الآنَnow رُدَّhas been restored عنانُthe rein الملكِof sovereignty فِيin يدِهِhis hand
الآنَ رُدَّ عنانُ الملكِ فِي يدِهِ
وعادand returned نورُthe light الهدىof guidance فيin جفنِthe eyelid أَرْمَدِهِof its sore-eyed one
وعاد نورُ الهدى في جفنِ أَرْمَدِهِ
Now the reins of sovereignty have been restored to his hand,
And guidance's light returned to the eyelid of its sore-eyed one.
ولاحand shone forth قائدُthe commander ذَاكَthat الثَّغْرِfrontier أَوْحَدُهُits peerless one
ولاح قائدُ ذَاكَ الثَّغْرِ أَوْحَدُهُ
فِيin قصرِthe palace مالِكِof the lord هَذَاthis المُلْكِrealm أَوْحَدِهِits peerless one
فِي قصرِ مالِكِ هَذَا المُلْكِ أَوْحَدِهِ
And that frontier's commander, its peerless man, shone forth
In the palace of this realm's lord, its peerless ruler.
وعدٌa promise منfrom اللهِGod فِيin إِعزازِexalting دعوتِهِhis cause
وعدٌ من اللهِ فِي إِعزازِ دعوتِهِ
وحاشَand far be it للهِfrom God منfrom إِخلافِbreaking موعِدِهِHis promise
وحاشَ للهِ من إِخلافِ موعِدِهِ
A promise from God to exalt his cause,
And far be it from God to break His promise.
فليَهْنِكَso may it gladden you اليومَtoday يَاO شمسَsun الوفاءِof loyalty لَهُto him
فليَهْنِكَ اليومَ يَا شمسَ الوفاءِ لَهُ
بدرٌa full moon دناdrew near منكَto you طَلّاباًeagerly seeking لأَسْعُدِهِfor his happiest fortune
بدرٌ دنا منكَ طَلّاباً لأَسْعُدِهِ
May you rejoice today, O sun of loyalty to him,
In a full moon drawing near you, eagerly seeking his happiest fortune.
قادتled إِلَيْكَto you بِهِwith him فِيwithin عَهْدِthe pledge مُوثِقِهِof the one who bound him
قادت إِلَيْكَ بِهِ فِي عَهْدِ مُوثِقِهِ
قلائدٌnecklaces لَمْnot يُضِعْهاhe squandered them فِيtoward مُقَلِّدِهِthe one who invested him
قلائدٌ لَمْ يُضِعْها فِي مُقَلِّدِهِ
To you, under the pledge of the one who bound him, he was led
By necklaces whose bestower he did not fail.
ذخائرٌtreasures لَكَfor you مِمَّنْfrom someone أَنتَyou فاقِدُهُhave lost him
ذخائرٌ لَكَ مِمَّنْ أَنتَ فاقِدُهُ
ووارثُand inheritor الملكِof sovereignty عنهُfrom him غَيْرُnot مُفْقِدِهِdispossessing him
ووارثُ الملكِ عنهُ غَيْرُ مُفْقِدِهِ
Treasures for you from one whom you have lost,
And whose sovereignty you inherit without dispossessing him,
محفوظةٌkept safe عندwith حُرٍّa noble man لاnot يَحُورُturns بِهِhim aside
محفوظةٌ عند حُرٍّ لا يَحُورُ بِهِ
عنfrom يومِهِhis present day لَكَtoward you رَيْبُthe vicissitudes الدهرِof time فِيin غدِهِhis tomorrow
عن يومِهِ لَكَ رَيْبُ الدهرِ فِي غدِهِ
Kept safe with a noble man who will not be turned
Tomorrow from his loyalty to you today by time's vicissitudes.
