إذاwhenever ماemphatic particle رواقُthe canopy of الحربwar أظْلمgrew dark نقْعُهits dust
إذا ما رواقُ الحرب أظْلم نقْعُه
جلاهُclears it حسامHusam (Sword) الدولتينof the Two States ابنُson of صندقِSandaq
جلاهُ حسام الدولتين ابنُ صندقِ
Whenever dust darkens war's canopy,
When the darkness of war overwhelms its gloom,
Husam al-Dawlatayn, Ibn Sandaq, dispels its gloom.
He who illuminates it is the sword of the two states, son of Sunduq.
فتىًa youth تكرهdetest الأغمادthe scabbards بيضُthe white blades of سيوفهِhis swords
فتىً تكره الأغماد بيضُ سيوفهِ
فيُغمدُهاso he sheathes them بالضربwith blows فيin كلevery مفرقِcrown of the head
فيُغمدُها بالضرب في كل مفرقِ
A youth whose white sword-blades detest their scabbards,
A young man whose white swords dislike their sheaths,
so he sheathes them with blows in every head's crown.
So he sheathes them in striking every joint.
يفوقhe surpasses سحوحَthe downpour of الغيثrain جوداًin generosity ومِنحةًand in gifts
يفوق سحوحَ الغيث جوداً ومِنحةً
ويفْضُلand surpasses بشْرَthe smile of البارقlightning المُتألِّقِglittering
ويفْضُل بشْرَ البارق المُتألِّقِ
He surpasses torrential rain in generosity and gifts,
He exceeds the pouring rain in generosity and gift,
and outdoes the smile of glittering lightning.
And surpasses the brilliant lightning flash.
هُمامٌa valiant man لبيقdeft in العطفturning يُغنيsuffices طِعانهُhis lance-thrusting
هُمامٌ لبيق العطف يُغني طِعانهُ
إذاwhen طالَstretch out أعْطافthe flanks of الوشيجspear-shafts المُدقَّقِfinely tapered
إذا طالَ أعْطاف الوشيج المُدقَّقِ
A valiant man, deft in turning, whose lance-thrusts suffice
A protector, quick to show kindness, whose complaints are satisfied
when the flanks of finely tapered spear-shafts stretch out.
When the writhing of pain becomes intense.
تُلاقيهِyou meet him ذاpossessing قلبٍa heart جريءٍbold وساعِدِand an arm
تُلاقيهِ ذا قلبٍ جريءٍ وساعِدِ
وعزمٍand resolve إلىtoward نيلattaining الأمانيwishes ومنْطقِand speech
وعزمٍ إلى نيل الأماني ومنْطقِ
You find him with a bold heart and arm,
You meet him with a brave heart and arm,
and resolve to attain his wishes, and eloquence.
And determination to attain wishes and purpose.
يروحُgoes at evening بذلbestowing المالwealth أيَّwhat a مُسامحٍgenerous giver
يروحُ بذل المال أيَّ مُسامحٍ
ويغْدُوand goes at morning بيومon the day of الروعterror أيَّwhat a مُحقِّقِman of proven mettle
ويغْدُو بيوم الروع أيَّ مُحقِّقِ
At evening he bestows wealth—what a generous giver!
He travels freely spending wealth, O how forgiving!
And at morning he goes forth on terror's day—what a man of proven mettle!
And rises on the day of panic, O how steadfast!
وجيشٍand an army كتيَّارِlike the torrent of الفراتِthe Euphrates مُزمجرٍroaring
وجيشٍ كتيَّارِ الفراتِ مُزمجرٍ
تضايقis too narrow عنهfor it كلevery مَرْتٍbarren waste وسمْلَقِand level plain
تضايق عنه كل مَرْتٍ وسمْلَقِ
And an army, roaring like the Euphrates' torrent,
And an army roaring like the flooding Euphrates,
for which every barren waste and level plain is too narrow:
From which every infected and diseased one shrinks.
كانَّas though السَّعاليthe she-ghouls ترْتميhurl themselves بمواردٍat watering places
كانَّ السَّعالي ترْتمي بمواردٍ
كماةُthe champions of وغاهُits battle فيon كواهلِthe withers of سُبَّقِswift steeds
كماةُ وغاهُ في كواهلِ سُبَّقِ
as though she-ghouls hurling themselves at watering places
The cavalry attack with surging waves
were its battle-champions on the withers of swift steeds.
As though they were the shoulders of raced horses.
شددْتَyou charged عليهمagainst them شَدَّةًa charge بَكَجِيَّةًBakaji-style
شددْتَ عليهم شَدَّةً بَكَجِيَّةً
فغادرتهمْso you left them ماemphatic particle بينbetween ثاوٍone fallen وموثَقَِand one bound
فغادرتهمْ ما بين ثاوٍ وموثَقَِ
You charged them with a Bakaji charge,
You hardened against them a severe, crushing assault,
so you left them either fallen or bound.
So you left them between fallen and fettered.
بكرْBakr سنُقرٍSunqur يستفتحopens النجحsuccess للمنىfor wishes
بكرْ سنُقرٍ يستفتح النجح للمنى
ويُضْحيand becomes رتيجُthe gate of المُبْتغىthe desired goal غيرnot مغلقِshut
ويُضْحي رتيجُ المُبْتغى غير مغلقِ
Bakr Sunqur opens the way to success for wishes,
Dawn with auspiciousness that initiates success for purpose,
and the gate of the desired goal is no longer shut.
And the scent of attainment made accessible, not blocked.
يُناطis hung نجادُthe baldric of السيفthe sword منهfrom him بصارمٍupon a keen blade
يُناط نجادُ السيف منه بصارمٍ
جريءٍbold وإنْand even if كاستْmade hobble خطوبcalamities بأورقِa gray camel
جريءٍ وإنْ كاستْ خطوب بأورقِ
The sword's baldric hangs upon him—a keen blade,
The sword of glory is sheathed in it with a daring,
bold, even when calamities make a gray camel hobble.
Bold one, even if misfortunes gather against it.
يضُمُّhe joins إلىto تُركيَّةٍa Turkish nature عربيَّةًan Arab nature
يضُمُّ إلى تُركيَّةٍ عربيَّةً
فيحويand so contains المعاليlofty virtues فيin قميصٍa shirt ويلْمَقِand a yalmaq coat
فيحوي المعالي في قميصٍ ويلْمَقِ
He joins an Arab nature to a Turkish one,
It combines Arab and Turk,
and so enfolds lofty virtues in a shirt and a yalmaq coat.
Containing glories in a shirt and mantle.
Sol 6.1