هَزَّwaved اللِواءُthe banner بِعِزِّكَthrough your might الإِسلامُIslam
هَزَّ اللِواءُ بِعِزِّكَ الإِسلامُ
وَعَنَتand bowed لِقائِمِto the hilt of سَيفِكَyour sword الأَيّامُthe days
وَعَنَت لِقائِمِ سَيفِكَ الأَيّامُ
Islam has waved the banner through your might;
and the days bowed to the hilt of your sword.
وَاِنقادَتِand submitted الدُنياthe world إِلَيكَto you فَحَسبُهاso sufficient for it
وَاِنقادَتِ الدُنيا إِلَيكَ فَحَسبُها
عُذراًas an excuse قِيادٌreins أَسلَسَتit freely yielded وَزِمامُand a bridle
عُذراً قِيادٌ أَسلَسَت وَزِمامُ
The world has yielded to you; sufficient for it,
as an excuse, are reins and a bridle freely yielded.
وَمَشىand walked الزَمانُtime إِلىto سَريرِكَyour throne تائِباًrepentant
وَمَشى الزَمانُ إِلى سَريرِكَ تائِباً
خَجِلاًashamed عَلَيهِupon him الذُلُّhumiliation وَالإِرغامِand abasement
خَجِلاً عَلَيهِ الذُلُّ وَالإِرغامِ
Time walked to your throne repentant,
ashamed, bearing humiliation and abasement.
عَرشُthe throne of النَبِيِّthe Prophet مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad جَنَباتُهُits sides
عَرشُ النَبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ جَنَباتُهُ
نورٌlight وَرَفرَفُهُand its canopy الطَهورُpure غَمامُcloud
نورٌ وَرَفرَفُهُ الطَهورُ غَمامُ
The throne of the Prophet Muhammad—its sides
are light, and its pure canopy is cloud.
لَمّاwhen جَلَستَyou sat سَماit rose وَعَزَّand grew mighty كَأَنَّماas though
لَمّا جَلَستَ سَما وَعَزَّ كَأَنَّما
هارونُHarun وَاِبناهُand his two sons عَلَيهِupon it قِيامُstanding
هارونُ وَاِبناهُ عَلَيهِ قِيامُ
When you sat, it rose and grew mighty, as though
Harun and his two sons stood upon it.
البَحرُthe sea مَحشودُmassed with البَوارِجِbattleships دونَهُbefore it
البَحرُ مَحشودُ البَوارِجِ دونَهُ
وَالبَرُّand the land تَحتَbeneath ظِلالِهِits shade آجامُthickets
وَالبَرُّ تَحتَ ظِلالِهِ آجامُ
The sea is massed with battleships before it,
and the land beneath its shade is dense woodland.
نَعَمَprospered الرَعِيَّةُthe subjects فيin ذَراكَyour shelter وَنَضَّرَتand brightened
نَعَمَ الرَعِيَّةُ في ذَراكَ وَنَضَّرَت
أَيّامَهُمtheir days فيin ظِلِّكَyour shade الأَحكامُthe laws
أَيّامَهُم في ظِلِّكَ الأَحكامُ
The subjects prospered in your shelter, and brightened
were their days beneath your shade by the laws.
فيin كُلِّevery ناحِيَةٍregion وَكُلِّand every قَبيلَةٍtribe
في كُلِّ ناحِيَةٍ وَكُلِّ قَبيلَةٍ
عَدلٌjustice وَأَمنٌand security مورِفٌsheltering وَوِئامُand concord
عَدلٌ وَأَمنٌ مورِفٌ وَوِئامُ
In every region and every tribe
are justice, sheltering security, and concord.
حَمَلَbrought الصَليبُthe Cross إِلَيكَto you مِنfrom فِتيانِهِits young men
حَمَلَ الصَليبُ إِلَيكَ مِن فِتيانِهِ
جُنداًtroops وَقاتَلَand fought دونَكَin your defense الحاخامُthe rabbi
جُنداً وَقاتَلَ دونَكَ الحاخامُ
The Cross brought you, from its young men,
an army, and the rabbi fought in your defense.
وَالدينُand religion لَيسَis not بِرافِعٍable to exalt مُلكاًa kingdom إِذاif
وَالدينُ لَيسَ بِرافِعٍ مُلكاً إِذا
لَمnot يَبدُappear لِلدُنياto the world عَلَيهِover it نِظامُorder
لَم يَبدُ لِلدُنيا عَلَيهِ نِظامُ
Religion does not exalt a kingdom if
no order governing it is apparent to the world.
