حَيِّSalute الْجَماعَةَthe society جَاوَزَتْhas surpassed
حَيِّ الْجَماعَةَ جَاوَزَتْ
خَمْسِينَfifty عَاماًyears فِيin الجِهَادْstriving
خَمْسِينَ عَاماً فِي الجِهَادْ
Salute the society that has passed
Fifty years in striving,
تَرْقىit ascends المَعَارِجَthe heights مِنthrough سَبِيtwo paths (first fragment)
تَرْقى المَعَارِجَ مِن سَبِي
لَيْنِtwo paths (final fragment) المَضَاءِresolve وَالاجْتِهَادْand diligence
لَيْنِ المَضَاءِ وَالاجْتِهَادْ
Ascending the heights by the two paths
Of resolve and diligence.
دَلَّتْit pointed بِقُدْرَتِهَاby its power عَلَىto
دَلَّتْ بِقُدْرَتِهَا عَلَى
فَضْلِthe merit of الْوِفَاقِharmony وَالاتِّحَادْand unity
فَضْلِ الْوِفَاقِ وَالاتِّحَادْ
Through its power it has shown
The merit of harmony and union.
يَقْظَىwatchful تصَرفُit directs بِرthe charity of أَهْـpeople (first fragment)
يَقْظَى تصَرفُ بِر أَهْـ
ـلِpeople (final fragment) الْبِرِّbenevolence فِيalong نَهْجِthe path of السَّدَادْright conduct
ـلِ الْبِرِّ فِي نَهْجِ السَّدَادْ
Ever watchful, it directs the charity of
The charitable along the path of right conduct.
أُنْظُرْLook إِلىat آثَارِهَاits works
أُنْظُرْ إِلى آثَارِهَا
وَإِلىand at المَآثِرِthe noble deeds فِيin الْبِلاَدْthe land
وَإِلى المَآثِرِ فِي الْبِلاَدْ
Look at its works,
And at its noble deeds throughout the land.
كَمْhow many فَرَّجَتْit relieved مِنْof كُرْبَةa distress
كَمْ فَرَّجَتْ مِنْ كُرْبَة
رَانَتْweighed heavily وَأَنْجَتْand it rescued مِنْfrom نَآدْcalamity
رَانَتْ وَأَنْجَتْ مِنْ نَآدْ
How many a distress it has relieved
That weighed heavily, and brought rescue from calamity.
كَمْhow many شَاكِياًa sufferer أَشْكَتْit relieved مِنَfrom الْـthe
كَمْ شَاكِياً أَشْكَتْ مِنَ الْـ
أَلَمِpain المُبَرِّحِexcruciating وَالسُّهَادْand sleeplessness
أَلَمِ المُبَرِّحِ وَالسُّهَادْ
How many a sufferer it has relieved of
Excruciating pain and sleeplessness.
كَمْhow many شَارِداًa wanderer آوَتْit sheltered وَقَدْand already
كَمْ شَارِداً آوَتْ وَقَدْ
حُرِمَwas deprived of الحَشِيَّةَthe mattress وَالْوِسَادْand the pillow
حُرِمَ الحَشِيَّةَ وَالْوِسَادْ
How many a wanderer it has sheltered, who had
Been denied a mattress and a pillow.
كَمْhow many ثَقَّفَتْit cultivated عَقْلاًa mind أَفَاbenefited (first fragment)
كَمْ ثَقَّفَتْ عَقْلاً أَفَا
دَbenefited (final fragment) الْعَالَمِينَhumankind بِمَاthrough what أَفَادَit acquired
دَ الْعَالَمِينَ بِمَا أَفَادَ
How many a mind it has cultivated, which benefited
Humankind through what it learned.
كَمْhow many عَالَجَتْit treated خُلُقاًa character فَرُدَّso it was restored
كَمْ عَالَجَتْ خُلُقاً فَرُدَّ
مِنَfrom الضَّلاَلِerror إِلَىto الرَّشَادْright guidance
مِنَ الضَّلاَلِ إِلَى الرَّشَادْ
How many a character it has mended and brought back
From error to right guidance.
