أَباO Abu المُظَفَّرِal-Muzaffar أَنتَyou المُجتَبىthe chosen one لِهُدىfor guidance
أَبا المُظَفَّرِ أَنتَ المُجتَبى لِهُدى
أُخرىthe latter part of الزَمانِtime عَلىwith خُبرٍknowledge بِخَبرَتِهِof its experience
أُخرى الزَمانِ عَلى خُبرٍ بِخَبرَتِهِ
O Abu al-Muzaffar, you are the chosen one for guidance
O Abu al-Muzaffar, you are the chosen one to guide
in the latter age, with knowledge of its experience.
Another era with its events and experiences
فَلَوfor if رَآكَhe saw you وَقَدand already حُزتَyou attained العُلىthe heights عُمَرُUmar
فَلَو رَآكَ وَقَد حُزتَ العُلى عُمَرُ
فيon قِلَّةِthe summit of التَلِّthe hill قَضىhe exhausted كُنَّهُthe full extent of عَبرَتِهِhis tears
في قِلَّةِ التَلِّ قَضى كُنَّهُ عَبرَتِهِ
For had Umar seen you, when you had attained the heights,
If Omar had seen you attain the height
on the hilltop, he would have exhausted the full measure of his tears.
In the scarcity of hills, his weeping would have told his sadness
وَلَوand if رَآكَhe saw you وَأَهلُand the people of القُدسِJerusalem فيin وَلَهٍanguish
وَلَو رَآكَ وَأَهلُ القُدسِ في وَلَهٍ
أَبوAbu عُبَيدَةَUbayda فَدّىoffered himself as ransom مِنfrom مَسَرَّتِهِhis joy
أَبو عُبَيدَةَ فَدّى مِن مَسَرَّتِهِ
And had he seen you, with Jerusalem's people distraught,
If he had seen you while the people of Jerusalem were in turmoil
Abu Ubayda would have offered himself as ransom in his joy,
Abu Ubaydah would have ransomed them from their joy
غَداةَon the morning when جَزّواthey sheared النَواصيthe forelocks فيin قِمامَتِهِits Qumama church
غَداةَ جَزّوا النَواصي في قِمامَتِهِ
وَأَعوَلواand they wailed بِالتَباكيwith forced weeping حَولَaround صَخرَتِهِits Rock
وَأَعوَلوا بِالتَباكي حَولَ صَخرَتِهِ
on the morning they sheared their forelocks in its Qumama church
On the morning they cut off the heads in their shirts
and wailed, forcing tears, around its Rock.
And they wailed bitterly around his rock
دارَتcame full circle المِلَّةُthe faith الحُسنىthe fairest فَنَحنُso we عَلىupon
دارَت المِلَّةُ الحُسنى فَنَحنُ عَلى
عَهدِthe covenant of الصَحابَةِthe Companions فso اِستِمرارِcontinuance مِلَّتِهِhis faith
عَهدِ الصَحابَةِ ف اِستِمرارِ مِلَّتِهِ
The fairest faith has come full circle; thus we remain upon
The excellent faith has lasted so we are still
the Companions' covenant, so that his faith endures.
On the way of the Companions, continuing his nation
وَأَنتَand you كَاِسمِكَlike your name صِدّيقٌa paragon of truth وَصاحِبُهُand his companion الthe
وَأَنتَ كَاِسمِكَ صِدّيقٌ وَصاحِبُهُ ال
مَلِكُking المُظَفَّرِal-Muzaffar سامٍexalted فيin مَبرَتِهِhis beneficence
مَلِكُ المُظَفَّرِ سامٍ في مَبرَتِهِ
And you, true to your name, are a paragon of truth, and his companion, the
And you are like your name, a truthful friend and his companion
King al-Muzaffar, is exalted in his beneficence.
The victorious King persevering in his integrity
وَفيand among الثَلاثَةِthe three عُثمانٌUthman يُؤَيِّدُهُsupports him
وَفي الثَلاثَةِ عُثمانٌ يُؤَيِّدُهُ
عُلاthe eminence of عَلِيٍّAli عَلىin إيثارِpreferring نُصرَتِهِaiding him
عُلا عَلِيٍّ عَلى إيثارِ نُصرَتِهِ
And among the three is Uthman, upheld
And in the three, there is Othman who backs him
by Ali's eminence, in preferring to aid him.
The superiority of Ali aiding his victory
وَكَمand how many لَدَيكَwith you ذَووthose possessing قُربىkinship رَقواrose شَرَفاًin honor
وَكَم لَدَيكَ ذَوو قُربى رَقوا شَرَفاً
وَكَمand how many بَعيدٌa distant man رَأىfound الزُلفىnearness بِهِجرَتِهِthrough his migration
وَكَم بَعيدٌ رَأى الزُلفى بِهِجرَتِهِ
And how many kinsmen with you have risen to honor!
And how many close relatives have you who surpassed in nobility
And how many a distant man has found nearness through his migration!
And how far did the outcast see the friendship in his estrangement
يُشبَهُis likened to الفَتحَthe conquest ماwhat بَينَamong البُزاةِthe falcons لَقىwas encountered
يُشبَهُ الفَتحَ ما بَينَ البُزاةِ لَقى
مَلِكُthe king of الفِرِنجِthe Franks أَخيذاًa captive بَينَamid عَترَتِهِhis kin
مَلِكُ الفِرِنجِ أَخيذاً بَينَ عَترَتِهِ
The conquest is likened to what was encountered among the falcons:
The conquest between the heroes resembles the one the
the king of the Franks, captive amid his kindred.
