حَدِّثْtell عَنْabout مَنَاقِبْvirtues
حَدِّثْ عَنْ مَنَاقِبْ
مَوْلاَنَاour lord الرَّفِيعِexalted الْقَدْرِin rank الأَكْمَلْmost perfect
مَوْلاَنَا الرَّفِيعِ الْقَدْرِ الأَكْمَلْ
Tell of the virtues
Speak of the virtues
Of our lord, exalted in rank and most perfect,
Of our master, the exalted in rank, the most perfect,
حَاصِدِreaper of الْكَتَائِبْthe battalions
حَاصِدِ الْكَتَائِبْ
وَنَارُand the fire الْوَغَىof battle بِالْبِيضِwith gleaming swords تَشْعَلْblazes
وَنَارُ الْوَغَى بِالْبِيضِ تَشْعَلْ
The reaper of battalions,
The reaper of battalions,
While battle's fire blazes with gleaming swords,
While the fire of battle blazes with white blades,
مُخْجِلِwho puts to shame السَّحَائِبْthe clouds
مُخْجِلِ السَّحَائِبْ
بِالْجُودِwith generosity الذِيthat مَاnot زَالَhas ceased يَنْهَلْpours down
بِالْجُودِ الذِي مَا زَالَ يَنْهَلْ
Who puts the clouds to shame
The shamer of rainclouds
With generosity that keeps pouring down.
With a generosity that never ceases to pour.
أَيْنَwhere جُودُgenerosity حَاتِمْHatim
أَيْنَ جُودُ حَاتِمْ
مِنْcompared with جُودِthe generosity of الذِيhim who سَاسَgoverned الْبَرَيَاhumankind
مِنْ جُودِ الذِي سَاسَ الْبَرَيَا
Where is Hatim's generosity
Where is the generosity of Hatim
Beside the generosity of him who ruled humankind?
Beside the generosity of him who governs mankind?
نَاfirst fragment of nāfidh (resolute) فِذِsecond fragment of nāfidh (resolute) الْعَزَائِمءthe resolves
نَا فِذِ الْعَزَائِمء
مُعِيدِrestorer of السُّرُورِjoy الْمَيْتِdead حَيَّاalive
مُعِيدِ السُّرُورِ الْمَيْتِ حَيَّا
Unfailing in his resolves,
The executor of piercing resolves,
Who brings dead joy back to life.
The restorer of dead joy back to life.
دَيمَةُsteady rain النَّوَالِbounty
دَيمَةُ النَّوَالِ
مَلاَذُrefuge الْوَرَىhumankind غَرْباًin the west وَشَرْقَاand in the east
مَلاَذُ الْوَرَى غَرْباً وَشَرْقَا
A steady rain of bounty,
A ceaseless rain of bounty,
A refuge for humankind, west and east.
The refuge of mankind in the West and the East.
فَلاَso may he never زَالَcease حَالِيadorned
فَلاَ زَالَ حَالِي
بِالْعِزِّwith glory الذِيthat يَعْلُوrises وَيَرْقَىand ascends
بِالْعِزِّ الذِي يَعْلُو وَيَرْقَى
So may he ever remain adorned
May my state continue to be
With glory that rises and ascends.
In glory that ever rises and ascends.
أَرَبَّO Lord of الْجَلاَلِmajesty
أَرَبَّ الْجَلاَلِ
طَوِّقْencircle مُلْكَهُhis kingdom بِالنَّصْرِwith victory طَوْقَاa necklace
طَوِّقْ مُلْكَهُ بِالنَّصْرِ طَوْقَا
O Lord of majesty,
O Lord of Majesty,
Encircle his kingdom with a necklace of victory.
Encircle his kingdom with a necklace of victory.
أَزَيْنَO adornment of الْمَوَاسِمْthe festivals
أَزَيْنَ الْمَوَاسِمْ
أَيَاO مَنْyou who حَوَىpossessed مُلْكاًa kingdom عَلِيَّاlofty
أَيَا مَنْ حَوَى مُلْكاً عَلِيَّا
O adornment of the festivals,
O adornment of the festivals,
O you who have gained a lofty kingdom,
O you who possess an exalted kingdom!
لَوْلاَwere it not that أَنْتَyou غَانِمْare victorious
لَوْلاَ أَنْتَ غَانِمْ
لَكَانَthen would be الْهَنَاjoy عَنَّاwithout us غَنِيَّاfree of need
لَكَانَ الْهَنَا عَنَّا غَنِيَّا
Were you not victorious,
Were you not victorious,
Joy would have no need of us.
Joy would have remained aloof from us.
أَفَخْرَO pride of الْخَلاَئِفْthe caliphs
أَفَخْرَ الْخَلاَئِفْ
أَغَوْثَO succor of الْوَرَىhumankind بَرّاًon land وَبَحْرَاand at sea
أَغَوْثَ الْوَرَى بَرّاً وَبَحْرَا
O pride of the caliphs,
O pride of the caliphs,
O succor of humankind, on land and sea,
O savior of mankind on land and sea!
حَوَيْتَyou gathered اللَّطَائِفْthe delights
حَوَيْتَ اللَّطَائِفْ
وَأَوْدَعْتَهَاand you lodged them بِالْقَسْرِby force قَصْرَاin a palace
وَأَوْدَعْتَهَا بِالْقَسْرِ قَصْرَا
You have gathered the delights
You have gathered all exquisite graces
And lodged them by force within a palace.
And forcibly confined them within a palace.
دُمْتَmay you remain فِيهِin it قَاطِفْplucking
دُمْتَ فِيهِ قَاطِفْ
مِنْfrom نَخْلِthe palms of الْمُنَىwishes وَالسَّعْدِand good fortune تَمْرَاdates
مِنْ نَخْلِ الْمُنَى وَالسَّعْدِ تَمْرَا
May you remain there, plucking
May you forever remain therein, plucking
Dates from the palms of wishes and good fortune.
Dates from the palm trees of hope and joy.
ثَغْرُthe mouth of الْيُمْنِgood fortune بَاسِمْsmiling
ثَغْرُ الْيُمْنِ بَاسِمْ
وَطَيْرُand the bird of الْمُنَىwishes يَشْدُوsings هَنِيَّاjoyfully
وَطَيْرُ الْمُنَى يَشْدُو هَنِيَّا
The mouth of good fortune smiles,
The lips of good fortune are smiling,
And the bird of wishes sings joyfully.
And the bird of hope sings blissfully.
أَزَيْنَO adornment of الْمَوَاسِمْthe festivals
أَزَيْنَ الْمَوَاسِمْ
أَيَاO مَنْyou who حَوَىpossessed مُلْكَاa kingdom عَلِيَّاlofty
أَيَا مَنْ حَوَى مُلْكَا عَلِيَّا
O adornment of the festivals,
O adornment of the festivals,
O you who have gained a lofty kingdom.
O you who possess an exalted kingdom!
Sol 6.1