عِيدٌa feast ووعدٌand a promise صادقٌtrue لَكَto you بالمُنىof fulfilled wishes
عِيدٌ ووعدٌ صادقٌ لَكَ بالمُنى
ولمنand for those whom شِنِئْتَyou hate وعيدُa threat صدقٍof truth بالقَناwith spears
ولمن شِنِئْتَ وعيدُ صدقٍ بالقَنا
A feast, and a true promise that your wishes will be fulfilled;
and for those you hate, a true threat of spears.
ومُبَشِّرُand a herald الأَيامِto the days أنthat تبقىyou endure لَهَاfor them
ومُبَشِّرُ الأَيامِ أن تبقى لَهَا
ومبشّرُand a herald الإِسلامِto Islam أنthat تبقىyou endure لَنَاfor us
ومبشّرُ الإِسلامِ أن تبقى لَنَا
A herald to the days that you will endure for them,
and a herald to Islam that you will endure for us,
ولمنand for whoever مُناهُhis wish أَنءthat تعيشَyou live مؤيِّداًgiving support
ولمن مُناهُ أَنء تعيشَ مؤيِّداً
ومؤَيَّداًand supported ومؤمِّناًand granting safety ومؤمَّناand kept safe
ومؤَيَّداً ومؤمِّناً ومؤمَّنا
and to those whose wish is that you live giving support,
supported, granting safety and kept safe,
ومعظَّماًand exalted ومكرَّماًand honored ومحكَّماًand made arbiter
ومعظَّماً ومكرَّماً ومحكَّماً
ومسلَّماًand unharmed ومغنَّماًand enriched with spoils وممكَّناand established in power
ومسلَّماً ومغنَّماً وممكَّنا
exalted, honored, and made arbiter,
unharmed, enriched with spoils, and established in power;
ولعِزِّand for the glory of مُلْكٍa kingdom أنتyou أكرمُthe noblest منof those نَمىit nurtured
ولعِزِّ مُلْكٍ أنت أكرمُ من نَمى
ولضَنِّand for the jealous care of دهرٍan age أَنتyou أَنْفَسُthe most precious مَاof what اقْتَنىit acquired
ولضَنِّ دهرٍ أَنت أَنْفَسُ مَا اقْتَنى
and to a kingdom's glory—you are its noblest scion—
and to an age's jealous care—you are its dearest treasure.
ممَّاof what نَمىnurtured قحطانُQahtan أَكرَمِthe noblest نبعَةٍtree
ممَّا نَمى قحطانُ أَكرَمِ نبعَةٍ
مهتزَّةِswaying الأَغصانِin branches دانيةِclose-hanging الجَنىin fruit
مهتزَّةِ الأَغصانِ دانيةِ الجَنى
Of all Qahtan nurtured, the noblest tree,
with swaying branches and fruit close at hand;
غنَّاءَluxuriant تشدُوsing منof خلائِقِهاits virtues بِهَاin it
غنَّاءَ تشدُو من خلائِقِها بِهَا
طيْرٌbirds تَغَنَّىsing لِلخَلائِقِto all creatures بالغِنىof abundance
طيْرٌ تَغَنَّى لِلخَلائِقِ بالغِنى
luxuriant, where its virtues are sung
by birds singing of abundance to all creatures.
ولربَّماand often كانتwere فروعُthe offshoots غصونِهاof its branches
ولربَّما كانت فروعُ غصونِها
قُضباًsword-blades مِنَof الهِنْديِّIndian steel أَوْor لَدْنَsupple القناspear-shafts
قُضباً مِنَ الهِنْديِّ أَوْ لَدْنَ القنا
Often the offshoots of its branches have been
blades of Indian steel or supple spear-shafts,
أهوىmore eager إِلَىfor الأَعداءِthe enemies منthan عَلَقِthe clinging passion of الهوىlove
أهوى إِلَى الأَعداءِ من عَلَقِ الهوى
وأَدَبُّand more insidious فِيin مُهَجِthe heartblood of الضَّلالِerror منthan الضنىwasting sickness
وأَدَبُّ فِي مُهَجِ الضَّلالِ من الضنى
more eager for foes than clinging passion,
and creeping deeper into error's heartblood than wasting sickness.
