هُوَit is النَّصْرُvictory والتَّمْكِينُand dominion أَدْرَكَattained طالِبُهُits seeker
هُوَ النَّصْرُ والتَّمْكِينُ أَدْرَكَ طالِبُهُ
ولاحَتْand shone وَشيكاًsoon بالسُّعودِwith good fortune كواكِبُهْits stars
ولاحَتْ وَشيكاً بالسُّعودِ كواكِبُهْ
This is victory and dominion, attained by their seeker;
And soon its stars shone with good fortune.
وبَشَّرَand gave glad tidings بالفتحِof victory المُبينِmanifest افْتِتاحُهُits beginning
وبَشَّرَ بالفتحِ المُبينِ افْتِتاحُهُ
وأَحْرَزَتِand secured الصُّنعَthe favor الجليلَglorious عواقِبُهْits outcomes
وأَحْرَزَتِ الصُّنعَ الجليلَ عواقِبُهْ
Its beginning heralded a manifest victory,
And its outcomes secured a glorious favor.
وسلطانُand a sovereignty of عِزٍّmight فِيin أَرُومَةِa rootstock of مَفْخَرٍhonor
وسلطانُ عِزٍّ فِي أَرُومَةِ مَفْخَرٍ
تعالَتْrose high عَلَىabove زُهْرِthe radiant النجومِstars مَرَاقِبُهْits watchtowers
تعالَتْ عَلَى زُهْرِ النجومِ مَرَاقِبُهْ
And sovereign might, rooted in an honored stock,
Whose watchtowers rose above the shining stars.
وجُودٌand generosity تناهىreached its height فِيamong الخلائِقِmankind وانْتَهَتْand traced back
وجُودٌ تناهى فِي الخلائِقِ وانْتَهَتْ
إِلَىto حاتِمٍHatim فِيamong الأَكْرَميْنَthe most generous مَناسِبُهْits lineages
إِلَى حاتِمٍ فِي الأَكْرَميْنَ مَناسِبُهْ
And generosity that reached its height among mankind, tracing
Its lineage, among the most generous, back to Hatim.
تَقَضَّتْfulfilled رَجاءَthe hopes of الراغِبينَthe petitioners سِجَالُهُhis showers of bounty
تَقَضَّتْ رَجاءَ الراغِبينَ سِجَالُهُ
وعَمَّتْand spread over all كماas عَمَّspread over all الغَمامُthe rain clouds مَوَاهِبُهْhis gifts
وعَمَّتْ كما عَمَّ الغَمامُ مَوَاهِبُهْ
His showers of bounty fulfilled the hopes of petitioners,
And his gifts spread over all, as rain clouds spread.
ومَلْجَأُand a refuge of أَمْنِsafety for المُسْتَضَامِthe oppressed ومَعْقِلٌand a stronghold
ومَلْجَأُ أَمْنِ المُسْتَضَامِ ومَعْقِلٌ
كَفىwarded off الدهرَTime حَتَّىso that مَاnot تنوبُbefall نوائِبُهْits calamities
كَفى الدهرَ حَتَّى مَا تنوبُ نوائِبُهْ
And a safe refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold
That has warded off Time, so its calamities no longer strike.
وسيفٌand a sword مُحَلَّىًadorned بالمَكارِمِwith noble deeds جَفْنُهُits sheath
وسيفٌ مُحَلَّىً بالمَكارِمِ جَفْنُهُ
مُعَوَّدَةٌaccustomed to نصرَthe victory of الإِلهِGod مَضارِبُهْits striking edges
مُعَوَّدَةٌ نصرَ الإِلهِ مَضارِبُهْ
And a sword whose sheath is adorned with noble deeds,
Its striking edges accustomed to God-given victory.
إذَاwhen سلَّهُdraws it دينُthe faith of الهُدىguidance بَكَّرَhastened الرَّدىdeath
إذَا سلَّهُ دينُ الهُدى بَكَّرَ الرَّدى
لديهِat its side يُرَاعِيheeding أَمرَهُits command ويُرَاقِبُهْand watching it
لديهِ يُرَاعِي أَمرَهُ ويُرَاقِبُهْ
When the faith of guidance draws it, Death hastens
To its side, heeding its command and keeping watch on it.
