سَماrose high بِأمْرِكwith your cause إِسْعادٌgood fortune وإِنْجادُand succor
سَما بِأمْرِك إِسْعادٌ وإِنْجادُ
فكُلso all دَهْرِكَyour lifetime أَعْراسٌweddings وأعْيَادُand feasts
فكُل دَهْرِكَ أَعْراسٌ وأعْيَادُ
Good fortune and succor have exalted your cause;
The heavens at your command bring joy and salvation,
so all your days are weddings and feasts.
So your every age is festive occasions and celebrations.
ماwhat is بَهْجَةُthe joy of الفِطْرِEid al-Fitr والأضْحَىand Eid al-Adha وبَهجَتهand its joy
ما بَهْجَةُ الفِطْرِ والأضْحَى وبَهجَته
لهاit has شُفوفٌsuperiority عَلىover العِيدَيْنِthe two feasts مُعْتادُcustomary
لها شُفوفٌ عَلى العِيدَيْنِ مُعْتادُ
What is the joy of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, when its joy
What joy in Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, and their delight!
habitually surpasses both feasts?
For them familiar habits at the two Eids are known.
وكيفَand how لاnot تَتَردّىclothe itself in البشرَgladness غُرّتُهُits radiant brow
وكيفَ لا تَتَردّى البشرَ غُرّتُهُ
وللْبَشائِرِand for glad tidings تَكرارrepetition وتَعْدادُand abundance
وللْبَشائِرِ تَكرار وتَعْدادُ
And how could its radiant brow not wear gladness,
And how could man not swell with pride
when glad tidings recur in such abundance?
When good news recurs and accumulates?
دَعْوَىthe claim of نجادكyour sword-belt فيto التمكينِfirm dominion صادِقَةٌtrue
دَعْوَى نجادك في التمكينِ صادِقَةٌ
ومِنْand from فُتوحِكَyour conquests للآفاقِfor the horizons أشْهادُwitnesses
ومِنْ فُتوحِكَ للآفاقِ أشْهادُ
Your sword-belt's claim to dominion is true,
Your claim of empowered victory is truthful.
and your conquests furnish witnesses to the horizons.
From your conquests witnesses for the horizons abound.
لاno غَرْوَwonder أنthat تُلْقِيَshould cast الدُّنياthe world مَقادَتَهاits reins
لا غَرْوَ أن تُلْقِيَ الدُّنيا مَقادَتَها
إليكَto you فالفَلَكfor the celestial sphere الدّوّارrevolving مُنْقادُobedient
إليكَ فالفَلَك الدّوّار مُنْقادُ
No wonder the world casts its reins
No wonder that the world casts its reins
to you: even the revolving celestial sphere submits.
To you, for the revolving heavens are controlled.
وَهلand can تَرُدّwithhold اللياليthe nights عَنْكَfrom you صَالِحَةًa blessing
وَهل تَرُدّ الليالي عَنْكَ صَالِحَةً
ومِنكَand from you فيfor اللّهِGod إصدارsending forth وإيرادُand bringing in
ومِنكَ في اللّهِ إصدار وإيرادُ
Can the nights withhold a blessing from you,
Can the nights against you be wholesome?
when you send forth and bring in for God's sake?
From you, by God's will, come decrees and revenues.
شَأنُthe condition of المُلوكِkings انتِقاصٌdecline شَانَmarred مُلْكَهُمُtheir rule
شَأنُ المُلوكِ انتِقاصٌ شَانَ مُلْكَهُمُ
وأنتَand you مِمّاfrom what بِهِby it تَزْدانyou are adorned تَزْدادُyou increase
وأنتَ مِمّا بِهِ تَزْدان تَزْدادُ
The lot of kings is decline, which mars their rule;
The status of kings is diminished by their kingship,
but you gain ever more of what adorns you.
While you are adorned and increase through it.
أصْبَحتَyou have become لِلرّشدfor right guidance رَدءاًa support والضلالand error رَدىًruin
أصْبَحتَ لِلرّشد رَدءاً والضلال رَدىً
فَمِلءُso the fullness of حزبَيهِماtheir two factions صَفدٌgifts وَإِصفادُand shackling
فَمِلءُ حزبَيهِما صَفدٌ وَإِصفادُ
You have become a support to guidance and ruin to error;
You have become a refuge for righteousness and a ruin for misguidance,
so their two factions receive their fill of gifts and fetters.