لفتىًfor a young hero لَهُhe has فِيwithin كِسْفِthe masses of كلevery عَجاجَةٍdust cloud
لفتىً لَهُ فِي كِسْفِ كل عَجاجَةٍ
قُبَبٌdomes عَلَىupon عَمَدِthe pillars of الخوافِقfluttering banners تبتنىare built
قُبَبٌ عَلَى عَمَدِ الخوافِق تبتنى
For a young hero, who within each mass of battle-dust
has domes raised on pillars of fluttering banners.
واختالَand he strode proudly فِيin لبسِthe garb of الوغىwar حَتَّىuntil غَداbecame
واختالَ فِي لبسِ الوغى حَتَّى غَدا
منهthrough him السناءُlofty glory يميسsways proudly فِيin حُلَلِrobes of السَّناradiance
منه السناءُ يميس فِي حُلَلِ السَّنا
He strode proudly in war's attire, until
glory itself, through him, swayed in robes of light.
أَعْدىswifter إِلَىagainst الأَعداءِthe enemies منthan سَهْمٍan arrow رَمَىhe shot
أَعْدى إِلَى الأَعداءِ من سَهْمٍ رَمَى
عنin defense of ملكِهِhis kingdom وأَحَنُّand more tender منthan قوسٍa bow حَنىhe bent
عن ملكِهِ وأَحَنُّ من قوسٍ حَنى
Swifter against foes than an arrow he shot
in defense of his kingdom; more tender than a bow he bent.
حَذِرٌwatchful عَلَىfor الإِسلامِIslam أَيْسَرَthe slightest مَاof what اتَّقَىhe guarded against
حَذِرٌ عَلَى الإِسلامِ أَيْسَرَ مَا اتَّقَى
هَدَرٌunrequited لَهُfor him فِيagainst الشِّرْكِidolatry أَعظمُthe greatest مَاof what جَنىhe wrought
هَدَرٌ لَهُ فِي الشِّرْكِ أَعظمُ مَا جَنى
Watchful for Islam against the slightest danger,
his greatest ravages against idolatry incur no penalty.
بمناقِبٍwith virtues نُظِمَتْwere strung جواهِرَas jewels للوَرىfor humankind
بمناقِبٍ نُظِمَتْ جواهِرَ للوَرى
مَاhow أَجْمَلَbeautiful الدنياthe world بِهِنَّthrough them وأَزيناand adorned
مَا أَجْمَلَ الدنيا بِهِنَّ وأَزينا
With virtues strung as jewels for humankind—
how beautiful and splendid they make the world!
ومقادِمٍand bold advances فِيon يومِthe day of كلِّevery كرِيهةٍordeal
ومقادِمٍ فِي يومِ كلِّ كرِيهةٍ
مَاhow أَقربَnear الدنياthe world لَهُنَّto them وأمكناand attainable
مَا أَقربَ الدنيا لَهُنَّ وأمكنا
And bold advances on every day of dread—
how near and yielding the world lies before them!
حَفِظَhe preserved الحياةَlife فكانَand so was أَوْلىmost deserving باسْمِهاof its name
حَفِظَ الحياةَ فكانَ أَوْلى باسْمِها
وسَماand he rose إِلَىto الظَّفَرِvictory المُعَلَّىexalted فاكتنىand took it as his title
وسَما إِلَى الظَّفَرِ المُعَلَّى فاكتنى
He safeguarded life, and so best merited its name;
he rose to exalted victory and took it as his title.
واجتابَand he donned أَثْوابَthe robes of النُّهىwisdom حَتَّىuntil غَدَتْbecame
واجتابَ أَثْوابَ النُّهى حَتَّى غَدَتْ
شِيَمُthe traits of المكارِمِnobility كُلُهُنَّall of them لَهُfor him كُنىtitles
شِيَمُ المكارِمِ كُلُهُنَّ لَهُ كُنى
He donned the robes of wisdom, until
all the traits of nobility became his titles.
