تودُّlong for سيوفُthe swords الهندIndia فيin سورةthe fury الوغىbattle
تودُّ سيوفُ الهند في سورة الوغى
وقدand already أخلصتهاhave refined them للضرابِfor combat الصَّياقلُthe sword-polishers
وقد أخلصتها للضرابِ الصَّياقلُ
The swords of India long, amid battle’s fury—
The Indian swords yearn for the tumult of war,
the sword-polishers having already refined them for combat,
I have dedicated them for the polished blades.
تُهزُّare brandished بأيديby the hands of الدَّارعينَthe armored warriors كأنَّهاas though they were
تُهزُّ بأيدي الدَّارعينَ كأنَّها
وميضflashes بُروقٍlightning bolts أجَّجتْهاkindled them الحوافلُthe rain-laden clouds
وميض بُروقٍ أجَّجتْها الحوافلُ
brandished in the hands of armored warriors, as though they were
They are brandished by the armored men as if they are,
flashes of lightning kindled by rain-laden clouds;
Flashes of lightning ignited by the squadrons.
اذاwhen لمعتْthey gleamed فيin دجْنِthe gloom كلevery عجاجَةٍdust cloud
اذا لمعتْ في دجْنِ كل عجاجَةٍ
همىrained down ساكبٌa pouring stream منfrom طائحfalling الهامheads هاطلُpouring copiously
همى ساكبٌ من طائح الهام هاطلُ
when they gleam in the gloom of every dust cloud,
When they shine in the grasp of every valorous one,
a torrent pours down from falling heads—
An overflowing pourer is aroused from the fertile mind.
شَباthe keenness عضدʿAḍud (support) الدينal-Dīn (the faith) الكريمِthe noble وعزمَهand his resolve
شَبا عضد الدين الكريمِ وعزمَه
اذاwhen خامَquailed للخطبbefore calamity الجريءُthe bold one المباسلُthe valiant fighter
اذا خامَ للخطب الجريءُ المباسلُ
for noble ʿAḍud al-Dīn’s keenness and resolve,
The religion's mighty arm grew up and his determination,
when the bold, valiant warrior quails before calamity.
When the courageous daring one steps forward for the glorious enterprises.
فتىa young man الجودِgenerosity والبأسand valor الميبawe-inspiring لِقاؤهُmeeting him
فتى الجودِ والبأس الميب لِقاؤهُ
اذاwhen صرَّحbecame manifest الشَّرانِthe two evils روعٌterror وماحِلُand drought
اذا صرَّح الشَّرانِ روعٌ وماحِلُ
A young man of generosity and valor, fearsome to encounter,
A youth of generosity and feared mightiness to meet him,
when the two evils reveal themselves: terror and drought.
When the two millstones cause fear and grind slowly.
فيهزمُso defeats بأسthe might الحربwar حزمٌsound judgment ونجدةٌand courage
فيهزمُ بأس الحرب حزمٌ ونجدةٌ
ويطردand drives away شرَّthe evil المحْلِdrought فضلٌgenerosity ونائلُand bounty
ويطرد شرَّ المحْلِ فضلٌ ونائلُ
Then sound judgment and courage rout the might of war,
With him the might of war is defeated, determination and aid,
and generosity and bounty drive away the evil of drought.
And the evil of situation is repelled, merit and attainment.
مريرُfirm القوىstrength أماas for حِماهُhis protected domain فمانعٌthen a defender
مريرُ القوى أما حِماهُ فمانعٌ
مُعِزٌّa bestower of honor وأماand as for نصرهُhis aid فهوthen he باذِلُa free giver
مُعِزٌّ وأما نصرهُ فهو باذِلُ
Unyielding in strength: as for his domain, he defends it,
Bitter in strength, as for his protection it is preventing,
bestowing honor; as for his aid, he gives it freely.
Honoring and as for his victory it is giving.
هوhe الوارثُthe inheritor العلياءَlofty glory عنfrom كلevery كابرٍgreat forebear
هو الوارثُ العلياءَ عن كل كابرٍ
مُطاعٍobeyed ومَسْعاهُand his endeavor مُبِرٌّsurpassing وفاضلُand noble
مُطاعٍ ومَسْعاهُ مُبِرٌّ وفاضلُ
He inherits lofty glory from every great forebear,
He is the inheritor of the glorious above every stubborn one,
whose word is obeyed; and his endeavor excels and is noble.
Obeyed and his reputation is righteous and superior.
فهُنِّيَso may it be congratulated دهرٌan age عيدهُits festival بعضُpart of عامِهِits year
فهُنِّيَ دهرٌ عيدهُ بعضُ عامِهِ
بدولتهِon his reign ماas long as أنبتmade grow العُشْبَgrass وابِلُa downpour
بدولتهِ ما أنبت العُشْبَ وابِلُ
So may the age whose festival is but part of its year be congratulated
So time celebrated its holiday in some of its years,
on his reign, as long as a downpour makes grass grow.
With his rule what the grass grew and rains poured.
Sol 6.1