كَذَاthus تَتَجَلَّىreveals itself الشَّمْسُthe sun بَعْدَafter كُسُوفِهاits eclipse
كَذَا تَتَجَلَّى الشَّمْسُ بَعْدَ كُسُوفِها
وتَبْرُزُand emerge أَغْمادُthe scabbards الْوَغىof battle منfrom سُيُوفِهاits swords
وتَبْرُزُ أَغْمادُ الْوَغى من سُيُوفِها
Thus the sun reveals itself after its eclipse,
And battle's scabbards emerge from its swords,
ويَمْرَعُand grows lush بالأَشْجَارِwith trees عُودُthe return رَبِيعِهاof its spring
ويَمْرَعُ بالأَشْجَارِ عُودُ رَبِيعِها
ويُونِعُand ripens بالأَثْمارِwith fruits كَرُّthe recurrence خَريفِهاof its autumn
ويُونِعُ بالأَثْمارِ كَرُّ خَريفِها
And the return of its spring grows lush with trees,
And its autumn's recurrence ripens with fruits.
ونَعْلَمُand we know أَنَّthat اللهَGod أَبْقىhas preserved لأَرْضِهِfor His earth
ونَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللهَ أَبْقى لأَرْضِهِ
رِعَايَةَthe care رَاعِيهاof its shepherd وعَطْفَand the affection عَطُوفِهاof its tender-hearted one
رِعَايَةَ رَاعِيها وعَطْفَ عَطُوفِها
And we know that God has preserved for His earth
Its shepherd's care and its tender guardian's affection.
ورَحْمَتُهُand His mercy أَبْقَتْhas preserved حَيَاةَthe life رَحِيمِهاof its merciful one
ورَحْمَتُهُ أَبْقَتْ حَيَاةَ رَحِيمِها
ورَأْفَتُهُand His compassion جَادَتْwas generous بِنَفْسِwith the soul رَؤُوفِهاof its compassionate one
ورَأْفَتُهُ جَادَتْ بِنَفْسِ رَؤُوفِها
His mercy has preserved its merciful one's life,
And His compassion has bestowed its compassionate one's soul,
حناناًout of tenderness عَلَىtoward مَكْرُوبِهاits afflicted one وغَرِيبِهاand its stranger
حناناً عَلَى مَكْرُوبِها وغَرِيبِها
وصُنْعاًand as kindness إِلَىtoward مَجْهُودِهاits hard-pressed one وضَعِيفِهاand its weak one
وصُنْعاً إِلَى مَجْهُودِها وضَعِيفِها
In tenderness toward its afflicted and its stranger,
And kindness toward its hard-pressed and its weak.
وياand O عَجَبwonder الأَيَّامِof the days أَخْفَرْنَthey violated ذِمَّةًa pledge
ويا عَجَب الأَيَّامِ أَخْفَرْنَ ذِمَّةً
لِمَلْكٍto a king متىwhenever تَسْتَوفِهِthey demand fully from him الْعَهْدَthe covenant يُوفِهاhe fulfills it for them
لِمَلْكٍ متى تَسْتَوفِهِ الْعَهْدَ يُوفِها
How strange the days! They have broken a pledge
To a king who fulfills their covenant whenever they demand it.
وكيفَand how أَخافَتْناmade us fear اللَّيالِيthe nights عَلَىfor الَّذِيthe one who
وكيفَ أَخافَتْنا اللَّيالِي عَلَى الَّذِي
يَقِيshields عَدوَthe assault عَادِيهاof their assailant وخَوْفَand the terror مُخِيفِهاof their terrorizer
يَقِي عَدوَ عَادِيها وخَوْفَ مُخِيفِها
And how did the nights make us fear for the one
Who shields us from their assailant's assault and their terrorizer's dread?
