كذاthus فلينصرso let him champion الدينَthe faith الإمامُthe imam
كذا فلينصر الدينَ الإمامُ
ويملأand let it fill باسمهin his name الأرضَthe earth السلامُpeace
ويملأ باسمه الأرضَ السلامُ
Thus let the imam champion the faith.
Thus let the Imam support religion,
And let peace fill the earth in his name.
And with his name fill the earth with peace,
ويخمدand let it die down بينamong أهليهاits people ضرامُa blaze
ويخمد بين أهليها ضرامُ
يسعِّرهkindles it التنازعstrife والخصامُand quarrelling
يسعِّره التنازع والخصامُ
And let a blaze among its people die down,
And extinguish among his people the flames
Which strife and quarrelling kindle.
Kindled by discord and strife.
كذاthus فليخرجso let him emerge الليثthe lion الهصورُfierce
كذا فليخرج الليث الهصورُ
منfrom الأجماتthe thickets مشتداًrushing fiercely يثورُhe surges forth
من الأجمات مشتداً يثورُ
Thus let the fierce lion emerge
Thus let the valiant lion come forth
From the thickets, fiercely charging forth,
From the thickets, raging,
وتوقظهand awakens him الولايةgovernance والأمورُand affairs
وتوقظه الولاية والأمورُ
نشيطاًvigorous بعدafter ماthat طالgrew long المنامُsleep
نشيطاً بعد ما طال المنامُ
And let governance and affairs awaken him,
Awakened by authority and affairs,
Vigorous after his long sleep.
Active again after prolonged slumber.
كذاthus فليرجعso let them return القومthe people الأعاديhostile
كذا فليرجع القوم الأعادي
إلىto سبلthe paths of الهدايةguidance والسدادِand right conduct
إلى سبل الهداية والسدادِ
Thus let the hostile peoples return
Thus let the hostile people return
To the paths of guidance and right conduct,
To the paths of guidance and righteousness,
ومحضand pure العلمknowledge أنكthat you are للعبادِfor mankind
ومحض العلم أنك للعبادِ
ضياءa light حينwhen يشتدdeepens الظلامُdarkness
ضياء حين يشتد الظلامُ
And the certain knowledge that, for mankind, you are
And pure knowledge that you are for the servants
A light when darkness deepens.
A light when darkness intensifies.
سكنتمyou remained still ياO بنيsons of عثمانOsman دهراfor an age
سكنتم يا بني عثمان دهرا
تعدونyou prepare الكتائبthe battalions فيهduring it سراsecretly
تعدون الكتائب فيه سرا
You lay quiet, sons of Osman, for an age,
You dwelt, O Banu Uthman, for an age
Secretly preparing battalions throughout it;
Counting the battalions therein in secret.
فظنso expected عداتكمyour foes بالملكfor the kingdom شراmisfortune
فظن عداتكم بالملك شرا
وقالواand they said أدركovertook التركthe Turks الحِمامُdeath
وقالوا أدرك الترك الحِمامُ
So your foes expected misfortune for the kingdom,
So your enemies thought evil of your kingdom
And said, 'Death has overtaken the Turks.'
And said the Turks had seized power.
وأطمعهمand emboldened them سكونكمُyour stillness فصالواso they attacked
وأطمعهم سكونكمُ فصالوا
وجالواand they roamed واستطارواand they spread abroad واستطالواand they grew overbearing
وجالوا واستطاروا واستطالوا
And your stillness emboldened them, so they attacked,
Your stillness emboldened them, so they came forth
And roamed, spread abroad, and grew overbearing.
And roamed and swaggered and lingered,
وصارand arose لهمfor them غرامan obsession واشتغالُand preoccupation
وصار لهم غرام واشتغالُ
بحربكمُwith war against you وفيand in الوطنthe homeland ازدحامُmassing
بحربكمُ وفي الوطن ازدحامُ
They became obsessed and preoccupied
Bent on waging war against you while turmoil brewed in the homeland,
With war against you, and thronged the homeland.
