إِذاif عَرَضَتcome into view أَحداجُthe howdahs of سَلمىSalma فَنادِهاthen call to her
إِذا عَرَضَت أَحداجُ سَلمى فَنادِها
سَقَتكِmay they water you غَواديthe morning showers of المُزنِrainclouds صَوبَthe downpour of عِهادِهاtheir recurring rains
سَقَتكِ غَوادي المُزنِ صَوبَ عِهادِها
If Salma's howdahs come into view, call to her:
If you meet one of my Salmas then call out to her,
May the clouds' morning showers water you with their returning downpours.
The valleys of al-Muzn have quenched you from her water-skin.
أَماis there not لَبثَةٌa brief stay تُقضيis fulfilled لَبانَةُthe longing of عاشِقٍa lover
أَما لَبثَةٌ تُقضي لَبانَةُ عاشِقٍ
بِهاin it أَوor يُرَوّىis quenched حائِمٌone circling thirstily بِاِتِّئادِهاby its lingering
بِها أَو يُرَوّى حائِمٌ بِاِتِّئادِها
Is there no pause in which a lover's longing is fulfilled,
Does the ardour of a lover not get quenched,
or one circling in thirst is quenched by its lingering?
By her, or get watered a thirsty one from her well?
وَدِدتُI wished وَهَلand is نَفسُthe soul of اِمرِئٍa man بِمَلومَةٍto be blamed
وَدِدتُ وَهَل نَفسُ اِمرِئٍ بِمَلومَةٍ
إِذاwhen هِيَit لَمnot تُعطَis granted المُنىwishes فيin وِدادِهاits love
إِذا هِيَ لَم تُعطَ المُنى في وِدادِها
I wished—and is a man's soul to be blamed
I wanted - and is the soul of a person blamed
when it is denied its wishes in love?—
If she does not bestow favours out of love for him?
لَوَif only انَّthat سُلَيمىSulayma أَسحَجَتdealt gently أَوor لَوَif only انَّهُthat it
لَوَ انَّ سُلَيمى أَسحَجَت أَو لَوَ انَّهُ
أُعيرَwere lent فُؤاديmy heart سَلوَةًsolace مِنfrom فُؤادِهاher heart
أُعيرَ فُؤادي سَلوَةً مِن فُؤادِها
that Sulayma would be gentle, or that
If my Salma were to veil herself or if
my heart were lent some solace from hers.
My heart were lent allure from her heart,
يُكَثِّرُspeak profusely فيهاabout her الكاشِحونَthe spiteful وَبَينَناand between us
يُكَثِّرُ فيها الكاشِحونَ وَبَينَنا
حَواجِزُbarriers مِنof سَلمىSalma وَبِركِand Birk غِمادِهاher Ghimad
حَواجِزُ مِن سَلمى وَبِركِ غِمادِها
The spiteful speak profusely of her, while between us
The slanderers exaggerate about her while between us
stand barriers of Salma and her Birk Ghimad.
Are barriers of Salma and her family's abode.
وَنُحسَدُand we are envied أَنthat تَسريsteal by night إِلَيناto us مِنَfrom الهَوىlove
وَنُحسَدُ أَن تَسري إِلَينا مِنَ الهَوى
عَقابيلُlingering afterpains يَعتادُreturns الجَوىheartache بِاِعتِيادِهاwith their recurrence
عَقابيلُ يَعتادُ الجَوى بِاِعتِيادِها
And we are envied because, from love, there steal upon us
We are envied that passions of love come to us from her
afterpains whose return brings back heartache.
Caravans accustomed to yearning visit her habitually.
فَكَمhow often نافَسواthey vied فيover حُرقَةٍa burning grief إِثرَafter فُرقَةٍa separation
فَكَم نافَسوا في حُرقَةٍ إِثرَ فُرقَةٍ
تَعَجَّبُmarvels مِنat أَنفاسِناour sighs وَاِمتِدادِهاand their prolongation
تَعَجَّبُ مِن أَنفاسِنا وَاِمتِدادِها
How often they vied over a burning grief after parting
How they sighed bitterly after being separated,
that marvels at our sighs and their length,
Their sighs are wondrous and endless.
