مهStop! لاdo not تلمblame ياO لائميmy reproacher صباa lovesick man هلكperished
مه لا تلم يا لائمي صبا هلك
فيin حُبِّlove of فَتّاكٍa slayer وَلَمand did not يَخشَfear دَرَكretribution
في حُبِّ فَتّاكٍ وَلَم يَخشَ دَرَك
Stop! Do not blame, O my reproacher, a lovesick man who perished
in love with a slayer, fearing no retribution.
دَعleave عَنكَaway from you عَذلَreproaching عاشِقٍa lover فُؤادُهُhis heart
دَع عَنكَ عَذلَ عاشِقٍ فُؤادُهُ
قَدindeed سَدِكَclung الوَجدُlonging بِهِto it أَيَّsuch intense سَدَكclinging
قَد سَدِكَ الوَجدُ بِهِ أَيَّ سَدَك
Leave off reproaching a lover whose heart
longing has gripped with such tenacity.
أَسبَلَlowered سِترَthe veil of سِرِّهِhis secret حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen
أَسبَلَ سِترَ سِرِّهِ حَتّى إِذا
عايَنَهُhe beheld him اِستَعبَرَwept شَوقاًout of longing فَاِنهَتَكso it was exposed
عايَنَهُ اِستَعبَرَ شَوقاً فَاِنهَتَك
He lowered the veil over his secret, until, when
he beheld him, he wept with longing, and it was exposed.
قَدindeed أَخَذَtook السَقامُsickness مِنfrom أَعضائِهِhis limbs
قَد أَخَذَ السَقامُ مِن أَعضائِهِ
لِضَعفِهِbecause of his weakness أَضعافَmany times ماwhat مِنهُfrom him تَرَكit left
لِضَعفِهِ أَضعافَ ما مِنهُ تَرَك
Sickness has taken from his limbs,
in his weakness, many times as much as it left him.
حارَwas bewildered الوَرىhumanity فيهِby him فَقالَso said كُلُّهُمall of them
حارَ الوَرى فيهِ فَقالَ كُلُّهُم
هَلare? مَلِكٌa king أَنتَyou عَلَيناover us أَمor مَلَكan angel
هَل مَلِكٌ أَنتَ عَلَينا أَم مَلَك
People were bewildered by him, and all asked:
“Are you a king over us, or an angel?”
قَدindeed أَشبَهَتresembled لِحاظُهُhis glances سَيفَthe sword of صَلاحِSalah الدal-D- (name fragment)
قَد أَشبَهَت لِحاظُهُ سَيفَ صَلاحِ الد
دينِDin (name fragment) فيin الفَتكِslaying بابرنسِagainst the prince of الكَرَكal-Karak
دينِ في الفَتكِ بابرنسِ الكَرَك
His glances have come to resemble the sword of Salah al-
Din in slaying the prince of al-Karak.
قَلبيmy heart لِماwhen دَلَّهُguided it طَرفيَعَلىmy glance onto
قَلبي لِما دَلَّهُ طَرفيَعَلى
طُرقِthe paths of الهَوىpassion عادَturned back عَلَيهِagainst it بِالدَّرَكwith a claim for redress
طُرقِ الهَوى عادَ عَلَيهِ بِالدَّرَك
My heart, when my glance guided it onto
the paths of passion, turned against it to demand redress.
وَقالَand said ذُقtaste! طَعمَthe taste of السُهادِsleeplessness وَالبُكاand weeping
وَقالَ ذُق طَعمَ السُهادِ وَالبُكا
أَنتَyou الَّذيthe one who أَوقَعتَنيcast me فيinto ذاthis الشَرَكsnare
أَنتَ الَّذي أَوقَعتَني في ذا الشَرَك
And said: “Taste sleeplessness and weeping!
You are the one who cast me into this snare.”
