قَمَرٌa moon تَطَلَّعَrose والهَوَاءُand the air سماؤُهhis sky
قَمَرٌ تَطَلَّعَ والهَوَاءُ سماؤُه
مَلأَfilled النَّواظِرَthe eyes والنّفوسَand the souls بَهاؤُهhis splendor
مَلأَ النَّواظِرَ والنّفوسَ بَهاؤُه
A moon has risen; the air is his sky.
A moon peered out, and the sky was its air
His splendor fills the eyes and souls.
It filled the sights and souls with its splendor
يَرتَاعُis terrified مِنهُby him مَسيرُهhis path ومُقامُهُand his dwelling
يَرتَاعُ مِنهُ مَسيرُه ومُقامُهُ
وَيَضيقُand grows too narrow عنهfor him أمامُهُthe space before him وَوَراؤُهُand the space behind him
وَيَضيقُ عنه أمامُهُ وَوَراؤُهُ
His path and his dwelling tremble before him.
Its journey and stay are disturbed by it
And the space before and behind him is too narrow for him.
Its front and rear are too narrow for it
وَيَكَادُand almost يَستَلِبُsteals away الخَوَاطِرَthoughts حُسنُهُhis beauty
وَيَكَادُ يَستَلِبُ الخَوَاطِرَ حُسنُهُ
وَيَكَادُand almost يَختَطِفُsnatches away العُيُونَthe eyes ضِيَاؤُهُhis radiance
وَيَكَادُ يَختَطِفُ العُيُونَ ضِيَاؤُهُ
And his beauty almost steals away thoughts.
Its beauty nearly captures thoughts
And his radiance almost snatches away the eyes.
Its light nearly snatches eyes
وَإذَاand when الأَهِلّةُthe crescent moons عُيّرَتare reproached لِمُحاقِهاfor their dark phase
وَإذَا الأَهِلّةُ عُيّرَت لِمُحاقِها
أَرضَىgives pleasure وزَادَand increases كَمالُهhis fullness وَنَماؤُهُand his growth
أَرضَى وزَادَ كَمالُه وَنَماؤُهُ
And when crescent moons are reproached for their darkening,
When the crescent was blamed for its deficiency
his fullness and growth delight and increase.
It was pleased and its perfection and growth increased
تَشتاقُهyearn for him حَرَكَاتُهُhis movements وَسُكُونُand stillness
تَشتاقُه حَرَكَاتُهُ وَسُكُونُ
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His movements and stillness yearn for him.
Its movements and stillness yearn for it
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لِتَتِهlet her glory بَلَنسِيَةٌValencia بِسَيِّدِهَاin her lord الَّذِيwho
لِتَتِه بَلَنسِيَةٌ بِسَيِّدِهَا الَّذِي
حَاطَguarded الثُّغُورَthe frontiers دِفَاعُهُhis defense وَغََناؤُهُand his aid
حَاطَ الثُّغُورَ دِفَاعُهُ وَغََناؤُهُ
Let Valencia glory in her lord, whose
A Valencian lady for her master, who
defense and aid have guarded the frontiers.
His defense surrounded borders, and his singing overflowed
يَرقيworks a healing charm فَيَشفِيand so heals الثَّغرَthe frontier مِنfrom لَمَمِpassing affliction العِداthe enemies
يَرقي فَيَشفِي الثَّغرَ مِن لَمَمِ العِدا
إلمَامُهُhis visit فَجِوارُهُthen his protection وَنِداؤُهُand his call
إلمَامُهُ فَجِوارُهُ وَنِداؤُهُ
The frontier is charmed, then healed of the enemy's affliction
He rises, so he heals the border from the harms of enemies
by his visit, then his protection and his call.
His leadership, his neighborliness, and his call
يُزهَىtakes pride بهِin him بَلَدٌa land حَوَاهُthat contains him لأنَّهُbecause he
يُزهَى بهِ بَلَدٌ حَوَاهُ لأنَّهُ
تَجلُوdispels غياهِبَthe deep darkness لَيلِهِof its night لألأُؤُهُhis radiance
تَجلُو غياهِبَ لَيلِهِ لألأُؤُهُ
A land that contains him takes pride in him, for
A country is adorned by him, for he
his radiance dispels the deep darkness of its night.
