عليناupon us جميعاًall منfrom خُزيمةَKhuzayma مِنّةٌa favor
علينا جميعاً من خُزيمةَ مِنّةٌ
بهاthrough it أخمدَquenched الرحمنُthe Most Merciful ثائرةَthe raging fury الحربِwar
بها أخمدَ الرحمنُ ثائرةَ الحربِ
Khuzayma has bestowed a favor upon us all,
We all owe Khazima a favor
through which the Most Merciful quenched the fury of war.
Through which the Merciful put out the flames of war
تولّtook charge (first part of split verb) ىsplit verb's final letter; no independent meaning أمورَthe affairs of المسلمينthe Muslims بنفسهby himself
تولّ ى أمورَ المسلمين بنفسه
فذبso he defended وحامىand protected عنهمon their behalf أشرفَthe noblest الذبِّdefense
فذب وحامى عنهم أشرفَ الذبِّ
He took charge of the Muslims' affairs himself,
He took care of the Muslims’ affairs himself
so he defended and protected them with the noblest defense.
So he protected and defended them, the most honorable defense
ولولاand were it not for ابوAbu (father of) العباسal-Abbas ماnot انفكَّceased دهرناour age
ولولا ابو العباس ما انفكَّ دهرنا
يبيتُspends the night علىin عتبٍhardship ويغدوand greets the morning علىin عتبِhardship
يبيتُ على عتبٍ ويغدو على عتبِ
And without Abu al-Abbas, our age would have gone on
Without Abu Al-‘Abbas, our times would not have settled
passing its nights in hardship and greeting its mornings in hardship.
Spending the night anxious and waking anxious
خزيمةُKhuzayma لمwas not يُنكرconsidered strange لهfor him مثلthe like of هؤهprobably 'this' (corrupt form)
خزيمةُ لم يُنكر له مثل هؤه
اذاwhen اضطربتwas in turmoil شرقُthe east of البلادthe land معalong with الغربِthe west
اذا اضطربت شرقُ البلاد مع الغربِ
For Khuzayma, a deed like this was no strange thing,
None denied favors to the likes of those men
when the land's east was in turmoil along with the west.
When the east and west lands were in turmoil
أناخencamped بجسريat the two bridges of دجلةthe Tigris القطعُthe broad-headed arrows والقناand the spears
أناخ بجسري دجلة القطعُ والقنا
تفجّضعُprobably 'laments' (corrupt form) عنover خطبٍa calamity وتضحكand laughs عنat خطبِa calamity
تفجّضعُ عن خطبٍ وتضحك عن خطبِ
Broad-headed arrows and spears encamped at the Tigris's two bridges,
My bridges moored at the banks of the Tigris
lamenting one calamity and laughing at another.
Laughing off one sermon and dozing during another
فكانتso it was كنارٍlike a fire باكرتهاvisited it at dawn سحابةٌa cloud
فكانت كنارٍ باكرتها سحابةٌ
فأطفأتِso it quenched اللهبَthe flame اللفَّفprobably 'tangled' (uncertain form) باللهبِwith flame
فأطفأتِ اللهبَ اللفَّف باللهبِ
So it was like a fire visited at dawn by a cloud,
It was like a fire whose embers were doused
which then quenched the tangled blaze with flame.
By a rain cloud that extinguished the leaping flames
وماand what قتلthe killing of نفسٍa soul فيamong نفوسٍsouls كثيرةٍmany
وما قتل نفسٍ في نفوسٍ كثيرةٍ
إذاwhen صارتhas come الدنياthe world إلىto الأمنsecurity والخصبِand plenty
إذا صارت الدنيا إلى الأمن والخصبِ
And what is the killing of one soul among many souls,
No soul was killed to spare many souls
when the world has come to peace and plenty?
When security and prosperity returned to the land
بلاءُvaliant service أبيAbu (father of) العباسal-Abbas غيرُnot مُكَفَّرٍmet with ingratitude
بلاءُ أبي العباس غيرُ مُكَفَّرٍ
إذاwhen فَزِعturns for refuge الكربُdistress المقيمُenduring إلىto الكربِdistress
إذا فَزِع الكربُ المقيمُ إلى الكربِ
Abu al-Abbas's valiant service is not met with ingratitude,
The afflictions of Abu Al-‘Abbas are not yet over
when enduring distress turns to distress for refuge.
When creeping sorrows migrate to sorrows
ألاbehold إنماnothing but الدنياworldly life وصالُunion with حبيبِa beloved
ألا إنما الدنيا وصالُ حبيبِ
وأخذُكand your taking منof مشمولةٍwine cooled by the north wind بنصيبِa share
وأخذُك من مشمولةٍ بنصيبِ
Behold, life is nothing but union with a beloved,
Indeed, life is but the company of a beloved
and your taking a share of wine cooled by the north wind,
And your share of an included fortune
وعيشكand your living بينamong المُسمِعاتwomen singers مُمتَّعاًregaled
وعيشك بين المُسمِعات مُمتَّعاً
بفنَّينwith two arts منof عَزفٍinstrumental music وشدوِand singing مصيبِhitting the mark
بفنَّين من عَزفٍ وشدوِ مصيبِ
and your living among singing women, regaled
Living pleasantly between charming singers
by two arts—instrumental music and song that strikes true.
With melody and tearful singing
ولمand did not أرI see فيin الدنياthe world كخلوةِlike the seclusion of عاشقٍa lover
ولم أر في الدنيا كخلوةِ عاشقٍ
وبذلةand the yielding of معشوقٍa beloved ونومand the sleep of رقيبِa watcher
وبذلة معشوقٍ ونوم رقيبِ
And I have seen nothing in this world like a lover's seclusion,
Never have I seen in life an intimacy like that of lovers
and a beloved's yielding, and a watcher's sleep,
The selflessness of the beloved and the wakefulness of the watcher
وعَدِّيَand my counting ساعاتِthe hours of النهارthe day ورِقبتيand my watching
وعَدِّيَ ساعاتِ النهار ورِقبتي
الىtoward الشمسthe sun لمّاwhen آذنتannounced بمغيبِits setting
الى الشمس لمّا آذنت بمغيبِ
and my counting the hours of the day, and my watchful gaze
Count the hours of daylight and my neck
toward the sun as it announced its setting.
Craned toward the sun when it signals its setting
Sol 6.1