يومُthe day of النّوىseparation ليسis not منamong عُمريmy lifetime بمحسوبcounted
يومُ النّوى ليس من عُمري بمحسوب
ولاnor الفراقُparting إلىto عَيْشيmy life بمَنْسُوبattributed
ولا الفراقُ إلى عَيْشي بمَنْسُوب
The day of separation is not counted in my lifetime,
The day of resolve is not counted in my life
Nor is parting reckoned part of my life.
Nor is parting attributed to my livelihood
لمdid not أَنسَforget أُنسيmy comfort بكمwith you والشّملُand the company مجتمعٌgathered together
لم أَنسَ أُنسي بكم والشّملُ مجتمعٌ
وعيشتيand my life ذاتُendowed with تطريزembroidery وتذهيبand gilding
وعيشتي ذاتُ تطريز وتذهيب
I have not forgotten the comfort of your company, when we were united,
I have not forgotten my intimacy with you all while we are together
And my life was embroidered and gilded.
And my life is of embroidery and ornamentation
ماnot اخترتُI chose بُعْدَكَseparation from you لكنَّbut الزمانَtime أتَىcame
ما اخترتُ بُعْدَكَ لكنَّ الزمانَ أتَى
كَرْهاًagainst my will بماwith what ليسis not ياO محبوبُbeloved محبوبيbeloved to me
كَرْهاً بما ليس يا محبوبُ محبوبي
I did not choose separation from you, but time brought,
I did not choose your absence, but time came
Against my will, what I do not love, O beloved.
Unwillingly with what is not desired, O beloved of my heart
أرجوI hope for إيابيmy return إليْكمto you ظافراًvictorious عَجِلاًin haste
أرجو إيابي إليْكم ظافراً عَجِلاً
فقدfor indeed ظفرتُI have succeeded بنجمwith Najm الدِّينal-Din (the Faith) أَيُّوبِAyyub
فقد ظفرتُ بنجم الدِّين أَيُّوبِ
I hope to return to you victorious and in haste,
I hope for my return to you triumphant and quick
For I have found success with Najm al-Din Ayyub.
For I have won the star of religion, Ayyoub
موفَّقُwell-guided الرأْيin judgment ماضيunyielding العَزْمin resolve مُرتفعٌexalted
موفَّقُ الرأْي ماضي العَزْم مُرتفعٌ
علىabove الأَعاجمthe non-Arabs مَجْداًin glory والأَعاريبِand the Bedouin Arabs
على الأَعاجم مَجْداً والأَعاريبِ
Sound in judgment, firm in resolve, exalted
With resolute opinion, determined, elevated
In glory above non-Arabs and Bedouin Arabs.
In glory over the non-Arabs and Arabs
أحبّكَhas loved you اللّهُGod إذْsince لاَزمْتَyou held fast to نَجْدَتَهُHis aid
أحبّكَ اللّهُ إذْ لاَزمْتَ نَجْدَتَهُ
علىupon جبينa brow بتاجwith the crown of المُلْكِkingship مَعْصُوبِbound
على جبين بتاج المُلْكِ مَعْصُوبِ
God has loved you, for you have held fast to His aid,
May Allah love you as you stuck to helping Him
With a brow encircled by the crown of kingship.
With the crown of kingship bound on the brow
أخوكَyour brother وابنُكand your son صدقاًsincerely منهماfrom them both اعتصماthey both sought refuge
أخوكَ وابنُك صدقاً منهما اعتصما
باللّهin God والنَّصرُand victory وعدٌa promise غيرُnot مكذوبِbelied
باللّه والنَّصرُ وعدٌ غيرُ مكذوبِ
Your brother and your son have both sincerely sought refuge
Your brother and son, truly loyal, seeking refuge
In God; and victory is a promise never belied.
In Allah, and victory promised not fabricated
هماthey both هُمامانِtwo valiant men فيon يومَيْthe two days of وغىًbattle وقرىًand hospitality
هما هُمامانِ في يومَيْ وغىً وقرىً
تعوَّداthey both became accustomed to ضربَstriking هامheads أَوor عراقيبِhock tendons
تعوَّدا ضربَ هام أَو عراقيبِ
They are two champions on days of battle and hospitality,
The two proud in the day of battle and towns
Accustomed to striking heads or hocks.
Used to striking the bending or straightening necks
غداtomorrow يشبّانthey both kindle فيamong الكفّارthe unbelievers نارَthe fire of وغىًbattle
غدا يشبّان في الكفّار نارَ وغىً
بلفحهاby its scorching blast يُصبحُbecome الشبّانُthe young men كالشِّيبِlike the gray-haired
بلفحها يُصبحُ الشبّانُ كالشِّيبِ
Tomorrow they will kindle the fire of battle among the unbelievers;
Tomorrow two youths flaming fire in the infidels
In its scorching blast, young men become like the gray-haired.
With its flare the youths become like white hair
بملكthrough dominion over مصرEgypt ونصرُand the victory of المؤمنينthe believers غداًtomorrow
بملك مصر ونصرُ المؤمنين غداً
تحظىwill enjoy النُّفوسُthe souls بتأْنيسcomfort وتطيبِand gladness
تحظى النُّفوسُ بتأْنيس وتطيبِ
With dominion over Egypt and victory for the believers tomorrow,
With the possession of Egypt and victory of the faithful tomorrow
Souls will enjoy comfort and gladness.
Souls will enjoy intimacy and fragrance
ويستقرُّand will settle بمصرin Egypt يوسفٌYusuf وبهand through him
ويستقرُّ بمصر يوسفٌ وبه
تَقَرُis gladdened بعدafter التّنائيmutual separation عينُthe eye of يعقوبِYaqub
تَقَرُ بعد التّنائي عينُ يعقوبِ
And Yusuf will settle in Egypt, and through him
And Joseph will settle in it and through him
Yaqub's eye will be cooled with joy after their separation.
The eye of Jacob will rest after separation
ويلتقيand will meet يوسفٌYusuf فيهاthere بإخوتهwith his brothers
ويلتقي يوسفٌ فيها بإخوته
واللّهُand God يجمعهمbrings them together منfrom غيرwithout تثريبِreproach
واللّهُ يجمعهم من غير تثريبِ
And Yusuf will meet his brothers there,
And Joseph will meet his brothers in it
And God will bring them together without reproach.
And Allah will gather them without blame
فارجوso hope in الإلهGod فعنfor, after قُربٍa short while بنُصرتهthrough His aid
فارجو الإله فعن قُربٍ بنُصرته
سيكشفُwill remove اللّهُGod بلوىthe affliction of كلِّevery مكروبِdistressed person
سيكشفُ اللّهُ بلوى كلِّ مكروبِ
So hope in God, for soon, through His aid,
So I hope the God soon with His victory
God will lift the affliction of everyone in distress.
Allah will reveal from near and relieve every anguished
Sol 6.1