بِسَعدِكَthrough your good fortune دارَتrevolved فيin السَماءِthe sky الكَواكِبُthe stars
بِسَعدِكَ دارَت في السَماءِ الكَواكِبُ
وَسارَتand advanced لِتَشييدِto raise العَلاءِlofty glory المَواكِبُthe processions
وَسارَت لِتَشييدِ العَلاءِ المَواكِبُ
Through your good fortune the stars revolved in heaven,
With your auspiciousness the stars revolved in the sky,
and processions advanced to raise lofty glory.
And the shining companions marched to elevate the sublime.
وَلولاكَand without you لَمdid not يَقحَمplunge جَوادٌa steed بِمَأزِقٍinto a perilous pass
وَلولاكَ لَم يَقحَم جَوادٌ بِمَأزِقٍ
وَلاnor فَتَكَتslew فيamong الأُسدِthe lions تِلكَthose الثَعالِبُfoxes
وَلا فَتَكَت في الأُسدِ تِلكَ الثَعالِبُ
Without you, no steed would have plunged into a perilous pass,
Were it not for you, no steed would plunge into peril,
nor would those foxes have slain the lions.
Nor would those foxes pounce on the lion.
بِحَيثُwhere اِلتَقَتmet سُمرُthe brown shafts القَناof the spears وَصُدورُهُمand their breasts
بِحَيثُ اِلتَقَت سُمرُ القَنا وَصُدورُهُم
وَبيضُand the white blades المَواضيof the keen swords وَالطُلىand the throats وَالتَرائِبُand the collarbones
وَبيضُ المَواضي وَالطُلى وَالتَرائِبُ
Where brown spear-shafts met their breasts,
Where the brownness of the spearheads met their chests
and white keen blades met throats and collarbones:
And the whiteness of the plains, the hills, and the encampments,
عِناقٌan embrace يُزيلُremoves الشَوقَlonging عَنfrom مُستَقَرِّهِits dwelling
عِناقٌ يُزيلُ الشَوقَ عَن مُستَقَرِّهِ
يُرىis seen وَاِصِلاًuniting وَهوَthough it is القَطوعُthe severer المُجانِبُthe estranger
يُرى وَاِصِلاً وَهوَ القَطوعُ المُجانِبُ
an embrace that uproots longing from its dwelling,
An embrace that removes yearning from its dwelling;
seeming to unite, though it severs and estranges.
It appears to connect while it is the aloof estranger.
بِيَومٍon a day أَحَمِّblackened الجَوِّin atmosphere حامٍraging وَطيسُهُits furnace
بِيَومٍ أَحَمِّ الجَوِّ حامٍ وَطيسُهُ
كَأَنَّas though حَصاهُits pebbles مِنfrom تَلَظّيهِits blazing ذائِبُwere melting
كَأَنَّ حَصاهُ مِن تَلَظّيهِ ذائِبُ
On a day of blackened air, its furnace raging,
On a day whose air was hot and its haze boiling
as though its pebbles melted from its blaze.
As if its pebbles melted from its intensity.
صَبَغتَyou stained بِهِon it ماwhat اِبيَضَّturned white مِنof فَلَقِthe radiance الضُحىof midmorning
صَبَغتَ بِهِ ما اِبيَضَّ مِن فَلَقِ الضُحى
بِكُلِّwith every بَياضٍwhiteness تَجتَوِيهِthey loathe it الكَواعِبُthe full-breasted maidens
بِكُلِّ بَياضٍ تَجتَوِيهِ الكَواعِبُ
On that day you stained what was white in midmorning's radiance
You dyed with it whatever whitened from the cheek of dawn
with every whiteness that full-breasted maidens loathe.
With every whiteness greedily swallowed by the young maidens.
وَراجَعتَand you restored شَيبَthe grayness الهِندُوانيِّof the Indian blade حُلكَةًto blackness
وَراجَعتَ شَيبَ الهِندُوانيِّ حُلكَةً
وَأَبهَجُهُand its greatest delight ماwhat سُمتَهُyou imposed on it وَهوَwhile it was شائِبُgray-haired
وَأَبهَجُهُ ما سُمتَهُ وَهوَ شائِبُ
You restored the Indian blade's gray hair to blackness;
And you returned the greyness of the Indian steel as adornment
its greatest delight is what you imposed on it while it was gray.
