يَخِفُّgrows light بِشراًwith joy إِذاwhen اِنهَلَّتpour forth أَنامِلُهُhis fingertips
يَخِفُّ بِشراً إِذا اِنهَلَّت أَنامِلُهُ
وَالسُحبُand the clouds توصَفُare described إِذwhen تَنهَلُّpour down بِالثِقَلِas heavy
وَالسُحبُ توصَفُ إِذ تَنهَلُّ بِالثِقَلِ
He grows light with joy when his fingertips pour forth,
He hides his joy when his wishes are fulfilled,
While clouds are called heavy when they pour down.
And clouds are described as heavy when water pours from them.
أَغَرُّradiant يَكتُمُhe conceals مِنout of جودٍgenerosity عَوارِفَهُhis favors
أَغَرُّ يَكتُمُ مِن جودٍ عَوارِفَهُ
وَيَشهرُand he brandishes البيضَthe bright swords بَأساًwith valor شُهرَةَrenown المَثَلِof a proverb
وَيَشهرُ البيضَ بَأساً شُهرَةَ المَثَلِ
Radiant, he conceals his favors out of generosity,
The noblest man conceals his generosity,
And boldly brandishes the bright swords with proverbial renown.
While the coward boasts of valor he does not possess.
فَيَنشُرُso spreads abroad الحَمدُpraise ماwhat أَخفاهُhe concealed it مِنof مِنَنٍfavors
فَيَنشُرُ الحَمدُ ما أَخفاهُ مِن مِنَنٍ
وَيَكتُمُand conceals الضَربُthe blows بيضَthe bright swords الهِندِof India فيin القَلَلِthe skulls
وَيَكتُمُ الضَربُ بيضَ الهِندِ في القَلَلِ
So praise spreads abroad the favors he has concealed,
So praise reveals the good deeds he hid,
And the blows conceal India's bright blades in skulls.
As stones on a mountainside conceal the blowing wind.
يَأويseeks refuge لِعُلياهُto his exalted station مَحمِيٌّone protected وَمُضطَهَدٌand one oppressed
يَأوي لِعُلياهُ مَحمِيٌّ وَمُضطَهَدٌ
كَالماءِlike water فيهِat it ورودُcoming to drink اللَيثِthe lion وَالحَمَلِand the lamb
كَالماءِ فيهِ ورودُ اللَيثِ وَالحَمَلِ
The protected and the oppressed seek refuge in his exalted station,
The persecuted and protected both seek its shelter,
Like water, where lion and lamb both come to drink.
Like water where the lion and the lamb come to drink.
وَيَشتَهيand longs for نَيلَهُhis bounty مُثرٍa wealthy person وَذوand one with عَدَمٍdestitution
وَيَشتَهي نَيلَهُ مُثرٍ وَذو عَدَمٍ
كَالراحِlike wine تَصلُحُis suited لِلصاحيfor the sober وَلِلثَمِلِand for the drunk
كَالراحِ تَصلُحُ لِلصاحي وَلِلثَمِلِ
And the wealthy and the destitute long for his bounty,
The rich and the poor both yearn to attain it,
Like wine, suited to the sober and the drunk.
Like the breeze, suitable both for wakeful and asleep.
ذوpossessing عَزمَةٍresolve كَاِلتِماعِlike the flash البَرقِof lightning واقِدَةٍblazing
ذو عَزمَةٍ كَاِلتِماعِ البَرقِ واقِدَةٍ
تَجيءُcomes مِنfrom نَصرِهِhis victory بِالعارِضِwith the raincloud الهَطِلِpouring abundantly
تَجيءُ مِن نَصرِهِ بِالعارِضِ الهَطِلِ
He has a resolve blazing like the flash of lightning,
With determination like lightning bright and flashing,
Bringing from his victory a cloud of pouring rain.
Victory comes to him in pouring rain.
لَولاwere it not for السُعودُthe lucky stars الَّتيthat نيطَتwere bound بِهِمَّتِهِto his ambition
لَولا السُعودُ الَّتي نيطَت بِهِمَّتِهِ
لَكُنتُI would have been أَحسَبُهاreckoning it بُعداًin distance إِلىto زُحَلِSaturn
لَكُنتُ أَحسَبُها بُعداً إِلى زُحَلِ
Were it not for the lucky stars bound to his ambition,
If not for the good fortune bound to his resolve,
I would have thought it reached as far as Saturn.
I would think it as far away as the planet Jupiter.