أينwhere المبارزthe duelist والمناضلand the contender
أين المبارز والمناضل
والمناجزand the challenger والمقاتلand the fighter
والمناجز والمقاتل
Where are the duelist and the contender,
Where are the warriors and fighters
and the challenger and the fighter?
And the brave and combatants?
أينwhere المكاثرthe rival in numbers والمفاخرand the boaster
أين المكاثر والمفاخر
والمكابرand the overbearing one والمصاولand the assailant
والمكابر والمصاول
Where are the rival in numbers and the boaster,
Where are the boasters and braggarts
and the overbearing one and the assailant?
And the obstinate and assailants?
أينwhere المراوغthe dodger والمخاتلand the deceiver
أين المراوغ والمخاتل
والمطاولand the contender for supremacy والمساجلand the rival
والمطاول والمساجل
Where are the dodger and the deceiver,
Where are the evasive and devious
and the contender for supremacy and the rival?
And the tenacious and disputants?
أينwhere المدافعthe cannons والبنادقand the rifles
أين المدافع والبنادق
والعواملand the lances والمناصلand the blades
والعوامل والمناصل
Where are the cannons and the rifles,
Where are the defenders and rifles
and the lances and the blades?
And the agents and swords?
فيby أيهاwhich of them هلكperished العدوthe enemy
في أيها هلك العدو
وإنeven if يكنthere be معهwith him جحافلlegions
وإن يكن معه جحافل
By which of them did the enemy perish,
With these we destroy the enemy
even if he has legions with him?
Even if they come with legions
إناindeed we سكتناwere silent سبةa while
إنا سكتنا سبة
واليومand today ذرّrose بناamong us المقاولthe debater
واليوم ذرّ بنا المقاول
We were silent for a while;
We were silent from insults
and today the debater has risen among us.
But today builders have incited us
ولربماand often نطقspoke المشوthe adorned one (word begins)
ولربما نطق المشو
فcompletion of 'adorned one' علىupon المنابرthe pulpits وهوand he قائلsaying
ف على المنابر وهو قائل
And often the adorned one has spoken
Perhaps the candles will speak
upon the pulpits, declaring:
From the pulpits as they say
تمضيpass away الاواخرthe later ones لاno محاescape (word begins)
تمضي الاواخر لا محا
لةcompletion of 'escape' مثلماjust as مضتpassed away الاوائلthe earlier ones
لة مثلما مضت الاوائل
The later ones inevitably pass away,
The endings go on, no stopping
just as the earlier ones passed.
Like the beginnings have passed
اناindeed we لنضربsurely strike بالسيوwith swords (word begins)
انا لنضرب بالسيو
فcompletion of 'swords' وبالدنانيرand with dinars الرواعلadvancing in ranks
ف وبالدنانير الرواعل
We indeed strike with swords
We will strike with swords
and with dinars advancing in ranks.
And golden coins, O nobles
هذيthese الخزائنthe treasuries عندناin our keeping
هذي الخزائن عندنا
وبهاand with them نسالمwe make peace اوor نقاتلwe fight
وبها نسالم او نقاتل
These treasuries are in our keeping,
These treasures are with us
and with them we make peace or fight.
With them we make peace or fight
فهيfor they السلاحthe weapon لدىduring الوغىbattle
فهي السلاح لدى الوغى
وهيand they الدروعthe shields لكلagainst every صائلassailant
وهي الدروع لكل صائل
For they are weapons in battle,
They are weapons in turmoil
and shields against every assailant.
And shields against every assailant
وهيand they الوسائلthe means للمواfor one maintaining ties (word begins)
وهي الوسائل للموا
صلcompletion of 'one maintaining ties' والمفازand success لكلfor every آملhopeful one
صل والمفاز لكل آمل
And they are the means for those maintaining ties,
They are means to goals
and success for everyone who hopes.
And rewards for every hopeful
كمhow many قدindeed اذالتthey abased منof مصوan inviolate one (word begins)
كم قد اذالت من مصو
نcompletion of 'inviolate one' واستباحتand they pillaged منof قبائلtribes
ن واستباحت من قبائل
How many inviolate ones they have abased,
How many fortified places
and how many tribes they have pillaged!
And tribes they have looted
اودتthey brought ruin بعزةto the might of تادروTadros (name begins)
اودت بعزة تادرو
سcompletion of 'Tadros' وماand what اعدhe prepared منof المجادلthe strongholds
س وما اعد من المجادل
They laid low the might of Tadros
They humiliated proud Tadros
and the strongholds he had prepared.
And what armies he had rallied
يطوىis folded away لهاfor them وعرthe rugged ground of الجباthe mountains (word begins)
يطوى لها وعر الجبا
لcompletion of 'mountains' كأنهas though it were سهلthe plain of السواحلthe coasts
ل كأنه سهل السواحل
For them, the mountains' rugged ground is folded away,
For them mountains bow down
as though it were the level coastal plain.
As if they were coasts and beaches
واذلتand they humbled الهندIndia التيwhich
واذلت الهند التي
حشرتmustered عساكرهاits armies بواسلvaliant
حشرت عساكرها بواسل
And they humbled India, which
And India which mobilized
mustered its armies of valiant men.
Its armies of heroes
والزنجand the Zanj خاضعةsubject لهاto them
والزنج خاضعة لها
وطغاتهمand their tyrants منهاfrom them جوافلfleeing in fright
وطغاتهم منها جوافل
And the Zanj are subject to them,
The Africans are subjected to them
and their tyrants flee from them in fright.
And their tyrants are like waves
لاnot يستويare equal منone who يخزنstores away الthe
لا يستوي من يخزن ال
دينارdinar درءاto ward off للنوازلagainst calamities
دينار درءا للنوازل
Not equal are the one who stores away
Not equal are those who hoard
the dinar to ward off calamities
Wealth to ward off afflictions
ومبذرand a squanderer يرميflings بهit
ومبذر يرمي به
فيinto كلevery مفسدةcorrupt venture يحاولhe pursues
في كل مفسدة يحاول
and a squanderer who flings it
And spendthrifts who squander it
into every corrupt venture he pursues.
On every corruption they attempt
منwhoever رامناseeks to attack us فليبتدرthen let him hasten
من رامنا فليبتدر
واناand I لهfor him بالحتفof death كافلa guarantor
وانا له بالحتف كافل
Whoever seeks to attack us, let him hasten;
Let he who challenges us
and I guarantee him death.
Be prepared, we grant perdition
Sol 6.1