لَمَحتُI glimpsed جَلالَthe majesty of العيدِEid وَالقَومُand the people هُيَّبُawestruck
لَمَحتُ جَلالَ العيدِ وَالقَومُ هُيَّبُ
فَعَلَّمَنيso it taught me آيَthe verses of العُلاglory كَيفَhow تُكتَبُare written
فَعَلَّمَني آيَ العُلا كَيفَ تُكتَبُ
I glimpsed the majesty of Eid, the people awestruck;
It taught me how the verses of glory are written.
وَمَثَّلَand pictured ليfor me عَرشَthe throne of الخِلافَةِthe caliphate خاطِريmy imagination
وَمَثَّلَ لي عَرشَ الخِلافَةِ خاطِري
فَأَرهَبَso it awed قَلبيmy heart وَالجَلالَةُand majesty تُرهِبُinspires awe
فَأَرهَبَ قَلبي وَالجَلالَةُ تُرهِبُ
My imagination pictured for me the caliphate's throne,
And it awed my heart, for majesty inspires awe.
سَلواask الفَلَكَthe firmament الدَوّارَever-revolving هَلwhether لاحَshone كَوكَبٌa star
سَلوا الفَلَكَ الدَوّارَ هَل لاحَ كَوكَبٌ
عَلىabove مِثلِthe like of هَذاthis العَرشِthe throne أَوor راحَdeparted كَوكَبُa star
عَلى مِثلِ هَذا العَرشِ أَو راحَ كَوكَبُ
Ask the wheeling firmament: has a star ever shone
Above a throne like this, or has a star ever set?
وَهَلand whether أَشرَقَتshone شَمسٌa sun عَلىupon مِثلِthe like of ساحَةٍa courtyard
وَهَل أَشرَقَت شَمسٌ عَلى مِثلِ ساحَةٍ
إِلىto ذَلِكَthat البَيتِthe house الحَميدِيِّHamidian تُنسَبُis attributed
إِلى ذَلِكَ البَيتِ الحَميدِيِّ تُنسَبُ
And has a sun ever shone upon a courtyard like the one
Belonging to that Hamidian house?
وَهَلand whether قَرَّrested فيin بُرجِthe constellation of السُعودِgood fortune مُتَوَّجٌa crowned ruler
وَهَل قَرَّ في بُرجِ السُعودِ مُتَوَّجٌ
كَماas قَرَّrested فيin يَلديزَYildiz ذاكَthat المُعَصَّبُthe diademed one
كَما قَرَّ في يَلديزَ ذاكَ المُعَصَّبُ
And has a crowned ruler ever rested in fortune's constellation
As that diademed one has rested in Yildiz?
تَجَلّىhe shone forth عَلىupon عَرشِthe throne of الجَلالِmajesty وَتاجُهُand his crown
تَجَلّى عَلى عَرشِ الجَلالِ وَتاجُهُ
يَهِشُّbeams with joy وَأَعوادُand the timbers of السَريرِthe throne تُرَحِّبُbid welcome
يَهِشُّ وَأَعوادُ السَريرِ تُرَحِّبُ
He shone upon the throne of majesty, and his crown
Beamed, while the throne's timbers bade him welcome.
سَماhe rose high فَوقَهُabove it وَالشَرقُand the East جَذلانُjoyful شَيِّقٌyearning
سَما فَوقَهُ وَالشَرقُ جَذلانُ شَيِّقٌ
لِطَلعَتِهِfor his appearance وَالغَربُand the West خَذلانُcrestfallen يَرقُبُkeeps watch
لِطَلعَتِهِ وَالغَربُ خَذلانُ يَرقُبُ
He rose high upon it, while the East rejoiced and yearned
For his appearance, and the West watched, crestfallen.
فَقامَso he arose بِأَمرِat the command of اللَهِGod حَتّىuntil تَرَعرَعَتflourished
فَقامَ بِأَمرِ اللَهِ حَتّى تَرَعرَعَت
بِهِthrough him دَوحَةُthe spreading tree of الإِسلامِIslam وَالشِركُand polytheism مُجدِبُbarren
بِهِ دَوحَةُ الإِسلامِ وَالشِركُ مُجدِبُ
So he rose at God's command, until there flourished
Through him Islam's spreading tree, while polytheism lay barren.