وكيفَand how انْتَحىaimed صَرْفُthe onslaught الخُطُوبِof calamities لِمُهْجَةٍat a heart
وكيفَ انْتَحى صَرْفُ الخُطُوبِ لِمُهْجَةٍ
بِهَاthrough it أَمِنَwas safe الإِسْلامُIslam جَوْرَthe injustice صُرُوفِهاof their vicissitudes
بِهَا أَمِنَ الإِسْلامُ جَوْرَ صُرُوفِها
And how did calamity's onslaught aim at a heart
Through which Islam was safe from their cruel vicissitudes?
وإِنْand if غَرَّهاdeceived it بالجُودِthrough generosity خَاتِلُa stealthy طائِفٍnight-visitor
وإِنْ غَرَّها بالجُودِ خَاتِلُ طائِفٍ
تهجَّىspelled out لَهَاto it الشَّكْوَىa complaint بِغَيْرِin other than حُرُوفِهاits letters
تهجَّى لَهَا الشَّكْوَى بِغَيْرِ حُرُوفِها
And if a stealthy night-visitor deceived it through generosity,
Spelling out a complaint to it in letters not its own,
فَدَبَّthen crept إِلَيْهَاtoward it فِيamong عَدِيدِthe multitude عُفاتِهاof its petitioners
فَدَبَّ إِلَيْهَا فِي عَدِيدِ عُفاتِها
ورَاحَand came at evening عَلَيْهاto it فِيin سِمَاتِthe guise ضُيُوفِهاof its guests
ورَاحَ عَلَيْها فِي سِمَاتِ ضُيُوفِها
Then crept toward it among its many petitioners,
And came to it at evening in the guise of its guests,
فَماso not يُنْكِرُfinds strange الأَوْصابَafflictions مَتْنُthe back مُهَنَّدٍof an Indian sword
فَما يُنْكِرُ الأَوْصابَ مَتْنُ مُهَنَّدٍ
مُعَوَّدِaccustomed to قَرْعِthe clash الباتِرَاتِof cleaving swords عَرُوفِهاwell acquainted with them
مُعَوَّدِ قَرْعِ الباتِرَاتِ عَرُوفِها
An Indian sword's back does not find afflictions strange,
Accustomed to the clash of cleaving blades, well knowing them;
ولاnor بَطْنُthe hollow كَفٍّof a hand مَاnot تَغِبُّis intermittent كَواكِباًstars
ولا بَطْنُ كَفٍّ مَا تَغِبُّ كَواكِباً
تَنُوءُrise laden بِمُنْهَلِّwith the downpour الغُيُوثِof rains وَكوفِهاtheir copious outpouring
تَنُوءُ بِمُنْهَلِّ الغُيُوثِ وَكوفِها
Nor a hand's palm, whose stars never fail,
Rising laden with streaming, pouring rains;
مَقَبِّلُa kissing-place أَفُواهِof the mouths المُلُوكِof kings وظِلُّهاand its shade
مَقَبِّلُ أَفُواهِ المُلُوكِ وظِلُّها
سَماءٌa sky عَلَىabove مَشْرُوفِهاits lowly وشَرِيفِهاand its noble
سَماءٌ عَلَى مَشْرُوفِها وشَرِيفِها
A kissing-place for the mouths of kings, its shade
A sky above its lowly and its noble;
ولاnor قَدَمٌa foot لاnot تَسْأَمُtires الدَّهْرَthrough all time تَرْتَقِيit ascends
ولا قَدَمٌ لا تَسْأَمُ الدَّهْرَ تَرْتَقِي
ذُرىthe summits كُلِّof every صَعْبِdifficult المُرْتَقَاةِascent مُنِيفِهاits towering heights
ذُرى كُلِّ صَعْبِ المُرْتَقَاةِ مُنِيفِها
Nor a foot that, never weary through the ages, ascends
The summits of every towering height, however hard to climb.
ولَوْand if يَتَعاطَىwere to attempt عاصِفُthe raging blast الرِّيحِof the wind شَأْوَهاits course
ولَوْ يَتَعاطَى عاصِفُ الرِّيحِ شَأْوَها
لعاذَit would seek refuge بأَرْجَاءِin the far reaches الفَلاof the desert منfrom عُصُوفِهاits storms
لعاذَ بأَرْجَاءِ الفَلا من عُصُوفِها
Were the raging wind to attempt to match its course,
It would seek refuge in the desert's far reaches from its storms.
