يَاO خَيلَcavalry of مُحييthe reviver of مِلّةthe faith of الإِسلاَمِIslam
يَا خَيلَ مُحيي مِلّة الإِسلاَمِ
فُوزيwin بِكُلِّwith every غَنِيمَةٍspoil وَسَلامَand safety
فُوزي بِكُلِّ غَنِيمَةٍ وَسَلامَ
O cavalry of the reviver of the faith of Islam,
Win every spoil and return in safety.
وَطَإِيand tread بلادَthe lands of الشِّركِpolytheism مُدرِكَةَattaining المُنَىcherished aims
وَطَإِي بلادَ الشِّركِ مُدرِكَةَ المُنَى
مَنصورةًvictorious مَنشُورَةَunfurled الأعلامِthe banners
مَنصورةً مَنشُورَةَ الأعلامِ
And tread the lands of polytheism, attaining your desires,
Victorious, with banners unfurled.
وَاستَنجِزِيand seek fulfillment فِيهَاin them الوُعُودَthe promises بِفَتحِهَاof conquering them
وَاستَنجِزِي فِيهَا الوُعُودَ بِفَتحِهَا
فَلَعَلَّهَاfor perhaps they ادُّخِرَتwere held in reserve لِهَذاfor this العَامِyear
فَلَعَلَّهَا ادُّخِرَت لِهَذا العَامِ
Seek there the fulfillment of promises to conquer them,
For perhaps they were held in reserve for this year.
لِلَّهِGod be praised for جَيشُthe army of خَلِيفَةًa caliph رَايَاتُهُhis banners
لِلَّهِ جَيشُ خَلِيفَةً رَايَاتُهُ
مَحفُوفَةٌsurrounded بالنُّجحِby success فِيin الإقدَامِadvancing
مَحفُوفَةٌ بالنُّجحِ فِي الإقدَامِ
God be praised for a caliph's army, whose banners
Are attended by success in their advance.
مَشحوذَةٌhoned عَزَمَاتُهُhis resolves مَعصومَةٌprotected from error
مَشحوذَةٌ عَزَمَاتُهُ مَعصومَةٌ
آراؤُهُhis judgments فِيin النَّقضِundoing والإِبرامِand confirming
آراؤُهُ فِي النَّقضِ والإِبرامِ
His resolves are honed; protected from error
Are his judgments in undoing and confirming.
تَغزوwage war مِلاءِكَةُthe angels of السَّمَاءِheaven إِذَاwhen غَزاhe wages war
تَغزو مِلاءِكَةُ السَّمَاءِ إِذَا غَزا
مَأمُومَةًled مِنهُby him بِخَيرِby the finest إِمَامِleader
مَأمُومَةً مِنهُ بِخَيرِ إِمَامِ
Heaven's angels wage war whenever he does,
Led by him, the finest of leaders.
مَحجوبةhidden الأعيانِphysical forms وَقعُthe impact of سلاحِهَاtheir weapons
مَحجوبة الأعيانِ وَقعُ سلاحِهَا
بِالرُّوحِupon the spirit لَيسَnot بِظَاهِرِupon the surface of الأجسَامِbodies
بِالرُّوحِ لَيسَ بِظَاهِرِ الأجسَامِ
Their forms are hidden; their weapons' blows
Strike the spirit, not the surface of bodies.
فَلأجلso, because of ذَاكَthat يُرَىis seen القَتِيلُthe slain ولاbut not يُرَىis seen
فَلأجل ذَاكَ يُرَى القَتِيلُ ولا يُرَى
أَثَرٌa trace بِهِupon him مِنfrom ذَابِلٍa slender spear وحُسَامِand a keen sword
أَثَرٌ بِهِ مِن ذَابِلٍ وحُسَامِ
Thus one sees the slain, but cannot see
A mark upon him from slender spear or keen sword.
