هَذيthis الخِلافةُthe caliphate قدindeed مَلَكْتَyou have taken قِيادَهاits reins
هَذي الخِلافةُ قد مَلَكْتَ قِيادَها
وأجَلْتَand you set galloping فيin طَلَقِthe open course السّعودِof good fortune جِيادَهاits steeds
وأجَلْتَ في طَلَقِ السّعودِ جِيادَها
Here is the caliphate: you have taken its reins,
And sent its steeds galloping across good fortune's open course.
هَذيthese ملائِكةُangels السّماءِof heaven تنَزّلَتْhave descended
هَذي ملائِكةُ السّماءِ تنَزّلَتْ
بالنّصْرِwith victory تُنْجِدُthey aid فيin الوغَىbattle أجْنادَهاits armies
بالنّصْرِ تُنْجِدُ في الوغَى أجْنادَها
Here are heaven's angels, descended
With victory, aiding its armies in battle.
هَذيthese البشائِرُglad tidings قدْindeed رفَعْتَyou raised لواءَهاtheir banner
هَذي البشائِرُ قدْ رفَعْتَ لواءَها
وأقمْتَand you established بالصُّنْعِthrough deeds الجَميلgracious عِمادَهاtheir pillar
وأقمْتَ بالصُّنْعِ الجَميل عِمادَها
Here are glad tidings whose banner you have raised,
And whose pillar you have established through gracious deeds.
هَذيthese العَزائمُresolves كُلّماwhenever أعْمَلْتَهاyou put them into action
هَذي العَزائمُ كُلّما أعْمَلْتَها
أبْعَدْتَyou extended فيin شأوِthe race العُلىfor eminence آمادَهاtheir reach
أبْعَدْتَ في شأوِ العُلى آمادَها
Here are resolves: whenever you put them into action,
You extend their reach in the race for eminence.
هَذيthese الكَواكِبُstars تستَقِلُّrise سُعودُهاtheir auspicious ones
هَذي الكَواكِبُ تستَقِلُّ سُعودُها
لكَfor you حيثُwhile تُطْلِعُyou bring forth للعِدىfor the foes أضْدادَهاtheir opposites
لكَ حيثُ تُطْلِعُ للعِدى أضْدادَها
Here are the stars: their auspicious ones rise
For you, while you bring forth their opposites for your foes.
هَذيthese الجنودُtroops أطَلْتyou prolonged فيamid سُحُبِclouds النّدىof bounty
هَذي الجنودُ أطَلْت في سُحُبِ النّدى
إنْهالَهاtheir watering وإلىand toward العِدىthe foes إنهادَهاtheir advance
إنْهالَها وإلى العِدى إنهادَها
These troops—you have prolonged, beneath bounty's clouds,
Their watering, and their advance upon the foe.
هَذيthese العِدَىfoes أمّتْheaded for نَواكَyour abode علىdespite النّوىthe distance
هَذي العِدَى أمّتْ نَواكَ على النّوى
لمّاwhen نَويْتَyou resolved جلاءَهاto expel them وجِلادَهاand fight them
لمّا نَويْتَ جلاءَها وجِلادَها
These foes have sought your abode despite the distance,
When you resolved to drive them out and fight them.
هَذيthese الخلائِفُcaliphs منكَfrom you تبْغيseek نصْرَهاtheir victory
هَذي الخلائِفُ منكَ تبْغي نصْرَها
فيin المُعْضِلاتِdire difficulties وترتَجيand hope for إنجادَهاaid for them
في المُعْضِلاتِ وترتَجي إنجادَها
These caliphs seek their victory from you
In dire difficulties, and hope for your assistance.
هَذيthese الوُفودُdelegations تؤمُّseek حضْرتَكَyour court التيwhich
هَذي الوُفودُ تؤمُّ حضْرتَكَ التي
قدindeed أوْرَدَتْhas brought to drink عذْبَsweet water المُنىof wishes رُوّادَهاits seekers
قد أوْرَدَتْ عذْبَ المُنى رُوّادَها
These delegations seek your court, which
Has brought its seekers to the sweet waters of their wishes.
