أَبشِرواrejoice, all of you حَظُّناour fortune نَهَضrose
أَبشِروا حَظُّنا نَهَض
بَعدَafter ماthat كانَhad been قَدalready رَمَضscorched by heat
بَعدَ ما كانَ قَد رَمَض
Rejoice! Our fortune has risen,
after it had been scorched.
وَسَناand the radiance of بارِقthe lightning of المُنىhopes
وَسَنا بارِق المُنى
بَعدَafter طُولِa long spell of الجَفاestrangement وَمَضflashed
بَعدَ طُولِ الجَفا وَمَض
And the gleam of hope’s lightning
flashed after long estrangement.
وَرَناand gazed طَرفُthe eye of دَهرِناour age
وَرَنا طَرفُ دَهرِنا
نَحوَناtoward us بَعدَafter طولِa long spell of غَضlowering the gaze
نَحوَنا بَعدَ طولِ غَض
And the eye of our age gazed
toward us after long averting its gaze.
وَأَزالَتand dispelled شُموسُهُits suns
وَأَزالَت شُموسُهُ
ظُلمَةَthe darkness of الجَهلِignorance فَاِنغَمَضso it vanished
ظُلمَةَ الجَهلِ فَاِنغَمَض
And its suns dispelled
the darkness of ignorance, which then vanished.
وَأَتىand came الحَقُّtruth بَعدَماafter
وَأَتى الحَقُّ بَعدَما
زَهَقَperished الباطِلُfalsehood المُهَضcrushed
زَهَقَ الباطِلُ المُهَض
And truth arrived after
crushed falsehood had perished.
وَالبَليدand the dull-witted one الطِباعin disposition مِنfrom
وَالبَليد الطِباع مِن
عُنصرٍa stock ماnot بِهِin it حَيَضmenstrual blood
عُنصرٍ ما بِهِ حَيَض
And the dull-natured man, from
a stock with no menstrual blood,
عامَلَhe treated القَومَthe people بِالجَفاwith harshness
عامَلَ القَومَ بِالجَفا
وَلطُرقِand as for the paths of الوَفاfidelity رَفَضhe rejected
وَلطُرقِ الوَفا رَفَض
treated the people harshly,
and spurned the paths of fidelity.
جَهلwas ignorant of النَحوَgrammar وَالَّذيand what
جَهل النَحوَ وَالَّذي
قَرَّرَestablished القَومthe people قَدindeed نَقَضhe overturned
قَرَّرَ القَوم قَد نَقَض
He knew no grammar, and what
the people had established, he overturned.
فَلِهَذاso, for this وَشبههand its like
فَلِهَذا وَشبهه
وِلِأَمرٍand for a matter هُوَit is الغَرَضthe aim
وِلِأَمرٍ هُوَ الغَرَض
So, for this and its like,
and for a matter that was the aim,
رَفَعوهُthey raised him (nominative pun) بِجَرّهby dragging him down (genitive pun)
رَفَعوهُ بِجَرّه
بَدلinstead of النَصبِappointment (accusative pun) فَاِنخَفضso he was lowered
بَدل النَصبِ فَاِنخَفض
they ‘raised’ him by dragging him down,
instead of appointing him, and so he sank.
عوّضُوناthey compensated us مَكانَهُin his place
عوّضُونا مَكانَهُ
عوضاًAwad ياO! لَهُfor him عوَضa replacement
عوضاً يا لَهُ عوَض
They gave us in his place
Awad—what a replacement!
خَيرَthe best قاضيjudge of عَساكرthe armies of الthe
خَيرَ قاضي عَساكر ال
دينِfaith بِالحَقِّfor truth قَدindeed نَهَضhe rose
دينِ بِالحَقِّ قَد نَهَض
The best judge of the armies of the
faith, who has indeed risen for truth.
أَعدلُthe most just of الخَلقِall creation إِنif قَضىhe judges
أَعدلُ الخَلقِ إِن قَضى
أَكرَمُthe most generous of الناسِpeople إِنif عَرَضhe gives
أَكرَمُ الناسِ إِن عَرَض
The most just of all creation when he judges,
the most generous of people when he gives,
أَعلَمُthe most learned of القَومِthe people بِالَّذيin what
أَعلَمُ القَومِ بِالَّذي
شَرَعَprescribed الحَقَّthe True One (God) وَاِفتَرَضand made obligatory
شَرَعَ الحَقَّ وَاِفتَرَض
the most learned of the people in what
the True One prescribed and made obligatory.
وَبِهِand by it قامَhe stood مِثلَماjust as
وَبِهِ قامَ مِثلَما
قامَsubsisted بِالجَوهَرِin substance العَرَضthe accident (attribute)
قامَ بِالجَوهَرِ العَرَض
And he stood by it, just as
an accident subsists in substance.
فَلِذاso, for this قالَsaid هاتِفٌa calling voice
فَلِذا قالَ هاتِفٌ
فيin خِطابٍan address لَهُto him وَحَضand urged
في خِطابٍ لَهُ وَحَض
So a voice called out,
addressing him and urging him on:
أَنتَyou ذاكَthat one الَّذيwho عَلاrose high
أَنتَ ذاكَ الَّذي عَلا
ماwhat بِهِwith it جاءَhe came وَاِنتَهَضand rose up
ما بِهِ جاءَ وَاِنتَهَض
You are that man: exalted is
what you have brought, and risen high.
قُمrise وَخُذهُand take it مُؤَرِّخاًas a chronogram
قُم وَخُذهُ مُؤَرِّخاً
جَدِّدrenew الدينَthe faith ياO عَوَضAwad
جَدِّد الدينَ يا عَوَض
Rise, and take it as a chronogram:
Renew the faith, O Awad!
Sol 6.1