طَلَعَتْhave risen نجومُstars السعدِgood fortune منfrom آفاقهاtheir horizons
طَلَعَتْ نجومُ السعدِ من آفاقها
فالأَرضُso the earth تشرِقُshines منfrom سناsplendor إِشراقِهاtheir radiance
فالأَرضُ تشرِقُ من سنا إِشراقِها
The stars of good fortune have risen from their horizons;
The stars of good fortune rose from their horizons,
So the earth shines with the splendor of their radiance.
The land shone bright with their rising.
للحاجِبِfor the chamberlain الأَعْلىthe supreme المُصَرِّفdirecting هِمَّةًresolve
للحاجِبِ الأَعْلى المُصَرِّف هِمَّةً
موصولةًlinked بشآمِهاto its Syria وعِراقِهاand its Iraq
موصولةً بشآمِها وعِراقِها
For the supreme chamberlain, directing a resolve
For the supreme eyebrow who directs determination,
Linked to its Syria and its Iraq,
United with its Levant and Iraq.
بهلالِwith a crescent أَقمارِmoons الهُدىguidance منfrom يَعْرُبٍYa'rub
بهلالِ أَقمارِ الهُدى من يَعْرُبٍ
فَمُنىso the hopes مَساعِيefforts شأْوِهاtheir reach بِلَحَاقِهاin catching up with them
فَمُنى مَساعِي شأْوِها بِلَحَاقِها
With a crescent among the moons of guidance from Ya'rub;
With the crescent moons of guidance for the Arabs
So the hope of striving toward their reach is to catch up with them.
So the goal of its zeal is to catch up with it.
الطالِعاتُthose rising عَلَىover الهُدىguidance بِتَمامِهاin their fullness
الطالِعاتُ عَلَى الهُدى بِتَمامِها
والطالعاتand those rising عَلَىover العِدىthe foes بِمَحَاقِهاin their dark phase
والطالعات عَلَى العِدى بِمَحَاقِها
Rising over guidance in their fullness,
The risings upon guidance completely,
And rising over foes in their dark phase.
And the settings upon deviation vanishing.
والمُسْتَهِلُّand rising as a new moon عَلَىover العُفَاةِthe petitioners بِراحَةٍwith a palm
والمُسْتَهِلُّ عَلَى العُفَاةِ بِراحَةٍ
وَسِعَhas encompassed الهُدىguidance والمُلْكَand kingship ظِلُّthe shade رِواقِهاits pavilion
وَسِعَ الهُدى والمُلْكَ ظِلُّ رِواقِها
And he who rises like a new moon over petitioners with a palm
The new moon rises over the wastelands in comfort
Whose pavilion's shade has embraced guidance and kingship.
As guidance and kingdom spread their shade.
فالدينُso faith يونعُripens منfrom نَدىdew إِغْدَاقِهاits lavish giving
فالدينُ يونعُ من نَدى إِغْدَاقِها
والكفرُand unbelief يَرْجُفُtrembles منfrom ردَىdeath إِصْعاقِهاits thunderstroke
والكفرُ يَرْجُفُ من ردَى إِصْعاقِها
Thus faith ripens from the dew of its lavish giving,
Thus religion flourishes from the dew of its pouring,
And unbelief trembles at the death dealt by its thunderstroke.
And blasphemy trembles from the flood of its rage.
خَلَفاًas a successor منfrom المنصورِal-Mansur فِيin عَزَماتِهِhis firm resolves
خَلَفاً من المنصورِ فِي عَزَماتِهِ
والخيلُand the horses جاريَةٌrunning عَلَىaccording to أَعْراقِهاtheir bloodlines
والخيلُ جاريَةٌ عَلَى أَعْراقِها
As al-Mansur's successor in his firm resolves,
Successor to al-Mansur in his resolves,
And steeds run true to their bloodlines.
And the horses racing with their necks outstretched.
زُهِيَتْgloried نحورُnecks الغانِياتِthe beauties بِهِin him وَقَدْand already
زُهِيَتْ نحورُ الغانِياتِ بِهِ وَقَدْ
سامَbid for الوغىbattle بوَدَاعِهاwith farewell to them وفِراقِهاand separation from them
سامَ الوغى بوَدَاعِها وفِراقِها
The necks of beauties gloried in him, though
The throats of singers were adorned by him, after
He had bid for battle with farewell and parting from them.
The clamor bid farewell to their gatherings and separation.
مُتَرَشِّفُsipping الهبواتِdust clouds قبلَbefore شِفاهِهاtheir lips
مُتَرَشِّفُ الهبواتِ قبلَ شِفاهِها
ومُعَانِقُand embracing الأَبطالِthe champions قبلَbefore عِناقِهاembracing them
ومُعَانِقُ الأَبطالِ قبلَ عِناقِها
Sipping dust clouds before their lips,
Sipping the drafts before their very lips,
And embracing champions before embracing them.
