هَكَذا إِن بَنى المَنازِلَ بانِ

هَكَذا إِن بَنى المَنازِلَ بانِ

وَثَناها مَشيدَةَ الأَركانِ

وَثَناها مَشيدَةَ الأَركانِ

Thus, if a builder builds dwellings

Thus if he who builds the mansions ties them,

And makes them his second work, with firmly built pillars,

And supports them with pillars erected,

يَبتَني المَجدَ أَوَّلاً فَإِذا ما

يَبتَني المَجدَ أَوَّلاً فَإِذا ما

شادَهُ شَيَّدَ المَنازِلَ ثانِ

شادَهُ شَيَّدَ المَنازِلَ ثانِ

He builds glory first; then, when

He lays the foundation of glory first, so when

He has raised it, he erects dwellings second.

He has exalted it, he builds the mansions anew.

وَبِناءُ العَلاءِ صَعبٌ عَلَى مَن

وَبِناءُ العَلاءِ صَعبٌ عَلَى مَن

لَم يَكُن عَزمُهُ شَديدَ المَباني

لَم يَكُن عَزمُهُ شَديدَ المَباني

And building eminence is hard for one

And the building of the exalted is hard upon him who

Whose resolve is not firmly founded.

Has not a purpose firm in its structure.

فَإِذا حاوَلَ المُقَصِّرُ نَيلَ ال

فَإِذا حاوَلَ المُقَصِّرُ نَيلَ ال

عِزِّ نادى وَعِزَّتي لَن تَراني

عِزِّ نادى وَعِزَّتي لَن تَراني

Then, when one who falls short attempts to win

So if the lax one attempts gaining

Glory, it cries: 'By my might, you shall not see me!'

Glory, he cries: By my honor you shall not see me!

كُلُّ مَن أَسَّسَ البِناءَ عَلَى تَق

كُلُّ مَن أَسَّسَ البِناءَ عَلَى تَق

وى إِلَهِ السَماءِ وَالرِضوانِ

وى إِلَهِ السَماءِ وَالرِضوانِ

Whoever lays a building's foundations upon reverence

Everyone who laid the foundation on

For the God of heaven, and upon His good pleasure,

The piety of the God of heaven and approbation,

فَليَشِد قَبلَهُ البِناءَ كَما قَد

فَليَشِد قَبلَهُ البِناءَ كَما قَد

شَيَّدَتهُ مَناقِبُ السُلطانِ

شَيَّدَتهُ مَناقِبُ السُلطانِ

Let him first raise glory's edifice, as

Let him make strong his foundation before building,

The sultan's virtues have raised it:

As virtues of the Sultan have erected it.

زَينُ أَبناءِ أُرتُقَ المَلِكُ الصا

زَينُ أَبناءِ أُرتُقَ المَلِكُ الصا

لِحُ شَمسُ الدينِ الرَفيعِ الشانِ

لِحُ شَمسُ الدينِ الرَفيعِ الشانِ

The adornment of Artuq's sons, al-Malik al-Salih,

Adorned the sons of the climbing king, the righteous

Shams al-Din, of exalted rank.

Sun of the religion, the noble of station.

مَلِكٌ يَملَأُ النَواظِرَ بِالحُس

مَلِكٌ يَملَأُ النَواظِرَ بِالحُس

نِ وَيَملا الأَكُفَّ بِالإِحسانِ

نِ وَيَملا الأَكُفَّ بِالإِحسانِ

A king who fills the eyes with beauty

A king who fills sights with beauty

And fills the palms with bounty.

And fills palms with benevolence.

لَو يَشا أَسَّسَ المَنازِلَ مِن فَو

لَو يَشا أَسَّسَ المَنازِلَ مِن فَو

قِ أَعالي مَنازِلَ الزَبرِقانِ

قِ أَعالي مَنازِلَ الزَبرِقانِ

If he wished, he would found dwellings above

If he wished he would lay mansions

The loftiest mansions of the full moon,

Above the lofty mansions of ruby fortresses,

وَالسَواري فَوقَ السَواري مِنَ الشُه

وَالسَواري فَوقَ السَواري مِنَ الشُه

بِ وَأَبوابُها عَلى كيوانِ

بِ وَأَبوابُها عَلى كيوانِ

And pillars above the night-roving stars,

With balconies above balconies of gold

And their gates upon Saturn.

And their doors upon pillars.

شادَ في ذُروَةِ العَلاءِ دِياراً

شادَ في ذُروَةِ العَلاءِ دِياراً

وَجَنى الجَنَّتَينِ مِنهُنَّ داني

وَجَنى الجَنَّتَينِ مِنهُنَّ داني

He has raised dwellings at the summit of eminence,

He erected in the peak of exaltation abodes,

And the fruit of the two gardens lies close at hand there.

And attained the two Gardens from them, brought near,

فَأَراهُ الإِلَهُ في ظِلَّها العَز

فَأَراهُ الإِلَهُ في ظِلَّها العَز

زَ وَطيبَ الهَنا وَنَيلَ الأَماني

زَ وَطيبَ الهَنا وَنَيلَ الأَماني

So may God show him, in their shade, glory,

So God shows him in their shade honored

And sweet happiness, and the attainment of his wishes.

And goodly ease, and attaining of wishes.