وَقَرَّبَand he brought closer بَينَbetween المَسجِدَينِthe two mosques تَقَرُّباًseeking nearness
وَقَرَّبَ بَينَ المَسجِدَينِ تَقَرُّباً
إِلىto المَلِكِthe King الأَعلىthe Most High فَنِعمَso excellent is المُقَرَّبُthe favored one
إِلى المَلِكِ الأَعلى فَنِعمَ المُقَرَّبُ
He brought the two mosques closer, seeking nearness
To the Most High King—how excellent is the favored one!
وَكَمand how often حاوَلواthey tried فيon الأَرضِthe earth إِطفاءَextinguishing نورِهِhis light
وَكَم حاوَلوا في الأَرضِ إِطفاءَ نورِهِ
وَإِطفاءُand extinguishing نورِthe light of الشَمسِthe sun مِنthan ذاكَthat أَقرَبُmore attainable
وَإِطفاءُ نورِ الشَمسِ مِن ذاكَ أَقرَبُ
How often they tried on earth to extinguish his light,
Yet quenching the sun's light would be easier than that.
فَراعَهُمُso he terrified them مِنهُfrom him بِجَيشٍwith an army مُدَجَّجٍheavily armed
فَراعَهُمُ مِنهُ بِجَيشٍ مُدَجَّجٍ
لَهُit has فيin سَبيلِthe way of اللَهِGod وَالحَقِّand truth مَذهَبُa path
لَهُ في سَبيلِ اللَهِ وَالحَقِّ مَذهَبُ
Then he terrified them with a heavily armed host of his,
Whose path lies in the cause of God and truth.
يُدانيit draws near شُخوصَthe forms of المَوتِdeath حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّماas though
يُداني شُخوصَ المَوتِ حَتّى كَأَنَّما
لَهُit has بَينَbetween أَظفارِthe claws of المَنِيَّةِdoom مَطلَبُa goal
لَهُ بَينَ أَظفارِ المَنِيَّةِ مَطلَبُ
It draws so near the forms of death, it is as though
It had a goal between the claws of doom.
إِذاwhen ثارَit surges فيon يَومِthe day of الوَغىbattle مالَreels مَنكِبٌa flank
إِذا ثارَ في يَومِ الوَغى مالَ مَنكِبٌ
مِنَof الأَرضِthe earth وَالأَطوادِand the mountains وَاِنهالَand collapses مَنكِبُa flank
مِنَ الأَرضِ وَالأَطوادِ وَاِنهالَ مَنكِبُ
When it surges on the day of battle, one flank reels
Of earth and mountains, and another flank collapses.
لَهُit has مِنfrom رُؤوسِthe peaks of الشُمِّlofty mountains فيon البَرِّland مَركَبٌa mount
لَهُ مِن رُؤوسِ الشُمِّ في البَرِّ مَركَبٌ
وَمِنand from ثائِرِraging الأَمواجِthe waves فيin البَحرِthe sea مَركَبُa mount
وَمِن ثائِرِ الأَمواجِ في البَحرِ مَركَبُ
The peaks of lofty mountains are its mount on land,
And the raging waves are its mount at sea.
فِدىًa ransom لَكَfor you ياO عَبدَAbd الحَميدِal-Hamid عِصابَةٌa band
فِدىً لَكَ يا عَبدَ الحَميدِ عِصابَةٌ
عَصَتdisobeyed أَمرَthe command of باريهاits Maker وَحِزبٌand a faction مُذَبذَبُwavering
عَصَت أَمرَ باريها وَحِزبٌ مُذَبذَبُ
May a band be your ransom, O Abd al-Hamid—
One that defied its Maker's command—and a wavering faction.
مَلَكتَyou control عَلَيهِمagainst them كُلَّevery فَجٍّmountain pass وَلُجَّةٍand deep sea
مَلَكتَ عَلَيهِم كُلَّ فَجٍّ وَلُجَّةٍ
فَلَيسَso there is no لَهُمfor them فيon البَرِّland وَالبَحرِand sea مَهرَبُescape
فَلَيسَ لَهُم في البَرِّ وَالبَحرِ مَهرَبُ
You hold every pass and ocean against them,
So neither land nor sea affords them escape.
تَقاذَفُهُمtoss them about أَيديthe hands of اللَياليthe nights كَأَنَّهُمas though they
تَقاذَفُهُم أَيدي اللَيالي كَأَنَّهُم
بِهاthrough them مَثَلٌan example لِلناسِfor people فيamong القَومِthe people يُضرَبُis held up
بِها مَثَلٌ لِلناسِ في القَومِ يُضرَبُ
The hands of the nights toss them about, as though
They were, through those nights, an example held up among men.