And made it shine however it became frosted.
عَلىalthough أَنَّهُit is صِبغٌa stain يُحَدِّثُtells سائِلاًan inquirer
عَلى أَنَّهُ صِبغٌ يُحَدِّثُ سائِلاً
بِماabout what كانَwas مِنof تَأثيرِهِits effect وَهوَwhile he was غائِبُabsent
بِما كانَ مِن تَأثيرِهِ وَهوَ غائِبُ
Yet it is a stain that tells an inquirer
As if it were a dye that speaks to one asking
of what its impact achieved, though he was absent.
About its effect while absent.
وَنابَand it acted as deputy وَإِنand although لَمdid not يَرضَaccept عَزمُكَyour resolve قاطِعاًa cutting blade
وَنابَ وَإِن لَم يَرضَ عَزمُكَ قاطِعاً
وَمِنand from أَينَwhere كُفؤٌan equal عَنهُin its stead يوجَدُis found نائِبُa deputy
وَمِن أَينَ كُفؤٌ عَنهُ يوجَدُ نائِبُ
It acted as a deputy, though your resolve would accept no cutting blade;
It bent back though your resolute determination was not pleased,
and where could an equal be found to stand in its stead?
And where can a peer to prevent it be found as a substitute?
فَرَيتَyou cleaved بِهِwith it غَربَthe cutting edge الزَمانِof time وَغايَةُand the utmost aim الthe
فَرَيتَ بِهِ غَربَ الزَمانِ وَغايَةُ ال
صَوارِمِkeen swords أَنthat تُفرىbe cleaved بِهِنَّwith them الغَوارِبُthe shoulders
صَوارِمِ أَن تُفرى بِهِنَّ الغَوارِبُ
With it you cleaved time's cutting edge, while the utmost aim of the
So you saw through it the end of time and the utmost
keen swords is to cleave shoulders.
Of sharp swords that they be broken by them the brave warriors.
وَمَلمومَةٍand a massed host دَبَّتcrept forward وَأَلسِنَةُand the tongues القَناof the spears
وَمَلمومَةٍ دَبَّت وَأَلسِنَةُ القَنا
لَهاthey have حُمَةٌa venomous sting وَالمُقرَباتُand the choice steeds العَقارِبُthe scorpions
لَها حُمَةٌ وَالمُقرَباتُ العَقارِبُ
And many a massed host crept forward, the tongues of its spears
And a cursed one crept forward with the tongues of spears
bearing a venomous sting, its choice steeds scorpions.
Having a zeal and the drawn near ones scorpions.
يُعاطيoffers بِهاwithin it النَدمانُthe drinking companion كَأساًa cup مِنَof الرَدىdeath
يُعاطي بِها النَدمانُ كَأساً مِنَ الرَدى
بِهاfrom it نالَobtained رِيَّاًthirst-quenching فيin المَنِيَّةِdoom شارِبُa drinker
بِها نالَ رِيَّاً في المَنِيَّةِ شارِبُ
Within it a drinking companion offers a cup of death,
The remorseful are given through them a cup of abasement
from which a drinker found his thirst quenched in doom.
Through which a drinker obtained vileness at the place of drinking.
وَعانَقَand embraced فيهاwithin it مُبغِضٌa hater لِبَغيضِهِthe one he hated
وَعانَقَ فيها مُبغِضٌ لِبَغيضِهِ
كَماas اِعتَنَقَتembraced يَومَon the day اللِقاءِof meeting الحَبائِبُthe sweethearts
كَما اِعتَنَقَت يَومَ اللِقاءِ الحَبائِبُ
Within it a hater embraced the one he hated,
And a hater embraced his hated in them
as sweethearts embraced on the day of meeting.
As the loving ones embraced on the day they met.
سَماعُهُمُtheir music فيهاwithin it الصَليلُthe clash of steel وَخَمرُهُمand their wine
سَماعُهُمُ فيها الصَليلُ وَخَمرُهُم
دَمُthe blood القَومِof the people لاnot ماwhat اِستَحلَبَmilked الكَرمَthe vine حالِبُa milker
دَمُ القَومِ لا ما اِستَحلَبَ الكَرمَ حالِبُ
Their music there is the clash of steel, and their wine
Their hearing in them is the clash and their wine
the people's blood, not what a milker draws from the vine.