وَفيand over لَيلَةٍa night بِعناwe sold لِطارِقِto the night visitor of شَوقِهاlonging for her
وَفي لَيلَةٍ بِعنا لِطارِقِ شَوقِها
كَرىthe sleep of أَعيُنٍeyes مَطروفَةٍstricken بِسُهادِهاby their sleeplessness
كَرى أَعيُنٍ مَطروفَةٍ بِسُهادِها
and over a night when we sold to the night visitor of longing for her
And one night they spent awake for desire of her,
the sleep of eyes stricken by their sleeplessness.
Eyes heavy with sleeplessness.
غَداhas come forth المُهتَديal-Muhtadi بِاللَهِthrough God وَالغَيثُand rain مُلحَقٌreckoned
غَدا المُهتَدي بِاللَهِ وَالغَيثُ مُلحَقٌ
بِأَخلاقِهِamong his virtues أَوor زائِدٌan addition فيin عِدادِهاtheir number
بِأَخلاقِهِ أَو زائِدٌ في عِدادِها
Al-Muhtadi bi'llah has come forth, with rain reckoned
In the morning the rightly guided one went forth and rain followed
among his virtues, or added to their number.
His morals or exceeded his number.
حَمِدناwe praised بِهِthrough him عَهدَthe course of اللَياليthe nights وَأَشرَقَتand shone
حَمِدنا بِهِ عَهدَ اللَيالي وَأَشرَقَت
لَناfor us أَوجُهُthe faces of الأَيّامِthe days بَعدَafter اِربِدادِهاtheir darkening
لَنا أَوجُهُ الأَيّامِ بَعدَ اِربِدادِها
Through him we praised the course of nights, and there shone
We praised him - the era of nights has passed
for us the faces of days after their darkening.
And the faces of days shone for us after their gloom.
إِذاwhenever كَرَّتِreturn الآمالُhopes فيهِto him تَلاحَقَتfollow successively
إِذا كَرَّتِ الآمالُ فيهِ تَلاحَقَت
مَواهِبُgifts مَكرورِrepeated الأَياديfavors مُعادِهاtheir renewals
مَواهِبُ مَكرورِ الأَيادي مُعادِها
Whenever hopes return to him, there follow in succession
When hopes in him followed successively,
gifts, his favors repeated and bestowed anew.
Gifts poured from the Generous Repeater of gifts.
وَقَدand indeed أَعجَزَhe left unable العُذّالَthe reprovers أَنto يَتَدارَكواcatch up
وَقَد أَعجَزَ العُذّالَ أَن يَتَدارَكوا
لُهاًgifts تَسبِقُoutrun الأَلحاظَglances قَبلَbefore اِرتِدادِهاtheir return
لُهاً تَسبِقُ الأَلحاظَ قَبلَ اِرتِدادِها
He has left reprovers unable to overtake
The critics were unable to make amends
gifts that outrun glances before they return.
For slips of the tongue faster than their occurrence.
سَعَتhastened تَتَبَغّاهُseeking him الخِلافَةُthe caliphate رَغبَةًin longing
سَعَت تَتَبَغّاهُ الخِلافَةُ رَغبَةً
إِلَيهِfor him بِأَوفىwith the fullest قَصدِهاits purpose وَاِعتِمادِهاand its commitment
إِلَيهِ بِأَوفى قَصدِها وَاِعتِمادِها
The caliphate hastened to seek him, longing
The caliphate sought him eagerly
for him with its fullest purpose and commitment.
With its firmest purpose and reliance.
فَماso not عَلِقَتهُit clung to him خَبطَthe blind groping of عاشِيَةِone night-blinded الدُجىthe darkness
فَما عَلِقَتهُ خَبطَ عاشِيَةِ الدُجى
وَلَكِنَّهاbut it اِختارَتهُchose him بَعدَafter اِرتِيادِهاits searching
وَلَكِنَّها اِختارَتهُ بَعدَ اِرتِيادِها
It did not cling to him by blind groping in the dark,
So it did not choose him randomly in the darkness of night,
but chose him after its searching.
But selected him after experience.
إِمامٌan imam إِذاwhen أَمضىhe executes الأُمورَaffairs تَتابَعَتthey proceed successively
إِمامٌ إِذا أَمضى الأُمورَ تَتابَعَت
عَلىalong سَنَنٍa course مِنof قَصدِهاtheir right direction وَسَدادِهاand their soundness
عَلى سَنَنٍ مِن قَصدِها وَسَدادِها
An imam: when he carries affairs through, they proceed
A leader - when he accomplishes affairs they follow successively
along their straight and rightful course.
Upon his purposefulness and integrity.