هَذيthese أحاديثُtraditions المكارِمِof noble deeds والعُلىand eminence
هَذي أحاديثُ المكارِمِ والعُلى
صحّحْتَyou authenticated إذْwhen أرْسَلْتَهاyou sent them forth إسْنادَهاtheir chain of transmission
صحّحْتَ إذْ أرْسَلْتَها إسْنادَها
These are the traditions of noble deeds and eminence:
When you sent them forth, you authenticated their chain of transmission.
أتَتِcame الرّفاقُthe companies علَىdespite النّوىthe distance فأنَلْتَهاso you granted them
أتَتِ الرّفاقُ علَى النّوى فأنَلْتَها
إرْفاقَهاassistance for them وأفَدْتَهاand you bestowed on them إرْفادَهاgifts for them
إرْفاقَها وأفَدْتَها إرْفادَها
The companies came from afar, and you granted them
Kind assistance, and bestowed generous gifts upon them.
وفَدَتْthey arrived تؤمِّلُhoping for منكَfrom you أكْرمَthe most generous مُنْعِمٍbenefactor
وفَدَتْ تؤمِّلُ منكَ أكْرمَ مُنْعِمٍ
فأنالَso he granted أشتاتَmanifold kinds المُنىof wishes وأفادَهاand enriched them
فأنالَ أشتاتَ المُنى وأفادَها
They arrived, hoping for the most generous benefactor in you,
And he granted their manifold wishes and enriched them.
لمْdid not تثْنِturn aside عنْfrom أوصافِهِhis virtues قوْلاًspeech ولاnor
لمْ تثْنِ عنْ أوصافِهِ قوْلاً ولا
ملّتْgrew weary علىover طولِthe length المَدىof time تَرْدادَهاrepeating them
ملّتْ على طولِ المَدى تَرْدادَها
They never ceased to speak of his virtues, nor
Grew weary of repeating them over the long years.
كمhow many روضَةٍa garden للرّفْدِof bounty أيْنَعَripened زهْرُهاits blossoms
كم روضَةٍ للرّفْدِ أيْنَعَ زهْرُها
قدindeed أظْفَرَتْhas rewarded بالمُرْتَجىwith what was hoped for مُرتادَهاits seeker
قد أظْفَرَتْ بالمُرْتَجى مُرتادَها
How many a garden of bounty has ripened in flower
And rewarded its seeker with what he hoped for!
كمْhow many سُنّةٍa custom للجودِof generosity قدindeed جدّدتَهاyou renewed it
كمْ سُنّةٍ للجودِ قد جدّدتَها
لوْلاكَbut for you لمْwould not ترْجُhope for العُفاةُgift-seekers معادَهاits return
لوْلاكَ لمْ ترْجُ العُفاةُ معادَها
How many a custom of generosity you have renewed—
But for you, gift-seekers would not hope for its return!
كمhow many رحْمةٍa mercy نشأتْarose لديكَin your presence سحابُهاits clouds
كم رحْمةٍ نشأتْ لديكَ سحابُها
أرْسَلْتَyou sent طوْعَat the bidding of المَكْرُماتِnoble deeds عِهادَهاits recurring rains
أرْسَلْتَ طوْعَ المَكْرُماتِ عِهادَها
How many a mercy whose clouds arose in your presence—
You sent its recurring showers at generosity's bidding!
كمْhow many حكمَةٍa wisdom بهَرَdazzled العُقولَminds خفيُّهاits hidden meaning
كمْ حكمَةٍ بهَرَ العُقولَ خفيُّها
أوْرَيْتَyou kindled بالحُكْمِwith judgment الجليّclear زِنادَهاits fire-strikers
أوْرَيْتَ بالحُكْمِ الجليّ زِنادَها
How many a wisdom whose secrets dazzled minds—
You struck sparks from its flints with clear judgment!
كمْhow many حجّةٍan argument للنّصْرِfor victory قامَstood firm دَليلُهاits proof
كمْ حجّةٍ للنّصْرِ قامَ دَليلُها
لمّاwhen أقمْتَyou straightened منof القَناthe lances مُنْآدَهاits bent shafts
لمّا أقمْتَ من القَنا مُنْآدَها
How many an argument for victory whose proof stood firm
When you straightened its bending lances!
