هَنيئاًcongratulations بصُنْعٍon a deed نحوَهُtoward it النصْرُvictory قدalready خَطاstrode
هَنيئاً بصُنْعٍ نحوَهُ النصْرُ قد خَطا
تَرامىit sprang forward لهُtoward it سبْعاًlike a lion وماand did not قصَرَshorten الخُطاthe strides
تَرامى لهُ سبْعاً وما قصَرَ الخُطا
Joy to you for a deed toward which victory has strode!
Congratulations on an achievement towards which victory strides,
It sprang toward it like a lion, never shortening its strides,
Spreading for it sevenfold, not falling short,
وأقبَلَand it advanced طوْعَin willing obedience to الفتحِconquest لاnot مُتوانياًlagging
وأقبَلَ طوْعَ الفتحِ لا مُتوانياً
عنِfrom الغرَضِthe aim الأقْصىthe furthest ولاnor مُتَثبِّطاholding back
عنِ الغرَضِ الأقْصى ولا مُتَثبِّطا
and advanced obedient to conquest, neither lagging
And advancing willingly towards the opening, not hesitating
behind the furthest aim nor holding back.
From the farthest goal, nor discouraged,
بطاعَتِكthrough obedience to you اعْتزّgained honor المُلوكُthe kings فبادَرواso they hastened
بطاعَتِك اعْتزّ المُلوكُ فبادَروا
سِراعاًswiftly إلىtoward ماwhat شِئْتَهُyou wished for ليسَnot بالبِطاas laggards
سِراعاً إلى ما شِئْتَهُ ليسَ بالبِطا
Through obedience to you, kings gained honor and hastened
Through your obedience kings became eminent, so they hastened
swiftly toward whatever you wished, not as laggards.
Quickly to what you wanted, unfailing,
وأيُّand which غَمامِcloud الأفْقِof the horizon ليسَnot يُمِدُّهُreplenishes it
وأيُّ غَمامِ الأفْقِ ليسَ يُمِدُّهُ
ندَىthe bounty يدِكَof your hand العُلياthe exalted ببَحْرٍwith an ocean منَof العَطاgiving
ندَى يدِكَ العُليا ببَحْرٍ منَ العَطا
What cloud upon the horizon is not replenished
And which cloud on the horizon does your lofty hand not bestow
by your exalted hand's bounty with an ocean of giving?
A sea of gifts upon it?
بذكرِكَwith your mention حاديthe camel-driver الرّكْبِof the caravan فيin البيدِthe wastelands قدindeed شَداsang
بذكرِكَ حادي الرّكْبِ في البيدِ قد شَدا
فحلّىso he adorned بهِwith it الأسْماعَthe ears دُرّاًwith pearls وقرّطاand hung earrings
فحلّى بهِ الأسْماعَ دُرّاً وقرّطا
The caravan's camel-driver has sung your praise in the wastes,
By your mention the guide of the travelling party in the wilderness set forth
adorning listening ears with pearls and hanging earrings upon them.
And made the ears happy with pearls and treasures,
ومَنand who كابْنlike Ibn نصْرٍNasr مُنْعِماًbestowing favors متطوِّلاًlavishly gracious
ومَن كابْن نصْرٍ مُنْعِماً متطوِّلاً
يجودُhe gives generously ويُجْديand brings benefit رأفةًwith compassion وتبسُّطاand openhandedness
يجودُ ويُجْدي رأفةً وتبسُّطا
Who is like Ibn Nasr, bestowing favors and largesse,
And one who is like Nasr, favouring, hoping,
giving generously and bringing benefit with compassion and openhandedness?
Giving generously and benefiting kindly and openly,
إذاwhen عبَسfrowned الروْعُterror اغْتدَىhe became متَبسِّماًsmiling
إذا عبَس الروْعُ اغْتدَى متَبسِّماً
وإنْand if قُبضَتْwere closed أيْديthe hands النّدىof generosity مُتَبسِّطاopenhanded
وإنْ قُبضَتْ أيْدي النّدى مُتَبسِّطا
When terror frowns, he becomes all smiles,
When terror frowns he becomes gently smiling,
and when generosity's hands close, he remains openhanded.
