إِنَّindeed الوَليدَal-Walid أَميرَCommander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful لَهُhe has
إِنَّ الوَليدَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ لَهُ
حَقٌّa right مِنَfrom اللَهِGod تَفضيلٌdistinction وَتَشريفُand honor
حَقٌّ مِنَ اللَهِ تَفضيلٌ وَتَشريفُ
Indeed al-Walid, Commander of the Faithful, has
A right from God to distinction and honor.
خَليفَةٌa caliph لَمdid not يَزَلcease يَجريproceeds عَلىwith مَهَلٍdeliberation
خَليفَةٌ لَم يَزَل يَجري عَلى مَهَلٍ
أَغَرُّradiant تَنميflourish بِهِthrough him البِيضُthe fair ones الغَطاريفُthe noble lords
أَغَرُّ تَنمي بِهِ البِيضُ الغَطاريفُ
A caliph who has always proceeded with deliberation,
Radiant, through whom the fair noble lords flourish.
لاnot يُخمِدُquenches الحَربَwar إِلّاexcept رَيثَfor as long as يُوقِدُهاhe kindles it
لا يُخمِدُ الحَربَ إِلّا رَيثَ يُوقِدُها
فيin كُلِّevery فَجٍّmountain pass لَهُhe has خَيلsteeds مَسانيفُswiftly advancing
في كُلِّ فَجٍّ لَهُ خَيل مَسانيفُ
He quenches war only long enough to kindle it again;
In every pass he has swiftly advancing steeds.
يَحويgathers سُبِيّاًcaptives فَيُعطيهاthen gives them away وَيَقسِمُهاand apportions them
يَحوي سُبِيّاً فَيُعطيها وَيَقسِمُها
وَمنand among عَطّيتِهِhis gifts الجُردُthe sleek steeds السَراعيفُthe long-limbed ones
وَمن عَطّيتِهِ الجُردُ السَراعيفُ
He gathers captives, then gives them away and apportions them;
And among his gifts are sleek, long-limbed steeds.
أَخزىhumbled طُرَندَةَTuranda مِنهُfrom him وابِلَa downpour بَرِدٌcold
أَخزى طُرَندَةَ مِنهُ وابِلَ بَرِدٌ
وَعَسكرٌand an army لَمdid not تَقُدهُlead it العُزَّلُthe unarmed men الجوفُthe hollow-hearted ones
وَعَسكرٌ لَم تَقُدهُ العُزَّلُ الجوفُ
A cold downpour from him humbled Turanda,
And an army not led by unarmed, hollow-hearted men.
ماnot زالَceased مَسلَةُMasla المَيمونُthe fortunate يَحضُرُهاcomes to it
ما زالَ مَسلَةُ المَيمونُ يَحضُرُها
وَركنُهاand its bastion بِثِقالِwith heavy الصَخرِstones مَقذوفُpelted
وَركنُها بِثِقالِ الصَخرِ مَقذوفُ
Fortunate Masla kept coming to it,
While its bastion was pelted with heavy stones.
وَقَدand indeed أَحاطَتsurrounded بِهاaround it أَبطالُchampions ذيof one possessing لَجَبٍclamor
وَقَد أَحاطَت بِها أَبطالُ ذي لَجَبٍ
كَماjust as أَحاطَencircled بِرَأسِaround the crown of النَخلَةِthe palm tree اللِيفُpalm fiber
كَما أَحاطَ بِرَأسِ النَخلَةِ اللِيفُ
And the champions of a clamorous host surrounded it,
As palm fiber encircles the crown of a palm tree.
حَتّىuntil عَلَواthey climbed سورَهاits wall مِنfrom كُلِّevery ناحِيَةٍside
حَتّى عَلَوا سورَها مِن كُلِّ ناحِيَةٍ
وَحانَand doom befell مَنwhoever كانَwas فيهاwithin it فَهوَso he is مَلهوفُdistressed
وَحانَ مَن كانَ فيها فَهوَ مَلهوفُ
Until they scaled its wall from every side,
And whoever was within met his doom and was left forlorn.
فَأَهلُهاso its people بَينَbetween مَقتولٍone slain وَمُستَلَبٍand one despoiled
فَأَهلُها بَينَ مَقتولٍ وَمُستَلَبٍ
وَمِنهُمُand among them مُوثَقٌone bound fast فيin القِدِّleather thongs مَكتوفُhands bound behind his back
وَمِنهُمُ مُوثَقٌ في القِدِّ مَكتوفُ
So its people were either slain or despoiled,
And some were bound in leather thongs, hands tied behind their backs.
