جلتare exalted صفاتكyour qualities عنbeyond مكانةthe station of شاعرa poet
جلت صفاتك عن مكانة شاعر
ياO كوكبstar العلمlearning النفيسprecious الباهرdazzling
يا كوكب العلم النفيس الباهر
Your qualities transcend a poet's station,
Your qualities transcend those of an eminent poet
O precious, dazzling star of learning!
O shining star of precious knowledge
ماnot فيin انتخابكyour selection للجوائبof al-Jawa'ib حاجةٌa need
ما في انتخابك للجوائب حاجةٌ
كلall of الجوائبal-Jawa'ib جنةٌa garden للناظرfor the beholder
كل الجوائب جنةٌ للناظر
There is no need for your selection from al-Jawa'ib;
You have no need to choose the best responses
all of al-Jawa'ib is a garden to the beholder.
For all your responses are a paradise for the beholder
وجواهرٌand jewels جاءتcame لناto us منظومةstrung in verse
وجواهرٌ جاءت لنا منظومة
منfrom بحركyour sea الوافيfull المديدfar-reaching الوافرabundant
من بحرك الوافي المديد الوافر
And jewels have come to us, strung in verse,
And jewels have come to us, articulated
from your full, far-reaching, abundant sea.
From your bountiful, copious, abundant sea
فهيso they are الكواكبthe stars لوif only تجودwould bestow كواكبstars of الthe
فهي الكواكب لو تجود كواكب ال
أوجzenith العظيمgreat لناto us بشيءٍwith something نادرrare
أوج العظيم لنا بشيءٍ نادر
They are stars—if only the stars of the
For if the stars were to give generously, the stars
great zenith would grant us something rare.
Would not attain the sublime with something so rare
والطيبand perfume إلاexcept أنthat ذلكthat زائلٌtransient
والطيب إلا أن ذلك زائلٌ
وعبيرهاand their fragrance باقٍenduring ليومٍuntil a day حاشرgathering all
وعبيرها باقٍ ليومٍ حاشر
And perfume—except that perfume fades,
Except that it is ephemeral
while their fragrance endures until the Day of Gathering.
And its fragrance endures to the Day of Reckoning
لاno عيبflaw فيهاin them غيرexcept رقتهاtheir delicacy التيwhich
لا عيب فيها غير رقتها التي
تخزيputs to shame الرياsweet fragrance وتردand restores روحthe soul of الداثرthe departed
تخزي الريا وترد روح الداثر
They have no flaw except their delicacy, which
It has no shortcoming save its delicacy
puts sweet fragrance to shame and restores life to the dead.
Which shames the wind and revives the despondent soul
إنيindeed I لأعجبtruly marvel وهيwhile they are سحرٌmagic بينٌmanifest
إني لأعجب وهي سحرٌ بينٌ
كيفhow انتمتtraced their lineage لسليلto a scion حرٍّfreeborn طاهرpure
كيف انتمت لسليل حرٍّ طاهر
I marvel indeed—they are manifest magic—
I marvel, it is manifest sorcery
how they trace their lineage to a freeborn, pure scion.
How it has come from a free, pure lineage
عزis rare النظيرan equal لفارسٍfor Faris منهfrom him ارتقىrose
عز النظير لفارسٍ منه ارتقى
فرسthe steed of الفراسةdiscernment كابراًa noble one عنfrom كابرa noble forebear
فرس الفراسة كابراً عن كابر
Rare is the equal of Faris, from whom has risen
Matchless to a horseman who ascended
the steed of discernment, noble born of noble.
The horse of insight valiantly over the valiant
الشهمthe gallant أحمدAhmad فارسFaris البحرthe sea الذيthat
الشهم أحمد فارس البحر الذي
سامىvied with البحارthe seas بكلin every علمfield of learning ذاخرabundant
سامى البحار بكل علم ذاخر
The gallant Ahmad Faris, the sea that
The intrepid Ahmad, horseman of the sea
vied with the seas, rich in every branch of learning.
Who rendered the seas lofty with abundant knowledge
ياO صاحبpossessor of المجدglory الأثيلdeep-rooted ولجةand ocean of الthe
يا صاحب المجد الأثيل ولجة ال
علمknowledge الجليلsublime وقيلand lord of كلevery معاصرcontemporary
علم الجليل وقيل كل معاصر
O possessor of deep-rooted glory, and ocean of
O you of timeless glory and an impregnable
sublime knowledge, and lord of every contemporary!
Fortress of majestic knowledge and all contemporaries' speech
ماnot قالتspoke الشعراءthe poets مثلكlike you عندat the time ماwhen
ما قالت الشعراء مثلك عند ما
أنشدتyou recited فيin مدحpraise of المليكthe king الصابرsteadfast
أنشدت في مدح المليك الصابر
No poets have spoken as you did when
No poets have spoken like you when
you recited in praise of the steadfast king:
You recited in praise of the steadfast King
شيئانtwo things لاnot نجدwe find التصبرpatient endurance عنهماwithout the two of them
شيئان لا نجد التصبر عنهما
حبيmy beloved هواكlove for you ومدحand praise of عبدAbd (servant of) القادرal-Qadir (the Almighty)
حبي هواك ومدح عبد القادر
“Two things we cannot bear to do without:
Two things we cannot bear patience from
my beloved, love for you and praise of Abd al-Qadir.”
My love for you and praise of Abd al-Qadir
فعليكso upon you منfrom مولاكyour Lord ألفa thousand تحيةٍa salutation
فعليك من مولاك ألف تحيةٍ
ترضيكthat please you منfrom لدنthe presence of الإلهGod القادرthe Almighty
ترضيك من لدن الإله القادر
So upon you be a thousand salutations from your Lord,
From your Master upon you a thousand greetings
to please you, from God the Almighty.
To please you from the All Powerful God
وعلىand upon السليمSalim (the sound one) اسماًin name وفعلاًand in deed مثلكlike you الthe
وعلى السليم اسماً وفعلاً مثلك ال
أسمىmost exalted وأسمحand more generous منthan ملثٍّa lingering cloud ماطرraining
أسمى وأسمح من ملثٍّ ماطر
And upon Salim—sound in name and deed—like you, the
And upon the Sultan - by name and deed like you -
most exalted, and more generous than a cloud of ceaseless rain.
The most lofty and clement, from a pouring cloud
فبهso through him الجهاتthe directions الستsix أشرقshone نورهاtheir light
فبه الجهات الست أشرق نورها
إشراقthe radiance of وجهكyour face بازديارat the visit of الزائرthe visitor
إشراق وجهك بازديار الزائر
So through him the light of the six directions shone
By him the six directions gleamed in his light
like the radiance of your face when a visitor calls.
Like your face gleaming at the visitor's arrival