ماwhat بالails عينكyour eye لمhas not تغمضclosed فلمand so has not تنمِslept
ما بال عينك لم تغمض فلم تنمِ
ماwhat بالails مدمعهاits tear-stream ينهلpours down كالديمِlike steady rains
ما بال مدمعها ينهل كالديمِ
What ails your eye, that it has not closed and has not slept?
Why have your eyes not closed, so you could sleep?
Why does its tear-stream pour like steady rains?
Why do their tears flow like blood?
هلhas ذكَّرتكreminded you بمنof those whom أحببتyou loved بارقةa lightning flash
هل ذكَّرتك بمن أحببت بارقة
تألقتgleamed فيin الدجىthe darkness منfrom نحوthe direction of حيِّهِمِtheir dwelling
تألقت في الدجى من نحو حيِّهِمِ
Has a lightning flash reminded you of those you loved,
Did you remember the one you loved, whose radiance
gleaming in the darkness from the direction of their dwelling?
Shone in the darkness from the abode of her people?
نعمyes تذكرتI remembered أحبابيmy loved ones فهيجنيand stirred me
نعم تذكرت أحبابي فهيجني
تذكُّريmy remembrance وشجانيand grieved me طولthe length بعدهمof their absence
تذكُّري وشجاني طول بعدهم
Yes, I remembered my loved ones; I was stirred
Yes, I remembered my loved ones, so passion stirred me,
by remembrance, and their long absence grieved me.
My remembrance and yearning for their distant selves.
فبتso I spent ليليmy night غريقَdrowned in الدمعtears تسكبهit pours them out
فبت ليلي غريقَ الدمع تسكبه
عينيmy eye حريقَburned by جوىًanguished love بالقلبin the heart مضطرمablaze
عيني حريقَ جوىً بالقلب مضطرم
So I spent my night drowned in tears poured out
So I spent my night weeping copiously,
by my eye, consumed by longing ablaze within my heart.
My eyes aflame, my heart inflamed with love.
جمَّhas grown intense الهيامpassion بدارfor a dwelling قدindeed تركتI left بهاin it
جمَّ الهيام بدار قد تركت بها
قلباًa heart عصانيdefied me فإنand if قلتI say استفقcome to your senses يَهِمit wanders love-mad
قلباً عصاني فإن قلت استفق يَهِم
My passion has grown for a dwelling where I left
Beauty has gathered in an abode I left
a heart that defies me: when I say, “Come to your senses,” it wanders love-mad.
With a defiant heart. Were I to say “Be sensible,” they would not heed.
معاقلfortresses هيthey طاولنrivaled in height الكواكبthe stars لاnot
معاقل هي طاولن الكواكب لا
ربعa dwelling بنجدin Najd ولاnor رسمa ruined trace بذيat Dhu سلمSalam
ربع بنجد ولا رسم بذي سلم
They are fortresses that rival the stars in height, not
Their dwellings are like the orbiting stars, not
a dwelling in Najd, nor a ruined trace at Dhu Salam.
A land in Najd, nor a trace in Dhi Salm.
محميةprotected بكرامby noble men قدindeed كلفتُI am enamored بهمof them
محمية بكرام قد كلفتُ بهم
وماand not كلفتI am enamored بغيرof anything other than الجودmunificence والكرمand generosity
وما كلفت بغير الجود والكرم
Guarded by noble men with whom I am enamored,
Protected by noble souls I was charged with,
yet I am enamored of nothing but bounty and generosity.
And charged with none but generosity and nobility.
لئنeven if تخليتI have forsaken عنfrom أهليmy family وعنand from سكنيmy dwelling
لئن تخليت عن أهلي وعن سكني
فقدthen indeed تأهلتI have found family منthrough نعماءthe blessings وُدِّهِمof their affection
فقد تأهلت من نعماء وُدِّهِم
Though I have forsaken my family and my dwelling,
If I left my family and dwelling behind,
I have found a family through the blessings of their affection.
