تَبدّىappeared هِلالُcrescent السَعدِgood fortune مِنfrom مَطلَعِrising-place النَصرِvictory
تَبدّى هِلالُ السَعدِ مِن مَطلَعِ النَصرِ
وَلاحَتand flashed بُروقُlightning flashes المَجدِglory مِنfrom عَلَمِbanner الفَخرِpride
وَلاحَت بُروقُ المَجدِ مِن عَلَمِ الفَخرِ
The crescent of good fortune appeared where victory rises;
The crescent of good fortune rose from the horizon of victory,
And glory's lightning flashed from pride's banner.
And the lightning of glory flashed from the banner of pride.
فَمِنso, from هِمَمٍambitions أَضحىbecame الثُريّاthe Pleiades لَهاfor them ثرىًdust
فَمِن هِمَمٍ أَضحى الثُريّا لَها ثرىً
وَمِنand from عَسكَرٍan army يَقتادُهُleads it رائِدُscout النَصرِvictory
وَمِن عَسكَرٍ يَقتادُهُ رائِدُ النَصرِ
Such ambitions, before which the Pleiades have become dust,
With ambitions the earth became their burial ground,
And such an army, led by victory's scout!
And from an army led by the guide of triumph.
مَقامُposition مُلوكِkings الأَرضِthe earth مِنbefore سَطَواتِهِhis onslaughts
مَقامُ مُلوكِ الأَرضِ مِن سَطَواتِهِ
مَقامposition بُغاثِweak birds الطَيرِthe birds مِنbefore مِخلَبِtalon الصَقرِthe falcon
مَقام بُغاثِ الطَيرِ مِن مِخلَبِ الصَقرِ
The kings of the earth stand before his onslaughts
The stance of earth's kings from their dominance,
As weak birds stand before the falcon's talon.
Is like the stance of rescued birds from the claws of a falcon.
فَهُمso they شاخِصوstaring الأَبصارِeyes نَحوَtoward جَلالِهِhis majesty
فَهُم شاخِصو الأَبصارِ نَحوَ جَلالِهِ
يَخِرّونَthey fall لِلأذقانِupon the chins تَحتَbeneath يَدِthe hand القَهرِsubjugation
يَخِرّونَ لِلأذقانِ تَحتَ يَدِ القَهرِ
Their eyes are fixed upon his majesty,
Their gazes are fixed towards His Majesty,
They fall upon their chins beneath the hand of subjugation.
Bowing to the brows beneath the grip of coercion.
فَمنso whoever لمnot يَنَلهُreaches him فَيلَقٌa battalion مِنof كُماتِهِhis armored warriors
فَمن لم يَنَلهُ فَيلَقٌ مِن كُماتِهِ
أحَلَّdescended بِهِupon him مِنfrom قَبلِهِbefore it فَيلَقُa battalion الذُعرِterror
أحَلَّ بِهِ مِن قَبلِهِ فَيلَقُ الذُعرِ
Whoever is not reached by a battalion of his armored warriors,
Whoever was not reached by its darkness,
A battalion of terror has descended upon him ahead of it.
It delivered him, before it, to the darkness of panic.
فَماso there is no دونَshort of أنthat يُعطواthey offer الإِنابَةَsubmission مَنزِلٌabode
فَما دونَ أن يُعطوا الإِنابَةَ مَنزِلٌ
لَهُمfor them غَيرَother than بَطنِbelly الوَحشِwild beasts أَوor حَوصَلِcrop الطَيرِbirds
لَهُم غَيرَ بَطنِ الوَحشِ أَو حَوصَلِ الطَيرِ
Unless they offer submission, there is no abode
So they have no station except the belly of beasts,
For them but a wild beast's belly or a bird's crop.
Or the nests of birds, other than repenting.
وَتَركُهُمُand leaving them صَرعىslain بِكُلِّin every تَنوفَةٍwilderness
وَتَركُهُمُ صَرعى بِكُلِّ تَنوفَةٍ
سُكارىdrunk بِكاساتِon cups المَنِيَّةِdeath لاnot الخَمرِwine
سُكارى بِكاساتِ المَنِيَّةِ لا الخَمرِ
And they are left slain in every wilderness,
Leaving them fallen at every slope,
Drunk on cups of death, not wine.