وَكَمand how often سَأَلوهاthey begged them لَثمَkissing أَذيالِكَyour hems الَّتيwhich
وَكَم سَأَلوها لَثمَ أَذيالِكَ الَّتي
لَهاthey have فَوقَabove أَجرامِthe orbs of السَمَواتِthe heavens مَسحَبُa trailing course
لَها فَوقَ أَجرامِ السَمَواتِ مَسحَبُ
How often they begged those nights to let them kiss your hems, which
Trail above the orbs of the heavens.
فَماyet not بَلَغواthey attained سُؤلاًa desire وَلاnor بَلَغواthey attained مُنىًhopes
فَما بَلَغوا سُؤلاً وَلا بَلَغوا مُنىً
كَذَلِكَthus يَشقىsuffers الخائِنُthe traitor المُتَقَلِّبُfickle
كَذَلِكَ يَشقى الخائِنُ المُتَقَلِّبُ
Yet they attained no desire, nor achieved their hopes;
Thus suffers the fickle traitor.
فَياso O صاحِبَmaster of العيدَينِthe two Eids لاnever زِلتَmay you cease to be سالِماًsafe
فَيا صاحِبَ العيدَينِ لا زِلتَ سالِماً
يُهَنّيكَcongratulates you بِالعيدَينِon the two Eids شَرقٌEast وَمَغرِبُand West
يُهَنّيكَ بِالعيدَينِ شَرقٌ وَمَغرِبُ
O master of the two Eids, may you ever remain safe;
East and West congratulate you on the two Eids.
فَفيfor in كُلِّevery رَوضٍgarden مِنكَfrom you طيبٌfragrance وَنَضرَةٌand freshness
فَفي كُلِّ رَوضٍ مِنكَ طيبٌ وَنَضرَةٌ
وَفيand in كُلِّevery أَرضٍland مِنكَfrom you عيدٌa festival وَمَوكِبُand a procession
وَفي كُلِّ أَرضٍ مِنكَ عيدٌ وَمَوكِبُ
For in every garden, from you come fragrance and freshness,
And in every land, from you come a festival and a procession.
أَرىI see مِصرَEgypt وَالأَنوارُand the lights مِنهاsome of them مُوَرَّدٌrose-colored
أَرى مِصرَ وَالأَنوارُ مِنها مُوَرَّدٌ
وَمِنهاand some of them لُجَينِيٌّsilvery وَمِنهاand some of them مُذَهَّبُgilded
وَمِنها لُجَينِيٌّ وَمِنها مُذَهَّبُ
I see Egypt, with some of its lights rose-hued,
Some silvery, and some gilded.
وَأَشكالُهاand their shapes شَتّىvaried فَهَذاso this مُنَظَّمٌarranged in order
وَأَشكالُها شَتّى فَهَذا مُنَظَّمٌ
وَذَلِكَand that مَنثورٌscattered وَذاكَand that مُقَبَّبُdomed
وَذَلِكَ مَنثورٌ وَذاكَ مُقَبَّبُ
Their shapes are varied: this is set in order,
That is scattered, and that is domed.
وَبَعضٌand some تَجَلّىshine forth فيin مَصابيحَlamps زَيتُهاtheir oil
وَبَعضٌ تَجَلّى في مَصابيحَ زَيتُها
يُضيءُshines وَلاand no نارٌfire وَبَعضٌand some مُكَهرَبُelectrified
يُضيءُ وَلا نارٌ وَبَعضٌ مُكَهرَبُ
Some shine forth in lamps whose oil
Shines without fire, while some are electric.
وَأَنظُرُand I behold فيin بُستانِهاits garden النَجمَthe star مُشرِقاًshining
وَأَنظُرُ في بُستانِها النَجمَ مُشرِقاً
فَهَلso, are ...? أَنتَyou ياO بُستانُgarden أُفقٌa horizon مُكَوكَبُstar-studded
فَهَل أَنتَ يا بُستانُ أُفقٌ مُكَوكَبُ
And I see the star shining in its garden;
Are you then, O garden, a star-studded horizon?
وَأَسمَعُand I hear فيin الدُنياthe world دُعاءًa prayer بِنَصرِهِfor his victory
وَأَسمَعُ في الدُنيا دُعاءً بِنَصرِهِ
يُرَدِّدُهُechoes it البَيتُthe House العَتيقُancient وَيَثرِبُand Yathrib
يُرَدِّدُهُ البَيتُ العَتيقُ وَيَثرِبُ
And throughout the world I hear a prayer for his victory,
Echoed by the Ancient House and Yathrib.
Sol 6.1