وكمand how many بالآستانةin Istanbul منof معانmeanings
وكم بالآستانة من معان
معانmeanings ليسnot تعدلهاequal them معانmeanings
معان ليس تعدلها معان
And how many meanings in Istanbul
How many landmarks in Istanbul
Meanings no other meanings can equal,
Landmarks that no other landmarks equal
مآثرمنglorious works of بنيthe sons of عثمانOsman شادتraised
مآثرمن بني عثمان شادت
تزيدincrease الكافرينthe unbelievers أسىًsorrow وغيظاًand rage
تزيد الكافرين أسىً وغيظاً
Glorious works of the sons of Osman have raised
Achievements of the Ottomans raised
They deepen the unbelievers' sorrow and rage,
Increasing the envy and anger of nonbelievers
جوامعmosques مشمخراتtowering حسانbeautiful
جوامع مشمخرات حسان
تراهاyou see them منfrom بعيدafar كالرواسيlike the steadfast mountains
تراها من بعيد كالرواسي
Beautiful, towering mosques,
Magnificent mosques towering high
You see them from afar like steadfast mountains,
Seen from afar like firm mountains
بفنwith artistry عبقريّinspired مستمدderived
بفن عبقريّ مستمد
كأنas though قبابهاtheir domes خوذاتhelmets صلبsteel
كأن قبابها خوذات صلب
With inspired artistry derived
With ingenious exquisite art
As though their domes were helmets of steel
As if their domes are rigid helmets
ومنand whoever ينظرlooks at مآذنهاtheir minarets يجدهاfinds them
ومن ينظر مآذنها يجدها
أثارتstirred فيin حنايايmy heart's recesses الشجوناthe sorrows
أثارت في حناياي الشجونا
And whoever looks at their minarets finds them
And whoever sees their minarets will find
Have stirred sorrows in the recesses of my heart!
They stirred nostalgia in my soul
تفجرmake gush forth فيin الفؤادthe heart هدىًguidance مبيناclear
تفجر في الفؤاد هدىً مبينا
منfrom الدينthe faith الحنيفupright بهاwithin it حصوناfortresses
من الدين الحنيف بها حصونا
Pour forth clear guidance in the heart.
They overflow in the heart enlightened guidance
Fortresses of the upright faith within it.
Of the upright religion, fortresses within
إذاwhen نظرواthey looked وتُرضيand please المؤمنيناthe believers
إذا نظروا وتُرضي المؤمنينا
خوالدimmortal منof بناءthe building of الخالديناthe immortals
خوالد من بناء الخالدينا
When they look, and delight the believers.
When they look and please the faithful
Immortal works built by the immortals.
Enduring from the construction of the eternal
فإنْthen if دوّينthey resounded أقررنthey delighted العيوناthe eyes
فإنْ دوّين أقررن العيونا
منfrom الإسلامIslam يهديguides الحائريناthe bewildered
من الإسلام يهدي الحائرينا
Then, if they resound, they delight the eyes.
So if they shake, they steady the eyes
From Islam, guiding the bewildered.
Of Islam guiding the lost
لمعنthey gleamed علىupon رؤوسthe heads of مجاهديناour fighters for the faith
لمعن على رؤوس مجاهدينا
رماحاًspears فيin صدورthe breasts of الكافريناthe unbelievers
رماحاً في صدور الكافرينا
That gleamed upon the heads of our fighters for the faith.
Gleaming over the heads of the mujahideen
Spears in the breasts of the unbelievers.
Spears in the chests of the nonbelievers
Sol 6.1