فيكin you الرجاءhope مسلماًoffering greetings ومودعاand bidding farewell
فيك الرجاء مسلماً ومودعا
متمهلاًtaking your time فيماin what ترومyou seek ومسرعاand hastening
متمهلاً فيما تروم ومسرعا
In you rests hope, in greeting and farewell,
In you is hope, as a Muslim and a fareweller
whether deliberate or swift in what you seek.
Taking your time in what you intend and hastening
حسبsufficient for المواطنthe fields of action منof صفاتكyour qualities أنهاthat they
حسب المواطن من صفاتك أنها
وجدتكthey found you مشتدfirm in العزيمةresolve أروعاawe-inspiring
وجدتك مشتد العزيمة أروعا
For the fields of action, this much of your qualities suffices:
According to the qualities of your character
they have found you firm of resolve and awe-inspiring.
I found you most resolute and magnificent
تسعىyou strive إلىtoward خيرthe best of المقاصدaims مفرداًalone
تسعى إلى خير المقاصد مفرداً
فتنالand so you attain منهاamong them ماwhat نأىlay distant وتمنعاand resisted attainment
فتنال منها ما نأى وتمنعا
You strive toward the noblest aims alone,
You strive for the best purposes alone
and attain the distant and elusive among them,
So you attain some and prevent others
حتىuntil أعدتyou restored منof المناقبvirtues والعلىand glory
حتى أعدت من المناقب والعلى
ماwhat أفقدcaused to be lost الدهرTime العنيدthe stubborn وضيعاand squandered
ما أفقد الدهر العنيد وضيعا
until you restored the virtues and honors
Until you regained from virtues and heights
that stubborn Time had lost and squandered.
What time, the obstinate, had wasted and squandered
وجمعتand you united بينbetween الأمتينthe two nations موفَّقاًfavored with success
وجمعت بين الأمتين موفَّقاً
للخيرfor the good بالسببthrough the bond الذيwhich لنwill never يقطعاbe severed
للخير بالسبب الذي لن يقطعا
And, favored with success, you united the two nations
And you united the two nations, succeeding
for the good, through a bond that will never be severed.
In good, for the cause that will never be severed
وكفيتand you spared شعبكyour people أنthat يراعthey be alarmed بحادثby a calamity
وكفيت شعبك أن يراع بحادث
ويخافand fear بأساًmight للعداةof the enemies ومطمعاand greed
ويخاف بأساً للعداة ومطمعا
And you spared your people alarm at calamity
And spared your people from fearing an accident
and fear of their enemies' might and greed.
Or dreading violence from enemies and greed
وملأتand you filled عصركyour age بالفتوحاتwith conquests التيthat
وملأت عصرك بالفتوحات التي
ماnot غادرتthey left حصناًa fortress أشمlofty وموقعاand a strongpoint
ما غادرت حصناً أشم وموقعا
And you filled your age with conquests that
And filled your time with victories by which
left no lofty fortress or strongpoint unconquered,
You left no lofty citadel untouched
بكتائبwith battalions أظللتهاyou shaded them بخوافقwith fluttering banners
بكتائب أظللتها بخوافق
كالسحبlike clouds إلاexcept أنهاthat they لنwill never تقشعاdisperse
كالسحب إلا أنها لن تقشعا
with battalions you shaded with fluttering banners,
With battalions whose tents shadowed them
like clouds, except that they will never disperse.
Like clouds, only they will never disperse
ورميتand you assailed خصمthe foe of الملكthe throne بالحربwith the war التيwhich
ورميت خصم الملك بالحرب التي
فيهاin it نصرتyou gave victory to علىover الحسامthe sword المدفعاthe cannon
فيها نصرت على الحسام المدفعا
And you assailed the throne's foe with a war
And you targeted the enemy of the kingdom with war
in which you made the cannon triumph over the sword.