King of the Franks seized amidst his family
أَماis it not that رَأَيتَyou saw مَعاليthe glorious deeds of يوسُفَYusuf نَسَقَتfell into order
أَما رَأَيتَ مَعالي يوسُفَ نَسَقَت
حَتّىuntil رَمَتthey struck كُلَّevery ذيpossessor of مُلكٍa kingdom بِحَسرَتِهِwith his regret
حَتّى رَمَت كُلَّ ذي مُلكٍ بِحَسرَتِهِ
Have you not seen Yusuf's glorious deeds fall into order,
Have you not seen the glories of Yusuf which
until they struck every ruler with his own regret?
Made every king with a realm bow in despair to him
أَضحىbecame by day لِنَشرِfor spreading الهُدىguidance فيthrough فَتحٍconquest مَنهَجُهُhis course
أَضحى لِنَشرِ الهُدى في فَتحٍ مَنهَجُهُ
وَباتَand by night he يَطويoverwhelms العِدىthe foes فيin سَدِّsealing ثَغرَتِهِhis frontier's breach
وَباتَ يَطوي العِدى في سَدِّ ثَغرَتِهِ
By day his course is conquest for spreading guidance,
His approach became to spread the guidance in the opening
and by night he overwhelms the foes, sealing his frontier's breach.
And he spent the night folding injustice, closing its gaps
وَاِستَقبَحَand he deemed loathsome الرِجسَthe defilement مِمنُوّاًafflicted بِمَشهَدِهِby its sight
وَاِستَقبَحَ الرِجسَ مِمنُوّاً بِمَشهَدِهِ
فَاِستَفتَحَso he conquered القُدسَJerusalem مَحشُوّاًpacked بِزُمرَتِهِwith its throng
فَاِستَفتَحَ القُدسَ مَحشُوّاً بِزُمرَتِهِ
And he deemed the defilement loathsome, afflicted by the sight of it,
He disliked filth, protected by his integrity
so he conquered Jerusalem, crowded with its throng.
So he opened Jerusalem, filled with his troops
لَكِنbut بِأَسَthe might of صَلاحُSalah الدينِal-Din أَذهَلَهُمstunned them
لَكِن بِأَسَ صَلاحُ الدينِ أَذهَلَهُم
بِوَقعَةِthrough the battle of التَلِّthe hill وَاِستِشراءِand the mounting of سَورَتِهِhis fury
بِوَقعَةِ التَلِّ وَاِستِشراءِ سَورَتِهِ
Yet the might of Salah al-Din stunned them
But the might of Salah al-Din horrified them
through the battle on the hill and his mounting fury.
With the incident of Tell and the diffusion of his image
يَعيhe comprehends الجَوارِحَthe birds of prey وَالفُراسانَand the horsemen وَهوَwhile he عَلىat
يَعي الجَوارِحَ وَالفُراسانَ وَهوَ عَلى
بَدءِthe outset of النَشاطِvigor عَشِيّاًat evening مِثلَlike بَكرَتِهِhis early morning
بَدءِ النَشاطِ عَشِيّاً مِثلَ بَكرَتِهِ
He comprehends the birds of prey and the horsemen, while he remains at
He senses the birds and the knights and he is still
the outset of his vigor, as fresh at evening as in his early morning.
At the beginning of vitality, evening like morning
ياO فاتَحِconqueror of المَسجِدَthe Mosque الأَقصىal-Aqsa عَلَيَّupon me بِهِمwith them
يا فاتَحِ المَسجِدَ الأَقصى عَلَيَّ بِهِم
وَقانِصَand hunter of الجَيشِthe army لاnot يُحصىcan be counted بِقَفزَتِهِwith his pounce
وَقانِصَ الجَيشِ لا يُحصى بِقَفزَتِهِ
O conqueror of al-Aqsa Mosque, bring them to me,
O opener of al-Aqsa Mosque, may they be sacrificed for it
and hunter of the countless army with his pounce!
And defeat the army that cannot be counted with its leap
أَبشِرrejoice بِمُلكٍin a dominion كَظُهرِlike the noon of الشَمسِthe sun مُطَلَّعٍrising
أَبشِر بِمُلكٍ كَظُهرِ الشَمسِ مُطَلَّعٍ
عَلىover البَسيطَةِthe earth فَتّاحَever-conquering بِنَشرَتِهِthrough its spreading
عَلى البَسيطَةِ فَتّاحَ بِنَشرَتِهِ
Rejoice in a dominion rising like the sun at noon
Receive good news of a reign like the emerging sun
over the earth, winning conquests as it spreads,
Dawning on the horizon, a conqueror with its diffusion
حَتّىuntil يَكونَthere is لِهَذاfor this الدينُthe faith مَلحَمَةًan epic battle
حَتّى يَكونَ لِهَذا الدينُ مَلحَمَةً
تَحكيrecounts النُبُوَّةُprophecy فيin أَيّامِthe days of فَترَتِهِits lull
تَحكي النُبُوَّةُ في أَيّامِ فَترَتِهِ
until this faith has an epic battle
Until this religion has an epic
which prophecy recounts in the days of its lull.
That tells of prophecy in the days of its abandonment
Sol 6.1