جِهادُكَyour jihad حُكمُthe decree اللَهِof God لَيسَis not بِمَصدودِto be thwarted
جِهادُكَ حُكمُ اللَهِ لَيسَ بِمَصدودِ
وَعَزمُكَand your resolve أَمرُthe command اللَهِof God لَيسَis not بِمَردودِto be turned back
وَعَزمُكَ أَمرُ اللَهِ لَيسَ بِمَردودِ
Your jihad is God's decree, not to be thwarted;
and your resolve is God's command, not to be turned back.
سَفينَةُthe ark نوحٍof Noah ماwhat رَكِبتَyou boarded وَعَسكَرٌand an army
سَفينَةُ نوحٍ ما رَكِبتَ وَعَسكَرٌ
كَطوفانِهِlike his flood وَالشامُand Syria بِالفَتحِwith conquest قَدalready نوديhas been hailed
كَطوفانِهِ وَالشامُ بِالفَتحِ قَد نودي
What you have boarded is Noah's ark, and an army
is like his flood; conquest has been proclaimed in Syria.
كَأَنّاas though we بِبَحرِbefore the sea الكُفرِof unbelief قَدalready غيضَwas drained ماؤُهُits water
كَأَنّا بِبَحرِ الكُفرِ قَد غيضَ ماؤُهُ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِستَوَتhave come to rest سُفنٌships لَهاfor them القُدسُJerusalem كَالجوديlike Mount Judi
إِذا ما اِستَوَت سُفنٌ لَها القُدسُ كَالجودي
We seem to see the sea of unbelief, its waters drained,
when ships come to rest, with Jerusalem their Mount Judi.
وَلاand not يُخلِفُbreaks اللَهُGod المَواعيدَthe promises بَعدَafter ماthat
وَلا يُخلِفُ اللَهُ المَواعيدَ بَعدَ ما
بَعَثتَyou sent forth القَناthe lances مُستَنجِزاًdemanding fulfillment لِلمَواعيدِof the promises
بَعَثتَ القَنا مُستَنجِزاً لِلمَواعيدِ
And God does not break His promises, now that
you have sent forth the lances, demanding fulfillment of the promises.
لَقَدindeed لَقِحَتhave conceived بَعدَafter الحِيالِbarrenness مَطالِبٌaspirations
لَقَد لَقِحَت بَعدَ الحِيالِ مَطالِبٌ
تَوَلَّدُare born ماemphatic particle بَينَbetween الشِجاعَةِcourage وَالجودِand generosity
تَوَلَّدُ ما بَينَ الشِجاعَةِ وَالجودِ
Indeed, aspirations have conceived after barrenness,
born between courage and generosity.
وَماand not زالَتِhave ceased الأَطرافُthe points أَطرافُthe points سُمرِهِof his tawny lances
وَما زالَتِ الأَطرافُ أَطرافُ سُمرِهِ
مَفاتيحَkeys أَعلامٍto high peaks وَأَقلامَand pens تَقيلدِof investiture
مَفاتيحَ أَعلامٍ وَأَقلامَ تَقيلدِ
And the points—the points of his tawny lances—have ever been
keys to high peaks and pens of investiture.
بِماthrough what فيin قُدودِthe slender bodies السُمرِof tawny lances مِنof ماءِthe moist sheen هَزِّهِhis brandishing
بِما في قُدودِ السُمرِ مِن ماءِ هَزِّهِ
وَماand what فيon خُدودِthe cheeks البيضِof white blades مِنof ماءِthe moisture تَوريدِreddening
وَما في خُدودِ البيضِ مِن ماءِ تَوريدِ
Through the moist sheen his brandishing gives the bodies of tawny lances,
and the rosy moisture on the cheeks of white blades,
نُصيبwe receive مِنَof النُعمىblessings بِمَيسورِthrough the ease of عَفوِهِhis freely given bounty
نُصيب مِنَ النُعمى بِمَيسورِ عَفوِهِ
وَلَمand did not أَرضَI feel content فيin عَفويmy free offering بِغايَةِwith the utmost مَجهوديof my effort
وَلَم أَرضَ في عَفوي بِغايَةِ مَجهودي
we receive blessings through his effortless bounty;
yet in my own free offering I was not content with my utmost effort.
أُجَرِّدُI unsheathe فيهِfor him دَعوَةًa prayer كُلَّevery لَيلَةٍnight
أُجَرِّدُ فيهِ دَعوَةً كُلَّ لَيلَةٍ
فَعُمدَتُهُso his mainstay دونَagainst الحَوادِثِcalamities تَجريديmy unsheathing
فَعُمدَتُهُ دونَ الحَوادِثِ تَجريدي
For him I unsheathe a prayer each night;
my unsheathing is his mainstay against calamities.