وإِنْand if نَالَhas afflicted يَاO مَنْصُورُMansur مِنْof جِسْمِكَyour body الضَّنىwasting sickness
وإِنْ نَالَ يَا مَنْصُورُ مِنْ جِسْمِكَ الضَّنى
فأَمْضىthen the keenest اليَمانِيَّاتِof Yemeni swords حَدُّis the edge نَحِيفِهاof their slenderest
فأَمْضى اليَمانِيَّاتِ حَدُّ نَحِيفِها
And if wasting sickness has touched your body, Mansur,
The slenderest Yemeni blade has the keenest edge:
صَفِيحَةُa blade ضَرْبٍfor striking شَفَّهاwore it thin الْهامُheads والطُّلىand necks
صَفِيحَةُ ضَرْبٍ شَفَّها الْهامُ والطُّلى
فراقَتْso it dazzled بِمَصْقُولِwith the polished part الظُّباةِof the edge مشُوفِهاits burnished part
فراقَتْ بِمَصْقُولِ الظُّباةِ مشُوفِها
A striking blade worn thin by heads and necks,
Dazzling with its polished, burnished edge,
عَنِيفٌfierce عَلَىagainst الأَبْطالِchampions والبُذْلُand the giving لِلَّهىof great gifts
عَنِيفٌ عَلَى الأَبْطالِ والبُذْلُ لِلَّهى
بكَفٍّin a hand عَلَىtoward الإِسْلامِIslam غَيْرِnot عَنِيفِهاharsh to it
بكَفٍّ عَلَى الإِسْلامِ غَيْرِ عَنِيفِها
Fierce against champions, with great gifts bestowed
By a hand never harsh toward Islam.
وإِنْand if أَسْبَلَتْmade flow شَكْوَاكَyour illness دَمْعَthe tears أَبِيِّهاof its proud one
وإِنْ أَسْبَلَتْ شَكْوَاكَ دَمْعَ أَبِيِّها
فقدthen indeed أَرْقَأَتْhas dried بُشْراكَyour good tidings عَيْنَthe eye أَسِيفِهاof its grieving one
فقد أَرْقَأَتْ بُشْراكَ عَيْنَ أَسِيفِها
And though your illness made even its proud one shed tears,
Your good tidings have dried its grieving one's eye.
وإِنْand if ذَبُلَتْhas withered منfrom دَوْحَةِthe mighty tree المُلْكِof kingship نَضْرَةٌsome freshness
وإِنْ ذَبُلَتْ من دَوْحَةِ المُلْكِ نَضْرَةٌ
فماyet not أَوْحَشَhas left desolate الدُّنْياthe world جَنِيُّthe ripe yield قُطُوفِهاof its fruit-clusters
فما أَوْحَشَ الدُّنْيا جَنِيُّ قُطُوفِها
And though some freshness withered from kingship's mighty tree,
Its ripe clusters have not left the world bereft.
لَمَدَّتْindeed it spread عَلَيْنَاover us ظِلَّهاits shade مِنْfrom مِهادِهاits bed
لَمَدَّتْ عَلَيْنَا ظِلَّها مِنْ مِهادِها
ونُورَand the light سَناهاof its radiance مِنْfrom وَرَاءِbehind سُجُوفِهاits curtains
ونُورَ سَناها مِنْ وَرَاءِ سُجُوفِها
Indeed, from its bed it spread its shade over us,
And its radiant light from behind its curtains.
