فتحٌa victory مبينٌmanifest جلَّwas too great أنto يتخيلاbe imagined
فتحٌ مبينٌ جلَّ أن يتخيلا
جاءbrought الزمانُTime بهwith it أغرwhite-blazed محجلاwhite-stockinged
جاء الزمانُ به أغر محجلا
A manifest victory, too great to be imagined.
Time brought it, white-blazed and white-stockinged.
بهرتdazzled عجائبهits wonders الخواطِرَminds فاستوىso became equal
بهرت عجائبه الخواطِرَ فاستوى
منwhoever كانwas فيهاconcerning them مجملاًgiving a summary ومفصلاand giving details
من كان فيها مجملاً ومفصلا
Its wonders dazzled minds, making equals
those who described them briefly and in detail.
لاnot يبلغُcan reach البلغاءُthe eloquent غايةَthe utmost of وصفِهِits description
لا يبلغُ البلغاءُ غايةَ وصفِهِ
إلاexcept إذاwhen بلغواthey reach السماكَal-Simak, a star الأعزلاthe Unarmed
إلا إذا بلغوا السماكَ الأعزلا
The eloquent cannot reach the limit of its description,
unless they reach al-Simak the Unarmed.
دهتِbefell النصارىthe Christians بالجزيرةin al-Jazira وطأةٌa crushing blow
دهتِ النصارى بالجزيرة وطأةٌ
راعَterrified الجزيرةَal-Jazira ذكرهاmention of it والموصلاand Mosul
راعَ الجزيرةَ ذكرها والموصلا
A crushing blow befell the Christians in al-Jazira;
its mention terrified al-Jazira and Mosul.
بكرتcame early مصارعهاtheir places of death العداةُthe enemies سريعةًswiftly
بكرت مصارعها العداةُ سريعةً
كالطيرِlike birds ظامئةthirsty تبادرُrushing toward منهلاa watering place
كالطيرِ ظامئة تبادرُ منهلا
The foes hurried early to their places of death,
like thirsty birds rushing to a watering place.
وشقواand they suffered بيومٍthrough a day أوحدٍunique فيin جنسهِits kind
وشقوا بيومٍ أوحدٍ في جنسهِ
فاتتsurpassed مناقبهits glories الزمانَthe ages الأوَّلاof old
فاتت مناقبه الزمانَ الأوَّلا
They suffered through a day unique in its kind;
its glories surpassed the ages of old.
ناهيكenough for you منهُfrom it إنارةًradiance وإنand though اغتدىit became
ناهيك منهُ إنارةً وإن اغتدى
فيin أعينِthe eyes of الكُفَّارِthe unbelievers ليلاًa night أليلاdeeply dark
في أعينِ الكُفَّارِ ليلاً أليلا
Its radiance was more than enough, though it became
in the unbelievers' eyes a night of deepest darkness.
ماnot كذبتwere false حملاتهمtheir charges لكنbut رساstood firm
ما كذبت حملاتهم لكن رسا
قدامهاbefore them أهلُthe people of البصائِرِinsight أجبلاmountains
قدامها أهلُ البصائِرِ أجبلا
Their charges were no feint, yet there stood firm
before them the men of insight, like mountains.
واستحقرواand they deemed slight وطآتهمtheir onslaughts لماwhen دهُواthey were struck
واستحقروا وطآتهم لما دهُوا
بأشدِّby something harsher منthan وطءِthe tread of الزمانِTime وأثقلاand heavier
بأشدِّ من وطءِ الزمانِ وأثقلا
And they deemed their onslaughts slight when they were struck
by something harsher and heavier than Time's tread.
عددthe number of المصرعشthe slain (unclear spelling) منهمamong them عددthe number of الحصىpebbles
عدد المصرعش منهم عدد الحصى
هيهاتfar beyond possibility أنto يحصىbe counted وأنand to يتحصَّلاbe reckoned
هيهات أن يحصى وأن يتحصَّلا
The number of their slain equaled the number of pebbles,
far beyond counting or reckoning.
