اليومtoday أَنْكَصَrecoiled إِبليسٌIblis عَلَىupon عَقِبِهْhis heel
اليوم أَنْكَصَ إِبليسٌ عَلَى عَقِبِهْ
مُبَرَّءاًreleased سَبَبُthe bond الغاوينَthe misguided منfrom سَبَبِهْhis bond
مُبَرَّءاً سَبَبُ الغاوينَ من سَبَبِهْ
Today Iblis recoiled upon his heel,
Today Iblis retreated back on his heels
with the bond of the misguided released from his own.
Exonerating the misguided of his misguidance
واسْتَيْقَنَتْand became certain شِيَعُthe factions الكفَّارِthe unbelievers حَيْثُwherever نَأَتْthey lay far away
واسْتَيْقَنَتْ شِيَعُ الكفَّارِ حَيْثُ نَأَتْ
فِيin الشَّرْقِthe East والغربِand the West أَنَّthat الشِّركَidolatry منfrom كَذِبِهْhis lies
فِي الشَّرْقِ والغربِ أَنَّ الشِّركَ من كَذِبِهْ
And the unbelievers' factions became certain, however far away,
And the followers of the unbelievers became certain
in East and West, that idolatry sprang from his lies,
In the East and West, that polytheism was of his lies
بِشنْتِياقَةَat Shantiyāqa لماwhen أَنthat دَلَفْتَyou advanced لَهُupon it
بِشنْتِياقَةَ لما أَن دَلَفْتَ لَهُ
بالبِيضِwith gleaming swords كالبدرِlike the full moon يَسْرِيtravels by night فِيin سَناthe radiance شُهُبِهْits meteors
بالبِيضِ كالبدرِ يَسْرِي فِي سَنا شُهُبِهْ
when you advanced upon it at Shantiyāqa,
Yearning when you entered it
with gleaming swords, like the full moon traveling by night amid its meteors' glow.
With the white like the full moon walking in the gray of his old age
وحَلْبَةُand the host الدينِthe faith والإِسلامِand Islam عاطِفَةٌwheeling around
وحَلْبَةُ الدينِ والإِسلامِ عاطِفَةٌ
عَلَيْكَaround you كالفَلَكِlike the celestial sphere الجاريrevolving عَلَىon قُطُبِهْits axis
عَلَيْكَ كالفَلَكِ الجاري عَلَى قُطُبِهْ
And the host of the faith and Islam wheeled
And the sphere of religion and Islam was inclined
around you like the celestial sphere revolving on its axis,
Towards you like the orbiting sphere to its axis
حَتَّىuntil فَصَمْتَyou severed عُرىthe bonds دينِthe faith الضلالَةِerror منfrom
حَتَّى فَصَمْتَ عُرى دينِ الضلالَةِ من
راسِfirmly rooted القواعِدِthe foundations ممنوعِprotected الحِمىthe precinct أَشِبِهْits dense thicket
راسِ القواعِدِ ممنوعِ الحِمى أَشِبِهْ
until you severed the bonds of error's faith from
Until you untied the bonds of the religion of misguidance
a place of firm foundations, its precinct guarded and thickly wooded.
From the head of its pillars, forbidden sanctuary like it
لَمْnot يَذْعَرِfrightened الدهرُTime فيهwithin it نَفْسَa soul سَائِمَةٍgrazing
لَمْ يَذْعَرِ الدهرُ فيه نَفْسَ سَائِمَةٍ
ولاnor أَصاخَتْlistened لَهُto it أُذْنٌan ear إِلَىto نُوَبِهْits calamities
ولا أَصاخَتْ لَهُ أُذْنٌ إِلَى نُوَبِهْ
Time had never frightened a grazing creature there,
The era did not panic in it a wondering soul
nor had an ear listened for its calamities.
Nor did an ear scream to its disasters
مماof what اصْطَفَتْchose عَبَدُworshippers الطَّاغُوتِthe false deity واعتقدَتْand believed in
مما اصْطَفَتْ عَبَدُ الطَّاغُوتِ واعتقدَتْ
وشَيَّدَand built الكُفْرُunbelief فِيin الآلافِthe thousands منof حِقَبِهْits ages
وشَيَّدَ الكُفْرُ فِي الآلافِ من حِقَبِهْ
One of the things worshippers of the false deity chose and believed in,
From what the servant of tyranny chose and believed
and unbelief had built through thousands of its ages,
And disbelief built in the thousands of its eras
عمودُthe pillar شِركِهِمُtheir idolatry السَّامِيlofty ذوائِبُهُits pinnacles
عمودُ شِركِهِمُ السَّامِي ذوائِبُهُ
والرُّومُand the Romans والحُبْشُand the Abyssinians والأَفْرنْجُand the Franks منamong طُنُبِهْits guy-ropes
والرُّومُ والحُبْشُ والأَفْرنْجُ من طُنُبِهْ
the pillar of their idolatry, its pinnacles soaring,
The high pillar of their polytheism and its attachments
with Romans, Abyssinians, and Franks among its guy-ropes.
