عبدAbd (servant) الحميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy) وماand none سواكother than you لملةfor a religious community
عبد الحميد وما سواك لملة
كثرتmultiplied أعاديهاits enemies وقلand became scarce نصيرهاits supporter
كثرت أعاديها وقل نصيرها
Abd al-Hamid, a religious community has none but you—
Abdul Hamid, none but you protects
Its enemies have multiplied and its supporters dwindled.
Her enemies increased as her helpers decreased
ماnot زالceased يذهبpasses حكمهاits rule عنfrom دولةa state
ما زال يذهب حكمها عن دولة
بادتperished إلىto أخرىanother تغيّبvanished نورهاits light
بادت إلى أخرى تغيّب نورها
Its rule kept passing from a state
Her rule kept changing from one state
That had perished, to another whose light went out,
To another where its light disappeared
حتىuntil استقرit settled علىupon فروقFuruq بعدafter ماthat (clause marker)
حتى استقر على فروق بعد ما
حرصتyearned عليهfor it جبالهاher mountains وبحورهاand her seas
حرصت عليه جبالها وبحورها
Until it settled in Furuq, after
Until it settled on distinguished generals after
Her mountains and seas had yearned for it.
Its mountains and seas strived for it
أمmother of العواصمthe capitals دونهاbefore her شركa snare الردىdeath
أم العواصم دونها شرك الردى
للطامعينfor the covetous يمدهhe spreads it بسفورهاthrough her unveiling
للطامعين يمده بسفورها
Mother of capitals—before her lies Death's snare,
The mother of capitals, below it the misery of decay
Which he spreads for the covetous through her unveiling.
For the greedy extending its sulfur
إنindeed الذيHe who أبقىpreserved الخلافةthe caliphate فيamong بنيthe sons of
إن الذي أبقى الخلافة في بني
عثمانUthman صيرهاtransferred it إليكto you تجيرهاyou protect it
عثمان صيرها إليك تجيرها
Indeed, He who preserved the caliphate among the sons of
Indeed, He who kept the caliphate among the sons
Uthman has entrusted it to you, to protect it.
Of Othman has restored it to you to protect it
فاعتزso grew mighty بعدafter وقائعbattles بكthrough you تاجهاits crown
فاعتز بعد وقائع بك تاجها
وحسامهاand its sword ولواؤهاand its banner وسريرهاand its throne
وحسامها ولواؤها وسريرها
So, after battles, its crown grew mighty through you,
So be proud of its crown after events in you
And its sword, its banner, and its throne.
And its sword, banner, and throne
فلأنتfor you indeed are معقلهاits stronghold وقائدهاand its commander وعسand ar- (army, continued)
فلأنت معقلها وقائدها وعس
كرها-my (completes 'its army') وعدةand the supplies for حربهاits war ووزيرهاand its minister
كرها وعدة حربها ووزيرها
For you are indeed its stronghold, its commander, and its ar-
For you are its fortress, leader, and most
my, its war supplies, and its minister.
Valiant army, war supplies, and minister
عشتmay you live الغنيّself-sufficient عنwithout need of المشيرthe adviser وطالماand often
عشت الغنيّ عن المشير وطالما
أغنىrelieved الملوكkings عنof الأمورaffairs مشيرهاtheir adviser
أغنى الملوك عن الأمور مشيرها
May you live needing no adviser, though often
You have lived without needing an advisor though
Kings have been spared the cares of state by their adviser.
Kings have always needed advisors
ماnever قامrose قيصرCaesar منكat your expense يشفيto slake غلةa burning thirst
ما قام قيصر منك يشفي غلة
بمكيدةwith a stratagem إلاexcept that وزادand increased سعيرهاits blaze
بمكيدة إلا وزاد سعيرها
Never has Caesar set out to slake his burning thirst at your expense
No Caesar stood up to alleviate distress
With a stratagem, without its blaze growing fiercer.
With a scheme without increasing its blaze
إنيindeed I لمنذرهsurely warn him بكربof distress عاجلimminent
إني لمنذره بكرب عاجل
منfrom أمةa nation أناI بالنجاحof success بشيرهاits bearer of glad tidings
من أمة أنا بالنجاح بشيرها
Indeed, I warn him of imminent distress
I warn of imminent heavy anguish
From a nation to which I bring glad tidings of success.
From a nation I give glad tidings of its success
Sol 6.1