هِيَthey are أَسْعَدُlucky stars مَاno دُونَهُنَّbefore them حِجَابُveil
هِيَ أَسْعَدُ مَا دُونَهُنَّ حِجَابُ
لاnot يَنْقَضِيends عَدٌّcounting لَهَاof them وَحِسَابُand reckoning
لا يَنْقَضِي عَدٌّ لَهَا وَحِسَابُ
They are lucky stars, with no veil before them;
Neither counting nor reckoning them ever ends.
وَبَشائِرand glad tidings ٌتَصِلُreach النُّفُوسَthe souls كَأَنَّمَاas though
وَبَشائِر ٌتَصِلُ النُّفُوسَ كَأَنَّمَا
بَيْنَbetween النُّفُوسِthe souls وَبَيْنَهَاand between them أَنْسَابُties of kinship
بَيْنَ النُّفُوسِ وَبَيْنَهَا أَنْسَابُ
And glad tidings reach the souls, as though
There were ties of kinship between the souls and them.
تَأْتِيthey come عَلَىin accordance with قَدَرٍdue measure فَيَخْلُفُso succeeds 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 clouds follow clouds.
أَمَّاas for الفُتُوحُthe conquests فَقَدْindeed تَجَلَّىhas shone forth وَاضِحٌa clear light
أَمَّا الفُتُوحُ فَقَدْ تَجَلَّى وَاضِحٌ
مِنْfrom صُبْحِهَاtheir dawn الأجلىthe brightest وفتحand was opened بابa gate
مِنْ صُبْحِهَا الأجلى وفتح باب
As for the conquests, a clear light has shone
From their brightest dawn, and a gate has opened.
وسوقand conveying بشائرهاtheir glad tidings بكلwith every تحيةgreeting
وسوق بشائرها بكل تحية
شدقunclear here; literally 'mouth-corner' لهاfor them الأَقْتَادُthe saddle-frames وَالأَقْتَابُand camel-saddles
شدق لها الأَقْتَادُ وَالأَقْتَابُ
And to carry their glad tidings with every greeting,
Saddle-frames and camel-saddles were [perhaps] fastened for them.
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen شَمَلَit embraced البِلاَدَthe lands وَأَهْلَهَاand their people
حَتَّى إِذَا شَمَلَ البِلاَدَ وَأَهْلَهَا
فَعَلاَso rose لَهُمْfor them قِدْحٌa lot-arrow وَعَزَّand grew mighty جَنَابُa domain
فَعَلاَ لَهُمْ قِدْحٌ وَعَزَّ جَنَابُ
Until, when it embraced the lands and their people,
Their lot-arrow rose high, and their domain grew mighty.
طَلَعَتْit rose عَلَىon الأَعْقَابِthe heels أَعْذَبَsweeter مَوْقِعَاًin effect
طَلَعَتْ عَلَى الأَعْقَابِ أَعْذَبَ مَوْقِعَاً
مِنْهاthan them وَلأْلاَءُand the flashing السُّيُوفِof swords عَذَابُtorment
مِنْها وَلأْلاَءُ السُّيُوفِ عَذَابُ
It rose on their heels, sweeter in its effect
Than they, though the flashing of swords is torment.
فَارْتَاحَso found relief دَوْحُthe great tree المُلْكِof kingship عَنْfrom فَزْعِfear for الْعُلَىexalted glory
فَارْتَاحَ دَوْحُ المُلْكِ عَنْ فَزْعِ الْعُلَى
وَازْدَادَand was added فِيin أُفُقِthe horizon الجَلاَلِof majesty شِهَابُa shooting star
وَازْدَادَ فِي أُفُقِ الجَلاَلِ شِهَابُ
So kingship's great tree found relief from fear for its glory,
And a shooting star was added to the horizon of majesty.
وَاسْتَلَّand was drawn مِنْfrom أَجْفَانِthe scabbards خَزْرَجَof Khazraj صَارمa keen sword
وَاسْتَلَّ مِنْ أَجْفَانِ خَزْرَجَ صَارم
خضعتbowed إليهto him مفارقcrowns of heads ورقابand necks
خضعت إليه مفارق ورقاب
And from Khazraj's scabbards a keen sword was drawn,
Before whom heads and necks bowed low.
وهدتand led the way إليهto him أسنّةspearheads وأسرّةand thrones
وهدت إليه أسنّة وأسرّة
وَمَوَاكِبٌand processions وَكَتَائِبٌand battalions وَكِتَابُand a book
وَمَوَاكِبٌ وَكَتَائِبٌ وَكِتَابُ
And spearheads and thrones led the way to him,
And processions, battalions, and a book.
فَاسْعَدْso rejoice أَمِيرَO Commander المُسْلِمِيْنَof the Muslims بِطَالِعِin a rising star
فَاسْعَدْ أَمِيرَ المُسْلِمِيْنَ بِطَالِعِ
يُنْمَىare ascribed 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 أَزْرَاًstrength وَارْتَقِبْand await
وَاشْدُدْ بهِ لأَخِيهِ أَزْرَاً وَارْتَقِبْ
مِنْهُمْfrom them أُسُوداًlions وَالأَسِنَّةُwhile the spearheads غَابُare thickets
مِنْهُمْ أُسُوداً وَالأَسِنَّةُ غَابُ
And through him strengthen his brother's back, and await
Lions from them, with spearheads for their forest.
