تعلَّقتهُI became attached to him مُشْمخِرَّtowering in العُلىeminence
تعلَّقتهُ مُشْمخِرَّ العُلى
قَؤولَever speaking of المكارمnoble deeds فَعَّالهاever performing them
قَؤولَ المكارم فَعَّالها
I loved him, towering in eminence,
ever speaking of noble deeds and ever performing them.
يُحاميhe defends عنon behalf of المجدِglory والمأثراand noble achievements (continued)
يُحامي عن المجدِ والمأثرا
تcompletion of “noble achievements” كماjust as حمتguarded الأسْدُlions أشبْالهاtheir cubs
ت كما حمت الأسْدُ أشبْالها
He defends glory and noble achievements
as lions guard their cubs.
ربيعَa springtime for الشِّدادِhard times وذِمْرَand a champion in الجِلاcombat (continued)
ربيعَ الشِّدادِ وذِمْرَ الجِلا
دcompletion of “combat” وهوبa lavish giver of الرَّغيبةِprized bounty بذَّالهاfreely bestowing it
د وهوب الرَّغيبةِ بذَّالها
A springtime in hardship, a champion in battle,
a lavish giver of prized gifts, freely bestowing them.
فأوسعتُso I lavished upon عِرضَthe honor of جمالِthe adornment of الورىhumankind
فأوسعتُ عِرضَ جمالِ الورى
مدائحpraises يُمْدحُis praised منwhoever قالهاuttered them
مدائح يُمْدحُ من قالها
So I lavished upon the honor of mankind’s adornment
praises that win praise for whoever utters them:
قوافيَrhymes غُرّاًradiant كمثْلِlike النُّجومthe stars
قوافيَ غُرّاً كمثْلِ النُّجوم
تبقيthey preserve عليهhim ويبقىand he endures لهاfor them
تبقي عليه ويبقى لها
radiant rhymes, like the stars,
that preserve him, while he endures for them,
لأَغْلبfor a mighty lion لوif طاولتْهُvied with him in height الجباthe mountains (continued)
لأَغْلب لو طاولتْهُ الجبا
لُcompletion of “mountains” واِنْand though لمnot يُطْلهاsurpass them in height امرؤٌa man طالهاhe overtopped them
لُ واِنْ لم يُطْلها امرؤٌ طالها
for a mighty lion: were the mountains to vie with him in height,
though no man overtops them, he would overtop them.
اذاwhen ماemphasis ادلهمَّتْgrew pitch-dark خُطوبُthe calamities of الزَّماtime (continued)
اذا ما ادلهمَّتْ خُطوبُ الزَّما
نِcompletion of “time” جَلَّتْdispelled أياديهhis benefactions أهوالهاtheir terrors
نِ جَلَّتْ أياديه أهوالها
Whenever the calamities of time grow pitch-dark,
his benefactions dispel their terrors.
فيُخرسُso he silences بالبأسِwith might اِجْلابَهاtheir clamor
فيُخرسُ بالبأسِ اِجْلابَها
ويقتلُand he slays بالجودِwith generosity اِمحالهاtheir barrenness
ويقتلُ بالجودِ اِمحالها
He silences their clamor with might,
and slays their barrenness with generosity.
ومُبْهمةٍand many a baffling plight كَدآديlike the darkest nights of الشتاءِwinter
ومُبْهمةٍ كَدآدي الشتاءِ
تزيدُincreases الرَّويَّةُdeliberation اِشكالهاits obscurity
تزيدُ الرَّويَّةُ اِشكالها
And for many a baffling plight, like winter’s darkest nights,
whose obscurity deliberation only deepens,
يُضِلُّleads astray الألبَّاءَthe wise اِعْضالُهاits intractability
يُضِلُّ الألبَّاءَ اِعْضالُها
ويحْتنكُand bridles الخوفُfear أبطالهاits champions
ويحْتنكُ الخوفُ أبطالها
whose difficulty leads the wise astray,
and whose champions are bridled by fear,
جعلْتَyou made لهاfor it مخرجاًa way out مُنجحاًbringing success
جعلْتَ لها مخرجاً مُنجحاً
هَدىguided للمراشدِto the right paths ضُلاَّلَهاthose lost in it
هَدى للمراشدِ ضُلاَّلَها
you fashioned a way out that brought success,
guiding those lost in it to the right paths.
لقدindeed علَّمتhave taught مدحَكpraise of you المكرُماnoble deeds (continued)
لقد علَّمت مدحَك المكرُما
تُcompletion of “noble deeds” سفرَthe travelers of البلادِthe lands وقُفَّالهاand their homeward travelers
تُ سفرَ البلادِ وقُفَّالها
Indeed, noble deeds have taught your praises
to the lands’ travelers and those returning home.
فكلٌّso each one غَداbecame شاعراًa poet مُفْلقاًbrilliant
فكلٌّ غَدا شاعراً مُفْلقاً
مُجيدmastering البليغةِeloquent verse قوَّالهاever uttering it
مُجيد البليغةِ قوَّالها
So each has become a brilliant poet,
a master of eloquent verse, ever uttering it.
يُساجلُنيhe vies with me فيin معانيthe themes of الثَّناpraise (continued)
يُساجلُني في معاني الثَّنا
ءِcompletion of “praise” ولوand if لاnot for نوالُكَyour bounty ماnot نالَهاhe attained them
ءِ ولو لا نوالُكَ ما نالَها
Each vies with me in the themes of praise,
but without your bounty, he would never have attained them.
فياso, O عضدʿAḍud (support) الدينal-Dīn (the faith) أضفتْmay it drape عليْupon
فيا عضد الدين أضفتْ عليْ
كyou سعادةُthe felicity of جَدِّكyour fortune سِرْbeginning of “its robe” بالهاcompletion of “its robe”
ك سعادةُ جَدِّك سِرْ بالها
O ʿAḍud al-Dīn, may there be draped upon you
the robe of your fortune’s felicity.
ودُمْتَand may you remain مُطاعاًobeyed أخاpossessor of سطْوةٍmight
ودُمْتَ مُطاعاً أخا سطْوةٍ
تَفُلُّblunts منamong البيضgleaming swords قَصَّالَهاtheir keenest cutters
تَفُلُّ من البيض قَصَّالَها
And may you remain obeyed, possessed of might
that blunts the keenest of gleaming swords.
وهُنِّيتَand may you be congratulated on أعْيادَthe feasts of كلِّall الزَّماtime (continued)
وهُنِّيتَ أعْيادَ كلِّ الزَّما
نcompletion of “time” تنضوyou doff وتلبسُand don أمثالَهاtheir like
ن تنضو وتلبسُ أمثالَها
And may you be congratulated on the feasts of all time,
doffing them and donning others like them.
Translation model: Sol 6.1