لَقَدindeed نُصِرَwas granted victory الإِمامُthe imam عَلىover الأَعاديthe enemies
لَقَد نُصِرَ الإِمامُ عَلى الأَعادي
وَأَضحىand has become المُلكُthe realm مَوطودَfirmly anchored العِمادِthe supporting pillar
وَأَضحى المُلكُ مَوطودَ العِمادِ
The imam has indeed been granted victory over his foes,
And the realm now stands on firmly planted pillars.
وَعَرَّفَتِand made known اللَياليthe nights فيin the case of شُجاعٍShujaʿ
وَعَرَّفَتِ اللَيالي في شُجاعٍ
وَتامِشَand Tamish كَيفَhow عاقِبَةُthe outcome of الفَسادِcorruption
وَتامِشَ كَيفَ عاقِبَةُ الفَسادِ
And the nights have shown, in Shujaʿ
And Tamish, how corruption ends.
تَمادىpersisted مِنهُماfrom them both غَيٌّwaywardness فَلَجّاso both grew obstinate
تَمادى مِنهُما غَيٌّ فَلَجّا
وَقَدand indeed تُرديcan bring ruin اللَجاجَةُobstinacy وَالتَماديand persistence
وَقَد تُردي اللَجاجَةُ وَالتَمادي
Their waywardness persisted, and both grew obstinate,
And obstinacy and persistence can bring ruin.
وَضَلّاand both went astray فيin مُعانَدَةِdefying المَواليthe masters
وَضَلّا في مُعانَدَةِ المَوالي
فَماso not اِغتَبَطاthe two rejoiced هُنالِكَthere بِالعِنادِin defiance
فَما اِغتَبَطا هُنالِكَ بِالعِنادِ
And both went astray in defying their masters,
So neither found joy there in defiance.
بِدارٌhaste فيin اِقتِطاعِseizing الفَيءِthe public revenues جَمٌّgreat
بِدارٌ في اِقتِطاعِ الفَيءِ جَمٌّ
وَسَعيٌand striving فيin فَسادِthe corruption of المُلكِthe realm بادِplainly evident
وَسَعيٌ في فَسادِ المُلكِ بادِ
Great was their haste to seize the public revenues,
And plain were their efforts to corrupt the realm,
بِهَضمٍby encroachment لِلخِلافَةِupon the caliphate وَاِنتِقاصٍand diminution
بِهَضمٍ لِلخِلافَةِ وَاِنتِقاصٍ
وَظُلمٍand injustice لِلرَعِيَّةِtoward the subjects وَاِضطِهادِand oppression
وَظُلمٍ لِلرَعِيَّةِ وَاِضطِهادِ
By infringing the caliphate's rights and diminishing it,
And by wronging and oppressing the subjects.
أَميرَO Commander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful اِسلَمbe safe فَقِدماًfor long ago
أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ اِسلَم فَقِدماً
نَفَيتَyou banished الغَيَّerror عَنّاfrom us بِالرَشادِthrough right guidance
نَفَيتَ الغَيَّ عَنّا بِالرَشادِ
Commander of the Faithful, be safe! For long ago
You banished error from us through right guidance.
تَدارَكَrescued عَدلُكَyour justice الدُنياthe world فَقَرَّتso it grew tranquil
تَدارَكَ عَدلُكَ الدُنيا فَقَرَّت
وَعَمَّand encompassed نَداكَyour bounty آفاقَthe horizons of البِلادِthe lands
وَعَمَّ نَداكَ آفاقَ البِلادِ
Your justice rescued the world, so it grew tranquil,
And your bounty embraced the horizons of the lands.
لِيَهنِكَmay it gladden you فيin اِبنِكَyour son العَبّاسِal-ʿAbbas هَديٌright conduct
لِيَهنِكَ في اِبنِكَ العَبّاسِ هَديٌ
تَبَيَّنَbecame manifest مِنfrom رَشيدِsound الأَمرِjudgment هادِguiding
تَبَيَّنَ مِن رَشيدِ الأَمرِ هادِ
May your son al-ʿAbbas's conduct bring you joy,
A clear, guiding example of sound judgment.
