تَودُّlongs for رياضthe meadows of الحَزْنthe uplands وهيwhile they are أنيقَةٌlovely
تَودُّ رياض الحَزْن وهي أنيقَةٌ
وقدand indeed جادَهاhas generously watered them طَلُّthe light rain of الربيعspring ووابلُهْand its downpour
وقد جادَها طَلُّ الربيع ووابلُهْ
The upland meadows, lovely as they are, long—
though spring's light rain and downpour have watered them,
لدُنْsince غُدْوةًdawn رقَّgrew gentle النسيمthe breeze وخيَّلتْand portended rain
لدُنْ غُدْوةً رقَّ النسيم وخيَّلتْ
بواكِرُmorning clouds فيon يومthe day of النَّدىdew وأصائلُهْand its evening clouds
بواكِرُ في يوم النَّدى وأصائلُهْ
since dawn, when the breeze grew gentle and rain was promised
by morning clouds on a dewy day, and its evening clouds—
ثَناءَthe praise of أميرِthe Commander of المؤمنينthe Faithful وذِكْرَهُand his renown
ثَناءَ أميرِ المؤمنين وذِكْرَهُ
إذاwhen المصْرُthe city رصَّتْare packed بالكرامwith noble men محافلُهْits assemblies
إذا المصْرُ رصَّتْ بالكرام محافلُهْ
for the praise and renown of the Commander of the Faithful,
when the city's assemblies are packed with noble men.
مُنيفlofty in العُلىeminence فيon ذروةthe summit of المجدglory رائحٌgoing forth
مُنيف العُلى في ذروة المجد رائحٌ
معwith الحمدpraise يشْقىsuffer بالنَّوالthrough bounty عَواذلُهْhis reproachers
مع الحمد يشْقى بالنَّوال عَواذلُهْ
Lofty in eminence, he goes forth on glory's summit,
accompanied by praise; his bounty makes his reproachers suffer.
فتىa champion of كلِّevery خيرٍvirtue لاnot فتىa champion of الجودgenerosity وحدهby itself
فتى كلِّ خيرٍ لا فتى الجود وحده
تُكاثرُrival in number رمْلthe sands of الأنْعُمينal-Anʿumayn فَضائلُهْhis virtues
تُكاثرُ رمْل الأنْعُمين فَضائلُهْ
A champion of every virtue, not of generosity alone,
his virtues rival the sands of al-Anʿumayn in number.
يُضيءُillumines بنورwith the light of القدسholiness صلْتُthe smooth expanse of جبينهِhis brow
يُضيءُ بنور القدس صلْتُ جبينهِ
دُجىthe darkness of الليلthe night حتىuntil تضمحلَّfade away غياطلُهits dense shadows
دُجى الليل حتى تضمحلَّ غياطلُه
With holy light, his smooth brow illumines
the night's darkness until its dense shadows fade away.
ويُمْطرُand rains upon مُغْبرَّthe dust-covered parts of البلادِthe land بَنانُهُhis fingertips
ويُمْطرُ مُغْبرَّ البلادِ بَنانُهُ
إذاwhen الجدْبُdrought غالَoverwhelmed المُترفينthe affluent غوائلُهْits scourges
إذا الجدْبُ غالَ المُترفين غوائلُهْ
And his fingertips rain upon the dust-covered land,
when drought's scourges lay low the affluent.
ويحْلمُand is forbearing حتىuntil يغتديcomes to be كلُّevery مذنِبٍoffender
ويحْلمُ حتى يغتدي كلُّ مذنِبٍ
خَطاياهُhis sins دونinstead of الشَّافِعينintercessors وسائلُهْhis means of appeal
خَطاياهُ دون الشَّافِعين وسائلُهْ
And so forbearing is he that every offender finds
his sins, not intercessors, his means of appeal.
هوhe المُنْشِرُthe reviver of القومthe people الهُمودthe lifeless وناعِشُand the restorer of
هو المُنْشِرُ القوم الهُمود وناعِشُ
الجُدودfortunes وقتَّالand the slayer of التَّعَدِّيaggression وخاذِلُهُand its vanquisher
الجُدود وقتَّال التَّعَدِّي وخاذِلُهُ
He is the reviver of lifeless people, the restorer
of fortunes, the slayer of aggression and its vanquisher.
وناشِرُand the spreader of ظِلِّthe shade of الأمنsafety فيin كلِّevery شارعٍstreet
وناشِرُ ظِلِّ الأمن في كلِّ شارعٍ
بهin which العدْلُjustice شِلْوٌa corpse قدalready أصيبتhave been struck مقاتلهits vital parts
به العدْلُ شِلْوٌ قد أصيبت مقاتله
And he spreads the shade of safety through every street
where justice lies a corpse, struck in its vital parts.
وباعثُهاand he who sends them forth رأدَat the height of الضُّحىthe morning مُشْمَعِلَّةًswiftly advancing
وباعثُها رأدَ الضُّحى مُشْمَعِلَّةً
علىagainst كلevery عاصٍrebel يغْمطscorns الحقthe truth باطِلُهhis falsehood
على كل عاصٍ يغْمط الحق باطِلُه
And he sends them rushing forth at the height of morning,
against every rebel whose falsehood scorns the truth.
كأنَّas though سِباعthe predators among الطَّيرbirds تَتْلوfollow خميسَهُhis army
كأنَّ سِباع الطَّير تَتْلو خميسَهُ
عُفاةُsupplicants of كريمٍa generous man ماnever تَإِبُّfail نَوافِلُهْhis bounties
عُفاةُ كريمٍ ما تَإِبُّ نَوافِلُهْ
As though the birds of prey that follow his army
were supplicants of a generous man whose gifts never fail.
فقدfor indeed وثقتthey are assured منfrom عادةthe habit of الضَّرْبstriking بالغنىof plenty
فقد وثقت من عادة الضَّرْب بالغنى
إذاwhen عَمَدَتْadvance للنَّاكثينagainst the oath-breakers جَحافِلُهْhis legions
إذا عَمَدَتْ للنَّاكثين جَحافِلُهْ
For his customary blows have made them sure of plenty,
whenever his legions march against oath-breakers,
كماjust as وثِقتْare assured مُعْطُthe scant-furred ones among العواسلthe wolves عندهُbeside him
كما وثِقتْ مُعْطُ العواسل عندهُ
بأرزاقهاof their sustenance ماso long as اهتزَّquivers للطَّعْنِfor thrusting عاسلُهْhis spear
بأرزاقها ما اهتزَّ للطَّعْنِ عاسلُهْ
just as the scant-furred wolves beside him are assured
of their sustenance, so long as his spear quivers for the thrust.
فهُنِّيso may he be congratulated بالشَّهْرِon the month الحَرامِthe sacred وأنَّهand that it
فهُنِّي بالشَّهْرِ الحَرامِ وأنَّه
مُشابهُهُresembles him فيin فضْلِهِhis excellence ومُشاكِلُهْand is his peer
مُشابهُهُ في فضْلِهِ ومُشاكِلُهْ
So may he be congratulated on the sacred month, for it
resembles him in excellence and is his peer.
ولاand may never بَرحتْcease to be أيامُناour days مُسْتَضيئَةًillumined
ولا بَرحتْ أيامُنا مُسْتَضيئَةً
ومَنْand those who بعدناcome after us ماas long as أنبتbrings forth العشبَthe grass وابلُهhis downpour
ومَنْ بعدنا ما أنبت العشبَ وابلُه
And may our days never cease to be illumined,
and those of all who follow us, as long as his downpour brings forth grass.
Sol 6.1