أثبتestablished المعصومُthe divinely protected one عزاًglory لأبيfor Abū
أثبت المعصومُ عزاً لأبي
حسنٍḤasan أثبتfirmer منthan ركنthe buttress of إضمIḍam
حسنٍ أثبت من ركن إضم
The divinely protected one secured glory for Abū
The righteous one proved glory for my father Abu Hasan
Ḥasan, firmer than the buttress of Iḍam.
He proved stronger than a firm pillar
كلevery مجدٍglory دونbeneath ماwhat أثلهُhe established it
كل مجدٍ دون ما أثلهُ
لبنيfor the sons of كاوسKāwūs أملاكkings العجَمthe Persians
لبني كاوس أملاك العجَم
Every glory falls short of what he established
All glory is inferior to what he attained
For the sons of Kāwūs, kings of the Persians.
For the sons of Kaus, kings of non-Arabs
إنماnothing but الأفشينal-Afshīn سيفٌa sword سلهunsheathed it
إنما الأفشين سيفٌ سله
قدرُthe decree of اللَهGod بكفِّin the hand of المُعتصمal-Muʿtaṣim
قدرُ اللَه بكفِّ المُعتصم
Al-Afshīn is but a sword drawn
Verily Al-Afshin is a sword unsheathed
By God's decree in al-Muʿtaṣim's hand.
By the decree of God in the grip of al-Mu'tasim
لمdid not يدَعleave بالبَذِّat al-Badhdh منof ساكنهits inhabitants
لم يدَع بالبَذِّ من ساكنه
غيرَexcept أمثالٍexamples كأمثالِlike the examples of إرَمIram
غيرَ أمثالٍ كأمثالِ إرَم
He left none of al-Badhdh's inhabitants
He left none in his abode except
Except cautionary examples like those of Iram.
The likes of Iram - traces of the past
ثمthen أهدىpresented سلماًas a captive بابكهhis Bābak
ثم أهدى سلماً بابكه
رهنa prisoner of حجلينtwo ankle-fetters نجياًa confidant للندمto remorse
رهن حجلين نجياً للندم
Then he presented his Bābak as a captive,
Then he gifted peace offering your gates
Bound by two ankle-fetters, a confidant of remorse.
As two hostages sought to make amends
وقراand entertained as a guest تُوفيلَTheophilus طعناًthrusts صادقاًunerring
وقرا تُوفيلَ طعناً صادقاً
فضscattered جميعهhis entire host جميعاًaltogether وهزَمand routed
فض جميعه جميعاً وهزَم
And he regaled Theophilus with unerring thrusts,
And he pierced Theophilus with a true stab
Scattered his entire host and routed it utterly.
Scattering all - defeating and humiliating
قتلkilled الأكثرmost منهمof them ونجاand escaped
قتل الأكثر منهم ونجا
منwhoever نجاescaped لحماًas meat علىupon ظهرthe surface of وضمa board for meat
من نجا لحماً على ظهر وضم
He killed most of them, and some escaped—
He killed most of them, some survived
Those who escaped were mere meat atop a butcher's board.
Flesh upon flesh piled high
Sol 6.1