In which you made the cannon defeat the sword
ماno sooner ثارit erupted محتدماًraging وأرسلand sent forth مارجاًa flame
ما ثار محتدماً وأرسل مارجاً
حتىthan هوتfell شمُّthe lofty summits of الرواسيthe mountains رُكَّماin heaps
حتى هوت شمُّ الرواسي رُكَّما
No sooner had it erupted in fury and sent forth flame
Until it raged furiously and unleashed a blaze
than the loftiest mountains collapsed in heaps.
Till the firmly anchored pillars collapsed
وسطتand stormed جنودكyour troops فيthrough البلادthe land فزلزلتand shook it
وسطت جنودك في البلاد فزلزلت
رهباًwith terror وضيقتand narrowed الفضاءthe expanse الموسعاthe vast
رهباً وضيقت الفضاء الموسعا
And your troops stormed through the land, shaking it
Your armies penetrated the lands, so you shook
with terror and constricting the vast expanse.
Terror, and narrowed the vast space
ماnot زالceased بأسكyour might فيamong القبائلthe tribes سائراًmarching
ما زال بأسك في القبائل سائراً
ملءfilling الجوانحthe hearts بالأعاديagainst the enemies موقعاstriking down
ملء الجوانح بالأعادي موقعا
Your might kept marching through the tribes,
Your might still roams the tribes
filling their hearts and laying enemies low,
Filling the chests of enemies with terror
حتىuntil جرىflowed دمهمtheir blood فروىand quenched غلةa burning thirst
حتى جرى دمهم فروى غلة
لمdid not يروهاquench it النيلthe Nile المباركthe blessed مترعاbrimming
لم يروها النيل المبارك مترعا
until their blood flowed, quenching a burning thirst
Until their blood flowed, watering produce
the blessed Nile, though brimming, had not quenched.
That the blessed Nile never irrigated as it overflowed
وأتاكand came to you محتفلاًcelebrating بحكمكwith your rule راضياcontent
وأتاك محتفلاً بحكمك راضيا
منthose who كانhad been يأبىrefusing أنto يذلbe humbled ويخضعاand submit
من كان يأبى أن يذل ويخضعا
And to you came, in celebration and content with your rule,
And they came to you celebrating your rule, satisfied
those who had refused to be humbled or submit.
Those who had refused to be disgraced and submit
فغفرتso you forgave ذنبthe offense of التائبينthe repentant تكرماًout of generosity
فغفرت ذنب التائبين تكرماً
وحبوتهمand you bestowed on them صفوthe serenity of الحياةlife تبرعاfreely
وحبوتهم صفو الحياة تبرعا
So, generously, you forgave the repentant their offense,
So you forgave the sins of the penitent, generously
and freely bestowed on them life's serenity.
And endowed them the essence of life, voluntarily
أتممcomplete عليهمupon them هذهthis النعمىblessing ولاand do not
أتمم عليهم هذه النعمى ولا
تحرمهمdeprive them منof نورthe light of وجهكyour face مطلعاa glimpse
تحرمهم من نور وجهك مطلعا
Complete this blessing upon them, and do not
Complete this blessing upon them, and do not
deny them a glimpse of the light of your face.
Deprive them of the light of your rising countenance
وارفقand be gentle بهمwith them فلقدfor indeed تكادalmost قلوبهمtheir hearts
وارفق بهم فلقد تكاد قلوبهم
شوقاًin longing إلىfor ملقاكmeeting you أنto تتصدعاsplit apart
شوقاً إلى ملقاك أن تتصدعا
And be gentle with them, for their hearts almost
And be gentle with them, for their hearts almost
split apart with longing to meet you.
Crack with yearning for your encounter
زرهمvisit them زيارةa visit like جدكyour forefather's الأعلىthe great الذيwho
زرهم زيارة جدك الأعلى الذي
لمdid not تخلyou leave devoid منof ذكرىthe memory of نداهhis bounty موضعاany place
لم تخل من ذكرى نداه موضعا
Visit them as your great forefather did, whose
Visit them with the visit of your noble ancestor
bounty you have commemorated in every place.