بِاللَهِin God قَدindeed دانَprofessed faith الجَميعُall وَشَأنُهُمand their way
بِاللَهِ قَد دانَ الجَميعُ وَشَأنُهُم
بِاللَهِin God ثُمَّthen بِعَرشِكَin your throne اِستِعصامُseeking refuge
بِاللَهِ ثُمَّ بِعَرشِكَ اِستِعصامُ
All have professed faith in God, and their way
is to seek refuge in God, then in your throne.
ياO اِبنَson of الَّذينَthose who إِذاwhen الحُروبُwars تَتابَعَتcame in succession
يا اِبنَ الَّذينَ إِذا الحُروبُ تَتابَعَت
صَلَّواthey prayed عَلىupon حَدِّthe edge of السُيوفِswords وَصامواand fasted
صَلَّوا عَلى حَدِّ السُيوفِ وَصاموا
O son of those who, when wars came in succession,
prayed upon the edges of swords and fasted,
المُظهِرينَthose who revealed لِنورِthe light of بَدرٍBadr بَعدَماafter
المُظهِرينَ لِنورِ بَدرٍ بَعدَما
خيفَwas feared المَحاقُthe moon's disappearance عَلَيهِfor it وَالإِظلامُand darkness
خيفَ المَحاقُ عَلَيهِ وَالإِظلامُ
who revealed the light of Badr after
its waning and darkening had been feared.
عِشرونَtwenty خاقاناًkhagans نَمَوكَbegot you وَعَشرَةٌand ten
عِشرونَ خاقاناً نَمَوكَ وَعَشرَةٌ
غُرُّillustrious in الفُتوحِconquests خَلائِفٌcaliphs أَعلامُeminent
غُرُّ الفُتوحِ خَلائِفٌ أَعلامُ
Twenty khagans and ten more begot you—
illustrious in conquest, caliphs of renown.
نَسَبٌa lineage إِذاwhen ذُكِرَare mentioned المُلوكُkings فَإِنَّهُthen indeed it
نَسَبٌ إِذا ذُكِرَ المُلوكُ فَإِنَّهُ
لِرَفيعِfor the lofty أَنسابِlineages of المُلوكِkings سَنامُthe summit
لِرَفيعِ أَنسابِ المُلوكِ سَنامُ
A lineage which, when kings are named, is indeed
the summit of the lofty lineages of kings.
لاdo not تَحفَلَنَّheed مِنَof الجِراحِwounds بَقِيَّةًa remnant
لا تَحفَلَنَّ مِنَ الجِراحِ بَقِيَّةً
إِنَّindeed البَقِيَّةَthe remainder فيon غَدٍthe morrow تَلتامُwill heal
إِنَّ البَقِيَّةَ في غَدٍ تَلتامُ
Pay no heed to the wounds that remain;
what remains will heal tomorrow.
جَرَتِran النُحوسُmisfortunes لِغايَةٍto a limit فَتَبَدَّلَتthen changed
جَرَتِ النُحوسُ لِغايَةٍ فَتَبَدَّلَت
وَلِكُلِّand for every شَيءٍthing غايَةٌa limit وَتَمامُand completion
وَلِكُلِّ شَيءٍ غايَةٌ وَتَمامُ
Misfortunes ran their course, then changed;
everything has its limit and completion.
تَعِبَتgrew weary بِأُمَّتِكَin afflicting your nation الخُطوبُcalamities فَأَقصَرَتthen desisted
تَعِبَت بِأُمَّتِكَ الخُطوبُ فَأَقصَرَت
وَالدَهرُand time يُقصِرُdesists وَالخُطوبُand calamities تَنامُsleep
وَالدَهرُ يُقصِرُ وَالخُطوبُ تَنامُ
Calamities wearied themselves upon your nation and desisted;
time desists, and calamities sleep.
لَبِثَتkept تَنوشُهُمُassailing them الحَوادِثُdisasters حِقبَةًfor an age
لَبِثَت تَنوشُهُمُ الحَوادِثُ حِقبَةً
وَتَصُدُّهاand repel them الأَخلاقُgood character وَالأَحلامُand forbearance
وَتَصُدُّها الأَخلاقُ وَالأَحلامُ
For an age, disasters kept assailing them,
while good character and forbearance repelled them.