I gained favor and affection from them.
وإنand though تَنَكَّرَbecame unrecognizable جسميmy body بالسقامthrough illness فقدyet indeed
وإن تَنَكَّرَ جسمي بالسقام فقد
غداhas become غراميmy passion بهمfor them ناراًa fire علىupon علمa mountain peak
غدا غرامي بهم ناراً على علم
And though illness has made my body unrecognizable, yet
Though my body grew thin from illness,
my passion for them has become a fire upon a mountaintop.
My passion for them grew into a raging fire.
ياO لائماًreproacher قدindeed لحانيcensured me فيfor محبتهمloving them
يا لائماً قد لحاني في محبتهم
عنيaway from me فماfor not طاعةobedience to اللوامreproachers منamong شيميmy traits
عني فما طاعة اللوام من شيمي
O reproacher who has censured me for loving them,
O you who blame me for loving them,
away with you! Obeying reproachers is not my way.
Spare me! I don’t heed the critics’ words.
ماذاwhat يريبكmakes you suspicious منيof me بعدafter علمكyour knowing منof
ماذا يريبك مني بعد علمك من
أنيthat I بحبof loving سواهمanyone besides them غيرnot متهمaccused
أني بحب سواهم غير متهم
What makes you suspicious of me, after knowing
What doubts could you have about me, knowing
that I am not accused of loving anyone but them?
I am not accused of loving any but them?
إنيindeed I am ثبتsteadfast فلاso not قلبيmy heart بمنصرفٍturning away
إني ثبت فلا قلبي بمنصرفٍ
عنهمfrom them ولاnor حبلthe cord إخلاصيof my devotion بمنصرمsevered
عنهم ولا حبل إخلاصي بمنصرم
I am steadfast: my heart will not turn
Indeed my heart does not waver
away from them, nor will the cord of my devotion be severed.
From them, nor is my loyalty’s rope severed.
أتعبتyou have wearied نفسكyourself فارحمهاso spare it ببعدكby your keeping away عنfrom
أتعبت نفسك فارحمها ببعدك عن
لوميblaming me وتركيَand leaving me فيin شوقيmy longing وفيand in سقميmy sickness
لومي وتركيَ في شوقي وفي سقمي
You have wearied yourself; spare it by giving up
You exhaust yourself, so spare yourself the effort
your blame of me, and by leaving me to my longing and sickness.
Of blaming me, and leave my ardent longing and sickness be.
وليسand is not همكyour concern منabout أمريmy plight بأكبرgreater منthan
وليس همك من أمري بأكبر من
هميmy concern ولكننيbut I مستعذبٌfind sweet ألميmy pain
همي ولكنني مستعذبٌ ألمي
Your concern for my plight is no greater than
Your concern for me is no greater than
my own, but I find sweetness in my pain.
My own concern. But my pain is sweet to me.
شتانhow far apart ماwhat بينbetween مسعىa striving دونshort of غايتهits goal
شتان ما بين مسعى دون غايته
يأسٌdespair ومسعىand a striving بحلوwith the sweetness الفوزof success مختتمending
يأسٌ ومسعى بحلو الفوز مختتم
How different a striving whose goal is barred by
Far apart are fruitless efforts full of despair
despair, and a striving ending in sweet success!
And efforts whose success makes life complete.
وهلand should أبرّئI absolve نفسيmyself منof محبةloving منthose whom
وهل أبرّئ نفسي من محبة من
قدindeed شرّفتhave ennobled قيمتيmy worth فيin حبهمloving them تهميaccusations against me
قد شرّفت قيمتي في حبهم تهمي
And should I clear myself of loving those
How could I absolve myself of loving those
when accusations of loving them have raised my worth?
Who honored me by their love, silencing all blame?
بلrather كيفhow أنزعهاcan I uproot it وهيwhen it التيis that which نشأتgrew
بل كيف أنزعها وهي التي نشأت
منfrom بدءthe beginning منتشأيof my upbringing ممزوجةmingled بدميwith my blood
من بدء منتشأي ممزوجة بدمي
Rather, how could I uproot it, when it grew
Rather, how could I renounce it, when it
from the very start of my life, mingled with my blood?