أَقَمتَyou established بِهِthrough him وَلَمand did not تَألُfall short اِختِياراًin choosing
أَقَمتَ بِهِ وَلَم تَألُ اِختِياراً
سَبيلَthe path of الحَجِّpilgrimage فيناamong us وَالجِهادِand jihad
سَبيلَ الحَجِّ فينا وَالجِهادِ
Through him you established, choosing with unstinting care,
The path of pilgrimage and jihad among us.
تَوالَتهُrallied to him القُلوبُthe hearts وَبايَعَتهُand pledged him allegiance
تَوالَتهُ القُلوبُ وَبايَعَتهُ
بِإِخلاصِwith sincerity of النَصيحَةِgoodwill وَالوِدادِand affection
بِإِخلاصِ النَصيحَةِ وَالوِدادِ
Hearts rallied to him and pledged him allegiance,
With sincere goodwill and affection.
هُوَhe المَلِكُthe king الَّذيwho جُمِعَتwere gathered عَلَيهِupon him
هُوَ المَلِكُ الَّذي جُمِعَت عَلَيهِ
عَلىby قَدَرٍdestiny مَحَبّاتُthe affections of العِبادِthe people
عَلى قَدَرٍ مَحَبّاتُ العِبادِ
He is the king around whom are gathered,
By destiny, the people's affections.
فَسُرَّso were gladdened بِهِin him الأَدانيthose near وَالأَقاصيand those far away
فَسُرَّ بِهِ الأَداني وَالأَقاصي
وَأَمَّلَهُand set hopes on him المُواليthe ally وَالمُعاديand the enemy
وَأَمَّلَهُ المُوالي وَالمُعادي
So those near and far rejoiced in him,
And friend and foe set their hopes on him.
شَفيعُintercessor for المُسلِمينَthe Muslims إِلَيكَwith you فيماconcerning what
شَفيعُ المُسلِمينَ إِلَيكَ فيما
تُنيلُyou bestow مِنَof الصَنائِعِkindnesses وَالأَياديand favors
تُنيلُ مِنَ الصَنائِعِ وَالأَيادي
He intercedes for the Muslims with you for
The kindnesses and favors you bestow.
نَزَلتَyou relinquished لَهُfor him عَنِfrom الخُمسَينِthe two fifths لَمّاwhen
نَزَلتَ لَهُ عَنِ الخُمسَينِ لَمّا
تَكَلَّمَhe spoke فيconcerning مُقاسَمَةِthe crop-sharing tax of السَوادِal-Sawad
تَكَلَّمَ في مُقاسَمَةِ السَوادِ
You relinquished the two fifths for his sake when
He spoke about the crop-sharing tax in al-Sawad.
وَإِنّيand indeed I أَرتَجيكَhope in you وَأَرتَجيهِand hope in him
وَإِنّي أَرتَجيكَ وَأَرتَجيهِ
لَدَيكَbefore you لِنائِلٍfor bounty بِهِthrough him مُستَفادِto be gained
لَدَيكَ لِنائِلٍ بِهِ مُستَفادِ
And indeed I look to you in hope, and look to him
Before you, for bounty to be gained through him.
أَتَبعُدُcan it be far off? حاجَتيmy request وَإِلَيكَand to you قَصديmy turning
أَتَبعُدُ حاجَتي وَإِلَيكَ قَصدي
بِهاwith it وَعَلىand upon عِنايَتِكَyour care اِعتِماديmy reliance
بِها وَعَلى عِنايَتِكَ اِعتِمادي
Can my request be far from fulfillment, when I turn to you
With it, and rely upon your care?
وَأَقرَبُand nearest ماthat يَكونُcan be النُجحُsuccess يَوماًever
وَأَقرَبُ ما يَكونُ النُجحُ يَوماً
إِذاwhen شَفَعَintercedes الوَجيهُthe man of standing إِلىwith الجَوادِthe generous man
إِذا شَفَعَ الوَجيهُ إِلى الجَوادِ
And success is never nearer
Than when a man of standing intercedes with a generous one.
لَعَلّيperhaps I أَنthat أُشَرَّفَbe honored بِاِنصِرافيon my departure
لَعَلّي أَن أُشَرَّفَ بِاِنصِرافي
بِطَولِكَthrough your bounty أَوor أُبَجَّلَbe exalted فيin بِلاديmy homeland
بِطَولِكَ أَو أُبَجَّلَ في بِلادي
Perhaps I may be honored on my departure
Through your bounty, or be exalted in my homeland.
Sol 6.1