رَاقَتْdelighted عَشِيَّةُthe evening رَأْسِCape الطَّرْفِal-Tarf طَرْفَthe eye of فَتىًa young man
رَاقَتْ عَشِيَّةُ رَأْسِ الطَّرْفِ طَرْفَ فَتىً
لَمْdid not يَثْنِturn aside رَأْسَthe head of الْجَوَىlove’s anguish عَنْaway from قَلْبِهَhis heart طَرْفهْhis gaze
لَمْ يَثْنِ رَأْسَ الْجَوَى عَنْ قَلْبِهَ طَرْفهْ
The evening at Ra’s al-Tarf delighted the eye of a young man
The evening caressed the glance of a young man
The evening at the Cape's headland delighted the eye of a youth,
whose gaze did not turn the head of love’s anguish away from his heart.
Who did not turn his passionate glance from his heart
Whose gaze could not deflect the peak of passion from his heart.
حَالَفَنَاallied itself with us الأُنْسُcompanionship فِيهِin it وَالْمَسَرَّةُand joy إِذْwhen
حَالَفَنَا الأُنْسُ فِيهِ وَالْمَسَرَّةُ إِذْ
عَنَّappeared لَنَاto us الْمُتَمَنَّىthe longed-for one مًسْرِجاًsaddling طَِِرْفَهْhis steed
عَنَّ لَنَا الْمُتَمَنَّى مًسْرِجاً طَِِرْفَهْ
Companionship and joy were our allies there, when
Our companionship and joy in him made us hope
Intimacy and gladness were our companions there, when
the longed-for one appeared before us, saddling his steed.
That our wishes would be fulfilled by his glance
Our desired one appeared before us, saddling his noble steed.
وَالْبَحْرُand the sea مِمَّاbecause of how صَفَاit was clear أَبْدَىrevealed ضَمَائِرَهُits secrets
وَالْبَحْرُ مِمَّا صَفَا أَبْدَى ضَمَائِرَهُ
وَالْبُرْجُand the tower مِمَّاbecause of how عَلاَit rose high يَكْشِفُreveals مَاwhat خَلْفَهْis behind it
وَالْبُرْجُ مِمَّا عَلاَ يَكْشِفُ مَا خَلْفَهْ
And the sea, in its clarity, revealed its secrets,
The sea showed its innermost being in its clarity
The sea, in its pristine clarity, revealed its hidden depths,
and the tower, from its height, reveals what lies behind it.
The tower revealed what was behind it in its height
And the tower, in its lofty height, unveiled what lay beyond.
وَلاَحَتِand appeared الشَّمُّthe lofty ones مِنْamong أَطْوَادِmountains of أَنْدَلُسٍAndalusia
وَلاَحَتِ الشَّمُّ مِنْ أَطْوَادِ أَنْدَلُسٍ
تَشْكُوcomplain of ذًرَاهَاtheir summits النَّصَارَىthe Christians وَهْيَwhile they are فِيin لَهْفَهْanguish
تَشْكُو ذًرَاهَا النَّصَارَى وَهْيَ فِي لَهْفَهْ
And the lofty mountains of Andalusia came into view,
The sun complained from the heights of Andalusia
The towering peaks of the mountains of Andalusia loomed,
their summits, in anguish, complaining of the Christians.
Of its abuse by the Christians while in fervor
Their summits complaining of the Christians, steeped in anguish.
وَقَدْand indeed بَدَتْappeared سَبْتَةٌCeuta مِنْهُfrom it مُنَادِيَةًcalling out
وَقَدْ بَدَتْ سَبْتَةٌ مِنْهُ مُنَادِيَةً
يَاO لِأَهْلِfor the people of دِينِthe faith of الْهُدَىهَلْguidance; is there عِنْدَكُمْwith you عَطْفَهْcompassion
يَا لِأَهْلِ دِينِ الْهُدَىهَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ عَطْفَهْ
And Ceuta came into view from there, calling:
Septa called out
And Ceuta appeared from it, crying out:
O people of the faith of guidance, have you any compassion?
O people of the religion of guidance, is there any kindness in you
'O people of the religion of guidance, have you any sympathy?
هَلْis there غَيْرَةٌzeal تَقْتَضِيrequires طُهْرِيmy purification مِنْfrom نَجَسِthe filth of الthe
هَلْ غَيْرَةٌ تَقْتَضِي طُهْرِي مِنْ نَجَسِ ال
شِّرْكِpolytheism بِمُطْلَقِthrough the pure دِينِreligion of الْمِلَّةِthe creed الصِّرْفَهْunalloyed
شِّرْكِ بِمُطْلَقِ دِينِ الْمِلَّةِ الصِّرْفَهْ
Is there zeal that calls for my cleansing from the filth of
Is there any zeal to purify me from the filth of polytheism
Is there any righteous zeal demanding my purification from the filth of
polytheism, through the pure religion of the unalloyed creed?
By the absolute religion of unadulterated faith?
Polytheism, through the absolute truth of the pure faith?'
هُنَاكَthere أُنْشِدُI recite وَالآمَالُand hopes دَانِيَةٌclose at hand
هُنَاكَ أُنْشِدُ وَالآمَالُ دَانِيَةٌ
وَالْكُفْرُand unbelief عَمَّتْengulfed ذَوِيthose possessing شَوْكَتِهِits might الرَّجْفَهْthe trembling
وَالْكُفْرُ عَمَّتْ ذَوِي شَوْكَتِهِ الرَّجْفَهْ
There I recite, with hopes close at hand,
There I recite while hopes are near
There I shall recite, while hopes draw near,
and trembling has overtaken all who wield unbelief’s might:
And disbelief has covered those of formidable power
And trembling has seized the mighty among the disbelievers:
الحْمْدُpraise لِلَّهِto God أَهْلُworthy of الحَمْدِpraise مُلْهِمُهُits inspirer
الحْمْدُ لِلَّهِ أَهْلُ الحَمْدِ مُلْهِمُهُ
مُخْزِيdisgracing النَّصَارَىthe Christians وَمُولِيand bestowing upon مَنْthose whom هَدَىHe has guided لُطْفَهْHis kindness
مُخْزِي النَّصَارَى وَمُولِي مَنْ هَدَى لُطْفَهْ
Praise be to God, worthy of praise, who inspires it,
Praise be to Allah, people of praise, who inspires them
'Praise be to God, the Lord of praise and its inspirer,
who disgraces the Christians and bestows His kindness on those He has guided.
Degrading the Christians and aiding those He guides in kindness
Who humbles the Christians and bestows His grace upon those He guides.'
Sol 6.1