فَإِذَاthen when تَسَعَّرَتِblazes الوَغَىbattle وَتَنَكَّرَتْand turns grim
فَإِذَا تَسَعَّرَتِ الوَغَى وَتَنَكَّرَتْ
بُهْمُthe stalwarts الرِّجَالِamong men دَعَوْتَهُمْyou summon them فَأَجَابُواso they answer
بُهْمُ الرِّجَالِ دَعَوْتَهُمْ فَأَجَابُوا
And when battle blazes and turns grim,
You summon the stalwarts among men, and they answer.
وَرَمَيْتَهَاand you assail it مِنْهُمْfrom among them بِكلِّwith every مُجَرِّبٍseasoned warrior
وَرَمَيْتَهَا مِنْهُمْ بِكلِّ مُجَرِّبٍ
ذَلَّتْsubmitted لَهُto him الأَقْرَانُrivals وَهْيَthough they are صِعَابُformidable
ذَلَّتْ لَهُ الأَقْرَانُ وَهْيَ صِعَابُ
And you assail it with every seasoned warrior among them,
Before whom rivals submit, though hard to subdue.
هُنِّيْتَهَاmay you enjoy it نُعْمَىa blessing لَدَيْكَin your keeping جَليلَةًgreat
هُنِّيْتَهَا نُعْمَى لَدَيْكَ جَليلَةً
لاnot يَسْتَقِلُّcan suffice بِشُكْرِهَاto thank it إِطْنَابُcopious speech
لا يَسْتَقِلُّ بِشُكْرِهَا إِطْنَابُ
May you enjoy it—a great blessing in your keeping;
No abundance of words can thank it enough.
لِلَّهِGod be praised مِنْكَfor you مُؤيَّدٌa divinely aided man ذُوpossessed of عَزْمَةٍresolve
لِلَّهِ مِنْكَ مُؤيَّدٌ ذُو عَزْمَةٍ
رَاضٍcontent وَأَيَّامُwhile the days الزَّمَانِof time غِضَابُare angry
رَاضٍ وَأَيَّامُ الزَّمَانِ غِضَابُ
God be praised for you, a divinely aided man of resolve,
Content while the days of time are angry.
مِنْfrom آلِthe house نَصْرٍof Nasr مِنْfrom ذُؤَابَةِthe highest crest خَزْرَجٍof Khazraj
مِنْ آلِ نَصْرٍ مِنْ ذُؤَابَةِ خَزْرَجٍ
قَوْمٌa people هُمُthey are الأَنْصَارُthe Helpers (Ansar) والأَصْحَابُand the Companions
قَوْمٌ هُمُ الأَنْصَارُ والأَصْحَابُ
Of the house of Nasr, from the very crest of Khazraj,
A people who are the Ansar and the Companions.
آثَارُكَyour deeds الغُرُّthe radiant كَرامnoble كوَاكبstars
آثَارُكَ الغُرُّ كَرام كوَاكب
تَأْبَىrefuse to allow الكَواكِبُthe stars أَنْthat يَضِّلَّshould go astray رِكَابُa camel-train
تَأْبَى الكَواكِبُ أَنْ يَضِّلَّ رِكَابُ
Your radiant deeds are noble stars;
Stars refuse to let a camel-train lose its way.
فَإِذَاthen when هَمَمْتَyou resolve بَلَغْتَyou attain كُلَّevery مُمَنَّعٍinaccessible goal
فَإِذَا هَمَمْتَ بَلَغْتَ كُلَّ مُمَنَّعٍ
وَإِذَاand when رَأَيْتَyou form الرَّأْيَa judgment فَهْوَthen it is صَوَابُcorrect
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الرَّأْيَ فَهْوَ صَوَابُ
When you resolve, you attain every inaccessible goal;
And when you form a judgment, it is right.
أَبْدَيْتَyou revealed مِنْof تَقْوىreverence for الإِلاَهِGod سَرِيرَةًan inward disposition
أَبْدَيْتَ مِنْ تَقْوى الإِلاَهِ سَرِيرَةً
يُحْبَىis favored مَقَامُكَyour station فَضْلَهَاits virtue وَيُثَابُand is rewarded
يُحْبَى مَقَامُكَ فَضْلَهَا وَيُثَابُ
You have revealed an inward reverence for God;
Through its virtue, your station is favored and rewarded.
وَجَرَيْتَand you raced فِيin العَلْيَاءِlofty glory مُقْتَدِيَاًguided بِمَاby what
وَجَرَيْتَ فِي العَلْيَاءِ مُقْتَدِيَاً بِمَا
ذَخَرَتْhave stored up إِلَيْكَfor you أَرُومَةٌancestral roots وَنِصَابُand lineage
ذَخَرَتْ إِلَيْكَ أَرُومَةٌ وَنِصَابُ
And you raced through the heights of glory, guided by what
Your roots and lineage have stored up for you.
فَاْسْلَمْso remain safe وَمُلْكُكَand your kingdom آمِنٌsecure مَاwhat يَتَّقِيit fears
فَاْسْلَمْ وَمُلْكُكَ آمِنٌ مَا يَتَّقِي
تُضْفَىare draped عَلَيْهِover it لِلْمُنَىof hopes أَثْوَابُrobes
تُضْفَى عَلَيْهِ لِلْمُنَى أَثْوَابُ
So live secure, your kingdom safe from what it fears,
With robes of hope draped upon it.
Sol 6.1