وَبَيتُكَand your house مِنfrom فَوقِabove السَماكينِthe two Simak stars سَمكُهُits height
وَبَيتُكَ مِن فَوقِ السَماكينِ سَمكُهُ
علِمناwe know وَلَكِنbut لَيسَis not يُجهَلُunrecognized تَشييديmy building it up
علِمنا وَلَكِن لَيسَ يُجهَلُ تَشييدي
And the height of your house stands above the two Simak stars;
we know it—but my building it up is no secret.
وَلَيسَand is not بِمَعدودٍcountable جَميلُكَyour kindness عِندَهُin his eyes
وَلَيسَ بِمَعدودٍ جَميلُكَ عِندَهُ
وَلاand not كانَwould he be لَولاbut for ذاthis الجَميلُkindness بِمَعدودِof any account
وَلا كانَ لَولا ذا الجَميلُ بِمَعدودِ
Your kindness is beyond counting in his eyes,
and but for this kindness he would count for nothing.
فَلاso may no كانَthere be دَهرٌan age بِالعُلاto high renown غَيرَnot شاهِدٍbearing witness
فَلا كانَ دَهرٌ بِالعُلا غَيرَ شاهِدٍ
لَكُمfor you وَزَمانٌand a time مِنكُمُby you غَيرَnot مَشهودِwitnessed
لَكُم وَزَمانٌ مِنكُمُ غَيرَ مَشهودِ
May no age fail to bear witness to greatness
in you, nor any time go unwitnessed by you.
إِذاwhen سُدَّis shut بابُthe door الإِذنِof audience فَالجودُthen generosity نافِذٌpasses through
إِذا سُدَّ بابُ الإِذنِ فَالجودُ نافِذٌ
وَياand oh رُبَّmany an مَفتوحٍopen door كَآخَرَlike another مَسدودِbarred
وَيا رُبَّ مَفتوحٍ كَآخَرَ مَسدودِ
When the door of audience is shut, generosity still passes through;
and oh, how many an open door is like another that is barred!
إِذاwhen قَدَحوthey strike sparks زَندَthe fire-stick الظُباof the blades سَرَتِcourses الدِماblood
إِذا قَدَحو زَندَ الظُبا سَرَتِ الدِما
تَمَزَّنُraining down مِثلَlike الشُهبِmeteors فيin إِثرِthe wake of مِرّيدِa rebellious demon
تَمَزَّنُ مِثلَ الشُهبِ في إِثرِ مِرّيدِ
When they strike sparks from the blades' fire-stick, blood courses,
raining like meteors in pursuit of a rebellious demon.
أَضاءَتthey shone وَأَعطَتهُمُand gave to them وَسَرَّتand brought joy وَسَيَّرَتand sent onward
أَضاءَت وَأَعطَتهُمُ وَسَرَّت وَسَيَّرَت
فَتِلكَthen those سُيوفٌswords أَمor سُعودُauspicious stars مَواليدِof births
فَتِلكَ سُيوفٌ أَم سُعودُ مَواليدِ
They shone, gave them gifts, brought joy, and sent them onward:
are those swords, then, or auspicious stars at birth?
وَإِنَّكَand indeed you بَحرٌa sea هادِمٌa demolisher لِشَواهِقٍof towering heights
وَإِنَّكَ بَحرٌ هادِمٌ لِشَواهِقٍ
وَماand not أَنتَyou سَيلٌa torrent قاذِفٌa hurler لِجَلاميدِof boulders
وَما أَنتَ سَيلٌ قاذِفٌ لِجَلاميدِ
And indeed, you are a sea that demolishes towering heights,
not a torrent that hurls boulders.
نُسَيِّرُهاwe send it forth وَالمَجدُand glory فيهاwithin it مُقَيَّدٌbound
نُسَيِّرُها وَالمَجدُ فيها مُقَيَّدٌ
فَلاso do not تَنسَforget تَسييريmy sending abroad عُلاكَyour lofty glory وَتَقييديand my binding it
فَلا تَنسَ تَسييري عُلاكَ وَتَقييدي
We send it forth, with glory bound within it;
so do not forget my spreading your glory and binding it in verse.
وَفَنَّدَنيand judged me foolish يَأسيmy despair وَشَجَّعَنيand emboldened me المُنىhopes
وَفَنَّدَني يَأسي وَشَجَّعَني المُنى
فَياso oh كِذبَthe falseness تَشجيعيof my encouragement وَياand oh صِدقَthe truth تَفنيديof my being judged foolish
فَيا كِذبَ تَشجيعي وَيا صِدقَ تَفنيدي
And my despair judged me foolish, while hopes emboldened me;
ah, how false the encouragement I received, and how true the rebuke!
Sol 6.1