أَعْيَاproved impossible عَلَىfor الأَعْدَاءِthe enemies نَيْلُattaining نَجَاتِهاtheir escape
أَعْيَا عَلَى الأَعْدَاءِ نَيْلُ نَجَاتِها
أَنَّىhow could that be? وَسَيْفُكَwhile your sword سَافِكٌspilling مُهَجَاتِهاtheir lifeblood
أَنَّى وَسَيْفُكَ سَافِكٌ مُهَجَاتِها
The enemies are powerless to secure their escape.
How could they, when your sword spills their lifeblood?
لاno رَيْبَdoubt فيabout النَّصْرِthe victory العَزِيزِglorious لِدَعْوَةٍfor a cause
لا رَيْبَ في النَّصْرِ العَزِيزِ لِدَعْوَةٍ
آرَاؤُهاits counsels فِيin اليُمْنِgood fortune مِنْfrom رَاياتِهاits banners
آرَاؤُها فِي اليُمْنِ مِنْ رَاياتِها
There is no doubt of glorious victory for a cause
whose counsels draw their good fortune from its banners.
حُمِّلتَyou were entrusted with أنْبَاءtidings of الفُتُوحِthe conquests فَهَاتِهاso bring them forth
حُمِّلتَ أنْبَاء الفُتُوحِ فَهَاتِها
لِتَخُطَّهاso that they may inscribe them الأَيَّامُthe days فِيon صَفَحَاتِهاtheir pages
لِتَخُطَّها الأَيَّامُ فِي صَفَحَاتِها
You have been entrusted with tidings of conquests: bring them forth,
so that the days may inscribe them on their pages.
أَقْبَلتِyou faced ياO نَفْسُsoul القَبُولthe east wind بِمَبْدَأat the beginning
أَقْبَلتِ يا نَفْسُ القَبُول بِمَبْدَأ
مِنْهاof them وَوَلَّيْتِand you turned your back on الصبَاthe eastern breeze غَايَاتِهاtheir ends
مِنْها وَوَلَّيْتِ الصبَا غَايَاتِها
You faced the east wind, O soul, at the beginning
of these tidings, and at their close turned your back on the eastern breeze.
مَاnot إنْan emphatic particle يُحَيَّاis wished long life المُرْتَضَىal-Murtada رِدْءُthe support of الهُدَىright guidance
مَا إنْ يُحَيَّا المُرْتَضَى رِدْءُ الهُدَى
وَرَدَىand the doom of العِدَىthe foes فَحَيَاتُهُfor his life لِوَفَاتِهاfor their death
وَرَدَى العِدَى فَحَيَاتُهُ لِوَفَاتِها
No wish of long life greets al-Murtada, support of guidance
and doom of foes—for his life means their death.
وَفَّتْهُhas rendered him in full حَقَّthe due of النُّصْحِloyal service فِيin إِسْعَادِهِaiding him
وَفَّتْهُ حَقَّ النُّصْحِ فِي إِسْعَادِهِ
فِئَةٌa band يَكُرُّcharges anew النَّصرُvictory فِيin كَرَّاتِهاits charges
فِئَةٌ يَكُرُّ النَّصرُ فِي كَرَّاتِها
His full due of loyal service in aiding him has been paid
by a band in whose charges victory charges anew.
إِنْif أَوْرَقَتْhave put forth leaves بِنَدىwith the dew of أَكُفِّهِمُtheir palms القَنَاthe spears
إِنْ أَوْرَقَتْ بِنَدى أَكُفِّهِمُ القَنَا
فَانْظُرْthen look إلَىat الهَامَاتِthe heads مِنْamong ثَمَرَاتِهاtheir fruits
فَانْظُرْ إلَى الهَامَاتِ مِنْ ثَمَرَاتِها
If the spears have put forth leaves with the dew of their palms,
then behold the heads among their fruits.
Sol 6.1