سيرةُthe life of يَعقوبَYaʿqub بنson of عَبدʿAbd (servant of) الحَقّal-Haqq (the Truth)
سيرةُ يَعقوبَ بن عَبد الحَقّ
قَدindeed حازَhe has won فيهاin it قَصَباتthe reeds of السَبقvictory
قَد حازَ فيها قَصَبات السَبق
The life of Yaʿqub ibn ʿAbd al-Haqq:
In it he has carried off the reeds of victory.
سيرتُهُhis practice أَنthat يَقرأhe reads الكِتاباthe Book
سيرتُهُ أَن يَقرأ الكِتابا
وَيذكرand speaks of العُلومthe sciences وَالآداباand literature
وَيذكر العُلوم وَالآدابا
His practice is to read the Book,
And speak of the sciences and literature.
يَقومhe stands لِلصَلاةfor prayer ثُلثَa third of اللَيلthe night
يَقوم لِلصَلاة ثُلثَ اللَيل
وَماand not لَهُfor him عَنfrom وِردِهِhis regular devotions مِنany مَيلdeviation
وَما لَهُ عَن وِردِهِ مِن مَيل
He stands in prayer for a third of the night,
Never turning aside from his regular devotions.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الصُبحdawn لاحَappeared وَاِنصَدَعand broke
حَتّى إِذا ما الصُبح لاحَ وَاِنصَدَع
قامَhe rose وَصَلّىand prayed للإلهto God وَرَكَعand bowed
قامَ وَصَلّى للإله وَرَكَع
Until, when dawn appears and breaks,
He rises, prays to God, and bows.
وَضجّand cried aloud بِالتَسبيحin glorification وَالتَقديسand hallowing
وَضجّ بِالتَسبيح وَالتَقديس
حَتّىuntil يُتمّhe completes الحزبthe allotted recitation فيin التَغليسearly dawn's darkness
حَتّى يُتمّ الحزب في التَغليس
And raises his voice in glorifying and hallowing God,
Until he completes his allotted recitation in the darkness of early dawn.
يَقرأhe reads أَوّلاًfirst كِتابthe book of السيرbiographies
يَقرأ أَوّلاً كِتاب السير
وَالقصصand the stories الَّتيwhich بِكُلwith every خَبَرaccount
وَالقصص الَّتي بِكُل خَبَر
He first reads the book of biographies,
And the stories containing accounts of every kind.
ثُمَّthen فُتوحThe Conquests of الشامal-Sham بِاجتِهادwith diligence
ثُمَّ فُتوح الشام بِاجتِهاد
وَبَعدهand after it المَعروفthe work known بِالإِنجادas al-Injad
وَبَعده المَعروف بِالإِنجاد
Then diligently reads The Conquests of al-Sham,
And afterward the work known as al-Injad.
سُؤالهhis questioning تَعجزare unable عَنهُto cope with it الطَلَبهthe students
سُؤاله تَعجز عَنهُ الطَلَبه
وَمنand those who لَدَيهِare with him مِنamong أَجلّthe most eminent الكَتَبهthe scribes
وَمن لَدَيهِ مِن أَجلّ الكَتَبه
His questions baffle the students,
And the most eminent scribes attending him.
يَقعدhe sits للكُتبwith the books إِلىuntil وَقتthe time of الضُحىmidmorning
يَقعد للكُتب إِلى وَقت الضُحى
ثُمthen يصليهاhe performs that prayer كَفعلas is the practice of الصلحاthe righteous
ثُم يصليها كَفعل الصلحا
He sits over the books until midmorning,
Then offers its prayer, as the righteous do.
وَيَأمرand commands الكُتّابthe scribes بِالأَوامرwith orders
وَيَأمر الكُتّاب بِالأَوامر
فيin باطنthe hidden part مِنof سرّهhis private affairs وَظاهرand the open part
في باطن مِن سرّه وَظاهر
And gives the scribes their orders,
In his affairs, both hidden and open.
وَيَدخلُand enter الأَشياخُthe elders مِنof مرينMarin
وَيَدخلُ الأَشياخُ مِن مرين
لِلرأيfor counsel وَالتَدبيرand planning وَالتَزيينand adornment
لِلرأي وَالتَدبير وَالتَزيين
And the elders of Marin enter,
For counsel and planning, and to lend splendor.
مَجلسُهhis assembly لَيسَthere is no بِهِin it فجورwickedness
مَجلسُه لَيسَ بِهِ فجور
وَلاnor فَتىa young man فيin قَولهِhis speech يَجُورacts unjustly
وَلا فَتى في قَولهِ يَجُور
His assembly harbors no wickedness,
Nor does any young man speak unjustly.
كَأَنَّهُمas though they were مثلlike النُجومthe stars الزّهرradiant
كَأَنَّهُم مثل النُجوم الزّهر
وَبَينَهُمand among them يَعقوبYaʿqub مثلlike البَدرِthe full moon
وَبَينَهُم يَعقوب مثل البَدرِ
They seem like the radiant stars,
And among them Yaʿqub is like the full moon.