تَخَيَّرَهُchose him الرَّحمنُthe All-Merciful منfrom سَرْوِthe nobles of حِمْيَرٍHimyar
تَخَيَّرَهُ الرَّحمنُ من سَرْوِ حِمْيَرٍ
فَناضَلَso fought عنهon His behalf باتِكُcleaving الخَدِّthe cheek قاضِبُهْhis keen blade
فَناضَلَ عنه باتِكُ الخَدِّ قاضِبُهْ
The All-Merciful chose him from the nobles of Himyar,
So his keen blade fought on His behalf, cleaving cheeks.
مُخَلَّدَةٌimmortalized فِيamong الصالحينَthe righteous سِماتُهُhis traits
مُخَلَّدَةٌ فِي الصالحينَ سِماتُهُ
وباقِيةٌand enduring فِيamong العالَمِينَall peoples مَنَاقِبُهْhis virtues
وباقِيةٌ فِي العالَمِينَ مَنَاقِبُهْ
His traits are immortalized among the righteous,
And his virtues endure among all peoples.
حسامُthe cutting sword of الإِمامِthe Imam المُصْطَفىthe chosen وسِنانُهُand his spearhead
حسامُ الإِمامِ المُصْطَفى وسِنانُهُ
ومَفْزَعُهُand his refuge فِيin المُشْكِلاتِcrises وحاجِبُهْand his chamberlain
ومَفْزَعُهُ فِي المُشْكِلاتِ وحاجِبُهْ
The chosen Imam's cutting sword and spearhead,
His refuge in crises and his chamberlain.
هوhe is القَدَرُfate المحتومُinescapable منwho ذاthis one يَرُدُّهُcan repel him
هو القَدَرُ المحتومُ من ذا يَرُدُّهُ
وسلطانُand the power of ربِّthe Lord of العرشِthe Throne مَنْwho ذاthis one يُغَالِبُهْcan overcome him
وسلطانُ ربِّ العرشِ مَنْ ذا يُغَالِبُهْ
He is inescapable fate—who can turn him back?
And the power of the Lord of the Throne—who can overcome him?
سماadvanced لعميدِagainst the chief of المشركِينَthe polytheists بعزمَةٍwith a resolve
سما لعميدِ المشركِينَ بعزمَةٍ
تداعَتْcrumbled لَهَاbefore it أَركانُهُhis pillars وجوانِبُهْand his flanks
تداعَتْ لَهَا أَركانُهُ وجوانِبُهْ
He advanced on the chief of the polytheists with a resolve
Before which his pillars and flanks crumbled.
وشَيَّعْتَهُand you escorted him يَاO ابْنَson of الكرامِthe noble بجحفَلٍwith a mighty host
وشَيَّعْتَهُ يَا ابْنَ الكرامِ بجحفَلٍ
سواءٌalike عَلَيْهِto it خَرقُهُits desert expanse وسباسِبُهْand its level wastes
سواءٌ عَلَيْهِ خَرقُهُ وسباسِبُهْ
And you escorted him, O son of the noble, with a mighty host,
Its desert expanse and level wastes were alike to it.
يُكاثِرُrivals in number أَعدادَthe numbers of الحصَىpebbles بِكُمَاتِهِwith its armored warriors
يُكاثِرُ أَعدادَ الحصَى بِكُمَاتِهِ
وتَعْتَدُّand number أَضعافَmultiples of النجومِthe stars قواضِبُهْits keen blades
وتَعْتَدُّ أَضعافَ النجومِ قواضِبُهْ
Its armored warriors rival the pebbles in number,
And its keen blades outnumber the stars many times over.
لَهَامٌa vast host كساclothed أرضَthe land of الفضاءِthe open plain بِجَمْعِهِwith its multitude
لَهَامٌ كسا أرضَ الفضاءِ بِجَمْعِهِ
وفاضَتْand overflowed عَلَىover شمسِthe sun of النهارِday ذَوَائِبُهْits crests
وفاضَتْ عَلَى شمسِ النهارِ ذَوَائِبُهْ
A vast host that clothed the open land with its multitude,
And whose crests surged over the sun of day.
نَهَضْتَyou marched forth بِهِwith it والجَوُّwhile the air بالنَّقْعِwith dust مُفْعَمٌwas filled
نَهَضْتَ بِهِ والجَوُّ بالنَّقْعِ مُفْعَمٌ
وأَنَّسْتَهُand you reassured it والليلُwhile the night تسطُوassailed غَياهِبُهْits dark depths
وأَنَّسْتَهُ والليلُ تسطُو غَياهِبُهْ
You marched forth with it, the air filled with dust,
And reassured it while the night's deep darkness raged.