يَاO عُصْبَةًfellowship نَصَرَتْthat aided ضِعَاthe weak (first fragment)
يَا عُصْبَةً نَصَرَتْ ضِعَا
فَweak (final fragment) الخَلْقِhumankind فِيin الأُزُمِcrises الشِّدَادْsevere
فَ الخَلْقِ فِي الأُزُمِ الشِّدَادْ
O fellowship that aided the weak
Among humankind in the direst crises,
وَبِسَعْيِهَاand through its striving وَثَبَاتِهَاand its steadfastness انْwere united (first fragment)
وَبِسَعْيِهَا وَثَبَاتِهَا انْ
تَظَمَتْwere united (final fragment) قُوىًforces كَانَتْthat had been بَدَادْscattered
تَظَمَتْ قُوىً كَانَتْ بَدَادْ
Through its striving and steadfastness,
Forces once scattered were brought together.
فَغَدَتْand so they became عَتَاداًresources لِلْعُفَاfor supplicants (first fragment)
فَغَدَتْ عَتَاداً لِلْعُفَا
ةِsupplicants (final fragment) وَقَبْلَهَاand before it فَقَدْواthey lacked الْعَتَادْthe resources
ةِ وَقَبْلَهَا فَقَدْوا الْعَتَادْ
And became resources for those seeking aid,
Who before it had lacked such resources.
رَحِمَmay He have mercy الإِلهُGod مُؤَسِّسِيfounders of
رَحِمَ الإِلهُ مُؤَسِّسِي
كِyour (feminine suffix) المُحْسِنِيْنَwho do good إِلىto الْعِبَادْthe servants
كِ المُحْسِنِيْنَ إِلى الْعِبَادْ
May God have mercy on your founders,
Who have done good to His servants,
مَنْfrom بَادِيءٍone who began فِيهِمْamong them وَمِنْand from
مَنْ بَادِيءٍ فِيهِمْ وَمِنْ
مُتَأَثِّرٍa follower وَالَىwho carried on وَزَادْand added more
مُتَأَثِّرٍ وَالَى وَزَادْ
From the pioneers among them
To the followers who carried on and added more.
وَجَزَىand may He reward المُعَمَّرَthe long-lived one مِنْهُمُamong them
وَجَزَى المُعَمَّرَ مِنْهُمُ
نِعَماًwith blessings تَدِرُّthat flow abundantly بِلاَwithout نَفَادْexhaustion
نِعَماً تَدِرُّ بِلاَ نَفَادْ
And reward the long-lived one among them
With blessings flowing without end.
كَيَّالُKayyal خَيْرُthe best بَقِيَّةٍsurvivor
كَيَّالُ خَيْرُ بَقِيَّةٍ
مِمَّنْof those who بَنَىbuilt فِيهِمْamong them وَشَادْand raised
مِمَّنْ بَنَى فِيهِمْ وَشَادْ
Kayyal is the finest survivor
Of those among them who built and raised it.
وَرَعَىand may He protect الأُولَىthose who خَلَفُواsucceeded الْعِمَاthe pillars (first fragment)
وَرَعَى الأُولَى خَلَفُوا الْعِمَا
دَpillars (final fragment) السَّابِقِينَthe earlier ones مِنَamong الْعِمَادْthe pillars
دَ السَّابِقِينَ مِنَ الْعِمَادْ
And may He protect the pillars who succeeded
The earlier pillars of support:
أَعْيانnotables of طَائِفَةٍa community هَوَاlove
أَعْيان طَائِفَةٍ هَوَا
هَاits (suffix) فِيin الصِّمِيمِthe innermost core مِنَof الْفُؤَادْthe heart
هَا فِي الصِّمِيمِ مِنَ الْفُؤَادْ
Notables of a community, love for which
Dwells in the innermost heart.
