علىupon دارٍa house حَللتَyou settled بِهاin it سَلاميmy greeting
على دارٍ حَللتَ بِها سَلامي
وَجادَتهاand lavishly watered it مغلَّسةُpre-dawn showers الغمامِof the clouds
وَجادَتها مغلَّسةُ الغمامِ
My greeting be upon a house where you have settled,
and may the clouds' pre-dawn showers drench it.
وَزارَكand visited you بِالتحيّةِwith greetings كلُّevery يومٍday
وَزارَك بِالتحيّةِ كلُّ يومٍ
وَجادَكand was generous to you بالعطيَّةِwith gifts كلّevery عامِyear
وَجادَك بالعطيَّةِ كلّ عامِ
May each day visit you with greetings,
and may each year lavish gifts upon you.
فَكَمfor how many لكَof yours فيupon رِقابٍnecks مِنof أَيادٍfavors
فَكَم لكَ في رِقابٍ مِن أَيادٍ
بَواقٍenduring مثلَlike أَطواقِthe collars الحمامِof doves
بَواقٍ مثلَ أَطواقِ الحمامِ
For how many favors of yours lie upon necks,
enduring like the collars of doves!
وَمِنand of مِنَنٍbenefactions مَلَكنَthey possessed الفَضلَexcellence حتّىuntil
وَمِن مِنَنٍ مَلَكنَ الفَضلَ حتّى
خَلَطنَthey mingled كِرامَthe noble دَهركof your age باللئامِwith the base
خَلَطنَ كِرامَ دَهرك باللئامِ
And how many benefactions have claimed all excellence, until
they mingled the noble of your age with the base.
فَكيفَhow then أُطيقcan I manage شُكرَكَthanking you وَهوwhen it is شيءٌsomething
فَكيفَ أُطيق شُكرَكَ وَهو شيءٌ
يَضيقُfalls short بِثقلِunder the weight غايَتهof its full extent كَلاميmy speech
يَضيقُ بِثقلِ غايَته كَلامي
How, then, can I manage to thank you, when it is something
whose full weight my words cannot encompass?
فَرَأيُكَfor your counsel جُنَّتيmy shield وَنَداكَand your bounty كَنزيmy treasure
فَرَأيُكَ جُنَّتي وَنَداكَ كَنزي
وَمنand from جَنَفِthe injustice الخطوبِof calamities بكthrough you اِعتِصاميmy protection
وَمن جَنَفِ الخطوبِ بك اِعتِصامي
For your counsel is my shield, and your bounty my treasure;
and in you I seek protection from calamities' injustice.
وَإِنand if ذعرَstrikes terror الزّمانُtime فَأَنتَthen you are رُكنيmy pillar
وَإِن ذعرَ الزّمانُ فَأَنتَ رُكني
أَلوذُI take refuge بِهِin him مِنfrom الخططِordeals العظامِgrave
أَلوذُ بِهِ مِن الخططِ العظامِ
And if time strikes terror, you are my pillar,
in whom I take refuge from grave ordeals.
فَقُلthen say لِمُسَوّفٍto one kept waiting بِالبذلِfor a gift ملقىًcast aside
فَقُل لِمُسَوّفٍ بِالبذلِ ملقىً
يُعلَّلُis soothed بِالمَواعِدِwith promises وَهوwhile he is ظامِthirsty
يُعلَّلُ بِالمَواعِدِ وَهو ظامِ
Then tell one kept waiting for a gift, cast aside,
soothed with promises while still thirsty,
وَمَنand one who يُزوىis kept away عَنِfrom الجَدوىbounty وَيُعطيand is given
وَمَن يُزوى عَنِ الجَدوى وَيُعطي
مَتىwhenever يُعطيhe is given القَليلَa little منَof الحطامِworldly dross
مَتى يُعطي القَليلَ منَ الحطامِ
and one shut out from bounty, who is given—
when he is given anything—only a little worldly dross:
خُذواtake منّيfrom me الثناءَpraise عَلىfor مقامٍa dwelling
خُذوا منّي الثناءَ عَلى مقامٍ
بعَقوَةِin the precincts مَنof one who يَطيبbecomes delightful بهthrough him مقاميmy stay
بعَقوَةِ مَن يَطيب به مقامي
Take from me praise of a dwelling
in the precincts of one who makes my stay delightful.