قَدindeed أُلبِسَhe has been clothed in الوَقارdignity وَالسَكينهand serenity
قَد أُلبِسَ الوَقار وَالسَكينه
وَحَلّand he has settled فيin مَكانةٍa station مَكينهfirmly established
وَحَلّ في مَكانةٍ مَكينه
He has been clothed in dignity and serenity,
And has settled in a firmly established station.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle حانَarrived وَقتُthe time of الظُهرِnoon
حَتّى إِذا ما حانَ وَقتُ الظُهرِ
قامَhe rose إِلىto بَيتthe house of النَدىgenerosity وَالفَخرِand glory
قامَ إِلى بَيت النَدى وَالفَخرِ
Until, when the hour of noon arrives,
He rises and goes to the house of generosity and glory.
يَبقىhe remains إِلىuntil وَقتthe time of صَلاةthe prayer of العَصرthe afternoon
يَبقى إِلى وَقت صَلاة العَصر
يَأتيhe acts بِقَصدwith moderation نَهيهِhis prohibition وَالأَمرand command
يَأتي بِقَصد نَهيهِ وَالأَمر
He remains until the time of the afternoon prayer,
Exercising moderation in his prohibitions and commands.
فَيُنصفso he gives justice to المَظلومthe wronged مِمّنagainst whoever ظلمهwronged him
فَيُنصف المَظلوم مِمّن ظلمه
وَلَمand did not يَزَلcease إِلىuntil صَلاةthe prayer of العَتمَهnight
وَلَم يَزَل إِلى صَلاة العَتمَه
Thus he grants the wronged redress against their oppressor,
And continues until the night prayer.
ثُمَّthen يؤمّhe heads toward بَيتَهhis home الكَريماnoble
ثُمَّ يؤمّ بَيتَه الكَريما
وَيَترُكand leaves الوَزيرthe vizier وَالخَديماand the servant
وَيَترُك الوَزير وَالخَديما
Then he heads toward his noble home,
And leaves the vizier and the servant.
ثُمَّthen يَنامُhe sleeps تارَةًat times وَتارهand at times
ثُمَّ يَنامُ تارَةً وَتاره
يدبّرhe manages الأُمورaffairs وَالإِدارهand administration
يدبّر الأُمور وَالإِداره
Then he sleeps at times, and at times
Manages affairs and administration.
ماnot إِنemphatic particle يَنامhe sleeps اللَيلat night إِلّاexcept ساهِراkeeping vigil
ما إِن يَنام اللَيل إِلّا ساهِرا
يَنويhe intends الجِهادjihad باطِناًinwardly وَظاهِراand outwardly
يَنوي الجِهاد باطِناً وَظاهِرا
He sleeps at night only while keeping vigil,
Intent on jihad, inwardly and outwardly.
رَأَيتُهI saw him يَصحبهاaccompanies it التَمكينfirm dominion
رَأَيتُه يَصحبها التَمكين
مُباركblessed طالعهhis ascendant مَيمونauspicious
مُبارك طالعه مَيمون
I saw him, his way of life attended by firm dominion;
His ascendant is blessed and auspicious.
فَأَمّنso he made safe الغَربthe West مِنfrom الفَسادcorruption
فَأَمّن الغَرب مِن الفَساد
وَنَشرَand spread العَدلjustice عَلىover العِبادthe people
وَنَشرَ العَدل عَلى العِباد
So he secured the West against corruption,
And spread justice among the people.
وَلَمand did not يَدعleave فيin الغَربthe West مَنanyone who يَجُورacts unjustly
وَلَم يَدع في الغَرب مَن يَجُور
وَزالَتand vanished الأَهوالthe terrors وَالفجورand wickedness
وَزالَت الأَهوال وَالفجور
And left none in the West to act unjustly,
And terrors and wickedness vanished.
وَخَضَعَتand submitted مَرينُMarin تَحتَbeneath قَهرهhis dominion
وَخَضَعَت مَرينُ تَحتَ قَهره
وَأَذعَنواand they submitted لِنَهيهto his prohibition وَأَمرهand his command
وَأَذعَنوا لِنَهيه وَأَمره
And Marin bowed beneath his dominion,
And they obeyed his prohibitions and commands.
وَرَفَعand he lifted الظُلمoppression عَنfrom الرَعيهthe subjects
وَرَفَع الظُلم عَن الرَعيه
وَقمعand subdued الطغاةthe tyrants فيamong البَريّهhumankind
وَقمع الطغاة في البَريّه
And he lifted oppression from the subjects,
And subdued the tyrants among humankind.
فَهَلthen (question) سَمعتُمyou have heard مثلَthe like of هَذيthis السيرهway of life
فَهَل سَمعتُم مثلَ هَذي السيره
وَهَذِهِand these المَآثرnoble deeds الأَثيرهcherished
وَهَذِهِ المَآثر الأَثيره
Have you, then, heard of a life like this,
And these cherished noble deeds?
كَذاكَthus كانَwas فعلهhis conduct قَديماof old
كَذاكَ كانَ فعله قَديما
بِذاكthrough that نالَhe attained الملكkingship وَالتَعظيماand veneration
بِذاك نالَ الملك وَالتَعظيما
Such was his conduct of old;
Through that he attained kingship and veneration.
Translation model: Sol 6.1