شملُthe unity of الهدىguidance والمُلْكِand kingship عمَّpervaded شتاتُهُits dispersal
شملُ الهدى والمُلْكِ عمَّ شتاتُهُ
والدَّهرُand time ساءَgrew evil وأَقلعتْand ceased حسناتُهُits blessings
والدَّهرُ ساءَ وأَقلعتْ حسناتُهُ
The unity of guidance and kingship has been wholly dispersed.
Time has turned evil, and its blessings have ceased.
أَينَwhere الذيhe whose مُذْsince لمnot يزلcease مخشيّةًfeared
أَينَ الذي مُذْ لم يزل مخشيّةً
مرجوَّةًhoped for رهباتُهُhis terrors وهباتُهُand his gifts
مرجوَّةً رهباتُهُ وهباتُهُ
Where is he whose terrors were ever feared,
and whose gifts were hoped for?
أَينَwhere الذيhe to whom كانتْwere لهto him طاعاتُناour acts of obedience
أَينَ الذي كانتْ له طاعاتُنا
مبذولةًfreely offered ولربِّهِand to his Lord طاعاتُهُhis acts of obedience
مبذولةً ولربِّهِ طاعاتُهُ
Where is he to whom our obedience was
freely offered, while his obedience was to his Lord?
باللهِby God أينwhere الناصرُal-Nasir, the Helper الملكُthe king الذيwhose
باللهِ أين الناصرُ الملكُ الذي
للهِfor God خالصةًsincere صَفَتْbecame pure نيّاتُهُhis intentions
للهِ خالصةً صَفَتْ نيّاتُهُ
By God, where is al-Nasir, the king whose
intentions were pure, devoted solely to God?
أينَwhere الذيhe who ماnot زالَceased سلطاناًa sovereign لناfor us
أينَ الذي ما زالَ سلطاناً لنا
يُرْجَىis hoped for نَداهُhis bounty وتُتّقَىand are feared سَطَواتُهُhis assaults
يُرْجَى نَداهُ وتُتّقَى سَطَواتُهُ
Where is he who was always our sovereign,
whose bounty was hoped for and whose assaults were feared?
أينَwhere الذيhe who شَرُفَwas ennobled الزَّمانُthe age بفضلهby his excellence
أينَ الذي شَرُفَ الزَّمانُ بفضله
وسَمَتْand rose high علىabove الفُضلاءthe eminent تشريفاتُهُhis bestowed honors
وسَمَتْ على الفُضلاء تشريفاتُهُ
Where is he whose excellence ennobled his age,
and whose honors rose above the eminent?
أَينَwhere الذيhe before whom عنتِbowed الفرنجُthe Franks لبأسهِto his might
أَينَ الذي عنتِ الفرنجُ لبأسهِ
ذلاًin humiliation ومنهاand from them أدركتْwas attained ثارتُهُhis vengeance
ذلاً ومنها أدركتْ ثارتُهُ
Where is he before whose might the Franks bowed
in humiliation, and from whom his vengeance was exacted?
أَغلالُshackles for أَعناقthe necks of العِداthe enemies أَسيافُهhis swords
أَغلالُ أَعناق العِدا أَسيافُه
أَطواقُnecklaces for أَجْيادِthe necks of الوَرَىhumankind منّاتُهُhis favors
أَطواقُ أَجْيادِ الوَرَى منّاتُهُ
His swords were shackles on the necks of enemies;
his favors were necklaces upon the necks of humankind.
لمnot يُجْدِavailed تدبيرُthe planning of الطّبيبthe physician وكمْand how often وكمْand how often
لم يُجْدِ تدبيرُ الطّبيب وكمْ وكمْ
أَجدتْproved effective لطبِّfor treating الدَّهرtime تدبيراتُهُhis plans
أَجدتْ لطبِّ الدَّهر تدبيراتُهُ
The physician's planning availed nothing—and how often, how often
his own plans had helped to cure time itself!