مَنwho لِشجٍfor a sorrow-stricken man عَلىupon القَتادِthorny tragacanth جِسمُهُhis body
مَن لِشجٍ عَلى القَتادِ جِسمُهُ
ثاوٍlying وَلَوeven if كانَwere المَهادُthe bedding مِنof فَنَكfennec fur
ثاوٍ وَلَو كانَ المَهادُ مِن فَنَك
Who will aid a sufferer whose body, on thorny tragacanth,
lies, though his bedding be of fennec fur?
إِنif لَمnot يُجِرهُshelters him المَلِكُthe king الظافِرُal-Zafir (the victorious) مِنfrom
إِن لَم يُجِرهُ المَلِكُ الظافِرُ مِن
سِحرِthe magic of العُيونِeyes البابِلِيّاتِBabylonian اِرتَبَكbecame ensnared
سِحرِ العُيونِ البابِلِيّاتِ اِرتَبَك
Unless King al-Zafir shelters him from
the magic of Babylonian eyes, he will be ensnared.
مظفرَMuzaffar الدينِal-Din دُعاءَthe plea of مَنone whom رَمىcast
مظفرَ الدينِ دُعاءَ مَن رَمى
كَلكَلَهُits breast الدَهرُTime عَلَيهِupon him وَبَرَكand knelt
كَلكَلَهُ الدَهرُ عَلَيهِ وَبَرَك
Muzaffar al-Din, hear the plea of one upon whom
Time has cast its breast and knelt.
وَعَضَّهُand bit him بِالدَّرَدِwith toothless gums الأَقوىthe mightier وَأَلand cast (word begins)
وَعَضَّهُ بِالدَّرَدِ الأَقوى وَأَل
قىcast (word ends) بَركَهُits breast عَلَيهِupon him ظُلماًunjustly وَعَرَكand ground down
قى بَركَهُ عَلَيهِ ظُلماً وَعَرَك
And bitten him with its mightier toothless gums, and cast
its breast upon him unjustly, grinding him down.
وَقَدand indeed رَجاhoped for إِنقاذَهُhis rescue مِنfrom مَلِكٍa king
وَقَد رَجا إِنقاذَهُ مِن مَلِكٍ
يُغنيenriches إِذاwhen أَعطىhe gives وَيُفنيand annihilates إِنif فَتَكhe slays
يُغني إِذا أَعطى وَيُفني إِن فَتَك
He has hoped for rescue from a king
who enriches when he gives, and annihilates when he slays.
لَوif سَقَطتfell فيinto البَحرِthe sea مِنfrom غَضبَتِهِhis wrath
لَو سَقَطت في البَحرِ مِن غَضبَتِهِ
شَرارَةٌa spark أَصبَحَbecame مِقلىa frying pan لِلسَمَكfor fish
شَرارَةٌ أَصبَحَ مِقلى لِلسَمَك
If into the sea there fell, from his wrath,
a spark, it would become a frying pan for fish.
لَوif بِسِهامِهِwith his arrows رَمىshot عَنfrom قَوسِهِhis bow
لَو بِسِهامِهِ رَمى عَن قَوسِهِ
دَلوَthe Bucket of السَماءِheaven صارَbecame لِلمَوتِfor Death شَبَكa net
دَلوَ السَماءِ صارَ لِلمَوتِ شَبَك
If he shot his arrows from his bow
at heaven’s Bucket, it would become Death’s net.
وَالأَسَدُand the Lion العُلوِيُّcelestial لَوif بارَزَهُfaced him in single combat
وَالأَسَدُ العُلوِيُّ لَو بارَزَهُ
هَوىfell عَلىon الجَبهَةِthe forehead مَخلوعَdislocated الحَنَكthe jaw
هَوى عَلى الجَبهَةِ مَخلوعَ الحَنَك
And if the celestial Lion met him in single combat,
it would fall on its forehead, its jaw dislocated.
