سرتspread نفحةa breath الظفرvictory العاطرةfragrant
سرت نفحة الظفر العاطرة
بأرجاءthrough the reaches of أوطانناour homelands الزاهرةflourishing
بأرجاء أوطاننا الزاهرة
The fragrant breath of victory swept forth,
The fragrant breath of victory spread
Through every corner of our radiant homelands—
through the reaches of our flourishing homelands.
بسلمانat Salman وهوand he is بنصby the wording of الحديثthe hadith
بسلمان وهو بنص الحديث
منof البيتthe Household والعترةand the kindred الطاهرةpure
من البيت والعترة الطاهرة
Through Salman, who, by the express word of the Tradition,
At Salman—who, in the hadith's words,
Belongs to the House and the pure Progeny.
is of the Household and the pure kindred.
تبدّىappeared لناto us الفتحvictory فيin طلعةa countenance
تبدّى لنا الفتح في طلعة
لشوكةagainst the might of اعدائناour enemies كاسرةshattering
لشوكة اعدائنا كاسرة
Victory dawned upon us in a countenance
Victory appeared to us in a countenance
That shattered the might of our enemies.
that shattered the might of our enemies.
وسيفand the sword of الحسينHusayn بايماضهwith its flashing
وسيف الحسين بايماضه
يردturns back عيونthe eyes of العدىthe enemies حاسرةwearied
يرد عيون العدى حاسرة
And Hussein’s sword, with its flashing,
And Husayn's sword, with its flashing,
Sends the enemy’s eyes back abashed.
turns back the enemy's eyes, wearied.
يصولcharges بهwith it قائدa commander باسلvaliant
يصول به قائد باسل
لهhis are البأسvalor والسطوةand might القاهرةoverpowering
له البأس والسطوة القاهرة
A valiant commander charges with it,
A valiant commander charges with it;
Possessed of courage and overwhelming power.
his are valor and overpowering might.
ترفflutters علىabove رأسهhis head رايةa banner
ترف على رأسه راية
الاbehold بوركتblessed be رايةa banner ظافرةvictorious
الا بوركت راية ظافرة
Above his head a banner flutters—
A banner flutters above his head:
Ah, blessed be that victorious banner!
behold, blessed be that victorious banner!
ولماand when اعتصمناwe sought refuge بآلin the family of الرسولthe Messenger
ولما اعتصمنا بآل الرسول
تجلتbecame manifest لناto us الآيةthe sign الباهرةdazzling
تجلت لنا الآية الباهرة
When we sought refuge in the Prophet’s family,
And when we sought refuge in the Messenger's family,
The dazzling sign appeared to us.
the dazzling sign revealed itself to us.
بهمthrough them نظرlooked اللهGod وهوand He is اللطيفthe Gracious
بهم نظر الله وهو اللطيف
نظرةa gaze ألطافهof His gracious favors الناصرةgranting victory
نظرة ألطافه الناصرة
Through them God—the Gentle—looked upon us
Through them God looked upon us—He is the Gracious—
With a sustaining glance of His grace.
with a gaze of His victory-giving grace.
فهمfor they اطفأواextinguished جمرةthe ember of الانكليزthe English
فهم اطفأوا جمرة الانكليز
فلاso no نارfire تخشىis feared ولاnor نائرةblaze
فلا نار تخشى ولا نائرة
They extinguished the British ember,
For they extinguished the Englishmen's ember,
So neither fire nor conflagration need be feared.
so there is no fire to fear, nor any blaze.
تفرقscattered أيديthe groups of سباSaba شملهمtheir gathered ranks
تفرق أيدي سبا شملهم
كماas نثرتscattered عقدهاher necklace الناثرةthe woman scattering it
كما نثرت عقدها الناثرة
Their host scattered like the hands of Saba,
Their ranks scattered like the people of Saba,
As a woman unstringing her necklace scatters its beads.
as a woman scatters her necklace's beads.
وقدand indeed عثرتshe stumbled عثرةa stumble لاتقالnot to be remedied
وقد عثرت عثرة لاتقال
الاah لالعاًno recovery لكfor you ياO عاثرةstumbling one
الا لالعاً لك يا عاثرة
She stumbled—a fall from which none says,
And she has stumbled beyond recovery;
“Rise again!” to you, O stumbling one.
ah, no recovery for you, O stumbling one!