So both their parties are fully shackled and bound.
لَمّاwhen أقَمتَyou raised صَغاthe party of التّوْحيدdivine unity مُنْتَصِراًvictorious
لَمّا أقَمتَ صَغا التّوْحيد مُنْتَصِراً
لَمْnot يَعْدُwent beyond صاغيةَthe adherents of التّجسيمِcorporealism إقْعادُbeing laid low
لَمْ يَعْدُ صاغيةَ التّجسيمِ إقْعادُ
When you raised divine unity's party to victory,
When you established the oneness of God victorious,
only the adherents of corporealism were laid low.
The seat of the corporealists was no longer endowed.
أطفأتَyou extinguished ماwhat أوْقَدواthey kindled نَقضاًundoing لِماof what اعتَقَدواthey believed
أطفأتَ ما أوْقَدوا نَقضاً لِما اعتَقَدوا
لَقَدindeed تَبَايَنdiffered greatly إطفاءextinguishing وإيْقادُand kindling
لَقَد تَبَايَن إطفاء وإيْقادُ
You extinguished what they kindled, undoing what they believed;
You extinguished what they kindled, refuting their beliefs.
indeed, extinguishing and kindling are far apart.
Extinguishing and kindling are clearly distinct.
كانواthey were الحَصىpebbles كَثرَةًin number حَتىuntil نهَدْتَyou advanced لَهُمagainst them
كانوا الحَصى كَثرَةً حَتى نهَدْتَ لَهُم
فَشَدّso how greatly ماthat انقَرَضواthey vanished حصاًpebbles وماand how بادواthey perished
فَشَدّ ما انقَرَضوا حصاً وما بادوا
They were as numerous as pebbles until you advanced against them;
They were many pebbles until you subjugated them,
how utterly they vanished, those pebbles, and how utterly they perished!
So shattered were they, diminished and ceased to be.
لِيَهْنئmay gladden الدّينَreligion والدُّنياand the world إِمامُan imam of هُدىًguidance
لِيَهْنئ الدّينَ والدُّنيا إِمامُ هُدىً
ميلادُهُhis birth للنّدىfor generosity والبَأسُand valor ميلادُa birth
ميلادُهُ للنّدى والبَأسُ ميلادُ
May an imam of guidance gladden religion and the world,
The leader of guidance, his birth brings joy to religion and world,
whose birth is a birth for generosity and valor.
His birth for dew, and for war, a birth.
شَعائِرُthe sacred rites of اللّهِGod مِنْهُthrough him فيin يَدَيْthe hands of مَلِكٍa king
شَعائِرُ اللّهِ مِنْهُ في يَدَيْ مَلِكٍ
لَهُfor him المَلائِكُthe angels أَعوانٌhelpers وَأَمْدادُand reinforcements
لَهُ المَلائِكُ أَعوانٌ وَأَمْدادُ
Through him, God's sacred rites are in the hands of a king
The rituals of God are in the hands of a king
whose helpers and reinforcements are the angels.
Whose helpers are angels and endless aid.
يُديرُhe directs فيin حِفظِهاtheir protection ماwhat تُسْتَبَاحُare overcome بِهby it
يُديرُ في حِفظِها ما تُسْتَبَاحُ بِه
وفْقَaccording to الإرادَةِthe will مُرّاقٌapostates وَمُرّادُand rebels
وفْقَ الإرادَةِ مُرّاقٌ وَمُرّادُ
In their defense he wields what lays low,
He directs their protection however they be desecrated
as he wills, apostates and rebels.
According to his will, a watcher and intender.
إِذاwhen غَزاhe goes to war تَرْجفtrembles الأرْضthe earth الوقورُsteady بِهِمْbeneath them
إِذا غَزا تَرْجف الأرْض الوقورُ بِهِمْ
غُزّىraiders وتُلحِقُand are brought level بالقيعَانِwith the plains أَطْوَادُlofty mountains
غُزّى وتُلحِقُ بالقيعَانِ أَطْوَادُ
When he goes to war, the steady earth trembles beneath them,
When he invades, the dignified earth trembles because of them,
raiders; and towering mountains are leveled with the plains.
