أَباO father of يوسفYusuf الإحسانgoodness والحسنand beauty خيرbest منof those who
أَبا يوسف الإحسان والحسن خير من
حَوىpossessed الفضلَexcellence والإفضالَand generosity والنُّهىand wisdom والأمراand command
حَوى الفضلَ والإفضالَ والنُّهى والأمرا
O father of Yusuf of goodness and beauty, best of those
Who possessed excellence, generosity, wisdom, and command,
ومَنْand one who للهُدىfor right guidance وجهُthe face of النّجاحِsuccess برأيهِthrough his counsel
ومَنْ للهُدى وجهُ النّجاحِ برأيهِ
تجلىshone forth وثغرُand the mouth of النّصرِvictory منfrom عزمهِhis resolve افترَّاparted in a smile
تجلى وثغرُ النّصرِ من عزمهِ افترَّا
And one by whose counsel, for right guidance, the face of success
Shone forth, while victory's lips parted in a smile through his resolve.
حمىhe guarded حوزةَthe domain of الدِّينِthe faith الحنيفِupright بحوزهِthrough his attainment
حمى حوزةَ الدِّينِ الحنيفِ بحوزهِ
منfrom الخالقِthe Creator الحُسنىthe finest reward ومنand from خلقهِHis creatures الشُّكراgratitude
من الخالقِ الحُسنى ومن خلقهِ الشُّكرا
He guarded the realm of the upright faith, thereby winning
The finest reward from the Creator and gratitude from His creatures.
أَبوهhis father أَبىrefused إلاَexcept العلاءَeminence وعمُّهُand his uncle
أَبوه أَبى إلاَ العلاءَ وعمُّهُ
بمعروفهِwith his kindness عمَّencompassed الورىhumankind البدوَthe nomads والحضْراand the townsfolk
بمعروفهِ عمَّ الورى البدوَ والحضْرا
His father would accept nothing but eminence, and his uncle
Embraced all people with his kindness, nomads and townsfolk alike.
وطالَand surpassed الملوكkings شيركوهShirkuh بطَولهthrough his bounty
وطالَ الملوك شيركوه بطَوله
وماand not شاركوهthey matched him فيin العلىeminence فحوىso he won الفخراglory
وما شاركوه في العلى فحوى الفخرا
Shirkuh surpassed kings through his bounty,
And they did not match him in eminence, so he won glory.
بنوsons of الأصفرthe Yellow One الإفرنجthe Franks لاقواmet ببيضهِthrough his white swords
بنو الأصفر الإفرنج لاقوا ببيضهِ
وسمرِand the tawny shafts of عواليهِhis lofty spears مناياهمُtheir deaths حُمراblood-red
وسمرِ عواليهِ مناياهمُ حُمرا
The sons of the Yellow One, the Franks, met, through his white swords
And the tawny shafts of his lofty spears, their blood-red deaths.
وماand not ابيضَّturned white يومُthe day of النّصرِvictory واخضرَّand grew green روضُهُits meadow
وما ابيضَّ يومُ النّصرِ واخضرَّ روضُهُ
منfrom الخصبِabundance حتىuntil اسودَّit turned black بالنّقعِwith battle-dust واغبرَّاand grew dust-gray
من الخصبِ حتى اسودَّ بالنّقعِ واغبرَّا
Victory's day did not shine white, nor its meadow grow green
With abundance, until it had blackened with battle-dust and grown gray.
رأىhe saw النّصرَvictory فيin تقوىreverence for الإلهGod وكلّand everyone منwho
رأى النّصرَ في تقوى الإله وكلّ من
تقوَّىdraws strength بتقوىthrough reverence for اللهِGod لاnever يعدمُlacks النَّصراvictory
تقوَّى بتقوى اللهِ لا يعدمُ النَّصرا
He saw victory in reverence for God, and everyone who
Draws strength from reverence for God never lacks victory.
ولماand when رأَىhe saw الدُّنياthis world بعينِwith an eye of ملالةٍweariness
ولما رأَى الدُّنيا بعينِ ملالةٍ
أَغذَّhe hastened منfrom الأُولىthis life مسيراًin journeying إلىto الأُخرىthe next life
أَغذَّ من الأُولى مسيراً إلى الأُخرى
When he looked upon this world with a weary eye,
He hastened on his journey from this life to the next.
وقامَand took charge صلاحُSalah الدِّينِal-Din بالملكِof the kingdom كافلاًas guardian
وقامَ صلاحُ الدِّينِ بالملكِ كافلاً
وكيفand how ترىyou behold شمسَthe sun of الضُّحىthe forenoon تخلفُsucceeds البدراthe full moon
وكيف ترى شمسَ الضُّحى تخلفُ البدرا
Salah al-Din assumed charge of the kingdom as its guardian;
And behold how the forenoon sun succeeds the full moon!
