حسامHusam (sword) الدينal-Din (the Faith) بحرsea نداكyour bounty طامoverflowing
حسام الدين بحر نداك طام
بهby it تروىis slaked حشاشةremnant of life كلevery ظامthirsty one
به تروى حشاشة كل ظام
Husam al-Din, the sea of your bounty overflows.
The sea of your generosity has waves
It refreshes the lingering life of every thirsty soul.
That quench the thirst of every dark night
رأيتكI saw you عارياbare منof كلevery عارdisgrace
رأيتك عاريا من كل عار
يشبنmars (uncertain reading) وخالصاand free منof كلevery ذامfault
يشبن وخالصا من كل ذام
I saw you bare of every disgrace
I saw you bare of all shame
That mars you, and free of every fault.
Pure and free of all blame
فشملso the gathering المالwealth عندكwith you فيin افتراقdispersion
فشمل المال عندك في افتراق
وشملand the gathering الحمدpraise عندكwith you فيin التئامunity
وشمل الحمد عندك في التئام
So with you, wealth is scattered,
Wealth to you means separation
And with you, praise is gathered together.
And praise means reunion
غداtomorrow ياO سالماone safe منfrom كلevery غيبunseen peril
غدا يا سالما من كل غيب
تؤمhead for ركابناour riding camels دارabode السلامpeace
تؤم ركابنا دار السلام
Tomorrow, O you safe from every unseen peril,
Tomorrow, O peace for all tribulation
Our camels head for the Abode of Peace.
You will guide our steeds to the abode of peace
غداtomorrow وأبيكand by your father نملأwe shall fill جانبيهاits two sides
غدا وأبيك نملأ جانبيها
ثناءpraise فيfor معاليكyour lofty merits الجسامgreat
ثناء في معاليك الجسام
Tomorrow, by your father, we shall fill both its sides
Tomorrow, and your father, we will fill its flanks
With praise of your great, lofty merits.
With praise for your mighty stature
أقائدهاam I to lead them تغصthey choke الجوthe air نقعاwith dust
أقائدها تغص الجو نقعا
علىover أرضيmy land نجيعgore طليnecks وهامand heads
على أرضي نجيع طلي وهام
Am I to lead them as they choke the air with dust,
Its leaders choke the air with neighing
Across my land, where lies the gore of necks and heads,
On my land of Tali and Hama
وفيand on طرقيmy roads خفاجةKhafaja وهيand it is بطنa clan
وفي طرقي خفاجة وهي بطن
حلالlawful عندهاin its view أكلconsuming الحرامthe forbidden
حلال عندها أكل الحرام
While Khafaja is on my roads—a clan
And in its roads are horses galloping as
That holds consuming the forbidden lawful?
Ill-gotten gains are made lawful for them there
فقلدنيso gird me معalong with الإحسانbeneficence عضباa keen sword
فقلدني مع الإحسان عضبا
يجليdispels صبحهits dawn ليلthe night القتامdark dust
يجلي صبحه ليل القتام
So, alongside your bounty, gird me with a keen sword,
So grace me with wrath along with kindness
Whose dawn dispels the night of dust,
Its dawn dispels the night of darkness
كماas اضطربتrippled مياهwaters فيin غديرa pool
كما اضطربت مياه في غدير
أوor اضطرمتflared بروقlightning flashes فيin غمامclouds
أو اضطرمت بروق في غمام
Like waters rippling in a pool,
As waters were stirred in a pond
Or lightning blazing within clouds.
Or lightning flashed in a cloud
وهاand here أناI أعزلunarmed لولاbut for لسانa tongue
وها أنا أعزل لولا لسان
كعزمكlike your resolve غيرnot مفلولnotched كهامblunt
كعزمك غير مفلول كهام
And here I am unarmed, but for a tongue
And here I stand, unsaddling my tongue
Like your resolve, neither notched nor blunt.
Like your resolve, firm and unbending
فليسso there is no علىupon امرئa man فيin ذاكthat عيبdisgrace
فليس على امرئ في ذاك عيب
إذاif طلبhe asks for الحسامa sword منfrom الحسامHusam (the Sword)
إذا طلب الحسام من الحسام
So there is no disgrace for a man in this,
No shame to a man in this
If he asks a sword of Husam.
If he seeks a sword from the swordsman
Sol 6.1