مَنِwho المَلِكُthe king المحَيَّاsaluted فيin الرِّواقِthe pavilion
مَنِ المَلِكُ المحَيَّا في الرِّواقِ
ومَظْهَرُهُand his splendor عَلَىabove السَّبْعِthe seven الطِّباقِlayered heavens
ومَظْهَرُهُ عَلَى السَّبْعِ الطِّباقِ
Who is the king saluted in the pavilion,
Who is the living king in the palace
Whose splendor stands above the seven layered heavens?
Whose appearance is over the seven levels
تَعِزُّgain might بِكَفِّهِin his palm القُضْبُthe blades المَواضِيkeen
تَعِزُّ بِكَفِّهِ القُضْبُ المَواضِي
وَتشْرقُand shine باسْمِهِwith his name الدِّيَمُthe steady rains البَواقِيlasting
وَتشْرقُ باسْمِهِ الدِّيَمُ البَواقِي
The keen blades gain might in his palm,
The staffs are honored by his palm
And the lasting rains shine with his name.
And the remains shine with his name
وَتَسْتَبِقُand race ahead السُعودُauspicious stars إلَىtoward رِضَاهُhis favor
وَتَسْتَبِقُ السُعودُ إلَى رِضَاهُ
هَوَادِيَas forerunners بِالْبُروقِwith lightning وبِالبُرَاقِand with al-Buraq
هَوَادِيَ بِالْبُروقِ وبِالبُرَاقِ
Auspicious stars race toward his favor,
Good tidings rush to his acceptance
Leading the way with lightning and with al-Buraq.
Valleys with lightnings and miracles
إذَاwhen زَحَفَتْadvance كتَائِبُهُhis battalions نَهَاراًby day
إذَا زَحَفَتْ كتَائِبُهُ نَهَاراً
رَأيْتَyou see الليلَthe night مَمْدودَoutstretched الرِّوَاقِthe canopy
رَأيْتَ الليلَ مَمْدودَ الرِّوَاقِ
When his battalions advance by day,
When his regiments march in the day
You see night's canopy stretched wide.
You see the night outstretched
فَمِنْfor they consist of أُسْدٍlions مُهَيَّجَةٍroused ضَوَارٍravening
فَمِنْ أُسْدٍ مُهَيَّجَةٍ ضَوَارٍ
عَلَىupon جُرْدٍsleek steeds مُطَهَّمَةٍfinely formed عِتَاقِnoble-bred
عَلَى جُرْدٍ مُطَهَّمَةٍ عِتَاقِ
For they consist of roused, ravening lions
So from aroused, ferocious lions
Upon sleek, finely formed, noble steeds.
Over energized, unbound horses
كَأَنَّas though الأرْضَthe earth مِنْهاbecause of them فيamid بِحَارٍseas
كَأَنَّ الأرْضَ مِنْها في بِحَارٍ
زَوَاخِرَsurging فِيin ارْتِجَاجٍupheaval واصْطِفَاقِand crashing together
زَوَاخِرَ فِي ارْتِجَاجٍ واصْطِفَاقِ
As though, because of them, the earth lay amid seas
As if the land, because of them, was in seas
Surging in upheaval and crashing together.
Waves in turmoil and collision
تَمَوَّجsurge بِالمَضَارِبِwith tents والمَبَانِيand buildings
تَمَوَّج بِالمَضَارِبِ والمَبَانِي
وتَطْفَحُand overflow بالمَذَاكِيwith full-grown steeds والنِّياقِand she-camels
وتَطْفَحُ بالمَذَاكِي والنِّياقِ
They surge with tents and buildings,
It undulates with shields and buildings
And overflow with full-grown steeds and she-camels.
And overflows with blazes and fires
تَكِلُّtires الرِّيحُthe wind عَنْshort of أَقْصَىthe farthest مَدَاهاtheir reach
تَكِلُّ الرِّيحُ عَنْ أَقْصَى مَدَاها
كَلالَthe weariness of الهِيفِslender-waisted women عَنْfrom حَمْلِbearing النِّطَاقِthe girdle
كَلالَ الهِيفِ عَنْ حَمْلِ النِّطَاقِ
The wind tires short of their utmost reach,
The wind gives up blowing to its farthest extent
As slender-waisted women tire of bearing a girdle.
