أياO أحمدُAhmad البدويْal-Badawi أنتَyou أينْwhere
أيا أحمدُ البدويْ أنتَ أينْ
لقدindeed حزتyou attained فيin وقتكyour time الرتبتينthe two ranks
لقد حزت في وقتك الرتبتين
O Ahmad al-Badawi—where are you?
O Ahmad al-Badawi, where are you?
In your lifetime, you attained the two ranks:
You have indeed attained the two ranks in your time.
هماthe two are الإسمthe Name والذاتand the Essence منfrom غيرwithout مينfalsehood
هما الإسم والذات من غير مين
وراياتكand your banners الحمرred فيin الخافقينthe East and West
وراياتك الحمر في الخافقين
the Name and the Essence, without falsehood.
They are the Name and the Essence, without falsehood.
Your red banners, across the two horizons,
And your red banners in the East and the West
تشيرshow بأنكthat you are قطبspiritual pole الورىall creation
تشير بأنك قطب الورى
لكyours العزglory والفَخرُand pride والرونقُand splendor
لك العز والفَخرُ والرونقُ
proclaim that you are the spiritual Pole of creation.
show that you are the spiritual pole of all creation.
Glory, pride, and radiant splendor are yours;
Yours are glory, pride, and splendor;
وفيand among تابعيكyour followers لكyours الصنجقthe standard
وفي تابعيك لك الصنجق
وأنتand you هوhe (emphatic) الملكthe king الأسبقthe foremost
وأنت هو الملك الأسبق
and among your followers, the standard is yours.
and among your followers, yours is the standard.
And you—you are the foremost king.
And you are indeed the foremost king.
وشأنand the custom الملوكthe kings الذينwho ارتقواhave risen
وشأن الملوك الذين ارتقوا
علىto المجدglory أنto يلبسواthey wear الأحمراred
على المجد أن يلبسوا الأحمرا
And it is the wont of kings who rise
And it is the custom of kings who have risen
to glory to clothe themselves in red.
to glory to wear red.
Sol 6.1