Invaders who chase down deer in the valleys.
منfrom كُلِّevery ذيpossessor of لَجبٍclamor فيin صَوْلِthe charge of ذيone possessing غضَبٍwrath
من كُلِّ ذي لَجبٍ في صَوْلِ ذي غضَبٍ
كالبحرِlike the sea يُغريهِincites it بالإزْبادِto foaming إِزْبادُfoam
كالبحرِ يُغريهِ بالإزْبادِ إِزْبادُ
each a clamorous warrior charging in fury,
From every rugged terrain the angry roar,
like the sea, spurred to foam by foam.
Like an enraged sea stirred to surge and seethe.
لَولاwere it not for إجالَةturning لَحظيmy gaze فيupon مناقبِهِhis virtues
لَولا إجالَة لَحظي في مناقبِهِ
أنكرتI would have denied أنthat تركضَcould spur العقبانَeagles آسادُlions
أنكرت أن تركضَ العقبانَ آسادُ
Had I not turned my gaze upon his virtues,
If not for my inadequate time to praise him,
I would have denied that lions could spur eagles.
I would think the eagles race to aid him.
إِمّاeither الجِيَادُnoble steeds وإمّاor else الفُلكُships أفرسهمtheir mounts
إِمّا الجِيَادُ وإمّا الفُلكُ أفرسهم
لَيستْare not تُعطّلleft idle ألْبادٌsaddle-felts وأعْوادُand timbers
لَيستْ تُعطّل ألْبادٌ وأعْوادُ
Either noble steeds or ships are their mounts;
Either the steeds or the ships are their horses,
saddle-felts and timbers are never left idle.
Neither tents nor staffs do they leave behind.
صَحّواthey remained sound عزَائِمَin resolve فيin الهَيْجاءِbattle ماضيةkeen
صَحّوا عزَائِمَ في الهَيْجاءِ ماضية
والسّمْهَرِيّةُand the hard spears أكْسَارٌbroken pieces وأَقْصَادُand snapped fragments
والسّمْهَرِيّةُ أكْسَارٌ وأَقْصَادُ
Their resolves remained sound and keen in battle,
They roused resolves raging in battle,
while the hard spears lay broken into fragments.
While the swords are breaks and strikes.
عَلَيْهِمupon them لِلْهُدىfor right guidance ألاthat not يَمَسّهُمُtouch them
عَلَيْهِم لِلْهُدى ألا يَمَسّهُمُ
إذاwhen هُمُthey جَاهَدُواfight الكُفّارَthe unbelievers إِجهادُexhaustion
إذا هُمُ جَاهَدُوا الكُفّارَ إِجهادُ
They owe it to guidance not to be touched,
Upon them, to guide, is an oath to never
when fighting the unbelievers, by exhaustion.
Be touched, though they struggle the infidels with all might.
لاnot يُخلِدونَthey incline إلىtoward الرّاحاتِcomforts منfrom تَرَفٍindulgence
لا يُخلِدونَ إلى الرّاحاتِ من تَرَفٍ
ولاand no خُلُودَenduring life إذاif ماever كانَthere is إِخْلادُyielding to ease
ولا خُلُودَ إذا ما كانَ إِخْلادُ
They do not incline to comforts out of indulgence,
They persist not in comforts out of luxury,
and there is no enduring life in yielding to ease.
Nor in eternities if oblivion it would be.
تَواضَعواthey are humble والثرَيّاand the Pleiades منamong منازلِهِمْtheir stations
تَواضَعوا والثرَيّا من منازلِهِمْ
فهُمso they are جَحَاجِحَةٌmighty chiefs صِيدlofty وزُهَّادُand ascetics
فهُم جَحَاجِحَةٌ صِيد وزُهَّادُ
They are humble, though the Pleiades are among their stations;
They are humble though lofty are their abodes,
they are mighty chiefs, lofty yet ascetic.
So they are ransackers, hunters, and ascetics.
يَقودُهُمleads them فيin مراضِيwhat pleases اللّهِGod مرتمضٌone burning with anguish
يَقودُهُم في مراضِي اللّهِ مرتمضٌ
للحَقfor truth أَوuntil يَمحوwipes out الإلحَادَunbelief إِلحادُburial
للحَق أَو يَمحو الإلحَادَ إِلحادُ
In what pleases God they are led by one burning
One fervent for truth leads them in God's pastures,
for truth, until burial wipes out unbelief.
