حيِّsalute الوزيرthe minister كريمةًnoble أعطافُهُhis bearing
حيِّ الوزير كريمةً أعطافُهُ
جَمَّabundant in المكارمnoble deeds فائضَoverflowing with الإحسانِkindness
جَمَّ المكارم فائضَ الإحسانِ
Hail the vizier, noble in every turn of his bearing—
Salute the minister, noble in his bearing,
rich in virtues, overflowing with beneficence;
Rich in noble deeds, overflowing with kindness;
يقظانَvigilant أبْلجَbright-faced بأسهُhis might ونوالهُand his bounty
يقظانَ أبْلجَ بأسهُ ونوالهُ
ذهباًboth went off بفخرwith the glory of السيفthe sword والتَّهْتانِand the pouring rain
ذهباً بفخر السيف والتَّهْتانِ
vigilant and radiant—his valor and his bounty
Vigilant and bright-faced—his might and bounty
have outstripped the pride of the sword and steady rain.
Have carried off the glory of the sword and pouring rain.
هاميpouring forth البَنانِthe fingertips بسيفهِwith his sword ونوالهِand his bounty
هامي البَنانِ بسيفهِ ونوالهِ
منof أبيضٍwhite عَذْبٍsweet وأحمرَand red قانِdeep-crimson
من أبيضٍ عَذْبٍ وأحمرَ قانِ
His fingertips pour forth, through sword and bounty,
His fingertips pour forth, through his sword and bounty,
what is sweetly white and what is deep crimson.
Sweet white water and crimson blood.
لاnot يختشيhe fears غضبَthe anger of العساكرِthe armies بعدماafter
لا يختشي غضبَ العساكرِ بعدما
صرفَhe turned الزمانtime إلىtoward رضاthe approval of الرحْمنِthe All-Merciful
صرفَ الزمان إلى رضا الرحْمنِ
He fears no wrath of armies, now that
He fears no wrath of armies, now that
Time has turned toward the favor of the All-Merciful.
He has turned the times toward the All-Merciful’s approval.
فالمجدso glory عنthrough أبيAbu (father of) شُجاعٍShuja (brave) وافرٌundiminished
فالمجد عن أبي شُجاعٍ وافرٌ
فيin صونهhis safekeeping كعقيلةِlike the noble wife of الغَيْرانِthe jealous man
في صونه كعقيلةِ الغَيْرانِ
For glory stemming from Abu Shuja abounds,
So glory, through Abu Shuja, remains undiminished,
under his protection like a noblewoman among jealous guardians.
In his safekeeping, like a jealous man’s noble wife.
ياO منْyou who أفاضَpoured forth العدلjustice حتىuntil كادnearly أنْto
يا منْ أفاضَ العدل حتى كاد أنْ
يستجمعَbring together الأمْواهَthe waters بالنيرانِwith the fires
يستجمعَ الأمْواهَ بالنيرانِ
O you who made justice overflow until it nearly
O you who poured forth justice until you nearly
gathered all the waters together with fires!
United the waters with the fires!
سُرَّwere gladdened التِّجارُthe merchants وللتُنَّاءِand for the farmers مواقفٌplaces to stand
سُرَّ التِّجارُ وللتُنَّاءِ مواقفٌ
يُجْرونَthey let flow فيهاin them عبْرةَa tear of الأحْزانِsorrows
يُجْرونَ فيها عبْرةَ الأحْزانِ
The merchants rejoiced; meanwhile, the husbandmen have places
The merchants were gladdened, but the farmers have their stations,
where they pour out sorrow's tears.
Where they let the tears of sorrow flow.
فالمُستغاثُso the appeal for help إليكَto you مماfrom what قدalready عَرىbefell
فالمُستغاثُ إليكَ مما قد عَرى
زرْعthe crops of القرىthe villages فيin فتكَةِthe ravaging of الجِشْرانِthe grazing herds
زرْع القرى في فتكَةِ الجِشْرانِ
You, then, are the one appealed to for deliverance from what has afflicted
So help is sought from you against what has befallen
the village crops in the ravaging assault of pasturing herds.
The villages’ crops in the grazing herds’ ravaging assault.