مَنْhe whose فيin الجهادholy war صفاحُهhis sword blades ماnot أُغمِدتْwere sheathed
مَنْ في الجهاد صفاحُه ما أُغمِدتْ
بالنّصرwith victory حتىuntil أُغمدتْwere sheathed صفحاتُهُhis body's sides
بالنّصر حتى أُغمدتْ صفحاتُهُ
He whose blades in holy war were never sheathed
in victory, until his body's sides were sheathed.
مَنْhe whose فيin صدورthe breasts of الكُفرunbelief صدرُthe tip of قناتهhis lance
مَنْ في صدور الكُفر صدرُ قناته
حتىuntil توارتْwas hidden بالصياحamid the cries قناتُهُhis lance
حتى توارتْ بالصياح قناتُهُ
He whose lance-tip lay in unbelief's breasts,
until his lance was hidden amid the cries.
لذَّrelished المتاعبَhardships فيin الجهادِholy war ولمand not تكنwere
لذَّ المتاعبَ في الجهادِ ولم تكن
مذsince عاشَhe lived قطُّever لذاتهfor himself لذَّاتُهُhis pleasures
مذ عاشَ قطُّ لذاته لذَّاتُهُ
He relished hardship in holy war, and never were
his pleasures for himself, throughout his life.
مسعودةٌblessed غدواتُهُhis morning departures محمودةٌpraiseworthy
مسعودةٌ غدواتُهُ محمودةٌ
روحاتُهُhis evening journeys ميمونةٌauspicious ضَحَواتُهُhis forenoons
روحاتُهُ ميمونةٌ ضَحَواتُهُ
Blessed were his morning departures, praiseworthy
his evening journeys, auspicious his forenoons.
فيin نصرةِsupport of الإسلامِIslam يسهرُkeeps vigil دائماًalways
في نصرةِ الإسلامِ يسهرُ دائماً
ليطولَso that it may be long فيin روضِthe gardens of الجنانِParadise سنانُهُhis slumber
ليطولَ في روضِ الجنانِ سنانُهُ
He kept constant vigil in support of Islam,
so that his slumber might be long in Paradise's gardens.
لاdo not تحسبوهconsider him ماتَdied شخصٌa person واحدٌone
لا تحسبوه ماتَ شخصٌ واحدٌ
فمماتُfor the death of كلِّall العالمينَhumankind مماتُهُhis death
فمماتُ كلِّ العالمينَ مماتُهُ
Do not think that in him just one person died:
for his death is the death of all humankind.
ملكٌa king عنon behalf of الإسلامIslam كانwas محامياًa defender
ملكٌ عن الإسلام كان محامياً
أبَداًalways إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَسلمتْهُabandoned it حُماتُهُits protectors
أبَداً إذا ما أَسلمتْهُ حُماتُهُ
A king who stood as Islam's defender,
always, whenever its protectors abandoned it.
قدindeed أَظلمتْdarkened مُذْsince غابَvanished عنّاfrom us دُورُهhis dwellings
قد أَظلمتْ مُذْ غابَ عنّا دُورُه
لمّاwhen خلتْwere emptied منof بَدْرهِhis full moon داراتُهُhis courts
لمّا خلتْ من بَدْرهِ داراتُهُ
His dwellings have darkened since he vanished from us,
when his courts were left without his full moon.
دُفِنَwas buried السماحُgenerosity فليسso not تُنْشَرُare raised بعدَماafter
دُفِنَ السماحُ فليس تُنْشَرُ بعدَما
أَودَىperished إلىuntil يومthe Day of النُّشورResurrection رُفاتهُits remains
أَودَى إلى يوم النُّشور رُفاتهُ
Generosity lies buried; its remains will not rise, now that it
has perished, until the Day of Resurrection.
الدينُthe faith بعدafter أَبيAbu, father of المظفّرِal-Muzaffar, the victorious يوسفYusuf
الدينُ بعد أَبي المظفّرِ يوسف
أَقوتْbecame deserted قُراهits villages وأَقفرتْand became desolate ساحاتُهُits courtyards
أَقوتْ قُراه وأَقفرتْ ساحاتُهُ
The faith, after Abu al-Muzaffar Yusuf—
its villages lie deserted and its courtyards desolate.