وإِنْand if طَرَحَتْcast off عَنْهاfrom herself الرِّياسَةَsovereignty حَلْيَهاher ornaments
وإِنْ طَرَحَتْ عَنْها الرِّياسَةَ حَلْيَها
وبَدَّلَهاand gave her instead الإِشْفاقُanxiety لَوْثَthe winding نَصيفِهاof her veil
وبَدَّلَها الإِشْفاقُ لَوْثَ نَصيفِها
And though sovereignty cast off her ornaments,
And anxiety gave her the winding of her veil instead,
فَوَشْكَانَso how swiftly مَاindeed عادَتْreturned منfrom اللهِGod نِعْمَةٌa blessing
فَوَشْكَانَ مَا عادَتْ من اللهِ نِعْمَةٌ
تَجَلَّتْshe appeared resplendent بِهَاthrough it فِيin تاجِهاher crown وشُنُوفِهاand her earrings
تَجَلَّتْ بِهَا فِي تاجِها وشُنُوفِها
How swiftly a blessing returned from God,
Through which she shone in her crown and earrings!
فَرَدَّتْand so she restored عَلَىto الإِسْلامِIslam نُورَthe light عُيُونِهِمْof their eyes
فَرَدَّتْ عَلَى الإِسْلامِ نُورَ عُيُونِهِمْ
وأَهْدَتْand bestowed إِلَىupon الأَعْداءِthe enemies رَغْمَthe abasement أُنُوفِهاof their noses
وأَهْدَتْ إِلَى الأَعْداءِ رَغْمَ أُنُوفِها
Thus she restored to Islam the light of its people's eyes,
And bestowed on the enemies the abasement of their noses,
بكَرِّby the renewed charge نواصِيof the forelocks الخَيْلِof horses نَحْوَtoward ديارِهاtheir dwellings
بكَرِّ نواصِي الخَيْلِ نَحْوَ ديارِها
تنُصُّthey raise high المُنىhopes فِيin نَصِّهاtheir swift pace ووَجِيفِهاand their gallop
تنُصُّ المُنى فِي نَصِّها ووَجِيفِها
Through the renewed charge of horses' forelocks toward their dwellings,
Raising hopes high in their swift pace and gallop.
يَشُبُّkindles سيوفَthe swords الهِنْدِof India نُورُthe light دَلِيلِهاof their guide
يَشُبُّ سيوفَ الهِنْدِ نُورُ دَلِيلِها
ويُعْييand baffles حِسابَthe arithmetic الهِنْدِof India عَدُّthe counting أُلُوفِهاof their thousands
ويُعْيي حِسابَ الهِنْدِ عَدُّ أُلُوفِها
Their guide's light kindles the swords of India,
And counting their thousands baffles Indian reckoning.
وتُنْشِئُand raises رِيحُthe wind النَّصْرِof victory مِنْهاfrom them سَحائِباًclouds
وتُنْشِئُ رِيحُ النَّصْرِ مِنْها سَحائِباً
تَسُحُّpouring عَلَىupon الأَعْدَاءِthe enemies وَدْقَthe rain حُتُوفِهاof their deaths
تَسُحُّ عَلَى الأَعْدَاءِ وَدْقَ حُتُوفِها
The wind of victory raises clouds from them,
Pouring upon the enemies the rain of their deaths.
يُقَعْقِعُrattles رَعْدُthe thunder النَّصْرِof victory منfrom جَنَباتِهاtheir flanks
يُقَعْقِعُ رَعْدُ النَّصْرِ من جَنَباتِها
ويُومِضُand flashes بَرْقُthe lightning الفَتْحِof conquest بَيْنَbetween صُفُوفِهاtheir ranks
ويُومِضُ بَرْقُ الفَتْحِ بَيْنَ صُفُوفِها
The thunder of victory rattles from their flanks,
And the lightning of conquest flashes between their ranks.
وإِنْand if عُجْتَyou turned aside يَاO مَنْصُورُMansur منهاfrom them فَأُسْوَةٌthen a precedent
وإِنْ عُجْتَ يَا مَنْصُورُ منها فَأُسْوَةٌ
بِرَدِّin the turning back جُنُودِof the troops المُصطَفىof the Chosen One عنfrom ثَقِيفِهاits Thaqif
بِرَدِّ جُنُودِ المُصطَفى عن ثَقِيفِها
And if you turned away from them, Mansur, there is a precedent
In the Chosen One's troops being turned back from Thaqif,
وصَدِّand the barring هداياof the offerings البُدْنِof sacrificial camels دونshort of محلِّهاtheir place of sacrifice
وصَدِّ هدايا البُدْنِ دون محلِّها
وقدwhen already أكلhad eaten away الأوبارَthe camel-hair طولُthe length عكوفِهاof their confinement
وقد أكل الأوبارَ طولُ عكوفِها
And sacrificial camels being barred short of their place of sacrifice,
When their long confinement had eaten away their hair.
