قُلSay لِلخلافةto the caliphate قَدْalready بلغْتِyou have attained مُناكِyour wishes
قُل لِلخلافة قَدْ بلغْتِ مُناكِ
ورَأَيتِand you have seen مَاwhat قَرَّتْwere delighted بِهِby it عَيْناكِyour two eyes
ورَأَيتِ مَا قَرَّتْ بِهِ عَيْناكِ
Tell the caliphate: You have attained your wishes
and seen what has delighted your eyes.
مَهْديُّthe rightly guided one أُمَّةthe community of أحمدٍAhmad وكريمُهاand its noble one
مَهْديُّ أُمَّة أحمدٍ وكريمُها
وحليمُهاand its forbearing one يأْويcomes for shelter إِلَىto مأواكِyour abode
وحليمُها يأْوي إِلَى مأواكِ
The Mahdi of Ahmad's community, its noble one,
and its forbearing one, comes to shelter in your abode,
وسليلُand the scion of نفسthe very self of إِمامهاits imam وشهيدهاand its martyr
وسليلُ نفس إِمامها وشهيدها
قمَريْكyour two moons فِيin الدنياthis world وماand what قمراكِyour two moons
قمَريْك فِي الدنيا وما قمراكِ
and the scion of its very imam and its martyr—
your two moons in this world—what moons they are!
هذاthis one تَعَجَّلobtained early منfrom كَرامةthe bounty of رَبِّهِhis Lord
هذا تَعَجَّل من كَرامة رَبِّهِ
فِيin الخلدeternity مثوىًa dwelling جَلَّwas exalted عنabove مثواكyour dwelling
فِي الخلد مثوىً جَلَّ عن مثواك
This one obtained early, through his Lord's bounty,
an abode in eternity, exalted above your own.
ودعوتِand you cried ياO! ثاراتهِvengeance for him فمُحَمَّدٌso Muhammad
ودعوتِ يا ثاراتهِ فمُحَمَّدٌ
بالسيفwith the sword أَوَّلُthe first سامعٍhearer لَبَّاكِanswered your call
بالسيف أَوَّلُ سامعٍ لَبَّاكِ
And you cried, 'Vengeance for him!' Then Muhammad
was the first to hear and answer you with the sword.
الخائضُplunging into الغَمَراتdeadly perils غيرnot مُروَّعٍterrified
الخائضُ الغَمَرات غير مُروَّعٍ
بالموتby death زَاحَمَهُhe vied with it إِلَىtoward مَحْياكِyour face
بالموت زَاحَمَهُ إِلَى مَحْياكِ
Plunging into deadly perils, undaunted
by death, he vied with it to reach your face.
فأضاءَتso shone الدنياthe world لأوَّلat the first وَهْلَةٍinstant
فأضاءَت الدنيا لأوَّل وَهْلَةٍ
وصلjoined الإلهGod سناءهhis radiance بسناكِto your radiance
وصل الإله سناءه بسناكِ
So the world lit up at the very first instant;
God joined his radiance to yours.
ماnot كُنتِyou were قابلةًaccepting سواهanyone but him وَلَمْand not يكُنْhe was
ما كُنتِ قابلةً سواه وَلَمْ يكُنْ
يوماًever يريدdesired حياتهhis life لِسِواكِfor anyone but you
يوماً يريد حياته لِسِواكِ
You would accept no other, nor did he
ever wish to live for anyone but you.
ولكمand how often شجَاهُgrieved him منكfrom you فِيin جنحthe cover of الدجىnight's darkness
ولكم شجَاهُ منك فِي جنح الدجى
إِعوالُthe wailing of محزونٍone grieving وزفرةُand the sigh of باكِone weeping
إِعوالُ محزونٍ وزفرةُ باكِ
How often, from you, in night's darkness, he was grieved
by a mourner's wailing and a weeper's sigh,
حتىuntil تلاقىhe confronted مَاwhat دهاكbefell you بعزمةٍwith a resolve
حتى تلاقى مَا دهاك بعزمةٍ
لَمْdid not يُعْيِهاexhaust it الدَّاءُthe sickness الَّذِيthat أعياكِexhausted you
لَمْ يُعْيِها الدَّاءُ الَّذِي أعياكِ
until he confronted what befell you with a resolve
that the sickness which exhausted you could not exhaust.
فيin كَفِّهِhis palm السيفُthe sword المقلَّدُwith which he was girded جَدُّهُhis forefather
في كَفِّهِ السيفُ المقلَّدُ جَدُّهُ
بالمَرْجِat al-Marj إِذwhen تَبَّتْperished يدُthe hand of الضحَّاكِal-Dahhak
بالمَرْجِ إِذ تَبَّتْ يدُ الضحَّاكِ
In his hand was the sword with which his forefather was girded
at al-Marj, when al-Dahhak's hand came to ruin.
وسَعىand he strove فأَدْرَكَthen he obtained بعدafter ثأركyour vengeance ثأْرهُhis vengeance
وسَعى فأَدْرَكَ بعد ثأرك ثأْرهُ
منfrom كلِّevery ممتنعٍone holding out منagainst الإدراكِcapture
من كلِّ ممتنعٍ من الإدراكِ
He strove and, after avenging you, won his own vengeance
from all who had held themselves beyond reach.