And embracing the heroes before their very throats.
قَلِقَتْgrew restless إِلَيْهِtoward him البيضُthe bright swords فِيin أَغْمادِهاtheir scabbards
قَلِقَتْ إِلَيْهِ البيضُ فِي أَغْمادِها
وثَنَتْand bent إِلَيْهِtoward him الخيلُthe horses منfrom أَعناقِهاtheir necks
وثَنَتْ إِلَيْهِ الخيلُ من أَعناقِها
The bright swords grew restless for him in their scabbards,
The blades quivered in their sheaths toward him,
And the horses bent their necks toward him.
And the horses inclined their necks toward him.
مُتَفَجِّرٌgushing forth لِعُفَاتِهِfor his petitioners عنfrom شِيمَةٍa disposition
مُتَفَجِّرٌ لِعُفَاتِهِ عن شِيمَةٍ
زادَتْincreased بِهَاthrough it الأَيامُthe days فِيin أَرزاقِهاtheir provisions
زادَتْ بِهَا الأَيامُ فِي أَرزاقِها
Gushing forth for his petitioners from a disposition
Bursting forth upon the wastelands from valor,
Through which the days increased their bounty.
By it the days gained in their provisions.
متكَشِّفٌunveiling عنfrom سطوةٍmight مذخورَةٍheld in reserve
متكَشِّفٌ عن سطوةٍ مذخورَةٍ
للحربِfor war إِنْif كَشَفَتْshe bares لَهُto him عنfrom ساقِهاher shin
للحربِ إِنْ كَشَفَتْ لَهُ عن ساقِها
Unveiling a might held in reserve
Baring latent might,
For war, should she bare her shin to him.
If war bared its legs to him.
تَفْدِيهِwould ransom him مِنَّاamong us أَنْفُسٌsouls وَجَدَتْhave found بِهِin him
تَفْدِيهِ مِنَّا أَنْفُسٌ وَجَدَتْ بِهِ
ريحانةsweet basil الأمالhopes فِيin إِنْشاقِهاinhaling its scent
ريحانة الأمال فِي إِنْشاقِها
Souls among us would ransom him, having found in him
Souls that found in him the fragrance of hopes would ransom him,
The sweet basil of hopes as they breathe in its scent.
And gazes that eyed him longingly,
ونَوَاظِرٌand eyes حَفَّتْhave gathered بِهِaround him تَوَّاقَةٌyearning
ونَوَاظِرٌ حَفَّتْ بِهِ تَوَّاقَةٌ
لَوْif only أَنَّهاthat they حَمَلَتْهُthey carried him فِيin أَحْداقِهاtheir pupils
لَوْ أَنَّها حَمَلَتْهُ فِي أَحْداقِها
And eyes have gathered around him, yearning—
As though they could carry him in their pupils.
If only they could carry him in their pupils!
In the garden of kingship wherein flows
فِيin رَوْضَةِthe garden المُلكِkingship الَّتِيwhich يَجْرِيflows بِهَاthrough it
فِي رَوْضَةِ المُلكِ الَّتِي يَجْرِي بِهَا
ماءُwater النَّعِيمِbliss يروقُdelights the eye فِيamong أَورَاقِهاits leaves
ماءُ النَّعِيمِ يروقُ فِي أَورَاقِها
In the garden of kingship, through which flows
The water of bliss, gladdening in its leaves,
The water of bliss, delighting the eye among its leaves.
And all things gained more beauty,
وازدادَتand grew الأَشياءُthings حُسناًin beauty كُلُّهاall of them
وازدادَت الأَشياءُ حُسناً كُلُّها
حَتَّىeven حمامُdoves الأَيْكِthe grove فِيin أَطْواقِهاtheir neck-rings
حَتَّى حمامُ الأَيْكِ فِي أَطْواقِها
And all things have grown more beautiful,
Even the doves of Aika in their collars.
Even the grove's doves in their neck-rings.
O you who populated the ways of guidance the most,
ياO عامراًone who keeps alive منthose who أَعْمَرُواthey made flourish سُبُلَthe paths الهُدىguidance
يا عامراً من أَعْمَرُوا سُبُلَ الهُدى
لاmay not دَرَّflow دَرُّbounty الخيلِthe horses بَعْدَafter عِتاقِهاtheir thoroughbreds
لا دَرَّ دَرُّ الخيلِ بَعْدَ عِتاقِها
O you who keep alive those who made the paths of guidance flourish,
No birds chirped after the horses were set loose.
May no bounty flow from horses after their thoroughbreds!
Partial English translation: 33 of 34 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1