هوَit النّصرُvictory بادٍappearing للعُيونِto the eyes صَباحُهُits morning
هوَ النّصرُ بادٍ للعُيونِ صَباحُهُ
فمَاso what عُذْرُexcuse صَدْرٍa heart ليْسَdoes not يَبْدوshow انْشِراحُهُits joy
فمَا عُذْرُ صَدْرٍ ليْسَ يَبْدو انْشِراحُهُ
It is victory: its morning shines before the eyes.
What excuse has a heart whose joy does not show?
حَديثٌnews تَهاداهُpassed it along الرّكائِبُthe riding beasts فيin السّرَىnight travel
حَديثٌ تَهاداهُ الرّكائِبُ في السّرَى
وتُجْلَىand is poured علَىupon راحِthe palm المسَرّةِof delight راحُهُits wine
وتُجْلَى علَى راحِ المسَرّةِ راحُهُ
News carried from rider to rider through the night,
Its wine is poured into the palm of delight.
وآيَةُand a sign بُشْرىof glad tidings هَزّstirred مِعْطَفَهُits robe الهُدَىguidance
وآيَةُ بُشْرى هَزّ مِعْطَفَهُ الهُدَى
لَهاfor it وتَبَدّىand appeared للزّمانِto time ارتيَاحُهُits relief
لَها وتَبَدّى للزّمانِ ارتيَاحُهُ
A sign of glad tidings, for which guidance stirred its robe,
And time itself showed its relief.
وأصْبَحَand has become دينُthe faith اللهِof God قدْindeed عَزّgrew mighty جارُهُits protected one
وأصْبَحَ دينُ اللهِ قدْ عَزّ جارُهُ
بمَوْقِعِهthrough his victory والكُفْرُand unbelief هِيضَwas broken جَناحُهُits wing
بمَوْقِعِه والكُفْرُ هِيضَ جَناحُهُ
The faith of God has grown strong; those under its protection are secure
Through his victory, while unbelief has had its wing broken.
وآثارُand the works مَلْكٍof a king ظاهِرِplain in الفَضْلِmerit لمْhas not يزَلْceased
وآثارُ مَلْكٍ ظاهِرِ الفَضْلِ لمْ يزَلْ
يُشَفَّعُintercedes فِيناfor us هَدْيُهُhis guidance وصَلاحُهُand his goodness
يُشَفَّعُ فِينا هَدْيُهُ وصَلاحُهُ
These are the works of a king whose merit is plain;
His guidance and goodness have never ceased to intercede for us.
إذاwhen دَهَمَstruck الرَّوْعُterror استَقَلّrose دِفاعُهُhis defense
إذا دَهَمَ الرَّوْعُ استَقَلّ دِفاعُهُ
وإنْand if أخْلَفَfailed الغَيْثُthe rain استهَلّpoured forth سَماحُهُhis generosity
وإنْ أخْلَفَ الغَيْثُ استهَلّ سَماحُهُ
When terror strikes, his defense rises to meet it;
And when rain fails, his generosity pours forth.
بيوسُفَthrough Yusuf لاحَshone الحَقُّtruth أبْلَجَbright واضِحاًclearly
بيوسُفَ لاحَ الحَقُّ أبْلَجَ واضِحاً
وأصْبَحَand has become دينُthe faith اللهِof God فازَتْprevailed قِداحُهُits lots
وأصْبَحَ دينُ اللهِ فازَتْ قِداحُهُ
Through Yusuf, truth shone bright and clear,
And the faith of God saw its lot prevail.
يقَصِّرُfalls short نَفْحُthe wafting scent الطّيبِof perfume عنْof طِيبِthe fragrance ذِكْرِهِof his remembrance
يقَصِّرُ نَفْحُ الطّيبِ عنْ طِيبِ ذِكْرِهِ
ويُزْريand outshines بأزهارِthe flowers الرِّياضِof gardens امْتِداحُهُpraise of him
ويُزْري بأزهارِ الرِّياضِ امْتِداحُهُ
The scent of perfume falls short of his fragrant renown,
And praise of him outshines the flowers of gardens.