Is the blood of the people, not what the vineyard yielded as pure.
سَرَتit marched بِكَwith you فيin لَيلٍa night مِنَof النَقعِdust أَليَلٍpitch-dark
سَرَت بِكَ في لَيلٍ مِنَ النَقعِ أَليَلٍ
تُعَمَّىare hidden عَلىfrom مَنwhoever صارَcame to be فيهِwithin it المَذاهِبُthe paths
تُعَمَّى عَلى مَن صارَ فيهِ المَذاهِبُ
It marched with you through a pitch-dark night of dust,
You marched in a night of soft darkness
where paths were hidden from whoever entered it.
That blinded whom diverged in it the ways.
فَأَطلَعتَso you raised فيهِwithin it بِالأَسِنَّةِwith spearheads أَنجُماًstars
فَأَطلَعتَ فيهِ بِالأَسِنَّةِ أَنجُماً
لَهاthey have مِنfrom نَواصيthe forelocks الدَارِعينَof armored men ذَوائِبُtresses
لَها مِن نَواصي الدَارِعينَ ذَوائِبُ
With spearheads you raised stars within it,
So you lit in it with the spears stars
whose tresses came from the forelocks of armored men.
That have from the forehead forelocks of the repellers.
عَزائِمُresolves خَرّاجٍof one finding a way out إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic) تَضايَقَتnarrowed
عَزائِمُ خَرّاجٍ إِذا ما تَضايَقَت
مَخارِجُهُhis exits لاnot لاعِباًtrifling وَهوَthough he is لاعِبُplaying
مَخارِجُهُ لا لاعِباً وَهوَ لاعِبُ
The resolves of one who finds a way out whenever
Resolute determinations of a tax collector when
his exits narrow—not trifling, though he plays.
His outlets are narrowed, not as a joker while jesting.
وَطَعنٌand thrusts لِسُمرِshattering the brown shafts السَمهَريِّof Samhari spears مُحَطِّمٌa shatterer
وَطَعنٌ لِسُمرِ السَمهَريِّ مُحَطِّمٌ
عَلىalthough أَنَّهُit is لِلمَجدِof glory بانٍa builder وَناصِبُand a raiser
عَلى أَنَّهُ لِلمَجدِ بانٍ وَناصِبُ
And thrusts that shatter the brown Samhari spears,
And a piercing stab to the brownness of Al Samhari
yet build and raise up glory;
Annulling his glory, erected and adversarial.
وَضَربٌand blows لِبيضِagainst the white blades المَشرَفِيِّof Mashrafi swords مُهَدِّمٌdemolishing
وَضَربٌ لِبيضِ المَشرَفِيِّ مُهَدِّمٌ
بِهِwith it وَلِأَعدادِand against the numbers المُعادينَof the enemies حاصِبُpelting like hail
بِهِ وَلِأَعدادِ المُعادينَ حاصِبُ
and blows that demolish the white Mashrafi blades
And a strike to the whiteness of Al Mashrafi
with their force, pelting the enemy ranks like hail.
Destroying it and the multitudes of enemies counting.
وَأَرعَنَand a vast host مَوّارِsurging الحَواشيat the flanks لِأَرضِهِfor its ground
وَأَرعَنَ مَوّارِ الحَواشي لِأَرضِهِ
بِعِثيَرِهِwith its dust مِنfrom ناظِرِthe eye الجَوِّof the sky حاجِبُa screen
بِعِثيَرِهِ مِن ناظِرِ الجَوِّ حاجِبُ
And a vast host with surging flanks, its ground
And you startled the herders of his coast with your wakefulness
veiled by its dust from the sky's eye.
From the onlooker of the atmosphere, frowning.
لَهُit has مِنfrom سُطاthe might فَخرِFakhr (Pride) المُلوكِal-Muluk (of Kings) مُؤَيِّدٌa champion
لَهُ مِن سُطا فَخرِ المُلوكِ مُؤَيِّدٌ
يُطاعِنُexchanges spear-thrusts عَنon behalf of أَقرانِهِhis peers وَيُضارِبُand exchanges blows
يُطاعِنُ عَن أَقرانِهِ وَيُضارِبُ
It has a champion in the might of Fakhr al-Muluk,
For it is from the pride of kings, supported,
who thrusts for his peers and exchanges blows.