جَبَلٌa mountain تضعضعَshook مِنْfrom تَضَعْضُعِthe shaking of ركنهِits pillar
جَبَلٌ تضعضعَ مِنْ تَضَعْضُعِ ركنهِ
أَركانناour pillars وتهدُّناand crush us هداتُهُits crashes
أَركاننا وتهدُّنا هداتُهُ
A mountain: as its pillar shook, so shook
our pillars; its crashes crush us.
ماnot كنتُI was أَعلمaware أَنthat طوداًa mountain شامخاًtowering
ما كنتُ أَعلم أَن طوداً شامخاً
يهويfalls ولاand not تهويplunges بناwith us مهواتُهُits abyss
يهوي ولا تهوي بنا مهواتُهُ
I did not know that a towering mountain
could fall without its abyss drawing us down.
ماnot كنتُI was أَعلمُaware أَنَّthat بحراًa sea طامياًoverflowing
ما كنتُ أَعلمُ أَنَّ بحراً طامياً
فيناamong us يُطَمُّis filled in وتنتهيand cease زخراتُهُits surges
فينا يُطَمُّ وتنتهي زخراتُهُ
I did not know that an overflowing sea
could be filled in among us, and its surges cease.
بحرٌa sea خلاwas emptied منof وارديهِits drinkers ولمand not تزلْceased
بحرٌ خلا من وارديهِ ولم تزلْ
محفوفةًsurrounded بوفودهِby its delegations حافاتُهُits shores
محفوفةً بوفودهِ حافاتُهُ
A sea emptied of its drinkers, whose shores
had never ceased to be ringed by its delegations.
مَنْwho لليتامىto the orphans والأَراملand the widows راحمٌmerciful
مَنْ لليتامى والأَرامل راحمٌ
متعطِّفٌcompassionate مفضوضةٌfreely distributed صَدَقاتُهُhis alms
متعطِّفٌ مفضوضةٌ صَدَقاتُهُ
Who will show mercy to orphans and widows,
with tender kindness and his alms freely dispensed?
لوif كانhe were فيin عصرthe age of النبيِّthe Prophet لأُنزلتْwould surely be revealed
لو كان في عصر النبيِّ لأُنزلتْ
فيin ذكْرهmention of him منfrom ذكْرهِHis Reminder آياتُهُHis verses
في ذكْره من ذكْرهِ آياتُهُ
Had he lived in the Prophet's age, there would have been revealed
about him, verses from God's Reminder.
فعلىso upon صلاحSalah, righteousness الدِّينal-Din, of the faith يوسفَYusuf دائماًforever
فعلى صلاح الدِّين يوسفَ دائماً
رضوانُthe pleasure of ربِّthe Lord of العرشthe Throne بلindeed صَلَواتُهُHis blessings
رضوانُ ربِّ العرش بل صَلَواتُهُ
So upon Salah al-Din Yusuf, forever,
be the pleasure of the Lord of the Throne—indeed, His blessings.
لضريحهِfor his tomb سُقياwatering from السّحابthe clouds فإنْand if يغبْthey are absent
لضريحهِ سُقيا السّحاب فإنْ يغبْ
تحضَرْmay come لرحمةِthrough the mercy of رَبِّهhis Lord سَقْيانُهُits watering
تحضَرْ لرحمةِ رَبِّه سَقْيانُهُ
May clouds water his tomb; and if they are absent,
let its watering come through his Lord's mercy.
وكعادةand as is the custom of البيتِthe House المقدَّسِthe Holy يحزنُmourns الthe, continued next line
وكعادة البيتِ المقدَّسِ يحزنُ ال
بيتُHouse الحرامُthe Sacred عليهfor him بلْindeed عرفاتُهُits Arafat
بيتُ الحرامُ عليه بلْ عرفاتُهُ
As with the Holy House, grief overcomes the
Sacred House for him—indeed, its Arafat.
مَنْwho للثغورfor the frontiers وقدnow that عدَاهاhas passed them by حفظُهُhis protection
مَنْ للثغور وقد عدَاها حفظُهُ
مَنْwho للجهادِfor holy war ولمand not تَعُدْreturned عاداتُهُhis customary deeds
مَنْ للجهادِ ولم تَعُدْ عاداتُهُ
Who will guard the frontiers, now his protection has left them?
