لَتَهنِئmay it gladden أَميرَCommander المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful عَطِيَّةٌa gift
لَتَهنِئ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ عَطِيَّةٌ
مِنَfrom اللَهِGod يَزكوis blessed نَيلُهاits receipt وَيَطيبُand is sweet
مِنَ اللَهِ يَزكو نَيلُها وَيَطيبُ
May a gift gladden the Commander of the Faithful,
A gift from God will delight the Commander of the Faithful
from God, blessed and sweet to receive.
Its attainment purified, its essence made good
يَدُhand اللَهِGod فيconcerning فَتحٍFath إِلَيكَtoward you جَميلَةٌgracious
يَدُ اللَهِ في فَتحٍ إِلَيكَ جَميلَةٌ
وَإِنعامُهُand His favor فيهِconcerning him عَلَيكَupon you عَجيبُwondrous
وَإِنعامُهُ فيهِ عَلَيكَ عَجيبُ
God's hand has been gracious to you concerning Fath,
The hand of God was beautiful in granting you victory
and His favor toward you in his case is wondrous.
And His blessing therein for you is wondrous
وَلِيُّكَyour friend دونَapart from الأَولِياءِother friends مَحَبَّةًin affection
وَلِيُّكَ دونَ الأَولِياءِ مَحَبَّةً
وَمَولاكَand your retainer وَالمَولىand the retainer الصَريحُtrue نَسيبُa kinsman
وَمَولاكَ وَالمَولى الصَريحُ نَسيبُ
Your friend, set apart from other friends by love,
Your patron, unlike any other patron, is beloved
and your retainer—a true retainer is kin.
And your Master - the Manifest Master - is a close kinsman
وَعَبدُكَand your servant أَحظَتهُwon him favor إِلَيكَwith you نَصيحَةٌsincere devotion
وَعَبدُكَ أَحظَتهُ إِلَيكَ نَصيحَةٌ
وَأَرضاكَand pleased you مِنهُfrom him مَشهَدٌpresence وَمَغيبُand absence
وَأَرضاكَ مِنهُ مَشهَدٌ وَمَغيبُ
And your servant, whom sincere devotion endeared to you,
And your servant, his devotion to you has granted him
and whose presence and absence alike have pleased you.
Sincerity towards you, whether seen or unseen
رَمَتهُshot at him صُروفُvicissitudes النائِباتِcalamities فَأَخطَأَتbut missed
رَمَتهُ صُروفُ النائِباتِ فَأَخطَأَت
كَذاthus الدَهرُTime يُخطيmisses مَرَّةًsometimes وَيُصيبُand hits
كَذا الدَهرُ يُخطي مَرَّةً وَيُصيبُ
The vicissitudes of calamity shot at him, but missed;
The turns of fate assailed him, so he missed the mark
such is Time: sometimes it misses, sometimes it hits.
Thus does time err once and hit the mark another time
وَلَمand did not أَنسَهُforget him يَطفوfloats وَيَرسُبُand sinks تارَةًby turns
وَلَم أَنسَهُ يَطفو وَيَرسُبُ تارَةً
وَيَظهَرُand appears لِلرائينَto onlookers ثُمَّthen يَغيبُvanishes
وَيَظهَرُ لِلرائينَ ثُمَّ يَغيبُ
Nor have I forgotten him, floating and sinking by turns,
Nor did I forget him floating and sinking at times
and appearing to onlookers, then vanishing.
And appearing to onlookers, then disappearing
دَعاcalled out بِاِسمِكَupon your name المَنصورِvictorious وَالمَوجُwhile the waves غامِرٌengulfing
دَعا بِاِسمِكَ المَنصورِ وَالمَوجُ غامِرٌ
لِدَعوَتِهِhis cry وَالمَوتُand death مِنهُto him قَريبُnear
لِدَعوَتِهِ وَالمَوتُ مِنهُ قَريبُ
He called upon your victorious name, while the waves drowned
He called upon your name, O Mansur, while the waves raged
his cry, and death was close to him.
His call overcame them, and death was near
وَأُقسِمُand I swear لَوif يَدعوكَcalls upon you وَالخَيلُwhile the cavalry حَولَهُaround him
وَأُقسِمُ لَو يَدعوكَ وَالخَيلُ حَولَهُ
لَفَرَّجَهاwould surely have scattered them عَنهُfrom him أَغَرُّradiant نَجيبُnoble
لَفَرَّجَها عَنهُ أَغَرُّ نَجيبُ
And I swear, had he called upon you, with cavalry around him,
I swear, if he called you while the horses were around him
a radiant, noble one would surely have driven them away from him.
The noblest stallion would make way for him
فَلَولاso, but for دِفاعُprotection اللَهِGod دامَتwould have continued عَلىin البُكاweeping
فَلَولا دِفاعُ اللَهِ دامَت عَلى البُكا
عُيونٌeyes وَلَجَّتand would have persisted فيin الغَرامِanguish قُلوبُhearts
عُيونٌ وَلَجَّت في الغَرامِ قُلوبُ
But for God's protection, weeping would have continued
Were it not for God's defense, eyes would still weep
in eyes, and hearts would have persisted in anguish.
And hearts would remain sunk in sorrow
فَجاءَthen he came عَلىamid يَأسٍdespair وَقَدand already كادَتِhad almost القُوىstrength
فَجاءَ عَلى يَأسٍ وَقَد كادَتِ القُوى
تَقَطَّعُgive out وَالآمالُand hopes فيهِfor him تَخيبُfail
تَقَطَّعُ وَالآمالُ فيهِ تَخيبُ
Then he came amid despair, when strength had almost
He came in desperation, when strength was almost spent
given out, and hopes for him were failing.
And hopes in him were near disappointment
فَياso, oh فَرحَةًjoy جاءَتcame عَلىon إِثرِthe heels of تَرحَةٍsorrow
فَيا فَرحَةً جاءَت عَلى إِثرِ تَرحَةٍ
وَبُشرىand glad tidings أَتَتcame بَعدَafter النَعِيِّthe death announcement تَؤوبُreturning
وَبُشرى أَتَت بَعدَ النَعِيِّ تَؤوبُ
Oh, what joy came on the heels of sorrow,
So welcome a joy that followed a sadness
and glad tidings came back after the death announcement!
And good news that came after mourning's call
ثَنَتeased مِنsome of تَباريحِthe torments الغَليلِburning grief وَنَهنَهَتand checked
ثَنَت مِن تَباريحِ الغَليلِ وَنَهنَهَت
مَدامِعَtear-channels ماnot تَرقاstop flowing لَهُنَّtheir غُروبُtorrents of tears
مَدامِعَ ما تَرقا لَهُنَّ غُروبُ
It eased the torments of burning grief and checked
It stilled the agitation of distress and comforted
tearful eyes whose torrents would not cease.
Tears that had flowed with no sunset
بَقيتَmay you live on أَميرَCommander المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful فَإِنَّماfor indeed
بَقيتَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ فَإِنَّما
بَقاؤُكَyour continued life حُسنٌbeauty لِلزَمانِfor Time وَطيبُand sweetness
بَقاؤُكَ حُسنٌ لِلزَمانِ وَطيبُ
May you live on, Commander of the Faithful, for
You remained, O Commander of the Faithful, and your
your continued life is sheer beauty and sweetness to Time.
Continued existence is goodness for the age and purity
Sol 6.1