لكfor you الخيرُgood fortune خيرانُKhayran مضىwent away لسبيلهِon his way
لك الخيرُ خيرانُ مضى لسبيلهِ
وأصبحand came to be مُلكُthe dominion of اللهGod فيin ابنthe son of رسولهHis Messenger
وأصبح مُلكُ الله في ابن رسوله
Good fortune to you! Khayran has gone his way,
and God's dominion now rests with the son of His Messenger.
وفُرِّقَand was scattered جمعُthe host of الكفرunbelief واجتمعand gathered الورىhumankind
وفُرِّقَ جمعُ الكفر واجتمع الورى
علىaround ابنthe son of حبيبthe beloved of اللهGod بعدafter خليلهِHis intimate friend
على ابن حبيب الله بعد خليلهِ
And the host of unbelief was scattered, and humankind rallied
around the son of God's beloved, after His intimate friend.
وقامand rose لواءthe banner of الجمعthe host فوقabove ممنّعِone made impregnable
وقام لواء الجمع فوق ممنّعِ
منby النَّصرِvictory جبريلGabriel أمامbefore رعيلهhis vanguard
من النَّصرِ جبريل أمام رعيله
And the host's banner rose above one made impregnable
by victory, Gabriel before his vanguard.
وأشرقتِand shone الدُّنياthe world بنورwith the light of خليفةٍa caliph
وأشرقتِ الدُّنيا بنور خليفةٍ
بهthrough him لاحshone بدرُthe full moon of الحقِّtruth بعدafter أُفولهِits setting
به لاح بدرُ الحقِّ بعد أُفولهِ
And the world shone with the light of a caliph,
through whom truth's full moon shone after its setting:
منfrom among الهاشميينthe Hashimites الذينwho بمجدهمthrough their glory
من الهاشميين الذين بمجدهم
تعوَّدgrew accustomed شخصُthe figure of المجدِglory جرّdragging أُفولهِits decline
تعوَّد شخصُ المجدِ جرّ أُفولهِ
one of the Hashimites, through whose glory
the figure of glory grew accustomed to dragging out its decline.
فلاso do not تَسَلِask الأيامَthe days عمَّاabout what أتتthey brought بهwith it
فلا تَسَلِ الأيامَ عمَّا أتت به
فماfor ... not زالتceased الأيامُthe days تأتيcome بسولهِwith what he desires
فما زالت الأيامُ تأتي بسولهِ
So do not ask the days about what they have brought,
for the days have always brought him what he desires.
ولمَّاand when دعاsummoned الشيطانُSatan فيamong الخيلِthe cavalry حزبَهُhis party
ولمَّا دعا الشيطانُ في الخيلِ حزبَهُ
وأقبلand advanced حزبُthe party of اللهGod فوقupon خيولهits steeds
وأقبل حزبُ الله فوق خيوله
And when Satan summoned his party among the cavalry,
and God's party advanced upon its steeds—
كتائبُbattalions منfrom صنهاجةٍSanhaja وزناتةٍand Zanata
كتائبُ من صنهاجةٍ وزناتةٍ
تضايقنthey crowded together فيacross عرضthe breadth of الفضاءthe open expanse وطولهِand its length
تضايقن في عرض الفضاء وطولهِ
battalions of Sanhaja and Zanata,
crowding the open expanse in breadth and length—
تقدّمadvanced خيرانُKhayran إليهاtoward them بزعمهِby his own reckoning
تقدّم خيرانُ إليها بزعمهِ
ليدركَto attain ماwhat قدalready فاتهhad eluded him منthrough دخولهhis entry
ليدركَ ما قد فاته من دخوله
Khayran advanced toward them, by his own reckoning,
to gain through his entry what had eluded him.
فلماbut when التقىmet الجمعانthe two hosts عاودَreconsidered رأيَهُhis plan
فلما التقى الجمعان عاودَ رأيَهُ
فخلّىso he yielded لبعضِto some of الهَولِthe terror حُلَّwas undone فضولهhis presumption
فخلّى لبعضِ الهَولِ حُلَّ فضوله
But when the two hosts met, he reconsidered his plan,
then yielded to a little of that terror, his presumption undone.
فأحجمso he recoiled تحتbeneath النَّقعthe dust والخيلُwhile the cavalry تدّعيraise war cries
فأحجم تحت النَّقع والخيلُ تدّعي
كماas ازدلفَdrew near الليثُthe lion الهزبرthe mighty lion لقيلهfor its midday rest
كما ازدلفَ الليثُ الهزبر لقيله
He recoiled beneath the dust, while the cavalry raised war cries,
as the lion, the mighty lion, drew near for its midday rest.
وولىand he fled وأبقىand left منذراًMundhir منfrom ورائهbehind him
وولى وأبقى منذراً من ورائه
يقيمُsets forth لأهلِfor the people of الغدرtreachery عُذَرexcuses for نكولهِhis retreat
يقيمُ لأهلِ الغدر عُذَر نكولهِ
And he fled, leaving Mundhir behind him,
offering the treacherous excuses for his retreat.
Sol 6.1