Assailing his peers and striking.
فَتىًa youth هَذَّبَتrefined فيهِin him التَجارِبُexperience نَفسَهُhis soul
فَتىً هَذَّبَت فيهِ التَجارِبُ نَفسَهُ
فَكَيفَso how بِهاwith it إِذwhen هَذَّبَتهاit refined it التَجارِبُexperience
فَكَيفَ بِها إِذ هَذَّبَتها التَجارِبُ
A youth in whom experience has refined the soul—
A young man whose self was refined through tribulations
how, then, must it be when experience has polished it!
So how about when tribulations refined him?
يَسُدُّfills مَسَدَّthe place الأَلفِof a thousand بَأساًin valor وَنَجدَةًand succor
يَسُدُّ مَسَدَّ الأَلفِ بَأساً وَنَجدَةً
إِذاwhen رَدَّworks out ضَربَthe multiplication الأَلفِof a thousand فيby الأَلفِa thousand حاسِبُa reckoner
إِذا رَدَّ ضَربَ الأَلفِ في الأَلفِ حاسِبُ
He takes the place of a thousand in valor and succor,
He takes the place of a thousand in might and help
when a reckoner computes a thousand multiplied by a thousand.
When the strike of a thousand in a thousand counts.
وَدَبَّرَand managed أَمرَthe affairs المُلكِof kingship قَبلَbefore بُلوغِهِhis maturity
وَدَبَّرَ أَمرَ المُلكِ قَبلَ بُلوغِهِ
وَماand not yet نَزَعَتremoved عَنهُfrom him السِخابَthe scented necklace الرَبائِبُthe household maidens
وَما نَزَعَت عَنهُ السِخابَ الرَبائِبُ
He managed the affairs of kingship before coming of age,
And he managed the affairs of the kingdom before reaching it
while the household maidens had not yet removed his scented necklace.
And puberty did not strip him of discretion.
وَتِلكَand that لِأَبناءِfor the sons المُسَيَّبِof al-Musayyab شيمَةٌa trait
وَتِلكَ لِأَبناءِ المُسَيَّبِ شيمَةٌ
يَسودُholds sway وَليدٌa child مِثلَماjust as سادَheld sway شائِبُa gray-haired man
يَسودُ وَليدٌ مِثلَما سادَ شائِبُ
That is a trait of the sons of al-Musayyab:
Such are the traits of the sons of Musayyab
a child holds sway just as a gray-haired man has done.
A youth leads just as an old one led.
أُناسٌa people أَساءَتdealt harshly حُكمَهاits judgment فيagainst لُهاهُمُtheir lavish gifts
أُناسٌ أَساءَت حُكمَها في لُهاهُمُ
أَكُفُّهُمُtheir hands إِذwhen أَحسَنواthey did good وَالمَواهِبُand the gifts
أَكُفُّهُمُ إِذ أَحسَنوا وَالمَواهِبُ
A people whose lavish gifts were harshly judged
People whose rule in their heedlessness was bad
by their hands, when they did good, and by their largesse.
I curb them when they do good and gifts.
وَسَدّواand they closed بِتَسديدِby directing الطِعانِspear-thrusts مِنَin العُلىthe heights of glory
وَسَدّوا بِتَسديدِ الطِعانِ مِنَ العُلى
ثُغوراًbreaches تَوَلَّتundertook كَشفَهُنَّlaying them bare النَوائِبُcalamities
ثُغوراً تَوَلَّت كَشفَهُنَّ النَوائِبُ
By directing their spear-thrusts they closed, in the heights of glory,
And they blocked with fortifying the stab from above
breaches that calamities had laid bare.
Breachs which misfortunes opened revealing them.