Intoxicated with cups of death, not wine.
فَكَمso how often فلَّblunted غَربَedge الرومthe Romans سيفُthe sword انتِقامِهِhis vengeance
فَكَم فلَّ غَربَ الروم سيفُ انتِقامِهِ
وَطافَand swept عَلَيهِمover them طائِفُa roaming specter القَتلِslaughter وَالأسرِand captivity
وَطافَ عَلَيهِم طائِفُ القَتلِ وَالأسرِ
How often his sword of vengeance has blunted the Romans' edge,
How the sword of revenge felled the Romans' west,
And a specter of slaughter and captivity has swept over them!
And the raider of killing and captivity revolved around them.
وَكَمand how often سَربَلَclothed الأَبطالَthe champions فيin حَومَةِthe thick الوَغىbattle
وَكَم سَربَلَ الأَبطالَ في حَومَةِ الوَغى
مَجاسِدُdyed tunics مِنfrom نَسجِthe weaving المُثَقَّفَةِstraightened spears السُمرِtawny
مَجاسِدُ مِن نَسجِ المُثَقَّفَةِ السُمرِ
And how often the champions in the thick of battle were clothed
How it clothed the heroes in the ferocity of battle,
In crimson tunics woven by straightened, tawny spears.
Corpses woven from seasoned brown spear wood.
فَناحَتso wailed عَلَيهِمfor them كُلُّevery غَيداءَgraceful maiden طَفلَةٍtender
فَناحَت عَلَيهِم كُلُّ غَيداءَ طَفلَةٍ
تُفيضُshe pours forth عَلَيهِمover them واكِفَstreaming الأَدمُعِtears الحمرِred
تُفيضُ عَلَيهِم واكِفَ الأَدمُعِ الحمرِ
So every graceful, tender maiden wailed for them,
Every young gazelle wept for them,
Shedding over them streaming crimson tears.
Shedding copious red tears over them.
فَهَلso did خابَfail سَعيُendeavor السودِthe Black people أَوor فالَfalter رَأيُهاtheir judgment
فَهَل خابَ سَعيُ السودِ أَو فالَ رَأيُها
وَهَلand did قاوَمَتresist فيin زَعمِهاtheir claim عاصِفَthe tempest القَسرِcoercion
وَهَل قاوَمَت في زَعمِها عاصِفَ القَسرِ
So did the Black people's endeavor fail, or did their judgment falter?
Did the endeavor of the blacks fail, or was their view misguided?
And did they, as they claimed, resist the tempest of coercion?
Or did they, in their claim, resist the storm of coercion?
رَعَواthey grazed حِقبَةًfor a time رَعيَgrazing الهُدونِtranquility وَأغفَلواand neglected
رَعَوا حِقبَةً رَعيَ الهُدونِ وَأغفَلوا
عَواقِبَconsequences ماwhat يَأتيcomes بِهِwith it طارِقُthe night-visitor الدَهرِtime
عَواقِبَ ما يَأتي بِهِ طارِقُ الدَهرِ
For a while they grazed in tranquil ease, and neglected
They lived an era, grazing like the docile, and forgot
The consequences of what time's night-visitor brings.
The consequences of what the knocker of time brings.
فَماso nothing راعَهُمalarmed them إِلّاexcept طَلائِعُthe vanguards عَسكَرٍan army
فَما راعَهُم إِلّا طَلائِعُ عَسكَرٍ
تُزَجّيurges onward بِأُسدِwith lions الغابِthe forest دامِيَةَbloodstained الظُفرِclaw
تُزَجّي بِأُسدِ الغابِ دامِيَةَ الظُفرِ
Nothing startled them but an army's vanguard,
They were not wary until the vanguards of an army approached,
Urging on the forest's lions, their claws bloodstained.