وسعىand he strove إِلَىfor نيلِattaining المنىwishes فكأنماso it was as though
وسعى إِلَى نيلِ المنى فكأنما
كانتwere مساعيهِhis endeavors أَمانِيَwishes للمُنىof desire itself
كانت مساعيهِ أَمانِيَ للمُنى
He strove to win his wishes, as though
his endeavors were the wishes of desire itself.
ودَنَتْand drew near لَهُto him الآمالُhopes حَتَّىuntil خيَّلَتْmade it seem
ودَنَتْ لَهُ الآمالُ حَتَّى خيَّلَتْ
أَنَّthat النجومَthe stars لَهُfor him ثمارٌfruits تُجْتَنىto be picked
أَنَّ النجومَ لَهُ ثمارٌ تُجْتَنى
Hopes drew so close to him that they made it seem
the stars were fruits for him to gather.
وتَوالَتِand followed one another الأَعيادُthe feasts منfrom نعمائِهِhis favors
وتَوالَتِ الأَعيادُ من نعمائِهِ
مَاnot ينقضيends عيدa feast لَنَاfor us إِلّاexcept that انثنىit returns
مَا ينقضي عيد لَنَا إِلّا انثنى
Feasts followed one another through his favors:
no feast ends for us without returning again.
فكأَنَّso it is as though هَذَاthis العيدَfeast عادَreturned مُشَكِّكاًcasting doubt
فكأَنَّ هَذَا العيدَ عادَ مُشَكِّكاً
أَنَّاthat we عنِfrom الأَعيادِfeasts غَيْرَكَother than you فِيin غِنىfreedom from need
أَنَّا عنِ الأَعيادِ غَيْرَكَ فِي غِنى
As though this feast returned to cast doubt
on our having no need of feasts besides yourself.
أَوor غارَit grew jealous منof أَعيادِناour feasts بِكَthrough you فالْتَوَىso it twisted
أَو غارَ من أَعيادِنا بِكَ فالْتَوَى
بمداهُalong its course حَتَّىuntil كادَalmost يلحَقُهُovertook it الوَنىweariness
بمداهُ حَتَّى كادَ يلحَقُهُ الوَنى
Or, jealous of the feasts we have through you, it wound
its course about until weariness almost overtook it.
فلَيهْنِso may it gladden عيدَكَyour feast يَاO مُظَفَّرُMuzaffar شيمةٌa virtue
فلَيهْنِ عيدَكَ يَا مُظَفَّرُ شيمةٌ
منfrom عطفِكَyour kindness الْتَأَمَتْit joined بِهِwith it حَتَّىuntil دناit drew near
من عطفِكَ الْتَأَمَتْ بِهِ حَتَّى دنا
May a virtue gladden your feast, O Muzaffar,
born of your kindness, joined to it until it drew near.
وليهنِناand may it gladden us هَذَاthis وتِلْكَand that وبعدَهاand beyond that
وليهنِنا هَذَا وتِلْكَ وبعدَها
ورضاكَand your favor فِيthroughout الأَيامِthe days أَهنأُthe sweetest مَاof what هَناbrings joy
ورضاكَ فِي الأَيامِ أَهنأُ مَا هَنا
May this and that gladden us; and beyond that,
your favor through the days is the sweetest joy.
واسعَدْand rejoice بعيدٍin a feast طالماso often أَعْدَيْتَهُyou imbued it
واسعَدْ بعيدٍ طالما أَعْدَيْتَهُ
عَوْداًanew بإِحسانٍwith kindness فعادَso it returned فأَحسناand did good
عَوْداً بإِحسانٍ فعادَ فأَحسنا
Rejoice in a feast you have so often imbued
with repeated kindness: it returned and did good.