Frightening the people till they were distraught and confused.
وكانواand they had بائتلافهمthrough their alliance استعانواthey sought strength
وكانوا بائتلافهم استعانوا
فماbut not لاقوكمُthey met you حتىuntil استكانواthey yielded
فما لاقوكمُ حتى استكانوا
They had sought strength in their alliance,
By their unity they gained strength,
But no sooner had they met you than they yielded,
But when they met you they were subdued
وهانواand they were humbled خاضعينsubmitting لكمto you ودانواand they bowed
وهانوا خاضعين لكم ودانوا
ونالهمand befell them انكسارdefeat وانهزامُand rout
ونالهم انكسار وانهزامُ
And were humbled, submitting and bowing to you,
And disgraced, humbled before you,
And defeat and rout befell them.
Defeated, routed and dismayed.
فراحواso they departed عنfrom حماكمyour protected domain خاسريناdefeated
فراحوا عن حماكم خاسرينا
يعضونthey bite الأناملthe fingertips نادميناremorseful
يعضون الأنامل نادمينا
So they withdrew from your protected domain, defeated,
They departed from your tent vanquished,
Biting their fingertips in remorse,
Biting their fingers in regret,
صواديparched بلrather حيارىbewildered صاغريناabased
صوادي بل حيارى صاغرينا
وهمthough they قومa people جبابرةtyrants عظامُmighty
وهم قوم جبابرة عظامُ
Parched—indeed, bewildered and abased—
Wandering and bewildered, humbled,
Though they were a people of mighty tyrants.
Yet they are a people of mighty chiefs.
وعادواand they returned يملأونthey fill الأرضthe earth رعباwith terror
وعادوا يملأون الأرض رعبا
ويلقونand they inflict الأذىharm شرقاًeastward وغرباand westward
ويلقون الأذى شرقاً وغربا
And they returned to fill the earth with terror,
They returned to fill the land with dread
And inflict harm in East and West,
And harm in East and West,
ليمتلكواso they may subjugate الورىmankind عجماًnon-Arabs وعُرْباand Arabs
ليمتلكوا الورى عجماً وعُرْبا
فخافso feared الناسthe people واضطربواand they trembled وهامواand they wandered distraught
فخاف الناس واضطربوا وهاموا
To subjugate mankind, non-Arabs and Arabs alike.
To seize both non-Arab and Arab realms,
So people feared, trembled, and wandered distraught.
So people feared, were troubled and confused.
فدانso submitted البعضsome مقهوراًoverpowered كسيراbroken
فدان البعض مقهوراً كسيرا
وقاومand resisted غيرهمothers هذاthis المغيراinvader
وقاوم غيرهم هذا المغيرا
Some submitted, overpowered and broken,
Some yielded, broken and disgraced,
While others resisted this invader,
While others resisted the aggressor,
وأشعلand kindled دونin defense of موطنهhis homeland سعيراa raging fire
وأشعل دون موطنه سعيرا
فهزso shook الأرضthe earth بينهمbetween them اصطدامُa clash
فهز الأرض بينهم اصطدامُ
And kindled a blaze in defense of their homeland.
Kindling a blaze round their homeland.
So their clash shook the earth.
Between them the land quaked with the clash.
وماand not خافfeared العدىthe foes إلاexcept مجالاa battlefield
وما خاف العدى إلا مجالا
بأرضin the land of الصينChina يشتعلit blazes اشتعالاwith blazing intensity
بأرض الصين يشتعل اشتعالا
And the foes feared only a battlefield
They feared only the open field
Blazing fiercely in the land of China,
Where in China’s land a terrible fire blazed,
رهيباًterrible دونin the way of ماwhat يبغونthey sought حالاstood as a barrier
رهيباً دون ما يبغون حالا
فماso not عرفواthey knew الطريقthe path ولاnor استقامواthey held their course
فما عرفوا الطريق ولا استقاموا
Terrible, standing in the way of what they sought.
Beyond their present state,
So they knew no path and could not hold their course.