مَتىwhenever يَتَعَمَّمhe dons a turban بِالسَحابِwith al-Sahab تُلَثit is wound عَلىupon
مَتى يَتَعَمَّم بِالسَحابِ تُلَث عَلى
كَفِيٍّone worthy لَهاof it يَحتازُclaims إِرثَthe inheritance of اِسوِدادِهاits blackness
كَفِيٍّ لَها يَحتازُ إِرثَ اِسوِدادِها
Whenever he dons al-Sahab as a turban, it is wound upon
When will he be successor, inheriting
one worthy of it, who claims the legacy of its blackness.
From one worthy for it, seizing its darkened inheritance?
وَإِنand if يَتَقَلَّدhe girds on ذاDhu (possessor of) الفَقارِal-Fiqar (notches) يُضَفhe is likened إِلىto
وَإِن يَتَقَلَّد ذا الفَقارِ يُضَف إِلى
شُجاعِthe brave warrior of قُرَيشٍQuraysh فيin الوَغىbattle وَجَوادِهاand its generous one
شُجاعِ قُرَيشٍ في الوَغى وَجَوادِها
And if he girds on Dhu al-Fiqar, he is likened to
And if he takes up the sword of sharpness, the courage
Quraysh's brave warrior in battle, and its generous one.
Of Quraysh in battle and munificence is added to him.
مُزايِدُone vying with نَفسٍa soul فيin تُقىreverence for اللَهِGod لَمnot تَدَعhas left
مُزايِدُ نَفسٍ في تُقى اللَهِ لَم تَدَع
لَهُfor him غايَةًa goal فيin جِدِّهاits earnestness وَاِجتِهادِهاand its striving
لَهُ غايَةً في جِدِّها وَاِجتِهادِها
He vies with his own soul in reverence for God; it has left
A competitor of the self in Godwariness, it left
him no further goal in its earnestness and striving.
No limit to his striving and exertion for it.
لَهُhe has عَزمَةٌa firm resolve ماnot اِستَبطَأَfound slow المُلكُkingship نُجحَهاits success
لَهُ عَزمَةٌ ما اِستَبطَأَ المُلكُ نُجحَها
وَلاnor اِستَعتَبَfound fault with الإِسلامَIslam وَريَthe kindling of زِنادِهاits fire-sticks
وَلا اِستَعتَبَ الإِسلامَ وَريَ زِنادِها
His is a resolve whose success kingship has never found slow,
He has a resoluteness - the kingdom did not delay its success,
nor has Islam faulted the kindling of its fire-sticks.
Nor did Islam blame its kindling of his weapons.
إِذاwhen شوهِدَتis supported بِالرَأيِby counsel بانَbecomes clear اِختِيارُهاits sound choice
إِذا شوهِدَت بِالرَأيِ بانَ اِختِيارُها
وَإِنand if بانَdeparts ذوthe possessor of الرَأيِcounsel اِكتَفَتit suffices بِاِنفِرادِهاby itself
وَإِن بانَ ذو الرَأيِ اِكتَفَت بِاِنفِرادِها
When supported by counsel, its sound choice is clear;
When opinions were presented, his preference was evident
and if the counselor departs, it suffices by itself.
And when the opinionated one was evident, it sufficed with his isolation.
رَشيدِيَةٌof al-Rashid's kind فيin نَجرِهاits stock واثِقِيَّةٌof al-Wathiq's kind
رَشيدِيَةٌ في نَجرِها واثِقِيَّةٌ
يَرىsees اللَهُGod إيثارَpreference for التُقىpiety مِنamong عِتادِهاits provisions
يَرى اللَهُ إيثارَ التُقى مِن عِتادِها
Rashidi in its stock, Wathiqi—
Rightly-guided in its intent and confident
God sees the preference for piety among its provisions.
That Allah sees the preference of Godwariness over habitual practice.
وَماand not نَقَلَتaltered مِنهُin him الخِلافَةُthe caliphate شيمَةًa trait
وَما نَقَلَت مِنهُ الخِلافَةُ شيمَةً
وَقَدand indeed مَكَّنَتهُgave him mastery عَنوَةًby force مِنover قِيادِهاits reins
وَقَد مَكَّنَتهُ عَنوَةً مِن قِيادِها
The caliphate has changed no trait in him,
The caliphate did not take a trait from him
though it has placed its reins under his forceful command.
When it empowered him forcibly over its leadership.