Who will serve holy war, now his customary deeds return no more?
بكتwept الصّوارمُthe keen swords والصّواهلُand the neighing steeds إذwhen خلتْwere emptied
بكت الصّوارمُ والصّواهلُ إذ خلتْ
مِنof سَلِّهاtheir unsheathing وركوبهاand their riding غزواتُهُhis campaigns
مِن سَلِّها وركوبها غزواتُهُ
The keen swords and neighing steeds wept when
his campaigns no longer saw them drawn and ridden.
وبسيفهand on his sword صَدَأٌrust لحزنfrom grief at مصابهِhis loss
وبسيفه صَدَأٌ لحزن مصابهِ
إذfor ليسnot يشفىis slaked بعدهafter him صدياتُهُits thirst
إذ ليس يشفى بعده صدياتُهُ
And rust lies on his sword, from grief at his loss,
for after him its thirst can never be slaked.
ياoh وحشتاwhat desolation للبيضfor the white blades فيin أَغمادِهاtheir sheaths
يا وحشتا للبيض في أَغمادِها
لاnot تنتضيهاunsheathe them للوغىfor battle عَزَماتُهُhis resolves
لا تنتضيها للوغى عَزَماتُهُ
Oh, the desolation of the white blades in their sheaths!
His resolves no longer unsheathe them for battle.
ياoh وحشةَthe desolation of الإسلامIslam يومthe day تمكّنتْtook hold
يا وحشةَ الإسلام يوم تمكّنتْ
فيin كلِّevery قلبheart of مؤمنٍa believer روعاتُهُits terrors
في كلِّ قلب مؤمنٍ روعاتُهُ
Oh, Islam's desolation on the day when
its terrors took hold in every believer's heart!
ياoh حسرتاmy grief منfor بأسِthe might of راحتهِhis palm الذيwhich
يا حسرتا من بأسِ راحتهِ الذي
يقضىis spent الزَّمانtime وماand not انقضتended حسراتُهُits sorrows
يقضى الزَّمان وما انقضت حسراتُهُ
Oh, my grief for the might of his palm, whose
sorrows never end, though time itself is spent!
ملأتْfilled مهابتهُhis awe البلادَthe lands فإنّهfor he
ملأتْ مهابتهُ البلادَ فإنّه
أَسدٌa lion وإنَّand indeed بلادَهُhis lands غاباتُهُhis forests
أَسدٌ وإنَّ بلادَهُ غاباتُهُ
His awe filled the lands, for he was
a lion, and his lands were his forests.
ماhow كانَwas أَسرعَswift عصرَهُhis era لماwhen انقضىended
ما كانَ أَسرعَ عصرَهُ لما انقضى
فكأَنّماas though سنواتُهُhis years ساعاتُهُhis hours
فكأَنّما سنواتُهُ ساعاتُهُ
How swiftly his era passed when it ended—
as though his years were mere hours.
لمnot أنسَI forgot يومthe day of السّبتSaturday وهوwhile he لماbecause of what بهِailed him
لم أنسَ يوم السّبت وهو لما بهِ
يُبديshows السُّباتَtorpor وقدand already بَدَتْappeared غشياتُهُhis fainting spells
يُبدي السُّباتَ وقد بَدَتْ غشياتُهُ
I have not forgotten Saturday, when, because of what ailed him,
he showed torpor, and his fainting spells had appeared.
والبشْرُand gladness منهfrom him تبلّجتْshone forth أَنوارُهُits lights
والبشْرُ منه تبلّجتْ أَنوارُهُ
والوجهُand the face منهof him تلأْلأَتْglittered سبحاتُهits radiances
والوجهُ منه تلأْلأَتْ سبحاتُه
And the lights of his gladness shone forth,
and the radiance of his face glittered.
