حُيِّيتَhail to you ياO فارسknight of ليلِthe night of القسطلِbattle-dust
حُيِّيتَ يا فارس ليلِ القسطلِ
وصدْرَand foremost in كلِّevery معْركٍbattle ومحْفِلِand gathering
وصدْرَ كلِّ معْركٍ ومحْفِلِ
Hail, knight of battle-dust's night,
And foremost in every battle and gathering,
مُهَنَّأًoffered congratulations بكُلِّon every عامٍyear مُقْبِلِto come
مُهَنَّأً بكُلِّ عامٍ مُقْبِلِ
ساميlofty in عِمادِthe pillars of البيتthe house رحْبَspacious in المنزلِdwelling
سامي عِمادِ البيت رحْبَ المنزلِ
With congratulations for each year to come.
Your house's pillars lofty, your dwelling spacious,
مُؤمَّلَlooked to for النُّعْمىbounty كريمَgenerous to النُّزَّلِguests
مُؤمَّلَ النُّعْمى كريمَ النُّزَّلِ
تحْميyou protect وتقْريand offer hospitality بالنَّدىwith generosity والمُنصُلand the sword
تحْمي وتقْري بالنَّدى والمُنصُل
Looked to for bounty, generous to guests.
You protect and offer hospitality with bounty and the blade,
فيin الحربwar والجدبand drought الشنيعdreadful المُمْحلdesolating
في الحرب والجدب الشنيع المُمْحل
فأنتَfor you are للخائفfor the fearful خيرُthe best مَوْئِلِrefuge
فأنتَ للخائف خيرُ مَوْئِلِ
In war and in dreadful, desolating drought.
For you are the fearful one's best refuge,
ونِعْمَand how fine مأوىa shelter for مُسنتٍone stricken by famine ومُرْمِلand one without provisions
ونِعْمَ مأوى مُسنتٍ ومُرْمِل
تُمطرyou rain upon أكْماعَthe hollows of المُروتِbarren plains العُطَّلِbare
تُمطر أكْماعَ المُروتِ العُطَّلِ
And a fine shelter for the famine-stricken and destitute.
You shower the hollows of the bare, barren plains,
بعارضٍwith a raincloud منfrom البنانِthe fingertips مُسْبِلِpouring down
بعارضٍ من البنانِ مُسْبِلِ
وتصْرعُand you fell الخصمينِboth adversaries غيرَnot مُؤتَلremiss
وتصْرعُ الخصمينِ غيرَ مُؤتَل
With a raincloud pouring from your fingertips.
And you fell both adversaries, never remiss:
شهمَthe keen-witted among الكُفاةِcapable men وكُماةِand champions of الجحفَلthe great host
شهمَ الكُفاةِ وكُماةِ الجحفَل
ماranging بينbetween فصْلٍdecisive argument مُفْحمٍsilencing وفيْصَلِand a cleaving sword
ما بين فصْلٍ مُفْحمٍ وفيْصَلِ
The shrewdest of able men and the host's champions,
Between silencing argument and a cleaving sword.
حتىuntil إذاwhen أخْلفfailed نوْءُthe rain-season of الأعْزَلِal-Aʿzal
حتى إذا أخْلف نوْءُ الأعْزَلِ
وماتَand died صوتُthe voice of الرَّاعِدthe thundercloud المُجلجِلresounding
وماتَ صوتُ الرَّاعِد المُجلجِل
Until, when al-Aʿzal's rain-season failed,
And the booming thundercloud's voice died,
وماتتِand died الرِّيحُthe wind صليبَrigid in الأكْحلthe arm-vein
وماتتِ الرِّيحُ صليبَ الأكْحل
وأشْبهتْand resembled مُطْلَقةٌan untethered animal بمُغْزِلِa doe nursing a fawn
وأشْبهتْ مُطْلَقةٌ بمُغْزِلِ
And the wind died, its vein grown rigid,
And an untethered beast resembled a nursing doe,
للمحلِbecause of drought حتىeven المِصْرthe city مثلlike الهوجلthe trackless desert
للمحلِ حتى المِصْر مثل الهوجل
وأصْبحand became المُتْرَفُthe pampered man فيin التَّذَلُّلِhumiliation
وأصْبح المُتْرَفُ في التَّذَلُّلِ
From drought—even the city was like a trackless waste—
And the pampered man sank into humiliation,
بعدafter نَضيدِthe heaped food of الجفْنةِthe great bowl المُسغْبِلِoverflowing
بعد نَضيدِ الجفْنةِ المُسغْبِلِ
يَوَدُّhe longed for سَفّاًswallowing dry منsome of هَبيدِthe seeds of الحنْظَلcolocynth
يَوَدُّ سَفّاً من هَبيدِ الحنْظَل
After the overflowing heaps in his great bowl,
Longing to swallow dry colocynth seeds,
أغْنىmade self-sufficient الوزيرُthe vizier بادِئاًtaking the initiative لمnot يُسْألِbe asked
أغْنى الوزيرُ بادِئاً لم يُسْألِ
عنfrom need of كَرمِthe generosity of المُزْنrainclouds وجَوْدِand the bounty of الحُفَّلfull-uddered livestock
عن كَرمِ المُزْن وجَوْدِ الحُفَّل
The vizier, taking the initiative unasked, spared us
The need for rainclouds' bounty and milk-rich herds' gifts.
تاجُcrown of المُلوكِkings ذوpossessor of المقامِthe station الأفْضلِmost excellent
تاجُ المُلوكِ ذو المقامِ الأفْضلِ
سَرَّgladdened تَميماًTamim كلevery قَيْلٍprince عَبْهَلِunfettered
سَرَّ تَميماً كل قَيْلٍ عَبْهَلِ
Crown of kings, holder of the noblest station,
Tamim was gladdened—every unfettered prince,
وكلَّand every جَيَّاشِone seething with وَغىًbattle ومِرْجَلand a cauldron
وكلَّ جَيَّاشِ وَغىً ومِرْجَل
ناجمةٌa new deed arising منْfrom مَجْدكَyour glory المُؤَثَّلِlong-established
ناجمةٌ منْ مَجْدكَ المُؤَثَّلِ
And every man of raging battle and boiling cauldron—
By a new deed sprung from your deep-rooted glory,
أحْيَتْrevived دَريساتِfaded traces of الفَخارِpride الأوَّلِancient
أحْيَتْ دَريساتِ الفَخارِ الأوَّلِ
That revived the faded traces of ancient pride.
Sol 6.1