يُفاخِرُناvie with us in pride قَومٌsome people بِمَنthrough those who لَمdid not يَلِدهُمُbeget them
يُفاخِرُنا قَومٌ بِمَن لَم يَلِدهُمُ
بِتَيمٍof Taym إِذاwhen عُدَّare counted السَوابِقُearly merits أَوor عَديAdi
بِتَيمٍ إِذا عُدَّ السَوابِقُ أَو عَدي
Some people vie with us in boasting of those who did not beget them—
They boast to us of one not born of them
of Taym, when early merits are counted, or Adi.
Of Taim when counted as the foremost noble steed
وَيَنسَونَand they forget مَنone لَوif قَدَّموهُthey had put him first لَقَدَّمواthey would surely have led forward
وَيَنسَونَ مَن لَو قَدَّموهُ لَقَدَّموا
عِذارَthe bridle of جَوادٍa noble steed فيamong الجِيادِthe steeds مُقَلَّدِgarlanded
عِذارَ جَوادٍ في الجِيادِ مُقَلَّدِ
And they forget one—had they put him first, they would surely have led forward
Yet forget the one had they but led forth
the bridle of a garlanded courser among steeds—
Would have excused a noble horse among noble breeds
فَتىthe young champion of هاشِمٍHashim بَعدَafter النَبِيِّthe Prophet وَباعُهاand its reach
فَتى هاشِمٍ بَعدَ النَبِيِّ وَباعُها
لَمَرمىtoward a goal of عُلىًlofty rank أَوor نَيلِattaining مَجدٍglory وَسُؤدُدِand lordship
لَمَرمى عُلىً أَو نَيلِ مَجدٍ وَسُؤدُدِ
Hashim's young champion after the Prophet, and its reach
A Hashimite youth after the Prophet who sold it
toward lofty aims or the winning of glory and lordship.
For the cause of lofty Ulya or glory and praise repeated
وَلَولاand but for عَلَيٌّAli ماnot عَلواthey would have ascended سَرَواتِهاits summits
وَلَولا عَلَيٌّ ما عَلوا سَرَواتِها
وَلاnor جَعجَعواthey encamped مِنهاof it بِمَرعىًat a pasture وَمَورِدِand a watering place
وَلا جَعجَعوا مِنها بِمَرعىً وَمَورِدِ
And without Ali, they would not have scaled its heights,
And but for Ali they'd not have overtopped its pinnacle
nor encamped at its pasture and watering place.
Nor therefrom provided pasture and fresh water renewed
أَخَذناwe gained عَليهِمover them بِالنَبِيِّthrough the Prophet وَفاطِمٍand Fatimah
أَخَذنا عَليهِم بِالنَبِيِّ وَفاطِمٍ
طِلاعَthe heights of المَساعيnoble endeavors مِنin مَقامٍa station وَمَقعَدِand a seat
طِلاعَ المَساعي مِن مَقامٍ وَمَقعَدِ
Through the Prophet and Fatimah, we have gained over them
We hold against them by the Prophet and Fatima
the heights of noble endeavor, in every station and seat.
The prospects of endeavor from abode and seat
وَطُلناand we towered above بِسِبطَيthrough the two grandsons of أَحمَدٍAhmad وَوَصِيِّهِand his legatee
وَطُلنا بِسِبطَي أَحمَدٍ وَوَصِيِّهِ
رِقابَthe necks of الوَرىmankind مِنamong مُتهِمينَthose in Tihamah وَمُنجِدِand one in Najd
رِقابَ الوَرى مِن مُتهِمينَ وَمُنجِدِ
Through Ahmad's two grandsons and his legatee, we towered above
And seek through the two grandsons of Ahmad and his successor
the necks of mankind, whether in Tihamah or Najd.
The necks of mankind from suspects and champion unique
وَحُزناand we gained عَتيقاًAtiq وَهوَand he is غايَةُthe summit of فَخرِكُمyour pride
وَحُزنا عَتيقاً وَهوَ غايَةُ فَخرِكُم
بِمَولِدِthrough descent from بِنتِthe daughter of القاسِمِal-Qasim بنِson of مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
بِمَولِدِ بِنتِ القاسِمِ بنِ مُحَمَّدِ
And we count Atiq as ours, the very summit of your pride,
And antique sorrow it is the utmost pride of you
through descent from the daughter of al-Qasim ibn Muhammad.
The birth of the daughter of Al-Qasim son of Muhammad
فَجَدٌّso a forefather نَبِيٌّa prophet ثُمَّthen جَدٌّa forefather خَليفَةٌa caliph
فَجَدٌّ نَبِيٌّ ثُمَّ جَدٌّ خَليفَةٌ
فَماso what بَعدَbeyond جَدَّيناour two forefathers عَلَيٍّAli وَأَحمَدِand Ahmad
فَما بَعدَ جَدَّينا عَلَيٍّ وَأَحمَدِ
So one forefather is a prophet, then another is a caliph—
So grandsire a Prophet then grandsire a successor
what more is there beyond our two forefathers, Ali and Ahmad?
What then beyond our two grandsires Ali and Ahmad
وَماand not اِفتَخَرَتtook pride بَعدَafter النَبِيِّthe Prophet بِغيرِهِin anyone other than him
وَما اِفتَخَرَت بَعدَ النَبِيِّ بِغيرِهِ
يَدٌa hand صَفَّقَتstruck يَومَon the day of البَياعِthe pledge of allegiance عَلىupon يَدِa hand
يَدٌ صَفَّقَت يَومَ البَياعِ عَلى يَدِ
And after the Prophet, none but him has been the pride
And none but through him has it boasted after the Prophet
of any hand that struck another on the day of allegiance.
A hand that clapped on the day of sale upon hand
Sol 6.1