قَتلَىthose slain by المَلائِكِthe angels لاno كِلىkidneys مَفرِيّةslashed open
قَتلَى المَلائِكِ لا كِلى مَفرِيّة
بالسَّمهَرِيِّby a stiff spear ولاnor قَذالٌa nape هَامِstreaming with blood
بالسَّمهَرِيِّ ولا قَذالٌ هَامِ
Those slain by angels have no kidneys slashed
By stiff spears, nor napes streaming with blood.
وَمِنَand among العَجَائِبِthe marvels أنthat تَكُونَshould be جِرَاحُهُمtheir wounds
وَمِنَ العَجَائِبِ أن تَكُونَ جِرَاحُهُم
لاnot فيin جُسُومِهِمُtheir bodies ولاnor فِيin الهَامِthe heads
لا في جُسُومِهِمُ ولا فِي الهَامِ
And it is a marvel that their wounds should be
Neither in their bodies nor in their heads.
تَرَكَhe forsook الهُوَيناease واستَقَلَّand rose بِهِمّةِwith resolve
تَرَكَ الهُوَينا واستَقَلَّ بِهِمّةِ
نَشَأَتarose عنfrom الإِجلالِreverence والإِعظامِand veneration
نَشَأَت عن الإِجلالِ والإِعظامِ
He forsook ease and rose with a resolve
Born of reverence and veneration.
وَرَأىand he deemed الجِهَادَjihad بِنَفسِهِwith his person وبمالِهِand with his wealth
وَرَأى الجِهَادَ بِنَفسِهِ وبمالِهِ
أزكىthe purest of الحُظوظِfortunes وَأَوفَرَand the fullest of الأقسَامِshares
أزكى الحُظوظِ وَأَوفَرَ الأقسَامِ
He deemed jihad with his person and his wealth
The purest of fortunes and the fullest of shares.
فَسَرىso he marched by night بِمِلءِwith what filled الأُفقِthe horizon يَحشُوhe fills أرضَهُits earth
فَسَرى بِمِلءِ الأُفقِ يَحشُو أرضَهُ
بِسَنابِكٍwith hooves وَسَماءَهُand its sky بِقَتامِwith dust
بِسَنابِكٍ وَسَماءَهُ بِقَتامِ
So he marched by night with a horizon-filling host, filling its earth
With hooves, and its sky with dust.
يَغشىhe braves بِهِwith it الأَهوالَthe terrors لاnot يعتَاقُهُhinders him
يَغشى بِهِ الأَهوالَ لا يعتَاقُهُ
خَرقٌa wilderness سَحِيقٌfar-stretching أوor عُبابٌa surging sea طَامِoverflowing
خَرقٌ سَحِيقٌ أو عُبابٌ طَامِ
With it he braves terrors, unimpeded by
A far-stretching wilderness or an overflowing sea.
يجتابُhe traverses ذاthis one بالخَيلِwith the cavalry مُعلَمَةًbearing battle insignia وَذَاand that one
يجتابُ ذا بالخَيلِ مُعلَمَةً وَذَا
بِالمُنشآتِwith lofty ships عَلَيهِupon it كالأَعلامِlike mountains
بِالمُنشآتِ عَلَيهِ كالأَعلامِ
He crosses the one with cavalry bearing battle insignia, the other
With lofty ships upon it, like mountains.
مِنfrom كُلِّevery مِصلِيتٍdauntless warrior تَقَلَّدَgirded on سَيفَهُhis sword
مِن كُلِّ مِصلِيتٍ تَقَلَّدَ سَيفَهُ
فَرَأيتso you saw صَمصاماًa keen blade علىupon صَمصامِa keen blade
فَرَأيت صَمصاماً على صَمصامِ
Every dauntless warrior has girded on his sword,
So you saw a keen blade upon a keen blade.
أُسدٌlions فَرائِسُهاtheir prey العِداthe enemies ألِفَتhave grown accustomed لَهَاfor themselves
أُسدٌ فَرائِسُها العِدا ألِفَت لَهَا
ظِلَّthe shade of القَناspears بَدَلاًinstead منof الآجامِthickets
ظِلَّ القَنا بَدَلاً من الآجامِ
Lions whose prey are the foe, accustomed
To the shade of spears instead of thickets.