For they knew not the way nor stayed on course.
ولاقواand they met منfrom بنيthe sons of الإسلامIslam جنداan army
ولاقوا من بني الإسلام جندا
غداbecame دونdefending الحمىthe protected domain حصناًa fortress وسدّاand a barrier
غدا دون الحمى حصناً وسدّا
And they met an army of the sons of Islam,
They met the Islamic army
Which became a fortress and barrier defending the homeland,
That on the morrow was a fortress and bulwark before the sanctuary,
يهدcrushing بعزمهwith its resolve الأطوادthe mountains هدّاto pieces
يهد بعزمه الأطواد هدّا
غيوراًzealous لاnot يطاقcan be withstood لهits احتدامُfury
غيوراً لا يطاق له احتدامُ
Crushing mountains with its resolve,
With zeal shaking even mountains,
Zealous, its fury impossible to withstand.
A jealous guardian, whose fury could not be contained.
فكمhow many قاسواthey endured أموراًordeals معضلاتِintractable
فكم قاسوا أموراً معضلاتِ
هناكthere وحادثاتand calamities مشكلاتِtroublesome
هناك وحادثات مشكلاتِ
How many intractable ordeals they endured
How many intractable trials they faced there,
There, and troublesome calamities,
Strange, difficult events,
وأهوالاًand terrors كباراًmighty معجزاتِoverwhelming
وأهوالاً كباراً معجزاتِ
يمكنهاstrengthens them اختلافdiscord وانقسامُand division
يمكنها اختلاف وانقسامُ
And mighty, overwhelming terrors,
And awesome, monumental miracles
Strengthened by discord and division!
That might cause schism and division!
فماso not وجدواthey found سبيلاًa way للنجاةِto escape
فما وجدوا سبيلاً للنجاةِ
منfrom النوبthe calamities الصعابgrievous المنذراتِforewarning
من النوب الصعاب المنذراتِ
They found no way to escape
They found no way to salvation
From grievous calamities forewarning
From the harsh, ominous attacks
بماof what يخشونthey fear فيin ماضthe past وآتِand the future
بما يخشون في ماض وآتِ
سواكexcept you لأنكfor you are الملكthe king الهمامُvaliant
سواك لأنك الملك الهمامُ
Of what they fear, in past and future,
That made them fear past and future
Save you, for you are the valiant king.
Except you, for you are the splendid King.
تداركتyou rescued البلادthe land ومنand those عليهاupon it
تداركت البلاد ومن عليها
بأمرwith a decree سوفwill يملأfill جانبيهاits two sides
بأمر سوف يملأ جانبيها
You rescued the land and those upon it
You came to the rescue of the countries and those in them
With a decree that will fill it from side to side
With a command that would fill both sides,
هدىwith guidance ويعيدand restore نضرتهاits freshness إليهاto it
هدى ويعيد نضرتها إليها
كدأبكas is your custom أيهاO المولىlord الإمامُthe imam
كدأبك أيها المولى الإمامُ
With guidance, and restore its freshness,
With guidance, restoring vitality,
As is your wont, O lord and imam.
As is your custom, O Imam.
وأحسنتand you did well الصنيعthe deed كماas تشاءُyou wish
وأحسنت الصنيع كما تشاءُ
إلىto قومa people إليناto us كمhow often أساءواthey did wrong
إلى قوم إلينا كم أساءوا
And you bestowed kindness, as you wish,
You acted well, as you desire,
On a people who have so often wronged us.
Toward a people who so wronged us,
ولولاand but for رفقthe gentleness of قلبكyour heart والإباءُand noble pride
ولولا رفق قلبك والإباءُ
غدواthey would have become وهمُwhile they were لخصمهمُfor their foe طعامُfood
غدوا وهمُ لخصمهمُ طعامُ
But for your heart's gentleness and noble pride,
And were it not for your gentle heart and clemency
They would have become food for their foe.
They would be our food tomorrow.