Agitating the lion of the forest with blood-stained victory.
عَلَيهِمover them قَتامٌa dust-cloud يَشهَدُtestifies اللَيلُnight أَنَّهُthat it
عَلَيهِم قَتامٌ يَشهَدُ اللَيلُ أَنَّهُ
هُوَit اللَيلُnight وَالخِرصانُand the spears فيهِwithin it سَنىradiance الزَهرِthe bright stars
هُوَ اللَيلُ وَالخِرصانُ فيهِ سَنى الزَهرِ
A dust-cloud hangs over them; night testifies that it
Pitch darkness upon them, the night testifies it is the night,
Is night, with spears within it shining like stars.
And the darkness within which the potted plants blossomed.
وَجُردٍand sleek horses كَأسرابِlike flocks القَطاsandgrouse ضُمَّرِlean الحَشاthe belly
وَجُردٍ كَأسرابِ القَطا ضُمَّرِ الحَشا
يَنَلنَthey reach المَدىthe utmost distance لَوeven if أَنَّهُthat it قُنَّةُpeak النَسرِthe eagle
يَنَلنَ المَدى لَو أَنَّهُ قُنَّةُ النَسرِ
And sleek steeds, like flocks of sandgrouse, lean-bellied,
Horsemen like flocks of sand grouse with puffed up chests,
Reach the utmost goal, even were it the eagle's peak.
Would reach the horizon if it were the range of an eagle.
تُشَدُّthey are girded بِزَغفٍwith mail مُسبَلاتٍtrailing كَأَنَّهاas though they
تُشَدُّ بِزَغفٍ مُسبَلاتٍ كَأَنَّها
مُسَرَّدَةُinterlinked الأَرجاءِon all sides مِنfrom نُقَطِdrops القَطرِrain
مُسَرَّدَةُ الأَرجاءِ مِن نُقَطِ القَطرِ
They are girded with trailing coats of mail, as though they
Girded with dripping burdahs as if they are
Were linked all around from drops of rain.
The outstretched wings of rain drops.
فَكَمso how many رايَةٍa banner قَدalready ظَلَّلَتهاshaded them كَأَنَّهاas though it
فَكَم رايَةٍ قَد ظَلَّلَتها كَأَنَّها
قُدامىprimary feathers عُقابٍan eagle قَدalready ثَنَتهاit folded them إِلىtoward الكَسرِthe wing
قُدامى عُقابٍ قَد ثَنَتها إِلى الكَسرِ
How many a banner has shaded them, as though it were
How many flags whose shades covered them as if they are
An eagle's flight-feathers, folded against its wing.
Molted eagle feathers bent into breaking.
يُسَدِّدُهاhe directs them المَنصورُal-Mansur فَهيَso they are سَحائِبٌclouds
يُسَدِّدُها المَنصورُ فَهيَ سَحائِبٌ
تَجودُpour generously العِدىthe enemies بِالحَتفِwith death مِنfrom وَبلِهاtheir downpour الغَمرِcopious
تَجودُ العِدى بِالحَتفِ مِن وَبلِها الغَمرِ
Al-Mansur directs them; they are clouds
The Victorious One steadies them, so they are clouds
Raining death on the foe from their copious downpour.
Raining generosity with flood from its abundance.
فَلاso there is no وَزَرٌrefuge مِنfrom بَأسِهِhis might غَيرُother than حِلمِهِhis forbearance
فَلا وَزَرٌ مِن بَأسِهِ غَيرُ حِلمِهِ
فَناهيكَso, enough for you مِنهُof him قابِلَaccepting التَوبِrepentance وَالعُذرِand excuses
فَناهيكَ مِنهُ قابِلَ التَوبِ وَالعُذرِ
There is no refuge from his might but his forbearance;
Nothing of His might except His forbearance,
How excellent he is at accepting repentance and excuses!
Let alone the He who accepts repentance and excuses.
