بشرايَmy glad tidings هذاthis لِواءٌa banner قَلَّscarcely ماever عُقِداwas fastened
بشرايَ هذا لِواءٌ قَلَّ ما عُقِدا
إلاexcept ومدand extended لَهُto him الروحُthe Spirit الأمينُthe trustworthy يداa hand
إلا ومد لَهُ الروحُ الأمينُ يدا
Glad tidings for me! This is a banner scarcely ever raised
My good tidings, this is a banner rarely furled
Without the Trustworthy Spirit extending him a hand.
Except as the faithful spirit reached out its hand
وأقبلand came النصرُvictory لاnot يعدوpasses beyond مناحيهhis paths
وأقبل النصرُ لا يعدو مناحيه
فحيثso where ماever قصدتheaded راياتُهhis banners قَصَداit headed
فحيث ما قصدت راياتُه قَصَدا
And victory came, never straying beyond his paths;
And victory comes not going beyond its coasts
So wherever his banners headed, victory headed too.
So wherever its flags aim, it aims straight and true
واستقبَلَتهُand greeted him تباشيرُglad signs الفتوحِof conquests فَقَدand indeed
واستقبَلَتهُ تباشيرُ الفتوحِ فَقَد
كادتalmost تكونُto be علىupon أكتافهhis shoulders لَبَداdense heaps
كادت تكونُ على أكتافه لَبَدا
And the glad signs of conquests greeted him; indeed,
And the omens of conquest come out to meet it
They almost formed dense heaps upon his shoulders.
Almost carried on its shoulders in plain view
وقَرَّبَand brought near الفَلَكُthe celestial sphere الدّوَارُrevolving بُغيَتَهhis goal
وقَرَّبَ الفَلَكُ الدّوَارُ بُغيَتَه
فَلَوso if تَنَاوَلَhe reached for بَعضَsome of الشُهبِthe shooting stars ماnot بَعُداwas far away
فَلَو تَنَاوَلَ بَعضَ الشُهبِ ما بَعُدا
And the revolving celestial sphere brought his goal within reach;
The turning heavens brought near its wish
So had he reached for some shooting stars, they would not have been far away.
As if grasping some meteors not far askew
إمامa commander جيشٍan army أرادwilled اللَهGod نصرتَهُhis victory
إمام جيشٍ أراد اللَه نصرتَهُ
فأرسلَso He sent المَلأthe assembly الأعلىthe highest لهُfor him مَدداreinforcements
فأرسلَ المَلأ الأعلى لهُ مَددا
Commander of an army—God willed his victory,
The leader of an army whose victory Allah willed
So He sent the Highest Assembly as reinforcements for him.
So the highest assembly sent it support anew
إنيindeed I لأحكمI surely judge بالنصرِwith victory العزيزmighty لَهُfor him
إني لأحكم بالنصرِ العزيز لَهُ
وإنand even if سَكَتI fall silent فإنَّthen indeed الوحيَrevelation قدalready شهداhas borne witness
وإن سَكَت فإنَّ الوحيَ قد شهدا
Indeed, I judge that mighty victory is his;
I judge with certainty of mighty victory for it
And even if I fall silent, revelation has already borne witness.
Though silent, revelation itself attests it true
Sol 6.1