شملٌa union منof الدِّينِthe faith منظومٌstrung together لَهُfor him وبِهِand through him
شملٌ من الدِّينِ منظومٌ لَهُ وبِهِ
فِيupon حبلِthe cord عهدٍof a covenant مُمَرِّtightly twisted in الفَتْلِits winding مُحْصَدِهِfirmly plaited in it
فِي حبلِ عهدٍ مُمَرِّ الفَتْلِ مُحْصَدِهِ
A union of faith, strung together for him and through him,
Upon a covenant's cord, tightly twisted and firmly plaited,
منfrom كلِّevery عاقِدِmaker ميثاقٍof a covenant يداًhand بِيَدٍin hand
من كلِّ عاقِدِ ميثاقٍ يداً بِيَدٍ
لَمْnot تَخْلُwas empty فِيهَاin it يدُthe hand الرحمنِof the Merciful منof يَدِهِhis hand
لَمْ تَخْلُ فِيهَا يدُ الرحمنِ من يَدِهِ
From every covenant-maker, hand in hand,
In which the Merciful's hand was never without his.
رأَىhe saw نظامَthe coherence الأَمانِof security فِيin تأَلُّفِهِits unity
رأَى نظامَ الأَمانِ فِي تأَلُّفِهِ
فطارَso he flew نحوَكَtoward you خوفاًout of fear منof تَبَدُّدِهِits dispersal
فطارَ نحوَكَ خوفاً من تَبَدُّدِهِ
He saw security's coherence in its unity,
So he flew toward you, fearing its dispersal.
هدْياًas guidance تلقَّىhe received هُدَاهُhis guidance فِيin اسْمِthe name والِدِهِof his father
هدْياً تلقَّى هُدَاهُ فِي اسْمِ والِدِهِ
وشِيمةٌand a disposition شَمَّهاhe scented it فِيin رَوْحِthe breeze مَوْلِدِهِof his birth
وشِيمةٌ شَمَّها فِي رَوْحِ مَوْلِدِهِ
Guided by guidance he received in his father's name,
And by a disposition he scented in the breeze of his birth.
وَاسْمٌand a name منfrom السَّلْمِpeace والإِسلامِand Islam أَنشأَهُbrought it forth
وَاسْمٌ من السَّلْمِ والإِسلامِ أَنشأَهُ
بَدْءٌa beginning منin الصِّدْقِtruth عَوَّادٌever returning بأَحْمَدِهِwith its best
بَدْءٌ من الصِّدْقِ عَوَّادٌ بأَحْمَدِهِ
And a name drawn from peace and Islam, brought forth
By a beginning in truth, ever bringing back its best.
فيin زهرةٍa blossom منof وفاءِfidelity العهدِto the covenant فاحَbreathed fragrance بِهَاwith it
في زهرةٍ من وفاءِ العهدِ فاحَ بِهَا
غمامُthe cloud أَنعُمِكُمْof your favors فِيin روضِthe garden مَحْتِدِهِof his lineage
غمامُ أَنعُمِكُمْ فِي روضِ مَحْتِدِهِ
In a blossom of covenant loyalty, whose fragrance filled
The cloud of your favors in the garden of his lineage.
لَمْnot تُنْبِتِbrought forth الدِّمَنُthe dunghills السُّفْلىthe lowly مراعِيَهاits pastures
لَمْ تُنْبِتِ الدِّمَنُ السُّفْلى مراعِيَها
ولاnor رَعىgrazed فِيin حِماهاits protected ground كَيْدُthe scheming حُسَّدِهِof his enviers
ولا رَعى فِي حِماها كَيْدُ حُسَّدِهِ
Lowly dunghills did not bring forth its pastures,
Nor did his enviers' scheming graze within its preserve.
مُصْغٍlistening attentively إِلَيْكَto you بِسَمْعَيْwith both ears سامِعٍof a hearer أَذِنٍattentive
مُصْغٍ إِلَيْكَ بِسَمْعَيْ سامِعٍ أَذِنٍ
ومُبْهَمِand shutting البابِthe door للواشِينَto slanderers مُوصَدِهِbolting it
ومُبْهَمِ البابِ للواشِينَ مُوصَدِهِ
Listening to you with both ears of an attentive hearer,
And shutting his door to slanderers, keeping it barred,
ورافعٌand raising لَكَfor you منfrom إِذْعانِهِhis submission عَلَماًa banner
ورافعٌ لَكَ من إِذْعانِهِ عَلَماً
كَمُوقِدlike a kindler of النارِfire فِيon علياءِthe height مَوْقِدِهِof his fire-site
كَمُوقِد النارِ فِي علياءِ مَوْقِدِهِ
And raising for you a banner of his submission,
Like one kindling fire on the heights of his beacon-place.
