خليفةُcaliph اللَّهِof God وابنُand son of عمِّthe paternal uncle of رسوmessen- (word continues)
خليفةُ اللَّهِ وابنُ عمِّ رسو
لِ-ger (completes 'messenger') اللَّهِof God والمصطفىand the chosen one علىabove رُسُلِهْHis messengers
لِ اللَّهِ والمصطفى على رُسُلِهْ
God's caliph and cousin of the Messenger
of God, the one chosen above His messengers:
هنَّتْكَmay it gladden you نُعمىa blessing تَمَّتْbecame complete سوابغُهاits abundant gifts
هنَّتْكَ نُعمى تَمَّتْ سوابغُها
كماjust as اسْتَتمَّbecame complete الهلالُthe crescent moon فيin كَملِهْits fullness
كما اسْتَتمَّ الهلالُ في كَملِهْ
May a blessing gladden you, its bounties complete,
as the crescent moon attains its fullness.
وجهُthe face ربيعٍof spring أتاكَhas come to you باكرُهُits early arrival
وجهُ ربيعٍ أتاكَ باكرُهُ
يرفُلُstrides proudly فيin حَلْيهِits ornaments وفيand in حُلَلهْits robes
يرفُلُ في حَلْيهِ وفي حُلَلهْ
The face of spring, whose first days have reached you,
strides proudly in its ornaments and robes,
كأنَّas though أثوابَهُits robes مُلبَّسةٌclothed
كأنَّ أثوابَهُ مُلبَّسةٌ
أثوابَin the robes of غضِّtender الزمانِtime مُقتبلِهْits youthful prime
أثوابَ غضِّ الزمانِ مُقتبلِهْ
as though its robes were clothed
in the robes of time in its tender youth.
وأقبلَand arrived العيدُthe feast لاهياًplayful جَذلاًjoyous
وأقبلَ العيدُ لاهياً جَذلاً
يختالُstruts فيin لهوهِits play وفيand in جَذَلِهْits joy
يختالُ في لهوهِ وفي جَذَلِهْ
And the feast arrived, playful and joyous,
strutting in its play and joy.
وجاءكَand came to you الفتحُthe conquest ماnot لَهُfor it مَثَلٌan equal
وجاءكَ الفتحُ ما لَهُ مَثَلٌ
وكلُّand every شيءٍthing يُعزَىis compared إلىto مَثَلهْits like
وكلُّ شيءٍ يُعزَى إلى مَثَلهْ
And conquest came to you, with none to match it—
though everything is compared with its like—
عَفواًeffortlessly وصَفواًand peacefully غيرَwithout سَفكِshedding دمٍblood
عَفواً وصَفواً غيرَ سَفكِ دمٍ
يقطرُdripping منfrom بِيضهِhis bright swords ومنand from أسلِهْhis spears
يقطرُ من بِيضهِ ومن أسلِهْ
with ease and in peace, with no shedding of blood
dripping from his bright swords and his spears,
إلاexcept اعتصاماًseeking protection لضيغمٍwith a lion هَصِرٍrending
إلا اعتصاماً لضيغمٍ هَصِرٍ
تميدُsway شمُّlofty الجبالِthe mountains منfrom وَجَلِهْfear of him
تميدُ شمُّ الجبالِ من وَجَلِهْ
only through seeking shelter with a rending lion,
before whom the lofty mountains sway in fear.
مُظفَّرٌvictorious لاnot تُردُّis turned aside عزْمتُهُhis resolve
مُظفَّرٌ لا تُردُّ عزْمتُهُ
ومَنand who يَردُّcan turn back الكتابَthe decree عنfrom أجلِهْits appointed time
ومَن يَردُّ الكتابَ عن أجلِهْ
Victorious, his resolve cannot be turned aside;
and who can turn the decree from its appointed time?
إقدامُthe daring of عمرٍوAmr وبأسُand the might of عنترةٍAntarah
إقدامُ عمرٍو وبأسُ عنترةٍ
يعجزُis powerless عنagainst كيدهِhis stratagems وعنand against حِيلِهْhis wiles
يعجزُ عن كيدهِ وعن حِيلِهْ
Amr's daring and Antarah's might
are powerless against his stratagems and his wiles.