Was ingrained in me from the start, mingled with my blood?
فلاthen may I not انتفعتbenefit بأيامfrom the days الحياةof life إذاif
فلا انتفعت بأيام الحياة إذا
لمdo not أقضهاspend them وفؤاديwhile my heart مغرمٌis enamored بِهِمof them
لم أقضها وفؤادي مغرمٌ بِهِم
May I gain no benefit from life's days if
I gained nothing from living if
I do not spend them with my heart enamored of them.
I did not spend my days with my heart enamored of them.
ولاand may I not تفيأتtake shelter ظلاًin shade غيرother than ظلهمُtheir shade
ولا تفيأت ظلاً غير ظلهمُ
ولاnor may I ارتويتdrink my fill بكأسfrom a cup غيرother than كأسهمtheir cup
ولا ارتويت بكأس غير كأسهم
And may I take shelter in no shade but theirs,
I rested in no shade but theirs,
nor quench my thirst from any cup but theirs.
Drank from no cup but theirs.
همthey آلthe House of عثمانOsman أصحابholders الخلافةof the caliphate أرmasters (first part)
هم آل عثمان أصحاب الخلافة أر
باب(completes 'masters') اليقينof certainty ينابيعwellsprings الندىof bounty العَممall-encompassing
باب اليقين ينابيع الندى العَمم
They are the House of Osman, holders of the caliphate, masters
They are the family of Uthman, the Caliphs, the
of certainty, wellsprings of all-encompassing bounty.
Pillars of certainty, fountains of dew, protectors of sanctity.
قومa people همthey الأسدlions بطشاًin might والبدورand full moons سناin radiance
قوم هم الأسد بطشاً والبدور سنا
والراحand wine لطفاًin gentleness أماجيدٌillustrious men ذووpossessed of شممnoble pride
والراح لطفاً أماجيدٌ ذوو شمم
A people who are lions in might, full moons in radiance,
A people who are lions in their might, full moons in glory,
and wine in gentleness—illustrious men of noble pride.
Zephyrs in gentleness, brilliant celestial bodies.
سادواthey gained supremacy بمولىthrough a sovereign أعادrestored الدينreligion سيرتهits course
سادوا بمولى أعاد الدين سيرته
متوجcrowned بجلالwith the majesty الدينof religion متَّسِمdistinguished
متوج بجلال الدين متَّسِم
They gained ascendancy through a sovereign who restored religion's former course,
They ruled by the Master who restored religion
crowned with religion's majesty and marked by it.
Crowned with the majesty of faith, marked by conviction.
عفpure الضميرof conscience رحيبbroad الصدرof breast طاهرهpure in it
عف الضمير رحيب الصدر طاهره
ماضيfirm العزيمةof resolve ماضيkeen الصارمof sword الخذمcleaving
ماضي العزيمة ماضي الصارم الخذم
Pure of conscience, broad of breast and pure within,
Pure of conscience, magnanimous, virtuous,
firm in resolve, with a keen, cleaving sword.
Resolute, relentless against the hostile.
ياO خيرbest منof those who ساسgoverned أحوالthe affairs الرعيةof the subjects بالwith the
يا خير من ساس أحوال الرعية بال
حسنىkindest conduct ودافعand defended عنon behalf of ملكa kingdom وعنand on behalf of حرمa sanctuary
حسنى ودافع عن ملك وعن حرم
O best of those who govern their subjects' affairs with
O best of those who ruled the commoners with
kindness, and defend kingdom and sanctuary.
Benevolence and defended a kingdom and sanctuary.
