مَنwho ذاكthat one يُنكِرُdenies فضلَthe merit of إبIbrahim (opening fragment)
مَن ذاك يُنكِرُ فضلَ إب
راهيمَIbrahim (closing fragment) مَرفوعِexalted in المَقامrank
راهيمَ مَرفوعِ المَقام
Who is it that denies Ibrahim's merit,
Who would deny the merit of Abraham, exalted in status?
Exalted as he is in rank?
He is the determined, son of the determined, son of the determined, son of the determined.
هوhe الهُمامُthe noble hero ابنُson of الهُماthe noble hero (opening fragment)
هو الهُمامُ ابنُ الهُما
مِnoble hero (closing fragment) ابنِson of الهُمامِthe noble hero ابنِson of الهُمامthe noble hero
مِ ابنِ الهُمامِ ابنِ الهُمام
He is the noble hero, son of a noble hero,
By Allah, I am but your humble servant, always.
Son of a noble hero, son of a noble hero.
And a sincere, loving devotee of you all, until the Day of Judgment.
واللهby God لستُI am not سوىother than خَديservant (opening fragment)
والله لستُ سوى خَدي
مِهمُtheir servant (closing fragment) علىfor طولِthe length of الدَّوامeternity
مِهمُ على طولِ الدَّوام
By God, I am nothing but their servant,
The elite of the noble people, the cream of the crop.
For all eternity,
I am blessed with the precious Pasha, and proud among all people.
وسوىand other than مُحِبٍّa lover مُخلِصٍsincere
وسوى مُحِبٍّ مُخلِصٍ
لكمُfor you إلىuntil يومِthe Day of القِيامResurrection
لكمُ إلى يومِ القِيام
And nothing but a sincere lover
My heart I have dedicated to you, and I am passionate in my love for you.
Of you, until the Day of Resurrection.
May Allah, glorified is His glory, grant him that status.
جَرَّارُone who trails أذيالِthe skirts of المَعاlofty honors (opening fragment)
جَرَّارُ أذيالِ المَعا
ليlofty honors (closing fragment) نُخبةُthe finest of القومِthe people الكرامthe noble
لي نُخبةُ القومِ الكرام
Trailing the skirts of lofty honors,
I swear by Him and His beloved Prophet, and the Sacred House,
The finest of the noble folk.
I shall never forget his kindness, until I am laid to rest in the grave.
أنعِمhow excellent ببَاشايَis my pasha العَزيthe cherished (opening fragment)
أنعِم ببَاشايَ العَزي
زِcherished (closing fragment) ومَفخَريand my pride بينamong الأنامmankind
زِ ومَفخَري بين الأنام
How excellent is my cherished pasha,
Do not listen to the fools, adept at empty words.
And my pride among mankind!
Their words shine, yet their hearts are dark.
قلبيmy heart عليكَto you وقَفتُهI dedicated it
قلبي عليكَ وقَفتُه
وأناand I بحُبِّهwith love for him مُستَهامenraptured
وأنا بحُبِّه مُستَهام
I have dedicated my heart to you,
Rather, listen to the loyal, of conscience and integrity.
And I am enraptured with love for him.
He aspires for glory - can he be blamed?
أللهُGod جلَّexalted is جَلالُهُHis majesty
أللهُ جلَّ جَلالُهُ
أهدَىbestowed لهupon him ذاكthat المَقامrank
أهدَى له ذاك المَقام
God—exalted is His majesty—
I am your servant and your lover - far be it I would wrong you.
Bestowed that rank upon him.
In your garden of glory, O determined one,
قسَماًan oath بهby Him ونَبِيّهِand His Prophet الthe
قسَماً به ونَبِيّهِ ال
مَحبوبِbeloved والبيتِand by the House الحرامthe Sacred
مَحبوبِ والبيتِ الحرام
I swear by Him and His Prophet, the
From me, the cooing of doves.
Beloved, and by the Sacred House:
The cub of the frequent visitor has become, by their heavens, the full moon.
لنwill not أنسَI forget فضلَthe favor of جَميلِهِhis kindness
لن أنسَ فضلَ جَميلِهِ
حتىuntil أُغَيِّبI am buried فيin الرَّغامthe dust
حتى أُغَيِّب في الرَّغام
I shall never forget his gracious favor
Glory came to him willingly,
Until I am buried in the dust.
And leadership pulled him by the reins.
لاdo not تستَمِعlisten لِسفاسِفٍto trifles
لا تستَمِع لِسفاسِفٍ
منfrom أهلِpeople of تَزويقِembellishing الكَلامspeech
من أهلِ تَزويقِ الكَلام
Do not listen to trifles
The beauty of youth - do you not see him
From those who embellish speech.
As if he were a decoration among them?
ألقولُthe speech مِنهمُfrom them مُشرقٌradiant
ألقولُ مِنهمُ مُشرقٌ
وقلوبُهمand their hearts مثلlike الظلامdarkness
وقلوبُهم مثل الظلام
Their speech is radiant,
And their hearts are like darkness.
بلrather فاستَمِعso listen لِذَويto people of الوفاloyalty (opening fragment)
بل فاستَمِع لِذَوي الوفا
ءloyalty (closing fragment) ذويpeople of الضَّمائرِconscience والذّمامand pledged honor
ء ذوي الضَّمائرِ والذّمام
Rather, listen to the loyal,
Those of conscience and pledged honor.
يَهوَىhe loves المَعاليlofty honors والذيand whoever
يَهوَى المَعالي والذي
يَهوَىloves المعاليlofty honors هلquestion marker يُلامhe is blamed
يَهوَى المعالي هل يُلام
He loves lofty honors; and whoever
Loves lofty honors—can he be blamed?
وخديمُكمand your servant ومُحِبُّكمand your admirer
وخديمُكم ومُحِبُّكم
حاشاfar be it وحَقِّكمُand by your honor يُضامhe is wronged
حاشا وحَقِّكمُ يُضام
And your servant and your admirer—
Far be it, by your honor, that he be wronged!
فيin روضِthe garden of عِزِّكَyour glory ياO هُمامnoble hero
في روضِ عِزِّكَ يا هُمام
منيfrom me لكمto you سَجعُthe cooing of الحَمامdoves
مني لكم سَجعُ الحَمام
In the garden of your glory, O noble hero,
From me to you, the cooing of doves.
شبلُthe lion cub of المَزَاورٍِthe chieftains مَنwho غداhas become
شبلُ المَزَاورٍِ مَن غدا
بسَمائِهِمin their sky بَدرَa full moon التَّمامperfect fullness
بسَمائِهِم بَدرَ التَّمام
The lion cub of the chieftains, who has become
In their sky, the full moon.
ألمَجدُglory جاءَهcame to him طائِعاًobediently
ألمَجدُ جاءَه طائِعاً
وأجَرَّهُand let him trail فضلَthe slack of الزِّمامthe rein
وأجَرَّهُ فضلَ الزِّمام
Glory came to him in willing submission,
And let him trail the slack of its rein.
زينُthe adornment of الشبابِyouth أماdo you not تَراyou see
زينُ الشبابِ أما تَرا
هhim كأنَّهas though he were فيهمamong them وِسامa medal
ه كأنَّه فيهم وِسام
The adornment of youth—do you not see
Him, as though he were a medal among them?
Partial English translation: 22 of 38 Arabic lines translated.