ويقولُand he says للّهِto God belongs المهيمنِthe Guardian حكمةwisdom
ويقولُ للّهِ المهيمنِ حكمة
فيin مرْضةan illness حصلتwas attained بهاthrough it مرضاتُهُHis good pleasure
في مرْضة حصلت بها مرضاتُهُ
And he says, 'God, the Guardian, has wisdom
in an illness through which His good pleasure is attained.'
وقفَstood الملوكُthe kings علىin انتظارexpectation of ركوبهِhis riding
وقفَ الملوكُ على انتظار ركوبهِ
لهمto them ففيمَso why تأخرتْwere delayed ركباتُهُhis rides
لهم ففيمَ تأخرتْ ركباتُهُ
Kings stood waiting for him to ride
to them; why, then, were his rides delayed?
كانواthey were وقوفاًstanding أَمسyesterday تحتَbeneath ركابهِhis stirrup
كانوا وقوفاً أَمس تحتَ ركابهِ
واليومَand today همthey حولَaround السّريرِthe bier مشاتُهُhis attendants on foot
واليومَ هم حولَ السّريرِ مشاتُهُ
Yesterday they stood beneath his stirrup;
today they are his attendants on foot around his bier.
وممالكَand the kingdoms of الآفاقِthe horizons ساعيةٌstriving لهtoward him
وممالكَ الآفاقِ ساعيةٌ له
فمتىso when تجيءُwill come يفتحهنَّconquer them سعاتهُhis agents
فمتى تجيءُ يفتحهنَّ سعاتهُ
The kingdoms of the horizons are striving toward him;
when will his agents come and conquer them?
هذيthese مناشيرُcharters of الممالكِthe kingdoms تقتضيrequire
هذي مناشيرُ الممالكِ تقتضي
توقيعَهُhis signature فيهاupon them فأَينَso where دواتُهُhis inkwell
توقيعَهُ فيها فأَينَ دواتُهُ
These charters of the kingdoms require
his signature upon them; where is his inkwell?
قدindeed كانwas وعدكَyour promise فيin الرَّبيعspring بجمعهاto gather them
قد كان وعدكَ في الرَّبيع بجمعها
هذاthis الرَّبيعspring وقدand already دناdrew near ميقاتُهُits appointed time
هذا الرَّبيع وقد دنا ميقاتُهُ
You had promised to gather them in spring;
this is spring, and its appointed time has drawn near.
والجندُand the army فيin الديوانِthe register جدَّدَrenewed عرضَهُits muster
والجندُ في الديوانِ جدَّدَ عرضَهُ
وإذاand when أَمرتyou command تَجدَّدَتْare renewed نَفقَاتُهُits allowances
وإذا أَمرت تَجدَّدَتْ نَفقَاتُهُ
And the army has renewed its muster in the register;
and when you command, its allowances are renewed.
والقدسُand Jerusalem طامحةٌgazing eagerly إليكَtoward you عيونُهits eyes
والقدسُ طامحةٌ إليكَ عيونُه
عَجِّلْhasten فقدfor already طمحتْset their sights إليهupon it عداتُهُits enemies
عَجِّلْ فقد طمحتْ إليه عداتُهُ
And Jerusalem lifts its eyes eagerly toward you;
hasten, for its enemies have set their sights upon it.
والغربُand the West منتظرُawaiting طلوعَكَyour rising نحوَهُtoward it
والغربُ منتظرُ طلوعَكَ نحوَهُ
حتىuntil تفيءَreturn إلىto هُداكَyour guidance بغاتهُits rebels
حتى تفيءَ إلى هُداكَ بغاتهُ
The West awaits your rising toward it,
until its rebels return to your guidance.
والشّرقُand the East يرجوhopes for غربَthe keen edge of عزمكَyour resolve ماضياًcutting onward
والشّرقُ يرجو غربَ عزمكَ ماضياً
فيin ملكهِits realm حتىuntil تطيعَobey عصاتهُits rebels
في ملكهِ حتى تطيعَ عصاتهُ
The East hopes for your resolve's keen edge to cut
through its realm until its rebels obey.
