صحةٌhealth فيin سلامةٍsafety ونعيمِand bliss
صحةٌ في سلامةٍ ونعيمِ
وبقاءٌand enduring life فيin عزِّglory مُلْكٍsovereignty مُقيمِlasting
وبقاءٌ في عزِّ مُلْكٍ مُقيمِ
Health amid safety and bliss,
Health in wellbeing, bliss
and long life in the glory of an enduring reign.
And existence in mighty kingdom’s honor abiding
طابis delightful هذاthis الحَمّامُthe bathhouse واجتمعand gathered الحُسbeauty (first part)
طاب هذا الحَمّامُ واجتمع الحُس
نcompletion of 'beauty' إليهto it فيin جملةthe entirety of التقسيمthe design
ن إليه في جملة التقسيم
This bathhouse is delightful, and beauty has gathered
This bathhouse prospered, and the good congregated
within it, throughout its design.
To it altogether in the division of rooms
فهْوso it is مثْلُlike العروسِthe bride تُجْلَىis unveiled علىbefore الأبthe eyes (first part)
فهْو مثْلُ العروسِ تُجْلَى على الأب
صارِcompletion of 'eyes' زهواproudly فيin حُلَّةٍa robe منof رَقيمِpatterned cloth
صارِ زهوا في حُلَّةٍ من رَقيمِ
It is like a bride unveiled before the eyes,
It’s like a bride displayed over gowns
proudly, in a robe of patterned cloth.
Of brocade, glimmering in a dress of fine silk
فيهin it حُسْنٌbeauty بادٍvisible وحسنand beauty خَفِىٌّhidden
فيه حُسْنٌ بادٍ وحسن خَفِىٌّ
ليسdoes not يبدوappear إلاexcept لكلِّto every حكيمwise person
ليس يبدو إلا لكلِّ حكيم
In it is visible beauty, and hidden beauty
In it evident beauty and hidden charm
revealed only to the wise.
Appearing only to every wise one
وشموسٌand suns قدindeed جاورتْهاhave stood beside them بدورfull moons
وشموسٌ قد جاورتْها بدور
ونجومٌand stars لكنْbut بغيرِwithout رُجومmissiles for pelting
ونجومٌ لكنْ بغيرِ رُجوم
And suns with full moons beside them,
And suns neighboring it in cycles
and stars, but without missiles;
And stars but without shooting
وسيولٌand torrents تَفيضِpour forth بالحارwith hot water والباand cold water (first part)
وسيولٌ تَفيضِ بالحار والبا
ردcompletion of 'cold' لكنهاbut they بغيرwithout غيومclouds
رد لكنها بغير غيوم
and streams pouring forth hot and cold water,
And torrents overflowing with hot and cold
yet without clouds.
Yet without clouds
بخارٌsteam كأنهas though it were نكهةbreath-scent المَعْthe beloved (first part)
بخارٌ كأنه نكهة المَعْ
شوقِcompletion of 'beloved' فيin أنفthe nose of عاشقa lover محرومdeprived
شوقِ في أنف عاشق محروم
Steam, like the scent of the beloved’s breath
Steam like the savor of yearning
in the nose of a deprived lover.
In a deprived lover's breath
وطيورٌand birds تكادalmost تَشْدوsing ووحشٌand wild beasts
وطيورٌ تكاد تَشْدو ووحشٌ
رُتَّعٌgrazing freely فيamong فواكهٍfruits وكُرومand vineyards
رُتَّعٌ في فواكهٍ وكُروم
And birds that almost sing, and wild beasts
And birds almost singing and wild beasts
grazing amid fruits and vineyards.
Frolicking in fruits and vineyards
وقيانand singing slave girls تكادalmost تُفْصِحgive clear voice بالإيwith the rhythm (first part)
وقيان تكاد تُفْصِح بالإي
قاعcompletion of 'rhythm' بينbetween الثقيلthe thaqil ('heavy') rhythm والمزمومand the mazmum rhythm
قاع بين الثقيل والمزموم
And singing slave girls, almost giving voice
And harbingers almost articulating in heavy and light tones
to rhythm, between thaqil and mazmum.
And ponds elegant and vibrant, revealing
وحياضٌand pools راقتْgrew clear ورقَّتْand grew translucent فأبدتْso revealed
وحياضٌ راقتْ ورقَّتْ فأبدتْ
كلَّeverything فيin ضِمْنِهاtheir interior مكتومconcealed
كلَّ في ضِمْنِها مكتوم
And pools grown clear and translucent, revealing
All that's concealed within them
everything concealed within them.
You perfected it, oh Commander of the Faithful
كلمْتهspoke to it سعادةُthe good fortune of الآمِرal-Amir المُحْthe reviver (first part)
كلمْته سعادةُ الآمِر المُحْ
يcompletion of 'reviver' بجَدْواهُthrough his bounty كلَّeverything بالٍworn out رَميمdecayed
ي بجَدْواهُ كلَّ بالٍ رَميم
The good fortune of al-Amir spoke to it—he who
With your efforts dispelling every defect
revives through his bounty all that is worn and decayed:
The Imam Mansur, may your subject
الإمامِthe Imam المنصورal-Mansur أكرمِmost generous مخلوa created being (first part)
الإمامِ المنصور أكرمِ مخلو
قٍcompletion of 'created being' وقَولىand my words علىin سبيلthe sense of العمومuniversality
قٍ وقَولى على سبيل العموم
Imam al-Mansur, most generous of all created beings—
Be protected, and my words in generality
and I mean this universally.
Partial English translation: 23 of 24 Arabic lines translated.