Of whom no place lacks the memory of his voice
واستعرضand review الجندthe army الرهيبthe fearsome ممثلاًdepicting
واستعرض الجند الرهيب ممثلاً
لكfor you كيفhow ساقit brought إلىto العصاةthe rebels المصرعاdeath
لك كيف ساق إلى العصاة المصرعا
And review the fearsome army as it shows
And parade the formidable army representing you
you how it brought death to the rebels:
Showing how it brought death to the rebels
عظةa lesson لمنfor those whom أبقيتyou spared لاnot متشفياgloating
عظة لمن أبقيت لا متشفيا
بالهالكينover the dead ولاnor لهمfor them متوجعاgrieving
بالهالكين ولا لهم متوجعا
a lesson for those you spared, not gloating
An admonishment for those you left, neither
over the dead, nor grieving for them.
Gloating over the dead, nor pained for them
حيناًat one time وحيناand at another فِضْoverflow ببرِّكwith your kindness فيهمamong them
حيناً وحينا فِضْ ببرِّك فيهم
حتىuntil ترىyou see الصحراءthe desert روضاًa meadow ممرعاlush
حتى ترى الصحراء روضاً ممرعا
At times do this; at others, let your kindness overflow among them,
Sometimes, and sometimes, shower them with your grace
until you see the desert as a lush meadow.
Until you see the desert become a lush meadow
ويدومand endures مضموناًassured نعيمthe bliss of حياتهمtheir lives
ويدوم مضموناً نعيم حياتهم
ماas long as دمتyou remain للنيلينfor the two Niles أوسعthe most abundant منبعاas a source
ما دمت للنيلين أوسع منبعا
And the bliss of their lives will endure, assured,
And the bliss of their lives lasts guaranteed
while you remain the richest source for the two Niles.
As long as you are the vastest source of the two Niles
لهمtheirs الهناءhappiness فقدfor indeed جرىhas flowed فيthrough أرضهمtheir land
لهم الهناء فقد جرى في أرضهم
نهرa river منthan النهرينthe two rivers أحلىsweeter مشرعاat its watering place
نهر من النهرين أحلى مشرعا
Joy be theirs, for through their land has flowed
They have joy, for one of the two rivers flowed
a river sweeter to drink from than the two rivers.
In their land, very sweetly meandering
لوif كانhad بشّرهمbrought them glad tidings بعهدكof your reign ناصحa sincere adviser
لو كان بشّرهم بعهدك ناصح
ماnot صدَّقواthey believed مهديَّهمtheir Mahdi فيماin what ادَّعىhe claimed
ما صدَّقوا مهديَّهم فيما ادَّعى
Had a sincere adviser brought them glad tidings of your reign,
If a counselor had told them of your era
they would not have believed their Mahdi's claims.
They wouldn't have believed their right-guided one's claim
ولماand would not have أقامواthey built دونagainst جندكyour army معقلاًa stronghold
ولما أقاموا دون جندك معقلاً
ولماand would not have رأواthey saw إلاexcept إليكto you المفزعاrefuge
ولما رأوا إلا إليك المفزعا
Nor would they have raised a stronghold against your army,
And they wouldn't have resisted your armies
nor found any refuge except in you.
And seen no refuge but you
ستراهمُyou will see them إذwhen تلتقيكmeet you وفودُهمtheir delegations
ستراهمُ إذ تلتقيك وفودُهم
كالبحرlike the sea ماجheaved عبابُهits billows فتدفعاand surged forward
كالبحر ماج عبابُه فتدفعا
You will see them, when their delegations meet you,
You will see them, when their delegations encounter you
like the sea, its billows heaving and surging forward.
