إذاwhen ماemphatic particle النِّجارlineage الزَّيْنَبِيُّZaynabi تكاثَرَتْgrew numerous
إذا ما النِّجار الزَّيْنَبِيُّ تكاثَرَتْ
مَماجيدُهُits illustrious men واسْتَوْثَجَand grew strong الحَسَبُancestral nobility العِدُّancient
مَماجيدُهُ واسْتَوْثَجَ الحَسَبُ العِدُّ
When the Zaynabi lineage abounds
in illustrious men, and its ancient nobility grows strong,
تَهَلَّلَbeamed وجْهُthe face الفَخْرِof pride منْfrom طَرَبٍdelight بهin it
تَهَلَّلَ وجْهُ الفَخْرِ منْ طَرَبٍ به
وشُدَّتand were strengthened عُرىthe bonds الإسلامِof Islam وابْتَهَجَand rejoiced المَجْدُglory
وشُدَّت عُرى الإسلامِ وابْتَهَجَ المَجْدُ
pride's face beams with delight in it,
and Islam's bonds are strengthened, and glory rejoices.
سِراعswift القِرىhospitality والنَّصْرand aid فيin الصُّبحthe morning والدُّجىand night-darkness
سِراع القِرى والنَّصْر في الصُّبح والدُّجى
إذاwhen خامَتِshrank back الأبْطالُthe champions وامْتَنعَand was withheld الرِّفْدُsupport
إذا خامَتِ الأبْطالُ وامْتَنعَ الرِّفْدُ
Swift to offer hospitality and aid, in morning and darkness,
when champions shrink back and support is withheld.
يُلاحظُهُمْglances at them محْلُthe drought السِّنينَof the years فينْجليand so it vanishes
يُلاحظُهُمْ محْلُ السِّنينَ فينْجلي
وتذْكُرُهُمْand remembers them نارُthe fire النِّزالِof battle فتَشْتَدُّand so it intensifies
وتذْكُرُهُمْ نارُ النِّزالِ فتَشْتَدُّ
The years' drought glances at them and vanishes,
and battle's fire remembers them and blazes fiercer.
وزادَاهُمُand increased them حَظاًa share مِنof المَجْدِglory والعُلىand eminence
وزادَاهُمُ حَظاً مِن المَجْدِ والعُلى
أبوAbu (father of) أحْمَدٍAhmad لاmay ... never زالَcease حِلْيَتُهُhis adornment الحَمْدُpraise
أبو أحْمَدٍ لا زالَ حِلْيَتُهُ الحَمْدُ
And their share of glory and eminence was increased by
Abu Ahmad—may praise ever be his adornment.
يَصونُhe protects النَّدىbounty عنْfrom مِنَّةٍreminders of favors ووَسيلةٍand intercession
يَصونُ النَّدى عنْ مِنَّةٍ ووَسيلةٍ
ويكْرُمُand he is too noble منْfor أنْto يسْبِقَprecede الكَرَمَgenerosity الوعْدُthe promise
ويكْرُمُ منْ أنْ يسْبِقَ الكَرَمَ الوعْدُ
He keeps his bounty free of reminders of favors and intercession,
and is too noble to let a promise precede his giving.
Sol 6.1