وإِنْand if رُدَّwas turned back زَحْفُthe advance الخَيْلِof horses مِنْكَfrom you بِأَنَّةٍby a groan
وإِنْ رُدَّ زَحْفُ الخَيْلِ مِنْكَ بِأَنَّةٍ
فأَعْداؤُهاthen their enemies رَهْنٌare hostages بِكَرِّto the renewed charge زُحُوفِهاof their hosts
فأَعْداؤُها رَهْنٌ بِكَرِّ زُحُوفِها
And if a groan from you turned back the horses' advance,
Their enemies are hostages to their hosts' renewed charge.
وهَلْand has غَادَرَتْleft يُمْنَاكَyour right hand إِلّاanything but ودائِعاًdeposits
وهَلْ غَادَرَتْ يُمْنَاكَ إِلّا ودائِعاً
خَتَمْتَyou sealed عَلَيْهاover them فِيin مَقَرِّthe resting-place ظُرُوفِهاof their containers
خَتَمْتَ عَلَيْها فِي مَقَرِّ ظُرُوفِها
And has your right hand left anything but deposits
That you sealed within their own containers?
عَوَائِدُreturning ones طَيْرٍamong birds فِيin وُكُورِthe nests بُرُوجِهاof their towers
عَوَائِدُ طَيْرٍ فِي وُكُورِ بُرُوجِها
وحَيَّاتُand snakes غَوْرٍof the lowlands فِيin بطونthe depths كُهُوفِهاof their caves
وحَيَّاتُ غَوْرٍ فِي بطون كُهُوفِها
Birds returning to the nests within their towers,
And lowland snakes in the depths of their caves,
تَأَيَّىawait نَوَاصيthe forelocks الخَيْلِof horses مَعْقُودَةًbound بِهَاto them
تَأَيَّى نَوَاصي الخَيْلِ مَعْقُودَةً بِهَا
عُهُودُthe pledges مَوَالِيهاof their masters وحِلْفُand the pact حَلِيفِهاof their ally
عُهُودُ مَوَالِيها وحِلْفُ حَلِيفِها
Awaiting the horses' forelocks, to which are bound
Their masters' pledges and their ally's pact.
كَتائِبُbattalions يَكْسُونَthey clothe الأَباطِحَthe gravel plains والرُّبىand the hills
كَتائِبُ يَكْسُونَ الأَباطِحَ والرُّبى
بِخَيْلٍwith horses تَلِيدَاتِold stock of الوَغَىbattle وطَرِيفِهاand its new stock
بِخَيْلٍ تَلِيدَاتِ الوَغَى وطَرِيفِها
Battalions clothing the gravel plains and hills
With horses, battle's old stock and its new,
تَرُدُّthey keep back عُيُونَthe eyes الجوِّof the sky عَنْfrom لَمْحَglimpsing أَرضِهاtheir land
تَرُدُّ عُيُونَ الجوِّ عَنْ لَمْحَ أَرضِها
وتَثْنيand turn aside أُنُوفَthe noses البَحْرَof the sea عَنْfrom سَوْفِsniffing سِيفِهاtheir shore
وتَثْني أُنُوفَ البَحْرَ عَنْ سَوْفِ سِيفِها
Keeping the sky's eyes from glimpsing their land,
And turning the sea's noses from sniffing their shore.
