زهتtook pride العلىglory بمحمدin Muhammad الحلبيal-Halabi
زهت العلى بمحمد الحلبي
زهْوَpride المدينةMedina بالنبيin the Prophet العربيthe Arab
زهْوَ المدينة بالنبي العربي
The heights of glory bloom through Muhammad al-Halabi,
Glory took pride in Muhammad al-Halabi,
as Medina bloomed through the Arab Prophet.
as Medina took pride in the Arab Prophet.
فكأنهاso it seems ولئنand even if سمتrose high صدفٌa shell
فكأنها ولئن سمت صدفٌ
وكأنهand he seems منof لؤلؤٍpearl رطبfresh
وكأنه من لؤلؤٍ رطب
She seems, exalted though she is, a shell,
So it, though exalted, seems a shell,
while he seems made of fresh pearl.
and he seems made of fresh pearl.
إنindeed الغمودthe sheaths وإنand even if غدتbecame ذهباًgold
إن الغمود وإن غدت ذهباً
فنصولهاyet their blades أسنىmore radiant منthan الذهبgold
فنصولها أسنى من الذهب
For though scabbards turn to gold,
Indeed, even if the sheaths turn to gold,
their blades shine brighter than gold.
yet their blades are more radiant than gold.
ياO ابنson of النبوةprophethood أنتyou كوكبهاits star
يا ابن النبوة أنت كوكبها
والعالمand the scholar النحريرdeeply learned مثلlike نبيa prophet
والعالم النحرير مثل نبي
O son of Prophethood, you are its star;
O son of prophethood, you are its star,
the consummate scholar is the peer of a prophet.
and the erudite scholar is like a prophet.
إنindeed الرؤسthe heads وأنتand you مالكهاtheir master
إن الرؤس وأنت مالكها
لمdid not تقضfulfill بعضpart of حقوقكyour rights النجبthe noble ones
لم تقض بعض حقوقك النجب
Indeed, the noble chiefs—though you are their master—
Indeed, the heads—and you are their master—
have not discharged even part of what they owe you.
have not fulfilled even part of your due, those noble ones.
فاصبرso be patient فإنfor indeed السيلthe torrent أولهits beginning
فاصبر فإن السيل أوله
طلٌّdrizzle وماand there is no فيin الطلthe drizzle منany وصبdistress
طلٌّ وما في الطل من وصب
Be patient: the torrent’s beginning is
So be patient, for the torrent begins
a drizzle—and in drizzle there is no hardship.
as drizzle, and in drizzle there is no distress.
سيمدكwill supply you اللَهGod العظيمthe Great بماwith what
سيمدك اللَه العظيم بما
يرضيكpleases you منof مالwealth ومنand of نشبpossessions
يرضيك من مال ومن نشب
Almighty God will furnish you with whatever
God the Great will supply you with what
will please you in wealth and high office,
pleases you: wealth and possessions;
ويولينكand He will surely grant you رتبةًa rank تقفstand الthe
ويولينك رتبةً تقف ال
أفكارthoughts منهاbecause of it موقفa stance of العجبwonder
أفكار منها موقف العجب
and invest you with a rank before which all
and He will surely grant you a rank at which the
minds stand transfixed in wonder.
thoughts stand in wonder.
أنتyou ابنson of طهTaha لاnot نرىwe see بشراًa mortal
أنت ابن طه لا نرى بشراً
أولىmore deserving وأجدرand worthier منكthan you بالرتبof ranks
أولى وأجدر منك بالرتب
You are a son of Ṭā Hā; we see no mortal
You are a son of Taha; we see no mortal
more entitled or worthier than you of lofty ranks.
more deserving and worthier of rank than you.
لوif تنطقcould speak الأحقابthe ages ماnot نطقتwould speak
لو تنطق الأحقاب ما نطقت
إلاexcept بمدحكin your praise ألسنُtongues of الحقبthe ages
إلا بمدحك ألسنُ الحقب
Were the ages to speak, no utterance would come
Were the ages to speak, nothing would be spoken
from time’s tongues except in praise of you.
by the tongues of the ages except your praise.