And the Romans, Abyssinians and Franks from its bundles
تَحجُّهُmake pilgrimage to it فِرَقُgroups الكُفَّارِthe unbelievers سائِلَةًstreaming
تَحجُّهُ فِرَقُ الكُفَّارِ سائِلَةً
كالجَوِّlike the sky أَظْلَمَdarkened فِيهِwithin it مُلتَقىthe gathering شُحُبِهْits gray clouds
كالجَوِّ أَظْلَمَ فِيهِ مُلتَقى شُحُبِهْ
Groups of unbelievers made pilgrimage to it, streaming
Which the groups of the unbelievers make pilgrimage to
like the sky darkened where its gray clouds meet.
Like the darkest clouds in which the meeting place of gloom converges
مُسْتَوْدَعٌa repository فِيin شِعابِthe ravines الأَرضِthe earth حَيْثُwhere نَأَىit lay far away
مُسْتَوْدَعٌ فِي شِعابِ الأَرضِ حَيْثُ نَأَى
شُمُّlofty الجِبالِthe mountains ولُجُّand the depths البحرِthe sea منamong حُجُبِهْits veils
شُمُّ الجِبالِ ولُجُّ البحرِ من حُجُبِهْ
A repository in the earth's ravines, far away,
A repository in the crevices of the earth where it is remote
with lofty mountains and the sea's depths among its veils,
The smell of mountains and depth of sea from its barriers
منfrom كُلِّevery أَغبَرَdust-covered man منfrom عَضِّthe bite السِّفارِtravel بِهِupon him
من كُلِّ أَغبَرَ من عَضِّ السِّفارِ بِهِ
وساهِمِand wan الوجهthe face منfrom طُولِthe length السُّرَىnight travel شَجِبِهْhis distress
وساهِمِ الوجه من طُولِ السُّرَى شَجِبِهْ
from every dust-covered man whom travel had bitten,
From every dust from the bite of traveling in it
and every wan-faced man, distressed by long night journeys,
And the one with the grim face from the length of its captivity
وكلِّand every مُهْدٍgift-bearer إِلَىto أَركانِthe pillars بِيعَتِهِits church
وكلِّ مُهْدٍ إِلَى أَركانِ بِيعَتِهِ
مَاwhat عزَّwas precious منof نفسِهِhimself فِيهَاwithin it ومنand of نَشَبِهْhis wealth
مَا عزَّ من نفسِهِ فِيهَا ومن نَشَبِهْ
and every giver offering to the pillars of its church
And every supporter to the pillars of its pledge
what was dearest of himself and of his wealth within it.
That did not hesitate from himself in it and from his determination
قَدْindeed طالماmany a time أَحْفَتِbared الأَملاكُkings أَرْجُلَهاtheir feet
قَدْ طالما أَحْفَتِ الأَملاكُ أَرْجُلَها
فِيهِwithin it وَخَرَّتْand fell عَلَىupon الأَذْقانِthe chins منfrom رَهبِهْawe of it
فِيهِ وَخَرَّتْ عَلَى الأَذْقانِ من رَهبِهْ
Indeed, many a time kings had bared their feet
The angels have long folded their feet in it
within it, and fallen upon their chins in awe of it.
And fell on their chins from awe of it
أَمَمْتَهُyou advanced toward it بجنودِwith the troops الحقِّtruth فانْقَلَبَتْand so they returned
أَمَمْتَهُ بجنودِ الحقِّ فانْقَلَبَتْ
بغُرَّةِwith the radiance الفتحِvictory منthrough تغييرِchanging مُنْقَلَبِهْits fate
بغُرَّةِ الفتحِ من تغييرِ مُنْقَلَبِهْ
You marched upon it with truth's soldiers, and they returned
You destroyed it with the soldiers of truth so it was transformed
with victory's radiant brow, having reversed its fortunes.
With the joy of victory from the change of its transformation
وسُمْتَهُand you subjected it جاحِماًa raging blaze للنارِof fire مَاnot بَقِيَتْremained
وسُمْتَهُ جاحِماً للنارِ مَا بَقِيَتْ
نفسٌa soul منof الكفرِunbelief إِلّاexcept وَهْيَand it منamong حَطَبِهْits firewood
نفسٌ من الكفرِ إِلّا وَهْيَ من حَطَبِهْ
And you inflicted a raging blaze of fire upon it; no soul remained
And you called it raging into the fire until no soul remains
of unbelief but became part of its firewood.