يَخشىfears السِماكُSimak الرامِحُthe Spearbearer اِطِّعانَهُhis spear-thrust
يَخشى السِماكُ الرامِحُ اِطِّعانَهُ
فَهوَso it is أَسيرُa captive of أَفكَلٍtrembling لَيسَnot يُفَكset free
فَهوَ أَسيرُ أَفكَلٍ لَيسَ يُفَك
Simak the Spearbearer fears his spear-thrust,
and is a captive of trembling, never set free.
وَتُرعدُand tremble الجِبالُthe mountains مِنat حَملَتِهِhis charge
وَتُرعدُ الجِبالُ مِن حَملَتِهِ
وَتَقشَعِرُّand shudders الأَرضُthe earth خَوفاًfearing أَنthat تُدَكit be crushed
وَتَقشَعِرُّ الأَرضُ خَوفاً أَن تُدَك
The mountains tremble at his charge,
and the earth shudders, fearing it will be crushed.
هِمَّتُهُhis ambition تَعصِرُpresses تَحتَbeneath رِجلِهاits foot
هِمَّتُهُ تَعصِرُ تَحتَ رِجلِها
فيon الأُفقِthe horizon عُنقودَthe cluster of الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades المُنتَهَكravaged
في الأُفقِ عُنقودَ الثُرَيّا المُنتَهَك
His ambition presses beneath its foot
the ravaged cluster of the Pleiades on the horizon.
فَسَيفُهُso his sword صاعِقَةٌa thunderbolt بِكَفِّهِin his hand
فَسَيفُهُ صاعِقَةٌ بِكَفِّهِ
لَمhave not تَنجُescaped مِنهُfrom it السابِغاتُfull-length coats of mail وَالشِكَكand suits of armor
لَم تَنجُ مِنهُ السابِغاتُ وَالشِكَك
His sword is a thunderbolt in his hand;
neither full-length mail nor armor has escaped it.
طَعناتُهُhis spear-thrusts تَفتَحُopen فيin أَقرانِهِhis adversaries
طَعناتُهُ تَفتَحُ في أَقرانِهِ
نَهراًa river لِأَذوادِfor camel-herds الرَّدىDeath فيهِin it رَتَكtrotting
نَهراً لِأَذوادِ الرَّدى فيهِ رَتَك
His thrusts open in his adversaries
a river where Death’s camel-herds trot.
يَحفِرُdigs بِالدَّبُّوسِwith the mace مِنthrough ضَربَتِهِhis blow
يَحفِرُ بِالدَّبُّوسِ مِن ضَربَتِهِ
لِلقِرنِfor the opponent قَبراًa grave فيin مَجالِthe field of المَعتَرَكbattle
لِلقِرنِ قَبراً في مَجالِ المَعتَرَك
He digs with a blow of his mace
a grave for his opponent on the field of battle.
كَأَنَّماas though القِنطارُa hundredweight فيin راحَتِهِhis palm
كَأَنَّما القِنطارُ في راحَتِهِ
فَصٌّa die بِكَفِّin the hand of لاعِبٍa player دوشيشtwo sixes (dice call) يَكone (dice call)
فَصٌّ بِكَفِّ لاعِبٍ دوشيش يَك
It is as if a hundredweight in his palm were
a die in a player’s hand: “Two sixes! One!”
مُتَّقِدُblazing الجَبينِthe brow كَالشَمسِlike the sun يُجَلbanishes (word begins)
مُتَّقِدُ الجَبينِ كَالشَمسِ يُجَل
ليbanishes (word ends) ضَوؤهُhis light اللَيلَthe night البَهيجَsplendid ذاpossessing الحَلَكpitch-darkness
لي ضَوؤهُ اللَيلَ البَهيجَ ذا الحَلَك
With brow ablaze like the sun, he banishes
with his light the splendid night, steeped in darkness.
ذوpossessing هِمَمٍambitions مالِئَةٍfilling فُؤادَهُhis heart
ذو هِمَمٍ مالِئَةٍ فُؤادَهُ
يَضيقُis too narrow عَنfor أَقَلِّهاthe least of them قَلبُthe heart of الفَلَكthe heavens
يَضيقُ عَن أَقَلِّها قَلبُ الفَلَك
He has ambitions filling his heart,
even the least of which the heart of the heavens cannot contain.