كمْhow many آيةٍa sign للفَتحِof conquest عزّwas rare مثيلُهاits equal
كمْ آيةٍ للفَتحِ عزّ مثيلُها
أطْلَعْتَyou brought forth فيin أفُقِthe horizon العُلَىof eminence وَقّادَهاits blazing light
أطْلَعْتَ في أفُقِ العُلَى وَقّادَها
How many a sign of conquest whose equal was rare—
You brought its blazing light forth on eminence's horizon!
كمْhow many عادةٍa custom للعزّof glory قدْindeed عُوّدتَهاyou were accustomed to it
كمْ عادةٍ للعزّ قدْ عُوّدتَها
بالسّيْفِwith the sword تُعْجِزُyou thwart مَنwhoever يَرومُseeks عِنادَهاto oppose it
بالسّيْفِ تُعْجِزُ مَن يَرومُ عِنادَها
How many a custom of glory you have been schooled in
By the sword—you thwart whoever seeks to oppose it!
كمhow many عزمةٍa resolve يُنْجيwould save الأمينَal-Amin (the trustworthy) أمانُهاits protection
كم عزمةٍ يُنْجي الأمينَ أمانُها
لوْif لمْnot يفُتْhe had passed away ويَرىand would behold الرّشيدُal-Rashid (the rightly guided) رشادَهاits right guidance
لوْ لمْ يفُتْ ويَرى الرّشيدُ رشادَها
How many a resolve whose protection would save al-Amin,
Had he not passed away, and whose guidance al-Rashid would behold!
كمhow many صوْلةٍa charge للمُعْتَدينَagainst aggressors صِيالُهاits onslaught
كم صوْلةٍ للمُعْتَدينَ صِيالُها
أفْنىannihilated جُموعَthe hosts حُماتِهاof its defenders وأبادَهاand obliterated them
أفْنى جُموعَ حُماتِها وأبادَها
How many a charge against aggressors, whose onslaught
Annihilated their massed defenders and wiped them out!
كمhow many فتنةٍa rebellion أخْمَدتَهاyou extinguished it منfrom بَعْدِafter أنْthat
كم فتنةٍ أخْمَدتَها من بَعْدِ أنْ
قدْindeed كانhad أوقَدَهاkindled it الضّلالُerror وقادَهاand led it
قدْ كان أوقَدَها الضّلالُ وقادَها
How many a rebellion you extinguished after
Error had kindled it and led it onward!
هذاthis الهمامُthe valiant one العادلُthe just الأرْضىthe most pleasing الذيwho
هذا الهمامُ العادلُ الأرْضى الذي
قادَled الجُيوشَthe armies إلىtoward العِدىthe foes فاقتادَهاand brought them under his sway
قادَ الجُيوشَ إلى العِدى فاقتادَها
This is the valiant, just, most pleasing ruler who
Led armies against the foe and brought them under his sway.
مدّتْspread بأمْلاكِwith the angels السّماءِof heaven جُنودُهُhis armies
مدّتْ بأمْلاكِ السّماءِ جُنودُهُ
ظِلَّthe shade الأمانِof safety فواصَلَتْso continued إمْدادَهاtheir support
ظِلَّ الأمانِ فواصَلَتْ إمْدادَها
His armies, with the angels of heaven, spread
The shade of safety and kept up their support.
لكأنْit is indeed as though بأنْصارِthrough the champions of الهُدىguidance قدindeed زلزَلَتْhave shaken
لكأنْ بأنْصارِ الهُدى قد زلزَلَتْ
أرْضَthe land العُداةِof the enemies وضَعْضَعَتْand toppled أطْوادَهاits mountains
أرْضَ العُداةِ وضَعْضَعَتْ أطْوادَها
It is as though the champions of guidance have shaken
The enemies' land and toppled its mountains.
لكأنْit is indeed as though بأحزابِwith the factions of الضّلالِerror مَروعَةًterrified
لكأنْ بأحزابِ الضّلالِ مَروعَةً
بكتائِبٍby battalions أخذَتْmade لهاfor them استِعْدادَهاtheir preparations
بكتائِبٍ أخذَتْ لها استِعْدادَها
It is as though the factions of error stand terrified
By battalions that have made ready for them.