أهدىit brought إِلَيْكَto you سلامَthe greetings of مَكَّةَMecca فالصَّفَاthen al-Safa
أهدى إِلَيْكَ سلامَ مَكَّةَ فالصَّفَا
فمعالِمِthen the landmarks of الحَرَمِthe Sanctuary الأَقاصِيthe farthest فالدُّناthen the nearest
فمعالِمِ الحَرَمِ الأَقاصِي فالدُّنا
It brought you the greetings of Mecca, then al-Safa,
then the Sanctuary's landmarks, farthest and nearest,
فمواقِفِthen the stations of الحجَّاجِthe pilgrims منat عَرَفاتِهاits Arafat
فمواقِفِ الحجَّاجِ من عَرَفاتِها
فالمَنْحَرِthen the sacrificial ground المشهودِwell-attended منin شِعْبَيْthe two ravines of مِنىMina
فالمَنْحَرِ المشهودِ من شِعْبَيْ مِنى
then the pilgrims' stations at its Arafat,
then the well-attended sacrificial ground in Mina's two ravines,
ومناسِكٍand rites شاقَتْstirred longing in مساعِيكَyour endeavors الَّتِيwhich
ومناسِكٍ شاقَتْ مساعِيكَ الَّتِي
أَحْذَيْتَهاyou gave them منهاfrom them المِثالَthe model الأَبْيَناclearest
أَحْذَيْتَها منها المِثالَ الأَبْيَنا
and rites that stirred longing in those endeavors of yours
to which you gave the clearest model drawn from those rites.
فَغَدَاso became نداكَyour bounty يُهِلُّraising the pilgrim-cry فِيon شَرَفِthe heights of العلاglory
فَغَدَا نداكَ يُهِلُّ فِي شَرَفِ العلا
لَهِجاًunceasingly يُلَبِّيanswering the call ليتَناwould that we ولعلَّناand perhaps we
لَهِجاً يُلَبِّي ليتَنا ولعلَّنا
Thus your bounty raised its pilgrim-cry on glory's heights,
ceaselessly answering our 'Would that we...' and 'Perhaps we...'.
وخَلَفْتَand you replaced سعْيَthe running of المروتَيْنِthe two Marwa hills مُعاقِباًalternating
وخَلَفْتَ سعْيَ المروتَيْنِ مُعاقِباً
بَيْنَbetween الندىbounty والبأْسُand battle سعياًa striving مَاnever وَنىflagged
بَيْنَ الندى والبأْسُ سعياً مَا وَنى
You replaced the running between the two Marwa hills, alternating
between bounty and battle in a striving that never flagged.
ورميتَand you cast بالجَمَراتِwith the ritual pebbles منfrom بَدْرِpurses of اللُّهىlargesse
ورميتَ بالجَمَراتِ من بَدْرِ اللُّهى
ونَحَرْتَand you slaughtered بُدْنَthe sacrificial camels of العُرْفِkindness كُوماًhigh-humped بُدَّناstout
ونَحَرْتَ بُدْنَ العُرْفِ كُوماً بُدَّنا
You cast the ritual pebbles from purses of largesse,
and slaughtered kindness's sacrificial camels, high-humped and stout.
وغدوتَand you went forth تُهدِيleading as an offering للمصلَّىto the prayer-ground جحفلاًan army
وغدوتَ تُهدِي للمصلَّى جحفلاً
لسيوفهto its swords خَضَعَbowed الصليبُthe Cross وأَذعناand submitted
لسيوفه خَضَعَ الصليبُ وأَذعنا
You went forth leading an army as an offering to the prayer-ground,
to whose swords the Cross bowed and submitted.
تهوِيswoop عليهاover them للبنودِof banners سحائبٌclouds
تهوِي عليها للبنودِ سحائبٌ
بخفوقِهاat their fluttering سكنَfell still الشقاقُdiscord وأَسْكَناand brought stillness
بخفوقِها سكنَ الشقاقُ وأَسْكَنا
Clouds of banners swept down over those swords;
at their fluttering discord fell still and stillness spread.
جُنُحاًwings inclining إِلَىtoward أَرضِthe land of العداةِthe enemies تغيُّظاًin wrath
جُنُحاً إِلَى أَرضِ العداةِ تغيُّظاً
وجوانِحاًand hearts للمسلمينَfor the Muslims تَحَنُّناin compassion
وجوانِحاً للمسلمينَ تَحَنُّنا
Wings bent toward the enemies' land in wrath,
and tender hearts toward Muslims in compassion.
