ملكa king سماrose high ذوpossessing كمالperfection زانهadorned him كرمgenerosity
ملك سما ذو كمال زانه كرم
أغنىhe enriched الورىhumankind منthrough كريمnoble الطبعnature والشيمand character traits
أغنى الورى من كريم الطبع والشيم
A king who rose high, possessed of perfection, adorned by generosity.
He enriched humankind through his noble nature and character.
بهthrough him الغناprosperity وردهhis watering place تصفوrun clear مشاربهits draughts
به الغنا ورده تصفو مشاربه
بناhe built العلاglory فيin يديهhis two hands وابلa downpour النعمblessings
بنا العلا في يديه وابل النعم
Through him comes prosperity; clear are the draughts at his watering place.
He built glory; in his hands is a downpour of blessings.
لهhis is نماgrowth طالstands tall منone who فيin فرعهhis branch شمممlofty pride
له نما طال من في فرعه شممم
كماas ترىyou see فاقhe surpassed كلall العربthe Arabs والعجمand the non-Arabs
كما ترى فاق كل العرب والعجم
His is growth; he whose branch bears lofty pride stands tall.
As you see, he surpassed all Arabs and non-Arabs.
حلوsweet الجناthe fruit قدindeed توالتcame in succession ليto me مواهبةhis gifts
حلو الجنا قد توالت لي مواهبة
لماwhen علاhe rose high وهوwhile he فيin العلياءthe heights كالعلمlike a banner
لما علا وهو في العلياء كالعلم
Sweet is his fruit; his gifts have come to me in succession.
When he rose, he stood in the heights like a banner.
يروىhe quenches الظماthirst بأيادwith favors كلهاall of them نعمblessings
يروى الظما بأياد كلها نعم
سماhe rose الذراthe summits عندهbeside him الاملاكkings كالخدمlike servants
سما الذرا عنده الاملاك كالخدم
He quenches thirst with favors, all of them blessings.
He rose to the summits; beside him kings are like servants.
يعطىhe grants المنىwishes كلماwhenever جادتpoured generously سحائبةhis clouds
يعطى المنى كلما جادت سحائبة
أولىhe bestowed upon الملاhumankind شائعwidespread الإِحسانkindness والنعمand blessings
أولى الملا شائع الإِحسان والنعم
He grants wishes whenever his clouds pour generously.
He bestowed widespread kindness and blessings upon humankind.
بحرa sea طماoverflowed بسجاياwith virtues كلهمall of them حكمwisdom
بحر طما بسجايا كلهم حكم
معطىa bestower of الثرىriches ليسnot يخشىhe fears زلةa slip القدمthe foot
معطى الثرى ليس يخشى زلة القدم
A sea overflowing with virtues, all of them wisdom.
A bestower of riches, he fears no slip of the foot.
يغيثناhe aids us لاnot يخافfears الدهرtime طالبهhis seeker
يغيثنا لا يخاف الدهر طالبه
لهto him الولاloyalty منكfrom you إسماعيلIsma'il عنfrom قدمlong ago
له الولا منك إسماعيل عن قدم
He comes to our aid; whoever seeks him does not fear time.
He has your loyalty, Isma'il, from of old.
غيثlife-giving rain هَماpoured down جودهhis generosity ماnot بعدهafter it عدمwant
غيث هَما جوده ما بعده عدم
ليثa lion الشرىof al-Shara نحنwe منهthrough him الدهرforever فيin حرمa sanctuary
ليث الشرى نحن منه الدهر في حرم
A pouring rain: after his generosity there is no want.
A lion of al-Shara; through him we are forever in sanctuary.
منيلناour benefactor باسطextending فيin اللينgentleness جانبهhis side
منيلنا باسط في اللين جانبه
كمhow often قدindeed كفاhe provided enough وكفاناand spared us صولةthe onslaught العدمwant
كم قد كفا وكفانا صولة العدم
Our benefactor, presenting a gentle, welcoming side.