Like a turbulent sea, with swelling waves
وتكادand almost منfrom فرطthe excess of السرورjoy وجوههمtheir faces
وتكاد من فرط السرور وجوههم
تبيضُّturn white حتىuntil تجتليهاyou behold them لُمَّعاgleaming
تبيضُّ حتى تجتليها لُمَّعا
And their faces, from sheer delight, will almost
And from intense joy, their faces
turn white, until you behold them gleaming.
Almost whiten, till they shine radiantly
لوif يعلمknew الماضونthe departed ماwhat أوليتهyou bestowed it الthe
لو يعلم الماضون ما أوليته ال
باقينliving لاختارواthey would surely choose إليكto you المرجعاthe return
باقين لاختاروا إليك المرجعا
If the departed knew what you have bestowed on the
If the departed knew what you bestowed on
living, they would choose to return to you.
The remaining, they would have chosen you as their refuge
ولوand if استغاثواthey sought help قبلbefore ذاكthat منfrom الردىdeath
ولو استغاثوا قبل ذاك من الردى
وجدواthey would have found شفيعاًan intercessor منin رضاكyour favor مشفعاwhose intercession is accepted
وجدوا شفيعاً من رضاك مشفعا
And had they cried for help against death before then,
Had they before that sought help from evil
they would have found in your favor an intercessor whose plea was accepted.
They would have found in your approval, an intercessor
عباسAbbas للإيمانfor faith والسلطانand the Sultan والand the
عباس للإيمان والسلطان وال
أوطانhomelands ماwhat أصبحتyou have become فيناamong us مزمعاintent upon
أوطان ما أصبحت فينا مزمعا
Abbas, for faith, the Sultan, and the
Abbas, defender of faith, authority and homelands
homelands is all that you now intend among us.
What hopes in us you made, not wavering
ماnot زالceased وعدthe promise of اللّهGod بينamong عبادهHis servants
ما زال وعد اللّه بين عباده
حتىuntil رأوكthey saw you وفاءهits fulfillment المتوقعاthe awaited
حتى رأوك وفاءه المتوقعا
God's promise remained among His servants
God's promise to His servants continues
until they saw you as its awaited fulfillment.
Until they saw you fulfilling the expected
فادعso call الشعوبthe peoples إلىto الخليفةthe Caliph جامعاًuniting
فادع الشعوب إلى الخليفة جامعاً
فيin اللّهGod بينbetween الدينreligion والدنياand worldly life معاtogether
في اللّه بين الدين والدنيا معا
So call the peoples to the Caliph, uniting
So call the nations to the Caliph, uniting
in God, religion and worldly life together.
Through God, religion and life together
واجعلand establish لهاfor them فيin كلevery قطرٍland مُبعَدٍkept distant
واجعل لها في كل قطرٍ مُبعَدٍ
عنهاfrom them مناراًa beacon أوor طريقاًa road مهيعاbroad and clear
عنها مناراً أو طريقاً مهيعا
And set for them, in every land kept distant
And make for them in each distant region
from them, a beacon or a broad, clear road.
A minaret, or an easy path
لاmay not زلتyou cease ميمونblessed in التنقُّلtravel محيياًreviving
لا زلت ميمون التنقُّل محيياً
لمقامكthrough your presence المصطافthe summer retreat والمتربعاand the spring retreat
لمقامك المصطاف والمتربعا
May you ever be blessed in your travels, bringing life
You still graciously revive pilgrimage
by your presence to summer and spring retreats.
To your Mustafa's abode and headquarters
ورعاكand may He guard you منHe who أعطاكgave you حكماًrule عادلاًjust
ورعاك من أعطاك حكماً عادلاً
وهُدىًand guidance تسوسyou govern بهby it ممالكkingdoms أربعاfour
وهُدىً تسوس به ممالك أربعا
And may He guard you who granted you just rule
May He who gave you just rule watch over you
and guidance by which you govern four kingdoms.
And guidance to govern four realms
Sol 6.1