وتُسْمِعُand make hear خِلْدَانَthe moles الثَّرىof the soil منsome of صَهِيلِهاtheir neighing
وتُسْمِعُ خِلْدَانَ الثَّرى من صَهِيلِها
ويَخْرَسُand fall mute جِنَّانُthe jinn الفَلاof the desert عنfrom عَزِيفِهاtheir eerie music
ويَخْرَسُ جِنَّانُ الفَلا عن عَزِيفِها
They make the moles beneath the soil hear their neighing,
And the desert jinn fall mute, their eerie music stilled.
إِذَاwhen أُرْسِلَتْare sent فِيهَاamong them العُيُونُeyes تَشَكَّلَتْgrow bewildered
إِذَا أُرْسِلَتْ فِيهَا العُيُونُ تَشَكَّلَتْ
نواظِرُهاtheir gazers فِيin سَيْرِهاtheir marching وَوُقُوفِهاand their halting
نواظِرُها فِي سَيْرِها وَوُقُوفِها
When eyes are sent roaming among them, bewildered grow
Their gazers, at their marching and their halting.
لإِيلافِto bring together شَمْلِthe company المُسْلِمِينَof the Muslims بِرِحْلَةٍon a journey
لإِيلافِ شَمْلِ المُسْلِمِينَ بِرِحْلَةٍ
تَشُجُّmixes بِمَشْتَاهاwith its wintering كُؤوسَthe cups مَصيِفِهاof its summering
تَشُجُّ بِمَشْتَاها كُؤوسَ مَصيِفِها
To gather the Muslims into unity, on a journey
That mixes the cups of its summering with its wintering.
يَقِيهاprotects them هَجيرَfrom the blaze القَيْظِof summer ظِلُّthe shade عَجاجِهاof their dust-clouds
يَقِيها هَجيرَ القَيْظِ ظِلُّ عَجاجِها
ومُجْمِدَةَand from cold freezing الأَنهارِthe rivers نارُthe fire سُيُوفِهاof their swords
ومُجْمِدَةَ الأَنهارِ نارُ سُيُوفِها
The shade of their dust shields them from summer's fierce heat,
And their swords' fire from the cold that freezes rivers.
فلاso may not أَوْحَشَleave desolate الإِسلامَIslam عامُthe year جهادِهاof their warfare
فلا أَوْحَشَ الإِسلامَ عامُ جهادِها
ولاnor أَنَّسَbring comfort to الأَعداءَthe enemies يَوْمُthe day خُلُوفِهاof their absence
ولا أَنَّسَ الأَعداءَ يَوْمُ خُلُوفِها
May no year of their warfare ever leave Islam bereft,
Nor any day of their absence bring comfort to the enemies.
ولاnor خَتَرَتْbetray منكَin you المكارِمُnoble deeds والعُلاand eminence
ولا خَتَرَتْ منكَ المكارِمُ والعُلا
صفاءَthe sincerity مُصافِيهاof their faithful friend وإِلْفَand the affection أَلِيفِهاof their companion
صفاءَ مُصافِيها وإِلْفَ أَلِيفِها
And may noble deeds and eminence never betray in you
Their faithful friend's sincerity and their companion's affection.
ولاnor انْصَرَفَتْturn away عنكfrom you الرَّغائِبُdesires والمُنىand hopes
ولا انْصَرَفَتْ عنك الرَّغائِبُ والمُنى
ولاnor مِنكَfrom you إِلّاexcept مالِئاتِfilling كُفُوفِهاtheir palms
ولا مِنكَ إِلّا مالِئاتِ كُفُوفِها
May desires and hopes never turn away from you,
Nor leave you except with their palms filled,
وإِنْand if رَجَعَتْreturned عنfrom صِدْقِthe fulfillment وَعْدِكَof your promise بُرْهَةًfor a while
وإِنْ رَجَعَتْ عن صِدْقِ وَعْدِكَ بُرْهَةً
حواجِبُthe brows آمَالِof the hopes الغَرِيبِof the stranger بِصُوفِهاwith their wool
حواجِبُ آمَالِ الغَرِيبِ بِصُوفِها
Though, for a while, from your promise's fulfillment there returned
The brows of the stranger's hopes, their wool intact.
Sol 6.1