سِرْgo سارَmay go صُنْعُthe favor of اللهِGod حَيْثُwherever تسيرُyou go
سِرْ سارَ صُنْعُ اللهِ حَيْثُ تسيرُ
قُدُماًonward وساعَدَand may aid عَزْمَكَyour resolve المقدورُdestiny
قُدُماً وساعَدَ عَزْمَكَ المقدورُ
Go—may God's favor go wherever you go,
Walk on, God's work is wondrous wherever you go
ever onward, and may destiny aid your resolve.
And your determined will is aided and ordained
ووَصَلْتَand may you arrive موصولاًjoined بِبُغْيَتِكَto your desire المُنىhopes
ووَصَلْتَ موصولاً بِبُغْيَتِكَ المُنى
ومُيَسَّراًand made easy لمُرادِكَfor your purpose التَّيْسِيرُease
ومُيَسَّراً لمُرادِكَ التَّيْسِيرُ
And may you arrive with your hopes linked to your desire,
You've attained your wish, connected to your desire
and ease made readily available for your purpose.
Facilitated for your purpose that which eases
وأَعادَand may renew عاداتٍcustomary favors جَرَتْcame لَكَto you بالمُنىwith wishes
وأَعادَ عاداتٍ جَرَتْ لَكَ بالمُنى
ربٌّa Lord عَلَىof أَضعافِهِنَّtheir multiples قديرُcapable
ربٌّ عَلَى أَضعافِهِنَّ قديرُ
And may the customary favors that fulfilled your wishes be renewed
He who brings back favors has ordained for you
by a Lord able to multiply them many times over.
A Lord able to double them and more
فالسعدُfor good fortune بالنصرِof victory العزيزِmighty مُخَبِّرٌannouncing
فالسعدُ بالنصرِ العزيزِ مُخَبِّرٌ
واليُمْنُand auspicious fortune بالفتحِof conquest المُبينِmanifest بَشِيرُa herald
واليُمْنُ بالفتحِ المُبينِ بَشِيرُ
For good fortune announces mighty victory,
Good tidings herald your mighty victory
and auspicious fortune heralds manifest conquest.
And fortune foretells your manifest conquest
حَكَمَتْdecreed لَكَfor you الأَقدارُthe fates أَنَّكَthat you باهِرٌoutshining
حَكَمَتْ لَكَ الأَقدارُ أَنَّكَ باهِرٌ
مُلْكَthe dominion of الملوكِkings وأَنَّهُand that it مَبْهُورُoutshone
مُلْكَ الملوكِ وأَنَّهُ مَبْهُورُ
The fates have decreed for you that you shall outshine
Fate has ruled you magnificent, possessing
the dominion of kings, and that it shall be outshone.
The kingdom of kings which is dazzled by you
وقضىand decreed لَكَfor you الرحمنُthe All-Merciful أَنَّكَthat you قاهِرٌsubduing
وقضى لَكَ الرحمنُ أَنَّكَ قاهِرٌ
حِزْبَthe host of الضَّلالِerror وأَنَّهُand that it مَقْهُورُsubdued
حِزْبَ الضَّلالِ وأَنَّهُ مَقْهُورُ
And the All-Merciful has decreed for you that you shall subdue
The Merciful has decreed you victorious
the host of error, and that it shall be subdued.
Vanquishing the party of deviance, making it low
جُعِلَتْmay be made فداءَكَyour ransom أَنْفُسٌlives أَحْيَيْتَهاyou revived them
جُعِلَتْ فداءَكَ أَنْفُسٌ أَحْيَيْتَها
وبهاand upon them جميعاًall لاnot بِكَupon you المَحْذُورُthe dreaded harm
وبها جميعاً لا بِكَ المَحْذُورُ
May the lives you revived be made your ransom,
Lives were sacrificed for you that you gave life
and may the dreaded harm strike them all, not you.