فياso O يومday of سلمانSalman أنتyou الذيthe one who
فيا يوم سلمان أنت الذي
جعلتmade وجوهthe faces of الهدىguidance ناضرةradiant
جعلت وجوه الهدى ناضرة
O day of Salman, it was you
O day of Salman, you are the one
Who made the faces of guidance radiant.
that made the faces of guidance radiant.
وقدand indeed أدركتobtained وترهاits vengeance المسلمونthe Muslims
وقد أدركت وترها المسلمون
فيكon you منfrom الفئةthe band الواترةthat inflicted the wrong
فيك من الفئة الواترة
Through you the Muslims exacted their blood-debt
And the Muslims obtained their vengeance
From the murderous band.
on you, from the band that had wronged them.
وياand O قائداًcommander قدindeed جلاdispelled نورهhis light
ويا قائداً قد جلا نوره
دجىthe darkness of الخطبcalamity بالطلعةwith the countenance السافرةunveiled
دجى الخطب بالطلعة السافرة
O commander whose light dispelled
And O commander, whose light dispelled
The crisis’s darkness with a radiant, unveiled face!
the darkness of calamity with an unveiled countenance,
يدa hand of favor لكyours بيضاءwhite ماnot انindeed تزالceases
يد لك بيضاء ما ان تزال
تذكرهاremember it الالسنthe tongues الشاكرةgrateful
تذكرها الالسن الشاكرة
Yours is a noble deed that shall forever
yours is a white hand of favor, forever
Be recounted by grateful tongues.
remembered by grateful tongues.
منfrom الكوتKut منسحباًwithdrawing قدindeed رجعتyou returned
من الكوت منسحباً قد رجعت
لتضربهمto strike them ضربةa blow قاسرةcrushing
لتضربهم ضربة قاسرة
Having withdrawn from Kut, you returned
From Kut you returned in retreat,
To strike them a crushing blow.
to strike them a crushing blow.
فكانso was انسحابكyour withdrawal قصدintended for الهجومthe assault
فكان انسحابك قصد الهجوم
وانشاءand raising سحبclouds of الردىdeath الماطرةrain-bearing
وانشاء سحب الردى الماطرة
Your withdrawal was intended as an attack
Your withdrawal was meant for an assault
And as the gathering of death’s rain clouds.
and to raise clouds raining death.
وخادعتand you deceived انكلتراEngland فيin القتالbattle
وخادعت انكلترا في القتال
فانخدعتso she was deceived وهيwhile she is الساحرةthe enchantress
فانخدعت وهي الساحرة
You outwitted England in battle,
And you deceived England in battle,
And she—the enchantress—was deceived.
and she was deceived, though she is the enchantress.
فجاءتكso she came at you طامحةaspiring لاnot تشكshe doubts
فجاءتك طامحة لا تشك
فيregarding أمرهاher undertaking انهاthat she is قادرةcapable
في أمرها انها قادرة
She came against you, aspiring and certain,
So she came at you, aspiring, never doubting
Never doubting that she was capable.
that she was capable of her undertaking.
فاصليتهاso you made her burn in النارthe fire وهيand it is التيthe one that
فاصليتها النار وهي التي
تجازيis requited بهاwith it الملةthe religious community الكافرةunbelieving
تجازي بها الملة الكافرة
But you made her taste the fire with which
So you made her burn in the fire, the very fire
The unbelieving nation is repaid.
with which the unbelieving community is requited.
ولمand did not يغنavail مرميthe firing of موتورهاher motor
ولم يغن مرمي موتورها
ولاnor المدفعيthe artilleryman ولاnor الطائرةthe airplane
ولا المدفعي ولا الطائرة
Neither the range of her motorized weapons availed her,
And her motor's fire availed nothing,
Nor the artilleryman, nor the aircraft.
nor the artilleryman, nor the airplane.
وعادتand became نفائسهاher treasures والنفوسand the lives
وعادت نفائسها والنفوس
وهنand they are غنائمناour spoils الوافرةabundant
وهن غنائمنا الوافرة
Her treasures and her lives came back,
And her treasures and lives ended up
All as our abundant spoils.
as our abundant spoils.