To abolish skepticism or idolatry.
حَظُّthe share of اللواحِظeyes تَهجاعٌslumber تَقَرُّthey find solace بِهِin it
حَظُّ اللواحِظ تَهجاعٌ تَقَرُّ بِهِ
وَحَظُّهُand his share مِنْكَfrom you تَحتَbeneath الليْلِthe night تَسْهادُsleeplessness
وَحَظُّهُ مِنْكَ تَحتَ الليْلِ تَسْهادُ
The eyes' share is slumber, which brings them repose;
While the heedless are granted respite they are pleased with,
but his share from you, beneath the night, is sleeplessness.
His share from you is wakefulness beneath the night.
لِفِكرِهِfor his thought القُدُسِيِّsacred المُنتَمىin origin أبَداًforever
لِفِكرِهِ القُدُسِيِّ المُنتَمى أبَداً
فيماin what يُدَبِّرُit devises إِتهامٌgoing down to Tihamah وإِنْجادُand going up to Najd
فيما يُدَبِّرُ إِتهامٌ وإِنْجادُ
His thought, forever of sacred origin,
His sanctified thoughts forever loyal
ranges through Tihamah and Najd in all it devises.
In what he plans are blame and redemption.
كَأنّهas though it were صِيتُهhis fame السيّارُfar-traveling فيacross أفُقَيthe two horizons of
كَأنّه صِيتُه السيّارُ في أفُقَي
غَرْبٍwest وَشَرْقand east فَتَأويبٌso travel by day وإِسْآدُand travel by night
غَرْبٍ وَشَرْق فَتَأويبٌ وإِسْآدُ
as though it were his fame, traveling across the two horizons
As if his famed name across horizons
of west and east, journeying by day and night.
Of West and East are settings and risings.
لَمnot يَخلُdid he withdraw alone بالهندُوَانِياتِwith Indian-steel swords مرْتَبِئاًkeeping watch from a height
لَم يَخلُ بالهندُوَانِياتِ مرْتَبِئاً
إِذاwhen تَخَلّتْparted عَنfrom الأَرواحِsouls أَجْسَادُbodies
إِذا تَخَلّتْ عَن الأَرواحِ أَجْسَادُ
He never withdrew with Indian blades to keep watch,
The Indian subcontinent was not devoid of him,
when bodies parted from their souls.
When bodies are devoid of souls and lives.
زُهْرٌradiant مَنَاقِبُهhis virtues شُمّlofty مَرَاتِبُهُhis ranks
زُهْرٌ مَنَاقِبُه شُمّ مَرَاتِبُهُ
لَهاthey have عَلىabove الشهْبِthe bright stars إيفاءٌovertopping وإيفَادُand soaring
لَها عَلى الشهْبِ إيفاءٌ وإيفَادُ
His virtues are radiant, his ranks lofty;
The flowers of his virtues, the fragrance of his ranks,
they overtop the bright stars and soar above them.
For them are loyalty and dispatch to the meteors.
قِيَامُهُhis prayer-vigils بالصِّيامِwith fasting السرْدِuninterrupted مُرتَبِطٌlinked
قِيَامُهُ بالصِّيامِ السرْدِ مُرتَبِطٌ
فَاليَوْمُso the day وَالليْلُand the night أذْكارٌremembrances of God وأَوْرادُand regular devotions
فَاليَوْمُ وَالليْلُ أذْكارٌ وأَوْرادُ
His prayer-vigils are coupled with uninterrupted fasting;
His adherence to noble fasts in Ramadan is tied,
so day and night are remembrance and regular devotions.
So days and nights are litanies and routine devotions.
أمّاas for الحياةُlife فَماso no فيin صَفْوِهاits clarity كَدَرٌmurk
أمّا الحياةُ فَما في صَفْوِها كَدَرٌ
طابَتْit became pleasant بِيَحيَىthrough Yahya فإرْغَابٌso generous giving وإرْغادُand abundant ease
طابَتْ بِيَحيَى فإرْغَابٌ وإرْغادُ
As for life, no murk clouds its clarity;
As for life, nothing of its purity is marred,
Yahya has sweetened it with generous gifts and plenty.
