عَمْرِيby my life لقدْindeed أَعْذَرَdid all it could الدمعُthe tears الَّذِيthat وَكَفاflowed
عَمْرِي لقدْ أَعْذَرَ الدمعُ الَّذِي وَكَفا
أَوِor اشْتَفىfound relief منfrom تبارِيحِthe torments الأَسَىof sorrow وشَفَىand brought relief
أَوِ اشْتَفى من تبارِيحِ الأَسَى وشَفَى
By my life, the tears that streamed have done their utmost,
My life, how the tears which sufficed have excused
or found relief from sorrow's torments and brought relief.
Or quenched from the cups of sorrow and healed
وَمَاand what غَناءُuse دُموعِthe tears العَيْنِof the eye عنfor كَبِدٍa liver
وَمَا غَناءُ دُموعِ العَيْنِ عن كَبِدٍ
حَرَّىburning ونِضْوٍand a wasted man يُقاسِيendures الليلَthe night مُلْتَهِفاin anguish
حَرَّى ونِضْوٍ يُقاسِي الليلَ مُلْتَهِفا
And what use are the eye's tears to a liver
The singing of tears does not avail a heated liver
aflame, and a wasted man enduring the night in anguish?
Burning, and grief enduring the night tossing and turning
ياO ابْنَson الَّذِينَthose who لأَيدِيهِمْto their hands وأَمْرِهِمُand their command
يا ابْنَ الَّذِينَ لأَيدِيهِمْ وأَمْرِهِمُ
أَلقىyielded الزمانُTime قيادَthe reins الذُّلِّof submission مُعْتَرِفاacknowledging
أَلقى الزمانُ قيادَ الذُّلِّ مُعْتَرِفا
O son of those to whose hands and command
O son of those whose hands and command
Time surrendered its reins, confessing submission.
Time has surrendered the reins of humiliation confessing
ببأْسِهِمْby their might قامَrose دينُthe faith اللهِof God منتصراًvictorious
ببأْسِهِمْ قامَ دينُ اللهِ منتصراً
منfrom الحوادِثِcalamities والأَعداءِand enemies مُنْتَصِفَاexacting redress
من الحوادِثِ والأَعداءِ مُنْتَصِفَا
By their might, God's faith rose victorious,
By their might religion of God rose victorious
exacting redress from calamities and foes.
Vanquishing adversities and enemies avenging
أَعْزِزْhow grievous! عَلَىto الدينِfaith والدنياand the world وأَهلِهماand their people
أَعْزِزْ عَلَى الدينِ والدنيا وأَهلِهما
خَطْبٌa calamity سَماrose high فارتقىand so climbed منof عِزِّكُمْyour glory شَرَفاa summit
خَطْبٌ سَما فارتقى من عِزِّكُمْ شَرَفا
How grievous to faith, the world, and their people
Make strong on religion and world and their people
is a calamity that soared and scaled a summit of your glory!
A matter ascended from your glory ennobled
غُصْنٌa branch منof المجدِglory عاذَsought refuge المسلمونَthe Muslims بِهِin it
غُصْنٌ من المجدِ عاذَ المسلمونَ بِهِ
هَبَّتْblew عَلَيْهِupon it رياحُthe winds النصرِof victory فانْقَصَفَاand it snapped
هَبَّتْ عَلَيْهِ رياحُ النصرِ فانْقَصَفَا
A branch of glory in which the Muslims sought refuge—
A branch from glory the Muslims sought refuge with
the winds of victory blew upon it, and it snapped.
The winds of victory blew upon it and calmed
للهِto God, in wonder منof, emphatic قَمَرٍa moon أَسْرَىtraveled by night العُفاةُthe petitioners بِهِby it
للهِ من قَمَرٍ أَسْرَى العُفاةُ بِهِ
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle اسْتَوَىstood full فِيin أُفْقِهِits horizon كُسِفاwas eclipsed
حَتَّى إِذَا مَا اسْتَوَى فِي أُفْقِهِ كُسِفا
God, what a moon by which petitioners traveled through the night—
For God a moon the vulgar captured
until, once it stood full in its horizon, it was eclipsed!
Until when poised on its horizon eclipsed
سماrose high إِلَىto جَنَّةِthe Garden الفِرْدَوْسِof Paradise مُعْتَلِياًascending
سما إِلَى جَنَّةِ الفِرْدَوْسِ مُعْتَلِياً
إِذْfor لَمْnever يَزَلْceased to be مُسْتَهاماًlove-struck بالعُلاwith lofty glory كَلِفاpassionately devoted
إِذْ لَمْ يَزَلْ مُسْتَهاماً بالعُلا كَلِفا
He soared upward to the Garden of Paradise,
It ascended to Paradise of Immortality carried
for he was ever entranced by lofty glory, passionately devoted.
