هزّتshe shook كيانيmy being وماand what أدراكmade you know ماwhat الحالthe state
هزّت كياني وما أدراك ما الحال
وأرّقتنيand she kept me sleepless ولماّand not yet يهدأgrows calm البالthe mind
وأرّقتني ولماّ يهدأ البال
She shook my being—how could you fathom my state?
It shook my being, though I know not what state it was in,
And kept me sleepless; my mind has not yet grown calm.
And it kept me awake, though the mind would not settle,
وجاذبتنيand she contended with me عنانيmy reins وهيwhile she is صامدةstanding firm
وجاذبتني عناني وهي صامدة
والحادياتand the chanting guides إلىtoward الغاياتthe goals آمالhopes
والحاديات إلى الغايات آمال
And she contended with me for my reins, standing firm,
It pulled at my reins, and it stood firm,
And hopes are the chanting guides toward her goals.
While the resolute aspirations head for their goals as hopes,
وسابقتand she raced خطواتthe footsteps of الدهرtime صاعدةًascending
وسابقت خطوات الدهر صاعدةً
حتىuntil تسامتshe rose aloft وكلand all الكونthe universe إقبالeager approach
حتى تسامت وكل الكون إقبال
And she raced the footsteps of time, ascending,
It outran the footsteps of time while ascending
Until she rose aloft, with all the world turning toward her.
Until it towered high and the whole universe looks up,
وحاذَتِand she kept pace with الركبthe caravan فيin زحفthe advance of التقدمprogress عنwith
وحاذَتِ الركب في زحف التقدم عن
وعيawareness وشاهدand the witness to نصthe exact wording of القولthe statement أفعالdeeds
وعي وشاهد نص القول أفعال
And she kept pace with the caravan in progress's advance, with
It caught up with the caravan in the march of progress,
Awareness; deeds bear witness to the very words.
The essence of the word its actions testify,
سلask المحيطاتthe oceans عنabout أسطولهاher fleet وسلand ask الـthe
سل المحيطات عن أسطولها وسل الـ
ـقفارdeserts عنabout خيلهاher horses إنif يُجدavails تسآلinquiry
ـقفار عن خيلها إن يُجد تسآل
Ask the oceans about her fleet, and ask the
Ask the oceans about its fleet, and ask the deserts
Deserts about her horses, if inquiry avails.
About its horses, if questioning finds a response,
وسلand ask بهاabout her آسياAsia إنif كنتyou are تعرفهاyou know her
وسل بها آسيا إن كنت تعرفها
وسلand ask أُوروّباEurope وماand what أدراكmade you know ماwhat الحالthe state
وسل أُوروّبا وما أدراك ما الحال
And ask Asia about her, if you know her.
And ask Asia about it, if you happen to know it,
And ask Europe—how could you fathom the state of things?
And ask Europe, though I know not what state it was in,
سلask المغاربthe western lands عنهاabout her والمشارقand the eastern lands والدand the wor-
سل المغارب عنها والمشارق والد
نيا-ld تجدهاyou will find her علىupon التاريخhistory تختالstriding proudly
نيا تجدها على التاريخ تختال
Ask the western lands about her, the eastern lands, and the
Ask the West and East about it, and the whole world -
World: you will find her striding proudly across history.
You will find it strutting across history,
وسلand ask بهاabout her الفلكthe celestial sphere الدوارthe revolving يحملbearing فيin
وسل بها الفلك الدوار يحمل في
صروفهits vicissitudes الآيthe signs منهاof her وهيand they are أعمالdeeds
صروفه الآي منها وهي أعمال
And ask the revolving celestial sphere about her, bearing in
And ask the revolving cosmos, which carries in its cycles
Its vicissitudes her signs—and they are deeds.
Signs from it, and these are its deeds,
حيِّsalute الجلندىal-Julanda وصلتand Salt والخليلand al-Khalil بهاin her
حيِّ الجلندى وصلت والخليل بها
ووارثاand Warith والمهناّand al-Muhanna وهيand she is إجلالreverence
ووارثا والمهناّ وهي إجلال
Salute al-Julanda, Salt, and al-Khalil in her,
It revived the Galendi, and the Friend with it,
And Warith and al-Muhanna—she is reverence itself.
And the inheritor, and the protector - it is reverence,
وناصرand Nasir وابنand son of سلطانSultan الذيwho رضختit yielded
وناصر وابن سلطان الذي رضخت
لهto him فقيدّthen bound منهfrom him الأرضthe earth فعّالmighty in action
له فقيدّ منه الأرض فعّال
And Nasir, and Ibn Sultan, before whom it yielded—
And the helper, and Ibn Sultân, to whom
The earth, held in bonds by his mighty action.