And through them - not you - disaster's avoided
فانْهَضْso advance بحزبِwith the host of اللهِGod يَقْدُمُleads جَمْعَهُits assembled ranks
فانْهَضْ بحزبِ اللهِ يَقْدُمُ جَمْعَهُ
حِفْظُthe protection of الإِلهِGod وسعيُكَand your striving المشكورُgratefully acknowledged
حِفْظُ الإِلهِ وسعيُكَ المشكورُ
So advance with God's host, whose ranks are led
So march on with God's party, protected by Him
by God's protection and your praiseworthy striving,
As you strive with the efforts so honored
فيin جحفَلٍa vast army جَمِّabundant in العديدِnumbers كَأَنَّهُas though it were
في جحفَلٍ جَمِّ العديدِ كَأَنَّهُ
فَلَكٌa celestial sphere عَلَىupon الأَرْضِthe earth الفضاءِopen يَدُورُrevolves
فَلَكٌ عَلَى الأَرْضِ الفضاءِ يَدُورُ
in an army vast in number, as though it were
In a horde - gather the teeming multitudes
a celestial sphere revolving upon the open earth.
Revolving round the earth's expanse like a sphere
عُمَّتْwere covered بِهِby it الأَقطارُthe regions إِلّاexcept مَوضِعاًa place
عُمَّتْ بِهِ الأَقطارُ إِلّا مَوضِعاً
فِيهِin it عَدُوُّكَyour enemy للسيوفِto the swords أَسيرُcaptive
فِيهِ عَدُوُّكَ للسيوفِ أَسيرُ
All regions are covered by it, save one place
The regions throng around it but for a place
where your enemy is captive to the swords.
Where your foe is captive, swords piercing him
لَجِبٍclamorous يُغِصُّchokes الأَرضَthe earth وَهْيَwhile it is عريضَةٌwide
لَجِبٍ يُغِصُّ الأَرضَ وَهْيَ عريضَةٌ
ويَرُدُّand turns back غَرْبَthe keenness of الطَّرْفِthe gaze وَهْوَwhile it is حسيرُexhausted
ويَرُدُّ غَرْبَ الطَّرْفِ وَهْوَ حسيرُ
A clamorous host that chokes the earth, wide though it is,
A mountain that weighs down even the vast earth
and turns back the keen gaze, exhausted;
And whose distant gaze is humbled and tired
منof كُلِّevery مقدامٍbold warrior يكادُalmost فؤادُهُhis heart
من كُلِّ مقدامٍ يكادُ فؤادُهُ
طَرَباًfor joy إِلَىtoward نَغَمِthe music of السيوفِswords يطيرُflies
طَرَباً إِلَى نَغَمِ السيوفِ يطيرُ
made up of every bold warrior whose heart almost
Every stalwart whose soul almost takes flight
flies for joy toward the music of swords,
At the melody of swords rising higher
مُتَسَرْبِلٍclad in صَدَأَthe rust of الحديدِiron كَأَنَّهُas though he were
مُتَسَرْبِلٍ صَدَأَ الحديدِ كَأَنَّهُ
قَمَرٌa moon تَعَرَّضَpassed across دونَهُbefore it ساهُورُa lunar veil
قَمَرٌ تَعَرَّضَ دونَهُ ساهُورُ
clad in iron's rust, as though he were
Armored, their rusty blades like a moon
a moon before which a veil has passed;
Eclipsing their Indian swords orbiting under
ومُهَنَّدٍand an Indian-steel sword يُزْجِيdrives onward المنونَdeath كَأَنَّهُas though it were
ومُهَنَّدٍ يُزْجِي المنونَ كَأَنَّهُ
عبْدٌa slave بطاعَةِto obey حَدِّهِits edge مَأْمُورُcommanded
عبْدٌ بطاعَةِ حَدِّهِ مَأْمُورُ
and an Indian-steel sword driving death as though death were
Charging, slaying death itself, as if
a slave commanded to obey its edge.
Slaves obeying the voice of duty's master
لُجٌّa deep sea بشيرُthe herald of النصرِvictory فِيهِin it سابِحٌswimming
لُجٌّ بشيرُ النصرِ فِيهِ سابِحٌ
بَرْقٌlightning سحابُthe cloud of الموتِdeath منهُfrom it قَطِيرُdripping
بَرْقٌ سحابُ الموتِ منهُ قَطِيرُ
A deep sea in which victory's herald swims;
A flood heralding victory, lightning within
lightning, with the cloud of death dripping from it.