ياO حاكماًruler ينفذenforces الأحكامjudgments عادلةjust
يا حاكماً ينفذ الأحكام عادلة
عنby أمرthe command خالقهof his Creator فيamong العربthe Arabs والعجمand non-Arabs
عن أمر خالقه في العرب والعجم
O ruler who enforces just judgments,
O ruler whose just decrees fulfill
by his Creator's command, among Arabs and non-Arabs.
His Creator’s command over Arab and non-Arab lands.
وياand O حكيماًsage تمسكناwe held fast بحكمتهto his wisdom الthe
ويا حكيماً تمسكنا بحكمته ال
علياloftiest وكمand how often قبلهاbefore it ملناwe strayed عنfrom الحكمwise counsels
عليا وكم قبلها ملنا عن الحكم
And O sage, we have held fast to your wisdom,
O wise one by whose supreme wisdom
the loftiest—how often before it we strayed from wise counsels!
We adhered, having strayed for so long from wisdom.
تخافfear كلall ملوكthe kings الأرضof the earth بطشتكyour onslaught الthe
تخاف كل ملوك الأرض بطشتك ال
كبرىgreatest ويخفقand trembles منهاat it قلبthe heart ملكهمof their dominion
كبرى ويخفق منها قلب ملكهم
All the kings of earth fear your onslaught,
All the kings of earth fear your great might
so great; at it the heart of their dominion quakes.
And their hearts tremble before it.
فذاكso that one يدعوcalls إلىfor نشرspreading السلامpeace بإلby laying down (first part)
فذاك يدعو إلى نشر السلام بإل
قاء(completes 'laying down') السلاحarms وتركand abandoning الخيلhorses واللجمand bridles
قاء السلاح وترك الخيل واللجم
So one calls for spreading peace by laying down
One calls for spreading peace by laying down
arms and abandoning horses and bridles.
Arms, leaving horses and weapons behind.
وماbut not أرادhe intended سوىanything but التمويهdeception خيفةfor fear of ماwhat
وما أراد سوى التمويه خيفة ما
أعددتهyou prepared it وسوىand anything but التضليلmisdirection لمdid not يرمaim for
أعددته وسوى التضليل لم يرم
But he intended only deception, fearing what
He only wanted pretense out of fear of your
you had prepared; he sought nothing but misdirection.
Preparations, and deceit was his sole intention.
أدركتyou discerned حيلتهhis ruse فازدادso increased سعيكyour effort فيin
أدركت حيلته فازداد سعيك في
تعزيزstrengthening ملككyour kingdom شأنin the manner of الليثthe lion فيin الأجمthe thickets
تعزيز ملكك شأن الليث في الأجم
You saw through his ruse, and increased your efforts toward
You saw through his ploy and redoubled
strengthening your kingdom, like the lion in the thickets.
Your efforts to fortify your kingdom, like a lion among thickets.
وذاكand that other يرغبseeks بالزلفيthrough closeness إليكto you رضاapproval
وذاك يرغب بالزلفي إليك رضا
يراهhe regards it منكfrom you لديهin his eyes خيرthe best مغتنمprize
يراه منك لديه خير مغتنم
Another seeks, by drawing near to you, approval
Another desires to curry favor with you,
from you that he regards as the finest prize.
Hoping to gain from you a great prize.
ولستand you do not تخذلforsake منone who يرجوhopes for أمانكyour protection منfrom
ولست تخذل من يرجو أمانك من
هولa terror أحاطclosed in بهaround him فيon يومa day مصطدمof battle
هول أحاط به في يوم مصطدم
And you do not abandon one who seeks your protection from
You do not fail one who hopes for your protection
terror that surrounds him on a day of battle.
When horror surrounds him on a day of clashing armies.
ياO كوكباًstar باتspent the night يهديناguiding us إذاwhen اشتبهتbecame indistinct
يا كوكباً بات يهدينا إذا اشتبهت
علىto النواظرthe eyes شتىthe various السبْلpaths فيin الظلمdarkness
على النواظر شتى السبْل في الظلم
O star that guides us through the night, when
O star that guides us when the paths grow
the many paths grow indistinct to our eyes in darkness.