مغرىًdevoted بإسداءto bestowing الجميلkindness كأَنّماas though
مغرىً بإسداء الجميل كأَنّما
فرضتْwere prescribed عليهfor him كالصّلاةِlike prayer صلاتُهُhis gifts
فرضتْ عليه كالصّلاةِ صلاتُهُ
Devoted to bestowing kindness, as though
his gifts were prescribed for him like prayer.
هلdo للملوكthe kings possess مضاؤهhis decisiveness فيin موقفa stand
هل للملوك مضاؤه في موقف
شدَّتْcharged علىagainst أَعدائهِhis enemies شدّاتُهُhis assaults
شدَّتْ على أَعدائهِ شدّاتُهُ
Have kings his decisiveness in a stand
where his charges bore down upon his enemies?
وإذاand when الملوكُthe kings سعواstrove وقصّرَand fell short سعيُهمtheir striving
وإذا الملوكُ سعوا وقصّرَ سعيُهم
رجحتْoutweighed وقدand indeed نجحتْsucceeded بهِthrough him مسعاتُهُhis endeavor
رجحتْ وقد نجحتْ بهِ مسعاتُهُ
When kings strove and their striving fell short,
his endeavor outweighed theirs, and through him succeeded.
كمhow often جاءَهcame to him التّوفيقُsuccess فيin وقعاتهhis battles
كم جاءَه التّوفيقُ في وقعاته
منhe whose كانwere بالتّوفيقِwith success توقيعاتُهُhis signatures
من كان بالتّوفيقِ توقيعاتُهُ
How often success came to him in his battles—
he whose signatures were accompanied by success!
ياO راعياًshepherd للدِّينof the faith حينwhen تمكّنتْgained mastery
يا راعياً للدِّين حين تمكّنتْ
منهover it الذِّئابُthe wolves وأَسلمتهُand abandoned it رعاتُهُits shepherds
منه الذِّئابُ وأَسلمتهُ رعاتُهُ
O shepherd of the faith, when
wolves overpowered it and its shepherds abandoned it!
ماwhat كانwould have ضرَّكَharmed you لوif أَقمتَyou stayed مراعياًtending
ما كان ضرَّكَ لو أَقمتَ مراعياً
ديناًa faith تولّىturned away مذsince رحلتَyou departed وُلاتُهُits guardians
ديناً تولّى مذ رحلتَ وُلاتُهُ
What harm would it have done you to stay, tending
a faith whose guardians turned away when you departed?
أَضجِرتَwere you weary مناof us أَمor أَنفتَfelt disdain فلمfor not تكنْyou were
أَضجِرتَ منا أَم أَنفتَ فلم تكنْ
ممّنamong those whose تصابُare provoked لشدّةٍby hardship ضجراتُهُtheir fits of impatience
ممّن تصابُ لشدّةٍ ضجراتُهُ
Were you weary of us, or disdainful? You were not
one whose impatience is provoked by hardship.
أَرضيتَare you content تحتَbeneath الأَرضِthe earth ياO مَنْhe who لمnot يزلْceased
أَرضيتَ تحتَ الأَرضِ يا مَنْ لم يزلْ
فوقَabove السّماءِthe sky عَليّةًlofty درجاتُهُhis ranks
فوقَ السّماءِ عَليّةً درجاتُهُ
Are you content beneath the earth, O you whose
ranks have ever stood lofty above the sky?
فارقتَyou left مُلْكاًa kingdom غيرَnot باقٍlasting متعِباًburdensome
فارقتَ مُلْكاً غيرَ باقٍ متعِباً
ووصلتَand you reached مُلْكاًa kingdom باقيَاًenduring راحاتُهُits comforts
ووصلتَ مُلْكاً باقيَاً راحاتُهُ
You left a fleeting, burdensome kingdom,
and reached a kingdom whose comforts endure.
أَعززْhow grievous علىupon عينيmy eye برؤيةat seeing بهجةthe splendor of الthe, continued next line
أَعززْ على عيني برؤية بهجة ال
دُّنياworld ووجهُكَand your face لاnot ترىare seen بهجاتُهُits splendors
دُّنيا ووجهُكَ لا ترى بهجاتُهُ
How hard upon my eyes to see the splendor of the
world, while your face's splendors cannot be seen!