As ceaselessly it aspired to the heights determined
تِلْكَthose المكارِمُnoble virtues وَالَتْهُbefriended him فَعُلِّقَهاso he was enamored of them
تِلْكَ المكارِمُ وَالَتْهُ فَعُلِّقَها
حُبَّاًin love شَهِدْتُI bear witness لقدindeed أَوْدىperished بِهَاfor them شَغَفَاout of passion
حُبَّاً شَهِدْتُ لقد أَوْدى بِهَا شَغَفَا
Those noble virtues befriended him, and he was bound to them
Those are the virtues and tenderness so profess them
in love; I bear witness: he perished from passion for them.
Love I witnessed to it enticed ardor
وسَهْمُand a shaft نصرٍof victory تُراعُare terrified الحادِثاتُcalamities بِهِby it
وسَهْمُ نصرٍ تُراعُ الحادِثاتُ بِهِ
أَضْحَىbecame بسهمِby the shaft المناياof deadly fate والرَّدَىand death قُذِفاwas struck
أَضْحَى بسهمِ المنايا والرَّدَى قُذِفا
And a shaft of victory, at which calamities took fright,
And arrow of victory events dread it
has now been struck by the shaft of fate and death.
It became with arrow of death and decay cast
ياO مَنْyou who رأَىsaw الجودَGenerosity يَغْشىattends نَعْشَهُhis bier شَغِفاًlove-stricken
يا مَنْ رأَى الجودَ يَغْشى نَعْشَهُ شَغِفاً
بالهَمِّin anguish مُرْتَدِياًclothed بالحزنِin sorrow مُلتَحِفاwrapped
بالهَمِّ مُرْتَدِياً بالحزنِ مُلتَحِفا
O you who saw Generosity attend his bier, love-stricken,
O you who saw generosity shroud his bier ardent
clad in anguish, wrapped in sorrow,
With anxiety donning grief enveloped
يدعوهcalls to him حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen أَعْياgrew weary مُحاوَرَةًin conversation
يدعوه حَتَّى إِذَا أَعْيا مُحاوَرَةً
نادَىcried out فأَسْمَعَand made hear صُمَّdeaf الصخرِrocks وَاoh! أَسَفاsorrow!
نادَى فأَسْمَعَ صُمَّ الصخرِ وَا أَسَفا
calling to him until, weary of addressing him,
Calling him until exhausted conversing
it cried, making deaf rocks hear: 'Oh, sorrow!'
He called but deaf rock heard not his groan
وخلَّفُوهُand they left it behind لديهِbeside him رَهْنَcaptive to مَلْحَدَةٍa grave
وخلَّفُوهُ لديهِ رَهْنَ مَلْحَدَةٍ
حيرانَbewildered يَلثُمُkissing بُرْدَthe mantle التُّرْبِof dust مُرْتشِفاsipping
حيرانَ يَلثُمُ بُرْدَ التُّرْبِ مُرْتشِفا
And they left it beside him, captive to a grave,
They left him by it pawned in a coffin
bewildered, kissing and sipping at the mantle of dust,
Perplexed kissing the chill of dust sipping
مبارِياًvying لدموعِwith the tears المزنِof rainclouds مَاwhenever هَتَنَتْthey poured
مبارِياً لدموعِ المزنِ مَا هَتَنَتْ
ومُسْعِداًand joining in lament لحمامِwith the doves الأَيْكِof the grove مَاwhenever هَتَفاthey called
ومُسْعِداً لحمامِ الأَيْكِ مَا هَتَفا
vying with the rainclouds' tears whenever they poured,
Vying with tears of grief however they lamanted
and joining the grove's doves in lament whenever they called.
And gratifying the doves however they cooed
قَدْalready كَانَwas منin دُونِdefense of ذَاكَthat الغابِforest لَيْثَa lion وَغىًof battle
قَدْ كَانَ من دُونِ ذَاكَ الغابِ لَيْثَ وَغىً
أَحْمَىguarded العرينَthe lair وَفِيand in تِلْكَthose العُلاlofty heights خَلَفَاa successor
أَحْمَى العرينَ وَفِي تِلْكَ العُلا خَلَفَا
He had been a lion of battle defending that forest,
Indeed beyond that absence a lion of ferocity
guarding the lair, and an heir to those lofty heights.
Fiercest in den and in those heights refrained
فاختارَهُso chose him اللهُGod فِيin الدنياthis world لَكُمْfor you فُرُطاًa forerunner
فاختارَهُ اللهُ فِي الدنيا لَكُمْ فُرُطاً
ذُخْراًa treasure وَفِيand in جَنَّةِthe Garden المأْوىof Refuge لكُمْfor you سَلَفاa predecessor
ذُخْراً وَفِي جَنَّةِ المأْوى لكُمْ سَلَفا
So God chose him in this world as your forerunner,
So God chose him for you in life a pillar
a treasure, and in the Garden of Refuge one gone before you,
A treasure and in Paradise of Refuge for you anteceded
منfrom بعدِafter مَاthat اهْتَزَّswung سيفُthe sword النَّصْرِof victory فِيin يَدِهِhis hand
من بعدِ مَا اهْتَزَّ سيفُ النَّصْرِ فِي يَدِهِ
وصالَand charged غضبانَenraged منin دُونِdefense of الهُدىguidance أَسِفاgrieved
وصالَ غضبانَ من دُونِ الهُدى أَسِفا
after the sword of victory had swung in his hand,
After swayed sword of victory in his hand
and he had charged, enraged and grieved, in defense of guidance.
