هِيَthey أَسْعَدُmost auspicious مَاno دُونَهُنَّbefore them حِجَابُa veil
هِيَ أَسْعَدُ مَا دُونَهُنَّ حِجَابُ
لاnot يَنْقَضِيends عَدٌّa count لَهَاfor them وَحِسَابُand a reckoning
لا يَنْقَضِي عَدٌّ لَهَا وَحِسَابُ
They are most auspicious; no veil stands before them.
No end comes to their counting or reckoning.
وَبَشائِرand glad tidings ٌتَصِلُreach النُّفُوسَthe souls كَأَنَّمَاas though
وَبَشائِر ٌتَصِلُ النُّفُوسَ كَأَنَّمَا
بَيْنَbetween النُّفُوسِthe souls وَبَيْنَهَاand between them أَنْسَابُbonds of kinship
بَيْنَ النُّفُوسِ وَبَيْنَهَا أَنْسَابُ
And glad tidings reach the souls, as though
Between the souls and them were bonds of kinship.
تَأْتِيcome عَلَىaccording to قَدَرٍan appointed measure فَيَخْلُفُso succeed بَعْضُهَاsome of them
تَأْتِي عَلَى قَدَرٍ فَيَخْلُفُ بَعْضُهَا
بَعْضَاًothers كَمَاjust as خَلَفَfollowed السَّحَابَthe clouds سَحَابُclouds
بَعْضَاً كَمَا خَلَفَ السَّحَابَ سَحَابُ
They come in due measure, some succeeding
Others, as one cloud follows another.
أَمَّاas for الفُتُوحُthe conquests فَقَدْthen indeed تَجَلَّىhas shone forth وَاضِحٌclear
أَمَّا الفُتُوحُ فَقَدْ تَجَلَّى وَاضِحٌ
مِنْfrom صُبْحِهَاtheir dawn الأجلىthe brightest وفتحand was opened بابa gate
مِنْ صُبْحِهَا الأجلى وفتح باب
As for the conquests, clarity has shone forth
From their brightest dawn, and a gate has opened.
وسوقand conveying بشائرهاtheir glad tidings بكلwith every تحيةgreeting
وسوق بشائرها بكل تحية
شدقa mouth-corner لهاfor them الأَقْتَادُthe saddle-frames وَالأَقْتَابُand the camel saddles
شدق لها الأَقْتَادُ وَالأَقْتَابُ
And their glad tidings are conveyed with every greeting;
The saddle-frames and camel saddles are their mouth-corner [wording unclear].
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen شَمَلَencompassed البِلاَدَthe land وَأَهْلَهَاand its people
حَتَّى إِذَا شَمَلَ البِلاَدَ وَأَهْلَهَا
فَعَلاَthen rose لَهُمْfor them قِدْحٌa lot-arrow وَعَزَّand grew mighty جَنَابُa domain
فَعَلاَ لَهُمْ قِدْحٌ وَعَزَّ جَنَابُ
Until, when it encompassed the land and its people,
Then their lot-arrow rose, and their domain grew mighty.
طَلَعَتْrose عَلَىon الأَعْقَابِthe heels أَعْذَبَsweeter مَوْقِعَاًin effect
طَلَعَتْ عَلَى الأَعْقَابِ أَعْذَبَ مَوْقِعَاً
مِنْهاthan them وَلأْلاَءُand the gleam السُّيُوفِof the swords عَذَابُtorment
مِنْها وَلأْلاَءُ السُّيُوفِ عَذَابُ
It rose close on their heels, sweeter in its effect
Than those, while the gleam of swords is torment.