وَناهيكَand enough for you مِنof طَلقِcheerful الجَبينِbrow كَأَنَّماas though
وَناهيكَ مِن طَلقِ الجَبينِ كَأَنَّما
أَسِرَّتُهُhis brow-lines مِنهاfrom them استُعيرَwas borrowed سَنىradiance البَدرِthe full moon
أَسِرَّتُهُ مِنها استُعيرَ سَنى البَدرِ
And how cheerful his brow, as though
Let alone the smoothness of forehead as if
The full moon's radiance had been borrowed from its lines.
Its radiance was borrowed from the full moon's radiance,
إِلىalong with خُلُقٍcharacter لَوif كانَwere لِلطَّيبِfor perfume نَشرُهاits fragrance
إِلى خُلُقٍ لَو كانَ لِلطَّيبِ نَشرُها
لَماwould not اِنتَسَبَwas attributed الطيبُperfume الذَكِيُّfragrant إِلىto الشِحرِal-Shihr
لَما اِنتَسَبَ الطيبُ الذَكِيُّ إِلى الشِحرِ
Along with a character whose fragrance, if perfume possessed it,
To a nature - if its diffusion were of perfume,
Fragrant perfume would not be attributed to al-Shihr.
Then fine perfume would never have belonged to flowers.
كَذاsuch خُلُقٌcharacter مَهدِيَّةٌMahdian عَلَوِيَّةٌAlid
كَذا خُلُقٌ مَهدِيَّةٌ عَلَوِيَّةٌ
تَوارَثَهاthey inherited it in succession الغُرُّthe illustrious الكِرامُthe noble عَنِfrom الغُرِّthe illustrious
تَوارَثَها الغُرُّ الكِرامُ عَنِ الغُرِّ
Such is a Mahdian, Alid character,
Such is a nature - Mahdi, Alawite,
Inherited by illustrious nobles from illustrious forebears.
Inherited by the honorable family from the honorable.
يَقَرُّis gladdened بِكَby you المَهدِيُّal-Mahdi عَيناًin the eye وَقَبلَهُand before him الthe
يَقَرُّ بِكَ المَهدِيُّ عَيناً وَقَبلَهُ ال
وَصِيُّappointed successor بِماfor what أَعقَبتَyou left behind مِنof طيِّبِgood الذِكرِrenown
وَصِيُّ بِما أَعقَبتَ مِن طيِّبِ الذِكرِ
Al-Mahdi's eye is gladdened by you, and before him the
The Mahdi is pleased with you, and his successor acknowledged
Appointed Successor, for the good renown you have left behind,
What you left of good mention.
بِمَنthrough one who لَوif رَمىstruck at صِفّينَSiffin يَومَon the day of جِلادِهِhis sword-fighting
بِمَن لَو رَمى صِفّينَ يَومَ جِلادِهِ
لَحَلَّتwould have descended بِجَيشِupon the army الشامِal-Sham فاقِرَةُa shattering calamity الظَهرِthe back
لَحَلَّت بِجَيشِ الشامِ فاقِرَةُ الظَهرِ
Through one who, had he struck at Siffin on his battle-day,
With one who - if he were to shoot two ranks on his fighting day -
A back-breaking calamity would have befallen the army of al-Sham.
The Syrian army's back would be emptied.
لِيَهنِهِmay it gladden him مُلكُdominion الأَرضِthe earth مَوطودَةًmade secure لَهُfor him
لِيَهنِهِ مُلكُ الأَرضِ مَوطودَةً لَهُ
سَيُنتَظَمُwill be joined السوسُal-Sus القَصيُّfar-off إِلىto النَهرِthe river
سَيُنتَظَمُ السوسُ القَصيُّ إِلى النَهرِ
May dominion over the earth, secured for him, bring him joy;
So the kingdom of earth be bent, subdued for him,
Far-off al-Sus will be joined to the river.
The far and near will be organized unto the river.