وأَعلىand raised لَكَfor you القدرَthe rank الجليلَexalted أَمَامَهُahead of it
وأَعلى لَكَ القدرَ الجليلَ أَمَامَهُ
لواءٌa banner أَضاءَilluminated الشرقَthe East والغربَand the West ثاقِبُهْits piercing radiance
لواءٌ أَضاءَ الشرقَ والغربَ ثاقِبُهْ
And ahead of it your exalted rank was raised
By a banner whose piercing radiance lit East and West.
فلماso when رأَىsaw غَرْسِيَّةٌGarcía أَنَّهُthat it was الرَّدىdeath
فلما رأَى غَرْسِيَّةٌ أَنَّهُ الرَّدى
يقيناًwith certainty وأَنَّand that اللهَGod لاno شَكَّdoubt غالِبُهْhis vanquisher
يقيناً وأَنَّ اللهَ لا شَكَّ غالِبُهْ
So when García saw that it was death
For certain, and that God would doubtless overcome him,
وَقَدْand already حَلَّhad encamped حزبُthe host of اللهِGod دونَjust outside شَغافِهِhis heart's covering
وَقَدْ حَلَّ حزبُ اللهِ دونَ شَغافِهِ
وَقَدْand already سَلَكَتْhad entered فِيinto ناظِرَيْهِhis two eyes كتائبُهْits battalions
وَقَدْ سَلَكَتْ فِي ناظِرَيْهِ كتائبُهْ
With God's host already encamped just outside his heart's covering,
And its battalions had already passed into his eyes,
ووافاهُand reached him ريحُthe wind of العزمِresolve يسقيwatering رُبُوعَهُhis lands
ووافاهُ ريحُ العزمِ يسقي رُبُوعَهُ
وتنهَلُّand poured down بالموتِwith death الزؤامِswiftly fatal سحائِبُهْits clouds
وتنهَلُّ بالموتِ الزؤامِ سحائِبُهْ
And the wind of resolve reached him, watering his lands,
And its clouds poured down swift death,
وأَبصَرَand saw بحرَthe sea of الموتِdeath طَمَّsurged high عُبابُهُits billows
وأَبصَرَ بحرَ الموتِ طَمَّ عُبابُهُ
وفاضَتْand overflowed نواحِيهِits reaches وجاشَتْand seethed غوارِبُهْits wave-crests
وفاضَتْ نواحِيهِ وجاشَتْ غوارِبُهْ
And he saw the sea of death, its billows rising high,
And its reaches overflowed and its wave-crests seethed,
وأَيقَنَand knew for certain أَنthat اللهَGod صادقُis true to وَعْدِهِHis promise
وأَيقَنَ أَن اللهَ صادقُ وَعْدِهِ
وأَنَّand that أَمانيَّthe hopes of الضلالِerror كواذِبُهْits lies
وأَنَّ أَمانيَّ الضلالِ كواذِبُهْ
And knew for certain that God was true to His promise,
And that the hopes of error were its lies,
وأَسلَمَهُand surrendered him ضنكُthe straits of المقامِthe situation إِلَىto الَّتِيthat which
وأَسلَمَهُ ضنكُ المقامِ إِلَى الَّتِي
لَهَاfor which قامَrose ناعِيهِhis death-crier وضَجَّتْand wailed نوادِبُهْhis mourning women
لَهَا قامَ ناعِيهِ وضَجَّتْ نوادِبُهْ
And the straits of his position delivered him to that fate
For which his death-crier rose and his mourning women wailed,
وَقَدْand already رابَهُhad aroused his doubts أَنصارُهُhis supporters وكُماتُهُand his armored warriors
وَقَدْ رابَهُ أَنصارُهُ وكُماتُهُ
وأَوْحَشَهُand left him desolate أَشياعُهُhis followers وأَقارِبُهْand his kinsmen
وأَوْحَشَهُ أَشياعُهُ وأَقارِبُهْ
His supporters and armored warriors had already aroused his doubts,
And his followers and kinsmen had left him desolate,
وأَخلفَهُand failed him الشيطانُSatan خادِعَthe deceitfulness of وعدِهِhis promise
وأَخلفَهُ الشيطانُ خادِعَ وعدِهِ
وأَيقنَand knew for certain أَنَّthat اللهَGod عنكَon your behalf مُحارِبُهْwas fighting him
وأَيقنَ أَنَّ اللهَ عنكَ مُحارِبُهْ
And Satan had broken his deceitful promise to him,
And he knew for certain that God was fighting him on your behalf,
تلقَّاكَhe met you فِيamid جيشٍan army منof الذُّلِّabasement جحفلٍmighty
تلقَّاكَ فِي جيشٍ من الذُّلِّ جحفلٍ
صوارِمُهُits keen swords آمالُهُhis hopes ورغائِبُهْand his desires
صوارِمُهُ آمالُهُ ورغائِبُهْ
He met you amid a mighty army of abasement,
Its keen swords were his hopes and his desires.