Like the exhaustion of the overburdened camel from carrying
تَقُودُlead الخَيْلُthe horses مِنْincluding غُرٍّwhite-blazed steeds وَبُهْمٍand unmarked steeds
تَقُودُ الخَيْلُ مِنْ غُرٍّ وَبُهْمٍ
ضَوامِرَlean للِطِّرادِfor pursuit وَلِلسِّبَاقِand for racing
ضَوامِرَ للِطِّرادِ وَلِلسِّبَاقِ
The horses lead the way, white-blazed and unmarked,
It leads the horses in eagerness and zeal
Lean, for pursuit and for racing.
Samples for chasing and racing
جِيَادٌswift steeds كالظِّبَاءِlike gazelles العُفْرِtawny تَسْمُوlift
جِيَادٌ كالظِّبَاءِ العُفْرِ تَسْمُو
سَوالِفَnecks حَيثُwhere لاno مَرْقىًascent لِرَاقِfor a climber
سَوالِفَ حَيثُ لا مَرْقىً لِرَاقِ
Swift steeds, like tawny gazelles, lift
Steeds like the wild deer soaring
Their necks where no climber can ascend.
To the highest where no ladder can climb
وَتُدْرِكُand perceive غَائِبَwhat is hidden الأَشْيَاءِthings عَنْهاfrom them
وَتُدْرِكُ غَائِبَ الأَشْيَاءِ عَنْها
بِأَسْمَاعwith ears تُؤَلِّلُهاthey prick them up رِقَاقِdelicate
بِأَسْمَاع تُؤَلِّلُها رِقَاقِ
And perceive things hidden from them
And it overtakes the absent things from it
With delicate ears they prick up.
With ears that makes them hear whispers
رَبِيطَةُtethered mounts رَبِّهاtheir master والليْلُwhile the night دَاجٍdark
رَبِيطَةُ رَبِّها والليْلُ دَاجٍ
وَعُصْرَةُand the refuge of أَهْلِهاtheir people وَالمَوْتُwhile death ساقِdriving on
وَعُصْرَةُ أَهْلِها وَالمَوْتُ ساقِ
Their master's tethered mounts while night is dark,
Tied to its Lord while the night is dark
And their people's refuge when death drives on.
And family of its people and death is coming
تَمَنَّىlong for العَاصِفَاتُthe storm winds لَهاfor them لَحَاقاًcatching up
تَمَنَّى العَاصِفَاتُ لَها لَحَاقاً
فَيَأْبَىbut bars عِتْقُهُنَّtheir noble breeding مِنَfrom الَّلحَاقِovertaking
فَيَأْبَى عِتْقُهُنَّ مِنَ الَّلحَاقِ
The storm winds long to catch up with them,
The storms wished to join it
But their noble breeding will not let them be overtaken.
But their freedom prevents joining
إِذَاwhen طَلَعَتْthey appear مُحلاةَadorned الهَوادِيthe necks
إِذَا طَلَعَتْ مُحلاةَ الهَوادِي
عَدَلْنَthey divert عَنِaway from الحَدَائِقِthe gardens بالحِدَاقِwith the eyes
عَدَلْنَ عَنِ الحَدَائِقِ بالحِدَاقِ
When they appear with adorned necks,
When the full moons of the valleys appear
They draw eyes away from the gardens.
They turn away from the gardens in shyness
ومِنْand from سَهَكِthe reek of الحَديدِiron هُناكَthere طِيبٌa fragrance
ومِنْ سَهَكِ الحَديدِ هُناكَ طِيبٌ
تُبَادِرُهُhasten to it المَعَاطِسُthe nostrils بانْتِشَاقِwith inhalation
تُبَادِرُهُ المَعَاطِسُ بانْتِشَاقِ
And there, the reek of iron yields a fragrance
And from its iron spear there is a fragrance
That nostrils hasten to breathe in.
