نَصَبتُمyou set up لَهُfor him قِدراًa cooking pot فَلَمّاand when غَلَتit boiled لَكُمfor you
نَصَبتُم لَهُ قِدراً فَلَمّا غَلَت لَكُم
تَحَسَّيتُموهاyou sipped it حينَwhen شَبَّblazed up وَقودُهاits fuel
تَحَسَّيتُموها حينَ شَبَّ وَقودُها
You set a pot for him; and when it boiled for you,
You set a cauldron for him, but when its contents boiled over for you
you sipped it when its fuel blazed up.
You found it hot when its firewood flared up
ضَرَبناwe struck رُؤوسَthe heads of الموقِديهاthose who kindled it وَكَبشَهاand its ram (champion)
ضَرَبنا رُؤوسَ الموقِديها وَكَبشَها
بِهِندِيَّةٍwith an Indian sword يَفريcleaves الحَديدَiron حَديدُهاits iron
بِهِندِيَّةٍ يَفري الحَديدَ حَديدُها
We struck the heads of its kindlers and of its ram,
We struck the heads of its stokers and its ram
with an Indian blade whose iron cleaves iron.
With an Indian sword whose iron cuts through iron
جُنودٌtroops لِدينِfor the faith of اللَهِGod تَضرِبُstrike مَنwhoever طَغىtransgressed
جُنودٌ لِدينِ اللَهِ تَضرِبُ مَن طَغى
وَمَسلَمَةُand Maslama السَيفِthe sword الحُسامُthe keen-edged blade يَقودُهاhe leads them
وَمَسلَمَةُ السَيفِ الحُسامُ يَقودُها
Troops for God's faith strike whoever transgresses,
Soldiers for the religion of God who strike those who transgressed
and Maslama, the keen-edged sword, leads them.
And the drawn sword of Islam leads them
أَبوهُhis father اِبنُson of أَوتادِthe pillars of الخِلافَةِthe caliphate وَالَّذيand the one who
أَبوهُ اِبنُ أَوتادِ الخِلافَةِ وَالَّذي
بِهِthrough him لِقُرَيشٍfor Quraysh كانَused to تَجريflow سُعودُهاits good fortunes
بِهِ لِقُرَيشٍ كانَ تَجري سُعودُها
His father is a son of the caliphate's pillars, and the one
His father the pillar of the Caliphate, by whom
through whom good fortunes used to flow for Quraysh.
Quraysh’s good fortune flowed
تَرىyou see صَدَأَthe rust of الماذِيِّthe steel mail فَوقَupon جُلودِهِمtheir skins
تَرى صَدَأَ الماذِيِّ فَوقَ جُلودِهِم
وَفيand in السِلمِpeace أَملاكٌkings رِقاقٌgentle يَرودُهاhe guides them
وَفي السِلمِ أَملاكٌ رِقاقٌ يَرودُها
You see the rust of steel mail upon their skins,
You see the rust on their bodies
and in peace, they are gentle kings whom he guides.
And in chains, slaves they subdue
أَبىrefused لِبَنيfor the sons of مَروانَMarwan إِلّاexcept عُلُوُّهُمtheir ascendancy
أَبى لِبَني مَروانَ إِلّا عُلُوُّهُم
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِلتَقَتmet حُمرُthe red ones of المَناياdeaths وَسودُهاand their black ones
إِذا ما اِلتَقَت حُمرُ المَنايا وَسودُها
He would accept nothing for the sons of Marwan but their ascendancy,
Only the supremacy of the Marwanids he refused
whenever the red deaths and the black ones meet.
When the red of death meets its blackness
أَبارَhe annihilated بِكُمthrough you عَنaway from دينِهِhis faith كُلَّevery ناكِثٍoath-breaker
أَبارَ بِكُم عَن دينِهِ كُلَّ ناكِثٍ
كَماjust as الأُمَمُthe peoples الأولىthe earlier أُبيرَتwas annihilated ثَمودُهاtheir Thamud
كَما الأُمَمُ الأولى أُبيرَت ثَمودُها
Through you he annihilated every oath-breaker who turned from his faith,
He has severed every betrayer from his religion
as Thamud among the peoples of old was annihilated.
As the ancient nations, their Thamud, were severed
أَرىI see الدينَthe faith وَالدُنياand worldly life بِكُمthrough you جُمِعاwere both united لَكُمfor you
أَرى الدينَ وَالدُنيا بِكُم جُمِعا لَكُم
إِذاwhen اِجتَمَعَتcame together لِلعامِلينَfor those who strive جُدودُهاits good fortunes
إِذا اِجتَمَعَت لِلعامِلينَ جُدودُها
I see faith and worldly life united through you, for you,
I see that religion and worldly gain are combined for you
when its good fortunes come together for those who strive.
When the endeavors of the workers combine their harvests
أَرىI see كُلَّevery أَرضٍland كانَwas صَعباًdifficult طَريقُهاits road
أَرى كُلَّ أَرضٍ كانَ صَعباً طَريقُها
أُذِلَّwas subdued لَكُمfor you بِالمَشرَفِيِّby the Mashrafi sword كَؤودُهاits steep ascent
أُذِلَّ لَكُم بِالمَشرَفِيِّ كَؤودُها
I see every land whose road was difficult:
I see every difficult land’s route
its steep ascent has been subdued for you by the Mashrafi sword.
Humbled for you by Al-Mushrifi as its thighs
Sol 6.1