From disbelief except it becomes of its kindling
ياO حُسْنَthe beauty مرأَىthe sight الهُدىguidance منfrom قُبْحِthe ugliness مَنْظَرِهِits spectacle
يا حُسْنَ مرأَى الهُدى من قُبْحِ مَنْظَرِهِ
وبَرْدَand the coolness أَكبادِthe livers حزبِthe party اللهGod منfrom لَهَبِهْits flames
وبَرْدَ أَكبادِ حزبِ الله من لَهَبِهْ
O, the beauty of guidance's sight arising from its ugly spectacle,
O beautiful sight of guidance from the ugliness of its view
and the coolness of the livers of God's party from its flames!
And coolness of the livers of God's party from its flames
وعاذand sought refuge بِرْمُندُBirmund منهُfrom it بالفرارِin flight وكَمْand how often
وعاذ بِرْمُندُ منهُ بالفرارِ وكَمْ
منfrom قبلِهاbefore it عاذَsought refuge بالأَنصابَin the idols منof صُلُبِهْhis crosses
من قبلِها عاذَ بالأَنصابَ من صُلُبِهْ
And Birmund sought refuge from it in flight; how often
And Bermund fled from it in escape, and how much
before this had he sought refuge in the idols of his crosses!
Before it fled to idols from its crucifixion
مستوطِناًsettling upon مَرْكِبَthe mount الإِحجامِretreat عنكَfrom you وَهَلْand can
مستوطِناً مَرْكِبَ الإِحجامِ عنكَ وَهَلْ
يعدُوgoes beyond بِهِwith him وِجْهَةَthe course المحتومِthe inevitable منof عَطَبِهْhis ruin
يعدُو بِهِ وِجْهَةَ المحتومِ من عَطَبِهْ
Settling upon the mount of retreat from you—yet could it
Inhabiting the ship of restraint from you, but does it
carry him beyond the course of his inevitable ruin?
Escape the ordained fate from its loss
مُسْتَخْفِياًhiding بظلامِin the darkness الليلِthe night منكَfrom you فَإِنْand if
مُسْتَخْفِياً بظلامِ الليلِ منكَ فَإِنْ
وافاهُcame upon him صُبْحٌdaybreak توارىhe hid فِيin دُجىthe gloom كُرَبِهْhis anguish
وافاهُ صُبْحٌ توارى فِي دُجى كُرَبِهْ
Hiding from you in the darkness of night; and if
Hiding in the darkness of night from you, but if
daybreak came upon him, he hid in the gloom of his anguish.
Morning meets it, it hides in the gloom of its anguish
قَدْindeed حَقَّتِproved true اليومَtoday منهof him قَلْبِa heart مُلْتَهِبٍaflame
قَدْ حَقَّتِ اليومَ منه قَلْبِ مُلْتَهِبٍ
Today, indeed, it has proved true of him—a heart aflame...
For it the heart of an inflamed one that does not deter
Birds in a plain or a mountain today has become lawful
لاnot يزجُرُflushes for omens الطَّيْرَthe birds فِيin سهلٍa plain ولاnor جَبَلٍa mountain
لا يزجُرُ الطَّيْرَ فِي سهلٍ ولا جَبَلٍ
إِلّاexcept بوارِحَill-omened birds تُعْمِيblind عَيْنَthe eye مُقْتَرِبِهْone approaching him
إِلّا بوارِحَ تُعْمِي عَيْنَ مُقْتَرِبِهْ
He flushes no birds for omens on plain or mountain
Except with limbs that blind the approaching eye from it
but ill-omened ones that blind the eye of whoever approaches him.
And where is the way to victory from you when you have
وأَيْنَand where منهfor him سبيلُa path الفوزِescape منكَfrom you وَقَدْwhen already
وأَيْنَ منه سبيلُ الفوزِ منكَ وَقَدْ
سَلَلْتَyou drew سيفَthe sword الهُدىguidance والنَّصْرِand victory فِيin طَلَبِهْpursuit of him
سَلَلْتَ سيفَ الهُدى والنَّصْرِ فِي طَلَبِهْ
And where is his path of escape from you, when
Unsheathed the sword of guidance and victory in its pursuit
you have drawn the sword of guidance and victory in pursuit of him?