إِنِّيindeed I أُقَلِّبُI turn بَيْنَهُمْamong them
إِنِّي أُقَلِّبُ بَيْنَهُمْ
طَرْفِيmy gaze وَكُلًّand each one فِيwithin السَّوَادْthe eye's dark pupil
طَرْفِي وَكُلًّ فِي السَّوَادْ
Among them I turn
My gaze, and each is held in its dark pupil.
أَيّاًwhomever أَرَدْتَyou intend بِمَدْحِهِby praising him
أَيّاً أَرَدْتَ بِمَدْحِهِ
لَمْdid not يَعْدُgo beyond رُفْقَتَهُhis companions المُرَادْwhat is intended
لَمْ يَعْدُ رُفْقَتَهُ المُرَادْ
Whomever you intend to praise,
The intended praise does not go beyond his companions.
أَأَخُصُّshall I single out دَاوُداًDawud بِذِكْby recalling (first fragment)
أَأَخُصُّ دَاوُداً بِذِكْ
رَىrecalling (final fragment) هِمَّةِthe zeal of السَّمْحِthe generous one الْجَرَادْthe fleet steed
رَى هِمَّةِ السَّمْحِ الْجَرَادْ
Shall I single out Dawud, recalling
The zeal of the generous, fleet steed,
أَوْor عَبْقَرِيَّةِthe genius of مُخْرِجِone who draws out الدُّthe pearls (first fragment)
أَوْ عَبْقَرِيَّةِ مُخْرِجِ الدُّ
رِّpearls (final fragment) النَّقِيِّpure مِنَfrom المِدَادْink
رِّ النَّقِيِّ مِنَ المِدَادْ
Or the genius of one who draws
Pure pearls from ink?
أَأَخُصُّshall I single out بِالإِطْرَاءِfor lavish praise مَاwhat
أَأَخُصُّ بِالإِطْرَاءِ مَا
لاِبْنِbelonging to Ibn الْجُمَيِّلِal-Jumayyil مِنْof أَيَادْbenefactions
لاِبْنِ الْجُمَيِّلِ مِنْ أَيَادْ
Shall I single out for praise what
Ibn al-Jumayyil has bestowed in kindness?
دَعْleave aside كَاتِبَthe scribe of الْوَحْيِrevelation الْحَدِيmodern (first fragment)
دَعْ كَاتِبَ الْوَحْيِ الْحَدِي
ثِmodern (final fragment) أَوِor الْخَطِيبَthe orator المُسْتَعَادْinvited to speak again
ثِ أَوِ الْخَطِيبَ المُسْتَعَادْ
Leave aside the scribe of modern revelation,
Or the orator invited to speak again.
أَأَخُصُّshall I single out مُسْكَاتاًMuskat وَمَهْمَand whatever (first fragment)
أَأَخُصُّ مُسْكَاتاً وَمَهْمَ
مَاwhatever (final fragment) يُسْتَجَدْis requested لِلهِfor God's sake جَادْhe gives generously
مَا يُسْتَجَدْ لِلهِ جَادْ
Shall I single out Muskat? And whatever
Is asked of him, he gives for God's sake.
أَأَخُصُّshall I single out بَاخُسَBakhus وَابْنَand Ibn مِرْMirza (first fragment)
أَأَخُصُّ بَاخُسَ وَابْنَ مِرْ
زَاMirza (final fragment) مِنْamong أَفَاضِلِهَاits eminent men الْعِدَادْthose counted
زَا مِنْ أَفَاضِلِهَا الْعِدَادْ
Shall I single out Bakhus and Ibn Mirza,
Numbered among its most eminent men,
وَنَوَابِغِand luminaries of الآدَابِletters وَالْand the
وَنَوَابِغِ الآدَابِ وَالْ
أَخْلاَقِmorals وَالشَّيَمِand qualities الْجِيَادْnoble
أَخْلاَقِ وَالشَّيَمِ الْجِيَادْ
And among the luminaries of letters,
Of morals and noble qualities?