فأَرَيْتَso you showed هَذَاthis العيدَfeast عِزَّةَthe might of مالكٍa sovereign
فأَرَيْتَ هَذَا العيدَ عِزَّةَ مالكٍ
متذلِّلاًhumbled لإِلهِهِbefore his God مُتَدَيِّناdevout
متذلِّلاً لإِلهِهِ مُتَدَيِّنا
You showed this feast the might of a sovereign
humbled before his God in devotion.
ورآكَand it saw you فِيin هَدْيِthe observance of الصَّلاةِprayer مُكَبِّراًproclaiming God's greatness
ورآكَ فِي هَدْيِ الصَّلاةِ مُكَبِّراً
ومهلِّلاًand proclaiming God's unity وبحمدِand with praise of ربِّكَyour Lord مُعلِنَاproclaiming aloud
ومهلِّلاً وبحمدِ ربِّكَ مُعلِنَا
It saw you observing prayer, proclaiming God's greatness,
professing His unity and loudly praising your Lord.
فرآكso it saw you وسْطَamid الخيلthe horses أحسنthe fairest مَاof what رأىit saw
فرآك وسْطَ الخيل أحسن مَا رأى
حسناًin beauty ووسطَand amid الخيرِgoodness منهthan that أَحْسَناfairer
حسناً ووسطَ الخيرِ منه أَحْسَنا
It saw you amid the horses, the fairest sight it had seen
in beauty, and fairer still amid goodness.
ورأَىand it saw جبينَكَyour brow للرِّياسَةِfor leadership فِتَنْةًan enchantment
ورأَى جبينَكَ للرِّياسَةِ فِتَنْةً
ورأَىand it saw يمينَكَyour right hand بالمحامِدِin praiseworthy deeds أَفْتَناmore enchanting
ورأَى يمينَكَ بالمحامِدِ أَفْتَنا
It saw your brow an enchantment for leadership,
and your right hand still more enchanting in praiseworthy deeds.
ثُمَّthen انصرفْتَyou departed عنfrom الصلاةِprayer مشيَّعاًescorted
ثُمَّ انصرفْتَ عن الصلاةِ مشيَّعاً
ومقدَّراًand ordained فيكَwithin you الهدىguidance ومُكَوَّناand embodied
ومقدَّراً فيكَ الهدى ومُكَوَّنا
Then you departed from prayer, escorted,
with guidance ordained and embodied in you.
والأرضُand the earth تُشْرِقُshone دارِعاًa mail-clad warrior ومُغَفَّراًand a helmeted warrior
والأرضُ تُشْرِقُ دارِعاً ومُغَفَّراً
والسُّبْلُand the roads تَشْرَقُwere choked داعِياًone praying ومُؤَمِّناand one saying amen
والسُّبْلُ تَشْرَقُ داعِياً ومُؤَمِّنا
The earth shone with men in mail and helmets;
the roads brimmed with those praying and saying 'Amen.'
فثنيتَso you turned أَجيادَthe necks of الجيادِthe chargers مُعَرِّجاًturning aside
فثنيتَ أَجيادَ الجيادِ مُعَرِّجاً
وثَنَيْتَand you turned سَمْعَكَyour hearing نحوَtoward أَلسِنَةِthe tongues of الثَّناpraise
وثَنَيْتَ سَمْعَكَ نحوَ أَلسِنَةِ الثَّنا
You turned the necks of the chargers, bending aside,
and turned your ear toward tongues of praise,
فيin مشهدٍa gathering أَنْدىthe most generous نَدِيٍّassembly بالنَّدىin bounty
في مشهدٍ أَنْدى نَدِيٍّ بالنَّدى
وأَحقَّand most worthy بالمِنَنِof favors الجزيلةِlavish لِلْمُنىfor hopes
وأَحقَّ بالمِنَنِ الجزيلةِ لِلْمُنى
in a gathering, the most bountiful assembly of all,
most worthy to meet hopes with lavish gifts.