فَارْتَاحَso found relief دَوْحُthe great trees of المُلْكِkingship عَنْfrom فَزْعِthe dread of الْعُلَىlofty glory
فَارْتَاحَ دَوْحُ المُلْكِ عَنْ فَزْعِ الْعُلَى
وَازْدَادَand increased فِيin أُفُقِthe horizon of الجَلاَلِmajesty شِهَابُa shooting star
وَازْدَادَ فِي أُفُقِ الجَلاَلِ شِهَابُ
So the great trees of kingship found relief from lofty glory's dread,
And majesty's horizon gained a shooting star.
وَاسْتَلَّand drew free مِنْfrom أَجْفَانِthe scabbards of خَزْرَجَKhazraj صَارمa keen blade
وَاسْتَلَّ مِنْ أَجْفَانِ خَزْرَجَ صَارم
خضعتbowed إليهto him مفارقcrowns of heads ورقابand necks
خضعت إليه مفارق ورقاب
And a keen blade drew free of Khazraj's scabbards;
Before him, crowns of heads and necks bowed.
وهدتand guided إليهtoward him أسنّةspearheads وأسرّةand thrones
وهدت إليه أسنّة وأسرّة
وَمَوَاكِبٌand processions وَكَتَائِبٌand battalions وَكِتَابُand a book
وَمَوَاكِبٌ وَكَتَائِبٌ وَكِتَابُ
And spearheads and thrones pointed the way to him,
And processions, battalions, and a book.
فَاسْعَدْso rejoice أَمِيرَCommander المُسْلِمِيْنَof the Muslims بِطَالِعِin a rising star
فَاسْعَدْ أَمِيرَ المُسْلِمِيْنَ بِطَالِعِ
يُنْمَىis attributed إِلَيْهِto him الحَرْبُwarfare وَالْمِحْرَابُand the prayer niche
يُنْمَى إِلَيْهِ الحَرْبُ وَالْمِحْرَابُ
So rejoice, Commander of the Muslims, in a rising star
To whom warfare and the prayer niche are ascribed.
وَاشْدُدْand strengthen بهِthrough him لأَخِيهِfor his brother أَزْرَاًback-strength وَارْتَقِبْand expect
وَاشْدُدْ بهِ لأَخِيهِ أَزْرَاً وَارْتَقِبْ
مِنْهُمْfrom them أُسُوداًlions وَالأَسِنَّةُand the spearheads غَابُa forest
مِنْهُمْ أُسُوداً وَالأَسِنَّةُ غَابُ
And through him strengthen his brother's back, and expect
Lions from them, with spearheads as a forest.
فَإِذَاso when تَسَعَّرَتِblazes الوَغَىthe battle وَتَنَكَّرَتْand grow fearsome
فَإِذَا تَسَعَّرَتِ الوَغَى وَتَنَكَّرَتْ
بُهْمُformidable warriors الرِّجَالِthe men دَعَوْتَهُمْyou summon them فَأَجَابُواso they answer
بُهْمُ الرِّجَالِ دَعَوْتَهُمْ فَأَجَابُوا
So when battle blazes, and grow fearsome
The champions among men, you summon them, and they answer.
وَرَمَيْتَهَاand you assail it مِنْهُمْfrom among them بِكلِّwith every مُجَرِّبٍseasoned warrior
وَرَمَيْتَهَا مِنْهُمْ بِكلِّ مُجَرِّبٍ
ذَلَّتْsubmitted لَهُto him الأَقْرَانُthe rivals وَهْيَand they are صِعَابُformidable
ذَلَّتْ لَهُ الأَقْرَانُ وَهْيَ صِعَابُ
And you hurl against it every seasoned warrior among them,
Before whom rivals bowed, though they were formidable.
هُنِّيْتَهَاmay you be congratulated on it نُعْمَىa blessing لَدَيْكَin your eyes جَليلَةًgreat
هُنِّيْتَهَا نُعْمَى لَدَيْكَ جَليلَةً
لاnot يَسْتَقِلُّsuffices بِشُكْرِهَاin thanking for it إِطْنَابُlengthy speech
لا يَسْتَقِلُّ بِشُكْرِهَا إِطْنَابُ
May you be congratulated on it—a blessing great in your eyes;
No length of speech can suffice to express thanks for it.
