
فاستوفها لي أحمدك واجعل
ذاكthat مكانin place of المحمديةthe Muhammadiyya
ذاك مكان المحمدية
So collect them fully for me—I shall praise you—and make
that take the place of the Muhammadiyya.
إنعمbestow favor برسميwith my stipend وعشand live سعيداhappily
إنعم برسمي وعش سعيدا
تحتbeneath الزظلالِthe shades المتنبطيَةunclear epithet in the supplied text
تحت الزظلالِ المتنبطيَة
Favor me with my stipend, and live happily
beneath the shades [epithet unclear in the text].
لاnot زلتmay you cease ذاpossessing همةresolve عليَّهlofty
لا زلت ذا همة عليَّه
فيناamong us وذاand possessing ذِمَّةٍa pledge وفيَّهfaithfully honored
فينا وذا ذِمَّةٍ وفيَّه
May you ever possess lofty resolve
among us, and a faithfully honored pledge,
مبلغاmade to attain غايةthe utmost of الأمانيwishes
مبلغا غاية الأماني
ومنand whoever يعاديكopposes you للمنيهto death
ومن يعاديك للمنيه
made to attain the utmost of your wishes,
and whoever opposes you, brought to death.
Partial English translation: 18 of 26 Arabic lines translated.