ياO مَليكاًking قَدindeed طابَwas noble أَصلاًin root or ancestry وَفَرعاًand in branch or offspring
يا مَليكاً قَد طابَ أَصلاً وَفَرعاً
وَزَكَتand flourished مِنfrom أُصولِهِhis roots الأَعراقُthe bloodlines
وَزَكَت مِن أُصولِهِ الأَعراقُ
O king, noble in root and branch,
O master whose roots and branches have thrived
And from whose roots the bloodlines have flourished,
And whose lineages have been purified
وَالَّذيand who جَمَّعَgathered together الفَضائِلَthe virtues وَالحَمand praise (continued)
وَالَّذي جَمَّعَ الفَضائِلَ وَالحَم
دَ(completes “praise”) وَلِلمالَand for wealth فيin يَدَيهِhis two hands اِفتِراقُdispersion
دَ وَلِلمالَ في يَدَيهِ اِفتِراقُ
And who has gathered virtues and praise,
He who gathered virtues and forbearance
While wealth is dispersed in his hands.
While wealth in his hands brought discord
كَمhow much تَحَمَّلتَyou have borne فيin طِلابِكَyour pursuit لِلعَلfor glory (continued)
كَم تَحَمَّلتَ في طِلابِكَ لِلعَل
ياءِ(completes “glory”) ثِقلاًa burden يَسيرُهُits lightest part لاnot يُطاقُcan be endured
ياءِ ثِقلاً يَسيرُهُ لا يُطاقُ
How much you have borne in your quest for glory—
How much have you endured for seeking knowledge
Burdens whose lightest part cannot be endured!
A heavy burden, though easy for you to bear
لاdo not تَخَفfear إِنif أَضاعَتِsquandered المالَthe wealth كَفّاtwo hands (continued)
لا تَخَف إِن أَضاعَتِ المالَ كَفّا
كَyour فَفيهِنَّfor in them لِلعَلاءِfor glory اِتِّفاقُaccord
كَ فَفيهِنَّ لِلعَلاءِ اِتِّفاقُ
Do not fear if your two hands squander wealth,
Do not fret if palms denied you wealth
For in them is concord in the cause of glory.
For in them is convening of the noble
لاnot يَضُرُّharms القَضيبَthe branch وَهوَwhile it is نَضيرٌfresh and flourishing
لا يَضُرُّ القَضيبَ وَهوَ نَضيرٌ
أَنthat تَزولَfall away الثَمارُthe fruits وَالأَوراقُand the leaves
أَن تَزولَ الثَمارُ وَالأَوراقُ
It does not harm the branch, while it is flourishing,
It does no damage to a green branch
For the fruits and leaves to fall away.
If its fruits and leaves begin to fade