ومِنand from قَبْلُbefore أَحفىwore out الرُّسْلَthe envoys نحوَكَtoward you ضارِعاًsupplicating
ومِن قَبْلُ أَحفى الرُّسْلَ نحوَكَ ضارِعاً
عَلَىat حينَa time أَنْthat عَزَّتْwere hard to obtain لديكَfrom you مطالبُهْhis requests
عَلَى حينَ أَنْ عَزَّتْ لديكَ مطالبُهْ
And earlier, pleading, he had worn out envoys sent to you,
At a time when his requests were hard to gain from you.
وأَعْياand grew weary بآراءِwith plans for التَّرَضِّيappeasement وزيرُهُhis minister
وأَعْيا بآراءِ التَّرَضِّي وزيرُهُ
وأَنْفَذَand dispatched أَلفاظَwords of التَّذَلُّلِself-abasement كاتِبُهْhis secretary
وأَنْفَذَ أَلفاظَ التَّذَلُّلِ كاتِبُهْ
His minister exhausted himself devising ways to appease you,
And his secretary dispatched words of self-abasement.
فأَعْطىso he yielded بِكِلْتَيْwith both راحَتَيْهِhis palms مُبادِراًhastening
فأَعْطى بِكِلْتَيْ راحَتَيْهِ مُبادِراً
لأَمْرِكَto your command مُرْضٍgiving satisfaction بالَّذِيwith what أَنتَyou راغبُهْdesirous of it
لأَمْرِكَ مُرْضٍ بالَّذِي أَنتَ راغبُهْ
So he yielded with both his palms, hastening
To obey your command, satisfying you with what you desired.
وأَمْكَنَand gave power to حَبْلَthe rope of الرِّقِّslavery منover حُرِّfreeborn جِيدِهِhis neck
وأَمْكَنَ حَبْلَ الرِّقِّ من حُرِّ جِيدِهِ
مُتابِعَfollowing عَزْمٍa resolve حَيْثُwherever أَمْرُكَyour command جاذِبُهْdrew him
مُتابِعَ عَزْمٍ حَيْثُ أَمْرُكَ جاذِبُهْ
And let the rope of slavery take hold of his freeborn neck,
Resolute in obedience wherever your command drew him.
فأَعْطَيْتَهُso you granted him مَاwhat لَوْif تَأَخَّرَwere delayed ساعَةًan hour
فأَعْطَيْتَهُ مَا لَوْ تَأَخَّرَ ساعَةً
لَزُمَّتْwould surely have been haltered إِلَىtoward نارِthe fire of الجحيمِHell رَكائِبُهْhis mounts
لَزُمَّتْ إِلَى نارِ الجحيمِ رَكائِبُهْ
So you granted him what he sought; had it been delayed an hour,
His mounts would have been led by the halter to the fire of Hell.
وأَضْحَتْand would have become سَباياcaptives of المسلمينَthe Muslims حُصُونُهُhis fortresses
وأَضْحَتْ سَبايا المسلمينَ حُصُونُهُ
وَقَدْand already نَفِدَتْwere all gone وِلْدَانُهُhis boys وكواعِبُهُand his nubile maidens
وَقَدْ نَفِدَتْ وِلْدَانُهُ وكواعِبُهُ
And his fortresses would have become captives of the Muslims,
With his boys and nubile maidens already gone.
فَمَلّاكَso may He let you long enjoy عِزَّthe glory of الملكِkingship والنصرِand victory رَبُّهُits Lord
فَمَلّاكَ عِزَّ الملكِ والنصرِ رَبُّهُ
وهَنَّأَكَand may He make pleasant for you الصُّنْعَthe favor المُتَمَّمَfully accomplished واهِبُهْits Giver
وهَنَّأَكَ الصُّنْعَ المُتَمَّمَ واهِبُهْ
So may its Lord let you long enjoy the glory of kingship and victory,
And may its Giver make the completed favor a joy to you.
Sol 6.1