يبأَىhe glories بذكْرِكَin mentioning you فِيupon أَعوادِthe timbers منبَرِهِof his pulpit
يبأَى بذكْرِكَ فِي أَعوادِ منبَرِهِ
حقّاًtruly وباسمِكَand in your name فِيin أَسماعِthe ears مَسْجِدِهِof his mosque
حقّاً وباسمِكَ فِي أَسماعِ مَسْجِدِهِ
He glories in mentioning you upon his pulpit's timbers,
In truth, and in your name in the ears of his mosque.
مُهَنَّداًan Indian-steel sword لَكَfor you فِيin يُمناكَyour right hand قائِمُهُits hilt
مُهَنَّداً لَكَ فِي يُمناكَ قائِمُهُ
وعِزُّand the might نصرِكَof your victory فِيin حَدَّيْboth edges مُهَنَّدِهِof his Indian blade
وعِزُّ نصرِكَ فِي حَدَّيْ مُهَنَّدِهِ
An Indian-steel sword for you, its hilt in your right hand,
And your victory's might in both edges of his Indian blade.
تغَمَّدَتْهُenfolded him أيادٍfavors منكَfrom you أَوْضَحَهاhe made them manifest
تغَمَّدَتْهُ أيادٍ منكَ أَوْضَحَها
إِلَىto عِداكَyour foes بسيفٍwith a sword غَيْرِnot مُغْمَدِهِsheathing it
إِلَى عِداكَ بسيفٍ غَيْرِ مُغْمَدِهِ
Favors from you enfolded him; he made them manifest
To your foes with a sword he did not sheathe.
وَفِيand among خيولِكَyour cavalry حازَhe seized الدَّرْبَthe pass يُصْعِقُهُthunderstriking it
وَفِي خيولِكَ حازَ الدَّرْبَ يُصْعِقُهُ
بكُلِّwith every مُبْرِقِlightning-bringer to غيمِthe cloud الموتof death مُرْعِدِهِmaking it thunder
بكُلِّ مُبْرِقِ غيمِ الموت مُرْعِدِهِ
And among your cavalry he seized the pass, thunderstriking it
With all that makes death's cloud flash lightning and thunder.
وعنand from قِسِيِّكَyour bows رامىhe exchanged arrows with الرُّومَthe Romans منتحياًtaking aim
وعن قِسِيِّكَ رامى الرُّومَ منتحياً
بكلِّwith every نافذِpiercing وقعِimpact النصلِof the arrowhead مُقْصِدِهِkilling him outright
بكلِّ نافذِ وقعِ النصلِ مُقْصِدِهِ
And from your bows he traded arrows with the Romans, taking aim
With every piercing impact of an arrowhead, killing outright.
وَفِيand in سبيلِكَyour cause خاضhe plunged into البحرَthe sea مقتحِماًforcing his way through
وَفِي سبيلِكَ خاض البحرَ مقتحِماً
سُبْلَthe paths الجهادِof jihad إِلَىto غاياتِthe limits أَجْهَدِهِof its hardest striving
سُبْلَ الجهادِ إِلَى غاياتِ أَجْهَدِهِ
And in your cause he plunged into the sea, forcing his way through
The paths of jihad to the limits of its hardest striving.
مُغَمِّضَclosing الطَّرْفِhis eyes عنto أَغراضِthe targets أَقْرَبِهِof its nearer reach
مُغَمِّضَ الطَّرْفِ عن أَغراضِ أَقْرَبِهِ
ساميraising الجفونِhis eyelids إِلَىtoward آفاقِthe horizons أَبعَدِهِof its farthest reach
سامي الجفونِ إِلَى آفاقِ أَبعَدِهِ
Closing his eyes to its nearer targets,
Lifting his eyelids toward the horizons of its farthest reach.