And if hands of aid are withheld he holds them outstretched,
روىrecounted جودُهhis generosity عنْfrom كفِّهhis palm صِلَةَthe gift النّدىof bounty
روى جودُه عنْ كفِّه صِلَةَ النّدى
فللهِso, to God belongs ماwhat يرْويهِit recounts عنfrom واصِلٍa constant giver عَطاgiving
فللهِ ما يرْويهِ عن واصِلٍ عَطا
His generosity recounts, from his palm, the gift of bounty;
His munificence quenches the tie of aid from his palm,
how wondrous what Giving recounts from a constant giver!
By God, how he quenches it from a joiner of gifts!
وإنْand if عدَلَتْstrayed عنfrom منْهَجِthe path الحقّof truth أُسْرَةٌa clan
وإنْ عدَلَتْ عن منْهَجِ الحقّ أُسْرَةٌ
غَداbecame حُكْمُهُhis rule بالسيفِthrough the sword والسّيْبِand bounty مُقْسِطاjust
غَدا حُكْمُهُ بالسيفِ والسّيْبِ مُقْسِطا
If a clan strays from the path of truth,
And if a family deviates from the path of truth,
his rule becomes just through sword and bounty.
His rule over them the next day is by sword and captivity, equitable,
بعزْمَتِهwith his resolve حاطَhe guarded البلادَthe lands فماso none يُرَىis seen
بعزْمَتِه حاطَ البلادَ فما يُرَى
بأعْطفَas more compassionate منهُthan he فيamong المُلوكِthe kings وأحْوَطاand more protective
بأعْطفَ منهُ في المُلوكِ وأحْوَطا
With his resolve he guarded the lands; none is found
With his determination he embraced the countries, so none
among kings more compassionate or more protective than he.
Is seen more compassionate among kings, or more protective,
رؤوفٌmerciful عَطوفٌtenderhearted منعِمٌbeneficent متفضِّلٌgracious
رؤوفٌ عَطوفٌ منعِمٌ متفضِّلٌ
كَريمٌnoble حَليمٌforbearing يغفِرُhe forgives العَمْدَdeliberate wrong والخَطاand error
كَريمٌ حَليمٌ يغفِرُ العَمْدَ والخَطا
Merciful, tenderhearted, beneficent, gracious,
Kind, merciful, beneficent, gracious,
noble and forbearing, he forgives deliberate wrong and error.
Noble, clement, forgiving sins and mistakes,
هوَhe العادلُthe just الأرضَىthe most approved هوَhe الحَكمُthe judge الذيwho
هوَ العادلُ الأرضَى هوَ الحَكمُ الذي
إذاwhen قسَطَacted unjustly الأملاكُthe kings فيin الحُكْمِjudgment أقْسَطاhe acted justly
إذا قسَطَ الأملاكُ في الحُكْمِ أقْسَطا
He is the just, the most approved; he is the judge who,
He is the just, the pleasing, he is the arbiter
when kings rule unjustly, rules with justice.
Who when he administers dominions judges most equitably,
يَضِلّstrays مُناويهِhis opponent وإنّand indeed يَمينَهُhis right hand
يَضِلّ مُناويهِ وإنّ يَمينَهُ
لأهْدىsurely better guided لطُرْقِto the paths المَكْرماتِof noble deeds منthan القَطاsandgrouse
لأهْدى لطُرْقِ المَكْرماتِ من القَطا
His opponent strays, while his right hand
His errors lead astray while his right hand
is surely better guided to the paths of noble deeds than sandgrouse.
Is more guiding to the paths of noble deeds than steps,
وكمْand how often قدindeed سرىjourneyed by night يستَقْبِلُto meet النصْرَvictory عزمُهُhis resolve
وكمْ قد سرى يستَقْبِلُ النصْرَ عزمُهُ
سُرىًnight-marches ليسَnot يُلْفَىis found للعدوّfor the enemy بِهاin them سُطاan onslaught
سُرىً ليسَ يُلْفَى للعدوّ بِها سُطا
How often his resolve has journeyed by night to meet victory,
And how his resolve marched ahead to meet victory,
on night-marches where no enemy onslaught is found.
An impregnable march for the enemy,
ينالُattains المعاليlofty honors بالعَواليwith lofty spears سوَىexcept الذيthe one who
ينالُ المعالي بالعَوالي سوَى الذي
عَلاmounted صهْوَةthe saddle الأخْطارِof dangers للعِزِّfor glory وامتَطاand rode
عَلا صهْوَة الأخْطارِ للعِزِّ وامتَطا
None reaches lofty honors with lofty spears except the man
He attains sublime heights by highlands other than one
who mounted danger's saddle for glory and rode.