فَمِنso from رَأيِهِhis judgment الواريfire-kindling عَواليهِhis high spears أُشرِعَتwere leveled
فَمِن رَأيِهِ الواري عَواليهِ أُشرِعَت
وَمِنand from عَزمِهِhis resolve الماضيpenetrating تُسَلُّare drawn القَواضِبُthe cutting blades
وَمِن عَزمِهِ الماضي تُسَلُّ القَواضِبُ
From his fire-bright judgment his high spears are leveled,
So by his insightful opinion its highlands were opened
and from his penetrating resolve the cutting blades are drawn.
And by his solid determination the ships are launched.
هُوَhe المَلِكُthe king الفَيّاضُoverflowing بَأساًin valor وَنائِلاًand bounty
هُوَ المَلِكُ الفَيّاضُ بَأساً وَنائِلاً
فَحَيثُso wherever تَراهُyou see him ناقِماًavenging فَهوَhe is also واهِبُbestowing
فَحَيثُ تَراهُ ناقِماً فَهوَ واهِبُ
He is the king overflowing with valor and bounty;
He is the generous king, fierce and attaining
wherever you see him avenging, he is also bestowing.
So wherever you see him angry, he is the grantor.
يَصولُcharges وَلوeven if أَنَّthat النُجومَthe stars كَتائِبُwere battalions
يَصولُ وَلو أَنَّ النُجومَ كَتائِبُ
وَيُعطيand gives وَكَفُّwhile the hand الجَدبِof drought لِلسِترِat the veil جاذِبُtugs
وَيُعطي وَكَفُّ الجَدبِ لِلسِترِ جاذِبُ
He charges even if the stars were battalions,
He rages though the stars are groups
and gives while drought's hand tugs away the veil.
And he gives while the palm of the dry year is grasping.
وَكُنتَand you would إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic) الشَرُّevil صَرَّحَdeclared openly بِاِسمِهِby its name
وَكُنتَ إِذا ما الشَرُّ صَرَّحَ بِاِسمِهِ
وَلاذَتand sought refuge بِأَعناقِat the necks الصَياصيof fortresses الذَوائِبُthe tresses
وَلاذَت بِأَعناقِ الصَياصي الذَوائِبُ
And you, whenever evil openly declared its name,
And you were, whenever evil roared its name
and tresses sought refuge at the necks of fortresses,
And resorted to the necks of the armor the shelters.
جَعَلتَyou made غِرارَthe cutting edge المَشرَفيِّof the Mashrafi sword مُصاحِباًa companion
جَعَلتَ غِرارَ المَشرَفيِّ مُصاحِباً
أَلاtruly إِنَّهُit is نِعمَexcellent الرَفيقُthe companion المُصاحِبُkept beside one
أَلا إِنَّهُ نِعمَ الرَفيقُ المُصاحِبُ
made the Mashrafi sword's edge your companion:
You made the deception of Al Mashrafi a companion;
truly, what an excellent companion it is!
Verily, excellent he is as a faithful companion!
وَفيٌّfaithful إِذاwhen خانَbetrays الشَقيقُthe brother وَدافِعٌand a defender
وَفيٌّ إِذا خانَ الشَقيقُ وَدافِعٌ
إِذاwhen حاصَswerves عَنfrom دَفعِrepelling المُلِمِّthe calamity المُحارِبُthe warrior
إِذا حاصَ عَن دَفعِ المُلِمِّ المُحارِبُ
Faithful when a brother betrays, and a defender
Loyal if the brother betrays and protector
when the warrior swerves from repelling a calamity.
If warding the attack of the assailing adversary.
وَلَمّاand when أَبىrefused قَومٌa people سِوىanything but البَغيِrebellion مَركَباًas a mount
وَلَمّا أَبى قَومٌ سِوى البَغيِ مَركَباً
وَلِلذُلِّand toward abasement فيهِupon it وَالمَذَلَّةِand humiliation راكِبُa rider
وَلِلذُلِّ فيهِ وَالمَذَلَّةِ راكِبُ
And when a people refused any mount but rebellion,
And when a people pursued no path but transgression
whose rider is bound for abasement and humiliation,
And mounting it and the humiliation and riding.
سَدَدتَyou closed عَلَيهِمupon them كُلَّevery بابٍgate وَثُغرَةٍand breach
سَدَدتَ عَلَيهِم كُلَّ بابٍ وَثُغرَةٍ
يَخالونَthey imagine مِنهُfrom it النُجحَsuccess وَالنُجحُthough success عازِبُis far away
يَخالونَ مِنهُ النُجحَ وَالنُجحُ عازِبُ
you closed upon them every gate and breach
You closed upon them every door and breach
through which they expected success, though success was far away.
