الحمدُpraise للهِto God فُزْنَاwe triumphed
الحمدُ للهِ فُزْنَا
وللمطالبِand as for the aims حُزْناwe attained
وللمطالبِ حُزْنا
Praise be to God—we have triumphed,
and attained our aims.
حُزْناwe gained السُّرورَjoy وماتَand died الthe
حُزْنا السُّرورَ وماتَ ال
حسودُenvious man غَمّاًfrom anguish وحُزْناand grief
حسودُ غَمّاً وحُزْنا
We gained joy, and the
envious man died of anguish and grief.
وَعادَand became سَهْلاًeasy منof الأَمthe affair (first part)
وَعادَ سَهْلاً من الأَم
رِaffair (final part) كلُّall ماthat which كانwas حَزْناrough
رِ كلُّ ما كان حَزْنا
And smooth became, in our affairs,
all that had once been rough.
وأَذْعَنَتْand they yielded واستقادتْand they submitted
وأَذْعَنَتْ واستقادتْ
مُنىًwishes لناto us قدpreviously نَشَزْناthey had rebelled
مُنىً لنا قد نَشَزْنا
And they yielded and submitted—
wishes that once had defied us.
مواعدُpromises اللهِof God فيin كلِّevery
مواعدُ اللهِ في كلِّ
سُؤْلِdesire نَفْسٍof a soul نَجَزْناthey came true
سُؤْلِ نَفْسٍ نَجَزْنا
God's promises, in every
desire of the soul, came true.
إنَّindeed الأَعاديَthe enemies ذَلّواthey were humbled
إنَّ الأَعاديَ ذَلّوا
بنصرِناthrough our victory وعزَزْناand we grew mighty
بنصرِنا وعزَزْنا
Our enemies were indeed humbled
by our victory, and we grew mighty.
كمhow many ظَهْرِa back شركٍof polytheism قَصَمناwe broke
كم ظَهْرِ شركٍ قَصَمنا
وعِطْفِand a flank عِزٍّof might هَزَزْناwe shook
وعِطْفِ عِزٍّ هَزَزْنا
How many a back of polytheism we broke,
and a flank of might we shook;
وجيشِand an army باغٍof an aggressor هَزمناwe routed
وجيشِ باغٍ هَزمنا
ورأْسِand a head عَاتٍof a rebel هَمَزْناwe struck
ورأْسِ عَاتٍ هَمَزْنا
and an aggressor's army we routed,
and a rebel's head we struck.
وفرصةٍand an opportunity للأَمانيfor the wishes
وفرصةٍ للأَماني
معwith النّجاحِsuccess انْتَهَزْناwe seized
مع النّجاحِ انْتَهَزْنا
And many a chance to fulfill our wishes
we seized with success.
وكمand how many مراكزِseats ملكٍof sovereignty
وكم مراكزِ ملكٍ
فيهاin them الرِّماحَthe spears رَكَزْناwe planted
فيها الرِّماحَ رَكَزْنا
And in how many seats of sovereignty
we planted our spears!
وكمand how many عَدوٍّan enemy سلبناwe stripped
وكم عَدوٍّ سلبنا
هُhim ملكَهُhis kingdom وابْتَزَزْناand we wrested away
هُ ملكَهُ وابْتَزَزْنا
And how many an enemy we stripped
of his kingdom, wresting it away!
نِلْنَاwe attained الذيwhat قدalready رَجَوناwe hoped for
نِلْنَا الذي قد رَجَونا
بالحَوْطِthrough vigilance مماagainst what احترَزْناwe guarded against
بالحَوْطِ مما احترَزْنا
We attained what we had hoped for,
by guarding against what we took care to avoid.
ولمand not يَجُزْcame to pass منamong أُمورِthe affairs of الدُّthe world (first part)
ولم يَجُزْ من أُمورِ الدُّ
نياworld (final part) سِوىexcept ماwhat أَجَزْناwe permitted
نيا سِوى ما أَجَزْنا
And nothing passed in the affairs of the
world except what we permitted.
ببأْسِwith the might of محمودٍMahmud المَلْthe king (first part)
ببأْسِ محمودٍ المَلْ
كِking (final part) للخُطوبِto face calamities بَرَزْناwe went forth
كِ للخُطوبِ بَرَزْنا
With the might of Mahmud the king,
we went forth to face calamities.
وبينَand between صَرْفِthe blows of العواديmisfortunes
وبينَ صَرْفِ العوادي
وبينناand us قدindeed حَجَزْناwe set a barrier
وبيننا قد حَجَزْنا
And between the blows of misfortune
and ourselves we set a barrier.
للّهِto God belong جَمُّa multitude of أَيادٍfavors
للّهِ جَمُّ أَيادٍ
عَنْof شُكْرِهاgiving thanks for them قدindeed عَجَزْناwe were incapable
عَنْ شُكْرِها قد عَجَزْنا
God's favors are abundant,
beyond our ability to give thanks.
بكلِّwith every كَنْزٍtreasure سَمَحْناwe gave freely
بكلِّ كَنْزٍ سَمَحْنا
والحمدُand praise مماamong what كَنَزْناwe hoarded
والحمدُ مما كَنَزْنا
We gave freely of every treasure,
and praise is among what we hoarded.
إنّاindeed we لأَصْفَىsurely purer وأَجدَىand more bountiful
إنّا لأَصْفَى وأَجدَى
فيin الخيرِgoodness وِرْداًas a watering place ومُزْناand as rainclouds
في الخيرِ وِرْداً ومُزْنا
We are indeed purer and more bountiful
in goodness, as a watering place and rainclouds.
ماnot ساجَلَvied الناسُpeople إلاّexcept that
ما ساجَلَ الناسُ إلاّ
فُتْنَاwe outstripped مَداهُمْtheir reach وجُزْناand we passed beyond
فُتْنَا مَداهُمْ وجُزْنا
Whenever people vied with us,
we outstripped their reach and went beyond.
لناwe have خلائقُqualities غُرٌّshining
لنا خلائقُ غُرٌّ
علىupon الوفاءِloyalty غُرِزْناwe were rooted
على الوفاءِ غُرِزْنا
We have shining qualities;
in loyalty we were rooted.
نُزِّهنَthey were kept pure عنfrom كلِّevery سوءٍevil
نُزِّهنَ عن كلِّ سوءٍ
وبالخنَاand for obscenity ماnot غُمِزْناwe were faulted
وبالخنَا ما غُمِزْنا
They were kept pure of every evil,
and we were never faulted for obscenity.
تَضيقُthey chafe بالحالِat our circumstances ذَرْعاًin patience
تَضيقُ بالحالِ ذَرْعاً
ونُوسِعُand we make ample العِرْضَour honor خَزْناin safekeeping
ونُوسِعُ العِرْضَ خَزْنا
They chafe at our circumstances,
while we lay up ample stores of honor.
ولمand not نَدعْwe left للأَعاديfor the enemies
ولم نَدعْ للأَعادي
فيin موقفِthe arena of الفَخْرِboasting وَزْناweight
في موقفِ الفَخْرِ وَزْنا
And we left our enemies
no weight in the arena of boasting.
Sol 6.1