Sol 6.1

  1. يا أمة الإيمان والعقبى لكم

    في كل مضطرب وكل قرارِ

    O nation of faith, the final outcome is yours,

    in every place of turmoil and every place of rest.

  2. ظلمتكم الأيام فانتصفوا إذن

    لكيانكم بحديدكم والنار

    The days have wronged you; claim redress, then,

    for your existence, with your iron and fire.

  3. واقضوا لأنفسكم فأنتم في غنى

    عن سائر الأشهاد والأقدار

    And pass judgment for yourselves, for you have no need

    of any witnesses or decrees of fate.

  4. سلم الخليج من الأجيج وإنها

    لسلامة الأقطار والأمصار

    The gulf was spared the blaze, and this

    is indeed safety for the lands and cities.

  5. وتناول الشرقين ما أذنت به

    للشاطئين عدالة الأقطار

    And the two Easts received what was sanctioned

    for the two shores by the justice of the lands.

  6. وهزمتم الخصم العتيد وإنها

    لهزيمة لظهيره المتواري

    And you defeated the well-prepared foe, and this

    is indeed a defeat for his hidden backer.

  7. ورددتمُ من كان فيكم شامتاً

    حيناً إلى الإعجاب والإكبار

    And you turned those who had gloated over you

    for a time, to admiration and esteem.

  8. حسب المظفر أن يعود عداته

    فئة من الأعوان والأنصار

    It is enough for the victor that his enemies become

    a band of helpers and supporters.

  9. هل في الوجود اليوم شأن غير ما

    طيرتمُ في رائع الأخبار

    Is there any matter in the world today other than what

    you have sent winging in wondrous tidings?

  10. ملأ المدائن والثغور نذيركم

    ملء المسامع قبل والأبصار

    Your warning filled the cities and frontier strongholds,

    as it had earlier filled ears and eyes.

  11. وملكتمُ من بعد شرط عدوكم

    شرط المدل ببأسه المختار

    And after your enemy's terms, you secured

    the terms of one proud of his might and free to choose.

  12. زدتم على حق البريء المكتفي

    باللّه حق الغالب القهار

    You added to the right of the innocent who relies

    on God alone, the right of the overpowering victor.

  13. عالجتموهم بالجدال فأمعنوا

    وعلاجهم في بطشة الجبار

    You dealt with them through debate, but they persisted;

    and their cure lies in the mighty one's fierce blow.

  14. وختمتمُ كبرى الحروب بفتكة

    أدركتمُ فيها قديم الثار

    And you ended the greatest of wars with a deadly blow,

    in which you settled an old blood-debt.

  15. ليس المسخر في الورى كمناضل

    عن حرمة وكرامة وذمار

    Among men, one forced to serve is not like one who fights

    for sanctity, dignity, and what he must defend.

  16. عذر المسلِّم بعد نكبته لكم

    عذر المسلِّم للقضاء الجاري

    The excuse of one who surrenders to you after his calamity

    is the excuse of one resigned to unfolding fate.

  17. ما القائد المعزول وهو مسابق

    أجناده لهزيمة وفرار

    The dismissed commander is not, as he races

    against his troops toward defeat and flight,

  18. بأذلَّ من ذاك المولِّي وهو في

    جرح أشد من الردى وأسار

    more abased than that fleeing man, who suffers

    a wound more grievous than death and captivity.

  19. عودتموهم هذه العقبى فما

    فيما لقوه أمامكم من عار

    You have accustomed them to this outcome; so there is no

    shame in what they suffered before you.

  20. لم تعرف الأيام مملكة هوت

    من قبلهم في ليلة ونهار

    The days have never known a kingdom to fall

    before theirs, in a single night and day.

  21. أخرى التجاريب الشداد وقد رأى

    فيها العنيد عقوبة الإصرار

    The latest of the harsh trials—and he has seen

    in it, the stubborn one, the punishment for persistence.

  22. عودتموني أن أتيه بنصركم

    واعتدتمُ أن تسمعوا أشعاري

    You have accustomed me to glory in your victory,

    and you have grown accustomed to hearing my poems.

  23. رفقاً بمعتل الحشا نال الأسى

    منه وقارب موضع الأسرار

    Be gentle with one ailing within; sorrow has taken its toll

    on him and neared the seat of secrets,

  24. ولوى الطريق على مراميه فما

    يجلوه غير الجحفل الجرار

    and twisted the path to his aims; nothing

    dispels it but the vast, mighty host.

  25. فاسترجعوا بالنصر عافيتي لكم

    لأجيد ذكرى هذه الآثار

    So restore my health through victory, for your sake,

    that I may fittingly commemorate these deeds.

  26. إني أمتُّ إليكمُ بعقيدة

    وخليقة وقرابة وجوار

    Indeed, I am bound to you by faith,

    and by character, kinship, and neighborly ties.

  27. وأصون عهد اللّه فيكم غالياً

    برّ الفتى بالفتية الأبرار

    And I safeguard God's covenant concerning you, holding it dear,

    with a young man's devotion to righteous youths.

  28. وأود من بركاته لدياركم

    ما أرتجي لعشيرتي ودياري

    And I wish for your lands, from His blessings,

    what I hope for my clan and my lands.

  29. وأنال ما دام الهلال مقدساً

    ما أبتغي من غاية الأحرار

    And I attain, as long as the crescent remains sacred,

    what I seek: the goal of free men.