Who transcended the precipice of dangers for glory and mounted,
ومَنand whoever خَطَبcourted العلياءَthe heights بالسُّمْرِwith brown spears والظُّباand blade-edges
ومَن خَطَب العلياءَ بالسُّمْرِ والظُّبا
ويمّمَand aimed at أقْصاهاtheir utmost reach أيَبغيwould he seek توسُّطاa middle place
ويمّمَ أقْصاها أيَبغي توسُّطا
And one who courts the heights with brown spears and blade-edges,
And one who woos the most high with steadfastness and return,
aiming at their utmost reach—would he seek a middle place?
Does he desire compromise?
فلاso no صارِمٌkeen blade إلاexcept إلىtoward النّصْرvictory مُنتَضىًdrawn
فلا صارِمٌ إلا إلى النّصْر مُنتَضىً
ولاand no صاهِلٌneighing steed إلاexcept إلىtoward العزِّglory مُمْتَطاmounted
ولا صاهِلٌ إلا إلى العزِّ مُمْتَطا
No keen blade is drawn except for victory,
None but the decisive turns toward victory
nor any neighing steed mounted except for glory.
And none but the strong turns toward glory and mounts,
عزائِمُresolves لوif أُعمِلْنَthey were employed للبَدْرِagainst the full moon ماnot ارتَقىwould it rise
عزائِمُ لو أُعمِلْنَ للبَدْرِ ما ارتَقى
وللبَحْرِand against the sea ماnot اسْتَعْصىwould it resist وللدّهْرِand against time ماnot سَطاwould it assault
وللبَحْرِ ما اسْتَعْصى وللدّهْرِ ما سَطا
Resolves that, if turned against the full moon, would keep it from rising,
Determinations - if implemented they would enable the full moon to rise
and against the sea, would tame it; against time, would still its assault.
And the turbulent sea to be controlled and the ages mastered -
تهبُّspring forward إلىtoward داعيthe caller الرّشادِto right guidance جيادُهُhis steeds
تهبُّ إلى داعي الرّشادِ جيادُهُ
بأسْرَعmore swiftly منthan لمْعِthe flash البُروقِof lightning وأنْشَطاand more spiritedly
بأسْرَع من لمْعِ البُروقِ وأنْشَطا
His steeds spring toward the caller to right guidance,
Rush at the summons of guidance, faster than
faster and more spirited than lightning's flash.
The twinkle of lightning and livelier,
فمِنْand among them أشهَبٍa gray steed كالصُّبْحِlike morning إذwhen تَبعَit followed الدُجىdarkness
فمِنْ أشهَبٍ كالصُّبْحِ إذ تَبعَ الدُجى
وغادرَand left منهُof it الفَوْدَthe temple بالفجْرِwith dawn أشْمَطاgray-streaked
وغادرَ منهُ الفَوْدَ بالفجْرِ أشْمَطا
Among them, a gray steed like morning as it follows darkness,
So one whose sorrel is like the dawn when it follows darkness
leaving darkness's temple streaked gray with dawn;
And leaves it to the morn stripped bare,
وأدْهَمَand a black steed يحْكيresembling والصّباحُand morning حُجولُهُits white fetlocks
وأدْهَمَ يحْكي والصّباحُ حُجولُهُ
دُجىًdarkness والثُريّاand the Pleiades حَليُهُits jewelry حينَwhen يُمْتَطاit is mounted
دُجىً والثُريّا حَليُهُ حينَ يُمْتَطا
and a black steed resembling—with morning for its white fetlocks—
And his bay recounts when daybreak's steeds are lively
night, with the Pleiades its jewelry when mounted.
Darkness, and when saddled his ornament,
بعُلْياهُin his eminence تاهَgrew proud الطِرْفُthe noble steed وارْتاحَand rejoiced عندَماwhen
بعُلْياهُ تاهَ الطِرْفُ وارْتاحَ عندَما
غداbecame مُفْرِجاًdispelling خَطْباًa calamity منof الروْعِterror مُفْرِطاoverwhelming
غدا مُفْرِجاً خَطْباً من الروْعِ مُفْرِطا
In his eminence the noble steed grew proud, rejoicing when
With his lofty ones sight wanders and rests when
it came to dispel a calamity of overwhelming terror.
