ياO منْone who عطاياهَhis gifts منهاfrom them النصرُvictory والظفرُand triumph
يا منْ عطاياهَ منها النصرُ والظفرُ
علىover المعادينthe enemies إنْif قلّواthey are few وانand if كثرواthey are many
على المعادين إنْ قلّوا وان كثروا
O you whose gifts include victory and triumph
over enemies, whether few or many.
إذاwhen خشيناwe fear أمناwe feel safe حينwhen نذكركُمwe remember you
إذا خشينا أمنا حين نذكركُم
بذكركمthrough remembering you قدcan يزولُvanish الخوفُfear والحذرُand apprehension
بذكركم قد يزولُ الخوفُ والحذرُ
When we fear, we feel safe as we remember you;
through remembering you, fear and apprehension can vanish.
إحسانكمyour beneficence ماnot لهُit has حدُّa limit فنحصرهُso we could encompass it
إحسانكم ما لهُ حدُّ فنحصرهُ
وماnor بكيلby the measure of مياهthe waters of البحرthe sea ينحصرُis bounded
وما بكيل مياه البحر ينحصرُ
Your beneficence has no limit we could encompass,
nor is it bounded by the measure of the sea's waters.
فيin كلِّevery يومٍday جديدٌsomething new منكfrom you يطرقناvisits us
في كلِّ يومٍ جديدٌ منك يطرقنا
خيرbounty جديدnew كمدّlike the tide of البحرthe sea لاnot قطرُraindrops
خير جديد كمدّ البحر لا قطرُ
Each day something new from you comes knocking:
fresh bounty like the sea's tide, not mere raindrops.
تعطيyou give الذيthe one who منهfrom him يجبيlevies tribute الخرُthe other (uncertain reading) متكلاًrelying
تعطي الذي منه يجبي الخرُ متكلاً
علىon الإِلهGod ونعمَand how excellent العونُthe support والوزرُand the refuge
على الإِله ونعمَ العونُ والوزرُ
You give to one from whom another exacts tribute, relying
on God—what excellent support and refuge!
وكانand was غيركsomeone other than you يجبيcollecting revenue ماwhat سمحتyou were generous بهwith it
وكان غيرك يجبي ما سمحت به
وليسand does not يعطيgive الذيthe one who يعطيgives ولاnor even العشرُa tenth
وليس يعطي الذي يعطي ولا العشرُ
Others would collect what you freely bestowed,
and even the giver does not give a tenth.
وماand whatever جرتhave flowed بركاتُthe blessings of اللهGod فيهthrough it فماthen not
وما جرت بركاتُ الله فيه فما
يكونthere is للصرفfor spending فيin تنقيصهdiminishing it أَثرُan effect
يكون للصرف في تنقيصه أَثرُ
And whatever God's blessings have flowed through
cannot be diminished by spending.
لماwhen نهضتyou rose إلىtoward الأعداءthe enemies زلزلهمshook them
لما نهضت إلى الأعداء زلزلهم
رعبٌdread بهthrough which أنبياءthe prophets of اللهGod قدindeed نصرواwere granted victory
رعبٌ به أنبياء الله قد نصروا
When you rose against the enemies, they were shaken
by the dread through which God's prophets were granted victory.
عفوتَyou pardoned بالأَمسِyesterday عنهمthem والسيوفُwhile the swords بهمaround them
عفوتَ بالأَمسِ عنهم والسيوفُ بهم
محيطةencircling وهيwhile they للأعناقtoward the necks تنتثرُfly about
محيطة وهي للأعناق تنتثرُ
Yesterday you pardoned them, while swords
encircled them, flying toward their necks.