A raincloud, pouring from it death's disaster
ومُثَقَّفٍand a straightened spear صَدْقِsound in الكُعُوبِthe joints كَأَنَّهُas though it were
ومُثَقَّفٍ صَدْقِ الكُعُوبِ كَأَنَّهُ
قَلَمٌa pen تمكَّنَhas taken hold منof شَباهُits point النُّورُlight
قَلَمٌ تمكَّنَ من شَباهُ النُّورُ
And a straightened spear with sound joints, as though it were
Cultured, the swords' truth, as if
a pen with light firmly lodged in its point;
A pen empowered by glory's splendor
وأَقَبَّand a lean-bellied horse مصقولِpolished in الأَديمِthe hide كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وأَقَبَّ مصقولِ الأَديمِ كَأَنَّهُ
بَحْرٌa sea بِرَيْعانِwith the fresh vigor of الجِراءِrunning يَمُورُsurges
بَحْرٌ بِرَيْعانِ الجِراءِ يَمُورُ
and a lean-bellied horse, sleek of hide, as though it were
Smoothed leather polished as if
a sea surging in the fresh vigor of its gallop.
An ocean churning with brilliance and foam
مَرِحٍhigh-spirited يَكُرُّcharges القلبُthe heart حَيْثُwherever يقودُهُhe leads it
مَرِحٍ يَكُرُّ القلبُ حَيْثُ يقودُهُ
ويسيرُand moves طرفُthe gaze of العينِthe eye حَيْثُwherever يسيرُhe moves
ويسيرُ طرفُ العينِ حَيْثُ يسيرُ
High-spirited—the heart charges wherever he leads it,
Prancing, hearts lead where they prance
and the eye's gaze moves wherever he moves.
And eyes follow to where the eyes lead
هَزِجٍneighing يكادُalmost يَبينُspeaks clearly فِيin نَغَماتِهِhis notes
هَزِجٍ يكادُ يَبينُ فِي نَغَماتِهِ
ويلاكَdouble woe to you يَاO غَرْسِيَّةُGarcía المغرورُthe deluded one
ويلاكَ يَا غَرْسِيَّةُ المغرورُ
Neighing, he almost speaks clearly in his notes:
Galloping, their rhythm seems to say
"Woe upon woe to you, O deluded García!"
"Woe to you Ghassanids, you fools misled!"
أَيْنَwhere النَّجاءُescape وَقَدْand already أَظَلَّكَhas overshadowed you مُغْضَباًenraged
أَيْنَ النَّجاءُ وَقَدْ أَظَلَّكَ مُغْضَباً
ليثُthe lion of العرينِthe lair الحاجِبُthe Chamberlain المَنْصورُal-Mansur
ليثُ العرينِ الحاجِبُ المَنْصورُ
Where is escape, now that he looms over you in wrath—
Where's your salvation, with the lion angered
the lion of the lair, the Chamberlain al-Mansur?
Guardian of the lair, empowered, descended?
