قَدindeed تَسَدَّيتُهاI traversed it وَتَحتيand beneath me أَمونٌa trusty she-camel
قَد تَسَدَّيتُها وَتَحتي أَمونٌ
طَوعَةُdocile الرَأسِof head بازِلٌfull-grown عُبهورُgreat-bodied
طَوعَةُ الرَأسِ بازِلٌ عُبهورُ
I have crossed it, with a trusty she-camel beneath me,
docile at the rein, full-grown and great-bodied,
نَحوُtoward عَبدِʿAbd (servant of) العَزيزِal-ʿAzīz (the Mighty) ماnot تَطعَمُshe tastes النَوsleep (first part)
نَحوُ عَبدِ العَزيزِ ما تَطعَمُ النَو
مَcompletes 'sleep' وَمِنهاand from her بَعدَafter الرَواحِevening travel البُكورُearly departure
مَ وَمِنها بَعدَ الرَواحِ البُكورُ
toward ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz; she tastes no sleep,
and after evening travel, she sets out again at dawn.
وَهُوَand he الثالِثُthe third الخَليفَةُthe caliph لِلُّof God (first part)
وَهُوَ الثالِثُ الخَليفَةُ لِلُّ
هِcompletes 'God' إِمامٌa leader لِلمُؤمِنينَfor the believers أَميرُa commander
هِ إِمامٌ لِلمُؤمِنينَ أَميرُ
And he is the third, the caliph of God,
an imam, a commander of the faithful.
إِنif أَرادواthey desire التُقىpiety فَعَدلٌthen he is just تَقِيٌّdevout
إِن أَرادوا التُقى فَعَدلٌ تَقِيٌّ
أَوor أَرادواthey desire عَدلاًjustice فَلَيسَthen he does not يَجورُact unjustly
أَو أَرادوا عَدلاً فَلَيسَ يَجورُ
If they desire piety, he is just and devout;
or if they desire justice, he does no wrong.
جَدُّهُhis grandsire مُرَّتَينِtwice over جَدُّthe grandsire of أَبيهِhis father
جَدُّهُ مُرَّتَينِ جَدُّ أَبيهِ
فَإِلىso to العيصِal-ʿĪṣ يَنتَميhe traces his descent وَيَصيرُand he returns
فَإِلى العيصِ يَنتَمي وَيَصيرُ
His grandsire twice over is his father's grandsire;
so to al-ʿĪṣ he traces his descent and returns.
وَلَدَتهُbore him المُلوكُthe kings مَلكاًa king هُماماًhigh-spirited
وَلَدَتهُ المُلوكُ مَلكاً هُماماً
فَهُوَso he is بَدرٌa full moon غَمَّobscured النُجومَthe stars مُنيرُradiant
فَهُوَ بَدرٌ غَمَّ النُجومَ مُنيرُ
Kings begot him, a king of high resolve;
so he is a radiant full moon that eclipses the stars.
حَكَمِيّاًof Ḥakam's line يَراحُhe delights لِلمَجدِin glory فَرعاًa scion
حَكَمِيّاً يَراحُ لِلمَجدِ فَرعاً
مُؤفِياًfaithful بِالعُهودِto the pledges حينَwhen يُجيرُhe grants protection
مُؤفِياً بِالعُهودِ حينَ يُجيرُ
A scion of Ḥakam, he delights in glory,
keeping his pledges when he grants protection.
مَعشَرٌa clan مَعدِنُthe source of الخِلافَةِthe caliphate فيهِمamong them
مَعشَرٌ مَعدِنُ الخِلافَةِ فيهِم
بَدؤُهاits beginning مِنهُمُfrom them وَفيهُمand among them تَحورُit returns
بَدؤُها مِنهُمُ وَفيهُم تَحورُ
A clan among whom the caliphate has its source:
with them it began, and to them it returns.
لاlet no يَرومَنَّever seek مُلكَهُمtheir rule آدَمِيٌّmortal
لا يَرومَنَّ مُلكَهُم آدَمِيٌّ
إِنَّindeed منwhoever رامَseeks مُلكَهُمtheir rule مَغرورُdeluded
إِنَّ من رامَ مُلكَهُم مَغرورُ
Let no mortal ever covet their rule;
truly, whoever covets their rule is deluded.
رامَهُsought it الناكِثونَthe oath-breakers فَاِستَأصَلوهُمso they uprooted them
رامَهُ الناكِثونَ فَاِستَأصَلوهُم
وُوُلاةُand the lieutenants الشيطانِof Satan حَتّىuntil أُبيرواthey were destroyed
وُوُلاةُ الشيطانِ حَتّى أُبيروا
The oath-breakers sought it, only to be rooted out,
and Satan's lieutenants too, until they were destroyed.
ثُمَّthen عَبدُʿAbd (servant of) العَزيزِal-ʿAzīz (the Mighty) قَرمٌa noble sire هِجانٌpurebred
ثُمَّ عَبدُ العَزيزِ قَرمٌ هِجانٌ
لَمdid not يُضَيِّعneglect لَمّاwhen اِعتَرَتهُbeset him الأُمورُaffairs
لَم يُضَيِّع لَمّا اِعتَرَتهُ الأُمورُ
Then ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, a noble, purebred sire,
did not fail when affairs beset him.
قادَhe led عَوداًa mighty host مِنَof الجُيوشِthe armies لُهاماًall-devouring
قادَ عَوداً مِنَ الجُيوشِ لُهاماً
أَرعَنَmountainous الحَجرَتَينِon both flanks حينَwhen يَسيرُit marches
أَرعَنَ الحَجرَتَينِ حينَ يَسيرُ
He led a mighty host, an all-devouring army,
mountainous on both flanks as it marches,
لَجِباًclamorous رِزُّهُits rumble إِذاwhen اِرتَجَّit surges يَوماًone day
لَجِباً رِزُّهُ إِذا اِرتَجَّ يَوماً
فيamid عَجاجٍdust مِنfrom تَحتِهِنَّbeneath them يَثورُrises
في عَجاجٍ مِن تَحتِهِنَّ يَثورُ
clamorous in its rumbling whenever it surges,
amid dust rising from beneath them.
ثُمَّthen يَجتَبنَهُthey cut through it فَيَخرُجنَand they emerge مِنهُfrom it
ثُمَّ يَجتَبنَهُ فَيَخرُجنَ مِنهُ
شَطبَةٌa slender mare لَقوَةٌswift وَفَحلٌand a stallion طَحورُhard-driving
شَطبَةٌ لَقوَةٌ وَفَحلٌ طَحورُ
Then they cut through it and emerge from it:
a slender, swift mare and a hard-driving stallion.
شازِباتٌlean كَأَنَهُنَّas though they were ضِراءٌhunting hounds
شازِباتٌ كَأَنَهُنَّ ضِراءٌ
مَلِحاتٌsalt-crusted أَعناقُهاtheir necks وَالظُهورُand the backs
مَلِحاتٌ أَعناقُها وَالظُهورُ
Lean, as though they were hunting hounds,
their necks and backs crusted with salt.
اِبنَO son of أُمِّUmm (mother of) البَنينِal-Banīn (the sons) أَنتَyou فَتىthe champion of الناthe people (first part)
اِبنَ أُمِّ البَنينِ أَنتَ فَتى النا
سِcompletes 'the people' وَأَنتَand you المُوَفَّقُgranted success المَأجورُrewarded
سِ وَأَنتَ المُوَفَّقُ المَأجورُ
Son of Umm al-Banīn, you are the people's champion,
and you are granted success and reward.
Sol 6.1