أميرCommander of المؤمنينthe Faithful لكfor you الدعاءُprayer
أمير المؤمنين لك الدعاءُ
نرددهwe repeat it كماas يقضيrequires الوفاءُfidelity
نردده كما يقضي الوفاءُ
Commander of the Faithful, our prayer is for you;
Commander of the Faithful, yours are our prayers
We repeat it, as fidelity demands,
We repeat as loyalty requires,
وطاعتكand obedience to you الشديدةsteadfast والولاءُand allegiance
وطاعتك الشديدة والولاءُ
وقدركand your stature والمواثقand covenants والذمامُand obligations of honor
وقدرك والمواثق والذمامُ
And steadfast obedience to you, and allegiance,
And your absolute obedience and fealty,
And your stature, and covenants and bonds of honor.
And your status, pacts, and high principles.
ببعثتكat your mission الكريمةnoble قالproclaimed بشرىglad tidings
ببعثتك الكريمة قال بشرى
زمانan age نالattained فيهin it الدينthe faith نصراvictory
زمان نال فيه الدين نصرا
At your noble mission, 'Glad tidings!' proclaimed
Through your noble mission, good tidings were proclaimed
An age in which the faith won victory
Of an age in which religion gained victory
علىover أعدائهits enemies براًon land وبحراand at sea
على أعدائه براً وبحرا
وصارand came لملكto the realm of عثمانOsman التئامُunity
وصار لملك عثمان التئامُ
Over its enemies on land and sea,
Over its enemies on land and sea,
And unity came to Osman's realm.
And Uthman’s kingdom was unified.
لنشرto spread الدينthe faith مرماهاits aim البعيدُfar-reaching
لنشر الدين مرماها البعيدُ
وباسمand in the name of اللّهGod مسعاهاits endeavor الحميدُpraiseworthy
وباسم اللّه مسعاها الحميدُ
Spreading the faith is its far-reaching aim;
To spread the faith is its distant goal,
And in God's name is its praiseworthy endeavor;
And in God’s name its blessed endeavor,
وبالترحيبand with welcome مطلعهاits arrival السعيدُauspicious
وبالترحيب مطلعها السعيدُ
ومسلكهاand its passage هنالكthere والمقامُand the stay
ومسلكها هنالك والمقامُ
And welcome attends its auspicious arrival,
Its rise was felicitous,
And its passage there, and its stay.
And its course thereafter sublime.
سيبديwill show القومthe people حباًlove واحتفالاand celebration
سيبدي القوم حباً واحتفالا
بمقدمهاat its arrival وحمداًand praise وامتثالاand obedience
بمقدمها وحمداً وامتثالا
The people will show love and celebration
The people will show love and celebration
At its arrival, and praise and obedience;
At its arrival, praise and compliance,
ويلقونand they cast aside الأسنةthe spearheads والنصالاand the blades
ويلقون الأسنة والنصالا
ويبتدئُand begins التآلفfellowship والوئامُand harmony
ويبتدئُ التآلف والوئامُ
And cast aside spearheads and blades,
And cast tongues and blades
And fellowship and harmony will begin.
As affinity and harmony commence.
فللأبرارso for the righteous آياتthe verses of الكتابِthe Book
فللأبرار آيات الكتابِ
وإسداءand bestowing المبرةkindness والثوابِand reward
وإسداء المبرة والثوابِ
So for the righteous are the verses of the Book,
For the righteous are the signs of the Book,
And the bestowal of kindness and reward;
Conferring kindness and reward,
وللأشرارand for the wicked تشديدintensifying العقابِpunishment
وللأشرار تشديد العقابِ
ونيرانand the fire of المدافعcannons والحسامُand the keen sword
ونيران المدافع والحسامُ
And for the wicked, harsher punishment,
While the wicked face severe punishment
And cannon fire and the keen sword.
And the fires of cannons and swords.