والعِيدُand the feast يُقْسِمُswears مَاnot رأىit saw أَهْدىthe truest الهُدىguidance
والعِيدُ يُقْسِمُ مَا رأى أَهْدى الهُدى
والمُلْكَand kingship جامِعَuniting شمْلِهِits scattered parts إِلّاexcept هُناhere
والمُلْكَ جامِعَ شمْلِهِ إِلّا هُنا
The feast swears it has never seen guidance at its truest
and kingship with all its parts united except here.
فلئِنْand if indeed رأَىit sees فِيin الدهرِtime جَوْهَرَa jewel of سؤْدُدٍlordship
فلئِنْ رأَى فِي الدهرِ جَوْهَرَ سؤْدُدٍ
منfrom بعدِهاafter this فقدِthen indeed اسْتَبانَit has discovered المَعْدِناthe mine
من بعدِها فقدِ اسْتَبانَ المَعْدِنا
Should it see in time a jewel of lordship
hereafter, it has already discovered the mine.
وليَعْمُرَنَّand it shall surely fill بذكرِwith remembrance of مجدِكَyour glory أَعصُراًages
وليَعْمُرَنَّ بذكرِ مجدِكَ أَعصُراً
ويُبَشِّرَنَّand shall surely bring good tidings بطولِof the length of عمرِكَyour life أزمناto ages
ويُبَشِّرَنَّ بطولِ عمرِكَ أزمنا
It shall surely fill ages with remembrance of your glory,
and bring the ages good tidings of your long life.
ياO مُدْنِيَyou who bring near الأملِhope البعيدِdistant وإِنْeven if نَأَىit is far
يا مُدْنِيَ الأملِ البعيدِ وإِنْ نَأَى
ومُبَعِّدَand you who drive away الخطبِcalamity الجليلِgreat وإِنeven if دَناit draws near
ومُبَعِّدَ الخطبِ الجليلِ وإِن دَنا
O you who bring distant hope near, however far,
and drive great calamity away, however near,
ومُسَلِّيَand you who console الغرباءِstrangers عنfor separation from أَوْطانِهِمْtheir homelands
ومُسَلِّيَ الغرباءِ عن أَوْطانِهِمْ
حَتَّىuntil تَبَوَّأَhe took as his abode كلَّevery قلبٍheart موطِناas a homeland
حَتَّى تَبَوَّأَ كلَّ قلبٍ موطِنا
and soothe strangers' longing for their homelands,
until you have made every heart your home;
ومنِand you who احْتَذَىfollowed منfrom كلِّevery بانٍbuilder للعُلاof greatness
ومنِ احْتَذَى من كلِّ بانٍ للعُلا
مَثَلاًa model وَلَمْand did not يُغْفِلْneglect عِمارَةَthe upkeep of مَاwhat بَنىhe built
مَثَلاً وَلَمْ يُغْفِلْ عِمارَةَ مَا بَنى
you who took from every builder of greatness
a model, never neglecting the upkeep of what you built.
حسبيenough for me رسولُthe Messenger of اللهِGod فيكمamong you أُسْوَةًas an example
حسبي رسولُ اللهِ فيكم أُسْوَةً
إِذwhen عادhe turned منfrom مُضَرِيِّكُمْyour Mudar kin فَتَيَمَّناand turned to the Yemenites
إِذ عاد من مُضَرِيِّكُمْ فَتَيَمَّنا
God's Messenger is example enough for me among you,
when he turned from your Mudar kin to the Yemenites.
قَلِقَتْgrew uneasy بِهِwith him أَوْطانُهُhis homelands منas ظاعِنٍa departing traveler
قَلِقَتْ بِهِ أَوْطانُهُ من ظاعِنٍ
لَمْnot يُلْفِhe found فِيamong عدنانَAdnan عنكمْaway from you مَظْعَناa place to migrate to
لَمْ يُلْفِ فِي عدنانَ عنكمْ مَظْعَنا
His native lands grew uneasy with him, a departing traveler,
who found among Adnan no refuge away from you.