لكأنْit is indeed as though بهاwith them لمnot تأتِcame طوْعَin pursuit of مُرادِهاtheir wishes
لكأنْ بها لم تأتِ طوْعَ مُرادِها
إلاexcept that منَعْتَyou barred مُرادَهاtheir desire ومَرادَهاand their roaming ground
إلا منَعْتَ مُرادَها ومَرادَها
It is as though they never came in pursuit of their wishes
Without your barring their desires and their roaming grounds.
لكأنْit is indeed as though بسيْفِكَwith your sword قدindeed كَفىsufficed against أعْدادَهاtheir numbers
لكأنْ بسيْفِكَ قد كَفى أعْدادَها
إذْwhen كفّهاit restrained them عمّاfrom what نوَتْهُthey intended وآدَهاand burdened them
إذْ كفّها عمّا نوَتْهُ وآدَها
It is as though your sword has sufficed against their numbers,
Restraining them from what they planned and weighing them down.
لكأنْit is indeed as though بهِwith it قدindeed قلّلَcurtailed اسْتِقلالَهاtheir independence
لكأنْ بهِ قد قلّلَ اسْتِقلالَها
طوْعَin obedience to الجِهادِholy war وبدّدَand shattered اسْتِبْدادَهاtheir tyranny
طوْعَ الجِهادِ وبدّدَ اسْتِبْدادَها
It is as though it has curtailed their independence
In obedience to holy war, and shattered their tyranny.
لكأنْit is indeed as though بأرضِon the land of العُدْوَتَيْنِthe two shores تُحِلُّهاyou quarter them
لكأنْ بأرضِ العُدْوَتَيْنِ تُحِلُّها
جُرْداًlean steeds تعُمّcovering هِضابَهاits uplands ووِهادَهاand its lowlands
جُرْداً تعُمّ هِضابَها ووِهادَها
It is as though you were bringing down upon the land of the two shores
Lean steeds that cover its hills and hollows.
صالَتْthey charged بإحْدىfor one of الحسْنَيَيْنِthe two blessed ends فواصَلَتْso continued
صالَتْ بإحْدى الحسْنَيَيْنِ فواصَلَتْ
تأويبَهاtheir daytime marches فيin the cause of اللهِGod أوor إسْآدَهاtheir night journeys
تأويبَها في اللهِ أو إسْآدَها
They charged for one of the two blessed ends, and continued
Their daytime marches in God's cause, or their night journeys.
حيثُwhere الخيولُthe horses تُريكَshow you منْof خُيَلائِهاtheir proud bearing
حيثُ الخيولُ تُريكَ منْ خُيَلائِها
ماwhat يورِدُbrings to الحرْبَwar العَوانَoft-renewed وِرادَهاits seekers
ما يورِدُ الحرْبَ العَوانَ وِرادَها
There the horses show you, in their proud bearing,
What draws its seekers into oft-renewed war.
ماnever جنّدَتْmustered صيدُthe proud ones among المُلوكِkings جُنودَهاtheir armies
ما جنّدَتْ صيدُ المُلوكِ جُنودَها
إلاexcept وقدand already جعلَتْthey placed بكin you اسْتِنْجادَهاtheir hope of aid
إلا وقد جعلَتْ بك اسْتِنْجادَها
The proud kings have never mustered their armies
Without seeking your aid.
ماnot أيْنَعَتْbloomed للمَكْرُماتِfor noble deeds حدائِقٌgardens
ما أيْنَعَتْ للمَكْرُماتِ حدائِقٌ
لوْلاbut for سَحابٌa cloud منof نَوالِكَyour bounty جادَهاwatered them
لوْلا سَحابٌ من نَوالِكَ جادَها
No gardens of noble deeds would ever bloom
But for a cloud of your bounty that watered them.
والمَشْرفيّةُand Mashrafi swords ليسَdoes not يُنجِدُavail حمْلَهاbearing them
والمَشْرفيّةُ ليسَ يُنجِدُ حمْلَها
إنif لمْnot تُطِلْyou lengthen شرَفاًin honor لديْكَat your side نِجادَهاtheir baldrics
إن لمْ تُطِلْ شرَفاً لديْكَ نِجادَها
And bearing Mashrafi swords is of no avail
Unless at your side you lengthen their baldrics in honor.
