وَإِنَّand indeed تَميماًTamim مِنكَof you حَيثُwherever تَوَجَّهَتturned
وَإِنَّ تَميماً مِنكَ حَيثُ تَوَجَّهَت
عَلىtoward السِلمِpeace أَوor سَلِّunsheathing السُيوفِthe swords خِصامُهاits adversaries
عَلى السِلمِ أَو سَلِّ السُيوفِ خِصامُها
And Tamim is of your kin, whatever course
Wherever you direct your steps, whether up the staircase or down,
its adversaries take—toward peace or the unsheathing of swords.
They are the steadfast brothers, the mighty pillar with which
هُمُthey الإِخوَةُthe brothers الأَدنَونَthe closest وَالكاهِلُand the shoulder الَّذيthat
هُمُ الإِخوَةُ الأَدنَونَ وَالكاهِلُ الَّذي
بِهِupon it مُضَرٌMudar عِندَduring الكِظاظِthe crush اِزدِحامُهاits crowding
بِهِ مُضَرٌ عِندَ الكِظاظِ اِزدِحامُها
They are the closest brothers, and the shoulder that
Mudar prevails amid the throng and press of battle.
Mudar crowds upon in the press.
Hisham, God's best choice for mankind, by whom is dispelled
هِشامٌHisham خِيارُchoice اللَهِGod لِلناسِfor the people وَالَّذيand the one who
هِشامٌ خِيارُ اللَهِ لِلناسِ وَالَّذي
بِهِthrough him يَنجَليis dispelled عَنfrom كُلِّevery أَرضٍland ظَلامُهاits darkness
بِهِ يَنجَلي عَن كُلِّ أَرضٍ ظَلامُها
Hisham is God's choice for the people, and the one
From every land the darkness that o'ershadowed it.
through whom the darkness lifts from every land.
And you, for these people after their Prophet,
وَأَنتَand you لِهَذاfor this الناسِthe people بَعدَafter نَبِيِّهِمtheir Prophet
وَأَنتَ لِهَذا الناسِ بَعدَ نَبِيِّهِم
سَماءٌa sky يُرَجّىis hoped for لِلمُحولِin droughts غَمامُهاits rain clouds
سَماءٌ يُرَجّى لِلمُحولِ غَمامُها
And you, for these people after their Prophet, are
Are a heaven whence is hoped the cloud to assuage their thirst.
a sky whose rain clouds are hoped for in drought.
You it is to whom the armies turn their heads,
وَأَنتَand you الَّذيthe one who تَلويturn الجُنودُthe armies رُؤوسَهاtheir heads
وَأَنتَ الَّذي تَلوي الجُنودُ رُؤوسَها
إِلَيكَtoward you وَلِلأَيتامِand for the orphans أَنتَyou طَعامُهاtheir food
إِلَيكَ وَلِلأَيتامِ أَنتَ طَعامُها
And you are the one—the armies turn their heads
And for the orphans you are their food.
toward you; and for the orphans, you are their food.
To you have needs addressed themselves and hopes cut off their tether,
إِلَيكَto you اِنتَهىreached their end الحاجاتُthe needs وَاِنقَطَعَand came to an end المُنىthe wishes
إِلَيكَ اِنتَهى الحاجاتُ وَاِنقَطَعَ المُنى
وَمَعروفُهاand their bounty فيin راحَتَيكَyour two palms تَمامُهاtheir fulfillment
وَمَعروفُها في راحَتَيكَ تَمامُها
To you all needs lead, and all wishes reach their end;
And kindnesses, in your repose, attained their consummation.
and the bounty in your two palms is their fulfillment.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1