لاno وَرُمّانِby the pomegranates of النُهودِthe breasts
لا وَرُمّانِ النُهودِ
فَوقَabove أَغصانِthe boughs of القُدودِthe bodily forms
فَوقَ أَغصانِ القُدودِ
No, by the pomegranates of breasts
above the boughs of slender forms,
وَعَناقيدَand clusters مِنَfrom الصُدthe temple (first part)
وَعَناقيدَ مِنَ الصُد
غِcompletion of 'temple' وَوَردٍand roses مِنfrom خُدودِcheeks
غِ وَوَردٍ مِن خُدودِ
and clusters from the
temples, and roses from cheeks,
وَوُجوهٍand faces مِنof بُدورٍfull moons
وَوُجوهٍ مِن بُدورٍ
طالِعاتٍrising مِنfrom سُعودِauspicious stars
طالِعاتٍ مِن سُعودِ
and faces like full moons
rising among auspicious stars,
وَرَسولٍand a messenger جاءَcame بِالميwith the promise (first part)
وَرَسولٍ جاءَ بِالمي
عادِcompletion of 'promise' مِنfrom بَعدِafter الوَعيدِthe threat
عادِ مِن بَعدِ الوَعيدِ
and a messenger who came with a
promise after the threat,
وَنَعيمٍand bliss فيin وِصالٍunion
وَنَعيمٍ في وِصالٍ
حُلُّrelease (reading uncertain) مِنfrom طولِthe length of الصُدودِestrangement
حُلُّ مِن طولِ الصُدودِ
and bliss in union,
a release from long estrangement—
ماnot رَأَتhas seen عَينيmy eye كَظَبيٍlike a gazelle
ما رَأَت عَيني كَظَبيٍ
زارَنيvisited me فيon يَومِa day of عيدِfestival
زارَني في يَومِ عيدِ
my eye has seen none like the gazelle
who visited me on a feast day,
فيin قَباءٍa robe فاخِتيِّdove-gray الthe (prefix of 'color')
في قَباءٍ فاخِتيِّ ال
لَونِcolor مِنfrom لُبسٍclothing جَديدِnew
لَونِ مِن لُبسٍ جَديدِ
in a robe, dove-gray in
color, from a new outfit.
كُلَماwhenever قاتَلَfought جُندِيa soldier (first part)
كُلَما قاتَلَ جُندِي
يٌcompletion of 'soldier' بِسَيفٍwith a sword أَوor عَمودِa mace
يٌ بِسَيفٍ أَو عَمودِ
Whenever a soldier fought
with a sword or a mace,
قاتَلَfought الناسَthe people بِعَينَيwith two eyes (continued)
قاتَلَ الناسَ بِعَينَي
نِdual ending of 'eyes' وَخَدَّينِand two cheeks وَجيدِand a neck
نِ وَخَدَّينِ وَجيدِ
the gazelle fought people with two eyes,
two cheeks, and a neck.
قَدindeed سَقانيhe gave me to drink الراحَthe wine مِنfrom فيmouth (followed by 'his')
قَد سَقاني الراحَ مِن في
هِhis عَلىagainst رُغمِthe will of الحَسودِthe envious one
هِ عَلى رُغمِ الحَسودِ
He gave me wine to drink from
his mouth, despite the envious one.
وَتَعانَقناand we embraced كَأَنّيas though I
وَتَعانَقنا كَأَنّي
وَهوَand he فيin عِقدٍa knot شَديدِtight
وَهوَ في عِقدٍ شَديدِ
And we embraced as though I
and he were in a tight knot.
نَقرَعُwe strike الثَغرَthe mouth بِثَغرٍagainst a mouth
نَقرَعُ الثَغرَ بِثَغرٍ
طَيِّبٍsweet عِندَat الوُرودِcoming to drink
طَيِّبٍ عِندَ الوُرودِ
We struck mouth against mouth,
sweet to drink from,
مِثلَlike ماthat عاجَلَswiftly overtook بَردٌcold
مِثلَ ما عاجَلَ بَردٌ
قَطرَthe drops of مُزنٍrainclouds بِجُمودِwith freezing
قَطرَ مُزنٍ بِجُمودِ
as cold swiftly overtakes
a raincloud's drops, freezing them.
