يُقْدِمُhe charges إِقْدامَthe charge of الأتيِّthe torrent المُفْعَمِfull to overflowing
يُقْدِمُ إِقْدامَ الأتيِّ المُفْعَمِ
أوor سابقٍa racing steed يومon the day of الرهانthe race مِرْجَمِflinging stones with its hooves
أو سابقٍ يوم الرهان مِرْجَمِ
He charges like a torrent full to overflowing,
He charges with the valor of a hardy knight
Or a racing steed flinging stones on race day,
Or a runner on the day of high-staked fight
إلىtoward طِعَانِspear-combat with الفارسِthe horseman المُسْتَلْئمِclad in armor
إلى طِعَانِ الفارسِ المُسْتَلْئمِ
والضَّرْبand striking فيat رأسthe head of الكميِّthe armored warrior المُعلَمmarked with insignia
والضَّرْب في رأس الكميِّ المُعلَم
To trade spear-thrusts with the armored horseman,
Into the warrior's thrusts, well-armed and bright
And strike the head of the armored warrior bearing his insignia.
And strikes the helmeted foe with all his might
وهوand he منin respect of الأناةِforbearance والتَّلَوُّمِand deliberation
وهو من الأناةِ والتَّلَوُّمِ
فيin السَّلْمpeace للجانيtoward the offender وللمستسلِمِand toward the one who surrenders
في السَّلْم للجاني وللمستسلِمِ
Yet he, in forbearance and deliberation,
Yet he is patience exemplified
In peace, toward the offender and the one who surrenders,
Making peace with aggressors, far and wide
يُربيhe exceeds علىabove الطَّودthe mountain المُنيفlofty الأيْهَمinaccessible
يُربي على الطَّود المُنيف الأيْهَم
ببذلِwith generosity غمْرٍabundant وسيْفٍand a sword مِخْذمِkeen-cutting
ببذلِ غمْرٍ وسيْفٍ مِخْذمِ
Surpasses the lofty, inaccessible mountain.
Raising the glorious, battle-scarred guide
With abundant generosity and a keen-cutting sword,
With ample provisions and sharpened blades beside
أغَرُّradiant يجْلوhe dispels كلَّevery خطْبٍcalamity مُظلِمdark
أغَرُّ يجْلو كلَّ خطْبٍ مُظلِم
بمُحْصدٍwith what is firmly wrought منْof رأيهِhis judgment ومُبْرَمِand firmly resolved
بمُحْصدٍ منْ رأيهِ ومُبْرَمِ
Radiant, he dispels every dark calamity,
An overwhelming flood engulfing evil's tide
With his well-knit, firmly wrought counsel.
With wisdom's harvest and decisions well-plied
إِنif أضرمتis kindled نارthe fire of وغىًbattle لمnot يُحْجمhe holds back
إِن أضرمت نار وغىً لم يُحْجم
أوْor عَنَّappears عارٌdisgrace مُوبِقٌruinous لمnot يُقْدِمhe advances
أوْ عَنَّ عارٌ مُوبِقٌ لم يُقْدِم
If the fire of battle is kindled, he does not shrink back;
If he lights a fiery conflict's spark
Or if ruinous disgrace appears, he does not advance.
Or a scandal escapes that leaves its mark
وافٍfaithful إذاwhen واددتهُyou befriend him لمnot يصْرِمِhe severs ties
وافٍ إذا واددتهُ لم يصْرِمِ
ومقْسِطٌand just إذاwhen قضىhe judges لمnot يَظْلِمِhe acts unjustly
ومقْسِطٌ إذا قضى لم يَظْلِمِ
Faithful: when you befriend him, he does not sever ties;
He will heal it before it leaves a trace
And just: when he judges, he does no wrong.
And when he judges, he rules with grace
أحمدAhmad مختارُthe chosen one of الإمامِthe Imam الأعْظَمِsupreme
أحمد مختارُ الإمامِ الأعْظَمِ
تاجُthe crown of المُلوكِkings ذوpossessor of المقامِthe station الأكْرَمِmost noble
تاجُ المُلوكِ ذو المقامِ الأكْرَمِ
Ahmad, the chosen one of the supreme Imam,
Ahmed Mukhtar, the greatest Imam's heir
Crown of kings, possessed of the noblest station,
The jewel in the crown of the noble and the fair
وشَرفand the honor of الدينthe faith الجَزيلabundant in الأنْعُمِfavors
وشَرف الدين الجَزيل الأنْعُمِ
And honor of the faith, abundant in favors.
And honor of the generous creed so rare
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