مولاىmy lord زينZayn الدينal-Din ياO سالكاone who treads
مولاى زين الدين يا سالكا
طرقpaths الندىgenerosity فرداunrivaled فداكmay he be your ransom السلَيكal-Sulayk
طرق الندى فردا فداك السلَيك
My lord Zayn al-Din, O you who tread
My Master, Zain al-Din O seeker of
The paths of generosity unrivaled—may al-Sulayk be your ransom!
The paths of dew, may your journey bring you bliss
قلtell لعلاءto Ala الدينal-Din أعلىhighest الورىhumankind
قل لعلاء الدين أعلى الورى
قدراin rank فماfor … not أشكوهI complain of him إلاexcept الَيكto you
قدرا فما أشكوه إلا الَيك
Tell Ala al-Din, highest of humankind
Tell Ala al-Din, most exalted of men
In rank—for I complain of him to you alone—
In destiny, that to none but you do I confess
حاشاكfar be it from you أنto تمنعنيyou deny me جبةa robe
حاشاك أن تمنعني جبة
تمضيpasses away ويبقىand remains ذكرهاits memory فيin يدَيكyour two hands
تمضي ويبقى ذكرها في يدَيك
“Far be it from you to deny me a robe
Far be it from you to deny me a coat
That passes away, while its memory remains in your hands.
That will fade, yet in your hands its memory persists
وهيand it بلاwithout شكdoubt علىon مادحِa panegyrist
وهي بلا شك على مادحِ
يسحبهاhe trails it أحسنfiner منهاthan it علَيكon you
يسحبها أحسن منها علَيك
And, without doubt, on a panegyrist
Though surely borne by one who praises you
Who trails it, it is finer than it is on you.
More beautifully than I, it is yours to grant
أنعمbe generous بهاwith it وابقand remain أخاa possessor of نعمةbounty
أنعم بها وابق أخا نعمة
تَبقىendures وتُضنيand wears down حسرةanguish حاسِدِيكyour enviers
تَبقى وتُضني حسرة حاسِدِيك
Bestow it, and remain a man of bounty
Bestow it, and as a boon make jealous
That endures and wears your enviers down with anguish.”
Those who envy, as regret within me insists