شادَbuilt up سَماءَthe heaven of المُلكِkingship حَتّىuntil اِرتَفَعَتit rose
شادَ سَماءَ المُلكِ حَتّى اِرتَفَعَت
عَنِabove السِماكينthe two Simaks سَناءًin brilliance وَسَمَكand height
عَنِ السِماكين سَناءً وَسَمَك
He raised the heaven of kingship until it rose
above the two Simaks in brilliance and height.
وَفَرَّقَand distributed الأَموالَwealth بِالهِباتِin gifts فَالso gathered (word begins)
وَفَرَّقَ الأَموالَ بِالهِباتِ فَال
تَفَّgathered (word ends) عَلَيهِaround him عيصُa thicket of مُلكٍkingship وَاِشتَبَكand intertwined
تَفَّ عَلَيهِ عيصُ مُلكٍ وَاِشتَبَك
He distributed wealth in gifts, so
a thicket of kingship gathered around him and intertwined.
فَمالُهُso his wealth مُشتَرَكٌshared بِجودِهِthrough his generosity
فَمالُهُ مُشتَرَكٌ بِجودِهِ
وَجودُهُand his generosity فيamong الناسِpeople غَيرُnot مُشتَرَكshared
وَجودُهُ في الناسِ غَيرُ مُشتَرَك
Through his generosity, his wealth is shared,
but his generosity among mankind is unmatched.
واهاًhow admirable! لَهُhe is مُقتَبِلاًjust beginning شَبابُهُhis youth
واهاً لَهُ مُقتَبِلاً شَبابُهُ
تَدبيرُهُhis governance تَدبيرُthe governance of كَهلٍa mature man ذيpossessing حُنَكseasoned experience
تَدبيرُهُ تَدبيرُ كَهلٍ ذي حُنَك
How admirable he is, with youth just dawning!
His governance is that of a mature man seasoned in experience.
فَهوَso he is ضَليعٌwell versed بِأُمورِin the affairs of المُلكِkingship نَهenergetic bearer (word begins)
فَهوَ ضَليعٌ بِأُمورِ المُلكِ نَه
هاضٌenergetic bearer (word ends) بِهاof them حَقّاًtruly يَقيناًcertainly غَيرَwithout شَكdoubt
هاضٌ بِها حَقّاً يَقيناً غَيرَ شَك
He is well versed in the affairs of kingship, ever
rising to shoulder them—truly, certainly, beyond doubt.
يُفَرِّجُdispels الهُمومَanxieties حَدُّthe edge of عَزمِهِhis resolve الthe
يُفَرِّجُ الهُمومَ حَدُّ عَزمِهِ ال
ماضيkeenly cutting إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الأَمرُan affair بِالأَمرِwith another affair التَبكbecame entangled
ماضي إِذا ما الأَمرُ بِالأَمرِ التَبك
The edge of his resolve dispels anxieties,
cutting keenly when one affair tangles with another.
فَالنَّصرُso victory وَالفَتحُand conquest قريناًtwo companions to جَيشهhis army
فَالنَّصرُ وَالفَتحُ قريناً جَيشه
عَلىagainst العِداthe enemies أَنّىwherever تَوَخّىhe headed وَسَلَكand travelled
عَلى العِدا أَنّى تَوَخّى وَسَلَك
Victory and conquest are companions to his army
against its enemies, wherever he heads and marches.
لوif شاءَhe wished صادَhunted اللَيثَthe lion بِالثَعلَبِwith the fox فَالso the
لو شاءَ صادَ اللَيثَ بِالثَعلَبِ فَال
لَيثُlion لَدَيهِbefore him المستَرَقُّenslaved المُشتَرَكheld in common
لَيثُ لَدَيهِ المستَرَقُّ المُشتَرَك
If he wished, he could hunt the lion with the fox; the
lion before him is enslaved, held in common.