وَلَقَدand indeed يُداسُmay be trampled الذِئبُthe wolf فيin فَلَواتِهِits wastelands
وَلَقَد يُداسُ الذِئبُ في فَلَواتِهِ
وَيُهابُand is feared بَينَamid قُيودِهِits chains الضِرغامُthe lion
وَيُهابُ بَينَ قُيودِهِ الضِرغامُ
A wolf may indeed be trampled in its wastelands,
while a lion is feared amid its chains.
زِدهُمgive them more أَميرَCommander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful مِنَof القُوىstrength
زِدهُم أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ مِنَ القُوى
إِنَّindeed القُوىstrength عِزٌّhonor لَهُمfor them وَقَوامُand a mainstay
إِنَّ القُوى عِزٌّ لَهُم وَقَوامُ
Grant them more strength, Commander of the Faithful;
strength is their honor and mainstay.
المُلكُsovereignty وَالدُوَلاتُand states ماwhat يَبنيbuild القَناspears
المُلكُ وَالدُوَلاتُ ما يَبني القَنا
وَالعِلمُand knowledge لاnot ماwhat تَرفَعُraise الأَحلامُdreams
وَالعِلمُ لا ما تَرفَعُ الأَحلامُ
Sovereignty and states are built by spears
and knowledge, not raised up by dreams.
وَالحَقُّand right لَيسَis not وَإِنeven though عَلاit rises high بِمُؤَيَّدٍsupported
وَالحَقُّ لَيسَ وَإِن عَلا بِمُؤَيَّدٍ
حَتّىuntil يُحَوِّطَguards جانِبَيهِboth its sides حُسامُa keen sword
حَتّى يُحَوِّطَ جانِبَيهِ حُسامُ
Right is not upheld, however exalted,
until a keen sword guards both its flanks.
خَطَّmarked out النَبِيُّthe Prophet بِراحَتَيهِwith his two palms خَندَقاًa trench
خَطَّ النَبِيُّ بِراحَتَيهِ خَندَقاً
وَمَشىand walked يُحيطُencircle بِهِaround him قَناًspears وَسِهامُand arrows
وَمَشى يُحيطُ بِهِ قَناً وَسِهامُ
The Prophet marked out a trench with his two palms,
and walked surrounded by spears and arrows.
ياO بَربَروسُBarbarossa عَلىupon ثَراكَyour dust تَحِيَّةٌa greeting
يا بَربَروسُ عَلى ثَراكَ تَحِيَّةٌ
وَعَلىand upon سَمِيِّكَyour namesake فيon البِحارِthe seas سَلامُpeace
وَعَلى سَمِيِّكَ في البِحارِ سَلامُ
O Barbarossa, greetings upon your dust,
and peace upon your namesake on the seas.
أَعَلِمتَdo you know ماwhat أَهدىhas offered إِلَيكَto you عِصابَةٌa band
أَعَلِمتَ ما أَهدى إِلَيكَ عِصابَةٌ
غُرُّillustrious in المَآثِرِgreat deeds مِنamong بَنيكَyour sons كِرامُnoble
غُرُّ المَآثِرِ مِن بَنيكَ كِرامُ
Do you know what a band has offered you—
illustrious in deeds, noble men among your sons?
نَشَرواthey spread حَديثَكَyour story فيamong البَرِيَّةِmankind بَعدَafter ماthat
نَشَروا حَديثَكَ في البَرِيَّةِ بَعدَ ما
هَمَّتsought بِطَيِّto fold away حَديثِكَyour story الأَيّامُthe days
هَمَّت بِطَيِّ حَديثِكَ الأَيّامُ
They spread your story among mankind, after
the days had sought to fold your story away.
خَصّوكَthey singled you out مِنfrom أُسطولِهِمtheir fleet بِدَعامَةٍwith a mainstay
خَصّوكَ مِن أُسطولِهِم بِدَعامَةٍ
يُبنىis built عَلَيهاupon it رُكنُهُits pillar وَيُقامُand is raised
يُبنى عَلَيها رُكنُهُ وَيُقامُ
They dedicated to you, from their fleet, a mainstay
upon which its pillar is built and raised.