It is beautified by John, so fascination and allurement.
عَمّpervaded العَوالِمَall worlds إِصْلاحٌreform لِدَوْلَتِهunder his reign
عَمّ العَوالِمَ إِصْلاحٌ لِدَوْلَتِه
حِدْتَانَjust after مَاwhen عَمّhad pervaded إِسْرافexcess وإِفْسادُand corruption
حِدْتَانَ مَا عَمّ إِسْراف وإِفْسادُ
His reign's reform spread through all worlds,
Reform encompassed the worlds through his state,
just after excess and corruption had spread everywhere.
His rulings curbed extravagance and corruption.
آضَتْbecame جِناناًgardens بهِthrough him الأرْجاءُthe lands نَاضِرَةًflourishing
آضَتْ جِناناً بهِ الأرْجاءُ نَاضِرَةً
عَلىbeside إِضَاءpools فَوُرّادso water-seekers وَرُوّادُand pasture-seekers
عَلى إِضَاء فَوُرّاد وَرُوّادُ
Through him, the lands became flourishing gardens,
He brought gardens to life through it, thriving,
beside pools, with water-seekers and pasture-seekers.
With lamps lit, visitors and people flowing.
يَشْدوsings عَلىupon السَّرْوِthe cypress فيهاin them بُلْبُلٌa nightingale غَرِدٌtuneful
يَشْدو عَلى السَّرْوِ فيها بُلْبُلٌ غَرِدٌ
بِماwith what زَقاcried out منfrom خِلالِamid الضّالwild lote-trees فَيّادُa male owl
بِما زَقا من خِلالِ الضّال فَيّادُ
In them a tuneful nightingale sings upon the cypress,
A bulbul sings joyfully atop a cypress in them
echoing a male owl's cry amid the wild lote-trees.
With what it sprinkled from between the misguided throng.
وتَعْطِفُand bend القُضْبَthe branches هبّاتُgusts of النَسيمِthe breeze إِذاwhen
وتَعْطِفُ القُضْبَ هبّاتُ النَسيمِ إِذا
يَسْريit drifts عَليلاًlanguidly فَمَيّاسso swaying وَمَيّادُand nodding
يَسْري عَليلاً فَمَيّاس وَمَيّادُ
And gusts of breeze bend the branches, when
The branches bend from the blows of the gentle breeze, when
it passes languidly, so they sway and nod.
It flows weakly, so swaying and bending.
كَذاthus السّعادَةgood fortune لِلْيُسْرَىtoward ease مُيَسِّرَةmaking easy
كَذا السّعادَة لِلْيُسْرَى مُيَسِّرَة
فَلاso may not عَداpass by القائِمَthe ruler المَيْمونَauspicious إِسْعادُgood fortune
فَلا عَدا القائِمَ المَيْمونَ إِسْعادُ
Thus good fortune smooths the way to ease;
Such is happiness facilitated for the fortunate,
may favor never pass the auspicious ruler by.
None equals the empowered upright in fortune.
سُلطانُهُhis sovereignty خَرقَbroke العاداتِcustomary norms فائتَلَفَتso united
سُلطانُهُ خَرقَ العاداتِ فائتَلَفَت
علىupon المراشِدِpaths of right guidance أغيارٌdisparate people وأضدادُand opposites
على المراشِدِ أغيارٌ وأضدادُ
His sovereignty broke customary bounds, so there united
His authority breached norms so strangers and adversaries
upon the paths of guidance disparate people and opposites.
United around advisers and counts.
لاno مِرْيَةٌdoubt أنَّthat إهطاعِthe hastening of المَرِيةَAlmeria فيin
لا مِرْيَةٌ أنَّ إهطاعِ المَرِيةَ في
أعْقابthe wake of سَبتةَCeuta لِلإجْماعِfor common accord مِيعادُan appointed time
أعْقاب سَبتةَ لِلإجْماعِ مِيعادُ
No doubt Almeria's hastening, in
No doubt conquering Ceuta is intended
Ceuta's wake, appoints a time for common accord.
For consensus after the Saturday attack.