فأنيunclear; probably 'then he came' رِباطRibat الفَتحal-Fath مَرجُواًhoped for لَهُfor him
فأني رِباط الفَتح مَرجُواً لَهُ
مِنهُfrom it افتتاحُthe conquest of عِراقِهاits Iraq والشّامand al-Sham
مِنهُ افتتاحُ عِراقِها والشّام
Then [he came to] Ribat al-Fath, with hopes for him
To conquer from there its Iraq and al-Sham.
ألقىhe laid down بِأَندلسٍin al-Andalus كَلاكِلَthe heavy breasts of عَزمِهِhis resolve
ألقى بِأَندلسٍ كَلاكِلَ عَزمِهِ
طَلقَcheerful الجَبينof brow مُبارَكَblessed الإلمَامin arrival
طَلقَ الجَبين مُبارَكَ الإلمَام
He laid the weighty breast of his resolve upon al-Andalus,
With cheerful brow, his arrival blessed.
فحمىso he protected حِمَىthe sanctuary of الدينthe faith الحنِيفِّيthe upright monotheistic الَّذيwhich
فحمى حِمَى الدين الحنِيفِّي الَّذي
ماnot زالceased يَدفَعُhe defends دونَهُin its defense ويُحامِيand protects
ما زال يَدفَعُ دونَهُ ويُحامِي
He guarded the sanctuary of the upright faith, which
He had never ceased to defend and protect.
حَتَّىuntil أَدامَhe made lasting عَلَىupon الزَّمَانِtime وَأهلِهِand its people
حَتَّى أَدامَ عَلَى الزَّمَانِ وَأهلِهِ
نِعَماًblessings تَبَزُّoutstrip حوادثthe calamities of الأيَّامِthe days
نِعَماً تَبَزُّ حوادث الأيَّامِ
Till he secured for time and its people enduring
Blessings that overcome the calamities of the days.
وَحَبَاand he bestowed gifts فأَغنَاهُمso he enriched them فَأصبَحَso became أمنُهُمtheir safety
وَحَبَا فأَغنَاهُم فَأصبَحَ أمنُهُم
أمنَينِtwofold safety مِنfrom عُدمٍdestitution بِهِthrough him وَحِمامِand death
أمنَينِ مِن عُدمٍ بِهِ وَحِمامِ
He bestowed gifts and enriched them, making their safety
Twofold through him: from destitution and death.
فَجَزَىso may He reward الإِلَهُGod مُعِزَّthe exalter of دِينِthe faith of نَبِيِّهHis Prophet
فَجَزَى الإِلَهُ مُعِزَّ دِينِ نَبِيِّه
جَنّاتِgardens of رضوانٍdivine favor وَدَارَand an abode of مُقَامِlasting residence
جَنّاتِ رضوانٍ وَدَارَ مُقَامِ
So may God reward the champion of His Prophet's faith
With gardens of His favor and an abiding home.
وَقَضَىand may He decree لَهُfor him بالنَّصرِvictory فِيover أعدَائِهِhis enemies
وَقَضَى لَهُ بالنَّصرِ فِي أعدَائِهِ
وَأنَالَهُand may He grant him بالسَّعدِthrough good fortune كُلَّevery مَرَامِaim
وَأنَالَهُ بالسَّعدِ كُلَّ مَرَامِ
And decree him victory over his enemies,
And grant him, through good fortune, every aim.
يَاO ابنَson of الأَئِمّةِthe imams مِنof مُضَرَMudar الأُلَىwho
يَا ابنَ الأَئِمّةِ مِن مُضَرَ الأُلَى
نَصَبُواerected مَنَازَunclear; probably 'beacon' الحلِّrelease from consecration وَالإحرَامِand ritual consecration
نَصَبُوا مَنَازَ الحلِّ وَالإحرَامِ
O son of the imams of Mudar, who
Raised the [beacon] of release and ritual consecration.