فاختارَكُمْso He chose you ربُّthe Lord of السماءِheaven لحِرْزِهِfor his protection
فاختارَكُمْ ربُّ السماءِ لحِرْزِهِ
ولِعِزِّهِand for his honor ولِحِزْبِهِand for his followers أنlest يُفْتَناthey be persecuted
ولِعِزِّهِ ولِحِزْبِهِ أن يُفْتَنا
The Lord of heaven chose you as his shelter,
to uphold his honor and keep his followers from persecution,
ولرَحْلِهِand for his camp ولأَهلِهِand for his family أَحْبِبْhow beloved بِهِhe is
ولرَحْلِهِ ولأَهلِهِ أَحْبِبْ بِهِ
سكناًas a comfort لكُمْto you وبكمْand you إِلَيْهِto him مَسْكَناas a home
سكناً لكُمْ وبكمْ إِلَيْهِ مَسْكَنا
and for his camp and family—how dear he was
as a comfort to you, and you as a home to him!
فوفيتمُso you kept faith ورعيتمُand you tended وسعيتمُand you strove
فوفيتمُ ورعيتمُ وسعيتمُ
وحميتمُand you protected الإِسلامَIslam حَتَّىuntil استَيْقَناit became assured
وحميتمُ الإِسلامَ حَتَّى استَيْقَنا
You kept faith, cared, and strove,
and protected Islam until it became assured.
وبذلتمُand you offered عنهin its defense نفوساًsouls حُرَّةًfreeborn
وبذلتمُ عنه نفوساً حُرَّةً
لإِبائِهاto their proud defiance دانَsubmitted الضلالُerror ودُيِّناand was subdued
لإِبائِها دانَ الضلالُ ودُيِّنا
You offered freeborn souls in its defense,
before whose proud defiance error bowed and was subdued.
وسللْتُمُand you drew منهاfrom them سيوفاًswords بَرَّةًrighteous
وسللْتُمُ منها سيوفاً بَرَّةً
بمضائِهاthrough their keenness بانَbecame clear اليقينُcertainty وبَيَّناand brought clarity
بمضائِها بانَ اليقينُ وبَيَّنا
From them you drew righteous swords,
through whose keenness certainty appeared and brought clarity.
فبهاso with them ضَرَبْتُمْyou struck كلَّevery موهوبٍfavored man عَتاwho grew insolent
فبها ضَرَبْتُمْ كلَّ موهوبٍ عَتا
وبهاand with them فَكَكْتُمْyou freed كلَّevery مَرْهَونٍone held in pledge عَناwho was captive
وبها فَكَكْتُمْ كلَّ مَرْهَونٍ عَنا
With them you struck every favored man who grew defiant,
and with them freed every hostage brought low.
وبهاand with them شَفَيْتُمْyou healed قَرْحَthe wound of دهرٍan age عَضَّناthat bit us
وبها شَفَيْتُمْ قَرْحَ دهرٍ عَضَّنا
وبهاand with them جَلَوْتُمْyou dispelled خطبَthe calamity of ضَرٍّharm مَسَّناthat touched us
وبها جَلَوْتُمْ خطبَ ضَرٍّ مَسَّنا
With them you healed the wound of an age that bit us,
and with them dispelled the calamity of harm that touched us.
وبهاand with them بلغْتُكَI reached you يَاO مُظَفَّرُMuzaffar مُسْهِلاًtraveling over plains
وبها بلغْتُكَ يَا مُظَفَّرُ مُسْهِلاً
فِيthrough كلِّevery لامعةِgleam of السرابِthe mirage ومُحزِناand crossing rugged ground
فِي كلِّ لامعةِ السرابِ ومُحزِنا
With them I reached you, O Muzaffar, crossing plains
through every shimmer of mirage, and traversing rugged ground.
وبهاand with them وَصَلْتُI joined ظلامَthe darkness of ليلٍa night هادياًfinding my way
وبها وَصَلْتُ ظلامَ ليلٍ هادياً
بسناكَby your radiance ليfor me وصباحَand a morning of هَمٍّcare مُدْجِناovercast
بسناكَ لي وصباحَ هَمٍّ مُدْجِنا
With them I linked a dark night, finding my way
by your light for me, to a morning overcast with care.