لَئِنْif indeed أَهابَتْcalled بِهِupon him مَرَّاكشٌMarrakesh وَدَعَتand summoned
لَئِنْ أَهابَتْ بِهِ مَرَّاكشٌ وَدَعَت
لَمّاthen not عَدَتْwould depart from قَصْدَهاher purpose مِصْرٌEgypt وبَغدادُand Baghdad
لَمّا عَدَتْ قَصْدَها مِصْرٌ وبَغدادُ
If Marrakesh called upon him and summoned him,
If Marrakesh appealed to him and invited
Egypt and Baghdad would not depart from her purpose.
When Egypt turned to him, and Baghdad.
عَامَin the year of الجَماعَةunity ماnot اعتاصَتbecame difficult وَلاnor نَغِلَتْbecame corrupt
عَامَ الجَماعَة ما اعتاصَت وَلا نَغِلَتْ
فيماin what يُقرّرُhe establishes حِسْبَانٌreckoning وتَعْدادُand enumeration
فيما يُقرّرُ حِسْبَانٌ وتَعْدادُ
In the year of unity, no difficulty or corruption beset
He granted the community what it violated and miserly hoarded
the reckoning and enumeration of what he establishes.
Through computations and enumerations he establishes.
أعْياbaffled المناصِبَthe opponent تَقْويمٌa reckoning يُقَرِّبُهbringing him nearer
أعْيا المناصِبَ تَقْويمٌ يُقَرِّبُه
منto فوْزِهhis success فاغتَدىso he came to يَنأَىdraw away وينْآدُand bend
من فوْزِه فاغتَدى يَنأَى وينْآدُ
The opponent was baffled by a reckoning that might bring him
Positions wearied of reform that brings him closer
near success; so he drew away and bent.
To success, so he avoids and distances.
والرُّومُand the Rum نَازَعَchallenged أمْرَthe command of اللّهِGod يَاoh عَجَبَاwhat wonder
والرُّومُ نَازَعَ أمْرَ اللّهِ يَا عَجَبَا
مَتىwhen تَوازَنَwere equal إِغْواءٌmisguidance وَإِرْشَادُand right guidance
مَتى تَوازَنَ إِغْواءٌ وَإِرْشَادُ
And the Rum contested God's command—what a marvel!
The Romans challenged God's command - how strange!
When were misguidance and right guidance ever equal?
When does seduction equate with guidance?
هَيهاتfar from it يَخلُصُhe escapes والأَقدارُwhile the fates قَدalready وَضَعتْhave stationed
هَيهات يَخلُصُ والأَقدارُ قَد وَضَعتْ
مِنهاfrom them لَهاfor them رُقُبٌwatchers كُثْرٌmany وأَرْصَادُand ambushes
مِنها لَها رُقُبٌ كُثْرٌ وأَرْصَادُ
He cannot escape: the fates have already posted
Never will it escape while destiny has determined
many watchers and ambushes of their own, lying in wait for them.
For it many necks and observations.
كَمhow many عائِدone returning مِثْلِهlike him لَمnot يَحمِهprotected him وَزَرٌa refuge
كَم عائِد مِثْلِه لَم يَحمِه وَزَرٌ
كانَتْthere were لهfor him عُدَدٌequipment خَانَتْthat betrayed him وأَعْدادُand numbers
كانَتْ له عُدَدٌ خَانَتْ وأَعْدادُ
How many a returning man like him found no protection in a refuge,
How many alike were not protected by might
though he had arms and numbers that betrayed him!
That for them were numbers that failed and counts?
لاlet not تُعجِبِimpress الخائِنَthe traitor المغرُورَdeluded كَثْرَتُهhis multitude
لا تُعجِبِ الخائِنَ المغرُورَ كَثْرَتُه
فَطالَماfor how often هَزَمdefeated الآلافَthousands آحادُa few individuals
فَطالَما هَزَم الآلافَ آحادُ
Let not his numbers impress the deluded traitor;
Multitudes do not impress the deluded traitor,
for a few have often routed thousands.
For often individuals defeat thousands.
أبْناءsons of صُيّابَةٍthe choicest stock حَفصِيّةٍHafsid كَرُمُواwere noble
أبْناء صُيّابَةٍ حَفصِيّةٍ كَرُمُوا
أرومَةًin lineage وَبَنوand sons of الأمجادِthe illustrious أمْجادُare illustrious
أرومَةً وَبَنو الأمجادِ أمْجادُ
Sons of the choicest Hafsid stock are noble
The children of Ruwais and Hafs, they vied
in lineage; sons of the illustrious are illustrious.