شَمّاءُlofty فيin عَرضِthe breadth of الخِضَمِّthe deep sea كَأَنَّهاas though it were
شَمّاءُ في عَرضِ الخِضَمِّ كَأَنَّها
بُرجٌa tower بِذاتِin that which bears الرَجعِreturning rain لَيسَnot يُرامُassailable
بُرجٌ بِذاتِ الرَجعِ لَيسَ يُرامُ
Lofty upon the open deep, as though it were
an unassailable tower in the rain-returning sky.
كانَتit was كَبَعضِlike other البارِجاتِbattleships فَحَفَّهاthen encircled it
كانَت كَبَعضِ البارِجاتِ فَحَفَّها
لَمّاwhen تَحَلَّتit adorned itself بِاِسمِكَwith your name الإِعظامُreverence
لَمّا تَحَلَّت بِاِسمِكَ الإِعظامُ
It was like any other battleship; then it was encircled,
once adorned with your name, by reverence.
ماnot ماتَdied مِنof نُبُلِnobility الرِجالِmen وَفَضلِهِمand their merit
ما ماتَ مِن نُبُلِ الرِجالِ وَفَضلِهِم
يَحياlives on لَدىin التاريخِhistory وَهوَthough he is عِظامُbones
يَحيا لَدى التاريخِ وَهوَ عِظامُ
Men of nobility and merit do not die;
they live on in history, though reduced to bones.
يَمضيpass away وَيُنسىand are forgotten العالَمونَthe world's peoples وَإِنَّماand only
يَمضي وَيُنسى العالَمونَ وَإِنَّما
تَبقىendure السُيوفُswords وَتَخلُدُand live forever الأَقلامُpens
تَبقى السُيوفُ وَتَخلُدُ الأَقلامُ
The world's peoples pass and are forgotten; only
swords endure, and pens live forever.
وَتَلاكَand followed you طُرغودُTurgut كَماjust as قَدindeed كُنتُماyou both were
وَتَلاكَ طُرغودُ كَما قَد كُنتُما
جَنباًside لِجَنبٍby side وَالعُبابُwhile the surging sea ضِرامُablaze
جَنباً لِجَنبٍ وَالعُبابُ ضِرامُ
Turgut followed you, just as you both once were,
side by side, with the surging sea ablaze.
أَرسىhe anchored عَلىat بابِthe gate of الإِمامِthe Imam كَأَنَّهُas though he were
أَرسى عَلى بابِ الإِمامِ كَأَنَّهُ
لِلفُلكِto the ships مِنfrom فَرطِthe immensity of الجَلالِmajesty إِمامُan imam
لِلفُلكِ مِن فَرطِ الجَلالِ إِمامُ
He anchored at the Imam's gate, as though
from sheer majesty he were the fleet's imam.
جَمَعَتكُماreunited you both الأَيّامُthe days بَعدَafter تَفَرُّقٍseparation
جَمَعَتكُما الأَيّامُ بَعدَ تَفَرُّقٍ
ماnot لِلِقاءِfor meeting وَلِلفُراقِnor for parting دَوامُpermanence
ما لِلِقاءِ وَلِلفُراقِ دَوامُ
The days reunited you both after separation;
neither meeting nor parting endures forever.
سَيَشُدُّhe will strengthen أَزرَكَyour back وَالشَدائِدُwhile hardships جُمَّةٌare many
سَيَشُدُّ أَزرَكَ وَالشَدائِدُ جُمَّةٌ
وَيُعِزُّand will bolster نَصرَكَyour victory وَالخُطوبُwhile calamities جِسامُare grave
وَيُعِزُّ نَصرَكَ وَالخُطوبُ جِسامُ
He will strengthen your back, though hardships are many,
and bolster your victory, though calamities are grave.
ماnot السُفنُships فيin عَدَدِthe number of الحَصىpebbles بِنَوافِعٍof any use
ما السُفنُ في عَدَدِ الحَصى بِنَوافِعٍ
حَتّىuntil يَهُزَّwaves لِواءَهاtheir banner مِقدامُa daring man
حَتّى يَهُزَّ لِواءَها مِقدامُ
Ships, though as numerous as pebbles, are of no use
until a daring man waves their banner.
لَمّاwhen لَمَحتُكُماI glimpsed you both سَكَبتُI shed مَدامِعيmy tears
لَمّا لَمَحتُكُما سَكَبتُ مَدامِعي
فَرَحاًfor joy وَطالَand lasted long تَشَوُّفٌeager gazing وَقِيامُand standing
فَرَحاً وَطالَ تَشَوُّفٌ وَقِيامُ
When I glimpsed you both, I shed my tears
for joy, and long I stood and gazed eagerly.
