ياO بهاءَsplendor of الدهْرِthe age والدِّيand the faith (beginning)
يا بهاءَ الدهْرِ والدِّي
نِthe faith (completion) ومجموعَand the sum of المعاليlofty virtues
نِ ومجموعَ المعالي
O splendor of the age and the faith,
O jewel of the age and religion
and sum of lofty virtues,
And aggregate of virtues
والذيand the one who أحْرَزَهاattained them سَعْيstriving
والذي أحْرَزَها سَعْي
اًaccusative ending of 'striving' ببأسٍwith valor ونَوالِand bounty
اً ببأسٍ ونَوالِ
and you who attained them through striving,
That your effort has gained
with valor and bounty;
With might and largesse
والذيand the one who يَحْطِمُshatters بالآwith counsel (beginning)
والذي يَحْطِمُ بالآ
راءِcounsel (completion) أطْرافَthe points of العَواليthe long spears
راءِ أطْرافَ العَوالي
and you who, with counsel, shatter
And that shatters with opinions
the points of long spears;
The edges of lofty peaks
والذيand the one who يفْضُلُsurpasses منby virtue of اِقْداbold advance (beginning)
والذي يفْضُلُ من اِقْدا
مِهِhis bold advance (completion) مَرَّthe flight of النِّبالِthe arrows
مِهِ مَرَّ النِّبالِ
and you whose bold charge outstrips
And whose advance excels
the flight of arrows;
The flight of arrows
حاسِداenvying (dual) بأسِكَyour valor والحِand forbearance (beginning)
حاسِدا بأسِكَ والحِ
لمِforbearance (completion) بسَلْمٍin peace ونِزالِand in combat
لمِ بسَلْمٍ ونِزالِ
Envious of your valor and forbearance,
With your might make envious
in peace and in battle,
And the brave submit in peace or strife
عاصفاتُblasts of الزَّعْزَعِthe turbulent wind والهوُand raging winds (beginning)
عاصفاتُ الزَّعْزَعِ والهوُ
جُraging winds (completion) وأطْوادُand the mighty masses of الجبالِthe mountains
جُ وأطْوادُ الجبالِ
are the blasts of turbulent winds and raging gales,
The storms of turmoil and the billows
and the towering masses of mountains.
And mountains' mighty rocks
أنتَyou سَيفٌa sword بالنُّهىwith reason والعِلْand knowledge (beginning)
أنتَ سَيفٌ بالنُّهى والعِلْ
مِknowledge (completion) والمعروفِand beneficence حالِadorned
مِ والمعروفِ حالِ
You are a sword adorned with reason,
You are a sword for right and knowledge
knowledge, and beneficence;
And good deed ever prompt
وجَوادٌand a steed أحْرزَwon السَّبْfirst place (beginning)
وجَوادٌ أحْرزَ السَّبْ
قَfirst place (completion) بشدٍّwith a gallop مُتَوالِcontinuous
قَ بشدٍّ مُتَوالِ
and a steed that won the race
And a steed that gained precedence
with an unbroken gallop,
With continuing speed
غادَرَleft السُبَّقَthe frontrunners أنْضاworn-out beasts (beginning)
غادَرَ السُبَّقَ أنْضا
ءًworn-out beasts (completion) لِبُهْرٍfrom breathlessness وكَلالِand exhaustion
ءً لِبُهْرٍ وكَلالِ
leaving the frontrunners worn out
Outstripping the racers
from breathlessness and exhaustion.
Radiant, intrepid
Sol 6.1