The earth yielded - so its actions were consequential,
وأحمدand Ahmad ابنson of سعيدSa'id والألىand those who حكمواruled
وأحمد ابن سعيد والألى حكموا
فحكّمواand made sovereign الحقthe truth والآياتُand the verses عُماّلworkers
فحكّموا الحق والآياتُ عُماّل
And Ahmad ibn Sa'id, and those who ruled,
And Ahmad ibn Saïd, and the exalted ones who ruled
And made truth sovereign, with the verses as its agents.
So they ruled with truth, and the signs are actions,
عمانOman منبتthe seedbed of أهلthe people of اللهGod منsince قدمantiquity
عمان منبت أهل الله من قدم
ومعقلand the stronghold of العزhonor والعلياءand eminence سربالa robe
ومعقل العز والعلياء سربال
Oman, the seedbed of God's people since antiquity,
Oman - abode of God's people since early times,
And the stronghold of honor, with eminence as her robe.
And bastion of glory and the most exalted, a wrap,
عمانOman ماdid not جشأتquail للذعرat terror جازعةpanic-stricken
عمان ما جشأت للذعر جازعة
يوماon any day ولاand did not ركعتbow والشرwhile evil was زلزالan earthquake
يوما ولا ركعت والشر زلزال
Oman never quailed in terror, panic-stricken,
Oman - it never panicked before any terror,
On any day, nor did she bow, though evil was an earthquake.
Nor bent a day, though ills are quaking,
هبتshe rose up إلىto المصطفىthe Chosen One تسعىhastening طواعيةًwillingly
هبت إلى المصطفى تسعى طواعيةً
ولمand did not يقدهاdrive her لهto him سيفa sword وعسّالand a quivering spear
ولم يقدها له سيف وعسّال
She rose and hastened willingly to the Chosen One,
It sprang to the Chosen One, voluntarily hastening,
And no sword or quivering spear drove her to him.
No sword or arms led it to Him,
وجاذبتand she tugged at بُرةthe nose-ring of الدنياthe world غداةwhen رأتshe saw
وجاذبت بُرة الدنيا غداة رأت
طيشthe folly of المعاقلthe strongholds والعقّالand the wise مختالswaggering
طيش المعاقل والعقّال مختال
And she tugged at the world's nose-ring when she saw
It pulled the fleece of the world when at dawn it saw
The strongholds' folly, with the wise grown arrogant.
The citadels’ madness, reason confused,
فكمso how many سهامarrows علىupon لباتهاher breast-hollows اشتبكتtangled
فكم سهام على لباتها اشتبكت
شقتshe cleft بهاwith them دربهاher path والكيدwhile treachery was صوّالfiercely assailing
شقت بها دربها والكيد صوّال
How many arrows tangled across her breast;
So how many arrows against its flanks intertwined!
With them she cleft her path, while treachery assailed.
It cut its path through them, while guile crept,
ياO قائدleader of الركبthe caravan ياO حاديchanting guide of مسيرتهاher journey
يا قائد الركب يا حادي مسيرتها
خذهاtake her لأمجادهاto her glories فالنورfor light is شلاّلa waterfall
خذها لأمجادها فالنور شلاّل
O caravan leader, O chanting guide of her journey,
O leader of the caravan, O guide of its course,
Lead her to her glories, for light is a waterfall.
Take it to its glories, for the light is a torrent,
وكنand be لهاfor her قبساa firebrand يهديguiding طليعتهاher vanguard
وكن لها قبسا يهدي طليعتها
إلىto المعاقلthe strongholds حيثwhere النصرvictory والخالand pride
إلى المعاقل حيث النصر والخال
And be for her a flame that guides her vanguard
And be for it a spark that guides its vanguard
To the strongholds, where victory and pride dwell.
To the citadels, where triumph and the halo are found,
وارسمand trace بجدكthrough your earnest toil آياتsigns of الجلالmajesty بهاin her
وارسم بجدك آيات الجلال بها
ليقرأso that it may read الدهرtime والقراءand the readers أحوالcircumstances
ليقرأ الدهر والقراء أحوال
And trace in her, through your earnest toil, signs of majesty,
And outline with your strength signs of majesty in it,
So time may read, and circumstances be the readers.
That time may read, and the readers - states,
وسرand march بشعبكwith your people يحدوهurging them onward الشبابthe youth إلىto
وسر بشعبك يحدوه الشباب إلى
مضاربthe encampments of العزhonor حيثwhere الدينfaith سلسالa limpid stream
مضارب العز حيث الدين سلسال
And march with your people, whom youth urges onward to
And travels with your people, led by youth to
The encampments of honor, where faith is a limpid stream.
