إِنَّماnothing but سُلطانُrule بَدرBadr عُرُسٌa wedding feast
إِنَّما سُلطانُ بَدر عُرُسٌ
مُشبِهٌresembling فيin الحُسنِbeauty مُلكَreign المُعتَضِدal-Mu'tadid
مُشبِهٌ في الحُسنِ مُلكَ المُعتَضِد
Badr's rule is but a wedding feast,
Resembling al-Mu'tadid's reign in splendor.
يَجمعُhe musters الجَيشَthe army بِتَدبيرِthrough the planning of فَتىًa young man
يَجمعُ الجَيشَ بِتَدبيرِ فَتىً
بَذَلَتhave lavished كَفّاهُhis two hands فيهِon it مايَجِدwhatever he has
بَذَلَت كَفّاهُ فيهِ مايَجِد
He musters the army through a young man's planning,
Whose hands have lavished on it all he has.
يُتبِعُhe follows up الوَعدَthe promise بِنُجحٍwith fulfillment عاجِلاًpromptly
يُتبِعُ الوَعدَ بِنُجحٍ عاجِلاً
فَسَواءٌso it is the same مِنهُfrom him أَعطىhe gives أَوor وَعَدhe promises
فَسَواءٌ مِنهُ أَعطى أَو وَعَد
He promptly follows his promise with fulfillment,
So with him, giving and promising are the same.
أَسَدٌa lion يُبدِعُhe devises فيagainst أَعدائِهِhis enemies
أَسَدٌ يُبدِعُ في أَعدائِهِ
سَطوَةًan onslaught ماnot يَتَعاطاهاwould attempt it الأَسَدthe lion
سَطوَةً ما يَتَعاطاها الأَسَد
A lion, he devises against his enemies
An onslaught no lion would attempt.
Sol 6.1