فليسfor it is not هادِيthe guide of القَطاthe sandgrouse شَرَّابَa habitual drinker of أَنْقُعِهِits pools
فليس هادِي القَطا شَرَّابَ أَنْقُعِهِ
ولاnor مُنِيفُone towering over الرُّبىthe hills طَلّاعَa habitual climber of أَنْجُدِهِits uplands
ولا مُنِيفُ الرُّبى طَلّاعَ أَنْجُدِهِ
For the sandgrouse's guide is no mere drinker at its pools,
Nor one towering above the hills a mere climber of its uplands.
وإِنَّand indeed أَوَّلَthe first مقتولٍthing slain بِفِطْرَتِهِby his innate nature
وإِنَّ أَوَّلَ مقتولٍ بِفِطْرَتِهِ
شَكٌّa suspicion منof الغَدْرِtreachery أَرداهُhe slew it وَلَمْand did not يَدِهِpay blood-money for it
شَكٌّ من الغَدْرِ أَرداهُ وَلَمْ يَدِهِ
And the first thing slain by his innate nature
Was suspicion of treachery: he slew it and paid no blood-money.
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen النَّأْيُdistance أَدنىbrought nearer منsome of تَوَحُّشِهِhis loneliness
حَتَّى إِذَا النَّأْيُ أَدنى من تَوَحُّشِهِ
وفَلَّand blunted قَتْلُthe slaying الأَعاديof enemies منsome of تَجَلُّدِهِhis endurance
وفَلَّ قَتْلُ الأَعادي من تَجَلُّدِهِ
Until, when distance brought on his loneliness,
And slaying enemies blunted his endurance,
وغَرَّهُand beguiled him بُعْدُthe long lapse عهدٍof time منكَaway from you أَذْكَرَهُreminding him
وغَرَّهُ بُعْدُ عهدٍ منكَ أَذْكَرَهُ
عهداًa time لِقُرْبِكَof closeness to you يُبْلىhe is worn down فِيin تعَهُّدِهِrecalling it
عهداً لِقُرْبِكَ يُبْلى فِي تعَهُّدِهِ
And the long lapse since seeing you beguiled him, reminding him
Of a time of closeness to you, whose memory wore him down,
ثنىturned back إِلَيْكَtoward you بِهِwith him مِنْfrom تَحْتِbeneath رايَتِهِhis banner
ثنى إِلَيْكَ بِهِ مِنْ تَحْتِ رايَتِهِ
رأْيٌa judgment رأَىhe saw فِيin سناهُits radiance نُصْحَthe counsel مُرْشِدِهِof his guide
رأْيٌ رأَى فِي سناهُ نُصْحَ مُرْشِدِهِ
From beneath his banner he was turned back toward you
By a judgment in whose light he saw his guide's counsel.
كَأَنَّas though منfrom وجهِكَyour face الوضَّاحِthe radiant قابَلَهُmet him
كَأَنَّ من وجهِكَ الوضَّاحِ قابَلَهُ
نورٌa light أَنارَilluminated إِلَيْهِfor him وَجْهَthe face مَقْصِدِهِof his destination
نورٌ أَنارَ إِلَيْهِ وَجْهَ مَقْصِدِهِ
As though, from your radiant face, he were met
By a light that lit his destination's face for him.
حَتَّىuntil اسْتَهَلَّhe rose like a new moon إِلَىtoward يمناكَyour right hand مُقْتَبِلاًwelcoming
حَتَّى اسْتَهَلَّ إِلَى يمناكَ مُقْتَبِلاً
منهاfrom it لأَيْمَنِfor the most auspicious إِهلالٍrising وأَسْعَدِهِand its happiest
منها لأَيْمَنِ إِهلالٍ وأَسْعَدِهِ
Until he rose toward your right hand like a new moon, welcoming
From it the most auspicious and happiest of risings.
مستفتِحاًseeking the opening منكfrom you بابَof the gate العِزِّof glory مبتدِراًhastening
مستفتِحاً منك بابَ العِزِّ مبتدِراً
فِيat بابthe gate سُدَّتِكَof your court اسْتِكْمالَthe completion سُؤْدَدِهِof his eminence
فِي باب سُدَّتِكَ اسْتِكْمالَ سُؤْدَدِهِ
Asking you to open glory's gate, hastening
At your court's gate to complete his eminence.