And Iliyya which was steadfast with effort
وand إِيلياءُIliya الَّتِيwhich كانَتْwas أَلِيَّةan oath ذِيone possessing
و إِيلياءُ الَّتِي كانَتْ أَلِيَّة ذِي
جَهْدٍzeal منin الشِّرْكِidolatry خاشِيfearing الإِثْمِsin مُرْتَقِبِهْwatchful for it
جَهْدٍ من الشِّرْكِ خاشِي الإِثْمِ مُرْتَقِبِهْ
And Iliya, which had been the oath of one
From polytheism, fearing sin while expecting it
zealous in idolatry, fearing sin and watching for it—
You raised from it the elevation of fire which illuminated for them
رفَعْتَyou raised منهاfrom it سَناthe radiance نارٍa fire أَضاءَilluminated لَهُمْfor them
رفَعْتَ منها سَنا نارٍ أَضاءَ لَهُمْ
مَاwhat كَانَhad أَوْدَعَهاlodged in it الشيطانُSatan منof رِيَبِهْhis doubts
مَا كَانَ أَوْدَعَها الشيطانُ من رِيَبِهْ
you raised from it the glow of a fire that illuminated for them
What Satan had made ambiguous for them from its doubt
whatever of his doubts Satan had lodged within it.
A determination from you that if a pile kindled
يشُبُّهاkindles it منكَfrom you عزمٌa resolve لَوْif وَنَىflagged ضَرَمٌa blaze
يشُبُّها منكَ عزمٌ لَوْ وَنَى ضَرَمٌ
منهاfrom it لأَضْرَمَهاwould surely kindle it فِيfor اللهِGod منْfrom غَضَبِهْits wrath
منها لأَضْرَمَها فِي اللهِ منْ غَضَبِهْ
A resolve from you kindles it; if a flame should flag
From it, would ignite it for God from its anger
within it, it would rekindle it in God's cause out of its wrath.
So may God reward you O Mansur, you called Him
فاللهso God جازِيكَwill reward you يَاO منصورُMansur دَعَوْتَهُyou called upon Him
فالله جازِيكَ يَا منصورُ دَعَوْتَهُ
بسَعْيِwith striving ماضٍresolute لنصرِfor the victory of الدينthe faith مُحْتَسِبِهْseeking reward for it
بسَعْيِ ماضٍ لنصرِ الدين مُحْتَسِبِهْ
So God will reward you, O Mansur: you called upon Him
With honest effort to aid the religion, its reward exacted
with resolute striving for the faith's victory, seeking reward for it,
And you led brigades for Islam with them
وعنand for كتائِبَbattalions للإِسلامِfor Islam قُدْتَyou led بِهَاwith them
وعن كتائِبَ للإِسلامِ قُدْتَ بِهَا
إِلَىtoward رِضاthe pleasure اللهِGod حَتَّىuntil كُنَّthey became منamong كُتُبِهْHis books
إِلَى رِضا اللهِ حَتَّى كُنَّ من كُتُبِهْ
and for battalions of Islam which you led
To the pleasure of God until they become of His scriptures
toward God's pleasure, until they became among His books,
And a believer erecting himself to God his stance
ومؤمِنٍand a believer مُنْصِبٍexhausting للهِfor God مُهْجَتَهُhis lifeblood
ومؤمِنٍ مُنْصِبٍ للهِ مُهْجَتَهُ
بَلَّغْتَهُyou brought him أَمَدَthe goal المغبوطِthe enviable one مِنfrom نَصَبِهْhis toil
بَلَّغْتَهُ أَمَدَ المغبوطِ مِن نَصَبِهْ
and for a believer who spends his lifeblood for God,
You let him reach the horizon of the blissful from his erecting
whom you brought from his toil to the goal of the enviably fortunate,
And of swords of guidance whose blades you did not bare
وعنand for حُسامِa keen sword هُدىًguidance لَمْnot تَجْلُyou burnished صفحَتَهُits face
وعن حُسامِ هُدىً لَمْ تَجْلُ صفحَتَهُ
إِلّاexcept أَسَلْتَyou made flow دِماءَthe blood الشِّرْكِidolatry فِيinto شُطَبِهْits grooves
إِلّا أَسَلْتَ دِماءَ الشِّرْكِ فِي شُطَبِهْ
and for a sword of guidance whose face you never burnished
Except you made the blood of polytheism flow in its polishedness
without pouring the blood of idolatry into its grooves.
And let Mansur boast on a day of exaltation you left
وليفتَخِرْand let boast منكof you يَاO مَنْصُورُMansur يَوْمُa day عُلاًglory
وليفتَخِرْ منك يَا مَنْصُورُ يَوْمُ عُلاً
تركتَyou left غابِرَةَremaining الأَيامِthe days تَفَخَرُboasting بِهْof it
تركتَ غابِرَةَ الأَيامِ تَفَخَرُ بِهْ
And let a day of glory boast of you, O Mansur—
The passing days boasting with it
you have left the days to come boasting of it.
Partial English translation: 58 of 59 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1