أَبنيO sons of صلاحSalah, righteousness الدِّينal-Din, of the faith إنَّindeed أَباكمyour father
أَبني صلاح الدِّين إنَّ أَباكم
ماnot زالَceased يأْبىrefusing ماwhat الكرامthe noble أُباتُهُthose who refuse it
ما زالَ يأْبى ما الكرام أُباتُهُ
O sons of Salah al-Din, your father
always refused what noble men refuse.
لاdo not تقتدواfollow إلاَّexcept بسُنّةِthe way of فضلهِhis excellence
لا تقتدوا إلاَّ بسُنّةِ فضلهِ
لتطيبَso that they may be sweet فيin مَهْدِthe cradle of النّعيمِbliss سناتُهُhis slumbers
لتطيبَ في مَهْدِ النّعيمِ سناتُهُ
Follow only the way of his excellence,
so his slumbers may be sweet in the cradle of bliss.
وردواand approach مواردَthe watering places of عدلهِhis justice وسماحهand his generosity
وردوا مواردَ عدلهِ وسماحه
لتردَّso as to turn away عنfrom نهجِthe path of الشّماتِgloating شماتُهُthose who gloat over him
لتردَّ عن نهجِ الشّماتِ شماتُهُ
And seek the watering places of his justice and generosity,
so those who gloat over him are turned from the path of gloating.
ولئنand even if هوىfell جبلٌa mountain لقدsurely بُنيتْwere built لناfor us
ولئن هوى جبلٌ لقد بُنيتْ لنا
ببنيهthrough his sons منfrom هضباتهits hills ذرواتُهُits summits
ببنيه من هضباته ذرواتُهُ
Even if a mountain fell, there have been built for us,
through his sons, from its hills, its summits.
وبفضلand through the excellence of أَفضلهِhis Afdal, most excellent وعزِّand the might of عزيزهِhis Aziz, mighty
وبفضل أَفضلهِ وعزِّ عزيزهِ
وظهورِand the rise of ظاهرهِhis Zahir, manifest لناfor us سرواتُهُhis noble chiefs
وظهورِ ظاهرهِ لنا سرواتُهُ
Through the excellence of his Afdal and the might of his Aziz,
and the rise of his Zahir, we have his noble chiefs.
الأَفضلal-Afdal, the most excellent الملكthe king الذيwhose ظهرتْappeared علىupon الthe, continued next line
الأَفضل الملك الذي ظهرتْ على ال
دنياworld بزهرwith the blossoms of جلالهhis majesty جلواتُهُhis manifestations
دنيا بزهر جلاله جلواتُهُ
Al-Afdal, the king, whose splendors appeared upon the
world with the blossoms of his majesty.
والدِّينُand the faith بالملكِthrough the king العزيزِal-Aziz, the mighty عمادهُits pillar
والدِّينُ بالملكِ العزيزِ عمادهُ
عثمانUthman حاليةadorned لناfor us حالاتُهُhis fortunes
عثمان حالية لنا حالاتُهُ
The faith has its pillar in the king al-Aziz,
Uthman, whose fortunes are adorned for us.
والملْكُand the king غازيGhazi الظاهرُal-Zahir, the manifest العاليthe exalted الذيwhose
والملْكُ غازي الظاهرُ العالي الذي
صَحّتْproved sound لإظهارِfor manifesting العُلىhigh glory مغزاتُهُhis purpose
صَحّتْ لإظهارِ العُلى مغزاتُهُ
And the king, Ghazi al-Zahir, the exalted, whose
purpose proved sound in making high glory manifest.
ولناand for us بسيفِthrough Sayf, Sword الدِّينal-Din, of the faith أَظهرَmade manifest نصرهHis victory
ولنا بسيفِ الدِّين أَظهرَ نصره
بالعادلِthrough al-Adil, the Just الملكِthe king المُطَهَّرpurified ذاتُهُhis essence
بالعادلِ الملكِ المُطَهَّر ذاتُهُ
And for us, through Sayf al-Din, He made His victory manifest,
through al-Adil, the king whose essence is purified.
Sol 6.1