للَّهto God خيرfinest جراءةٍa hunting hawk
للَّه خير جراءةٍ
تسموshe soars بمطلعهاin her appearance العجيبِwondrous
تسمو بمطلعها العجيبِ
God be praised—what a splendid hawk,
God's reward is the best
soaring in her wondrous aspect!
It rises with its wondrous dawn
زينornament الأسابرةِthe falconers الكراthe noble (partial word)
زين الأسابرةِ الكرا
مcompletion of 'noble' ونزهةand the delight الشهمthe gallant man النجيبِnoble
م ونزهة الشهم النجيبِ
The ornament of noble falconers,
Adorning the honored mornings
and the gallant nobleman's delight.
And delighting the noble souls
غراءُradiant صبحdawn جبينهاher brow
غراءُ صبح جبينها
يجلىis dispelled بهِby it ليلthe night الكروبِsorrows
يجلى بهِ ليل الكروبِ
Radiant—the dawn upon her brow:
The radiance of its morning shines
by it the night of sorrows is dispelled.
Dispelling the night's sorrows
ذهبيةgolden العينينthe two eyes أضحتhave become
ذهبية العينين أضحت
مقلتاهاher two eyes كاللهيبِlike flame
مقلتاها كاللهيبِ
Golden-eyed, she now has
Its golden eyes have become
two eyes like flame.
Like fiery flames
فكأنماso it is as though منسارهاher beak
فكأنما منسارها
سيفٌa sword منfrom القدرfate المصيبِunerring
سيفٌ من القدر المصيبِ
So it is as though her beak
Its beak like a fateful sword
were a sword of unerring Fate.
Striking with purpose true
فضحتshe put to shame بجيدٍwith a neck بارقٍgleaming
فضحت بجيدٍ بارقٍ
جيدthe neck الرشاthe fawn الأحوىdark-eyed الربيبِhand-reared
جيد الرشا الأحوى الربيبِ
With a gleaming neck she shames
Revealing a shining neck
the neck of the dark-eyed, hand-reared fawn.
As graceful as a gazelle's
وبصدرهاand in her breast الفضيّsilvery راcomfort (partial word)
وبصدرها الفضيّ را
حةcompletion of 'comfort' كلevery ذيpossessor of قلبٍa heart كئيبِsorrowful
حة كل ذي قلبٍ كئيبِ
And in her silvery breast is comfort
Its silvery chest comforting
for every sorrowful heart.
Each grieving, weary heart
نسجwove الجمالbeauty بظهرهاupon her back
نسج الجمال بظهرها
ثوباًa robe منof الحسنbeauty المهيبِawe-inspiring
ثوباً من الحسن المهيبِ
Beauty wove upon her back
Beauty weaving on its back
a robe of awe-inspiring loveliness:
A robe of splendor and awe
بدراًa full moon حكىmirrored لونthe hue السماthe sky
بدراً حكى لون السما
بنجومهاwith its stars عندat المغيبِsunset
بنجومها عند المغيبِ
a full moon that mirrored the sky's hue,
The moon describing the sky's hue
with its stars at sundown.
With stars at dusk's refrain
تنضيunsheathe سوابقswift feathers جنحهاher wing
تنضي سوابق جنحها
بيضbright الظباthe sword-blades عندat الوثوبِspringing
بيض الظبا عند الوثوبِ
Her swift wing-feathers unsheathe
Its outstretched wings fluttering
bright sword-blades as she springs.
White like a startled herd
وتريكand she shows you كفّاa palm أسمراًdusky
وتريك كفّا أسمراً
أبهىmore splendid منthan الكفthe palm الخضيبِhenna-dyed
أبهى من الكف الخضيبِ
And she shows you a dusky palm,
Showing you a tanned palm
more splendid than the henna-dyed palm.
More beautiful than henna'd hands
تعدوshe races إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أرسلتshe is released
تعدو إذا ما أرسلت
كالسهمlike an arrow منfrom فوقatop الكثيبِthe sand dune
كالسهم من فوق الكثيبِ
She races whenever she is released,
Galloping when unleashed
like an arrow from the dune's crest.
Like an arrow over the dune
فتاكةdeadly فتكdeadly onslaught البشيرBashir
فتاكة فتك البشير
الماجدillustrious المولىthe lord الحسيبِof noble standing
الماجد المولى الحسيبِ
As deadly as Bashir in his onslaught,
Deadly in its killing like
the illustrious lord of noble standing,
The glorious victorious prophet
ربmaster المحامدvirtues والثناand praise
رب المحامد والثنا
ذيpossessing المطلعthe aspect الساميlofty الرهيبِfearsome
ذي المطلع السامي الرهيبِ
master of virtues and praise,
Lord of praises and glory
whose aspect is lofty and fearsome.
Of lofty and marvelous aspect
فأدامهso may He sustain him مولاهhis Lord فيin
فأدامه مولاه في
عزٍّglory وفيand in سعدٍgood fortune رحيبِample
عزٍّ وفي سعدٍ رحيبِ
So may his Lord sustain him in
May its Lord eternally grant it
glory, and in ample good fortune.
Honor and joyous favor
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