And met inimical to guidance provoked
وشَمَّرَتْand girded itself دونَin defense of ذَاكَthat الملكِking عَزْمَتُهُhis resolve
وشَمَّرَتْ دونَ ذَاكَ الملكِ عَزْمَتُهُ
يَوَدُّhe wished لَوْif only كَرَّcharged صرفُthe vicissitudes الدهرِof Time أَوْor زَحَفاadvanced
يَوَدُّ لَوْ كَرَّ صرفُ الدهرِ أَوْ زَحَفا
And his resolve girded itself to defend that king;
And beneath that king his resolve girded
he longed for Time's vicissitudes to charge or advance.
Wishing cycle of fate would retreat or crawl
واسْتَشْرَفَتْand rose expectantly أَعيُنُthe eyes الأَبطالِof the heroes ناظِرَةًwatching
واسْتَشْرَفَتْ أَعيُنُ الأَبطالِ ناظِرَةً
أَيَّانَwhen يركبُwould don دِرْعَthe armor الموتِof death مُعْتَسِفاforcing his way
أَيَّانَ يركبُ دِرْعَ الموتِ مُعْتَسِفا
And the heroes' eyes rose expectantly, watching
And eyes of heroes gazed anticipating
when he would don death's armor, forcing his way.
When he would mount armor of death undaunted
والخيلُand the horses قَدْhad نَسَجَتْwoven سُفْلىthe undersides سنابِكِهاof their hooves
والخيلُ قَدْ نَسَجَتْ سُفْلى سنابِكِها
منfrom القتامِdust عَلَىover فُرسانِهاtheir riders كِسَفاsheets
من القتامِ عَلَى فُرسانِها كِسَفا
And the undersides of the horses' hooves had woven
And the horses have woven the lower of their saddles
sheets of dust over their riders,
With darkness over its horsemen cloaked
كَأَنَّهُمْas though they فِيin لَبوسِthe garb السابغاتِof ample mail ضُحىًin morning light
كَأَنَّهُمْ فِي لَبوسِ السابغاتِ ضُحىً
كواكِبٌstars لبسَتْhad donned منfrom ليلهاtheir night سُدَفاdark veils
كواكِبٌ لبسَتْ من ليلها سُدَفا
as though they, clad in ample mail in morning light,
As if in attire of glimmering armors dawn
were stars that had donned dark veils from their night.
Stars donned of their night gowns enveloped
والبِيضُand the bright helmets قَدْhad غَشِيَتْveiled منهمamong them سَناthe radiance غُرَرٍof bright brows
والبِيضُ قَدْ غَشِيَتْ منهم سَنا غُرَرٍ
كَأَنَّهاas though they were دُرُّpearls بَحْرٍof a sea يسكُنُdwelling in الصَّدَفاthe shells
كَأَنَّها دُرُّ بَحْرٍ يسكُنُ الصَّدَفا
And the bright helmets had veiled the radiance of their brows,
And the white steeds covered among them cheeks of pearls
as though those brows were sea-pearls dwelling within shells.
As if sea pearls settling in shells
فاسلَمْso remain safe ولاand may it never زالَcease to be شَملُthe ranks الكفرof unbelief مُفترِقاًscattered
فاسلَمْ ولا زالَ شَملُ الكفر مُفترِقاً
بالسيفِby the sword مِنكَfrom you وشملُand the ranks الدينِof faith مُؤْتَلِفاunited
بالسيفِ مِنكَ وشملُ الدينِ مُؤْتَلِفا
So remain safe; may the ranks of unbelief stay scattered
So grant safety and may fold of disbelief not unite
by your sword, and the ranks of faith united.
By your sword and fold of religion reconcile
واستَقْبِلِand welcome العيدَEid مَسْروراًjoyfully ولاand may they never بَرِحَتْcease
واستَقْبِلِ العيدَ مَسْروراً ولا بَرِحَتْ
تُهدِيbring as gifts اللياليthe nights إِلَيْكَto you العِزَّglory مُؤْتَنِفاanew
تُهدِي الليالي إِلَيْكَ العِزَّ مُؤْتَنِفا
And welcome Eid with joy; may there be no end
And meet the feast gladdened and may not cease
to the nights' bringing you glory anew.
The nights to grant you might unrelentingly
وليَهْنِكَand may it gladden you الفوزُtriumph والزُّلفىand favor وأَنفسُناand our souls
وليَهْنِكَ الفوزُ والزُّلفى وأَنفسُنا
يلقينَface منin دونِكِyour stead التَّبْرِيحَanguish والأَسَفاand sorrow
يلقينَ من دونِكِ التَّبْرِيحَ والأَسَفا
And may triumph and favor gladden you, while our souls
And let victory and intimacy delight you and our souls
face anguish and sorrow in your stead.
Cast without you indignation and sorrow
Sol 6.1