مِنof قَيسِQays عَيلانَ'Aylan الذِينَthose who بِهَديِهِمthrough their guidance
مِن قَيسِ عَيلانَ الذِينَ بِهَديِهِم
شُدَّتwere fastened عَلَىupon التَّقوَىpiety عُرَىthe bonds of الإِسلامِIslam
شُدَّت عَلَى التَّقوَى عُرَى الإِسلامِ
Of Qays 'Aylan, through whose guidance
The bonds of Islam were fastened upon piety.
المُخمِدونَthose who quenched بجدّهِمwith their resolve وَحَديدِهِمand their steel
المُخمِدونَ بجدّهِم وَحَديدِهِم
فيin الحَربwar جَمرَةthe blaze of عُبّدِthe worshippers of الأصنَامِidols
في الحَرب جَمرَة عُبّدِ الأصنَامِ
Those who, with their resolve and their steel, quenched
In war the blaze of the idol-worshippers.
والمُطعِمونَand those who fed others إِذِwhen السِّنونَthe famine years تَتابَعَتfollowed one another
والمُطعِمونَ إِذِ السِّنونَ تَتابَعَت
والمُحسِنونَand those who excelled كَفَالةin caring for الأَيتامِorphans
والمُحسِنونَ كَفَالة الأَيتامِ
And those who fed others when famine years came in succession,
And excelled in caring for orphans.
طابُواthey were noble وَطِبتًَand you are noble فَقَلَّودكso they entrusted you (probable reading) لِعِلمِهمbecause of their knowledge
طابُوا وَطِبتًَ فَقَلَّودك لِعِلمِهم
أمرَthe affairs of الأنامِmankind ملامةُthe reproach of اللَّوَّامِfaultfinders
أمرَ الأنامِ ملامةُ اللَّوَّامِ
Noble were they, and noble are you; knowingly they [entrusted you]
With mankind's affairs—[unclear continuation: 'the reproach of faultfinders'].
وَرَعَيتَand you tended ماwhat استَرعَوكَthey entrusted to your care مُجتَهِداًdiligently وَلَمand not
وَرَعَيتَ ما استَرعَوكَ مُجتَهِداً وَلَم
تَأخُذكَsway you فيهِin it مَلامَةُthe blame of اللَّوامِfaultfinders
تَأخُذكَ فيهِ مَلامَةُ اللَّوامِ
You diligently tended what they entrusted to you, never
Swayed in it by the reproaches of faultfinders.
لَمّاwhen قَفلتَyou returned منَfrom الجِهَادِjihad وَبَشّرَتand heralded glad news
لَمّا قَفلتَ منَ الجِهَادِ وَبَشّرَت
بإِيابِof the homecoming of جَيشِكَyour army ألسُنُthe tongues of الأَقلامِpens
بإِيابِ جَيشِكَ ألسُنُ الأَقلامِ
When you returned from jihad, and glad news was heralded
Of your army's homecoming by the tongues of pens,
بَعَثَتsent بَلَنِسيةٌValencia إلَيكَto you بِوَفدِهَاwith its delegation
بَعَثَت بَلَنِسيةٌ إلَيكَ بِوَفدِهَا
عَنon behalf of كُلِّevery مُحتَنِكseasoned man بِهَاin it وَغلامِand youth
عَن كُلِّ مُحتَنِك بِهَا وَغلامِ
Valencia sent its delegation to you,
On behalf of every seasoned man and youth within it.
مُستَنزِلينَseeking to draw down الرُّحمَmercy مِنكَfrom you لأهلِهَاfor its people
مُستَنزِلينَ الرُّحمَ مِنكَ لأهلِهَا
مُستَمطرِينَseeking rain from سَحَائِبَthe clouds of الإِنعَامِbounty
مُستَمطرِينَ سَحَائِبَ الإِنعَامِ
Seeking to draw down your mercy upon its people,
Imploring rain from the clouds of bounty.