بيضٌwhite blades تكادُalmost تذوبُmelt طيَّinside غُمودِهاtheir sheaths
بيضٌ تكادُ تذوبُ طيَّ غُمودِها
حِقْداًin rancor علىagainst مَنْwhoever خانَهاbetrayed them أوor كادَهاplotted against them
حِقْداً على مَنْ خانَها أو كادَها
White blades, almost melting within their sheaths,
In rancor against whoever betrayed them or plotted against them.
يكْسوclothes النّجيعُfresh blood مُتونَهاtheir backs إنwhen جُرِّدَتْthey are drawn
يكْسو النّجيعُ مُتونَها إن جُرِّدَتْ
فكأنّهاso as though they ماnever فارَقَتْleft أغْمادَهاtheir scabbards
فكأنّها ما فارَقَتْ أغْمادَها
Fresh blood clothes their backs when they are drawn,
As though they had never left their scabbards.
تحْكيresemble جداوِلstreams حيثُwhere أوْقَدَتِkindled العِدَىthe foes
تحْكي جداوِل حيثُ أوْقَدَتِ العِدَى
للحرْبِfor war ناراًa fire واصلَتْthey continued إخْمادَهاquenching it
للحرْبِ ناراً واصلَتْ إخْمادَها
They resemble streams: wherever the foes kindled
A fire of war, they continued quenching it.
وذوابِلٍand slender lances صدرتْreturned from water نواهِلَhaving drunk بعْدَafter ماthat
وذوابِلٍ صدرتْ نواهِلَ بعْدَ ما
قدindeed كانhad حلَّأهاdriven them from water الضّلالُerror وذادَهاand kept them away
قد كان حلَّأها الضّلالُ وذادَها
And slender lances returned with their thirst quenched, after
Error had driven them from the water and kept them away.
سُمْرٌbrown shafts تُريكَshow you منfrom الأسنّةِthe spearheads أنْجُماًstars
سُمْرٌ تُريكَ من الأسنّةِ أنْجُماً
والحرْبُwhile war تُخْفيhides فيin العَجاجِthe dust صِعادَهاtheir shafts
والحرْبُ تُخْفي في العَجاجِ صِعادَها
Brown shafts that show you stars in their spearheads,
While war conceals their shafts in swirling dust.
للهِto God be praise أندَلُسٌal-Andalus فكمand how many منof عزْمَةٍa resolve
للهِ أندَلُسٌ فكم من عزْمَةٍ
لكَof yours مهّدتْmade secure أقطارَهاits regions وبلادَهاand its lands
لكَ مهّدتْ أقطارَها وبلادَها
God be praised for al-Andalus! How many a resolve
Of yours has made its regions and lands secure!
ولَطالَماand how often أجْهَدتَyou wearied نفْساًa soul آثرتْthat chose
ولَطالَما أجْهَدتَ نفْساً آثرتْ
فيin the cause of اللهِGod طوْعَat the bidding of المعْلُواتِlofty deeds جِهادَهاits striving
في اللهِ طوْعَ المعْلُواتِ جِهادَها
How often you have taxed a soul that chose
Its striving in God's cause, in willing pursuit of lofty deeds!
وخطبْتَand you sought فتحَthe conquest العُدْوَتينِof the two shores فلمْand did not تدَعْleave
وخطبْتَ فتحَ العُدْوَتينِ فلمْ تدَعْ
خطْباًa calamity يذودُdriving away عنِfrom العُيونِthe eyes رُقادَهاtheir sleep
خطْباً يذودُ عنِ العُيونِ رُقادَها
You sought the conquest of the two shores, and left
No calamity to drive sleep from the eyes.
وطرقْتَand you came to منزِلَthe dwelling طارِقٍof Tariq بكتائِبٍwith battalions
وطرقْتَ منزِلَ طارِقٍ بكتائِبٍ
أحْلَلْتَyou stationed فيupon أنجادِهits uplands أنجادَهاtheir champions
أحْلَلْتَ في أنجادِه أنجادَها
You came to Tariq's dwelling with battalions,
And stationed their champions upon its uplands.
وعَدَتْpromised بهِit الأيامُthe days بعدَafter مِطالِهاtheir delay
وعَدَتْ بهِ الأيامُ بعدَ مِطالِها
فوفَتْso fulfilled لدَيْكَto you وأنْجَزَتْand accomplished مِيعادَهاtheir appointed promise
فوفَتْ لدَيْكَ وأنْجَزَتْ مِيعادَها
The days promised it after their long delays,
Then fulfilled their pledge to you and kept their appointed time.