From which they miss success and success is absent.
وَأَمهَلتَهُمand you gave them respite حَتّىuntil لَظَنّوكَthey surely thought you عاجِزاًpowerless
وَأَمهَلتَهُم حَتّى لَظَنّوكَ عاجِزاً
وَماand not يَستَويare equal المَغلوبُthe vanquished وَالمُتَغالِبُand the one striving to prevail
وَما يَستَوي المَغلوبُ وَالمُتَغالِبُ
You gave them respite until they surely thought you powerless;
And you allowed them until they thought you powerless
yet the vanquished and the one striving to prevail are not alike.
While the defeated and the victor are not equal.
وَقَدand sometimes تَنفُذُtake effect الأَقدارُdestinies حَتّىuntil يَرىdeems اِمرُؤٌa man
وَقَد تَنفُذُ الأَقدارُ حَتّى يَرى اِمرُؤٌ
مِنَas الصِدقِtruth ظَنّاًby conjecture وَعدَهاtheir promise وَهوَthough it is كاذِبُfalse
مِنَ الصِدقِ ظَنّاً وَعدَها وَهوَ كاذِبُ
Destinies may run their course until a man deems
And destinies are fulfilled until a person sees
their promise true in his fancy, though it is false.
From truth a view and counts it while lying.
وَعَزمُكَand your resolve ماضٍcuts through حينَwhen تَنبوrecoil صَوارِمٌkeen swords
وَعَزمُكَ ماضٍ حينَ تَنبو صَوارِمٌ
وَرَأيُكَand your judgment لَمّاwhen أَظلَمَgrew dark الجَوُّthe air ثاقِبُis piercing
وَرَأيُكَ لَمّا أَظلَمَ الجَوُّ ثاقِبُ
Your resolve cuts through when keen swords recoil,
And your determination is solid when swords are unsheathed
and your judgment pierces when the air grows dark.
And your view is piercing when the atmosphere darkens.
وَلَكِنَّهُمbut they مِنof عامِرٍAmir فيin أَرُوَمَةٍan ancestral stock
وَلَكِنَّهُم مِن عامِرٍ في أَرُوَمَةٍ
لَهاit has مِنكَfrom you عِزٌّmight لاnot يُرامُassailable وَجانِبُand protection
لَها مِنكَ عِزٌّ لا يُرامُ وَجانِبُ
Yet they belong to a stock of Amir,
Except they are from a flourishing pillar
which gains from you unassailable might and protection.
Having from you glory not sought and aside.
فَإِنso if يَهفُerrs فَرعٌa branch مِنهُمُof them فَاِغتِفارُthen forgiving ماwhat
فَإِن يَهفُ فَرعٌ مِنهُمُ فَاِغتِفارُ ما
جَناهُit committed عَلىupon مَعروفِthe renowned فَضلِكَyour generosity واجِبُis a duty
جَناهُ عَلى مَعروفِ فَضلِكَ واجِبُ
If a branch of theirs errs, then forgiving what
So if one of them swerves, then forgiveness for what
it has done is a duty of your renowned generosity.
He committed is due to your known kindness.
بَنوsons العَمِّof the paternal uncle وَالأَرحامُand kinship ties فيamong الناسِpeople شُجنَةٌan interwoven bond
بَنو العَمِّ وَالأَرحامُ في الناسِ شُجنَةٌ
رِعايَتُهاtending it فيin الدينِreligion وَالعَقلِand reason وَاِجِبُa duty
رِعايَتُها في الدينِ وَالعَقلِ وَاِجِبُ
Cousins and kin form an interwoven bond among people;
The children of the uncle and relatives among people are an affection
tending it is a duty of religion and reason.
Preserving it in religion and reason obligated.