وَمَضىand he went away يَخطُرُswaggering فيin المَشthe walking (first part)
وَمَضى يَخطُرُ في المَش
يِcompletion of 'walking' كَجَبّارٍlike a tyrant عَنيدِstubborn
يِ كَجَبّارٍ عَنيدِ
And he went swaggering in his
walk, like a stubborn tyrant,
سَحَراًbefore dawn مِنfrom قَبلِbefore أَنthat تَرreturn (verb begins)
سَحَراً مِن قَبلِ أَن تَر
جِعَcompletion of 'return' أَرواحُthe souls of الرُقودِthe sleepers
جِعَ أَرواحُ الرُقودِ
before dawn, before
the souls of sleepers returned.
مَرحَباًwelcome بِالمَلِكِto the king القاthe arriving one (first part)
مَرحَباً بِالمَلِكِ القا
دِمِcompletion of 'arriving' بِالجَدِّwith fortune السَعيدِauspicious
دِمِ بِالجَدِّ السَعيدِ
Welcome to the king who comes
with auspicious fortune!
ياO مُذِلَّhumbler of البَغيَtyranny ياO قاslayer (first part)
يا مُذِلَّ البَغيَ يا قا
تِلَcompletion of 'slayer' حَيّاتِthe serpents of الحُقودِhatreds
تِلَ حَيّاتِ الحُقودِ
O humbler of tyranny, O slayer
of the serpents of rancor!
عِشlive وَدُمand endure فيin ظُلِّthe shade of عِزٍّglory
عِش وَدُم في ظُلِّ عِزٍّ
خالِدٍeverlasting باقٍabiding جَديدِnew
خالِدٍ باقٍ جَديدِ
Live, and endure in the shade of glory,
everlasting, abiding, ever fresh!
فَلَقَدfor indeed أَصبَحَhave become أَعداenemies (first part)
فَلَقَد أَصبَحَ أَعدا
ؤُكَyour (completes 'your enemies') كَالزَرعِlike the crop الحَصيدِharvested
ؤُكَ كَالزَرعِ الحَصيدِ
For your enemies have become
like a harvested crop.
ثُمَّthen قَدindeed صارواthey became حَديثاًa tale
ثُمَّ قَد صاروا حَديثاً
مِثلَlike عادٍʿAd فيamong ثَمودِThamud
مِثلَ عادٍ في ثَمودِ
Then they became a tale,
like ʿAd among Thamud.
جائَهُمcame upon them بَحرُa sea of حَديدٍiron
جائَهُم بَحرُ حَديدٍ
تَحتَbeneath أَظلالِthe shadows of بُنودِbanners
تَحتَ أَظلالِ بُنودِ
A sea of iron came upon them
beneath the shadows of banners.
فيهِin it عِقبانُeagles of خُيولٍsteeds
فيهِ عِقبانُ خُيولٍ
فَوقَهاabove them أُسدُlions of حَديدِiron
فَوقَها أُسدُ حَديدِ
Within it were steeds like eagles,
with lions of iron upon them.
وَرَدواthey entered الحَربَthe battle فَمَدّواthen they leveled
وَرَدوا الحَربَ فَمَدّوا
كُلَّevery خَطِّيٍّKhatti spear مَديدِlong
كُلَّ خَطِّيٍّ مَديدِ
They entered battle and leveled
every long Khatti spear,
وَحُسامٌand a keen sword سَرَّهُgladdened it الحَدthe edge (first part)
وَحُسامٌ سَرَّهُ الحَد
دُcompletion of 'edge' إِلىtoward قَطعِsevering الوَريدِthe jugular vein
دُ إِلى قَطعِ الوَريدِ
and a keen sword, gladdened by its
edge for severing the jugular.
ماthere is no لِهَذاfor this الفَتحِvictory ياO خَيbest (first part)
ما لِهَذا الفَتحِ يا خَي
رَcompletion of 'best' إِمامٍimam مِنany مَزيدِincrease
رَ إِمامٍ مِن مَزيدِ
This victory, O best
of imams, cannot be surpassed.
فَاِحمِدَso praise اللَهَGod فَإِنَّfor indeed الthe (prefix of 'praise')
فَاِحمِدَ اللَهَ فَإِنَّ ال
حَمدَpraise مِفتاحُthe key to المَزيدِfurther increase
حَمدَ مِفتاحُ المَزيدِ
So praise God, for
praise is the key to increase.
Sol 6.1