Dispels the darkness of its night with his brilliance
فَتَبينُso become clear فيin أَقطارِهِits regions أَوصافُهhis qualities
فَتَبينُ في أَقطارِهِ أَوصافُه
وَتَفيضُand overflow فيthrough أَرجائِهِits expanses نَعماؤهُhis blessings
وَتَفيضُ في أَرجائِهِ نَعماؤهُ
Thus his qualities become clear throughout its regions,
So his traits become clear in its regions
and his blessings overflow through its expanses.
And his blessings pour into its corners
وَيُطيلُand extends سُورَthe rampart النَّصرِof victory فِيهِwithin it مُؤَيَّدٌone strengthened
وَيُطيلُ سُورَ النَّصرِ فِيهِ مُؤَيَّدٌ
تُغنِيهِsuffice for him عنinstead of أسوَارِهِhis walls آراؤُهُhis counsels
تُغنِيهِ عن أسوَارِهِ آراؤُهُ
And a man granted strength extends victory's rampart there,
And a supported one makes its victory walls long in it
his counsels sparing him the need for his own walls.
His opinions enrich it beyond its ramparts
مُتَبِّرِّعٌa willing giver يُعطيgives الخِيَارَthe choicest things عُفَاتَهُhis petitioners
مُتَبِّرِّعٌ يُعطي الخِيَارَ عُفَاتَهُ
فَكَأنَّهُمso it is as though they فِيin مَالِهِhis wealth شُرَكَاؤُهُhis partners
فَكَأنَّهُم فِي مَالِهِ شُرَكَاؤُهُ
A willing giver, he gives his petitioners the choicest gifts,
A volunteer who gives the elite his chastity
so it is as though they were partners in his wealth.
It's as if they are his partners in his money
ياO ابنَson الإِمَامَينِof the two imams اللّذَينِthe two who إِلَيهِمَاto both of them
يا ابنَ الإِمَامَينِ اللّذَينِ إِلَيهِمَا
نُسِبَwas ascribed الفَخارُglory نِجَارُهُits lineage وَوَلاؤُهُand its allegiance
نُسِبَ الفَخارُ نِجَارُهُ وَوَلاؤُهُ
O son of the two imams, to whom
Oh son of the two Imams, to whom
glory's lineage and allegiance are ascribed,
Pride of ancestry, its carpentry, and loyalty are attributed
النّاصِبَينَthe two who raised عَلَىupon الهُدَىguidance أعلامَهُits banners
النّاصِبَينَ عَلَى الهُدَى أعلامَهُ
حَتّىuntil تَبيّنَbecame clear قَصدُهits right course وَسَوَاؤُهand its straight way
حَتّى تَبيّنَ قَصدُه وَسَوَاؤُه
who raised its banners upon the path of guidance,
He erected flags against the hostile misguidance
until its right course and straight way became clear;
Until his purpose and moderation became clear
وأخاand brother الإِمامِof the imam خَلِيفَةِthe caliph اللهِof God الَّذِيwho
وأخا الإِمامِ خَلِيفَةِ اللهِ الَّذِي
أدَّىrendered إلَيهِto Him مَاwhat رَعَتhad safeguarded خُلَفاؤُهُHis vicegerents
أدَّى إلَيهِ مَا رَعَت خُلَفاؤُهُ
and brother of the imam, God's caliph, who
And brother of the Caliph of Allah, who
rendered to Him what His vicegerents had safeguarded.
His successors conveyed to him what they had pledged
وَسِعَembraced البَرِيَّةَall creation عَدلُهُhis justice وَاستَوسَقَتand gathered fully
وَسِعَ البَرِيَّةَ عَدلُهُ وَاستَوسَقَت
لِغَنِّيهِمfor their rich وَفَقِيرِهِمand their poor لآلاؤُهُhis radiance (spelling uncertain)
لِغَنِّيهِم وَفَقِيرِهِم لآلاؤُهُ
His justice embraced all creation, and there gathered in full
His justice encompassed the lands and his singing watered
his radiance for their rich and poor alike.
Both their rich and poor with his kindness
كُفلاءُguarantors نَصرِof victory الحَقِّfor truth هُمthey أحلافُهُhis allies
كُفلاءُ نَصرِ الحَقِّ هُم أحلافُهُ
وحُمَاةُand defenders حَوزَتِهِof his domain وَهُمand they أُمَنَاؤُهُhis trustees
وحُمَاةُ حَوزَتِهِ وَهُم أُمَنَاؤُهُ
The guarantors of truth's victory are his allies,
The supporters of the victory of truth are his confederates
and the defenders of his domain, his trusted keepers.
