سيفُthe sword of الولايةsovereignty فيin يمينكyour right hand قائمُstanding upright
سيفُ الولاية في يمينك قائمُ
واللهُand God منfrom كيدthe guile of العدىthe enemies لكfor you عاصمُa protector
واللهُ من كيد العدى لك عاصمُ
The sword of sovereignty stands upright in your right hand.
The sword of authority is in your right hand, standing
And God protects you from the enemies’ guile.
And God protects you from the plots of enemies
والملكُand kingship أطواقcollars عليكupon you جديدةٌnew
والملكُ أطواق عليك جديدةٌ
لمnot يُبلهاwear them out بكupon you عهدُهُits age المتقادمُlong-standing
لم يُبلها بك عهدُهُ المتقادمُ
And kingship is a set of fresh collars upon you;
And the king has new collars on you
its long-standing age has not worn them out upon you.
Not worn by his ancient covenant with you
والنّصرُand victory عبدُكyour slave والصّوابُand sound judgment مُقارنٌjoined
والنّصرُ عبدُك والصّوابُ مُقارنٌ
أبداforever لرأيكto your counsel والسّعودُand good fortunes خوادمُattendants
أبدا لرأيك والسّعودُ خوادمُ
And victory is your slave, and sound judgment is joined
And victory is your servant, and right accompanies
forever to your counsel, and good fortunes are attendants.
Your opinion forever, and the Sauds are your servants
والصّبرُand patience درعكyour armor والمآثرُand noble deeds لمnot يكنthere has been
والصّبرُ درعك والمآثرُ لم يكن
لكfor you والعلاand lofty honors فيin جمعنّgathering them مُقاسمُa sharer
لك والعلا في جمعنّ مُقاسمُ
And patience is your armor; as for noble deeds, there has been no
And patience is your shield, and glorious deeds were not
one to share with you in gathering them and lofty honors.
Divided between you and others
لمnot يبتسمsmile زهرُthe blossoms of الرُّبىthe hills بالغيثat the rain بلrather
لم يبتسم زهرُ الرُّبى بالغيث بل
ثغرُthe mouth of الزّمانTime ببشرat the cheerfulness of وجهكyour face باسمُsmiling
ثغرُ الزّمان ببشر وجهك باسمُ
The hills’ blossoms did not smile at the rain; rather,
The smile of springtime did not blossom with rain, but
Time’s mouth smiles at the cheerfulness of your face.
The mouth of time smiled with your cheerful face
إنif غرّmisled حلمكyour forbearance زُمرةa band of السّفهاءthe fools فيin
إن غرّ حلمك زُمرة السّفهاء في
بعضsome of البلادthe lands فسيفُthen the sword of عزّكyour might قاصمُcrushing
بعض البلاد فسيفُ عزّك قاصمُ
If your forbearance has misled a band of fools in
If the ignorance of fools angers your forbearance
some lands, then the sword of your might will crush them.
In some lands, then the sword of your might smashes
حاشاfar be it لمثلكfrom one like you أنthat يهزُّكshake you حادثٌa calamity
حاشا لمثلك أن يهزُّك حادثٌ
أتُحرّكُdo … move? الجبلthe mountain الأشمّlofty نواسمُgentle breezes
أتُحرّكُ الجبل الأشمّ نواسمُ
Far be it from one like you to be shaken by a calamity!
It is not fit for your like to be shaken by an event
Do gentle breezes move the lofty mountain?
That stirs the steadfast towering mountains
سلّمsubmit بماto what حكمdecreed الإلاهُGod بكونهthat it should come to be
سلّم بما حكم الإلاهُ بكونه
فتبيتso you spend the night مُرتاحاat ease وطرفُكand your eye نائمُasleep
فتبيت مُرتاحا وطرفُك نائمُ
Submit to what God has decreed shall be,
Submit to what God has decreed to be
so you will pass the night at ease, your eye asleep.
So you sleep content and your eyelid closed
فترىthen you see المخالفthe opponent وهوwhile he is قارعgnashing سنّهُhis tooth
فترى المخالف وهو قارع سنّهُ
أسفاin sorrow يعضُّbiting علىupon الأناملthe fingertips نادمُremorseful
أسفا يعضُّ على الأنامل نادمُ
Then you will see the opponent as he gnashes his teeth,
You will see the dissenter striking his teeth
in sorrow, biting his fingertips, remorseful.
Regretfully biting his fingers in remorse
حتّىuntil إذاwhen نزلتdescended سياحةroaming أرضهhis land
حتّى إذا نزلت سياحة أرضه
خيلٌhorses عليهاupon them للحُروبfor battle ضراغمُlions
خيلٌ عليها للحُروب ضراغمُ
Until, when there descend, roaming through his land,
Until when your horses descended on his land
horses with lions ready for battle upon them,
Horses for wars, unruly and intractable
تشكوcomplain سُيوفُthe swords of الهندIndia منfrom هاماتهمtheir skulls
تشكو سُيوفُ الهند من هاماتهم
كسراbreakage وتأبىand refuse الرّفعbeing raised وهيwhile they are جوازمُdecisive cutters
كسرا وتأبى الرّفع وهي جوازمُ
against their skulls the swords of India complain
The Indian swords complain of their blades
of breakage, and refuse to be raised, though they are decisive cutters.
Broken, refusing to be raised, though they are bridges
ورُؤُوسُهمand their heads مقطوعةٌsevered وغُروسُهمand their planted trees
ورُؤُوسُهم مقطوعةٌ وغُروسُهم
مقلوعةٌuprooted وبهاand among them الفؤُوسthe axes هودامُdestroyers
مقلوعةٌ وبها الفؤُوس هودامُ
And their heads are severed, and their planted trees
And their heads severed and their roots
are uprooted, and the axes among them lay waste.
Uprooted, and their clubs crashed down on them
ماwhat عُذرُهمtheir excuse فيregarding مالكa ruler أيّامُهhis days
ما عُذرُهم في مالك أيّامُه
بالحلمthrough forbearance أعيادُfeasts of الورىhumankind ومواسمُand festivals
بالحلم أعيادُ الورى ومواسمُ
What excuse have they regarding a ruler whose days,
They have no excuse with a king whose days
through forbearance, are humankind’s feasts and festivals?
Are feasts of dignity and seasons of forbearance
أعليُّO Ali بايBey لاnot برحتyou cease علىagainst العدىthe enemies
أعليُّ باي لا برحت على العدى
باللهthrough God منصوراgranted victory وعزُّكand your might قائمُstanding firm
بالله منصورا وعزُّك قائمُ
O Ali Bey, may you ever remain, against your enemies,
Highest Bey, you have not ceased to be, by God
victorious through God, your might standing firm.
Victorious over enemies, your might standing
ثقtrust أنّthat دهركyour time لاnot يزالُceases مُهنّئاoffering congratulations
ثق أنّ دهرك لا يزالُ مُهنّئا
وبأنّand that مُلككyour reign فيamong البريّةhumankind دائمُenduring
وبأنّ مُلكك في البريّة دائمُ
Trust that your time will never cease to congratulate you,
Be certain that your time continues to congratulate you
and that your reign among humankind will endure,
And that your kingdom in the wilderness remains
بمحمّدby Muhammad خيرthe best of البريّةcreation كلّهاall of it
بمحمّد خير البريّة كلّها
أبداforever ومنand the one who هُوhe للرّسالةof the message خاتمُthe seal
أبدا ومن هُو للرّسالة خاتمُ
by Muhammad, the best of all creation
By Muhammad, best of all creation
forever, and the one who is the seal of the message.
Forever, and the last of the messengers
Sol 6.1