فأغمدتso they were sheathed وهيwhile they منfrom غيظrage ومنand from حنقfury
فأغمدت وهي من غيظ ومن حنق
عليهمagainst them فيin حشاthe belly of أغمادهاtheir scabbards ثَغرُa mouth
عليهم في حشا أغمادها ثَغرُ
So they were sheathed, yet, in rage and fury
against them, they were gaping mouths in their scabbards' bellies,
حتىuntil عصوكَthey disobeyed you وغرْتهمand deluded them سلامُتهمtheir safety
حتى عصوكَ وغرْتهم سلامُتهم
وذكرand the memory of عفوكyour pardon المحييlife-giving فماyet not ذكرواthey took heed
وذكر عفوك المحيي فما ذكروا
until they disobeyed you, beguiled by their safety
and the memory of your life-giving pardon; they took no heed.
وظلَّand remained عفوُكyour pardon خجلاناashamed تعاودهُrepeatedly assailing it
وظلَّ عفوُك خجلانا تعاودهُ
باللومwith reproach بيضُbright المواضيkeen blades والقَناand the spears السمُرُthe tawny
باللوم بيضُ المواضي والقَنا السمُرُ
And your pardon stood ashamed, repeatedly assailed
with reproach by bright, keen blades and tawny spears.
فحينَthen when جردَwas unsheathed هذاthis العزُمresolve نحوهمagainst them
فحينَ جردَ هذا العزُم نحوهم
وحدثَتهمand told them بإقبالof the approach of الردىdeath البدرُthe full moon
وحدثَتهم بإقبال الردى البدرُ
Then, when this resolve was unsheathed against them,
and the full moon told them of death's approach,
وأَيقنواand they became certain أنthat بيضاًbright blades أمسِyesterday قدindeed زجرتhad been restrained
وأَيقنوا أن بيضاً أمسِ قد زجرت
وعادتand returned اليومtoday لاnot تُبقيspare ولاnor تذرُleave
وعادت اليوم لا تُبقي ولا تذرُ
and they knew that bright blades, held back yesterday,
had returned today, sparing nothing and leaving nothing,
فاعلمواso they declared توبةًrepentance واستقبلوكand they met you بهاwith it
فاعلموا توبةً واستقبلوك بها
مستغفرينseeking forgiveness لمنfrom one who فيregarding الذنبwrongdoing يغتفرُforgives
مستغفرين لمن في الذنب يغتفرُ
they declared repentance and came to meet you with it,
seeking pardon from one who forgives wrongdoing.
فرّدكso it turned you back الشرعُsacred law عنهمfrom them وامتثلتand you obeyed بهمconcerning them
فرّدك الشرعُ عنهم وامتثلت بهم
أمراًa command بهwith which لمnot تزلyou cease فيfor the sake of اللهGod تأتمرُyou comply
أمراً به لم تزل في الله تأتمرُ
Then sacred law held you back from them, and in their case you obeyed
a command you have always observed for God's sake.
وأقسمواand they swore الاthat not سمعتمyou would hear بعدهاafter it أبداًever
وأقسموا الا سمعتم بعدها أبداً
صنعاًa deed بهbecause of it قيلit would be said للنعماءfor bounty قدindeed كفرواthey were ungrateful
صنعاً به قيل للنعماء قد كفروا
And they swore that never afterward would you hear
of a deed prompting the words, 'They have been ungrateful for bounty.'
فعدتُso I returned عودَthe return of حليjewelry نحوtoward عاطلةٍan unadorned woman
فعدتُ عودَ حلي نحو عاطلةٍ
إِلىto زبيدZabid فعادso returned الخيرُbounty والخيرُand bounty
إِلى زبيد فعاد الخيرُ والخيرُ
So I returned, as jewels return to an unadorned woman,
to Zabid, and bounty returned, and bounty.
فعشْso live سعيداًhappy حميداًpraiseworthy غيرnot مرتقبٍexpecting
فعشْ سعيداً حميداً غير مرتقبٍ
ممنfrom anyone سوىother than اللهGod يدنوdraws near النصرُvictory والظفرُand triumph
ممن سوى الله يدنو النصرُ والظفرُ
So live happy and praised, never expecting
victory and triumph to draw near from anyone but God.
Sol 6.1