أَأَخُصُّshall I single out مَيّاًMayy وَهْيَwhile she فِيin
أَأَخُصُّ مَيّاً وَهْيَ فِي
عَلْيَائِهَاher lofty eminence ذَاتُpossessing انْفِرَادْuniqueness
عَلْيَائِهَا ذَاتُ انْفِرَادْ
Shall I single out Mayy, who in
Her lofty eminence stands alone?
تَجْرِيruns الْيَرَاعَةُthe reed pen بِاسْمِهَاwith her name
تَجْرِي الْيَرَاعَةُ بِاسْمِهَا
وَتَكَادُand almost تَقْطُرُdrips بالشَّهَادْwith honey
وَتَكَادُ تَقْطُرُ بالشَّهَادْ
The reed pen runs with her name,
And almost drips with honey.
نِعْمَhow excellent الرَّعِيَّةُthe flock حَوْلَaround رَاshepherd (first fragment)
نِعْمَ الرَّعِيَّةُ حَوْلَ رَا
عِيَهَاits shepherd (final fragment) المُبَجَّلِvenerable فِيin احْتِشَادْa gathering
عِيَهَا المُبَجَّلِ فِي احْتِشَادْ
How fine the flock around
Its venerable shepherd, gathered in a throng,
حَوْلَaround الرَّئِيسthe leader الْعَالِمِthe learned الْـthe
حَوْلَ الرَّئِيس الْعَالِمِ الْـ
ـعَلاَّمَةِgreat scholar العَفِّpure الْبِجَادْthe cloak
ـعَلاَّمَةِ العَفِّ الْبِجَادْ
Around the learned leader,
The great scholar, pure of cloak,
أَلمُشْتَرِيthe one who buys بِمُنَىwith the hopes of المَعَاearthly life (first fragment)
أَلمُشْتَرِي بِمُنَى المَعَا
شِearthly life (final fragment) تَسَلُّفاًas an advance نِعَمَthe blessings of المَعَادْthe hereafter
شِ تَسَلُّفاً نِعَمَ المَعَادْ
Who purchases, with this life's hopes,
In advance, the blessings of the life to come;
وَثِقَاتهِand his trusted companions المُتَزَودِيprovisioning themselves (first fragment)
وَثِقَاتهِ المُتَزَودِي
ينَprovisioning themselves (final fragment) مِنَfrom الْفَضَائِلِthe virtues خَيْرَthe best زَادْprovision
ينَ مِنَ الْفَضَائِلِ خَيْرَ زَادْ
And his trusted companions, who provision themselves
With virtues, the finest provision,
أَلمُرْتَدِيthose wearing سُودَblack المُسُوsackcloth robes (first fragment)
أَلمُرْتَدِي سُودَ المُسُو
حِsackcloth robes (final fragment) وَهُمْand they مَنَائِرُbeacons لِلسَّوَادْfor the populace
حِ وَهُمْ مَنَائِرُ لِلسَّوَادْ
Those clad in black sackcloth,
Yet beacons for the populace.
دُومُواendure جَمِيعاًall together بَالغِيـattaining (first fragment)
دُومُوا جَمِيعاً بَالغِيـ
ـنَattaining (final fragment) مَدَىthe reach of الأَمَانِيِّthe hopes الْبِعَادْfar-reaching
ـنَ مَدَى الأَمَانِيِّ الْبِعَادْ
May you all endure, attaining
The furthest reach of your hopes.
وَتَقَبَّلُواand accept مِنِّيfrom me تَحِيَّgreetings (first fragment)
وَتَقَبَّلُوا مِنِّي تَحِيَّ
اتِgreetings (final fragment) التَّجِلَّةِreverence وَالْوِدَادْand affection
اتِ التَّجِلَّةِ وَالْوِدَادْ
And accept from me greetings
Of reverence and affection.
Translation model: Sol 6.1