كمhow many أجدلٍa falcon منهُمamong them أدلَّwas proud ببأسِهِof his might
كم أجدلٍ منهُم أدلَّ ببأسِهِ
ماscarcely همَّhe intended أنto ينقضَّswoop حتىbefore جدِّلاhe was felled
ما همَّ أن ينقضَّ حتى جدِّلا
How many a falcon among them, proud of his might,
had scarcely thought to swoop when he was felled.
جاؤواthey came أسوداًas lions لاnot تنهنهto be restrained فانثنواthen they turned back
جاؤوا أسوداً لا تنهنه فانثنوا
يحكونthey resemble فيin الحربbattle النعامَostriches المجفلاfleeing in panic
يحكون في الحرب النعامَ المجفلا
They came as unrestrained lions, then turned back,
resembling, in battle, ostriches fleeing in panic.
والصبحand dawn لمhad not يطللpeered علىover جنحِthe wing of الدجاdarkness
والصبح لم يطلل على جنحِ الدجا
منfrom أفقهits horizon متجلياًradiant إلاexcept انجلىit cleared away
من أفقه متجلياً إلا انجلى
And dawn had scarcely peered above the wing of darkness,
shining from its horizon, when darkness cleared.
نهدadvanced الإمامُthe Imam إليهمُagainst them فيin ساعةٍan hour
نهد الإمامُ إليهمُ في ساعةٍ
عزprevailed المحقthe one in the right بهاin it فبزso he overcame المبطلاthe one in the wrong
عز المحق بها فبز المبطلا
The Imam advanced against them in an hour
when the one in the right prevailed and vanquished the wrongdoer.
فيin جحفلٍa massed army لجبٍclamorous كانwere جموعهُits masses
في جحفلٍ لجبٍ كان جموعهُ
هضباتuplands of رضوىRadwa أوor شواهقُtowering peaks of يذبلاYadhbul
هضبات رضوى أو شواهقُ يذبلا
In a clamorous host whose masses were
Radwa's uplands or Yadhbul's towering peaks.
فيamong السابقينthe forerunners الأولينthe earliest كأنهمas though they were
في السابقين الأولين كأنهم
أسدٌlions ترببrearing فيin الغيضِthe thicket الأشبلاlion cubs
أسدٌ تربب في الغيضِ الأشبلا
Among the earliest forerunners, they were like
lions rearing cubs in the thicket.
سلبتstripped أكفهمtheir hands السيوفthe swords غمودهاtheir sheaths
سلبت أكفهم السيوف غمودها
وكساand clothed مجالهمtheir maneuvering السماءَthe sky القسطلاbattle dust
وكسا مجالهم السماءَ القسطلا
Their hands stripped the swords of their sheaths,
and their maneuvers clothed the sky in dust.
منof كلevery ذمرٍvaliant warrior يمتطيrides منin the form of طرفِهِhis noble steed
من كل ذمرٍ يمتطي من طرفِهِ
بحراًa sea ويحملُand carries فيin الحمائلِsword-belts جدولاa stream
بحراً ويحملُ في الحمائلِ جدولا
Each valiant warrior mounts his noble steed,
a sea, and carries a stream in his sword-belts.
فكأنso it is as though صارمَهُhis keen sword وهاماتand the heads of العداthe enemies
فكأن صارمَهُ وهامات العدا
كفٌّa hand تدحرجُrolling فيover الصعيدthe ground الحنظلاbitter gourds
كفٌّ تدحرجُ في الصعيد الحنظلا
Thus his keen blade amid the enemies' heads seems
a hand rolling bitter gourds across the ground.
جمحran wild ابنthe son of ريمندٍRaymond فكفَّbut curbed جماحَهُhis headlong rush
جمح ابن ريمندٍ فكفَّ جماحَهُ
عزمٌa resolve لوif اعتمدit assailed الرواسيthe rooted mountains زلزلاit would shake them
عزمٌ لو اعتمد الرواسي زلزلا
Raymond's son ran wild, but his headlong rush was checked
by a resolve that would shake the rooted mountains if it struck them.
خانتbetrayed مواردهhis ways in المصادرُthe ways out حيرةًbewilderment
خانت موارده المصادرُ حيرةً
وعمىًand blindness وكانand he had been القلبيthe wily one (unclear spelling) الحولاresourceful
وعمىً وكان القلبي الحولا
His ways in betrayed his ways out, amid confusion
and blindness, though he had been wily and resourceful.