تلافَيْتَyou saved بالعَزْمِwith resolve البِلادَthe land وأهْلَهَاand its people
تلافَيْتَ بالعَزْمِ البِلادَ وأهْلَهَا
وقدْand indeed عَصَفَتْraged للكُفْرِfor unbelief فيهاthrough it رِياحُهُits winds
وقدْ عَصَفَتْ للكُفْرِ فيها رِياحُهُ
With resolve, you saved the land and its people
When the winds of unbelief were raging through it.
وحَفّتْand surrounded بِهِit الأعْداءُthe enemies منْfrom كلِّevery جانِبٍside
وحَفّتْ بِهِ الأعْداءُ منْ كلِّ جانِبٍ
كماjust as حَفّencircles بالخَصْرِthe waist الهَضيمِthe slender وِشاحُهُits sash
كما حَفّ بالخَصْرِ الهَضيمِ وِشاحُهُ
Enemies surrounded it on every side,
As a sash encircles a slender waist.
وقُدْتَand you led إلَيْهاagainst them الجيْشَthe army والعَسْكَرand the host الذيwhich
وقُدْتَ إلَيْها الجيْشَ والعَسْكَر الذي
تُرَوّىare drenched عَواليهِits spearpoints وتُرْوَىand are recounted صِحاحُهُits true accounts
تُرَوّى عَواليهِ وتُرْوَى صِحاحُهُ
You led against them the army and the host
Whose spearpoints are drenched and whose true accounts are told.
فدَوّخْتَso you subdued ماwhat ضُمّتْencompassed علَيْهِwithin it بلادُهُits lands
فدَوّخْتَ ما ضُمّتْ علَيْهِ بلادُهُ
ونَفّلْتَand you granted as spoils ماwhat زُرّتْenclosed عليْهِwithin it بطاحُهُits plains
ونَفّلْتَ ما زُرّتْ عليْهِ بطاحُهُ
You subdued all that their lands encompassed
And granted as spoils all that their plains enclosed.
وصَبّحْتَand you attacked at dawn جَمْعَthe gathering الكُفْرِof unbelief فيin مُستقَرِّهits stronghold
وصَبّحْتَ جَمْعَ الكُفْرِ في مُستقَرِّه
فخابَتْso failed مَساعِيهِits efforts وساءَand turned bitter صَباحُهُits morning
فخابَتْ مَساعِيهِ وساءَ صَباحُهُ
At dawn you fell upon the gathered forces of unbelief in their stronghold;
Their efforts failed, and their morning turned bitter.
فبَيْنَso among صَريعٍthe slain بالفَلاةِin the open plain مُجَدّلٍstretched out
فبَيْنَ صَريعٍ بالفَلاةِ مُجَدّلٍ
طَريحٍfallen وعانٍand a captive لاno يُرجَّىis hoped for سَراحُهُhis release
طَريحٍ وعانٍ لا يُرجَّى سَراحُهُ
Some lay slain and stretched across the open plain;
Others lay fallen or captive, with no release in sight.
ومِنْand among بيْنِthe number of مَكْلومٍthe wounded بحَدِّby the edges سُيوفِهاof its swords
ومِنْ بيْنِ مَكْلومٍ بحَدِّ سُيوفِها
تَسيلُflow علَىdown to الأعْقابِthe heels منْهُfrom him جِراحُهُhis wounds
تَسيلُ علَى الأعْقابِ منْهُ جِراحُهُ
Among them were men wounded by the edges of its swords,
Their wounds bleeding down to their heels.