وَلاnor مالَتِswayed الدُنياthe world بِهِhim حينَwhen أَشرَفَتpresented itself
وَلا مالَتِ الدُنيا بِهِ حينَ أَشرَفَت
لَهُto him فيin تَناهيthe utmost of هُسنِهاits beauty وَاِحتِشادِهاand its abundance
لَهُ في تَناهي هُسنِها وَاِحتِشادِها
Nor did the world sway him when it presented itself
Nor did the world incline him when it was elevated
to him in the fullness of its beauty and abundance.
For him, at the extreme of its beauty and massing of people.
لَسَجّادَةُsurely the prayer rug of السَجّادِthe devoted worshiper أَحسَنُmore beautiful مَنظَراًto behold
لَسَجّادَةُ السَجّادِ أَحسَنُ مَنظَراً
مِنَthan التاجِthe crown فيin أَحجارِهِits jewels وَاِتِّقادِهاand their blaze
مِنَ التاجِ في أَحجارِهِ وَاِتِّقادِها
Surely the devoted worshiper's prayer rug is lovelier to behold
The prayer rug of the Chief of Worshippers is more beautiful
than a crown with its jewels and their blazing brilliance.
Than the crown with its gems and kindling.
وَلَلصوفُand surely wool أَولىmore fitting بِالأَئِمَّةِfor imams مِنthan سَباfine cloths الthe
وَلَلصوفُ أَولى بِالأَئِمَّةِ مِن سَبا ال
حَريرِsilk وَإِنand though راقَتthey charm بِصِبغِwith the dye of جَسادِهاtheir saffron
حَريرِ وَإِن راقَت بِصِبغِ جَسادِها
And wool is surely fitter for imams than cloths of
And wool is more worthy of the Imams than the silk garb
silk, though they charm with their saffron dye.
Though it beautifies their bodies with dye.
رَدَدتَyou returned هَداياthe gifts of المِهرَجانِMihrjan وَلَمand not تَكُنwere
رَدَدتَ هَدايا المِهرَجانِ وَلَم تَكُن
لِتَسخوto give freely النُفوسُthe souls الوُفرُwealthy عَنof مُستَفادِهاtheir gains
لِتَسخو النُفوسُ الوُفرُ عَن مُستَفادِها
You returned the gifts of Mihrjan, though it was not the way
You returned the gifts of festivals and you were not
of wealthy souls to part freely with their gains.
To be tempted - lavishness does not make souls forget what benefits them.
وَعادَيتَand you opposed أَعيادَthe festivals of المُضِلّينَthose leading astray مُعلِناًopenly
وَعادَيتَ أَعيادَ المُضِلّينَ مُعلِناً
وَلَولاand but for التَحَرّيthe careful seeking لِلهُدىof right guidance لَمnot تُعادِهاyou opposed them
وَلَولا التَحَرّي لِلهُدى لَم تُعادِها
And you openly opposed the festivals of those who lead astray;
You opposed the festivals of the misguided, declaring
but for your careful pursuit of guidance, you would not have opposed them.
Though you would not oppose them but for verifying guidance.
وَقامَتand was established سَبيلُthe road of الحَجِّpilgrimage لِلعُصَبِfor the companies الَّتيthat
وَقامَت سَبيلُ الحَجِّ لِلعُصَبِ الَّتي
هَوَتhastened نَحوَهُtoward it مِنfrom قُربِهاtheir nearness وَبِعادِهاand their remoteness
هَوَت نَحوَهُ مِن قُربِها وَبِعادِها
And the pilgrimage road was secured for the companies that
And the path of Hajj stood for the partisans that
hastened toward it from near and far.
Inclined towards it both near and far.
فَهَوَّنتَso you eased مَشكوراًdeserving thanks فَريضَةَthe duty of حَجِّهاtheir pilgrimage
فَهَوَّنتَ مَشكوراً فَريضَةَ حَجِّها
وَكانَتand they were تَعُدُّcounting الحَجَّpilgrimage بَعضَpart of جِهادِهاtheir struggle
وَكانَت تَعُدُّ الحَجَّ بَعضَ جِهادِها
So you eased—deserving thanks—the duty of their pilgrimage,
So you eased, thankfully, the obligation of their Hajj
whereas they had counted pilgrimage part of their struggle.
Though they used to consider Hajj a part of their Jihad.