He becomes deliverer from dread spread wide,
فلمْso it did not يرْضَaccept فيin نهْرِthe river المجرّةِof the Milky Way مَوْرِداًa watering place
فلمْ يرْضَ في نهْرِ المجرّةِ مَوْرِداً
ولاnor بإزاءِbeside الأنْجُمِthe stars الزُّهْرِthe radiant مَرْبِطاa tethering place
ولا بإزاءِ الأنْجُمِ الزُّهْرِ مَرْبِطا
It would not accept the Milky Way's river as a watering place,
He was not satisfied in the River of the Pleiades to alight
nor a tethering place beside the radiant stars.
Or opposite the flowers of the stars to tether,
ومَنand who كابْنِlike a descendant أنصارِof the Ansar الرّسولِof the Messenger الذيwho هدَىguided
ومَن كابْنِ أنصارِ الرّسولِ الذي هدَى
إلىto الرُّشْدِrighteousness مَنْwhoever ضلّlost السّبيلَthe path وخلّطاand became confused
إلى الرُّشْدِ مَنْ ضلّ السّبيلَ وخلّطا
Who is like a descendant of the Messenger's Ansar, the Messenger who guided
And one who is like the Helpers of the Messenger who guided
to righteousness those who lost their way and became confused?
To the right path those who had strayed and mixed,
ومَنْand who جعلmade الرّوحَthe Spirit الأمينَthe Faithful مصاحِباًa companion
ومَنْ جعل الرّوحَ الأمينَ مصاحِباً
إذاwhen هُوhe ناجَىcommuned privately والبُراقَand Buraq إنif امْتَطاhe rode
إذا هُو ناجَى والبُراقَ إن امْتَطا
And who made the Faithful Spirit his companion
And one who made the Trustworthy Spirit his companion
when he communed, and Buraq whenever he rode?
When he conversed secretly and mounted the Heavenly Steed,
وطابَتْand became blessed إلىuntil يومِthe Day القِيامةِof Resurrection طيْبةٌTayba
وطابَتْ إلى يومِ القِيامةِ طيْبةٌ
بهِthrough him عندَماwhen آوَىhe sought refuge إليْهاin it وافْرَطاand went on ahead
بهِ عندَما آوَى إليْها وافْرَطا
Tayba became blessed until the Day of Resurrection
And goodness until the Day of Resurrection will remain
through him, when he took refuge there and went on ahead.
When he sheltered in it and departed,
فأضْحَتْso it became حِلالاًan abode طالَماoften اغْتُفِرَتْwere forgiven بِهاthere
فأضْحَتْ حِلالاً طالَما اغْتُفِرَتْ بِها
خَطاياthe sins البَراياof humankind إذwhen لَهاtoward it تُعْمِلُare set in motion الخُطاthe steps
خَطايا البَرايا إذ لَها تُعْمِلُ الخُطا
It became an abode where often were forgiven
So it became permitted, however much sins are forgiven through it,
the sins of humankind, as steps were directed toward it;
The mistakes of created beings when it takes effect,
وأُفْقاًand a horizon إلىfor الذّكْرِthe Remembrance الحكيمِthe Wise ومَطْلِعاًand a rising place
وأُفْقاً إلى الذّكْرِ الحكيمِ ومَطْلِعاً
ومَرْمىًand a destination إلىfor الوَحْيrevelation الكريمِthe noble ومَهْبِطاand a descent-place
ومَرْمىً إلى الوَحْي الكريمِ ومَهْبِطا
and a horizon for the Wise Remembrance and a place of its rising,
And a horizon to the Wise Remembrance, and a rising place
a destination for noble revelation and a place of its descent.
And a destination to the Noble Revelation, and a place of descent,
فهمْfor they نصَروهُaided him حينَwhen آوَىhe sought refuge إليْهمُwith them
فهمْ نصَروهُ حينَ آوَى إليْهمُ
وكفّواand restrained الغَويَّthe errant one المسْرِفَthe reckless المتخمِّطاthe raging
وكفّوا الغَويَّ المسْرِفَ المتخمِّطا
They aided him when he sought refuge with them,
They supported him when he sought asylum with them
and restrained the errant, reckless, raging foe.
And prevented the profligate transgressor,
فكُلٌّso each يُرىis seen حيثُwhere الذّوابِلُthe slender spears تَنثَنيbend
فكُلٌّ يُرى حيثُ الذّوابِلُ تَنثَني
لِلُقْياto meet الأعاديthe enemies منشِطاًeager ومُنشّطاand encouraging others
لِلُقْيا الأعادي منشِطاً ومُنشّطا
Each is seen where slender spears bend,
So each is seen where the spears bend
eager to meet the enemies and encouraging others.