The sneezes hurry to smell it
كَتَائِبُbattalions تَخْفَقُflutter الرَّاياتُthe banners فِيهاwithin them
كَتَائِبُ تَخْفَقُ الرَّاياتُ فِيها
كَمَاjust as فَرِقَquails الفُؤادُthe heart مِنat الفِراقِparting
كَمَا فَرِقَ الفُؤادُ مِن الفِراقِ
Battalions in which banners flutter,
Battalions whose flags flutter in them
Just as the heart quails at parting.
As the heart fluttered from parting
كأَمْثَالِlike the likenesses of الخَمَائِلِthickets نَاضِراتٌverdant
كأَمْثَالِ الخَمَائِلِ نَاضِراتٌ
وَقَاهَاprotected them مِنْfrom جُفُوفthe drying of المَحْلِdrought وَاقِa guardian
وَقَاهَا مِنْ جُفُوف المَحْلِ وَاقِ
Verdant, like leafy groves,
Like resplendent moons
A guardian has shielded them from drought's drying.
And it protected them from the dryness of place
بِهاwithin them غُدُرُpools المَواضِيof keen swords والمَوَاذِيand coats of mail
بِها غُدُرُ المَواضِي والمَوَاذِي
تَرَقْرَقُshimmer فيin انْسيَابٍflowing وانْسِيَاقِand being driven onward
تَرَقْرَقُ في انْسيَابٍ وانْسِيَاقِ
Within them, pools of keen swords and coats of mail
The betrayals of valleys and shelters
Shimmer, flowing and driven onward.
Trickle in flow and slide
تَحَمَّلَتِhave set out المَنَاياdeaths والأَمَانِيand hopes
تَحَمَّلَتِ المَنَايا والأَمَانِي
إلَىtoward فِئَتَيْtwo factions of خِلافٍopposition واتِّفَاقِand accord
إلَى فِئَتَيْ خِلافٍ واتِّفَاقِ
Death and hopes have set out
It carried the disasters and wishes
Toward two factions, of opposition and accord.
To two conflicting and agreed groups
فأُولاهاso the former بِأَنْدَلُسٍin al-Andalus تُحَامِيdoes battle
فأُولاها بِأَنْدَلُسٍ تُحَامِي
وَأُخْراهَاand the latter تَحُومُhovers علَىover العِرَاقِIraq
وَأُخْراهَا تَحُومُ علَى العِرَاقِ
The former does battle in al-Andalus,
The first it endows with Andalusia to protect
And the latter hovers over Iraq.
And the last hovering over Iraq
بِأَمْرِby the command of اللَّهِGod قامَarose المَلْكُthe king يَحْيَىYahya
بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ قامَ المَلْكُ يَحْيَى
وَقَدْalthough already قَعَدَتْheld back بهِhim زُمَرُbands النِّفَاقِof hypocrisy
وَقَدْ قَعَدَتْ بهِ زُمَرُ النِّفَاقِ
By God's command, King Yahya arose,
By God's command King Yahya stood up
Though bands of hypocrisy had held him back.
And the groups of hypocrisy sat down
فَتِلكَthus those are عُرَىthe bonds of الدِّيانَةfaith فيin اشْتِدَادٍstrengthening
فَتِلكَ عُرَى الدِّيانَة في اشْتِدَادٍ
وذَاكَand that is سَنَىthe radiance of الهِدَايَةِguidance فيin ائْتِلاقِgleaming
وذَاكَ سَنَى الهِدَايَةِ في ائْتِلاقِ
Those, then, are faith's bonds growing firm,
So those are the ties of religion in distress
And that is guidance's radiance gleaming.
