قلائدُ فتح كان يذخرُها الدهرُ

قلائدُ فتح كان يذخرُها الدهرُ

فلما أردتَ الغزو أبرَزُها النَصرُ

فلما أردتَ الغزو أبرَزُها النَصرُ

Garlands of conquest that Time had stored away—

Necklaces of victory that Time had stored away,

when you resolved upon war, Victory brought them forth.

Then, when you resolved to campaign, Victory brought them forth.

فها هي مذ جدَّت ركابُك تنبري

فها هي مذ جدَّت ركابُك تنبري

سِراعاً فَمِن أفراحِها الشفعُ والوُترُ

سِراعاً فَمِن أفراحِها الشفعُ والوُترُ

Here they are, since your mounts set earnestly onward, springing forth

Here they are, coming forth since your mounts pressed on,

swiftly—for their joys embrace both even and odd.

Swiftly—their joys come in pairs and singly.

فدونكها منسوقةً فلشد ما

فدونكها منسوقةً فلشد ما

تسابقَ فيها نحوك البرُّ والبحرُ

تسابقَ فيها نحوك البرُّ والبحرُ

Take them, then, strung one after another—for how fiercely

Take them, strung in order—for how eagerly

land and sea raced each other in bringing them to you.

Land and sea have raced to bring them to you!

هو الفتحُ يا مولايَ ما فيهِ مريةٌ

هو الفتحُ يا مولايَ ما فيهِ مريةٌ

ولا لليالي في تعذرِهِ عُذرُ

ولا لليالي في تعذرِهِ عُذرُ

It is victory, my lord—of that there is no doubt;

It is victory, my lord; there is no doubt of it,

nor have the nights any excuse for delaying it.

Nor have the nights any excuse for its being unattainable.

أفي الصبحِ شكٌّ أنه لمصبحٌ

أفي الصبحِ شكٌّ أنه لمصبحٌ

وقد غاضتِ الظلماءُ وانفجرَ الفجرُ

وقد غاضتِ الظلماءُ وانفجرَ الفجرُ

Can there be doubt that morning is sure to dawn

Can there be doubt that the morning is dawning,

when darkness has ebbed and daybreak burst forth?

When darkness has ebbed and dawn has burst forth?

أتتكَ أسارى الرومِ وَهيَ أقلُّها

أتتكَ أسارى الرومِ وَهيَ أقلُّها

فَمِن فَضَلاتِ القَتل ينتجِعُ الأسرُ

فَمِن فَضَلاتِ القَتل ينتجِعُ الأسرُ

Captives of the Romans have come to you—and they are its least prize;

Roman captives have come to you—the least of your gains;

for captivity grazes upon slaughter’s leavings.

For capture finds its pasture in the remnants of slaughter.

وما كان قبلَ اليوم سهلاً مرَامُها

وما كان قبلَ اليوم سهلاً مرَامُها

ولكن علا الإسلام ما تضَع الكفرُ

ولكن علا الإسلام ما تضَع الكفرُ

Before today, its goal was not easily attained,

And before today, attaining them had not been easy,

but Islam rose as unbelief fell.

But Islam has risen as unbelief has fallen.

وما زلتَ تدنو كلَّ يوم مسافة

وما زلتَ تدنو كلَّ يوم مسافة

إليهم ويهوِي في نفوسهمُ الذعرُ

إليهم ويهوِي في نفوسهمُ الذعرُ

Day after day, you have never ceased to draw one stage closer

You kept drawing nearer, a further distance every day,

to them, while terror plunges into their souls.

Toward them, while terror plunged into their souls.

لقد كانَ في الأحوال عسرٌ فكلّما

لقد كانَ في الأحوال عسرٌ فكلّما

دنوتَ استمرَّ اليسرُ فارتفعَ العُسرُ

دنوتَ استمرَّ اليسرُ فارتفعَ العُسرُ

There had indeed been hardship in the course of things; but whenever

There was indeed hardship in affairs; then whenever

you drew near, ease came, and hardship lifted.

You drew near, ease persisted and hardship lifted.

لَعمري لقد سنى بكَ اللَهُ غزوةً

لَعمري لقد سنى بكَ اللَهُ غزوةً

قدِ افترَّ عن ثَغرِ السرورِ لها الثَغرُ

قدِ افترَّ عن ثَغرِ السرورِ لها الثَغرُ

By my life, through you God has brought a campaign to radiant fulfillment,

By my life, God has indeed made a campaign easy through you,

at which the frontier bared the smiling mouth of joy.

For which the frontier has smiled, revealing the mouth of joy,

إلى غزواتٍ من قريبٍ تتابعت

إلى غزواتٍ من قريبٍ تتابعت

ففي كُلِّ قُطرِ من سحائِبها قطرُ

ففي كُلِّ قُطرِ من سحائِبها قطرُ

And soon it was followed by campaign upon campaign,

Added to campaigns that have followed one another of late;

so every quarter has a drop from their clouds.

So in every region there is rain from their clouds.

لقد أيقنَت هذِي الجزيرةُ أنَّها

لقد أيقنَت هذِي الجزيرةُ أنَّها

سيجبِرُها من لا يهاضُ له جَبرُ

سيجبِرُها من لا يهاضُ له جَبرُ

This peninsula has become certain that it

This island has indeed become certain that it

will be mended by one whose strength cannot be broken.

Will be healed by one whose healing cannot be undone.

لئن كان ماتَ الأمنُ في جنباتها

لئن كان ماتَ الأمنُ في جنباتها

فقربُ أميرِ المؤمنينَ له نشرُ

فقربُ أميرِ المؤمنينَ له نشرُ

If security has died throughout its reaches,

If security had indeed died in its reaches,

the nearness of the Commander of the Faithful will raise it from the dead.

Then the nearness of the Commander of the Faithful is its resurrection.