كَفَيتَyou safeguarded بِلاداًlands ظَلَّremained موسىMusa بِجَيشِهِwith his army
كَفَيتَ بِلاداً ظَلَّ موسى بِجَيشِهِ
زَعيمَكَyour guarantor فيin إِصلاحِهاtheir reform وَفَسادِهاand their disorder
زَعيمَكَ في إِصلاحِها وَفَسادِها
You safeguarded lands where Musa, with his army, remained
You sufficed the land which Musa and his soldiers' leader treaded
your guarantor in their good order and their disorder.
When a faction went astray displaying its darkness.
إِذاif عُصبَةٌa band ضَلَّتwent astray فَأَبدَتthen displayed سَوادَهاits mass
إِذا عُصبَةٌ ضَلَّت فَأَبدَت سَوادَها
لِشَغبٍfor rebellion عَلىagainst مُلكٍa realm رَمىhe struck فيinto سَوادِهاits midst
لِشَغبٍ عَلى مُلكٍ رَمى في سَوادِها
If a band strays and displays its mass
For making trouble in a kingdom it targeted in its darkness,
in rebellion against the realm, he strikes into its midst.
And if enemies camped in its land
وَإِنand if باتَتِspent the night الأَعداءُthe enemies دونَoutside بِلادِهِhis lands
وَإِن باتَتِ الأَعداءُ دونَ بِلادِهِ
تَوَرَّدَهاdescended upon them مَكروهُهُhis dreaded assault فيin بِلادِهاtheir lands
تَوَرَّدَها مَكروهُهُ في بِلادِها
And if enemies spend the night outside his lands,
Its hated one raided them in their own land.
his dreaded assault descends upon them in their own lands.
The people of the West hoped, so gallop with a resolve
تَشَوَّفَgrew ambitious أَهلُthe people of الغَربِthe West فَارمِso strike بِعَزمَةٍwith firm resolve
تَشَوَّفَ أَهلُ الغَربِ فَارمِ بِعَزمَةٍ
إِلىat إِرَمٍIram إِذsince مانَعَتit resisted وَعِمادِهاand its pillars
إِلى إِرَمٍ إِذ مانَعَت وَعِمادِها
The people of the West have grown ambitious: strike with resolve
To Arim when its columns prevented access.
at Iram, since it has resisted, and at its pillars.
That the clamour of Egypt be silenced and
لِتَسكُنَso it may fall quiet ضَوضاءُthe clamor of العَريشِal-Arish وَتَنتَهيand may cease
لِتَسكُنَ ضَوضاءُ العَريشِ وَتَنتَهي
فِلَسطينَPalestine عَنfrom عِصيانِهاits disobedience وَعِنادِهاand its defiance
فِلَسطينَ عَن عِصيانِها وَعِنادِها
So the clamor of al-Arish may fall quiet, and
Palestine end its defiance and obstinacy.
Palestine cease its disobedience and defiance.
How many fiery coals beneath the ashes
فَكَمfor how much ثَمَّthere مِنof إِجلابَةٍclamor تَحتَbeneath خَفتَةٍa hush
فَكَم ثَمَّ مِن إِجلابَةٍ تَحتَ خَفتَةٍ
وَمِنand of جَمرَةٍan ember مَخبوءَةًhidden فيin رَمادِهاits ashes
وَمِن جَمرَةٍ مَخبوءَةً في رَمادِها
For how much clamor lies there beneath a hush,
And embers hidden in their ashes!
and how many an ember is hidden in its ashes!
The eyes of the people did not notice that,
وَماand no بِعُيونِin the eyes of القَومِthe people عَنregarding ذاكَthat مِنany عَماًblindness
وَما بِعُيونِ القَومِ عَن ذاكَ مِن عَماً
وَلَكِنbut زُروعٌcrops أَينَعَتhave ripened لِحَصادِهاfor their harvesting
وَلَكِن زُروعٌ أَينَعَت لِحَصادِها
And the people's eyes are not blind to that,
But crops that ripened for their harvest.
but these are crops that have ripened for harvest.
Is it anything but a farewell of one bidding farewell
فَهَلso is هِيَit إِلّاanything but نَحضَةٌa sortie مِنby مُشَيِّعٍa valiant man
فَهَل هِيَ إِلّا نَحضَةٌ مِن مُشَيِّعٍ
يُراوِحُهاvisits it at evening بِالخَيلِwith cavalry إِنif لَمnot يُغادِهاvisits it at dawn
يُراوِحُها بِالخَيلِ إِن لَم يُغادِها
What is it but a sortie by a valiant man,
Fanning it with horses if he did not turn away from it?
who brings cavalry to it at evening, if not at dawn?