ريعَتْwere terrified جُموعُthe hosts حُماتِهof its defenders فاستنْصرَتْso sought aid
ريعَتْ جُموعُ حُماتِه فاستنْصرَتْ
بكَfrom you واسْتجارَand sought refuge جميعُهاall of them مِمّاfrom what دَهاbefell them
بكَ واسْتجارَ جميعُها مِمّا دَها
The hosts of its defenders were terrified and sought help
From you, and all sought refuge from what had befallen them.
لمّاwhen دَعاcalled داعِيthe herald الرّشادِof right guidance تهيّأتْthey made ready
لمّا دَعا داعِي الرّشادِ تهيّأتْ
طوْعاًwillingly لِماfor what قدْindeed شاءَهاhe wished of them وأرادَهاand intended for them
طوْعاً لِما قدْ شاءَها وأرادَها
When the herald of right guidance called, they made ready
Willingly for what he had wished and intended for them.
عادَتْthey returned لمِلكِكَto your dominion واستقامَتْand stood firm بعْدَafter ماthat
عادَتْ لمِلكِكَ واستقامَتْ بعْدَ ما
كانتhad عدَتْtransgressed إذwhen خالَفَتْthey departed from مُعْتادَهاtheir accustomed way
كانت عدَتْ إذ خالَفَتْ مُعْتادَها
They returned to your dominion and stood firm after
They had transgressed by departing from their accustomed way.
أنجَزْتَyou fulfilled بالرّفْدِwith bounty المؤمّلِhoped-for وعْدَهاthe promise to them
أنجَزْتَ بالرّفْدِ المؤمّلِ وعْدَها
لمّاwhen صفَحَتْyou pardoned ولمْand did not تُجِزْcarry out إيعادَهاthe threat against them
لمّا صفَحَتْ ولمْ تُجِزْ إيعادَها
You kept your promise to them with the hoped-for bounty,
When you pardoned and did not carry out the threat against them.
فأتَتْso they came وقدْand already جعلَتْhad made يَمينَكَyour right hand قِبلةًa direction of prayer
فأتَتْ وقدْ جعلَتْ يَمينَكَ قِبلةً
إذwhen قابلَmet الصّفْحُpardon الجميلُgracious عِنادَهاtheir defiance
إذ قابلَ الصّفْحُ الجميلُ عِنادَها
They came, making your right hand their direction of prayer,
When gracious pardon met their defiance.
ومُعِزُّand the upholder of دَولَتِكَyour state الكريمةِnoble لمhas not يزَلْceased
ومُعِزُّ دَولَتِكَ الكريمةِ لم يزَلْ
يُرْديstrikes down بآسادِwith lions العَرينِof the lair نِقادَهاits lambs
يُرْدي بآسادِ العَرينِ نِقادَها
And the upholder of your noble state has never ceased
To strike down its lambs with lions of the lair.
يُرْضيpleases خِلافتَكyour caliphate التيwhose عَلياؤُهاeminence
يُرْضي خِلافتَك التي عَلياؤُها
كبتَتْhumbled بسَيْفِwith the sword عليِّهاof its Ali حُسّادَهاits enviers
كبتَتْ بسَيْفِ عليِّها حُسّادَها
He pleases your caliphate, whose eminence
Has humbled its enviers with the sword of its Ali.
فأذلّso he humbled عاصيَهاits rebel بعزِّكَthrough your might بعْدَafter ماthat
فأذلّ عاصيَها بعزِّكَ بعْدَ ما
أضْحىhad become رِضاكَyour favor مؤمّناًa safeguard for مُنْقادَهاits obedient subjects
أضْحى رِضاكَ مؤمّناً مُنْقادَها
He humbled its rebel through your might, after
Your favor had brought safety to its obedient subjects.
واحتلّand took منهُfrom him المَعْقِلَthe stronghold الأشِبَthickly wooded الذيwhich
واحتلّ منهُ المَعْقِلَ الأشِبَ الذي
نالَتْattained برِجْعَتِهِthrough its recovery النّفوسُsouls مُرادَهاtheir desire
نالَتْ برِجْعَتِهِ النّفوسُ مُرادَها
And took from him the thickly wooded stronghold whose
Recovery brought souls their desire.