فَكُنso be بِهِمُwith them لاnot فيهِمُamong them الخَطبَcalamity ضارِباًstriking
فَكُن بِهِمُ لا فيهِمُ الخَطبَ ضارِباً
فَفيهِمfor in them قُوىًstrengths تَعياfail بِهِنَّagainst them الضَرائِبُblows
فَفيهِم قُوىً تَعيا بِهِنَّ الضَرائِبُ
So strike calamity with them, not strike them with it;
So be with them, not in them, adversity striking
for they have strengths against which blows fail.
For in them are strengths you live by against misfortunes.
وَلَمّاand when هَجَرتَyou left الشامَal-Sham حاشاكَfar be it from you أَنto تُرىbe seen
وَلَمّا هَجَرتَ الشامَ حاشاكَ أَن تُرى
لَهُtoward it هاجِراًforsaking أَوor عَنهُaway from it رَأيُكَyour judgment راغِبُturning away
لَهُ هاجِراً أَو عَنهُ رَأيُكَ راغِبُ
And when you left al-Sham—far be it from you to be seen
And when you deserted Damascus - far from you
forsaking it, or your judgment turning away from it—
To be seen deserting it or your view from it abstaining.
فَلاso may no حَلَّهُbefall it مِنof وَحشَةٍdesolation ماthat which اِستَفَزَّهُshakes it
فَلا حَلَّهُ مِن وَحشَةٍ ما اِستَفَزَّهُ
عَنِfrom الأَمنِsecurity وَاِرتابَand became uneasy النَزيلُthe resident المُصاقِبُthe neighboring
عَنِ الأَمنِ وَاِرتابَ النَزيلُ المُصاقِبُ
may no desolation befall it to shake it
For neither did it have any desolation provoking it
from security or make the neighboring resident uneasy.
From security nor did the settled guest fearing.
وَماand no كانَwas لَمّاwhen اِعتَلَّit ailed مِنfrom قَبلُbefore شافِياًa healer
وَما كانَ لَمّا اِعتَلَّ مِن قَبلُ شافِياً
سِواكَexcept you لَهُfor it ياO مَنyou who لَهُfor him الفَضلُexcellence صاحِبُa companion
سِواكَ لَهُ يا مَن لَهُ الفَضلُ صاحِبُ
And when it had ailed before, there was no healer
And it had not been when previously impaired
for it but you, O you whom excellence accompanies.
But you were alone, O you whose favor is companion, healing it!
مَدَدتَyou spread عَليهِover it ظِلَّthe shade عِزِّكَof your might فَاِحتَمىso it found shelter
مَدَدتَ عَليهِ ظِلَّ عِزِّكَ فَاِحتَمى
وَلولاكَand without you يَوماًfor a day ماnot اِحتَمَىwas protected فيهِwithin it جانِبُa part
وَلولاكَ يَوماً ما اِحتَمَى فيهِ جانِبُ
You spread over it the shade of your might, and it found shelter;
You extended over it the shade of your glory so it took refuge
without you, no part of it would have been secure for a single day.
While without you one day none would have taken refuge.
وَصَيَّرتَهُand you made it لِلأَمنِfor safety رَبعاًa dwelling-place وَقَبلَهاand before that
وَصَيَّرتَهُ لِلأَمنِ رَبعاً وَقَبلَها
غَداit became لِذُيولِfor the trailing skirts الخَوفِof fear وَهوَwhile it was مَساحِبُdragging-grounds
غَدا لِذُيولِ الخَوفِ وَهوَ مَساحِبُ
You made it a dwelling-place of safety; before that,
And you made it a land of safety while before
it had become a place where fear trailed its skirts.
It was close to the hem of fear and withdrawal.
وَأَنقَذتَand you rescued قَوماًa people فيهِwithin it مِنfrom كُفَّةِthe snare الرَدىof death
وَأَنقَذتَ قَوماً فيهِ مِن كُفَّةِ الرَدى
وَقَدwhen already نَشِبَتhad sunk in أَظفارُهاits nails وَالمَخالِبُand claws
وَقَد نَشِبَت أَظفارُها وَالمَخالِبُ
You rescued a people there from death's snare,
And you saved a people in it from the grip of degradation
when its nails and claws had already sunk in.
After its claws sank in and the paws.