And the protectors of his territory, they are his trustees
أبنَاءُthe sons إسمَاعِيلَof Isma'il فِيهِمamong them عَهدُهُhis covenant
أبنَاءُ إسمَاعِيلَ فِيهِم عَهدُهُ
باقٍenduring وَصَادِقُand the truth وَعدِهِof his promise وَوَفَاؤُهُand its fulfillment
باقٍ وَصَادِقُ وَعدِهِ وَوَفَاؤُهُ
The sons of Isma'il: among them his covenant
The sons of Ishmael, his covenant is with them
endures, along with his promise's truth and its fulfillment.
Remaining, and his promise and loyalty are true
مِنfrom قَيسِQays عَيلانٍ'Aylan وَمَاand what أدرَاكَhas made you know مَاwhat
مِن قَيسِ عَيلانٍ وَمَا أدرَاكَ مَا
قَيسٌQays سَنَاthe radiance دِينof the religion الهُدَىof guidance وَسَنَاؤُهُand its glory
قَيسٌ سَنَا دِين الهُدَى وَسَنَاؤُهُ
From Qays 'Aylan—and what could tell you what
From Qais 'Ailan, and what do know what
Qays is? The radiance of the religion of guidance and its glory.
Qais is, it refined the religion of guidance and its loftiness
رَبّوهthey raised it منتشئاًas it grew up فَهُمso they آباؤُهُits fathers
رَبّوه منتشئاً فَهُم آباؤُهُ
وَرَعَوهُand they tended it مُكتَهِلاًin maturity فَهُمso they أبنَاؤُهُits sons
وَرَعَوهُ مُكتَهِلاً فَهُم أبنَاؤُهُ
They raised it in its youth, and so are its fathers;
They raised him as a cub, so they are his fathers
and they tended it in maturity, and so are its sons.
They looked after him grown, so they are his sons
وَعَلَيهِمُand upon them حَتَّىuntil القِيَامَةِthe Resurrection نصرُهُits support
وَعَلَيهِمُ حَتَّى القِيَامَةِ نصرُهُ
وَلَدَيهِمand with them رَايَاتُهُits banners وَلِوَاؤُهُand its standard
وَلَدَيهِم رَايَاتُهُ وَلِوَاؤُهُ
Upon them rests its support until the Resurrection,
And theirs until the Day of Resurrection are his victory
and with them are its banners and its standard.
And with them are his banners and governance
وَهُمand they الَّذينَare those who يُقَاتِلُونَfight عُداتَهُits enemies
وَهُم الَّذينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ عُداتَهُ
حَتَّىuntil تَذِلّsubmit لِعِزِّهto its might أعدَارُهُits enemies (text corrupt)
حَتَّى تَذِلّ لِعِزِّه أعدَارُهُ
And they are the ones who fight its enemies,
They are those who fight his enemies
until its enemies bow before its might.
Until they are humiliated before his might
وهُمُand they استَرَدّواrestored رُوحَهits spirit مِنfrom بَعدِمَاafter
وهُمُ استَرَدّوا رُوحَه مِن بَعدِمَا
أشفَىwas on the brink عَلَىof الحَيَاةِlife ذَماؤُهُits last spark of life
أشفَى عَلَى الحَيَاةِ ذَماؤُهُ
And they restored its spirit after
And they restored his soul after
its last spark of life had hovered at life's brink.
His life had despaired of getting better
فَالدّينُthus religion مَعصوبٌbound عَلَيهِupon it تَاجُهُits crown
فَالدّينُ مَعصوبٌ عَلَيهِ تَاجُهُ
شَرَفاًin honor وَمُنسَدِلٌand draped عَلَيهِover it رِدَاؤُهُits mantle
شَرَفاً وَمُنسَدِلٌ عَلَيهِ رِدَاؤُهُ
Thus religion has its crown bound upon it
So the religion is turbaned upon him, its crown
in honor, and its mantle drapes down over it.
Is honor, and its cloak drapes over him
وَدَعَائِمُand the pillars التَّوحِيدِof divine oneness سَامِيَةُlofty البِناin construction
وَدَعَائِمُ التَّوحِيدِ سَامِيَةُ البِنا
وَالشِّركُand polytheism قَدhas أهوَىplunged وَخرّand fallen بِنَاؤُهُits structure
وَالشِّركُ قَد أهوَى وَخرّ بِنَاؤُهُ
And the pillars of divine oneness stand loftily built,
And the pillars of monotheism are the towering structure
while polytheism's structure has plunged and collapsed.