Dark and blurred before our eyes.
للّهto God (in praise) جيشكyour army سلطانO sovereign البريةof mankind منas a
للّه جيشك سلطان البرية من
بحرٍsea خضمvast بموجwith waves البأسof might ملتطمsurging
بحرٍ خضم بموج البأس ملتطم
How splendid your army, O sovereign of mankind—a
May God aid your army, Sultan of the land,
vast ocean, surging with waves of martial might!
A deep sea with surging waves of mighty warriors.
منmade up of كلevery محتفظone holding fast بالدينto the faith ذيpossessed of ثقةtrust
من كل محتفظ بالدين ذي ثقة
للنصرfor victory منتدبrallied باللّهin God معتصمtaking refuge
للنصر منتدب باللّه معتصم
Made up of men, each holding fast to faith, full of trust,
All who defend religion and trust in victory
rallied for victory, taking refuge in God.
Appointed by God, clinging to Him for support.
كمhow many ردit repelled خطباًa calamity وأعلىand raised للمواطنfor the citizen منof
كم رد خطباً وأعلى للمواطن من
قدْرٍstanding بماthrough what نالit attained منof عزمresolve ومنand of هممhigh aspirations
قدْرٍ بما نال من عزم ومن همم
How often it has repelled calamity and raised the citizen's
How often you repelled the boasts and exalted
standing through the resolve and lofty aspirations it has attained!
The homeland’s dignity with your resolve and determination.
يسقيit gives to drink العداthe enemies لهباًflame يومon the day الكفاحof battle كماjust as
يسقي العدا لهباً يوم الكفاح كما
يسقيit gives to drink الموالينthe loyal supporters عذبsweet الباردcold الشبمicy-cold
يسقي الموالين عذب البارد الشبم
It gives its enemies flame to drink on the day of battle, just as
You give the enemy consuming flames on battle day
it gives its loyal supporters sweet, icy-cold water.
As you give loyalists pure, refreshing drinks.
ياO منyou who أعادrestored إلىto الإسلامIslam قوتهits strength
يا من أعاد إلى الإسلام قوته
وحسنهand its beauty الغضfresh بعدafter الضعفweakness والهرمand old age
وحسنه الغض بعد الضعف والهرم
O you who restored to Islam its strength
O you who restored strength and glory
and its fresh beauty after weakness and old age,
To Islam after weakness and old age.
أيامthe days حكمكof your reign أعيادfestivals مباركةblessed
أيام حكمك أعياد مباركة
لكلfor every يومday تراهyou see it وجهa face مبتسمsmiling
لكل يوم تراه وجه مبتسم
the days of your reign are blessed festivals;
The days of your rule are blessed celebrations.
every day you see has a smiling face.
Each day in your presence is a smiling face.
فاستقبلso welcome الآنnow عيدthe Feast النحرof Sacrifice مجتلياًbeholding
فاستقبل الآن عيد النحر مجتلياً
نوراًa light ينالكreaches you منهof it أوفرُthe fullest القسمof shares
نوراً ينالك منه أوفرُ القسم
So now welcome the Feast of Sacrifice, beholding
Now joyously celebrate the Feast of Sacrifice,
a light of which the fullest share comes to you.
Receiving from it the greatest share of light.
وضحِّand offer sacrifice عنon behalf of دولةa state تفديwould ransom حياتكyour life ياO
وضحِّ عن دولة تفدي حياتك يا
عبدAbd الحميدal-Hamid بأهلwith the people الأرضof the earth كلهمall of them
عبد الحميد بأهل الأرض كلهم
And offer sacrifice for a state that would ransom your life, O
Sacrifice yourself for a state that would ransom you, O
Abd al-Hamid, with all the people of the earth.
Abdul Hamid, with all the people of the world.