ياO أَيُّهاyou الأَجدَعُthe nose-mutilated one الباكيweeping لِمَهلَكِهِمfor their destruction
يا أَيُّها الأَجدَعُ الباكي لِمَهلَكِهِم
هَلcan it be that بَأسُthe might of رَبِّكَyour Lord عَنfrom مَنwhoever رامَHe targeted مَصروفُturned away
هَل بَأسُ رَبِّكَ عَن مَن رامَ مَصروفُ
O you whose nose is cut off, weeping for their destruction,
Can your Lord's might be turned away from anyone He targets?
تَدعوpray النًصارىthe Christians لَناfor us بِالنَصرِfor victory ضاحِيَةًopenly
تَدعو النًصارى لَنا بِالنَصرِ ضاحِيَةً
وَاللَهُand God يَعلَمُknows ماwhat تُخفيconceal الشَراسيفُthe rib ends
وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ ما تُخفي الشَراسيفُ
The Christians openly pray for our victory,
And God knows what the ribs conceal.
قَلَعتَyou uprooted بِيعَتَهُمtheir church عَنfrom جَوفِthe interior of مَسجِدِناour mosque
قَلَعتَ بِيعَتَهُم عَن جَوفِ مَسجِدِنا
فَصَخرُهاso its stones عِنfrom جَديدِthe surface of الأَرضِthe earth مَنسوفُswept away
فَصَخرُها عِن جَديدِ الأَرضِ مَنسوفُ
You uprooted their church from the heart of our mosque,
So its stones were swept off the face of the earth.
كانَتit used to be إِذاwhen قامَstood أَهلُthe people of الدينِthe faith فَاِبتَهَلواand then prayed earnestly
كانَت إِذا قامَ أَهلُ الدينِ فَاِبتَهَلوا
باتَتspent the night تُجاوِبُناanswering us فيهاwithin it الأَساقيفُthe bishops
باتَت تُجاوِبُنا فيها الأَساقيفُ
It used to be that, whenever the people of faith stood and prayed earnestly,
The bishops within it would answer us throughout the night:
أَصواتُvoices عُجمٍof non-Arabs إِذاwhen قامواthey stood بِقُربَتِهِمfor their devotions
أَصواتُ عُجمٍ إِذا قاموا بِقُربَتِهِم
كَماas تُصَوِّتُcall فيin الصُبحِthe morning الخَطاطيفُthe swallows
كَما تُصَوِّتُ في الصُبحِ الخَطاطيفُ
Non-Arab voices, when they stood for their devotions,
Like swallows twittering in the morning.
فَاليَومَso today فيهِwithin it صَلاةُthe prayer of الحَقِّtruth ظاهِرَةٌmanifest
فَاليَومَ فيهِ صَلاةُ الحَقِّ ظاهِرَةٌ
وَصادِقٌand truth مِنfrom كِتابِthe Book of اللَهِGod مَعروفُknown
وَصادِقٌ مِن كِتابِ اللَهِ مَعروفُ
So today the prayer of truth is manifest within it,
And truth from God's Book is known.
فيهِwithin it الزَبَرجَدُchrysolite وَالياقوتُand ruby مُؤتَلِقٌgleaming
فيهِ الزَبَرجَدُ وَالياقوتُ مُؤتَلِقٌ
وَالكِلسُand lime وَالذَهَبُand gold العِقيانُpure مَرصوفُlaid closely together
وَالكِلسُ وَالذَهَبُ العِقيانُ مَرصوفُ
Within it, chrysolite and ruby gleam,
And lime and pure gold are laid closely together.
تَرىyou see تَهاويلَهُits wondrous adornments مِنfrom نَحوِthe direction of قِبلَتِناour direction of prayer
تَرى تَهاويلَهُ مِن نَحوِ قِبلَتِنا
يَلوحُgleams فيهِwithin it مِنof الأَلوانِcolors تَفويفُstriped ornamentation
يَلوحُ فيهِ مِن الأَلوانِ تَفويفُ
You see its wondrous adornments toward our qibla;
Striped bands of color gleam within it.