And polytheism has collapsed and its building crumbled
نَفسَthe person العَدُوِّof the enemy وَأرضَهُand his land أَوor هَزمَهُhis defeat
نَفسَ العَدُوِّ وَأرضَهُ أَو هَزمَهُ
تَبغُونَyou seek لاnot نَعَمُthe livestock العَدُوِّof the enemy وشاؤُهُand his sheep
تَبغُونَ لا نَعَمُ العَدُوِّ وشاؤُهُ
The enemy's person, his land, or his defeat—
The selves and land of the enemy you seek
these you seek, not the enemy's livestock and sheep.
Not the enemy's bounty and settlement
فَإِذَاso if أطَاعَكُمُhe obeys you فَأنتُمthen you سَعدُهُhis good fortune
فَإِذَا أطَاعَكُمُ فَأنتُم سَعدُهُ
وَإِذَاand if تأَبّىhe refuses فَالإِبَاءُthen refusal شَقَاؤُهُhis misery
وَإِذَا تأَبّى فَالإِبَاءُ شَقَاؤُهُ
So if he obeys you, you are his good fortune;
So if he obeys you, then you are his bliss
and if he refuses, refusal is his misery.
And if he refuses, then refusing is his misery
وَلَدَيكُمُand with you بِالمَشرَفِيّwith the Mashrafi sword دَوَاؤُهُhis cure
وَلَدَيكُمُ بِالمَشرَفِيّ دَوَاؤُهُ
مَهمَاhowever تَتَابَعَkeeps recurring فيin الضلالَةِerror دَاؤُهُhis illness
مَهمَا تَتَابَعَ في الضلالَةِ دَاؤُهُ
And with the Mashrafi sword you hold his cure,
And with you, the Glorious one is his remedy
however his sickness keeps recurring in error.
No matter how his illness persists in misguidance
تُغوِيهِmisleads him كَثرَةُthe multitude قَضَةِhis great ones (text corrupt) وقَضِيضِهِand his small ones
تُغوِيهِ كَثرَةُ قَضَةِ وقَضِيضِهِ
وتمدّهُand bolsters him فِيin غيّهِhis error غَوغَاؤُهhis rabble
وتمدّهُ فِي غيّهِ غَوغَاؤُه
The multitude of his great and small misleads him,
The abundance of his lies and fraud drive him astray
and his rabble bolsters him in his error.
And his delusion prolongs him in his lostness
هَيهَاتَfar from it لاnot يَثنِيsways بِذَلِكَwith that عَزمَكُمyour resolve
هَيهَاتَ لا يَثنِي بِذَلِكَ عَزمَكُم
فَالسَّيلُfor the torrent أهوَنُthe least weighty مَاthing عَلَيهشupon it (text corrupt) غُثَاؤُهُits floating refuse
فَالسَّيلُ أهوَنُ مَا عَلَيهش غُثَاؤُهُ
Far from it! With that he cannot sway your resolve;
Never will that lessen your resolve
for a torrent's scum is the lightest thing it bears.
For the flood is easier than its foam
أيَصُدّcan he divert أمرthe decree اللهِof God عَنكُمfrom you فِيconcerning الّذيwhat
أيَصُدّ أمر اللهِ عَنكُم فِي الّذي
يَختارُهُHe chooses it مِنof نَصرِكُمyour victory وَيَشَاؤُهُand He wills it
يَختارُهُ مِن نَصرِكُم وَيَشَاؤُهُ
Can he avert God's decree from you concerning what
Can the command of Allah be blocked from you in what
He chooses and wills for your triumph?
He chooses of your victory and wills?
أرخَىlet loose لَهfor him طولَthe tether المُنَىof hopes إِمهَالُكُمyour reprieve
أرخَى لَه طولَ المُنَى إِمهَالُكُم
كَيماso that يَفِيءَmight return بِغمرِهِwith his heedless self (uncertain) إِرخَاؤُهُits slackening
كَيما يَفِيءَ بِغمرِهِ إِرخَاؤُهُ
Your reprieve let out for him the long tether of hope,
He gave it the lifetime of wishes in your postponing
so that its slackening might bring back his heedless self.
So that it may return in its flooding with calm
فَرًمَتso cast لَجاجَتُهhis obstinacy بِهِhim فيinto لُجّةٍa deep sea
فَرًمَت لَجاجَتُه بِهِ في لُجّةٍ
وَهَوَتand hurled down بِهِhim مِنfrom حالِقٍa lofty height أهوَاؤُهُhis passions
وَهَوَت بِهِ مِن حالِقٍ أهوَاؤُهُ
But his obstinacy cast him into a deep sea,
So his obstinacy threw him into quicksand
and his passions hurled him down from a lofty height.