حِمىًa sanctuary مُنِحَwere granted الكفايَةَsufficiency قاطنوهُits dwellers
حِمىً مُنِحَ الكفايَةَ قاطنوهُ
فَلاso not سَغبيmy hunger يُخافis feared ولاnor أواميmy burning thirst
فَلا سَغبي يُخاف ولا أوامي
A sanctuary whose dwellers have been granted all they need,
so I need fear neither hunger nor burning thirst.
حِمىًa sanctuary لأغرّof an illustrious man تُبصرهyou see him قريباًnearby
حِمىً لأغرّ تُبصره قريباً
كَشمسِlike the sun الأفقِof the horizon أَوor بدرِthe full moon التمامِin its fullness
كَشمسِ الأفقِ أَو بدرِ التمامِ
An illustrious man's sanctuary: you see him close by,
like the sun on the horizon or the moon at its full.
كَأنّيas though I إِذwhen حَطَطتI set down إليهِwith him رَحليmy baggage
كَأنّي إِذ حَطَطت إليهِ رَحلي
نَزلتُI alighted بِهَضبon the crags رَضوىof Radwa أوor شمامِShamam
نَزلتُ بِهَضب رَضوى أو شمامِ
It is as though, when I set down my baggage with him,
I had alighted on the crags of Radwa or Shamam.
سلوتُI forgot النّاسَpeople كلّهمُall of them وأَضحىand became
سلوتُ النّاسَ كلّهمُ وأَضحى
بِهِfor him وَجديmy longing وَفيand in يدهhis hand غراميmy passion
بِهِ وَجدي وَفي يده غرامي
I have forgotten all other people, and now
my longing is for him, and my passion lies in his hand.
أَلاhear ياO ذاpossessor of السّياساتِpolicies اللّواتيwhich
أَلا يا ذا السّياساتِ اللّواتي
غَلَبنَthey prevailed عَلىover المَقاصِدِaims وَالمرامِand aspiration
غَلَبنَ عَلى المَقاصِدِ وَالمرامِ
Hear, O master of policies that
have mastered aims and aspirations;
وَمَنand one who قَطعtraversed الزمانَtime وفيwhile in يَديهِhis two hands
وَمَن قَطع الزمانَ وفي يَديهِ
مَقادَةُcommand ذَلكof that الجيشarmy اللهامِvast
مَقادَةُ ذَلك الجيش اللهامِ
and you who have traversed time, holding in your hands
command of that vast army;
وَمنand one whose سلبتdeprived مَحاسِنُهhis virtues عديلاًan equal
وَمن سلبت مَحاسِنُه عديلاً
يُضافُis set beside إِليهِhim مِنamong هَذاthis الأنامِhumankind
يُضافُ إِليهِ مِن هَذا الأنامِ
and you whose virtues have left you without an equal
to be set beside you among these mortals:
أَجِرنيprotect me أَنthat أَزورَI visit سِواكother than you مولىًa patron
أَجِرني أَن أَزورَ سِواك مولىً
أَراهُI deem him وَأَنتwhile you are ليfor me مولىa master غلامِa slave
أَراهُ وَأَنت لي مولى غلامِ
Protect me from visiting any patron other than you—
whom I deem a slave, while you are my master.
وَدُمand live on لِلفَضلfor excellence وَالإنعامِand generosity حتّىuntil
وَدُم لِلفَضل وَالإنعامِ حتّى
نَراكَwe see you وَقَدwhen already سئمتَyou have grown weary منof الدوامِcontinuance
نَراكَ وَقَد سئمتَ من الدوامِ
And live on for excellence and generosity, until
we see you grown weary of living on.
Translation model: Sol 6.1