ويحُلُّand dwells منهُfrom him نديَّهُhis assembly
ويحُلُّ منهُ نديَّهُ
طَوْدٌa mountain وقِرْضابٌand a keen sword وبَحرُand a sea
طَوْدٌ وقِرْضابٌ وبَحرُ
And in his assembly dwell, embodied in him,
a mountain, a keen sword, and a sea.
فالدَّهْرَso, always شيمةُthe disposition نفْسهِof his soul
فالدَّهْرَ شيمةُ نفْسهِ
جودٌgenerosity واِقدامٌand courage وصّبْرُand patience
جودٌ واِقدامٌ وصّبْرُ
For his soul's constant nature is
generosity, courage, and patience.
عَضُدٌa supporting arm لدينِfor the religion اللّهِof God مِنfrom
عَضُدٌ لدينِ اللّهِ مِن
هُhim لهُfor it اذاwhen ناداهit calls upon him نَصْرُaid
هُ لهُ اذا ناداه نَصْرُ
A strong arm for God's religion; from
him comes aid for it whenever it calls upon him.
يحمْيهِhe protects it منfrom بِدَعِinnovations الهوىof desire الthe
يحمْيهِ من بِدَعِ الهوى ال
غَرَّارِever-deceitful والضُلاَّلُand the misguided كُثْرُare many
غَرَّارِ والضُلاَّلُ كُثْرُ
He shields it from the innovations of desire,
ever-deceitful, while the misguided are many.
يَقْريhe offers hospitality ويحْميand protects ماwhatever يَشاhe wills (continued)
يَقْري ويحْمي ما يَشا
ءُend of 'wills' اذاwhen بداappears خَوْفٌfear وفَقْرُand poverty
ءُ اذا بدا خَوْفٌ وفَقْرُ
He offers hospitality and protection as he wills,
when fear and poverty appear.
فنَداهُso his bounty سَحٌّa downpour فيinto الأكُthe palms (continued)
فنَداهُ سَحٌّ في الأكُ
فِّend of 'palms' وضرْبُهُand his striking فيupon الهامِthe heads هَبْرُcleaving
فِّ وضرْبُهُ في الهامِ هَبْرُ
So his bounty is a downpour into
palms, and his blows upon heads are cleaving strokes.
مِنfrom رأيهِhis counsel ويَراعِهِand his reed pen
مِن رأيهِ ويَراعِهِ
فيon طِرسهِhis parchment بيضٌwhite swords وسُمْرُand brown spears
في طِرسهِ بيضٌ وسُمْرُ
From his counsel and his reed pen,
upon his parchment, come white swords and brown spears.
يهْتزُّhe thrills مِنat ذكْرِthe mention العُلىof lofty honor
يهْتزُّ مِن ذكْرِ العُلى
فكأنَّso, as though ذِكْرَthe mention المجْدِof glory خَمْرُwine
فكأنَّ ذِكْرَ المجْدِ خَمْرُ
He thrills at the mention of lofty honor,
as though the mention of glory were wine.
واذاand when دَجاgrows dark ليلُthe night الخُطوبِof calamities
واذا دَجا ليلُ الخُطوبِ
وساورَand assails الأحْياءَthe living ضُرُّsuffering
وساورَ الأحْياءَ ضُرُّ
And when the night of calamities grows dark,
and suffering assails the living,
جَلاَّهُhe dispels it مِنthrough اِحْسانهِhis beneficence
جَلاَّهُ مِن اِحْسانهِ
والحُسْنand goodness مَعروفٌkindness وبِشْرُand a cheerful face
والحُسْن مَعروفٌ وبِشْرُ
he dispels it through his beneficence;
and goodness is kindness and a cheerful face.
شَرَفٌhonor حَواهُsecured it لِقدْرهِfor his stature
شَرَفٌ حَواهُ لِقدْرهِ
وفخارهِand his glory سَعْيٌstriving ونَجْرُand lineage
وفخارهِ سَعْيٌ ونَجْرُ
Honor has been won for his stature
and his glory by striving and lineage.
فاذاso if المناقِبُthe noble qualities كُلُّهاall of them
فاذا المناقِبُ كُلُّها
كانتwere صَباحاًmorning فهوthen he ظُهْرُnoon
كانت صَباحاً فهو ظُهْرُ
So if all noble qualities
were morning, he would be noon.
فيهthrough him يُهَنَّاis congratulated كلُّevery عَصْage (continued)
فيه يُهَنَّا كلُّ عَصْ
رٍend of 'age' بعضُهُpart of it عِيدٌa feast وعَشْرُand ten holy days
رٍ بعضُهُ عِيدٌ وعَشْرُ
Through him every age is congratulated,
part of which is a feast and ten holy days.
فالدَّهْرُso time والأيَّامُand the days أجْall (continued)
فالدَّهْرُ والأيَّامُ أجْ
مَعُهاend of 'all of them' لهاfor them بِعُلاهُthrough his eminence فَخْرُpride
مَعُها لها بِعُلاهُ فَخْرُ
Thus time and the days,
all of them, take pride in his eminence.