وَسَأَلتُand I asked هَلis there مِنany لُؤلُؤٍLu'lu' أَوor طارِقٍTariq
وَسَأَلتُ هَل مِن لُؤلُؤٍ أَو طارِقٍ
فيat البَحرِsea تَخفُقُflutter فَوقَهُabove him الأَعلامُthe flags
في البَحرِ تَخفُقُ فَوقَهُ الأَعلامُ
And I asked: Is there a Lu'lu' or a Tariq
at sea, with flags fluttering above him?
ياO مَعشَرَpeople of الإِسلامِIslam فيin أُسطولِكُمyour fleet
يا مَعشَرَ الإِسلامِ في أُسطولِكُم
عِزٌّhonor لَكُمfor you وَوِقايَةٌand protection وَسَلامُand peace
عِزٌّ لَكُم وَوِقايَةٌ وَسَلامُ
O people of Islam, in your fleet
lie honor, protection, and peace for you.
جودواbe generous عَلَيهِtoward it بِمالِكُمwith your wealth وَاِقضواand pay لَهُto it
جودوا عَلَيهِ بِمالِكُم وَاِقضوا لَهُ
ماwhat توجِبُrequire الأَعلاقُbonds of affection وَالأَرحامُand kinship
ما توجِبُ الأَعلاقُ وَالأَرحامُ
Be generous to it with your wealth, and pay it
what bonds of affection and kinship demand.
لاnot الهِندُIndia قَدindeed كَرُمَتhas been generous وَلاnor مِصرٌEgypt سَخَتhas given freely
لا الهِندُ قَد كَرُمَت وَلا مِصرٌ سَخَت
وَالغَربُand the West قَصَّرَhas fallen short عَنof نَدىًgenerosity وَالشامُand Syria
وَالغَربُ قَصَّرَ عَن نَدىً وَالشامُ
India has not been generous, nor has Egypt given freely;
the West has fallen short in giving, and Syria too.
سَيلُthe torrent of المَمالِكِkingdoms جارِفٌsweeping away مِنwith شِدَّةٍforce
سَيلُ المَمالِكِ جارِفٌ مِن شِدَّةٍ
وَقُوىًand power وَأَنتُمwhile you فيin الطَريقِthe path نِيامُare asleep
وَقُوىً وَأَنتُم في الطَريقِ نِيامُ
The torrent of kingdoms sweeps all away with its force
and power, while you sleep in its path.
حُبُّlove of السِيادَةِsovereignty فيamong شَمائِلِthe traits of دينِكُمyour religion
حُبُّ السِيادَةِ في شَمائِلِ دينِكُم
وَالجِدُّand earnest striving روحٌa spirit مِنهُfrom it وَالإِقدامُand daring
وَالجِدُّ روحٌ مِنهُ وَالإِقدامُ
Love of sovereignty is among your religion's traits;
earnest striving and daring are its spirit.
وَالعِلمُand knowledge مِنamong آياتِهِits signs الكُبرىgreatest إِذاif
وَالعِلمُ مِن آياتِهِ الكُبرى إِذا
رَجَعَتreturn إِلىto آياتِهِits verses الأَقوامُthe peoples
رَجَعَت إِلى آياتِهِ الأَقوامُ
And knowledge is among its greatest signs, if
the peoples return to its verses.
لَوif تُقرِؤونَyou teach to read صِغارَكُمyour children تاريخَهُits history
لَو تُقرِؤونَ صِغارَكُم تاريخَهُ
عَرَفَwould know البَنونُthe sons المَجدَglory كَيفَhow يُرامُis sought
عَرَفَ البَنونُ المَجدَ كَيفَ يُرامُ
If you had your children read its history,
your sons would know how glory is sought.
كَمhow many a واثِقٍone confident بِالنَفسِin himself نَهّاضٍone rising resolutely بِهاthrough it
كَم واثِقٍ بِالنَفسِ نَهّاضٍ بِها
سادَhas ruled البَرِيَّةَmankind فيهِwithin it وَهوَwhile he was عِصامُIsam
سادَ البَرِيَّةَ فيهِ وَهوَ عِصامُ
How many a self-reliant man, rising by his own strength,
has ruled mankind within it, himself an Isam!
Sol 6.1