To repel the enemies, roused and rousing,
وكُلٌّand each يُرىis seen حيثُwhere الصّواهِلُthe neighing steeds ترتَميhurtle forward
وكُلٌّ يُرى حيثُ الصّواهِلُ ترتَمي
لهاfor them فيin رِضاهُhis pleasure مُفْرطاًunstinting لاnot مُفرِّطاremiss
لها في رِضاهُ مُفْرطاً لا مُفرِّطا
Each is seen where neighing steeds hurtle forward,
And each is seen where the swords flash
unstinting with them for his pleasure, never remiss.
Superabounding for his pleasure, not failing,
وقيْسُand Qays بْنson of سعْدٍSa'd لمdid not يَدَعْleave متخَلّفاًanyone lagging
وقيْسُ بْن سعْدٍ لم يَدَعْ متخَلّفاً
بكُفْرٍin unbelief عنaway from الدّينthe faith الحَنيفِthe upright مُخَلِّطاconfused
بكُفْرٍ عن الدّين الحَنيفِ مُخَلِّطا
Qays ibn Sa'd left none lagging behind
Qays ibn Sa'd left no one behind, mixing
in unbelief, confused and apart from the upright faith.
Disbelief with the pure religion,
إذاif حادَswerved عنfrom نهْجِthe path الهِدايةِof guidance مُلْحِدٌa heretic
إذا حادَ عن نهْجِ الهِدايةِ مُلْحِدٌ
تَمادَىhe persisted علىin الحقّtruth المُبينِthe manifest واغْبَطاand persevered
تَمادَى على الحقّ المُبينِ واغْبَطا
If a heretic swerved from the path of guidance,
If an apostate deviated from the path of guidance,
he persisted in manifest truth and held steadfast.
Persisting upon the clear truth and coveting,
وإنand if مالfaltered فيin الرّوعِterror المروعُthe frightened one أقامَهُhe set him upright
وإن مال في الرّوعِ المروعُ أقامَهُ
وثبّتَand steadied منwhoever يبْغيseeks الفِرارَflight وثبّطاand held back
وثبّتَ من يبْغي الفِرارَ وثبّطا
If the terror-stricken faltered in fear, he set him upright,
He would restrain him if he was awed in terror,
steadied whoever sought to flee and held him back.
And steady whoever seeks flight, preventing it,
وقدand indeed أنْجَبواthey brought forth noble offspring منin ناصرNasir الدّينal-Din يُوسُفٍYusuf
وقد أنْجَبوا من ناصر الدّين يُوسُفٍ
إماماًan imam يفوقsurpassing السُحْبَthe clouds فيin البَذْلِgenerosity والعَطاand giving
إماماً يفوق السُحْبَ في البَذْلِ والعَطا
They have brought forth, in Nasir al-Din Yusuf,
They begot from the Supporter of the Religion, Yusuf,
an imam surpassing the clouds in generosity and giving.
An imam surpassing clouds in bounty and gifts,
ترىyou see نورَthe radiance مرْآهof his appearance وجُودَand the generosity يمينِهof his right hand
ترى نورَ مرْآه وجُودَ يمينِه
إذاwhen البَدْرُthe full moon حيّاgave its greeting أوor إذاwhen الغيثُthe rain أفْرَطاpoured abundantly
إذا البَدْرُ حيّا أو إذا الغيثُ أفْرَطا
You see his face's radiance and his right hand's bounty
You see the light of his essence and the munificence of his right hand
when the full moon gives its greeting or rain pours beyond measure.
Whether the full moon gives light or rain pours down,
وإنand if قبَضتْgrasped يُمْناهُhis right hand سيفاًa sword قضتْit decreed بأنْthat
وإن قبَضتْ يُمْناهُ سيفاً قضتْ بأنْ
يمُدَّit extend ظِلالَthe shades الأمْنِof safety فيناover us ويَبْسُطاand spread them
يمُدَّ ظِلالَ الأمْنِ فينا ويَبْسُطا
If his right hand grasps a sword, it decrees that
And if his right hand grasps a sword it decrees that
it extend the shades of safety over us and spread them wide.