And his delusions caused him to plunge into abysses
أمهَلتُمُوهُyou granted him respite لِيَومِهِuntil his day وَغداand became لَكُمfor you
أمهَلتُمُوهُ لِيَومِهِ وَغدا لَكُم
عَيناًa watcher عَلَيهover him صَبَاحُهُhis morning وَمَسَاؤُهُand his evening
عَيناً عَلَيه صَبَاحُهُ وَمَسَاؤُهُ
You granted him respite until his day; and there became for you
You postponed him for his day, and tomorrow is for you
a watcher over him—his morning and his evening.
Watching him morning and evening
وَلَقَدand indeed نَروعُwe terrify أذَىthe harm الخُطوبِof calamities وَصَرفَهَاand their reversals
وَلَقَد نَروعُ أذَى الخُطوبِ وَصَرفَهَا
بِكَthrough you رَوعَةَwith the terror of الهِندِيِّthe Indian sword حُدّwas sharpened مَضَاؤُهُits cutting power
بِكَ رَوعَةَ الهِندِيِّ حُدّ مَضَاؤُهُ
Indeed, we terrify the harm of calamities and their reversals
And we surely shake off the harm of disasters, and you averted them
through you, with the terror of an Indian blade whose edge is honed.
With the deterrence of the Indian sword, its edge blazing
وَنَقُولُand we say لِلدُّنيَاto the world بِصَوتٍin a voice بَالِغٍreaching
وَنَقُولُ لِلدُّنيَا بِصَوتٍ بَالِغٍ
أَسمَاعَthe ears مَجدِكَof your glory لَفظُهُits utterance وَدُعَاؤُهُand its prayer
أَسمَاعَ مَجدِكَ لَفظُهُ وَدُعَاؤُهُ
And we say to the world in a voice that carries
And we say to the world in a reaching voice
its utterance and prayer to the ears of your glory:
The words of your glory, its utterance and call
صُونِيpreserve أبَاAbu يَحيَىYahya لَنَاfor us وَتَشَرّفِيand be honored
صُونِي أبَا يَحيَى لَنَا وَتَشَرّفِي
بِلِقَائِهِby meeting him مادَامَas long as فِيكِwithin you بَقَاؤُهُhis remaining
بِلِقَائِهِ مادَامَ فِيكِ بَقَاؤُهُ
Preserve Abu Yahya for us, and be honored
Protect Abu Yahya for us and honor yourself
by meeting him while he remains within you.
With meeting him as long as he remains in you
فَهَناكَso there عِيدٌa festival زَانَadorned قَصرَكَyour palace جَالِباًbringing
فَهَناكَ عِيدٌ زَانَ قَصرَكَ جَالِباً
وَفدَa delegation البَشَائِرِof glad tidings وَفدُهُits visiting company ولقاؤهُand its welcome
وَفدَ البَشَائِرِ وَفدُهُ ولقاؤهُ
So there a festival has adorned your palace, bringing
For there is a celebration that adorned your palace, bringing
a delegation of glad tidings through its visitors and welcome.
Caravans of good news, their arrival and meeting
وَإلَيكَهَاand here it is for you مِنfrom عَبدٍa slave قِنٍّborn into slavery شَاكِرٍgrateful
وَإلَيكَهَا مِن عَبدٍ قِنٍّ شَاكِرٍ
ماnot إِنindeed (emphatic) يغِبُّكَcomes to you intermittently حَمدُهُhis praise وَثَنَاؤُهُand his tribute
ما إِن يغِبُّكَ حَمدُهُ وَثَنَاؤُهُ
And here it is for you, from a grateful slave born in bondage,
And to you from a grateful, satisfied servant
whose praise and tribute never skip a day.
Whose praise and commendation of you never fade
أهدَىhe offered الصّحيفَةَthe sheet بالقَرِيضِin verse وَوَدّand wished لَوthat
أهدَى الصّحيفَةَ بالقَرِيضِ وَوَدّ لَو
كانَتwere مكانin place of سُطورِهاits lines حَوبَاؤُهُhis soul
كانَت مكان سُطورِها حَوبَاؤُهُ
He offered the sheet in verse, and wished that
He gifted the ode with the poem, and wished that
his soul could take the place of its lines.
Instead of its lines were its dots
Sol 6.1