وبلادُand the land of أندلسٍal-Andalus فريسَةُprey of كافرan unbeliever
وبلادُ أندلسٍ فريسَةُ كافر
يُمليhe dictates عَليهاto it وَعدَهُhis promise ووعيدَهُand his threat
يُملي عَليها وَعدَهُ ووعيدَهُ
And the land of al-Andalus is an unbeliever's prey;
he dictates to it his promise and his threat.
يُسدِيhe lays the warp ويُلحِمُand weaves the weft يَبتَغِيseeking إخلاَصَهَاexclusive possession of it
يُسدِي ويُلحِمُ يَبتَغِي إخلاَصَهَا
فقيامهfor his rising مكرٌscheming بهاagainst it وقعودُهُand his sitting
فقيامه مكرٌ بها وقعودُهُ
He lays the warp and weaves the weft, seeking to make it wholly his;
for his rising and his sitting alike are schemes against it.
والدينُand the faith فيهاin it زاهقٌperishing قدindeed كادalmost أنto
والدينُ فيها زاهقٌ قد كاد أن
يُمحيbe erased بِتثلِيثِby the Trinity of العِدَاthe foes تَوحِيدُهُits monotheism
يُمحي بِتثلِيثِ العِدَا تَوحِيدُهُ
And the faith there is perishing; it has nearly
had its belief in God's oneness erased by the foes' Trinity.
فإذاthen behold بحزِبwith the host of اللهِGod ناصرِchampion of دينهHis faith
فإذا بحزِب اللهِ ناصرِ دينه
زأرتَroared علىagainst حِزبِthe host of الصَّلِيبِthe Cross أسودُهُits lions
زأرتَ على حِزبِ الصَّلِيبِ أسودُهُ
Then behold the host of God, champion of His faith:
its lions roared against the host of the Cross.
فاستنقذوهاso they rescued it وهيwhile it was فيin لهواتهhis maw
فاستنقذوها وهي في لهواته
منfrom بَعدِafter خَطبٍa calamity شابَturned gray مِنهُfrom it وليدُهُits newborn
من بَعدِ خَطبٍ شابَ مِنهُ وليدُهُ
So they rescued it while it lay in his maw,
after a calamity that turned even its newborn gray.
فالنصرُso victory أوَّلُهُits beginning وآخِرُهُand its end لَكُمis yours
فالنصرُ أوَّلُهُ وآخِرُهُ لَكُم
واللهand God مُبدِئُهُبكمits originator through you ومُعِيدُهُand its renewer
والله مُبدِئُهُبكم ومُعِيدُهُ
So victory, from first to last, is yours,
and God brings it forth through you and renews it.
والدينand the faith أنتمyou ردؤُهُits support وحُمَاتُهُand its defenders
والدين أنتم ردؤُهُ وحُمَاتُهُ
وبعزمِكُمand through your resolve وسيوفِكُمand your swords تأييدُهits strengthening
وبعزمِكُم وسيوفِكُم تأييدُه
And you are the faith's support and its defenders;
and through your resolve and your swords it is upheld.
Sol 6.1