ظُلَمٌdarknesses كَأَنَّas though نجومَهاtheir stars وبدورهاand their full moons
ظُلَمٌ كَأَنَّ نجومَها وبدورها
بعثَتْsent forth عليناagainst us للحوادِثِfor calamities أَعْيُناeyes
بعثَتْ علينا للحوادِثِ أَعْيُنا
Darknesses whose stars and full moons seemed
to have sent eyes against us to spy for calamities.
وطوارِقٌand night-assailing troubles كانتwere أَضاليلُthe mazes of الفلاthe deserts
وطوارِقٌ كانت أَضاليلُ الفلا
والبحرِand the sea فِيin الظلماءِdarkness منهاthan them أَهوناless daunting
والبحرِ فِي الظلماءِ منها أَهونا
And night-assailing troubles, beside which the mazes of desert
and sea in darkness were less daunting.
حَتَّىuntil بلغتُI attained بكthrough you المُنىmy wishes إِلّاexcept الحَصىthe pebbles
حَتَّى بلغتُ بك المُنى إِلّا الحَصى
إِذsince لَمْnot تُقَيَّضْwere allotted ليto me بشكرِكَfor thanking you أَلْسُناas tongues
إِذ لَمْ تُقَيَّضْ لي بشكرِكَ أَلْسُنا
Until through you I won all wishes, save that the pebbles
were not granted me as tongues to give you thanks.
ولسبعةٍand for seven معwith مثلِهِمْas many as them أَناI كَلُّهُمْtheir all
ولسبعةٍ مع مثلِهِمْ أَنا كَلُّهُمْ
فِيin النَّائِباتِmisfortunes وَلَيْسَand are not كُلُّهُمُall of them أَناI
فِي النَّائِباتِ وَلَيْسَ كُلُّهُمُ أَنا
For seven, and as many more, I am their all
in adversity; yet all of them together are not me.
فاسلَمْso remain safe لهمْfor them وليَهْنِهِمْand may it gladden them منكَfrom you الرِّضاfavor
فاسلَمْ لهمْ وليَهْنِهِمْ منكَ الرِّضا
ولْيَهْنِكَand may it gladden you الأَملُhope البعيدُdistant ويَهْنِناand gladden us
ولْيَهْنِكَ الأَملُ البعيدُ ويَهْنِنا
Remain safe for them, and may your favor gladden them;
may distant hope gladden you, and gladden us.
ولتَفْدِand may they ransom نفسَكَyour soul يَاO مُظَفَّرُMuzaffar أَنفُسٌsouls
ولتَفْدِ نفسَكَ يَا مُظَفَّرُ أَنفُسٌ
مِنَّاfrom among us متىwhenever تَغْلِقْthey are forfeit بِرَهْنٍin pledge تفدِناyou ransom us
مِنَّا متى تَغْلِقْ بِرَهْنٍ تفدِنا
May souls ransom your soul, O Muzaffar,
from among us: whenever they are forfeit in pledge, you redeem us
بنَدىًwith bounty إِذَاwhen غَصَّchokes الغمامُthe clouds يَعُمُّناthat embraces us
بنَدىً إِذَا غَصَّ الغمامُ يَعُمُّنا
ويدٍand a hand إِذَاwhen شعِثَgrows disheveled الزمانُtime تلُمُّناthat gathers us
ويدٍ إِذَا شعِثَ الزمانُ تلُمُّنا
with bounty embracing us when the clouds choke,
and a hand that gathers us when time falls into disorder.
فاللهso may God يعصِمُهاprotect it ويعصِمُناand protect us بِهَاthrough it
فالله يعصِمُها ويعصِمُنا بِهَا
ويقِيand guard البلادَthe lands بِهَاthrough it ويفديهاand ransom them بِناwith us
ويقِي البلادَ بِهَا ويفديها بِنا
May God protect that hand, and protect us through it,
and guard the lands through it, and ransom them with us.
Sol 6.1