وأقْبَلَand returned مَنصورَvictorious اللّواءِof banner مُؤيَّداsupported
وأقْبَلَ مَنصورَ اللّواءِ مُؤيَّدا
ذَوابِلُهُhis spears قدindeed ضُرِّجَتْwere stained red وصِفاحُهُand his sword blades
ذَوابِلُهُ قد ضُرِّجَتْ وصِفاحُهُ
And you returned with a victorious banner, supported in triumph;
Your spears and sword blades were stained red.
إذاif الخَطْبُthe crisis لمdoes not يسْمَحْyield بفَضْلِto the excellence قِيادِهِof his command
إذا الخَطْبُ لم يسْمَحْ بفَضْلِ قِيادِهِ
ولايَنْتَهُand does not submit بالصّبْرِthrough patience لانَsoftens جِماحُهُits defiance
ولايَنْتَهُ بالصّبْرِ لانَ جِماحُهُ
If a crisis will not yield to the excellence of your command
And patience cannot restrain it, its defiance grows gentle.
وإنْand if أنتَyou فيin روْضِthe garden الجِهادِof struggle غَرَسْتَهُplanted it
وإنْ أنتَ في روْضِ الجِهادِ غَرَسْتَهُ
تَبسّمَsmiled عنْwith زَهْرِthe blossoms الفُتوحِof conquests افتِتاحُهُits beginning
تَبسّمَ عنْ زَهْرِ الفُتوحِ افتِتاحُهُ
And if you plant it in the garden of struggle,
Its beginning smiles with the blossoms of conquest.
ومَهْماand whenever استَعَنْتَyou seek help اللهَfrom God فيin الأمرthe matter وحْدَهُalone
ومَهْما استَعَنْتَ اللهَ في الأمر وحْدَهُ
أتاكَcomes to you بهِthrough Him منْfrom كُلِّevery أمرٍmatter نَجاحُهُits success
أتاكَ بهِ منْ كُلِّ أمرٍ نَجاحُهُ
Whenever you seek God's help alone in a matter,
Success in every matter comes to you through Him.
فَماso did not ضَلّgo astray مَنْwhoever كانَhad الإلهُGod دَلِيلُهas his guide
فَما ضَلّ مَنْ كانَ الإلهُ دَلِيلُه
وماand did not ذَلّbe humbled مَنْwhoever حُسنُfirmness اليَقينِof conviction سِلاحُهُwas his weapon
وما ذَلّ مَنْ حُسنُ اليَقينِ سِلاحُهُ
Whoever has God as a guide does not go astray;
Whoever has firm conviction as a weapon is not humbled.
فَهُنّيتَهُso may you be congratulated on it صُنْعاًa deed جَميلاًnoble ومَوْرِداًand a spring
فَهُنّيتَهُ صُنْعاً جَميلاً ومَوْرِداً
منَof النّصْرِvictory يَنْدَىmoistens فيwithin القُلوبِhearts قَراحُهُits pure water
منَ النّصْرِ يَنْدَى في القُلوبِ قَراحُهُ
So may you be congratulated on a noble deed and a spring
Of victory whose pure water moistens hearts.
ودُمْتَand may you remain عَزيزَmighty in protection الجارِyour sword سَيْفُكَdecisive فاصِلٌdecisive
ودُمْتَ عَزيزَ الجارِ سَيْفُكَ فاصِلٌ
وسَيْبُكَand your bounty ممْنوحُbestowed النّوالِof gifts مُباحُهُfreely available
وسَيْبُكَ ممْنوحُ النّوالِ مُباحُهُ
May you remain a mighty protector, your sword decisive,
And your bounty freely bestowed on those who seek it.
ودونَكَهاand here it is for you منّيfrom me إلَيْكَto you بَديهَةًspontaneously
ودونَكَها منّي إلَيْكَ بَديهَةً
نَتيجةَthe fruit حُبٍّof a love طابَwas pure فيكَfor you صُراحُهُits sincerity
نَتيجةَ حُبٍّ طابَ فيكَ صُراحُهُ
Here, from me to you, is this spontaneous poem,
The fruit of a love for you whose sincerity is pure.
Sol 6