حيِّsalute المهابةَawe-inspiring majesty والندىand generosity قدindeed أرْبياboth have surpassed
حيِّ المهابةَ والندى قد أرْبيا
يومon the day of الفخارglory علىbeyond الحياthe rain والمِقْصلand the keen-edged sword
يوم الفخار على الحيا والمِقْصل
Salute majesty and generosity: both have surpassed
The awe and dew have clothed
On glory’s day, the rain and the keen-edged sword.
The day of pride over life and sword
جُمعاًboth brought together لشهمٍfor a noble-hearted man فيamong الرجالmen فلحظُهُso his gaze
جُمعاً لشهمٍ في الرجال فلحظُهُ
لتَصَيُّدِfor hunting العلياءlofty honor لحظُthe gaze of الأجْدلِthe falcon
لتَصَيُّدِ العلياء لحظُ الأجْدلِ
Both united in a noble-hearted man among men; his gaze
A group with valor among men, their glance
In pursuit of lofty honor is a falcon’s gaze.
Is the glance of the sublime hunting the gazelles
عَمَّhas filled البلادthe lands ثناؤهpraise of him وفخارهُand his glory
عَمَّ البلاد ثناؤه وفخارهُ
ومقامهُand his abode منهاamong them بأرضin the land of المَوْصلِMosul
ومقامهُ منها بأرض المَوْصلِ
Praise of him and his glory have filled the lands,
His praise and pride spread through the countries
And his abode among them is in the land of Mosul.
And his abode among them in the land of Mosul
حسدenvied الملوكُthe kings مقامهُhis station فتسنَّمواso they climbed to the summit
حسد الملوكُ مقامهُ فتسنَّموا
فيon ذروةٍa summit لولاهُbut for him لمnot تُتوقَّلِhave been climbed
في ذروةٍ لولاهُ لم تُتوقَّلِ
Kings envied his station, and so they climbed
The kings envied his abode, so they ascended
To a summit that, but for him, would not have been scaled.
To a peak, which without him would not be climbed
فإذاand when هُمُthey أصْغواlistened closely إلىto أخبارهِreports of him
فإذا هُمُ أصْغوا إلى أخبارهِ
عدلacted justly الظَّلومُthe unjust man وجادَand gave generously كلُّevery مُبخَّلِman deemed miserly
عدل الظَّلومُ وجادَ كلُّ مُبخَّلِ
And when they listened closely to reports of him,
When they listened to the news of him
The unjust man acted justly, and every reputed miser gave freely.
The unjust turned just, and the miserly became generous
يحميكhe protects you قبلbefore الانتصارvictory ببأسهِwith his might
يحميك قبل الانتصار ببأسهِ
ويجودُand he gives generously بالنُّعْمىwith favors وإنْand even if لمnot يُسألِhe is asked
ويجودُ بالنُّعْمى وإنْ لم يُسألِ
He protects you with his might before victory comes,
He protects you before victory with his might
And lavishes favors even when he is not asked.
And bestows blessings without even being asked
ندُسٌshrewd يُناطُis hung نجادهُhis sword-belt بمُمدَّحٍupon a much-praised man
ندُسٌ يُناطُ نجادهُ بمُمدَّحٍ
مُستهترٍpassionately devoted بالمكرماتto noble deeds مُعذَّلِoften reproached
مُستهترٍ بالمكرمات مُعذَّلِ
He is shrewd; his sword-belt hangs upon one much praised,
A fire, if angered
Passionately devoted to noble deeds, often reproached.
And with pleasure is the coolness of flowing water
نارٌfire إذاwhen ماemphatic particle هيَّجتهُrouses him حفيظةٌindignation
نارٌ إذا ما هيَّجتهُ حفيظةٌ
ومعand with الرضاcontentment فبرودُthen the coolness of ماءٍwater سلْسلِsweet and smooth-flowing
ومع الرضا فبرودُ ماءٍ سلْسلِ
He is fire when indignation rouses him,
So the protector of al-Din kept away harm
And when pleased, the coolness of sweet, flowing water.
Lord of time, the longest extent of time
فحمىso may he protect نصيرNasir الدينal-Din (the faith) منfrom صرفthe vicissitudes of الردىdeath
فحمى نصير الدين من صرف الردى
رَبُّthe Lord of الزمانtime مدىthroughout the span of الزمانtime الأطولthe longest
رَبُّ الزمان مدى الزمان الأطول
So may Nasir al-Din be guarded from death’s vicissitudes
Subduing the shields and mail coats, his might
By the Lord of time, for time’s longest span.
Is the perdition of custom at dawn and decay at dusk
مُرْديdestroyer of القناspears والدارعينَand armored warriors فبأسُهُso his might
مُرْدي القنا والدارعينَ فبأسُهُ
حتفthe doom of العادةcustom (unclear in context) ضحىًat forenoon وحتفand the doom of الذُّبلِslender spears
حتف العادة ضحىً وحتف الذُّبلِ
Destroyer of spears and armored warriors, his might
Gratitude for your deed to the cousin of Muhammad
Is the doom of custom at forenoon, and the doom of slender spears.
Crown of the sublime and son of excellent lineage
شكراًthanks لفعلكfor your deed فيtoward ابنthe son of عمِّthe paternal uncle of محمدٍMuhammad
شكراً لفعلك في ابن عمِّ محمدٍ
تاجِthe crown of العُلىhigh honor وابنand a son of الطرازthe order الأولِthe foremost
تاجِ العُلى وابن الطراز الأولِ
Thanks for your deed toward Muhammad’s cousin,
His feats and battles have awakened
Crown of high honor and a son of the foremost order.
And you have shown him the dawn of joy after
قاظتْbrought summer heat لهfor him أحداثهُhis misfortunes وخُطوبهُand his calamities
قاظتْ له أحداثهُ وخُطوبهُ
فاحتلso he settled منكfrom you إلىinto ربيعٍa springtime مُخْضلlush and moist
فاحتل منك إلى ربيعٍ مُخْضل
His misfortunes and calamities brought him summer’s heat,
The worries dispersed like the wings of a long night
So through you he settled into a lush, moist spring.
وأريتهُand you showed him صُبْحthe dawn of المَسرَّةِjoy بعدماafter
وأريتهُ صُبْح المَسرَّةِ بعدما
ناضَmoved (unclear in context) الهمومَcares كجنحlike the gloom of ليلٍa night ألْيلِpitch-dark
ناضَ الهمومَ كجنح ليلٍ ألْيلِ
And you showed him the dawn of joy after
He had moved amid cares like the gloom of a pitch-dark night.
Partial English translation: 23 of 26 Arabic lines translated.