وأَتاكَand came to you فِيin لبسِthe wearing of الحديدِiron مُضاعَفاًdoubled
وأَتاكَ فِي لبسِ الحديدِ مُضاعَفاً
سيفُthe sword of الهُدىguidance ولواؤُهُand its banner المنشورُunfurled
سيفُ الهُدى ولواؤُهُ المنشورُ
And there has come against you, in double-layered iron armor,
In armor doubled he came at you
the sword of guidance and its unfurled banner:
Sword of guidance, banner raised and defended
سَهْمٌan arrow إذَاwhen شَجَرclash القواضِبُthe cutting swords صائِبٌunerring
سَهْمٌ إذَا شَجَر القواضِبُ صائِبٌ
سيفٌa sword إذَاwhen اعْتَنَقَgrapple الكماةُarmored champions مُبِيرُdestructive
سيفٌ إذَا اعْتَنَقَ الكماةُ مُبِيرُ
an arrow that strikes true when keen blades clash,
An arrow - if the archers provoke, it strikes true
a sword that destroys when armored champions grapple,
A sword - if blades cross, it brings ruin
غيثٌrain إذَاwhen مَاindeed (emphatic) الغيثُthe rain أَخْلَفَfails هاطِلٌpouring
غيثٌ إذَا مَا الغيثُ أَخْلَفَ هاطِلٌ
بَدْرٌa full moon إذَاwhen دَجَتِgrow dark الخطوبُcalamities مُنيرُshining
بَدْرٌ إذَا دَجَتِ الخطوبُ مُنيرُ
rain that pours when rain fails,
A rain - when rains fail, it pours heavy
a full moon that shines when calamities grow dark,
A moon - when sorrows darken, it illuminates
سامٍaspiring إِلَىtoward شِيَمِthe virtues of الملوكِkings مُنازِعٌstriving
سامٍ إِلَى شِيَمِ الملوكِ مُنازِعٌ
هادٍa guide عَلَىwith خُلُقِthe character of الهُدىguidance مَفْطُورُinnately formed
هادٍ عَلَى خُلُقِ الهُدى مَفْطُورُ
aspiring to the virtues of kings, striving for them,
Elevated to the virtues of kings, contending
a guide, born with guidance in his character,
Guided by the morals encoded within
مُتَفَرِّدٌpeerless بمناقِبٍin virtues مُتَقاصِرٌfalling short
مُتَفَرِّدٌ بمناقِبٍ مُتَقاصِرٌ
عنof كُنْهِهاtheir true essence المنظومُverse والمنثورُand prose
عن كُنْهِها المنظومُ والمنثورُ
peerless in virtues, beyond the power
Peerless in qualities beyond measure's comprehending
of verse and prose to grasp their essence—
By prose or verse, their essence lies therein
عبدُservant of المليكِthe Sovereign فتىthe young champion of المكارِمِnoble deeds والَّذِيand he whose
عبدُ المليكِ فتى المكارِمِ والَّذِي
حَظُّthe share of الرَّجاءِhope بِسَيْبِهِthrough his bounty مَوْفُورُabundant
حَظُّ الرَّجاءِ بِسَيْبِهِ مَوْفُورُ
Abd al-Malīk, the young champion of noble deeds, whose
Servant of the Pious King, the one of might and bestowing
bounty makes hope's portion plentiful.
On whom hopes rely, and favor poured forth
فَهنَاكَso may it gladden you سَلُّكَyour drawing صارِمَيْنِtwo keen swords كِلاهُمَاboth of them
فَهنَاكَ سَلُّكَ صارِمَيْنِ كِلاهُمَا
للمُلكِfor the realm والدينِand the faith الحنيفِupright نَصيرُa champion
للمُلكِ والدينِ الحنيفِ نَصيرُ
So may your drawing of two keen blades gladden you—each
There lies your sharp pair of swords, each
a champion of the realm and the upright faith,
An aide of nation and creed, protecting its worth
وذخيرةٌand a reserve فِيin النائِباتِcalamities ومَعْقِلٌand a stronghold
وذخيرةٌ فِي النائِباتِ ومَعْقِلٌ
منfrom صرفِthe vicissitudes of أَحداثِthe happenings of الزمانِtime مُجيرُgiving refuge
من صرفِ أَحداثِ الزمانِ مُجيرُ
and a reserve in calamities, and a stronghold
And preparation for events and citadel
giving refuge from the changing blows of time.
Sheltering from fate's caprice and dearth
حازاboth attained سَناءَsplendor مناظِرٍoutward appearances ومَخابِرٍand inner qualities
حازا سَناءَ مناظِرٍ ومَخابِرٍ
مُلِئَتْwere filled بِهِنَّwith them نواظِرٌeyes وصُدُورُand bosoms
مُلِئَتْ بِهِنَّ نواظِرٌ وصُدُورُ
Both have won splendor in outward form and inward worth,
They've gained eminence of sights and refinement
with which eyes and bosoms are filled.
With them visions and hearts are filled with mirth
Sol 6.1