نصرٌvictory منَfrom اللَّهGod قدindeed تضمَّنَهُhas enfolded him
نصرٌ منَ اللَّه قد تضمَّنَهُ
ينهضُhe rises to action فيin رَيثهِhis slowness وفيand in عَجلِهْhis haste
ينهضُ في رَيثهِ وفي عَجلِهْ
Victory from God has enfolded him;
he rises to action in his leisure and his haste.
يجريhe runs بشأوِalong the course of الإمامِthe Imam مُنصلتاًswift and resolute
يجري بشأوِ الإمامِ مُنصلتاً
يسبِقُhe outstrips حضْرَthe gallop of الإمامِthe Imam فيin مَهَلِهْhis leisure
يسبِقُ حضْرَ الإمامِ في مَهَلِهْ
He runs the Imam's course, swift and resolute,
outstripping the Imam's gallop even at his leisure.
إذاwhen انْتَضاهُhe unsheathes him لصرفِto avert حادثةٍa calamity
إذا انْتَضاهُ لصرفِ حادثةٍ
يهتزّhe quivers كالسيفِlike a sword سُلَّdrawn منfrom خَللِهْits sheath
يهتزّ كالسيفِ سُلَّ من خَللِهْ
When the Imam unsheathes him to avert a calamity,
he quivers like a sword drawn from its sheath.
فأصبحتْand so became لَبْلةٌLabla مؤمّنةًmade secure
فأصبحتْ لَبْلةٌ مؤمّنةً
لاnot يَعْتديattacks ذِيبُهاits wolf علىupon حَملِهْits lamb
لا يَعْتدي ذِيبُها على حَملِهْ
Thus Labla became secure:
its wolf no longer attacks its lamb.
قدindeed وقفَhas halted النَّكثُoath-breaking والخلافُand rebellion بهاin it
قد وقفَ النَّكثُ والخلافُ بها
وقوفَthe standing of صبٍّa lovesick man يبكيweeping علىover طَللِهْhis ruined dwelling
وقوفَ صبٍّ يبكي على طَللِهْ
Oath-breaking and rebellion have halted there,
as a lovesick man stands weeping over his ruined dwelling.
كلٌّall this بيُمنِby the blessing of الإلهِGod تمَّwas accomplished لهاfor her
كلٌّ بيُمنِ الإلهِ تمَّ لها
وكلُّand every خيرٍgood thing أتىcame فمنthen from قِبَلهHis side
وكلُّ خيرٍ أتى فمن قِبَله
All this, by God's blessing, was accomplished for her,
and every good thing that came was from Him.
ياO رحمةَmercy اللَّهِof God فيamong برِيَّتهِHis creatures
يا رحمةَ اللَّهِ في برِيَّتهِ
بكَthrough you استقامَbecame straight الزَّمانُtime منfrom مَيَلهْits crookedness
بكَ استقامَ الزَّمانُ من مَيَلهْ
O God's mercy among His creatures,
through you, crooked Time has been set straight.
أنتَyou الزمانُTime الذيwho بدولتهِthrough his reign
أنتَ الزمانُ الذي بدولتهِ
يضحكُlaughs سِنُّthe tooth الزَّمانof Time مِنat دُوَلِهْits changing fortunes
يضحكُ سِنُّ الزَّمان مِن دُوَلِهْ
You are Time, through whose reign
Time's teeth laugh at its changing fortunes.
كمhow many خاملٍan obscure man قدindeed رفعتَyou raised همَّتَهُhis ambition
كم خاملٍ قد رفعتَ همَّتَهُ
ورُدَّand he was restored فيin مالهِhis wealth وفيand in أملِهْhis hope
ورُدَّ في مالهِ وفي أملِهْ
How many an obscure man has had his ambition raised by you,
and been restored in his wealth and his hope!
وكمand how many عديمٍa destitute man سَددْتَyou met خَلَّتَهُhis need
وكم عديمٍ سَددْتَ خَلَّتَهُ
وكمand how many عليلٍa sick man شَفيتَyou cured منof عِللِهhis ailments
وكم عليلٍ شَفيتَ من عِللِه
And how many a destitute man's need you have met,
and how many a sick man you have cured of his ailments!
سَللتَyou unsheathed سيفاًa sword علىagainst عِداكَyour enemies فماand so not
سَللتَ سيفاً على عِداكَ فما
يَقرُّis still قلبُthe heart الخلافِof rebellion منfrom وَهَلِهits terror
يَقرُّ قلبُ الخلافِ من وَهَلِه
You have drawn a sword against your foes, and so
the heart of rebellion cannot be still for terror.
Sol 6.1