أَسأَلُI ask اللّهَGod ذاpossessor of العُلىsublimity أَنthat تعيشاyou may live
أَسأَلُ اللّهَ ذا العُلى أَن تعيشا
أَلفَa thousand عامٍyear لنصرهِto aid Him مستجيشاmustering armies
أَلفَ عامٍ لنصرهِ مستجيشا
I beseech God, Lord of all highness, that you may live
I ask God, the Exalted, that you may live
a thousand years, mustering armies for His victory.
a thousand years, mustering armies to aid Him.
رعبكمْfear of you يقلعُuproots القلاعَthe fortresses ويُضحيand becomes الthe
رعبكمْ يقلعُ القلاعَ ويُضحي ال
وَّعْنrocky ground عنهاaway from them منthrough بأْسكمyour might منفُوشاscattered like fluff
وَّعْن عنها من بأْسكم منفُوشا
The terror you inspire uproots fortresses, while the
Fear of you uproots fortresses, and the
rugged land around them, beneath your might, becomes like carded wool.
rocky ground is scattered like fluff away from them by your might.
ماnot أُكَدِّيI beg for شيئاًanything سوىexcept فروةٍa fur cloak منfrom
ما أُكَدِّي شيئاً سوى فروةٍ من
كَyou وأبغيand I seek لسفرتيfor my journey إكديشاa mixed-breed horse
كَ وأبغي لسفرتي إكديشا
I ask nothing of you but a fur cloak from
I beg for nothing but a fur cloak from
you; and for my journey I seek a packhorse.
you, and seek a mixed-breed horse for my journey.
كيفhow يخلوis devoid منof دفٍwarmth ظَهْرٍa back وظهْرٍand a mount
كيف يخلو من دفٍ ظَهْرٍ وظهْرٍ
سالكٍone traveling طُرقَthe roads of أَيلةٍAyla والعَريشاand al-Arish
سالكٍ طُرقَ أَيلةٍ والعَريشا
How could my back go without warmth—and a back
How can one lack warmth for his back and a mount,
traversing the roads of Aylah and al-ʿArish?
traveling the roads of Ayla and al-Arish?
Sol 6.1