تَخشىfear الشَواهينُthe peregrine falcons سُطاthe assaults of حَمامِهِhis doves
تَخشى الشَواهينُ سُطا حَمامِهِ
فَهوَso it is الأَكَرُّthe fiercer attacker وَالشَواهينُand the peregrines الأَرَكthe weaker
فَهوَ الأَكَرُّ وَالشَواهينُ الأَرَك
The peregrines fear the assaults of his doves;
his doves are the fiercer attackers, and the peregrines the weaker.
يُستَنزَرُis deemed scant الكَوثَرُal-Kawthar عِندَbeside جودِهِhis generosity
يُستَنزَرُ الكَوثَرُ عِندَ جودِهِ
وَعِندَand beside لُطفِthe gentleness of روحِهِhis spirit طوبىTuba حَسَكthorn-burrs
وَعِندَ لُطفِ روحِهِ طوبى حَسَك
Al-Kawthar is deemed scant beside his generosity,
and beside his spirit’s gentleness, Tuba is thorn-burrs.
بِالخَضرِthrough al-Khidr اِخضَرَّتturned green رِياضُthe gardens of العَيشِlife وَاخand grew lush (word begins)
بِالخَضرِ اِخضَرَّت رِياضُ العَيشِ وَاخ
ضَلَّتgrew lush (word ends) فَفاضَتso overflowed بَركاتٌblessings وَبِرَكand pools
ضَلَّت فَفاضَت بَركاتٌ وَبِرَك
Through al-Khidr, life’s gardens turned green and
grew lush; blessings and pools overflowed.
سالِمهُmake peace with him تَسلَمyou will be safe لاdo not تُحارِبهُfight him تَطُحyou will fall
سالِمهُ تَسلَم لا تُحارِبهُ تَطُح
فَإِنَّهُfor he is عَضبٌa keen sword مَتىwhenever هُزَّbrandished بَتَكsevered
فَإِنَّهُ عَضبٌ مَتى هُزَّ بَتَك
Make peace with him and be safe; do not fight him, or you will fall.
For he is a keen sword: whenever brandished, it severs.
أَيمِنhow auspicious! بِهِhe is مِنas مَلِكٍa king مُظَفَّرٍvictorious
أَيمِن بِهِ مِن مَلِكٍ مُظَفَّرٍ
طالَgrew tall سَنامُthe hump of المُلكِkingship مِنهُthrough him وَتَمَكand towered
طالَ سَنامُ المُلكِ مِنهُ وَتَمَك
How auspicious he is—a victorious king!
Through him the hump of kingship has grown tall and towered.
فَبِاِسمِهِso by his name يُستَهزَمِis routed الجَيشُthe army وَراbeyond (word begins)
فَبِاِسمِهِ يُستَهزَمِ الجَيشُ وَرا
ءَbeyond (word ends) الصِينِChina وَهوَwhile he is وادِعٌat ease فيin بَعلبَكBaalbek
ءَ الصِينِ وَهوَ وادِعٌ في بَعلبَك
At his name, the army is routed beyond
China, while he rests at ease in Baalbek.
لِشَنِّthrough the launching of غاراتِraids العُفاةِpetitioners مالُهُhis wealth
لِشَنِّ غاراتِ العُفاةِ مالُهُ
مُنتَهَبٌplundered وَالعِرضُwhile honor غَيرُnot مُنتَهَكviolated
مُنتَهَبٌ وَالعِرضُ غَيرُ مُنتَهَك
Through the raids launched by petitioners, his wealth
is plundered, yet his honor remains inviolate.
ياO آلَhouse of أَيّوبَAyyub لَأَنتُمyou indeed مَعشَرٌa people
يا آلَ أَيّوبَ لَأَنتُم مَعشَرٌ
تُلغونَyou discard فيin العَلياlofty glory السُكونَstillness لِلحَرَكfor motion
تُلغونَ في العَليا السُكونَ لِلحَرَك
O house of Ayyub, you are indeed a people
who, seeking eminence, discard stillness for motion.