ولماand when صَبَتْyearned مصرٌEgypt إلىfor عصرِthe age of يوسفYusuf
ولما صَبَتْ مصرٌ إلى عصرِ يوسف
أَعادَrestored إليهاto her اللهُGod يوسفَYusuf والعصراand the age
أَعادَ إليها اللهُ يوسفَ والعصرا
When Egypt yearned for the age of Yusuf,
God restored to her both Yusuf and that age.
فأَجرىso he made flow بهاwithin her منfrom راحتهِhis palm بجودهِthrough his generosity
فأَجرى بها من راحتهِ بجودهِ
بحاراًseas فسماهاso named them الورىhumankind أَنْمُلاًfingertips عشراten
بحاراً فسماها الورى أَنْمُلاً عشرا
So, through his generosity, he made flow in her from his palm
Seas, which people called ten fingertips.
هزمتمyou routed جنودthe armies of المشركينthe polytheists برعبكمthrough dread of you
هزمتم جنود المشركين برعبكم
فلمso did not يلبثواthey linger خوفاًout of fear ولمnor did يمكثواthey stay ذُعراout of terror
فلم يلبثوا خوفاً ولم يمكثوا ذُعرا
You routed the polytheists' armies through the dread you inspired;
So, afraid, they did not linger; terrified, they did not stay.
وفرقتمُand you scattered منfrom حولِaround مصرEgypt جموعهمtheir hosts
وفرقتمُ من حولِ مصر جموعهم
بكسرٍwith a defeat وعادَand became الكسرُthe breaking منfor أهلهاher people جبراa mending
بكسرٍ وعادَ الكسرُ من أهلها جبرا
You scattered their hosts from around Egypt
With a crushing defeat, and that breaking became healing for her people.
وأمنتمand you made safe فيهاwithin her الرَّعاياthe subjects بعدلكمthrough your justice
وأمنتم فيها الرَّعايا بعدلكم
وأَطفأتمand you quenched منof شرِّthe evil of شاوَرِهاher Shawar الجمراthe embers
وأَطفأتم من شرِّ شاوَرِها الجمرا
You made her subjects secure through your justice,
And quenched the embers of her Shawar's evil.
بسفكِby shedding دمٍone life's blood حطتمْyou safeguarded دماءًlives' blood كثيرةًmany
بسفكِ دمٍ حطتمْ دماءً كثيرةً
وحُزتمand you earned بماthrough what أَبديتمyou displayed الحمدَpraise والشكراand gratitude
وحُزتم بما أَبديتم الحمدَ والشكرا
By shedding one life's blood, you safeguarded the blood of many,
And through what you displayed, you earned praise and gratitude.
وماand not يرتويquenches its thirst الإسلامIslam حتىuntil تغادرواyou leave
وما يرتوي الإسلام حتى تغادروا
لكمfor yourselves منof دماءِthe blood of الغادرينَthe traitors بهاwithin her غُدراpools
لكم من دماءِ الغادرينَ بها غُدرا
Islam will not quench its thirst until you leave
For yourselves pools there of the traitors' blood.
فصبُّواso pour علىupon الإفرنجthe Franks سوطَthe scourge of عذابهاtheir torment
فصبُّوا على الإفرنج سوطَ عذابها
بأنby تقسمواyou apportion ماwhat بينهاamong them القتلَslaying والأَسراand captivity
بأن تقسموا ما بينها القتلَ والأَسرا
So pour upon the Franks the scourge of their torment,
By apportioning among them slaying and captivity.
ولاand do not تهملواneglect البيتَthe House المقدَّسَthe Holy واعزمواand resolve
ولا تهملوا البيتَ المقدَّسَ واعزموا
علىupon فتحهِits conquest غازينَon campaign وافترعواand deflower البكراthe virgin
على فتحهِ غازينَ وافترعوا البكرا
Do not neglect the Holy House, and resolve
To conquer it on campaign, and deflower the virgin.
تديمونَyou perpetuate بالمعروفِthrough good deeds طيِّبَthe sweetness of ذكركمyour remembrance
تديمونَ بالمعروفِ طيِّبَ ذكركم
وماand not الملكkingship إلاّexcept أنthat تُديمواyou perpetuate لكمfor yourselves ذِكراa remembrance
وما الملك إلاّ أن تُديموا لكم ذِكرا
Through good deeds you perpetuate the sweetness of your remembrance;
Kingship is nothing but making your remembrance endure.
وإنَّand indeed الذيthe one who أَثرىgrows rich منin المالِmoney مُقتْرٌpoor
وإنَّ الذي أَثرى من المالِ مُقتْرٌ
وإنْand even if يُفْنِهِhe spends it all فيin كسبِwinning محمدةٍpraise أُخرىfurther
وإنْ يُفْنِهِ في كسبِ محمدةٍ أُخرى
Indeed, he who grows rich in money is poor,
Even if he spends it all to win further praise.
Sol 6.1