He spread the shade of security for us and extend,
وإنand if أرْسَلَتْit sent forth فيinto حوْمَةِthe thick الحرْبِof battle ذابِلاًa slender spear
وإن أرْسَلَتْ في حوْمَةِ الحرْبِ ذابِلاً
تتبّعَit pursued منwhoever لمْdid not يبْغseek عنهُfrom him تثبُّطاholding back
تتبّعَ من لمْ يبْغ عنهُ تثبُّطا
If it sends a slender spear into the thick of battle,
And if it unleashes a torrent in the heat of war
it pursues whoever has not sought to hang back from him.
It pursues one from whom it will not be discouraged,
يضيقُnarrows مجالُthe scope الفوزِfor victory عنْfor كُلّevery مُعْتَدٍaggressor
يضيقُ مجالُ الفوزِ عنْ كُلّ مُعْتَدٍ
إذاwhen هوَhe للخطّيّfor the Khatti spear قدindeed فسحَmade room الخُطاfor strides
إذا هوَ للخطّيّ قد فسحَ الخُطا
The scope for victory shrinks for every aggressor
The scope of success is narrowed for every transgressor
once he has given the Khatti spear room to stride.
When for the wrongdoer he opens wide the way,
فللهِso, to God belongs أعْمالُthe work العَوامِلof spearheads فيin الوَغَىbattle
فللهِ أعْمالُ العَوامِل في الوَغَى
لقدْindeed أمِنَتْthey were safe منfrom أنbeing تُراعَalarmed فتَحْبَطاand thus failing
لقدْ أمِنَتْ من أن تُراعَ فتَحْبَطا
How wondrous the work of spearheads in battle!
So for God are the deeds of actors in the conflict,
They are indeed safe from being alarmed into failure.
They are safe from being shaken and annulled,
وقدand indeed صُفّتِwere arrayed الأبطالُthe champions حيثُwhere سُطورُهاtheir lines
وقد صُفّتِ الأبطالُ حيثُ سُطورُها
تُخَطُّare drawn فتثْنيso they bend الخَطّthe stroke للهامِfor heads مَسْقِطاa place of falling
تُخَطُّ فتثْني الخَطّ للهامِ مَسْقِطا
The champions stand arrayed where their lines
The heroes have been arranged where its lines
are drawn, bending the stroke to bring down heads:
Are drawn, doubling for the high-minded a place of descent,
سُطورٌlines عَلاovertopped حَدُّthe edge الحَسامof the sword حُروفَهاtheir letters
سُطورٌ عَلا حَدُّ الحَسام حُروفَها
ليَشْكُلَهاto vowel-mark them والسَّمْهَريُّand the Samhari spear ليَنْقُطاto add dots
ليَشْكُلَها والسَّمْهَريُّ ليَنْقُطا
lines whose letters the sword's edge overtops
Lines - the edge of the sword reached their letters -
to mark their vowels, and the Samhari spear to dot them.
For it to interpret and the engraver to dot,
ويَحْيَىand Yahya الذيwho قدْindeed فرّقَscattered اللهُGod جمْعَهُhis host
ويَحْيَى الذي قدْ فرّقَ اللهُ جمْعَهُ
ففرّso he fled إلىto أقْصىthe farthest البِلادِlands وفرّطاand neglected his duty
ففرّ إلى أقْصى البِلادِ وفرّطا
And Yahya, whose host God has scattered,
And Yahya whom God separated from his group
fled to the farthest lands and neglected his duty.
So he fled to the furthest lands and abandoned,
وكانand there were لمَولاهُfor his lord حُقوقٌclaims عَظيمةٌmighty
وكان لمَولاهُ حُقوقٌ عَظيمةٌ
عليْهِupon him وجلّتْand were too great أنto تُضاعَbe squandered وتُغْمَطاand denied
عليْهِ وجلّتْ أن تُضاعَ وتُغْمَطا
His lord had mighty claims
And for his Master great rights remained
upon him, too great to be squandered or denied.
Upon him, too momentous to be ignored or concealed,
ولكنّbut indeed منْwhoever تُرْضيهِpleases him أفْعالُthe acts غَدْرِهِof his treachery
ولكنّ منْ تُرْضيهِ أفْعالُ غَدْرِهِ
إذاwhen رامhe sought أنْto يرْضيplease اللهGod أسْخَطاhe provoked wrath
إذا رام أنْ يرْضي الله أسْخَطا
But one pleased by his own acts of treachery,
But one whom his treacherous deeds please
when he seeks to please God, provokes His wrath.