فَماso there is nothing دونَshort of دَربِthe road الشامِal-Sham إِلّاexcept اِلتِفاتَةٌa turn of the head
فَما دونَ دَربِ الشامِ إِلّا اِلتِفاتَةٌ
وَماand there is nothing دونَshort of بَغدادِBaghdad العِراقِIraq سِوىbut فِترِa thumb-to-forefinger span
وَما دونَ بَغدادِ العِراقِ سِوى فِترِ
The road to al-Sham is but a turn of the head away,
Nothing beyond Syria's road except a glance,
And Baghdad of Iraq lies but a thumb-to-forefinger span away.
And nothing beyond Baghdad, Iraq except a wink.
فَإِنso if حاوَلَseek الأَعداءُthe enemies مِنهاfrom it اِعتِصامَهاits protection
فَإِن حاوَلَ الأَعداءُ مِنها اِعتِصامَها
بِبُعدٍthrough distance فَقَدthen indeed رامواthey sought المُحالَthe impossible مِنَof الأَمرِthe matter
بِبُعدٍ فَقَد راموا المُحالَ مِنَ الأَمرِ
If the enemies seek the shelter it affords
If enemies attempted to seek refuge there
Through remoteness, then they have sought the impossible.
Then they attempted the impossible of matters.
فَلَوso even if أَنَّهُمthat they حَلّوsettled in السِماكَينِthe two Simak stars مَنزِلاًas a dwelling
فَلَو أَنَّهُم حَلّو السِماكَينِ مَنزِلاً
لَباتَwould spend the night الرَدىdeath مِنfrom خَلفِهِمbehind them دائِماًalways يَسريtravels by night
لَباتَ الرَدى مِن خَلفِهِم دائِماً يَسري
Even if they took the two Simak stars for their dwelling,
If they took the two seas as residence,
Death would always follow behind them through the night.
Ruin would always flow behind them.
وَلَوand if نازَلَconfronted البَحرَthe sea المُحيطَencircling بعَزمَةٍwith one resolve
وَلَو نازَلَ البَحرَ المُحيطَ بعَزمَةٍ
لَعادَتwould turn يَباباًa wasteland بَعدَهاafter it لُجَجُdeep waters البَحرِthe sea
لَعادَت يَباباً بَعدَها لُجَجُ البَحرِ
And if he confronted the encircling ocean with a single resolve,
If he descended on the endless sea with resolve,
The sea's deep waters would thereafter become a wasteland.
After it, its billows would turn to rubble.
نِجارُكَyour ancestral stock خَيرُthe best العالَمينَall creation وَرِثتَهُyou inherited it
نِجارُكَ خَيرُ العالَمينَ وَرِثتَهُ
فَناهيكَso, enough for you مِنof إرثٍan inheritance وَناهيكَand enough for you مِنof نَجرِancestral stock
فَناهيكَ مِن إرثٍ وَناهيكَ مِن نَجرِ
The best of all creation is your ancestral stock, which you inherited;
Your carpenter is the best of worlds, and you inherited him,
What an inheritance is yours, and what a lineage!
Let alone an inheritance, and let alone a Carpenter!
فَلاso may you never زِلتَcease مَنصورَvictorious اللِواءِthe banner مُظَفَّراًtriumphant
فَلا زِلتَ مَنصورَ اللِواءِ مُظَفَّراً
وَدامَتand may remain بِكَthrough you الأَيّامُthe days واضِحَةَbright البِشرِgladness
وَدامَت بِكَ الأَيّامُ واضِحَةَ البِشرِ
May you ever remain triumphant, with a victorious banner,
You never ceased to be Victorious,
And may the days remain bright with gladness through you.
And through you days continued, clear in bearing good news.
فَلاso no نِعمَةًblessing إِلّاexcept ومِنكُمand from you مَنالُهاits attainment
فَلا نِعمَةً إِلّا ومِنكُم مَنالُها
وَلاand no عُرفَkindness إِلّاexcept مِنfrom نَدىbounty كَفِّكُمyour hand يَجريflows
وَلا عُرفَ إِلّا مِن نَدى كَفِّكُم يَجري
No blessing is obtained except from you,
No blessing except that receiving it is from you,
And no kindness flows but from the bounty of your hand.
No noble deed except that its freshness flows from your palm.
Sol 6.1