فيin مَدحِكُمpraising you درّflowed abundantly لِكُلِّfor every شاعِرٍpoet
في مَدحِكُم درّ لِكُلِّ شاعِرٍ
درُّthe milk of الكَلامِspeech بِالمَعانيwith meanings وَحشَكand brimmed
درُّ الكَلامِ بِالمَعاني وَحشَك
In praising you, there flows for every poet
the milk of speech, rich with meanings and brimming full.
فَكُلُّso every مَدحٍpraise فيof سِواكُمothers than you ياO بَنيsons of
فَكُلُّ مَدحٍ في سِواكُم يا بَني
أَيّوبَAyyub فيamong المُلوكِkings زورٌfalsehood مُؤتَفَكfabricated
أَيّوبَ في المُلوكِ زورٌ مُؤتَفَك
So all praise of others, O sons
of Ayyub, among kings, is a fabricated lie.
أَسماؤُكُمyour names أَحسَنُthe fairest ماwhat زِينَتwere adorned بِهاwith them
أَسماؤُكُم أَحسَنُ ما زِينَت بِها
البيضُwhite silver coins أَوor الصُفرُyellow gold coins فَلاحَتso they gleamed فيon السِكَكminted coinage
البيضُ أَو الصُفرُ فَلاحَت في السِكَك
Your names are the finest adornment borne by
silver or gold, gleaming on the coinage.
فَلاso may not خَلَتbe empty مَنابِرُthe pulpits of الإِسلامِIslam مِنof
فَلا خَلَت مَنابِرُ الإِسلامِ مِن
هاthem ماso long as دَعاinvoked اللَهُGod حَنيفٌa monotheist وَنَسَكand worshipped
ها ما دَعا اللَهُ حَنيفٌ وَنَسَك
May Islam’s pulpits never be empty of
them, so long as a monotheist calls upon God and worships.
ياO أَيُّهاO you المَلكُthe king الَّذيwho يَرىregards اِدِّخاstoring-up (word begins)
يا أَيُّها المَلكُ الَّذي يَرى اِدِّخا
رَstoring-up (word ends) الحَمدِpraise فيin زَمانِهِhis time خَيرthe best of البَرَكcamel-herds
رَ الحَمدِ في زَمانِهِ خَير البَرَك
O king who regards the storing-up
of praise in his time as the finest of camel-herds,
فُقتَyou surpassed مُلوكَthe kings of الإِنسِhumankind بِالعَزمِthrough resolve وَقَدand indeed
فُقتَ مُلوكَ الإِنسِ بِالعَزمِ وَقَد
ذلَّتsubmitted مُلوكُthe kings of الجِنِّthe jinn بِالتَعزيمِthrough incantations لَكto you
ذلَّت مُلوكُ الجِنِّ بِالتَعزيمِ لَك
you surpassed the kings of humankind through resolve, and
the kings of jinn have bowed to you through incantations.
خُذtake مِدحَةًa praise-poem مِنfrom عالِمٍa scholar مُفَوَّهٍeloquent
خُذ مِدحَةً مِن عالِمٍ مُفَوَّهٍ
أَلفاظُهُhis words حائِدَةٌturning aside عَنِfrom الرَّكَكfeebleness
أَلفاظُهُ حائِدَةٌ عَنِ الرَّكَك
Accept a praise-poem from an eloquent scholar,
whose words steer clear of feebleness.
أَشعارُهُhis poems قائِلَةٌdeclaring فيin دَهرِهِhis age
أَشعارُهُ قائِلَةٌ في دَهرِهِ
هَلare? يَستَويequal الحُصنُstallions العِتاقُnoble-bred وَالرَّمَكand common mares
هَل يَستَوي الحُصنُ العِتاقُ وَالرَّمَك
His poems declare to his age:
“Are noble-bred stallions equal to common mares?”