When he desires to please God is enraged,
فلاso no أملٌhope منfrom قبْلُbefore إلاexcept مُخَيِّبٌdisappointing
فلا أملٌ من قبْلُ إلا مُخَيِّبٌ
ولاand no عملٌdeed منfrom بعْدُafter إلاexcept وأُحْبِطاand it was nullified
ولا عملٌ من بعْدُ إلا وأُحْبِطا
No prior hope is anything but disappointing,
So no former hope remains except disappointing
and no later deed but comes to nothing.
And no later work except annulled,
فقدfor indeed غادرَتْهُleft him حالُهhis condition واهِيَweak القُوىin strength
فقد غادرَتْهُ حالُه واهِيَ القُوى
وفيand in وَحَلٍmire منْfrom غدرِهhis treachery متورّطاentangled
وفي وَحَلٍ منْ غدرِه متورّطا
His condition has left him weak of strength,
His state deserted him, strength failed him,
entangled in the mire of his treachery.
Stuck in the quagmire of his betrayal,
وأظهرand he displayed تَقْوىfear اللهِof God حيناًfor a time وقدthough indeed غَداhe had become
وأظهر تَقْوى اللهِ حيناً وقد غَدا
لَئيماًbase ذَميماًblameworthy فائِلَunsound الرّأيin judgment أمْعَطاhairless
لَئيماً ذَميماً فائِلَ الرّأي أمْعَطا
For a time he displayed fear of God, though he had become
He showed ostentatious piety at times and became
base, blameworthy, unsound in judgment, stripped bare.
Wretched, despised, erring of opinion, muddled,
وخادَعَand practiced deceit بالرُجْعىthrough a return إليْهِto Him فعِنْدَماthen when
وخادَعَ بالرُجْعى إليْهِ فعِنْدَما
تروَّعَhe took fright فيin نارِthe fire الجحيمِof Hell تورّطاhe became entangled
تروَّعَ في نارِ الجحيمِ تورّطا
He feigned a return to Him; yet when
And deceived by returning to Him - so when
he took fright, he became entangled in Hell's fire.
He was alarmed in Hellfire's blaze trapped,
ونادَىand he called علىfrom بُعْدٍafar أخاهُto his brother فجاءَهُso he came to him
ونادَى على بُعْدٍ أخاهُ فجاءَهُ
وحلَّand entered حِماهُhis protected domain بعْدَماafter كانhe had أحْلَطاpersisted obstinately
وحلَّ حِماهُ بعْدَما كان أحْلَطا
He called to his brother from afar, and his brother came,
And called from afar to his brother, who came to him
entering his protected domain after stubbornly holding out.
And dissolved his protection, after it coagulated,
لقدindeed خَبطاthey both blundered عشْواءَlike a blind she-camel إذwhen خَطَباthey both courted التيthat which
لقد خَبطا عشْواءَ إذ خَطَبا التي
بهاthrough it كُلُّevery شرٍّevil فيin الوجودِexistence تأبّطاthey took beneath their arms
بها كُلُّ شرٍّ في الوجودِ تأبّطا
They blundered like a blind she-camel when they courted that which
Truly they flailed blindly when they sought that
made them take every evil in existence beneath their arms.
Through which every evil in existence consolidates,
يَرومانِthey both seek بالغَدْرِthrough treachery اهْتِداءًguidance وإنّهُand indeed it
يَرومانِ بالغَدْرِ اهْتِداءً وإنّهُ
لَيَقْضيsurely decrees دُجاهُits darkness أنthat يَتيهاthey both wander lost ويخْبِطاand stumble
لَيَقْضي دُجاهُ أن يَتيها ويخْبِطا
They seek guidance through treachery, yet
They desire guidance through betrayal, yet it
its darkness decrees that they wander lost and stumble.
Decrees their straying and confusion,
وأُذْكيَand was kindled سِقْطُthe spark الزّنْدِof the fire-stick فيin الفتْنَةthe rebellion التيwhich
وأُذْكيَ سِقْطُ الزّنْدِ في الفتْنَة التي
قضتْdecreed بعْدُlater فيهاwithin it أنْthat يَذلَّاboth be abased ويَسْقُطاand fall
قضتْ بعْدُ فيها أنْ يَذلَّا ويَسْقُطا
The fire-stick's spark was kindled in the rebellion that
The spark of zinc was kindled in the strife in which
later decreed that both should be abased and fall within it.