The abodes of glory, where the faith is a chain,
وقلand say لهمto them والورىwhile humankind مصغٍinclines مسامعهits ears
وقل لهم والورى مصغٍ مسامعه
ودهرهمand their age is ذابلwithering ماضpassing وذبالand fading
ودهرهم ذابل ماض وذبال
And tell them, while humankind inclines its ears,
And say to them, while existence listens closely,
And their age is withering, passing, and fading:
And their time withered, past, decayed:
بنيّmy sons ياO صغوةdevoted circle of الأبطالthe heroes منfrom يمنYemen
بنيّ يا صغوة الأبطال من يمن
ومنand from نزارNizar إذاwhen ماemphatic particle عدّare counted أبطالheroes
ومن نزار إذا ما عدّ أبطال
My sons, O devoted company of heroes from Yemen,
My sons, O cubs of heroes from Yemen
And from Nizar, whenever heroes are counted,
And from Nizar, when heroes are counted,
ورثتمyou inherited المجدglory أبنائيmy sons حقيقتهits true essence
ورثتم المجد أبنائي حقيقته
وأنتمand you فوقabove هامthe crowns of النجمthe stars حلالdwellers
وأنتم فوق هام النجم حلال
You inherited glory, my sons, in its true essence,
You inherited true glory, my sons,
And you dwell above the stars' crowns.
While you are above the brow of the starry dome,
فباركواso bless خطواتthe steps of الجدearnest effort بينكمamong you
فباركوا خطوات الجد بينكم
فكلfor every one of آبائكمyour forefathers شهمnoble-hearted ومبذالand lavishly generous
فكل آبائكم شهم ومبذال
So bless the steps of earnest effort among you,
So bless the steps of endeavor among you,
For every one of your forefathers is noble and lavishly generous.
For each of your forebears was valiant, sacrificing,
تعمقsank deep الدينfaith فيinto أحسابهمtheir ancestral honor فجرىthen flowed
تعمق الدين في أحسابهم فجرى
كالأريlike honey يشفيheals بهthrough it فيin الكونthe world ضلاّلthose astray
كالأري يشفي به في الكون ضلاّل
Faith sank deep into their ancestral honor, then flowed
Faith took root in their moral beings, so it flowed
Like honey, through which the world's misguided are healed.
Like a bountiful rain, curing strayings in the world,
ففاخرواso vie in pride with أممthe nations of الدنياthe world بهمin them أبداforever
ففاخروا أمم الدنيا بهم أبدا
إنif قامrises يفخرto boast بالأفضالof bounties مفضالa generous giver
إن قام يفخر بالأفضال مفضال
So boast of them before the world's nations forever,
So pride yourselves before the world’s nations, forever,
If a generous giver rises to boast of his bounty.
If one priding himself on virtues takes pride,
إنif يفخرboast الناسpeople بالنعماءof prosperity ضافيةabundant
إن يفخر الناس بالنعماء ضافية
فإنthen indeed فخركمyour pride بذلgiving وإقلالand having little
فإن فخركم بذل وإقلال
If people boast of abundant prosperity,
Or people pride themselves on boons of plenty -
Then your pride is in giving and having little.
For your pride is in giving and humbling,
أوor يفخرboasts الدهرtime فيin طيشfolly وفيand in نزقrecklessness
أو يفخر الدهر في طيش وفي نزق
فإنthen indeed فخركمyour pride فيin الحقtruth إيغالplunging deeply
فإن فخركم في الحق إيغال
Or if time boasts in folly and recklessness,
Or time prides itself in caprice and vileness -
Then your pride is in plunging deep into truth.
For your pride is immersing yourselves in truth,
فثابرواso persevere in سيرةa way of life كانتthat belonged لسالفكمto your forebears
فثابروا سيرة كانت لسالفكم
لهاit has علىupon كفةthe scale-pan of الإيمانfaith أثقالweights
لها على كفة الإيمان أثقال
So persevere in the way your forebears followed;
So follow the conduct your ancestors had,
It bears weight upon the scale-pan of faith.
Weighty for them on the scale of faith,
وجابنواand shrink from الهزلfrivolity فيin أعمالكمyour deeds فلكمfor how often
وجابنوا الهزل في أعمالكم فلكم
ساءتwent awry علىthrough الهزلfrivolity أعمالdeeds وأقوالand words
ساءت على الهزل أعمال وأقوال
And shun frivolity in your deeds, for how often
And shun frivolity in your deeds, for worthless
Deeds and words have gone awry through frivolity.
Are for you deeds and words that mock,
واللهand God يحفظpreserves فيكمin you كلevery موهبةgift
والله يحفظ فيكم كل موهبة
أورثتموهاyou were bequeathed it لهاfor it بالختمat the close إكمالcompletion
أورثتموها لها بالختم إكمال
And may God preserve in you every gift
And God preserves every gift He granted you,
Bequeathed to you, brought to completion at the close.
You inherited it, and by the seal He completed it.
Sol 6.1