أَرىI see المَعاليhigh honors بِمَنwith those who يَرجىare looked to with hope لَهاfor them عَنيتُhave taken an interest
أَرى المَعالي بِمَن يَرجى لَها عَنيتُ
وَالمَجدُand glory صارَhas come لِأَهلِto the people of الفَضلِmerit يَنحازُto side
وَالمَجدُ صارَ لِأَهلِ الفَضلِ يَنحازُ
I see high honors attending to those deemed worthy of them;
and glory has come to side with people of merit.
وَلاand not أَلامَam I blamed إِذاif ماever (emphatic) قُلتُI said كَمhow often نَظَرتُI have watched
وَلا أَلامَ إِذا ما قُلتُ كَم نَظَرتُ
كَخَبطِlike the stumbling of عَشواءَa night-blind she-camel بَينَamong الناسِpeople تَجتازُthey pass
كَخَبطِ عَشواءَ بَينَ الناسِ تَجتازُ
I am not to blame for saying how often I have watched them
pass among people like a stumbling, night-blind she-camel.
لَكِنbut عَبّاسَناour Abbas قَدindeed زادَهاhas increased them in شَرَفاًhonor
لَكِن عَبّاسَنا قَد زادَها شَرَفاً
وَزانَهاand adorned them مِنهُfrom him إِكرامٌhonoring وَإِعزازُand esteem
وَزانَها مِنهُ إِكرامٌ وَإِعزازُ
But our Abbas has increased their honor,
and honor and esteem from him have adorned them.
اِنظُرlook لِهَذاat this man الَّذيwhom لاقَتُهُthey met him لائِقَةًfittingly
اِنظُر لِهَذا الَّذي لاقَتُهُ لائِقَةً
يَسوقُهاdrives them نَحوَهُtoward him شَوقٌlonging وَأَعوازُand need
يَسوقُها نَحوَهُ شَوقٌ وَأَعوازُ
Look at this man, whom they have fittingly met:
longing and need drive them toward him.
سَمىnamesake of عَمَّthe uncle of حَبيبُthe beloved of اللَهِGod حَمزَتَناour Hamza
سَمى عَمَّ حَبيبُ اللَهِ حَمزَتَنا
مِنone who مُنهٍfrom him يَبَرُّrings true إِسهابٌexpansive speech وَإيجازُand concise speech
مِن مُنهٍ يَبَرُّ إِسهابٌ وَإيجازُ
Our Hamza, namesake of the uncle of God's beloved,
whose speech rings true, whether expansive or concise.
فَقَدfor indeed تَحَلَّتthey adorned themselves بِهِwith him وَاِمتازَand gained distinction مَوقِعُهاtheir place
فَقَد تَحَلَّت بِهِ وَاِمتازَ مَوقِعُها
كَماjust as بِهاwith them قَدindeed تَحَلّىhe adorned himself وَهوَand he is مُمتازُdistinguished
كَما بِها قَد تَحَلّى وَهوَ مُمتازُ
For they have adorned themselves with him, and their place has gained distinction,
just as he has adorned himself with them, distinguished as he is.
وَهَكَذاand thus فَليَكُنso let it be صَوناًa safeguard لِكُلِّfor every سَناًradiance
وَهَكَذا فَليَكُن صَوناً لِكُلِّ سَناً
ماnot ضاعَwas lost دُرٌّa pearl لَهُfor it فيin الكَنزِthe treasury إِحرازُsafekeeping
ما ضاعَ دُرٌّ لَهُ في الكَنزِ إِحرازُ
And so let it be, preserving every radiance:
no pearl is lost when safely kept in a treasury.
وَحِليَةُand the adornment of السَيفِthe sword لاnot تُغنيis of use بِرَونَقِهاwith its luster
وَحِليَةُ السَيفِ لا تُغني بِرَونَقِها
إِنif فارَقَhas left المَتنَthe blade إِرهافٌsharpness وَإِجهازُand killing power
إِن فارَقَ المَتنَ إِرهافٌ وَإِجهازُ
And a sword's adornment, for all its luster, is of no avail
if sharpness and killing power forsake the blade.
وَالحَمدُand praise لِلَهِto God مَولاناour lord العَزيزُthe esteemed لَهُhis is
وَالحَمدُ لِلَهِ مَولانا العَزيزُ لَهُ
حُسنَsoundness of اِختِيارٍchoice بِهِthrough it ماnot خابَhas failed إيعازُa directive
حُسنَ اِختِيارٍ بِهِ ما خابَ إيعازُ
And praise be to God! Our esteemed lord possesses
sound judgment in choosing; through it no directive fails.
وَالأَمرُand the matter أَوضَحَthe clearest مِصداقٌproof يُؤَرِّخُهُrecords its date
وَالأَمرُ أَوضَحَ مِصداقٌ يُؤَرِّخُهُ
بِلُبِّهِwith its essence حَمزَةًHamza وَالفَضلُand merit يَمتازُstands out
بِلُبِّهِ حَمزَةً وَالفَضلُ يَمتازُ
And the matter is the clearest proof; its date is recorded
in its essence: 'Hamza, and merit stands out.'
Translation model: Sol 6.1