قدindeed شَقَّhe tore دِرْعَthe armor التَّوقِّيof caution عنfrom تَوَقُّعِهِhis expectation
قد شَقَّ دِرْعَ التَّوقِّي عن تَوَقُّعِهِ
وجابَand cut through غيبthe obscurity التظنِّيof suspicion عنaway from تودُّدِهِhis affection
وجابَ غيب التظنِّي عن تودُّدِهِ
He has torn caution's armor from his expectation,
And cut suspicion's obscurity away from his affection,
إِذsince لَمْnot ترمdeparted خيلكyour cavalry الغزَّىthe raiding ones بمكلئهat his watch-post
إِذ لَمْ ترم خيلك الغزَّى بمكلئه
وَلَمْand did not يُضِعْhe neglect ثغرَكَyour frontier الأَعلىthe Upper بِمَرْصَدِهِat his lookout post
وَلَمْ يُضِعْ ثغرَكَ الأَعلى بِمَرْصَدِهِ
For your raiding cavalry never left his watch-post,
And he did not neglect your Upper Frontier at his lookout.
فأَيُّthen what a شمسٍsun أَضَاءَتْshone قَبْلَbefore مطلَعِهاits rising
فأَيُّ شمسٍ أَضَاءَتْ قَبْلَ مطلَعِها
لَهُfor him وبحرٍand a sea سقاهُgave him drink قبلَbefore مَوْرِدِهِhis coming to drink
لَهُ وبحرٍ سقاهُ قبلَ مَوْرِدِهِ
What a sun shone before its rising
For him—and what a sea gave him drink before he came to it!
مُقَدِّماًsending ahead لِسناهُhis radiance قبلَbefore مَقْدَمِهِhis arrival
مُقَدِّماً لِسناهُ قبلَ مَقْدَمِهِ
ومُشهِداًand attesting برضاهُto his approval قبلَbefore مَشْهَدِهِhis appearance
ومُشهِداً برضاهُ قبلَ مَشْهَدِهِ
Sending his radiance ahead before his arrival,
And attesting his approval before his appearance.
فأَيُّthen what a مولىًlord تَلقَّاهُreceived him فأَسْمعَهُthen made him hear
فأَيُّ مولىً تَلقَّاهُ فأَسْمعَهُ
منfrom بَيْنِamong شيعَتِهِhis followers الدُّنياthe closest وأَعْبُدِهِand his slaves
من بَيْنِ شيعَتِهِ الدُّنيا وأَعْبُدِهِ
What a lord received him and made him hear,
From among his closest followers and his slaves:
بُشرَاكَglad tidings for you هَذَاthis حِباءُthe gift البِرِّof kindness فاحْتَبِهِso accept it
بُشرَاكَ هَذَا حِباءُ البِرِّ فاحْتَبِهِ
مِنِّيfrom me وهذاand this رداءُthe robe العزِّof glory فارْتَدِهِso wear it
مِنِّي وهذا رداءُ العزِّ فارْتَدِهِ
Glad tidings to you! This is kindness's gift; accept it
From me; and this is glory's robe—wear it.
فابلُغْso attain قَصِيَّthe farthest الأَمانِيwishes يَاO مُظَفَّرُMuzaffar فِيthrough
فابلُغْ قَصِيَّ الأَمانِي يَا مُظَفَّرُ فِي
مُظَفَّرِvictorious in المَقْدَمِarrival الأَقصىthe farthest مُؤَيَّدِهِaided in it
مُظَفَّرِ المَقْدَمِ الأَقصى مُؤَيَّدِهِ
So attain the farthest hopes, O Muzaffar, through
A triumphant, far-travelled and well-supported arrival,
فيin أَكْرَمِthe noblest الذِّكْرِremembrance فِيin الدنياthe world وأَخْلَدِهِand its most enduring
في أَكْرَمِ الذِّكْرِ فِي الدنيا وأَخْلَدِهِ
وأَسْعَدِand the happiest الجَدِّfortune فِيin الدُّنياthe world وأَصْعدِهِand its loftiest
وأَسْعَدِ الجَدِّ فِي الدُّنيا وأَصْعدِهِ
In the world's noblest and most enduring remembrance,
And in the world's happiest and loftiest fortune.
Sol 6.1