And that is the tradition of guidance in agreement
أميرٌa prince كُلُّهُall of him عِلْمٌknowledge وَحِلْمٌand forbearance
أميرٌ كُلُّهُ عِلْمٌ وَحِلْمٌ
وَإِحْسَانٌand beneficence وَعَدْلٌand justice فِيin اتِّساقِharmony
وَإِحْسَانٌ وَعَدْلٌ فِي اتِّساقِ
A prince who is all knowledge and forbearance,
A prince, all knowledge, forbearance
And beneficence and justice in harmony.
Goodness, justice in harmony
فَمِنْthus, through شِيَمٍvirtues سَعيدَاتِblessed المَرَامِيthe aims
فَمِنْ شِيَمٍ سَعيدَاتِ المَرَامِي
وَمنْand through هِمَمٍaspirations بَعيدَاتِfar-reaching المَرَاقِيascents
وَمنْ هِمَمٍ بَعيدَاتِ المَرَاقِي
Thus, through virtues blessed in their aims,
So from good omens, distant goals
And ambitions reaching distant heights,
And from ambitions, distant horizons
تُقَصِّرُfall short عَنْهُof him أَمْلاكُthe kings of البَراياmankind
تُقَصِّرُ عَنْهُ أَمْلاكُ البَرايا
وَهَيْهَاتَand how far removed الزُلالُpure sweet water مِنَfrom الزعاقِbitter brine
وَهَيْهَاتَ الزُلالُ مِنَ الزعاقِ
The kings of mankind fall short of him.
The kingdoms of earth fall short of it
And how far pure water lies from bitter brine!
And far from the smooth is slipping
تُطِلُّlooks out عَلَىupon الليَالِيthe nights وهيwhile they are جُونٌdark
تُطِلُّ عَلَى الليَالِي وهي جُونٌ
طلاقَتُهُhis cheerful countenance فَتُوذِنُand so heralds بِانْطِلاقِrelease
طلاقَتُهُ فَتُوذِنُ بِانْطِلاقِ
Upon the nights, though they are dark, shines
It stays up at night while in its prime
His cheerful countenance, heralding release.
Its freedom heralding its launch
قَضَىdecreed أَلاthat not يُشَقَّbe cleft لَهُfor him غُبَارٌdust
قَضَى أَلا يُشَقَّ لَهُ غُبَارٌ
مُؤيِّدُهُhis supporter علَىagainst أَهْلِthe people of الشِّقَاقِdiscord
مُؤيِّدُهُ علَى أَهْلِ الشِّقَاقِ
That none shall cleave his dust has been decreed
He decreed to not have dust raised around him
By his supporter against the people of discord.
His supporter over the people of conflict
عَجِبْتُI marveled لبَيْضِهat his white blades تَصْدَىrust مُتُوناًflats
عَجِبْتُ لبَيْضِه تَصْدَى مُتُوناً
كَأَنْas though لَمْnot تُرْوَbeen slaked بالعَلَقِwith gore المُرَاقِspilled
كَأَنْ لَمْ تُرْوَ بالعَلَقِ المُرَاقِ
I marvel at his white blades, their flats rusting,
I wondered at its white resisting bodies
As though they had not been slaked with spilled gore,
As if they were not wet with thin blood
وَلاnor خُضبَتْbeen dyed بِأَفْئِدَةwith hearts غِلاظٍhard
وَلا خُضبَتْ بِأَفْئِدَة غِلاظٍ
تَسِيلُflow عَلَىover مَضَارِبِهاtheir cutting edges الرَّقَاقِslender
تَسِيلُ عَلَى مَضَارِبِها الرَّقَاقِ
Nor dyed with hard hearts
Nor dyed with the hearts of rough men
That flow upon their slender cutting edges.
Whose blades drip with fragility
أَمينُthe trustee of اللَّهِGod واصَلَهاsupplied them continually فُتُوحاًconquests
أَمينُ اللَّهِ واصَلَها فُتُوحاً
أجَابَتْthey answered فيin ابْتِداءtaking the lead واسْتِباقِand racing ahead
أجَابَتْ في ابْتِداء واسْتِباقِ
God's trustee has granted them conquest upon conquest;
The trustee of God connected them with openings
They answered, taking the lead and racing ahead.