رَفَعُواthey raised ضَراعَتَهُمtheir humble plea إِلَيكَto you وَبَلّغُواand conveyed
رَفَعُوا ضَراعَتَهُم إِلَيكَ وَبَلّغُوا
عَنهُمon their behalf أبَرَّthe most devoted تَحِيّةٍgreeting وَسلامand peace
عَنهُم أبَرَّ تَحِيّةٍ وَسلام
They raised their humble plea to you, and conveyed
On their behalf the most devoted greetings and peace.
مستنجزينseeking fulfillment of مواعِدthe promises of النَّصرِvictory الَّتِيwhich
مستنجزين مواعِد النَّصرِ الَّتِي
وُعِدواthey were promised بِهَاof them مِنof نَيلِattaining كُلِّevery مَرَامِaim
وُعِدوا بِهَا مِن نَيلِ كُلِّ مَرَامِ
Seeking fulfillment of the promises of victory that
They had been given: to attain every goal.
وَمُعَأوِدينَand returning to اللّثمَkissing فيupon يَدِكَyour hand الَّتِيwhich
وَمُعَأوِدينَ اللّثمَ في يَدِكَ الَّتِي
تشفىcures مُقبِّلهاthe one who kisses it مِنَof الإِعدَامِdestitution
تشفى مُقبِّلها مِنَ الإِعدَامِ
And returning to kiss your hand, which
Cures whoever kisses it of destitution.
فَأهنأso rejoice أمِيرَCommander of المُؤمنِينَthe Faithful بِغزوَةٍin a campaign
فَأهنأ أمِيرَ المُؤمنِينَ بِغزوَةٍ
خَصّتsingled out أنوفَthe noses of عِداكyour enemies بالأرغامِfor humiliation in the dust
خَصّت أنوفَ عِداك بالأرغامِ
So rejoice, Commander of the Faithful, in a campaign
That pressed your enemies' noses into the dust.
تَرَكَتit left بلادَthe lands of الكُفرِunbelief مُظلمَةًdarkened بِماby what
تَرَكَت بلادَ الكُفرِ مُظلمَةً بِما
أَجلَتit dispelled عَنِfrom الإِيمَانِfaith مِنof أظلامِdarkness
أَجلَت عَنِ الإِيمَانِ مِن أظلامِ
It left the lands of unbelief darkened by
The darkness it had dispelled from faith.
وَأسلَمand live in safety أمينَtrustee of اللهِGod تَصدَعُyou proclaim بِالهُدىguidance
وَأسلَم أمينَ اللهِ تَصدَعُ بِالهُدى
وَتَلِيand you govern بِحَدِّwith the edge of السَّيفِthe sword كُلّevery عُرامِrebellious force
وَتَلِي بِحَدِّ السَّيفِ كُلّ عُرامِ
And live in safety, God's trustee, proclaiming guidance,
Curbing every rebellious force with the sword's edge.
وَإِذَاand when ابتدأتyou begin بِسَعدwith the auspiciousness of جدّكyour fortune مَطلَباًa quest
وَإِذَا ابتدأت بِسَعد جدّك مَطلَباً
كَفَلَتguarantee لَكَfor you الأَقدَارُthe fates بِالإتمَامِcompletion
كَفَلَت لَكَ الأَقدَارُ بِالإتمَامِ
And whenever you begin a quest with fortune's favor,
The fates guarantee its completion for you.
واخلُدand live forever لِحِفظِto preserve الِّينِthe faith (intended reading) وَالدُّنيَاand worldly life مَعاًtogether
واخلُد لِحِفظِ الِّينِ وَالدُّنيَا مَعاً
فيin غِبطَةٍbliss مَوصولَةٍlinked بِدَوَامِto permanence
في غِبطَةٍ مَوصولَةٍ بِدَوَامِ
And live forever to guard faith and worldly life together,
In bliss linked to eternity.
Sol 6.1