بِعِزِّكَin your might لاذواthey sought refuge وَهوَand it is أَمنَعُthe most impregnable مَوئِلٍshelter
بِعِزِّكَ لاذوا وَهوَ أَمنَعُ مَوئِلٍ
وَغَيثَكَand your rain أَمّواthey sought وَهوَwhile it is لِلبِرِّfor beneficence ساكِبُpouring forth
وَغَيثَكَ أَمّوا وَهوَ لِلبِرِّ ساكِبُ
They sought refuge in your might, the most impregnable shelter,
With your glory they sought refuge and it is the safest haven
and made for your rain, pouring forth goodness.
And your rain they hoped for and it is to righteousness pouring.
تَرَكتَyou left لَهُمto them رَأياًa judgment كَساهُمthat clothed them مَذَلَّةًin humiliation
تَرَكتَ لَهُم رَأياً كَساهُم مَذَلَّةً
وَلُذتَand you took refuge بِرَأيٍin a judgment جانَبَتهُshunned it المَعائِبُthe flaws
وَلُذتَ بِرَأيٍ جانَبَتهُ المَعائِبُ
You left them the judgment that clothed them in humiliation,
You left them an opinion that clothed them in humiliation
and took refuge in a judgment untouched by flaws.
And took to an opinion avoided by tribulations.
أَساؤواthey did wrong وَجاؤُاand came لائِذينَseeking refuge بِشيمَةٍin a disposition
أَساؤوا وَجاؤُا لائِذينَ بِشيمَةٍ
لِمَذهَبِهاbefore its way فيin العَفوِpardon تَعفوfade away المَذاهِبُthe ways
لِمَذهَبِها في العَفوِ تَعفو المَذاهِبُ
They did wrong, then came seeking refuge in a disposition
They did evil and came seeking refuge in a trait
before whose way of pardon all other ways fade.
Whose path is to pardon - the paths pardon.
فَمالَso he inclined إِلىtoward جَنبِthe side التَجاوُزِof forgiveness عَنهُمُof them
فَمالَ إِلى جَنبِ التَجاوُزِ عَنهُمُ
كَريمٌa noble man قَديرٌpowerful لِلرِضىtoward favor مِنهُof him جانِبُa side
كَريمٌ قَديرٌ لِلرِضى مِنهُ جانِبُ
So toward the side of forgiving them inclined
So the side of overlooking them inclined
a noble, powerful man with a side disposed to favor.
A generous one, capable, his content therewith aside.
يَمُنُّbestows favors وَطَولُand the ample reach الإِقتِدارِof power مُساعِدٌsupports
يَمُنُّ وَطَولُ الإِقتِدارِ مُساعِدٌ
وَيَحلُمُand shows forbearance فيat وَقتٍa time بِهِin which الحِلمُforbearance عازِبُis absent
وَيَحلُمُ في وَقتٍ بِهِ الحِلمُ عازِبُ
He bestows favors, aided by the ample reach of his power,
He favors and the length of capability is aiding
and shows forbearance when forbearance has fled.
And he is forbearing at a time when forbearance is absent.
تَجاوَزَhe waived صَفحاًin pardon عَنover عُقوبَةِthe punishment جاهِلٍof an ignorant man
تَجاوَزَ صَفحاً عَن عُقوبَةِ جاهِلٍ
يُسيءِdoes wrong وَيَنسىand forgets ماwhat تَجُرُّbring about العَواقِبُthe consequences
يُسيءِ وَيَنسى ما تَجُرُّ العَواقِبُ
He waived, in pardon, the punishment of an ignorant man
He forgave overlooking the punishment of an ignorant one
who does wrong and forgets what consequences bring.
Who does evil and forgets what misfortunes drag.
وَأَدَّبَهُمand he disciplined them بِالعَفوِwith pardon وَالعَفوُand pardon سَوطُهُhis whip
وَأَدَّبَهُم بِالعَفوِ وَالعَفوُ سَوطُهُ
لِكُلِّfor every كَريمٍnoble man فيهِthrough it تُلقىare imparted المَآدِبُlessons in conduct
لِكُلِّ كَريمٍ فيهِ تُلقى المَآدِبُ
He disciplined them with pardon, and pardon is his whip:
And he disciplined them with forgiveness and forgiveness is his whip
through it, every noble man is taught lessons in conduct.
For every generous one in which tribulations are faced.
Sol 6.1