وأَباحand he laid open to plunder كُلَّevery حمىًsanctuary لكُلِّof every مُضَلِّلone leading others astray
وأَباح كُلَّ حمىً لكُلِّ مُضَلِّل
غَاوٍone gone astray أَباحَviolated حمىthe sanctuary of الهدىguidance وحماكِand your sanctuary
غَاوٍ أَباحَ حمى الهدى وحماكِ
He laid open to plunder every sanctuary of every deceiver,
each errant man who had violated guidance's sanctuary and yours.
فشفىthus he healed نفوسthe souls of المسلِمينthe Muslims ونفسَهُand his own soul
فشفى نفوس المسلِمين ونفسَهُ
لمّاwhen سقىhe watered الدنياthe world دماءَthe blood of عداكِyour enemies
لمّا سقى الدنيا دماءَ عداكِ
Thus he healed the souls of Muslims and his own
when he watered the world with your enemies' blood,
بشهيدfor the martyr of آلthe house of اللهGod والمَلِكand the king الَّذِيwho
بشهيد آل الله والمَلِك الَّذِي
لاno كُفْءَequal منin exchange for دمهhis blood الكريمnoble الزاكيpure
لا كُفْءَ من دمه الكريم الزاكي
for the martyr of God's house and the king whose
noble, pure blood has no equal.
لَبِسَتْput on عَلَيْهِfor him الأرضُthe earth ثوبَthe garment of حِدَادِهاits mourning
لَبِسَتْ عَلَيْهِ الأرضُ ثوبَ حِدَادِها
وبدتand appeared نجومُthe stars of الليلِthe night وَهْيَwhile they were بَوَاكِweeping
وبدت نجومُ الليلِ وَهْيَ بَوَاكِ
The earth put on its mourning garb for him,
and the stars of night appeared, weeping.
فَحَوىthus attained الخلافةَthe caliphate والسناءَand splendor وليُّهُhis heir
فَحَوى الخلافةَ والسناءَ وليُّهُ
رَغْماًin defiance لكلِّof every مُعاندٍobstinate opponent أَفَّاكِinveterate liar
رَغْماً لكلِّ مُعاندٍ أَفَّاكِ
His heir thus attained the caliphate and splendor,
in defiance of every obstinate liar,
حُكْماًa decree منfrom الحَكَمِthe Judge العَلِيِّthe Most High لطالبٍfor one seeking
حُكْماً من الحَكَمِ العَلِيِّ لطالبٍ
أَبداًَunceasingly دَمَthe blood of الخلفاءِthe caliphs والأَمْلاكِand the kings
أَبداًَ دَمَ الخلفاءِ والأَمْلاكِ
by decree of the Judge Most High, for one who sought
ever to avenge the blood of caliphs and kings,
حتىuntil تَنَجَّزَwas fulfilled موعِدُthe promise of اللهِGod الَّذِيwhich
حتى تَنَجَّزَ موعِدُ اللهِ الَّذِي
لَمْnot تَخْفَwere hidden فِيهِin it مَوَاعِدُthe pledges of الإيشاكِimminence
لَمْ تَخْفَ فِيهِ مَوَاعِدُ الإيشاكِ
until God's promise was fulfilled, a promise
whose assurances of swift fulfillment were plain.
ياO لابِساًyou who don لعدوِّهِfor his enemy ووليِّهِand his ally
يا لابِساً لعدوِّهِ ووليِّهِ
بطشَthe ferocity of الأُسودِlions وعِفَّةَand the restraint of النُسَّاكِascetics
بطشَ الأُسودِ وعِفَّةَ النُسَّاكِ
O you who don, for your enemy and your friend,
the ferocity of lions and the restraint of ascetics!
ماhow أَبهجَradiant الدنياthe world لَدَيْكَin your presence بِعِزَّةthrough the might of الthe
ما أَبهجَ الدنيا لَدَيْكَ بِعِزَّة ال
دِينِfaith الحنيفِupright وذِلَّةِand the abasement of الإِشْراكِpolytheism
دِينِ الحنيفِ وذِلَّةِ الإِشْراكِ
How radiant the world is in your presence, through the might of the
upright faith and the abasement of polytheism!
إنif غَصَّwas choked يومُthe day of القوطthe Goths منكَbecause of you بِرُسْلِهِمْwith their envoys
إن غَصَّ يومُ القوط منكَ بِرُسْلِهِمْ
فَغَداًthen tomorrow بيومwith the day of الرُّومِthe Romans والأَتراكِand the Turks
فَغَداً بيوم الرُّومِ والأَتراكِ
If, because of you, the Goths' day is choked with their envoys,
then tomorrow comes the day of the Romans and the Turks.
سمعواthey heard بدعوتِكَof your summons الَّتِيwhich نادَتْهُمُcalled to them
سمعوا بدعوتِكَ الَّتِي نادَتْهُمُ
أَوْطانُهُمْtheir homelands منهاbecause of it تَرَاكِLeave! تَرَاكِLeave!