جبلٌa mountain سَماsoared فإذاand when بدَتْappeared أبراجُهُits towers
جبلٌ سَما فإذا بدَتْ أبراجُهُ
خِلْتَyou imagined البُروجَthe constellations بأفْقِهِon its horizon أندادَهاtheir equals
خِلْتَ البُروجَ بأفْقِهِ أندادَها
A mountain soaring high: when its towers appeared,
You thought the constellations on its horizon their peers.
هذاthis وياand O للّهِGod حضْرتُكَyour court التيwhich
هذا ويا للّهِ حضْرتُكَ التي
تُلْقيlay down لديْكَbefore you بِهاthere المُلوكُkings قَيادَهاtheir reins
تُلْقي لديْكَ بِها المُلوكُ قَيادَها
And this—by God!—is your court, where
Kings lay their reins before you.
سامَتْaspired to كماas شاءَتْwished لهاfor it رُتَبُthe ranks العُلىof eminence
سامَتْ كما شاءَتْ لها رُتَبُ العُلى
شُهُبَthe bright stars السّماءِof heaven فطاوَلَتْand rivaled أبْعادَهاtheir farthest heights
شُهُبَ السّماءِ فطاوَلَتْ أبْعادَها
It sought, as the ranks of eminence wished for it,
Heaven's bright stars, and rivaled their farthest heights.
فليَهْنِso may it delight كُلَّevery مُتمِّمٍseeker of أرْجاءَهاits precincts
فليَهْنِ كُلَّ مُتمِّمٍ أرْجاءَها
يرْجوكَhopes in you إنif ألِفَhe cherishes العُلَىeminence واعْتادَهاand is accustomed to it
يرْجوكَ إن ألِفَ العُلَى واعْتادَها
So may every seeker who comes to its precincts rejoice,
Looking to you, if he cherishes eminence and is accustomed to it.
واهْنأْand rejoice بعيدٍin a feast بالمسرّةِwith delight عائِدٍreturning
واهْنأْ بعيدٍ بالمسرّةِ عائِدٍ
قدindeed زارَهاhas visited it طوْعَat the bidding of السّعودِgood fortune وعادَهاand revisited it
قد زارَها طوْعَ السّعودِ وعادَها
Rejoice in a feast returning with delight,
That has visited it at good fortune's bidding and come again.
ولْيَهْنأand may gladden الأعيادَthe feasts منكَfrom you مآثرٌglorious deeds
ولْيَهْنأ الأعيادَ منكَ مآثرٌ
أضْحَتْhave become كماas تبْغيdesires العُلىeminence أعْيادَهاtheir feast days
أضْحَتْ كما تبْغي العُلى أعْيادَها
And may glorious deeds of yours gladden the feasts,
Having become, as eminence desires, their own feast days.
أطْلَعْتَyou brought forth بدْراًa full moon منfrom مُحيّاكَyour countenance الذيwhich
أطْلَعْتَ بدْراً من مُحيّاكَ الذي
منهُfrom it رجَتْhoped شمسُthe sun الضحىof forenoon اسْتِمْدادَهاto draw its light
منهُ رجَتْ شمسُ الضحى اسْتِمْدادَها
You brought forth a full moon from your countenance,
From which the forenoon sun hoped to draw its light.
ومدَدْتَand you extended للتّقبيلِfor kissing كفّاًa hand طالَماhow often
ومدَدْتَ للتّقبيلِ كفّاً طالَما
بدأbegan المكارِمَnoble deeds جودُهits bounty وأعادَهاand repeated them
بدأ المكارِمَ جودُه وأعادَها
You stretched out for kissing a hand; how often
Its bounty has begun noble deeds and repeated them!
والعبْدُand the servant يُلْقيoffers فيconcerning عُلاكَyour eminence مدائِحاًpraises
والعبْدُ يُلْقي في عُلاكَ مدائِحاً
حلّىadorned البيانُeloquence بدُرِّهwith its pearls أجْيادَهاtheir necks
حلّى البيانُ بدُرِّه أجْيادَها
Your servant offers praises of your eminence,
Whose necks eloquence has adorned with its pearls.