They responded at the beginning and outpacing
وَدُمْand remain لِلدِّينِfor the faith وَضَّاحَradiant التَّرَقِّيascent
وَدُمْ لِلدِّينِ وَضَّاحَ التَّرَقِّي
وَلِلدُنياand for the world مُحَلاةَadorned التَّرَاقِيthe collarbones
وَلِلدُنيا مُحَلاةَ التَّرَاقِي
And remain for the faith, radiant in ascent,
He supported religion and the progress was evident
And for the world, with its collarbones adorned;
And for the world the rise of ascent
وَشَمْلُand the ranks of المُؤمِنِينَthe believers إِلَىtoward اجْتِماعٍunion
وَشَمْلُ المُؤمِنِينَ إِلَى اجْتِماعٍ
وَشَمْلُand the ranks of الكَافِرينَthe unbelievers إلَىtoward افْتِراقِseparation
وَشَمْلُ الكَافِرينَ إلَى افْتِراقِ
And may the believers' ranks come together,
And the unity of believers into a gathering
And the unbelievers' ranks fall apart.
And the unity of disbelievers into division
نَهَضْتَyou rose إلَىto مُلاقَاةِmeet الأمَانِيhopes
نَهَضْتَ إلَى مُلاقَاةِ الأمَانِي
فبُشرَىso glad tidings للأَمَانِيto hopes بالتَّلاقِيat the encounter
فبُشرَى للأَمَانِي بالتَّلاقِي
You rose to meet hopes,
You rose to face the wishes
So glad tidings to hopes at the meeting!
So glad tidings to the wishes for the meeting
وَتَأييدُand the support of الإلَهِGod عَلَيْكَupon you بَادٍmanifest
وَتَأييدُ الإلَهِ عَلَيْكَ بَادٍ
وَإِحْسَانُand the kindness of الإلَهِGod إلَيْكَtoward you باقِenduring
وَإِحْسَانُ الإلَهِ إلَيْكَ باقِ
And God's support is manifest upon you,
And the support of God is evident upon you
And God's kindness toward you endures.
And the kindness of God to you is lasting
فَحِلso halt وسِرْand journey علَىwith الظَّفَرِtriumph المُوَاتِيcompliant
فَحِل وسِرْ علَى الظَّفَرِ المُوَاتِي
وَأُبْand return واظعَنْand depart إلَىtoward النَّصْرِvictory المُلاقِيcoming to meet you
وَأُبْ واظعَنْ إلَى النَّصْرِ المُلاقِي
So halt and march with triumph at your bidding,
So resolve and travel to the forthcoming victory
And return and depart toward victory coming to meet you.
And strive to the victorious meeting
مَنَنْتَyou bestowed favor علَىupon الأقَاصِيthe far-off والأَدَانِيand the nearby
مَنَنْتَ علَى الأقَاصِي والأَدَانِي
وَجُدْتَand gave generously مُنَفِّساًrelieving ضِيقَthe tightness of الخِنَاقِthe noose
وَجُدْتَ مُنَفِّساً ضِيقَ الخِنَاقِ
You bestowed favor on the far and near,
You have favored the far and near
And gave freely, easing the tightness of the noose.
And you relieved the strangled tightness
وَأَجْزَلْتَand lavished المَوَاهِبَgifts والأيَادِيand favors
وَأَجْزَلْتَ المَوَاهِبَ والأيَادِي
وأتْرَعْتَand filled السِّجَالَthe buckets إلَىup to العَرَاقِيthe crossbars
وأتْرَعْتَ السِّجَالَ إلَى العَرَاقِي
And lavished gifts and favors,
And you gave generously and bountifully
And filled the buckets to their crossbars.