سلask الانكليزthe English إذاwhen جئتهمyou come to them
سل الانكليز إذا جئتهم
علىdespite انهمthe fact that they are عصبةa band جائرةtyrannical
على انهم عصبة جائرة
Ask the English, when you meet them,
Ask the English, when you meet them,
Though they are a tyrannical band:
though they are a tyrannical band:
منwho الفائزونthe victors ومنand who ذاthat one الذيwho
من الفائزون ومن ذا الذي
علىupon جيشهhis army كانتfell الدائرةdefeat
على جيشه كانت الدائرة
Who were the victors, and whose
who are the victors, and who is the one
Army suffered the rout?
whose army suffered defeat?
نهيتهمyou forbade them عنfrom ولوجentering العرينthe lions' den
نهيتهم عن ولوج العرين
وقلتand you said اتقواbeware أسدهits lions الخادرةlurking in their lairs
وقلت اتقوا أسده الخادرة
You warned them not to enter the lions’ den,
You forbade them to enter the lions' den,
And said, “Beware its crouching lions!
and said, 'Beware its lions lurking in their lairs.'
وإياكمand beware السيلthe torrent لاdo not تسلكواtake
وإياكم السيل لا تسلكوا
مناهجthe paths of أمواجهits waves الزاخرةsurging
مناهج أمواجه الزاخرة
Beware the flood; do not venture down
'And beware the torrent; do not take
The channels of its surging waves.”
the paths of its surging waves.'
فماso nothing راعهمstartled them غيرexcept كرّthe charge of الخيولthe horses
فما راعهم غير كرّ الخيول
منجدةrising high فيهمamong them غائرةplunging deep
منجدة فيهم غائرة
Nothing struck them with terror but the cavalry’s charge,
So nothing startled them but the charge of the horses,
Rushing to the rescue and plunging through their ranks;
rising high and plunging among them.
وماand nothing راعهمstartled them غيرexcept طعنthe thrusting of الرماحthe spears
وما راعهم غير طعن الرماح
وضربand the strokes of المهندةthe Indian-steel swords الباترةsevering
وضرب المهندة الباترة
Nothing struck them with terror but the lances’ thrusts
And nothing startled them but the thrusting of spears
And the blows of keen-edged Indian swords.
and the strokes of cleaving Indian-steel swords.
وماand what lies بينbetween دجلةthe Tigris والنهروانand Nahrawan
وما بين دجلة والنهروان
مصارعthe death-sites of أجسامهاher bodies الداثرةdecaying
مصارع أجسامها الداثرة
Between the Tigris and the Nahrawan lie
And between the Tigris and Nahrawan
The death-sites of their ruined bodies.
are the places where her decaying bodies fell.
جسومهمtheir bodies فيin الثرىthe dust وقعfallen
جسومهم في الثرى وقع
وارؤسهمand their heads فيin الفضاthe air طائرةflying
وارؤسهم في الفضا طائرة
Their bodies lie fallen in the dust,
Their bodies lie fallen in the dust,
While their heads fly through the air.
and their heads fly through the air.
فمنso among them is هاربa fugitive لاnot يرىhe sees مسلكاًa path
فمن هارب لا يرى مسلكاً
بصيرتهhis insight ضلتwent astray الباصرةclear-sighted
بصيرته ضلت الباصرة
Some flee, unable to find a path,
So one flees, seeing no path;
Their seeing perception gone astray.
his clear-sighted insight has gone astray.
واسرىand captives يساقونare driven مثلlike السّوامgrazing livestock
واسرى يساقون مثل السّوام
وكانواand they had been وحوشthe beasts of الفلاthe desert الكاسرةravening
وكانوا وحوش الفلا الكاسرة
Others are captives, herded like cattle,
And captives are driven like grazing livestock,
Though once they were the wilderness’s savage beasts.
though they had been the desert's ravening beasts.
تدورroll عيونهمtheir eyes رهبةin terror
تدور عيونهم رهبة
وأرضand the ground of الوغىbattle تحتهمbeneath them مائرةheaving
وأرض الوغى تحتهم مائرة
Their eyes wheel about in terror,
Their eyes roll in terror,
While the battlefield heaves beneath them.
and the battleground heaves beneath them.
الندنO London هلdo لكyou have علمknowledge of اليقينcertainty
الندن هل لك علم اليقين
مناfrom us بأبنائكabout your sons السائرةmarching forth
منا بأبنائك السائرة
O London, have you certain knowledge
O London, have you certain knowledge
From us of your marching sons?
from us about your sons on the march?