لَيسَis not ثَناءُthe praise of مِثلِهِone like him مُطَّرَحاًcast aside
لَيسَ ثَناءُ مِثلِهِ مُطَّرَحاً
وَقَصدُand seeking مَولاناour lord فَغَيرُis therefore not مُتَّرَكabandoned
وَقَصدُ مَولانا فَغَيرُ مُتَّرَك
The praise of such a man is not to be discarded,
nor is seeking our lord to be abandoned.
إِنif كانَhe has قَدalready قَصَّرَfallen short فيin مَديحِهِpraising him
إِن كانَ قَد قَصَّرَ في مَديحِهِ
فَماthen nothing عَلىis required of الجاهِدِthe one striving إِلّاexcept ماwhat مَلَكhe commands
فَما عَلى الجاهِدِ إِلّا ما مَلَك
If he has fallen short in praising him,
one who strives owes only what lies within his power.
شَمسُthe sun of نَهارِناour day وَبَدرُand the full moon of لَيلِناour night
شَمسُ نَهارِنا وَبَدرُ لَيلِنا
مِنfrom نورِهِhis light نَسبَحُwe swim فيin كُلِّevery فَلَكcelestial sphere
مِن نورِهِ نَسبَحُ في كُلِّ فَلَك
The sun of our day and full moon of our night—
by his light we swim in every celestial sphere.
عِشlive! عُمرَthe lifespan of نوحٍNoah مالِكاًpossessing فيthrough الدَهرِtime ماwhat
عِش عُمرَ نوحٍ مالِكاً في الدَهرِ ما
كانَhad سُلَيمانُSolomon بنُson of داوودَDavid مَلَكpossessed
كانَ سُلَيمانُ بنُ داوودَ مَلَك
Live Noah’s lifespan, possessing through the ages what
Solomon son of David possessed.
هُنِّئتَmay you be blessed عاماًwith a year عَقدُهُits knot صُدورُthe breasts of حُسenviers (word begins)
هُنِّئتَ عاماً عَقدُهُ صُدورُ حُس
سَادِكَyour enviers (word ends) مِماbecause of what حَلَّlodged فيهِنَّin them وَحَكand rankled
سَادِكَ مِما حَلَّ فيهِنَّ وَحَك
May you rejoice in a year that knots the breasts of
your enviers with what has lodged in them and rankled.
فَالأَولِياءُso the allies ضاحِكونَlaughing كُلُّهُمall of them
فَالأَولِياءُ ضاحِكونَ كُلُّهُم
فيهِin it سُروراًfor joy وَأَعاديكَand your enemies ضُحَكlaughingstocks
فيهِ سُروراً وَأَعاديكَ ضُحَك
So all your allies laugh
with joy in it, while your enemies are laughingstocks.
بَقِيتَmay you remain لِلمُلكِfor kingship بَقاءan enduring continuance لَمdo not نَشُكwe doubt (word begins)
بَقِيتَ لِلمُلكِ بَقاء لَم نَشُك
كَdoubt (word ends) أَنَّهُthat it بِصَرفِby the vicissitudes of دَهرٍTime لَمhas not يُشَكbeen pierced
كَ أَنَّهُ بِصَرفِ دَهرٍ لَم يُشَك
May you endure for kingship with a permanence—we do not doubt
that Time’s vicissitudes have not pierced it—
بِالمُصطَفىby the Chosen One مَدينَةِthe city of العِلمِknowledge وَباand the gate (word begins)
بِالمُصطَفى مَدينَةِ العِلمِ وَبا
بِهاits gate (word ends) وَأَصحابِand the people of العَواليal-Awali وَفَدَكand Fadak
بِها وَأَصحابِ العَوالي وَفَدَك
by the Chosen One, the city of knowledge, and
its gate, and the people of al-Awali and Fadak.
Translation model: Sol 6.1