And you hastened the contention to Iraq
أَجَبْتُI consented إلَىto الوَدَاعِfarewell وقَدand already دَعانِيit called me
أَجَبْتُ إلَى الوَدَاعِ وقَد دَعانِي
عَلَىamid كَلَفٍardent attachment بِبَرْحٍwith anguish واشْتِياقِand longing
عَلَى كَلَفٍ بِبَرْحٍ واشْتِياقِ
I consented to farewell, which had called me,
I responded to the farewell as I was called
Amid ardent attachment, anguish, and longing.
With yearning and longing
وَمَاand not دَارُthe seat of الإمَارَةrule بالتِيthat which لاnot
وَمَا دَارُ الإمَارَة بالتِي لا
أبِيتُI spend the night لِبَيْنِهاat parting from it خَضِلَtear-soaked المَآقِيeye corners
أبِيتُ لِبَيْنِها خَضِلَ المَآقِي
And the seat of rule is not a place for which I would not
The seat of authority is not one I would
Spend the night, at parting from it, with tear-soaked eyes.
Spend its nights having exhausted travels
وقَدْand already وافَيْتُهاI had come to it عَبْدَاًa slave صُراحاًoutright
وقَدْ وافَيْتُها عَبْدَاً صُراحاً
فَكَيْفَso how أعيبُcan I blemish مِلْكِيmy bondage بالإباقِby absconding
فَكَيْفَ أعيبُ مِلْكِي بالإباقِ
And I had come to it an outright slave;
And I came to it as a free servant
How, then, can I blemish my bondage by absconding?
So how can I fault my stay with escape
لَقَدْindeed فَدَحَoverburdened العَزَاءُpatience فلَمand could not يُطِقْهُbear it
لَقَدْ فَدَحَ العَزَاءُ فلَم يُطِقْهُ
رَحِيلٌa departure ماnot أرَاهُI deem it بالمُطَاقِbearable
رَحِيلٌ ما أرَاهُ بالمُطَاقِ
Indeed, patience was overburdened and could not bear it—
Indeed, the consolation has spread and he could not bear
A departure I do not deem bearable.
A departure I do not see as feasible
فإنْso if رَافقْتُI accompanied جسْماًa body فيin سَرَاحٍfreedom
فإنْ رَافقْتُ جسْماً في سَرَاحٍ
فَقَدthen indeed فارَقْتُI left behind قَلْباًa heart فيin وثاقِbonds
فَقَد فارَقْتُ قَلْباً في وثاقِ
So if I have accompanied a body at liberty,
If I accompanied a body in travel
I have indeed left behind a heart in bonds,
Then I have left a heart in shackles
بِحَيْثُwhere البَأْسُvalor مَهْزوزbrandished العَوَالِيthe lance-tips
بِحَيْثُ البَأْسُ مَهْزوز العَوَالِي
وَحَيْثُand where الجُودُgenerosity مَعْسولُhoney-sweet المَذَاقِin taste
وَحَيْثُ الجُودُ مَعْسولُ المَذَاقِ
Where valor's lance-tips are brandished,
Where glory has demolished the high places
And where generosity is honey-sweet to taste.
And where generosity has sweetened the taste
فَإِنِّيfor I أيْنَماwherever وُجِّهْتُam sent شَرْقاًeastward
فَإِنِّي أيْنَما وُجِّهْتُ شَرْقاً
وغَرْباًand westward فيin السَّفِينِships أَوor الرِّفاقِtraveling companies
وغَرْباً في السَّفِينِ أَو الرِّفاقِ
For wherever I am sent, eastward
So wherever I was directed east
And westward, aboard ships or among traveling companies,
Or west on a ship or a saddle
بِنِعْمَتِهاthrough its bounty اعتِزازِيmy pride واعْتِزائِيand my affiliation
بِنِعْمَتِها اعتِزازِي واعْتِزائِي
وَخِدْمَتُهاand serving it اعْتِلائِيmy elevation واعْتِلاقِيand my attachment
وَخِدْمَتُها اعْتِلائِي واعْتِلاقِي
From its bounty come my pride and affiliation,
With its blessing is my pride and my boast
And serving it is my ascent and attachment.
And serving it is my elevation and my rise
Sol 6.1