طاحتbrought down بهhim هفواتهhis blunders والماءand water لاno
طاحت به هفواته والماء لا
بدescape لهُfor it منfrom أنto يفيضَoverflow إذاwhen غلاit boils
بد لهُ من أن يفيضَ إذا غلا
His blunders brought him down; water has no
escape from overflowing when it boils.
ردتturned معالمهُhis landmarks الخطوبُcalamities مجاهلاًtrackless wastes
ردت معالمهُ الخطوبُ مجاهلاً
وصفاءهُand his clarity كدراًmurk وجدتهُand his freshness بلىdecay
وصفاءهُ كدراً وجدتهُ بلى
Calamities turned his landmarks into trackless wastes,
and his clarity into murk, and his freshness into decay.
وتفرقتand scattered أيديbands of (literally, hands) سباSaba أشياعهhis followers
وتفرقت أيدي سبا أشياعه
لاnot يعرفونَthey know منon البسيطةِthe earth موئلاa refuge
لا يعرفونَ من البسيطةِ موئلا
And his followers scattered like the sundered bands of Saba,
knowing no refuge anywhere on earth.
لاذواthey sought refuge بشمin the lofty peaks of جبالهمtheir mountains منfrom زاخرٍa surging tide
لاذوا بشم جبالهم من زاخرٍ
متلاطمِclashing الأمواجِwaves قدalready ملأfilled الملاthe open expanse
متلاطمِ الأمواجِ قد ملأ الملا
They sought shelter in their lofty mountains from a surging tide,
with crashing waves that had filled the open expanse.
أجلاهمdrove them away رعبٌterror أطارَsent flying قلوبهمtheir hearts
أجلاهم رعبٌ أطارَ قلوبهم
وأراهمand showed them معنىthe meaning of التخلصِescape مشكلاbaffling
وأراهم معنى التخلصِ مشكلا
Terror drove them away and sent their hearts flying,
and made the very notion of escape baffling to them.
خامواthey cowered وراءَbeyond النهرِthe river حتىso much so that إنهمthey indeed
خاموا وراءَ النهرِ حتى إنهم
طنوهُthey thought it (unclear spelling) مسلولاًunsheathed عليهمagainst them منصلاa blade
طنوهُ مسلولاً عليهم منصلا
They cowered beyond the river, so much so that they
thought it a blade unsheathed against them.
ألقتyielded بمنwith those who فيهاwere within them المعاقِلُthe fortresses طاعَةًin obedience
ألقت بمن فيها المعاقِلُ طاعَةً
وإنابةًand submission عجباًhow wondrous لهاof them أنthat تعقلاthey should reason
وإنابةً عجباً لها أن تعقلا
The fortresses surrendered, with those inside, in obedience
and submission—how wondrous that they should reason!
ياO مورِدَwatering place of الآمالِhopes بحرُthe sea of نوالِهِhis bounty
يا مورِدَ الآمالِ بحرُ نوالِهِ
عذبُsweet الموارِدِat its watering places سلسبيلاSalsabil, sweet-flowing water سلسلاsmoothly flowing
عذبُ الموارِدِ سلسبيلا سلسلا
O watering place of hopes, whose sea of bounty
is sweet at its watering places—Salsabil, smoothly flowing;
ومجردَand you who cleanse الأفهامِminds منof صدأthe rust of العمىblindness
ومجردَ الأفهامِ من صدأ العمى
ومفتحاًand you who open ماwhatever كانwas منهاwithin them مُقفلاlocked
ومفتحاً ما كان منها مُقفلا
and you who strip minds of the rust of blindness,
and open whatever in them was locked:
لماwhen رجوتَyou hoped in اللَهGod بلغَكَHe brought you to المُنَىyour desires
لما رجوتَ اللَه بلغَكَ المُنَى
وأنابكَand rewarded you (unclear reading) الفتحَthe victory الهنيَّjoyous الأعجلاmost prompt
وأنابكَ الفتحَ الهنيَّ الأعجلا
When you hoped in God, He brought you to your desires
and rewarded you with the joyous, swift-coming victory.
Sol 6.1