It later decreed their humiliation and downfall,
وخَطّتْand wrote بهُجْرِwith foulness القَوْلِof speech شُلّتْmay be paralyzed يَداهُماtheir two hands
وخَطّتْ بهُجْرِ القَوْلِ شُلّتْ يَداهُما
وماand did not عَرَفاthey both know خطّاًscript ولاnor تَرَكاdid they both leave خَطاan error
وما عَرَفا خطّاً ولا تَرَكا خَطا
Their hands wrote foul words—may those hands be paralyzed!
It paralyzed their hands with shunning words
They knew no script, yet left no error undone.
And they knew no path nor left one,
فقالَso said لسانُthe tongue الخطْبِof calamity إذwhen جارَit dealt harshly فيهِماwith them both
فقالَ لسانُ الخطْبِ إذ جارَ فيهِما
ألاcome now فاخْطُباthen both court إنif شِئْتُماyou both wish اليوْمَtoday واخْططاand both write
ألا فاخْطُبا إن شِئْتُما اليوْمَ واخْططا
Then calamity's tongue, as it dealt harshly with them, said:
So the tongue of discourse said, as it flowed within them:
"Go on, court and write today, if you both wish!"
"Demand, if you wish today, and scheme,
أتىbrought بهِماthe two of them المِقدارُdestiny قَسْراًby force إلىto الرّدىdestruction
أتى بهِما المِقدارُ قَسْراً إلى الرّدى
وقدand indeed أُنْشِطَwas driven out المَغْرورُthe deluded one منْfrom حيثُwhere أنشِطاhe was roused
وقد أُنْشِطَ المَغْرورُ منْ حيثُ أنشِطا
Destiny brought the two by force to destruction,
Fate has brought them unwillingly to misery
and the deluded man was driven out from where he had been roused.
And the deluded one from where he was lively became cast down
فظنّso he thought بأنّthat الأرضَthe earth تحْميwould protect ذمارَهُhis honor
فظنّ بأنّ الأرضَ تحْمي ذمارَهُ
فأصْبَحso he became فيهاthere نادِماًregretful حينَwhen أهْبِطاhe was cast down
فأصْبَح فيها نادِماً حينَ أهْبِطا
He thought the earth would protect his honor,
He thought the earth would protect his repositories
but there he became regretful when he was cast down.
To become in it remorseful when lowered,
فبُشْرىso glad tidings بهاof it أسْرارsecrets غيْبٍof the unseen تحجّبَتْwere veiled
فبُشْرى بها أسْرار غيْبٍ تحجّبَتْ
بنَيْلِthrough attaining المُنىhopes عنْهُنّfrom them قدindeed رُفِعَwas lifted الغِطاthe covering
بنَيْلِ المُنى عنْهُنّ قد رُفِعَ الغِطا
So glad tidings of it! Secrets of the unseen once veiled
Good tidings of mysteries of the Unseen that were veiled
have had their covering lifted through the attainment of hopes.
By the attainment of wishes - their covering is lifted -
ودونَكَand accept ياO مَولايَmy lord منهاfrom it قَوافِياًverses
ودونَكَ يا مَولايَ منها قَوافِياً
تؤمِّلُhoping for حظّاًa share منof قبولِكَyour acceptance مُنشِطاencouraging
تؤمِّلُ حظّاً من قبولِكَ مُنشِطا
Accept, my lord, verses from it,
And below you, my Master, are rhymes from them
hoping for an encouraging share of your acceptance.
That hope for some acceptance from you enlivened,
فحظّيَso my fortune للأطْماعِto hopes أمْسىhas become مقَرِّباًbringing near
فحظّيَ للأطْماعِ أمْسى مقَرِّباً
ولفْظيَand my words للأسْماعِfor the ears أمْسىhave become مقَرِّطاadorning with earrings
ولفْظيَ للأسْماعِ أمْسى مقَرِّطا
Thus my fortune has come to draw my hopes near,
So my lot has been brought near to hopes
and my words have come to adorn listening ears with earrings.
And my expression made welcome to hearings,
بَقيتَmay you endure تُبيدُdestroying الكُفْرَunbelief ماas long as وضحَshines الضُحىthe morning
بَقيتَ تُبيدُ الكُفْرَ ما وضحَ الضُحى
وماand as long as قطعَcross البيْداءَthe wasteland للمَوْرِدِtoward the watering place القَطاsandgrouse
وما قطعَ البيْداءَ للمَوْرِدِ القَطا
May you live on, destroying unbelief as long as morning shines,
You remain destroying disbelief however the dawn glows
and as long as sandgrouse cross the wasteland to their watering place.
And the wilderness cuts off the watering-place.
Sol 6.1