يَكادُalmost يُعشيblinds بَصيرَthe keen-sighted one of القَومِthe people زِبرِجُهُits glittering ornament
يَكادُ يُعشي بَصيرَ القَومِ زِبرِجُهُ
حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّas though سَوادَthe black of العَينthe eye مَطروفُinjured
حَتّى كَأَنَّ سَوادَ العَين مَطروفُ
Its glitter almost blinds the keen-sighted among the people,
Until the eye's dark pupil seems struck.
وَفِضَّةٌand silver تُعجِبُdelights الرائينَonlookers بِهجَتُهاits beauty
وَفِضَّةٌ تُعجِبُ الرائينَ بِهجَتُها
كَريمُهاits finest portion فَوقَabove أَعلاهُنَّtheir highest parts مَعطوفُbent over
كَريمُها فَوقَ أَعلاهُنَّ مَعطوفُ
And silver whose beauty delights onlookers,
Its finest portion is bent over their highest points.
وَقُبَّةٌand a dome لاnot تَكادُnearly الطَيرُthe birds تَبلُغُهاreach it
وَقُبَّةٌ لا تَكادُ الطَيرُ تَبلُغُها
أَعلىthe highest of مَحاريبهاits prayer chambers بِالساجِwith teak مَسقوفُroofed
أَعلى مَحاريبها بِالساجِ مَسقوفُ
And a dome that birds can scarcely reach,
The highest of its prayer chambers is roofed with teak.
لَهاit has مَصابيحُlamps فيهاin them الزَيتُoil مِنof ذَهَبٍgold
لَها مَصابيحُ فيها الزَيتُ مِن ذَهَبٍ
يُضيءُshines مِنfrom نورِهاtheir light لُبنانُLebanon وَالسِيفُand the seacoast
يُضيءُ مِن نورِها لُبنانُ وَالسِيفُ
It has lamps of gold with oil within them;
Lebanon and the seacoast shine in their light.
فَكُلُّso all of إِقبالِهِits frontage وَاللَهُand God زَيَّنَهُadorned it
فَكُلُّ إِقبالِهِ وَاللَهُ زَيَّنَهُ
مُبَطَّنٌlined بِرُخامِwith marble from الشامِal-Sham مَحفوفُsurrounded
مُبَطَّنٌ بِرُخامِ الشامِ مَحفوفُ
So its entire frontage—God has adorned it—
Is lined and surrounded with marble from al-Sham.
فيin سُرَّةِthe navel of الأَرضِthe earth مَشدودٌfirmly joined جَوانِبُهُits sides
في سُرَّةِ الأَرضِ مَشدودٌ جَوانِبُهُ
وَقَدand indeed أَحاطَsurrounded بِهِaround it الأَنهارُthe rivers وَالريفُand the countryside
وَقَد أَحاطَ بِهِ الأَنهارُ وَالريفُ
At the earth's navel, its sides are firmly joined,
And rivers and fertile countryside encircle it.
فيهِwithin it المَثانيthe oft-repeated verses وَآياتٌand verses مُفَصَّلَةٌclearly set out
فيهِ المَثاني وَآياتٌ مُفَصَّلَةٌ
فيهِنَّin them مِنfrom رَبِّناour Lord وَعدٌa promise وَتَخويفُand a warning
فيهِنَّ مِن رَبِّنا وَعدٌ وَتَخويفُ
Within it are the oft-repeated verses and verses set out clearly,
In them are a promise and a warning from our Lord.
تَمَّتis complete قَصيدَةُan ode of حَقٍّtruth غَيرَnot ذيpossessing كَذِبٍfalsehood
تَمَّت قَصيدَةُ حَقٍّ غَيرَ ذي كَذِبٍ
فيin حَوكِهاits weaving مِنfrom كَلامِthe speech of الشِعرِpoetry تَأليفُa composition
في حَوكِها مِن كَلامِ الشِعرِ تَأليفُ
The poem of truth is complete, bearing no falsehood;
Its fabric is a composition of poetic speech.
قَوَّمتُI straightened مِنهاof it فَلاso no زَيغٌdeviation وَلاand no أَوَدٌcrookedness
قَوَّمتُ مِنها فَلا زَيغٌ وَلا أَوَدٌ
كَماjust as أَقامَset straight قَناthe spear-shafts الخَطِّيِّof al-Khatt تَثقيفُstraightening
كَما أَقامَ قَنا الخَطِّيِّ تَثقيفُ
I have set it straight: no deviation and no crookedness,
As straightening sets Khatti spear-shafts true.
Sol 6.1