ماnever أحْضَرتْbrought forth منهاfrom them البلاغَةُeloquence نقْدَهاits coinage
ما أحْضَرتْ منها البلاغَةُ نقْدَها
إلاexcept ثنَتْit turned aside عنfrom قصْدِهاtargeting them نُقّادَهاtheir critics
إلا ثنَتْ عن قصْدِها نُقّادَها
Never did eloquence bring forth its coinage from them
Without turning their critics away from assailing them.
لولاbut for نَوالُكَyour bounty أيُّهاO المَلِكُking الرّضَىgracious
لولا نَوالُكَ أيُّها المَلِكُ الرّضَى
وحُلاand the ornaments خِلالِكَof your virtues لمwould not يُجِدْexcel in إنْشادَهاreciting them
وحُلا خِلالِكَ لم يُجِدْ إنْشادَها
But for your bounty, O gracious king,
And the ornaments of your virtues, he could not have recited them well.
لكنّbut راحتَكyour palm الكَريمةَnoble بالنّدىwith bounty
لكنّ راحتَك الكَريمةَ بالنّدى
جادَتْrained down غَمائِمُthe clouds جودِهاof its generosity فأجادَهاso he perfected them
جادَتْ غَمائِمُ جودِها فأجادَها
But your noble palm—with bounty
Its clouds of generosity poured down, and he perfected them.
ولدَيْكَand with you منْfrom حِزْبِthe party الهدايَةِof guidance أُسْرةٌa family
ولدَيْكَ منْ حِزْبِ الهدايَةِ أُسْرةٌ
تُبْديshows لمُلْكِكَto your kingdom حُبَّهاits love ووِدادَهاand its affection
تُبْدي لمُلْكِكَ حُبَّها ووِدادَها
And with you is a family from the party of guidance,
Showing your kingdom its love and affection.
حلّتْsettled لدىbeside موْلىthe lord المُلوكِof kings مَعالِماًin abodes
حلّتْ لدى موْلى المُلوكِ مَعالِماً
قدindeed وثّرَتْhave softened أيْديthe hands العَلاءِof eminence مِهادَهاtheir bedding
قد وثّرَتْ أيْدي العَلاءِ مِهادَها
It has settled beside the lord of kings in abodes
Whose bedding the hands of eminence have made soft.
مازِلْتَyou have not ceased تحْرُسُهاguarding it بعيْنِwith an eye كَلاءَةٍof protective care
مازِلْتَ تحْرُسُها بعيْنِ كَلاءَةٍ
نامَslept الأنامُmankind وقدand already أطَلْتَyou prolonged سُهادَهاits sleeplessness
نامَ الأنامُ وقد أطَلْتَ سُهادَها
You have always guarded it with an eye of care;
Mankind slept, while you kept that eye long wakeful.
فحَمَيْتَso you protected منfrom قصْدِthe designs العِدىof foes أرْجاءَهاits precincts
فحَمَيْتَ من قصْدِ العِدى أرْجاءَها
وأنَلْتَand you granted أشتاتَmanifold kinds المُنىof wishes قُصّادَهاits visitors
وأنَلْتَ أشتاتَ المُنى قُصّادَها
You protected its precincts from the designs of foes,
And granted its visitors their manifold wishes.
فلأهْلِهاso for its people بكَthrough you صوْلةٌan onslaught ماnever قابلَتْmet
فلأهْلِها بكَ صوْلةٌ ما قابلَتْ
أعْداءَهاits enemies إلاexcept كفَتْit sufficed against أعدادَهاtheir numbers
أعْداءَها إلا كفَتْ أعدادَها
Through you its people have an onslaught that never met
Its enemies without proving sufficient against their numbers.
كُلٌّeveryone يقولُsays مؤمّناًsaying Amen ومُؤمِّلاًand hoping
كُلٌّ يقولُ مؤمّناً ومُؤمِّلاً
دامَتْmay endure لكَfor you الدُنْياthe world ودُمْتَand may you endure عِمادَهاas its pillar
دامَتْ لكَ الدُنْيا ودُمْتَ عِمادَها
Everyone says, uttering 'Amen' and cherishing hope:
May the world endure for you, and you endure as its pillar!
Sol 6.1