فمنso who كيوسفlike Yusuf فيon يومa day ندىbounty ووغىand battle
فمن كيوسف في يوم ندى ووغى
تلقاهyou find him أعظمgreatest مطعامlavish provider of food ومطعانand fierce spearman
تلقاه أعظم مطعام ومطعان
Who, then, is like Yusuf on a day of bounty and battle?
He who is like Joseph on a day of dew and clamor
You find him the greatest host and fiercest spearman.
Will find himself with ample food and water
فكلماso whenever اخلفتfailed to rain سحبclouds ففيthen in يدهhis hand
فكلما اخلفت سحب ففي يده
لناfor us سحائبclouds خمسfive ذاتhaving تهتانpouring rain
لنا سحائب خمس ذات تهتان
So whenever clouds fail to rain, within his hand
So whenever the clouds withdraw, in his hand
Are five clouds for us, pouring rain.
Are five pouring clouds of twisting folds
أوor أحجمdrew back الليثthe lion مذعوراًterrified فإنّthen indeed لناwe have
أو أحجم الليث مذعوراً فإنّ لنا
ليثاًa lion مهيباًawe-inspiring بداappeared فيin ثوبa robe سلطانa sultan
ليثاً مهيباً بدا في ثوب سلطان
Or if the lion recoils in terror, then surely we have
Or the lion frightened, though for us is
An awe-inspiring lion appearing in a sultan's robe.
A majestic lion dressed in a sultan's robe
ياO أهلpeople of أندلسal-Andalus قرّتmay be gladdened عيونكمyour eyes
يا أهل أندلس قرّت عيونكم
بتحيةby the salutation الملكthe king منfrom among أبناءsons قحطانQahtan
بتحية الملك من أبناء قحطان
O people of al-Andalus, may your eyes be gladdened
O people of Andalusia, your eyes are comforted
By the salutation of the king, one of Qahtan's sons.
With the king's greeting, from Qahtan's sons
أسلافهhis forebears قادةleaders الأملاكthe kings منfrom يمنYemen
أسلافه قادة الأملاك من يمن
شادواthey built وسادواand they ruled بأحلامwith wisdom وأديانand faiths
شادوا وسادوا بأحلام وأديان
His forebears were leaders of kings from Yemen;
His ancestors, leaders of kingdoms from Yemen
They built and ruled with wisdom and faith.
Who established and ruled with dreams and faiths
فقلso say غيوثrain-showers إذاwhen جدبdrought واعرharsh فبداthen it appeared
فقل غيوث إذا جدب واعر فبدا
والناسand the people فيin أزماتcrises ذاتhaving ألوانcolors
والناس في أزمات ذات ألوان
So call them rain-showers when harsh drought appears,
Say he is relief when drought parches and appears
And people are in crises of many hues.
And people are in crises of diverse hues
وقلand say ليوثlions إذاwhen حربwar بدتappeared فعدتthen they charged
وقل ليوث إذا حرب بدت فعدت
علىon جيادfine steeds فقدfor indeed انقضتthey swooped down كعقبانlike eagles
على جياد فقد انقضت كعقبان
And call them lions when war appears and they charge
And say he's a lion if war comes to pass
On steeds—for indeed they swoop down like eagles.
On steeds that swooped down like eagles
Sol 6.1