فخرتtook pride بنوthe sons of الغزّيal-Ghazzi فيهin him وإنهand indeed he is
فخرت بنو الغزّي فيه وإنه
شهمnoble-hearted تقرattest بفضلهto his excellence الثقلانhumankind and jinn
شهم تقر بفضله الثقلان
The sons of al-Ghazzi took pride in him, and indeed he is
The people of Ghazi take pride in him, for he
a noble man whose excellence both humankind and jinn acknowledge.
Is valiant, and his superiority is acknowledged by nobles and commoners alike.
حبرa scholar تسلسلdescended منfrom سلالةlineage ماجدa noble man
حبر تسلسل من سلالة ماجد
منfrom بيتa house مجدglory شيدwas built بالإيمانwith faith
من بيت مجد شيد بالإيمان
A scholar descended from a nobleman's line,
He traces his lineage to a succession of glorious ancestors
from a house of glory built on faith.
From a house of glory built on faith.
قومa people إذاwhen آبreturns النزيلthe guest ببابهمto their door
قوم إذا آب النزيل ببابهم
فهناكthen there يأمنis safe منfrom يدthe hand الحدثانtime's misfortunes
فهناك يأمن من يد الحدثان
A people—when a guest returns to their door,
A people, when the wayfarer comes to their abode,
then there he is safe from the hand of misfortune.
There he finds safety from the hands of the unruly.
ملكa king إذاwhen هاجتsurge بحارseas نوالهhis bounty
ملك إذا هاجت بحار نواله
يخشىone fears علىfor الدنياthe world منfrom الطوفانthe deluge
يخشى على الدنيا من الطوفان
A king—when the seas of his bounty surge,
A king whose seas of bounty are churned
one fears for the world, lest the deluge overwhelm it.
The world fears a deluge from his flood.