بعثتyou sent اليناto us الخدودthe cheeks الرقاقdelicate
بعثت الينا الخدود الرقاق
فماand not لبثتthey lingered انthat غدتthey became عافرةdust-stained
فما لبثت ان غدت عافرة
You sent us those tender-cheeked youths,
You sent us delicate cheeks,
And soon their cheeks were smeared with dust.
and before long they were dust-stained.
بريطانياBritain ياO تجارmerchants of الغرورdelusion
بريطانيا يا تجار الغرور
بشراكglad tidings to you بالصفقةof the bargain الخاسرةlosing
بشراك بالصفقة الخاسرة
Britain, O merchant of delusion,
Britain, O merchants of delusion,
Rejoice in your losing bargain!
glad tidings to you of the losing bargain!
أتيتyou came to العراقIraq لنيلto attain المنىthe hopes
أتيت العراق لنيل المنى
فعدتso you returned علىwith خيبةdisappointment صاغرةabased
فعدت على خيبة صاغرة
You came to Iraq to gain your desires,
You came to Iraq to attain your hopes,
But returned disappointed and abased.
but returned in disappointment, abased.
سنغسلwe shall wash away بالسيفwith the sword عارthe shame of العراقIraq
سنغسل بالسيف عار العراق
منfrom صوبthe downpour of أوداجكyour jugular veins الهامرةgushing
من صوب أوداجك الهامرة
With the sword we shall wash away Iraq’s shame
We shall wash away Iraq's shame with the sword,
In the torrent pouring from your jugular veins.
with the downpour from your gushing jugular veins.
جنيتyou reaped ثمارthe fruits of الوغىbattle حلوةsweet
جنيت ثمار الوغى حلوة
إلىuntil انthat أمرّتturned bitter لكfor you الثامرةthe fruit-bearing tree
إلى ان أمرّت لك الثامرة
You reaped the fruits of war while they were sweet,
You reaped the sweet fruits of battle,
Until the fruit-bearing bough made them bitter for you.
until the fruit-bearing tree turned bitter for you.
وفتيانand young men of حربwar باسيافهمwith their swords
وفتيان حرب باسيافهم
يشبونkindle نارthe fire of الوغىbattle الساعرةblazing
يشبون نار الوغى الساعرة
Warriors, with their swords,
And young men of war, with their swords,
Kindle the raging fire of battle.
kindle the blazing fire of battle.
سفائنهاits ships الخيلthe horses وهيand they are التيthe ones that
سفائنها الخيل وهي التي
ببحرthrough the sea of دمائكمyour blood ماخرةplowing through
ببحر دمائكم ماخرة
Their ships are the horses—the very steeds
Its ships are the horses—the very ones
That sail upon the sea of your blood.
that plow through the sea of your blood.
نظرتyou gazed بعينيthrough the two eyes of غرورdelusion ولمand did not
نظرت بعيني غرور ولم
تكونيyou were لعقبيtoward the outcome of الوغىbattle ناظرةlooking
تكوني لعقبي الوغى ناظرة
You looked with the eyes of arrogance, yet
You gazed through delusion's two eyes, and did not
You never looked to the consequences of war.
look to the outcome of battle.
تناسيتyou chose to forget سالفthe bygone أيامناour days
تناسيت سالف أيامنا
فطاشتso went astray حلومكyour wits فيin الحاضرةthe present
فطاشت حلومك في الحاضرة
You forgot the bygone days between us,
You chose to forget our bygone days,
So your judgment failed you in the present.
so your wits went astray in the present.
فلاقيتso you encountered موعظةa lesson لاnot تزالceases
فلاقيت موعظة لا تزال
تبقىremain لأيامكfor your days الغابرةyet to come
تبقى لأيامك الغابرة
Thus you received a lesson that shall
Thus you met with a lesson that will always
Remain with you through all your days to come.
remain for your days to come.
وهلand can يزجرbe restrained المرءa person عنfrom غيهhis waywardness
وهل يزجر المرء عن غيه
إذاif لمnot تكنis نفسهhis own soul الزاجرةthe restrainer
إذا لم تكن نفسه الزاجرة
And what can restrain a person from error
And can a man be restrained from his waywardness
Unless one’s own soul is the reprover?
if his own soul does not restrain him?
Sol 6.1