أَوْطانُهُمْ منها تَرَاكِ تَرَاكِ
They heard of your summons, at which they were called
by their homelands: 'Leave! Leave!'
فالرَّوْعُso terror مُنقطعٌwholly given over إليهمto them وَاصِلٌjoining
فالرَّوْعُ مُنقطعٌ إليهم وَاصِلٌ
ليلَthe night of البَيَاتِrepose لهمfor them بيومِwith a day of عِراكِcombat
ليلَ البَيَاتِ لهم بيومِ عِراكِ
So terror is wholly theirs, joining
their night of repose to a day of combat,
بمثالِwith an image of طعنٍstabbing فِيinto الكُلىthe kidneys متتابعٍrepeated
بمثالِ طعنٍ فِي الكُلى متتابعٍ
وخيالِand a vision of ضَرْبٍblows فِيto الرِّقَابِthe necks دِرَاكِin rapid succession
وخيالِ ضَرْبٍ فِي الرِّقَابِ دِرَاكِ
with images of repeated thrusts into the kidneys
and visions of blows to the necks in swift succession.
فتيمَّمُوكَso they made for you ومنand among أَشكِّthe keenest of سلاحِهِمْtheir weapons
فتيمَّمُوكَ ومن أَشكِّ سلاحِهِمْ
سِيمىthe mark of الخضوعِsubmission وبزَّةُand the garb of الهُلَّاكِthe doomed
سِيمى الخضوعِ وبزَّةُ الهُلَّاكِ
So they made for you, and among their keenest weapons were
the mark of submission and the garb of the doomed,
مُتَعَوِّذِينَseeking refuge منfrom الفَناءِannihilation بصَفْحَتَيْin the two flat sides of
مُتَعَوِّذِينَ من الفَناءِ بصَفْحَتَيْ
سيفٍa sword لمثلِof the like of دمائِهِمtheir blood سَفَّاكِa relentless blood-shedder
سيفٍ لمثلِ دمائِهِم سَفَّاكِ
seeking refuge from annihilation in the two flat sides
of a sword that unsparingly spills blood like theirs.
فكأَنَّماso it was as though خاضتْhad waded إليكtoward you وجوهُهُمْtheir faces
فكأَنَّما خاضتْ إليك وجوهُهُمْ
ناراًa fire تَضَرَّمُblazing فِيin غضاءِa thicket of أَرَاكِarak trees
ناراً تَضَرَّمُ فِي غضاءِ أَرَاكِ
So it was as though their faces had waded toward you
through a fire blazing in arak brushwood,
حتىuntil اجتلَوْاthey beheld قمرthe moon of الخلافةِthe caliphate حولَهُaround him
حتى اجتلَوْا قمر الخلافةِ حولَهُ
أَمثالَthe likes of زَهْرِbright كَواكبِstars of الأَفلاكِthe celestial spheres
أَمثالَ زَهْرِ كَواكبِ الأَفلاكِ
until they beheld the caliphate's moon, surrounded
by the likes of the bright stars of the celestial spheres.
فاغلِبْso conquer ولاand may not تَزَلِcease الخلافةُthe caliphate والهدىand guidance
فاغلِبْ ولا تَزَلِ الخلافةُ والهدى
منthrough سعدِthe auspiciousness of جَدِّكَyour fortune فِيin سلاحٍarms شاكِkeen-edged
من سعدِ جَدِّكَ فِي سلاحٍ شاكِ
So conquer, and may the caliphate and guidance ever remain,
through your good fortune, armed with keen-edged weapons.
واشربand drink بأَكواسِfrom cups of السرورjoy وسَقِّهاand give her drink
واشرب بأَكواسِ السرور وسَقِّها
رِفْهاًin ease مدىthroughout الأَيَّامِthe days هاتِgive here! وَهاكِand take!
رِفْهاً مدى الأَيَّامِ هاتِ وَهاكِ
And drink from the cups of joy, and give her drink,
in ease through all your days: 'Give here!' and 'Take!'
وأَناand I am الشريدُthe outcast وظلُّand the shade of عِزِّكَyour might مَوئليmy refuge
وأَنا الشريدُ وظلُّ عِزِّكَ مَوئلي
وأَناand I am الأَسيرُthe captive وَفِيand in يديكَyour hands فِكاكيmy release
وأَنا الأَسيرُ وَفِي يديكَ فِكاكي
And I am the outcast, and the shade of your might is my refuge;
and I am the captive, and in your hands lies my release.
أَدَبٌliterary art أَضَاءَilluminated المشرقَيْنthe two Easts وتحتَهُyet beneath it
أَدَبٌ أَضَاءَ المشرقَيْن وتحتَهُ
حظٌّa fortune يَئِنُّgroans إليكto you أَنَّةَthe groan of شاكِone complaining
حظٌّ يَئِنُّ إليك أَنَّةَ شاكِ
Literary art that has illumined the two Easts, yet beneath it
a fortune that groans to you with a sufferer's groan.
Sol 6.1