صنيعa deed فيamong الورىmankind سامٍlofty سنيُّresplendent
صنيع في الورى سامٍ سنيُّ
علىin تحقيقfulfilling ماwhat نرجوwe hope for قويُّstrong
على تحقيق ما نرجو قويُّ
A deed among mankind, lofty and resplendent,
A noble work it is in the world,
Strong enough to fulfill what we hope for;
Firm in achieving what we hope,
بهthrough it سرwas gladdened المهيمنthe All-Watchful والنبيُّand the Prophet
به سر المهيمن والنبيُّ
وعزand was exalted الدينُthe faith والبلدand the city الحرامُsacred
وعز الدينُ والبلد الحرامُ
By it the All-Watchful and the Prophet were gladdened,
Through which the Guardian and the Prophet triumphed,
And the faith and the Sacred City were exalted.
And the strength of religion and the Sacred Land.
رعاكmay He guard you اللّهGod ياO عبدAbd الحميدِal-Hamid
رعاك اللّه يا عبد الحميدِ
وصانكand preserve you فيamong رعاياكyour subjects العبيدِthe servants
وصانك في رعاياك العبيدِ
May God guard you, Abd al-Hamid,
May God protect you, O Abd al-Hamid,
And preserve you among your subjects, your servants;
And guard you among your servant subjects,
ودامand may it endure لرأيكfor your judgment الساميlofty السديدِsound
ودام لرأيك السامي السديدِ
نفوذsway فيamong البريةmankind واحتكامُand authority
نفوذ في البرية واحتكامُ
And may your lofty, sound judgment always hold
And may the enduring wisdom of your sound counsel
Sway and authority among mankind.
Prevail in the wild and hold sway.
فواso, oh شوقيmy longing إلىfor يومa day كريمِnoble
فوا شوقي إلى يوم كريمِ
يعيدrestores مفاخرthe glories of المجدgreatness القديمِancient
يعيد مفاخر المجد القديمِ
Oh, how I long for a noble day
So O Shauqi, my longing for the auspicious day
That restores the glories of ancient greatness,
That restores the glories of old,
يرينيshows me الأرضthe earth ناضرةradiant النعيمِwith bliss
يريني الأرض ناضرة النعيمِ
يسودreigns السلمpeace فيهاin it والنظامُand order
يسود السلم فيها والنظامُ
Showing me the earth radiant with bliss,
Where I see the land blooming with bliss,
Where peace and order reign;
Peace and order prevailing.
يقربdraws together بينbetween غربيهاits two western reaches دعاءُa prayer
يقرب بين غربيها دعاءُ
يرددهechoes it إذاwhen انطلقit rings out الفضاءُthe open sky
يردده إذا انطلق الفضاءُ
A prayer will draw its two western reaches together,
Where in the West, invocation brings hearts together,
Which the open sky will echo when it rings out,
Echoing when space is filled with light,
ويجمعand unites بينbetween شرقيهاits two eastern reaches لواءُa banner
ويجمع بين شرقيها لواءُ
لسلطانof a sultan يرومassails ولاand is not يرامُassailed
لسلطان يروم ولا يرامُ
And a banner will unite its two eastern reaches,
And in the East, the banner unites
Of a sultan who assails but cannot be assailed.
Of a Sultan who aspires but covets not.
لعمركby your life إنَّindeed ليI have أملاًa hope قوياstrong
لعمرك إنَّ لي أملاً قويا
غداhas become دونapart from الخواطرother thoughts ليto me نجياa confidant
غدا دون الخواطر لي نجيا
By your life, I have a strong hope,
By your life, I have strong hope
That, apart from all other thoughts, has become my confidant;
Tomorrow my thoughts will prove true,
سأدركI shall attain نيلهits fulfillment ماas long as دمتyou remain حياalive
سأدرك نيله ما دمت حيا
مطاعobeyed الأمرin command فيin يدكyour hand الذمامُthe pledge of protection
مطاع الأمر في يدك الذمامُ
I shall attain it so long as you live,
I will attain its fulfillment while alive
Your command obeyed, the pledge of protection in your hand.
With your command in your firm hand.