Battalions of Victory from Allah - their weapons most decisive -
كَتائِبُbattalions نَصرُthe aid of اللَهِGod أَمضىthe sharpest سِلاحِهاof their weapons
كَتائِبُ نَصرُ اللَهِ أَمضى سِلاحِها
وَعاجِلُand prompt تَقوىreverence for اللَهِGod أَكبَرُthe greatest زادِهاof their provisions
وَعاجِلُ تَقوى اللَهِ أَكبَرُ زادِها
Battalions whose sharpest weapon is God's aid,
And the vanguard of Godwariness - their supplies greatest.
and whose greatest provision is ready reverence for God.
Upon them from the loyal horses are knights -
عَلَيهُنَّupon them مِنfrom شوسِthe fierce المَواليretainers فَوارِسٌhorsemen
عَلَيهُنَّ مِن شوسِ المَوالي فَوارِسٌ
عِدادُthe number of حَصىthe pebbles of البَطحاءِal-Batha دونَless than عِدادِهاtheir number
عِدادُ حَصى البَطحاءِ دونَ عِدادِها
Upon them ride horsemen from the fierce retainers;
Their number only less than the sands of Baṭḥāʾ.
the count of al-Batha's pebbles falls short of their number.
To grieve that they said: a small band of successful ones -
لِيَهنِكَmay it gladden you أَنthat قالواthey said سَريَّةُthe detachment of مُفلِحِنMuflih
لِيَهنِكَ أَن قالوا سَريَّةُ مُفلِحِن
أَبانَsevered طَلىthe necks of العاصينَthe rebels وَقعُthe impact of جَلادِهاits sword-fighting
أَبانَ طَلى العاصينَ وَقعُ جَلادِها
May it gladden you that they said: Muflih's detachment—
The perishing of the defiant and falling of their executioner manifested.
the blows of its sword-fighting severed the rebels' necks.
Their horses pursued them with breasts
وَقَدand indeed طارَدَتهُمpursued them بِالثُدَيَّينِat al-Thudayyayn خَيلُهُhis cavalry
وَقَد طارَدَتهُم بِالثُدَيَّينِ خَيلُهُ
فَباتَتso lay حُماةُthe defenders of الكُفرِunbelief صَرعىfallen victims of طِرادِهاits pursuit
فَباتَت حُماةُ الكُفرِ صَرعى طِرادِها
And his cavalry pursued them at al-Thudayyayn,
So the protectors of disbelief passed the night felled by their chase.
so the defenders of unbelief lay felled by its pursuit.
You remained, O Commander of the Faithful, and your
بَقيتَmay you endure أَميرَCommander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful وَأَنفَدَتand may it exhaust
بَقيتَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ وَأَنفَدَت
حَياتُكَyour life عُمرَthe lifespan of الدَهرِtime قَبلَbefore نَفادِهاits exhaustion
حَياتُكَ عُمرَ الدَهرِ قَبلَ نَفادِها
May you endure, Commander of the Faithful, and may
Life expired - the age of time before its expiration.
your life exhaust time's lifespan before its own is spent.
Still the world has splendour and joy
وَلازالَand may there always be لِلدُنياfor the world بَهاءٌsplendor وَبَهجَةٌand delight
وَلازالَ لِلدُنيا بَهاءٌ وَبَهجَةٌ
بِمُلكِكَunder your reign يَزدادَنِّmay they ever increase طولَthroughout اِزدِيادِهاits increase
بِمُلكِكَ يَزدادَنِّ طولَ اِزدِيادِها
And may the world always have splendor and delight,
With your kingdom, ever increasing its increase.
increasing under your reign for as long as its growth endures.
I will thank the Bestower for your blessings,
سَأَشكُرُI shall give thanks for مِنfrom نُعماكَyour bounty آلاءَthe blessings of مُنعِمٍa benefactor
سَأَشكُرُ مِن نُعماكَ آلاءَ مُنعِمٍ
وَجَدتُI found طَريفيmy new wealth كُلُّهُall of it مِنfrom تِلادِهاtheir long-held wealth
وَجَدتُ طَريفي كُلُّهُ مِن تِلادِها
I shall give thanks for a benefactor's blessings in your bounty:
Finding my couplets entirely from His bestowal.
I found all my new wealth drawn from their long-held store.
Partial English translation: 87 of 88 Arabic lines translated.