لِلَّهِto God مِنْكَfrom you مُؤيَّدٌone granted aid ذُوpossessing عَزْمَةٍfirm resolve
لِلَّهِ مِنْكَ مُؤيَّدٌ ذُو عَزْمَةٍ
رَاضٍcontent وَأَيَّامُand the days الزَّمَانِof time غِضَابُangry
رَاضٍ وَأَيَّامُ الزَّمَانِ غِضَابُ
God be praised for you, a man granted aid and firm in resolve,
Content while the days of time are angry.
مِنْfrom آلِthe House of نَصْرٍNasr مِنْfrom ذُؤَابَةِthe crest of خَزْرَجٍKhazraj
مِنْ آلِ نَصْرٍ مِنْ ذُؤَابَةِ خَزْرَجٍ
قَوْمٌa people هُمُthey الأَنْصَارُthe Ansar (Helpers) والأَصْحَابُand the Companions
قَوْمٌ هُمُ الأَنْصَارُ والأَصْحَابُ
From the House of Nasr, from Khazraj's crest—
A people who are the Ansar and the Companions.
آثَارُكَyour deeds الغُرُّradiant كَرامnoble كوَاكبstars
آثَارُكَ الغُرُّ كَرام كوَاكب
تَأْبَىrefuse الكَواكِبُthe stars أَنْto يَضِّلَّgo astray رِكَابُriding camels
تَأْبَى الكَواكِبُ أَنْ يَضِّلَّ رِكَابُ
Your radiant deeds are noble stars;
The stars refuse to let a caravan go astray.
فَإِذَاso when هَمَمْتَyou resolve بَلَغْتَyou attain كُلَّall مُمَنَّعٍthat is inaccessible
فَإِذَا هَمَمْتَ بَلَغْتَ كُلَّ مُمَنَّعٍ
وَإِذَاand when رَأَيْتَyou form الرَّأْيَa judgment فَهْوَthen it is صَوَابُsound
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الرَّأْيَ فَهْوَ صَوَابُ
So when you resolve, you reach all that is inaccessible.
And when you form a judgment, it is sound.
أَبْدَيْتَyou revealed مِنْof تَقْوىreverence for الإِلاَهِGod سَرِيرَةًan inner disposition
أَبْدَيْتَ مِنْ تَقْوى الإِلاَهِ سَرِيرَةً
يُحْبَىis granted مَقَامُكَyour station فَضْلَهَاits bounty وَيُثَابُand is rewarded
يُحْبَى مَقَامُكَ فَضْلَهَا وَيُثَابُ
You have revealed an inward disposition of reverence for God;
Your station is granted its bounty and rewarded.
وَجَرَيْتَand you raced فِيin العَلْيَاءِthe heights مُقْتَدِيَاًfollowing the example بِمَاof what
وَجَرَيْتَ فِي العَلْيَاءِ مُقْتَدِيَاً بِمَا
ذَخَرَتْstored up إِلَيْكَfor you أَرُومَةٌancestral stock وَنِصَابُand lineage
ذَخَرَتْ إِلَيْكَ أَرُومَةٌ وَنِصَابُ
And you have raced through the heights, following the example of what
Your ancestral stock and lineage have stored up for you.
فَاْسْلَمْso remain safe وَمُلْكُكَand your kingdom آمِنٌsecure مَاnot يَتَّقِيit fears
فَاْسْلَمْ وَمُلْكُكَ آمِنٌ مَا يَتَّقِي
تُضْفَىare draped عَلَيْهِover it لِلْمُنَىof hopes أَثْوَابُrobes
تُضْفَى عَلَيْهِ لِلْمُنَى أَثْوَابُ
So live in safety, your kingdom secure and fearing nothing;
Robes of hopes are draped over it.
Sol 6.1