بنيsons of عثمانOsman أنتمyou نورthe light of عينيmy eye
بني عثمان أنتم نور عيني
وسبليand my paths بينbetween آماليmy hopes وبينيand me
وسبلي بين آمالي وبيني
Sons of Osman, you are the light of my eye,
O Banu Uthman, you are the light of my eye,
And my paths between my hopes and me;
My path between my hopes and me,
ومدحيand my praise فيكمof you شرفيmy honor وزينيand my adornment
ومدحي فيكم شرفي وزيني
ولذاتand the delights الشبيبةof youth والمدامُand wine
ولذات الشبيبة والمدامُ
My praise of you is my honor and adornment,
My pride in you is my honor and beauty,
And the delights of youth, and wine.
And so are the joys of youth and wine.
ألستمare you not خيرthe best of منthose who خاضplunged into الحروباwars
ألستم خير من خاض الحروبا
ولاقىand faced هولهاtheir terror فرحاًjoyful طروباexultant
ولاقى هولها فرحاً طروبا
Are you not the best of those who plunged into wars,
Are you not the best that ever fought
And faced their terror joyful and exultant,
And met its horrors with joy and delight,
وبددand scattered عنaway from مواطنهhis homelands الخطوباcalamities
وبدد عن مواطنه الخطوبا
فعاشتso they lived فيin أمانsafety لاnot تضامُsuffer injustice
فعاشت في أمان لا تضامُ
And drove calamities from their homelands,
Dispelling troubles from your homelands
So they lived in safety, suffering no wrong?
So they lived in safety, free of discord?
لكمyou have وطنa homeland تحاذرهfears it اللياليthe nights
لكم وطن تحاذره الليالي
وعرشand a throne للخليفةfor the caliph ذيpossessing جلالmajesty
وعرش للخليفة ذي جلال
Yours is a homeland that the nights themselves fear,
You have a homeland the nights watch over,
And a throne for the majestic caliph,
A Caliph’s throne of majesty,
تحيطsurround بهaround it المناقبvirtues والمعاليand lofty honors
تحيط به المناقب والمعالي
وعزand glory فيin البلادthe lands لهfor it الدوامُpermanence
وعز في البلاد له الدوامُ
Surrounded by virtues and lofty honors,
Girt with virtues and glories,
And glory throughout the lands, enduring forever.
Its might enduring through the land.
سلواask البوسفورthe Bosporus ذاpossessing اللجِّthe deep waters المهيبِawe-inspiring
سلوا البوسفور ذا اللجِّ المهيبِ
ومظهرand the manifestation of ذلكthat البأسmight الرهيبِfearsome
ومظهر ذلك البأس الرهيبِ
Ask the Bosporus, with its awe-inspiring depths,
Ask the Bosphorus of fearful tides,
And the manifestation of that fearsome might,
Manifestation of that awful might,
وثغرand the gateway to مدائنthe cities of الملكthe realm الرحيبِvast
وثغر مدائن الملك الرحيبِ
أقبلكمُbefore you? لهto it خضعbowed الأنامُmankind
أقبلكمُ له خضع الأنامُ
And the gateway to the cities of the vast realm:
And bastion of the ample kingdom,
Before you, did mankind bow to it?
How it bowed before you in submission.
سقىmay He water الرحمنthe All-Merciful أرضكمُyour land وروّىand drench it
سقى الرحمن أرضكمُ وروّى
وشدand strengthen عزائماًresolves لكمُof yours وقوّىand fortify
وشد عزائماً لكمُ وقوّى
May the All-Merciful water your land and drench it,
The Merciful watered your land and irrigated it,
And strengthen and fortify your resolves;
Strengthened your resolve and empowered you,
ودمتمand may you remain أشرفthe noblest of الأقوامpeoples عفواin pardoning
ودمتم أشرف الأقوام عفوا
عنfor الجانيthe offender إذاwhen وجبis due انتقامُvengeance
عن الجاني إذا وجب انتقامُ
And may you remain the noblest of peoples in pardoning
While you remained the noblest of peoples,
The offender when vengeance is due.
Forgiving the offender when vengeance was due.
Sol 6.1