بَقِيتَmay you endure أَمِيرَCommander المُؤْمنينَof the Faithful عَلَىthroughout الدَّهْرِall time
بَقِيتَ أَمِيرَ المُؤْمنينَ عَلَى الدَّهْرِ
بِرَغْمِdespite الأَعادِيthe enemies نافِذَeffective النَّهْىprohibition والأَمْرِand command
بِرَغْمِ الأَعادِي نافِذَ النَّهْى والأَمْرِ
May you endure, Commander of the Faithful, throughout all time,
Despite your enemies, with your prohibitions and commands obeyed.
شفَيْتَyou soothed غَليلاًburning anguish كَانَwas لَوْلاَكَbut for you قاتِلاًfatal
شفَيْتَ غَليلاً كَانَ لَوْلاَكَ قاتِلاً
وخَفَّفْتَand you lightened هَمّاًa care ضَاقَwas too narrow عَنْfor حَمْلِهِbearing it صَدْرِيmy breast
وخَفَّفْتَ هَمّاً ضَاقَ عَنْ حَمْلِهِ صَدْرِي
You soothed a burning anguish that, but for you, would have been fatal,
And lightened a care my breast was too narrow to bear.
وقُمْتَand you fulfilled بحقِّthe duty owed to اللهGod فيin قَتْلِslaying مَعْشَرٍa band
وقُمْتَ بحقِّ الله في قَتْلِ مَعْشَرٍ
سَعَوْاthey strove فِيin الْبِلادِthe lands بالفْسَادِwith corruption وبالكُفْرِand with unbelief
سَعَوْا فِي الْبِلادِ بالفْسَادِ وبالكُفْرِ
And fulfilled your duty to God in slaying a band
Who spread corruption and unbelief throughout the lands,
وثَأَرِand the avenging of أخٍa brother سادَruled الأَنامَmankind وَلَمْand not تَكُنْyou were
وثَأَرِ أخٍ سادَ الأَنامَ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ
لتَغْفُلto neglect عَنْconcerning ثَأْرٍvengeance عِرَاكٍcombat وَلاَnor دَثْرِlong forgotten
لتَغْفُل عَنْ ثَأْرٍ عِرَاكٍ وَلاَ دَثْرِ
And in avenging a brother who ruled mankind; nor were you
One to neglect vengeance, whether fought over or long forgotten.
وَلَسْتَand you are not بلَيْثٍa lion أَفْلَتَتْهُescaped him فَرِيسَةٌprey
وَلَسْتَ بلَيْثٍ أَفْلَتَتْهُ فَرِيسَةٌ
وقدand already عَلِقَتْwas caught بالنَّابِon the fang منْهُof his وبالظُّفْرand on the claw
وقد عَلِقَتْ بالنَّابِ منْهُ وبالظُّفْر
And you are no lion whose prey has escaped him,
Though already caught on his fang and claw;
ولاَnor حيَّةٍa serpent يَنْجُوsurvives بنَفْثٍthrough incantatory blowing لَدِيغُهاits bitten victim
ولاَ حيَّةٍ يَنْجُو بنَفْثٍ لَدِيغُها
ولاَnor صارِمٍa keen sword يَهْوِيdescends لضَرْبٍto strike ولاَand does not يَبْرِيcut
ولاَ صارِمٍ يَهْوِي لضَرْبٍ ولاَ يَبْرِي
Nor a serpent whose bitten victim is saved by a breathed charm,
Nor a keen sword that falls to strike yet fails to cut.
فعِشْتَso may you live لِدِينِfor the faith of اللهِGod تَجْبُرُyou mend وَهْنَهُits weakness
فعِشْتَ لِدِينِ اللهِ تَجْبُرُ وَهْنَهُ
وَبُلِّغْتَand may you be granted أَقْصَىthe utmost مَاwhat هَوِيتَyou have desired منَof الْعُمْرِlife
وَبُلِّغْتَ أَقْصَى مَا هَوِيتَ منَ الْعُمْرِ
So may you live for God's faith, mending its weakness,
And may you be granted the longest life you desire.
وياand oh لَيْتَنِيwould that I أُسِعدتُwere blessed فيكَin regard to you بنَظْرَةٍwith a glimpse
ويا لَيْتَنِي أُسِعدتُ فيكَ بنَظْرَةٍ
أُوَفِّيI render in full بهَاthrough it حَقَّthe due of الْمَحامِدِpraises وَالشُّكْرِand thanks
أُوَفِّي بهَا حَقَّ الْمَحامِدِ وَالشُّكْرِ
And oh, would that I were blessed with a glimpse of you,
Through which I could render the full due of praise and thanks.
Sol 6.1