In nobility, and the eminent are eminent.
إلَىto القُصورِfalling short مَآلُthe outcome of الشعرِpoetry نَقرِضُهwe compose it
إلَى القُصورِ مَآلُ الشعرِ نَقرِضُه
فِيهِمabout them وإِنand even if طَالgrew lengthy إنْشاءcomposition وإنْشادُand recitation
فِيهِم وإِن طَال إنْشاء وإنْشادُ
The poetry we compose can only fall short
To poems we bid farewell, composing them about them,
of them, however long its composition and recitation.
Though composition and recital prolonged.
لاnot يحْضُرونَthey come نَدباًin lamentation مِنfrom حَدَاثَتِهمtheir tender youth
لا يحْضُرونَ نَدباً مِن حَدَاثَتِهم
وَماand no لَهُمfor them فيin كَمالِthe perfection of الفَضْلِmerit أنْدَادُequals
وَما لَهُم في كَمالِ الفَضْلِ أنْدَادُ
Even in tender youth, they do not come lamenting;
They attend no elegy for their youth,
nor have they equals in perfect merit.
And have no equals in perfect virtue.
إنْif أَمْلَكُواthey marry أَنجَبواthey beget noble offspring أَوor أَعذَرُواthey undergo circumcision صَبَرواthey endure
إنْ أَمْلَكُوا أَنجَبوا أَو أَعذَرُوا صَبَروا
حَلاهُمُadorned them with السَّرْوَnobility آباءٌfathers وأَجْدادُand grandfathers
حَلاهُمُ السَّرْوَ آباءٌ وأَجْدادُ
If they wed, they beget noble offspring; if circumcised, they endure.
If they rule they beget, or if wronged they forgive,
Their fathers and grandfathers adorned them with nobility.
The lofty cypresses, fathers and ancestors adorned them.
بِحيثُso that كادَتalmost لإيقَاعِat applying الحَديدِiron بِهمto them
بِحيثُ كادَت لإيقَاعِ الحَديدِ بِهم
تَذوبُmelt أفْئِدَةhearts رُحْمَىtender وأكْبادُand livers
تَذوبُ أفْئِدَة رُحْمَى وأكْبادُ
so that, as the iron was brought against them,
To where the swords nearly melted upon them
tender hearts and livers almost melted.
From striking, though hearts of compassion and livers melted.
يَنْميهِمُgives them their lineage المُرْتَضَىal-Murtada واهاًah, how splendid لَهfor him شَرَفاًhonor
يَنْميهِمُ المُرْتَضَى واهاً لَه شَرَفاً
أعْياbaffled القِيامَdoing justice بِهto it حَمْدٌpraise وإِحْمادُand commendation
أعْيا القِيامَ بِه حَمْدٌ وإِحْمادُ
Al-Murtada gives them their lineage—ah, what honor is his!
The Chosen One raises them, woe to him of nobility!
Praise and commendation cannot do that honor justice.
Praise and gratitude fall short of fulfilling it.
واللّهُand God يَحْرُسُهguards him حَتّىuntil يَحوزَgain بِهِthrough him
واللّهُ يَحْرُسُه حَتّى يَحوزَ بِهِ
مُلْكَsovereignty over البَسيطَةِthe earth أسْبَاطٌgrandsons وَأَوْلادُand sons
مُلْكَ البَسيطَةِ أسْبَاطٌ وَأَوْلادُ
May God guard him until, through him,
God protects him until He grants him
grandsons and sons possess sovereignty over the earth,
The rule of Algeria, leaders and children.
مُبَلّغاًgranting him فيin ولِيّthe heir to العَهدِthe succession أفْضَلُthe best of ماwhat
مُبَلّغاً في ولِيّ العَهدِ أفْضَلُ ما
يَرْضَاهُhe finds it pleasing ماas long as تَلَتfollowed الآمادَages آمَادُages
يَرْضَاهُ ما تَلَت الآمادَ آمَادُ
and grant him, in the heir apparent, the best of what
Conveying to the heir the best he approves,
he finds pleasing, as long as ages follow ages.
Beyond pillars the wishes and hopes.
Sol 6.1