How often he has provided, and spared us want's onslaught.
ليثa lion حمىdefended سيفهhis sword ماnot مسهtouched it سأَمweariness
ليث حمى سيفه ما مسه سأَم
وكمand how often دراhe warded off ووقاناand protected us كلevery مهتضمoppressor
وكم درا ووقانا كل مهتضم
A lion who defends; weariness has never touched his sword.
And how often he has repelled every oppressor, keeping us safe.
رحبspacious الفناthe courtyard تملأfill الدنياthe world كتائبهhis battalions
رحب الفنا تملأ الدنيا كتائبه
لهto him حلاwas sweet يغمدhe sheathes الأسيافthe swords فيin القممthe crowns of heads
له حلا يغمد الأسياف في القمم
Broad is his courtyard; his battalions fill the world.
He finds it sweet to sheathe swords in the crowns of heads.
مجرىone who makes flow الدماblood والضواريand fierce beasts عندهbefore him غنمsheep
مجرى الدما والضواري عنده غنم
يهوىhe loves السرىnight travel قاتلa fighter بالسيفwith the sword والقلمand the pen
يهوى السرى قاتل بالسيف والقلم
He makes blood flow; fierce beasts are sheep before him.
He loves night journeys, fighting with sword and pen.
وماانثنىand he never turned back وهوwhile he لاnot تثنىare bent مضاربهhis sword-edges
وماانثنى وهو لا تثنى مضاربه
يبرىhe severs الطلاnecks شأنهhis way التعفيرcasting into dust للممfor locks of hair
يبرى الطلا شأنه التعفير للمم
He has never turned back, and his sword-edges do not bend.
He severs necks; his way is to cast locks of hair into the dust.
ملكa king جنىreaped لاnot يرىhe sees سوءاharm بصاحبهto his companion
ملك جنى لا يرى سوءا بصاحبه
يرميhe traverses الفلاthe wastes لاnot يرىis seen بالمكثwhile lingering فيin الأجمthe thickets
يرمي الفلا لا يرى بالمكث في الأجم
A king who has reaped; he sees no harm befall his companion.
He traverses the wastes; he is not seen lingering in the thickets.
قدindeed انتماhe rose high فعلاهso his glory ماnot لهاfor it اممan equal
قد انتما فعلاه ما لها امم
لهhis are عرافاhandholds (uncertain reading) فاعتلقso cling to ماwhatever شئتyou wish والتزمand hold fast
له عرافا فاعتلق ما شئت والتزم
He has risen high; his glory has no equal.
His are handholds [uncertain reading]; grasp whichever you wish and hold fast.
لهhis is الهناjoy لمnot تفارقناhave left us عجائبهhis wonders
له الهنا لم تفارقنا عجائبه
قدindeed انجلاhas shone forth وجههhis face كالبدرlike the full moon فيin الظلمdarkness
قد انجلا وجهه كالبدر في الظلم
His is joy; his wonders have never left us.
His face has shone forth like the full moon in the darkness.
حمىhe guarded الحمىthe sanctuary مالكa sovereign بالسيفwith the sword منتقمavenging
حمى الحمى مالك بالسيف منتقم
فكمand how often فرىcleft سيفهhis sword فيthrough العسكرthe army العرمthe mighty
فكم فرى سيفه في العسكر العرم
A sovereign has guarded the sanctuary, taking vengeance with the sword.
And how often his sword has cleft the mighty host!
فحسبناso sufficient for us مالكa sovereign تسموrise high مناصبهhis stations
فحسبنا مالك تسمو مناصبه
فلاso may not خلاbe without أخذهhis receiving عنfrom ماجدone noble in الكرمgenerosity
فلا خلا أخذه عن ماجد الكرم
So a sovereign whose stations rise high is enough for us.
So may he never cease receiving from one noble in generosity.
Translation model: Sol 6.1