أثابكmay He reward you اللّهGod ياO مولايmy lord عنon behalf of أممnations
أثابك اللّه يا مولاي عن أمم
لولاكbut for you لمwould not يستقمbe set straight معوَجُّthe crookedness أمرهمof their affairs
لولاك لم يستقم معوَجُّ أمرهم
May God reward you, my lord, on behalf of nations
May God reward you, my Master, on behalf of the nations—
whose crooked affairs would never have been set straight without you.
Without you, their twisted affairs would not be set right.
للّهto God (in praise) آثاركyour achievements الغرradiant الكريمةnoble منas a
للّه آثارك الغر الكريمة من
عقدnecklace بديعٍwondrous بجيدaround the neck الدهرof time منتظمstrung
عقد بديعٍ بجيد الدهر منتظم
How splendid your radiant, noble achievements—a
May God preserve your noble feats,
wondrous necklace strung around the neck of time!
A graceful necklace on the bosom of time.
إنif كنَّthey have زيَّنَّadorned بالنورwith light الوجودexistence فقدthen indeed
إن كنَّ زيَّنَّ بالنور الوجود فقد
زيَّنتُI have adorned فيin شكرهنgratitude for them الصحفthe pages بالقلمwith the pen
زيَّنتُ في شكرهن الصحف بالقلم
If they have adorned existence with light, then
If the light of being was adorned, I adorned
I have adorned the pages with my pen in thanks for them.
Pages with gratitude in writing.
وكمand how many تسابقraced أبطالchampions القريضof poetry معيwith me
وكم تسابق أبطال القريض معي
إليكto you وازدحمتand thronged أبكارthe maiden creations مدحهمof their praise
إليك وازدحمت أبكار مدحهم
How many champions of verse have raced with me
How your heroic poets raced with me to you
to you, while their maiden praises thronged!
As their finest praise crowded together.
فماso not بلغتI arrived بطيئاًlagging يومon a day مستبقof racing
فما بلغت بطيئاً يوم مستبق
ولاnor حرمتwas I denied منالاًa reward عندamid مزدحمa throng
ولا حرمت منالاً عند مزدحم
So I did not arrive a laggard on a day of racing,
Never did I lag behind the swift,
nor was I denied a reward amid the throng.
Or miss a prize among the vying throngs.
ياO آلHouse of عثمانOsman ماhow أعلىlofty مقامكمyour station
يا آل عثمان ما أعلى مقامكم
بناظريَّin my eyes وأحلىand how sweet ذكركمyour mention بفميin my mouth
بناظريَّ وأحلى ذكركم بفمي
O House of Osman, how lofty your station
O House of Uthman! How lofty is your station
in my eyes, and how sweet your mention in my mouth!
In my eyes, how sweet the mention of you on my lips.
ياO أمةًnation سلكتfollowed بالدينin religion مسلكthe path أصCompanions (first part)
يا أمةً سلكت بالدين مسلك أص
حاب(completes 'Companions') الرسولof the Messenger فصارتand so became أفضلthe best الأممof nations
حاب الرسول فصارت أفضل الأمم
O nation that, in religion, followed the path of the Companions
O nation that has followed the way of the Prophet's
of the Messenger, and became the best of nations,
Companions, becoming the best of nations.
لاmay you not زلتcease ثابتةfirm الأركانin foundations نافذةeffective in الthe
لا زلت ثابتة الأركان نافذة ال
سلطانauthority ظافرةvictorious فيin كلevery محتدمclash
سلطان ظافرة في كل محتدم
may you remain firm in your foundations, irresistible in
You remain steadfast, far-reaching in your authority,
authority, victorious in every clash.
Victorious in every heated battle.
تسعىhasten إليكto you ملوكthe kings الأرضof the earth وافدةًas visitors
تسعى إليك ملوك الأرض وافدةً
عليكto you سعياًhastening علىupon العينينthe two eyes لاnot القدمthe foot
عليك سعياً على العينين لا القدم
The kings of earth hasten to you as visitors,
The kings of the earth hasten to you,
approaching you on their eyes, not their feet.
More eagerly than their feet could carry them.
Sol 6.1