لمَنْwhose أوجُهٌfaces غُرٌّradiant تروقُdelight سماتُهاtheir marks
لمَنْ أوجُهٌ غُرٌّ تروقُ سماتُها
فتُشرِقُso shine منfrom نورِthe light of الهُدَىguidance قَسَماتُهاtheir features
فتُشرِقُ من نورِ الهُدَى قَسَماتُها
Whose are these radiant faces, whose marks delight,
For whom is the radiant beauty whose traits shine
their features shining with the light of guidance?
Beaming with the light of guidance are her features
تلوحُgleam بأفْقِon the horizon of المُلْكِkingship حيثُwhere خلالُهاtheir virtues
تلوحُ بأفْقِ المُلْكِ حيثُ خلالُها
كواكِبُstars of هدْيٍguidance تُجْتَلىare beheld نيِّراتُهاtheir bright lights
كواكِبُ هدْيٍ تُجْتَلى نيِّراتُها
They gleam on the horizon of kingship, where their virtues
Appearing on the horizon of the kingdom are her moons
are stars of guidance whose bright lights are beheld.
Planets of guidance unveiling their brightness
فآياتُهاso their signs أجْلىclearer وأوضَحُand more evident كلّماwhenever
فآياتُها أجْلى وأوضَحُ كلّما
جلَتْdispelled داجيَthe darkness of الخَطْبِthe calamity المُلمِّbesetting إياتُهاtheir radiance
جلَتْ داجيَ الخَطْبِ المُلمِّ إياتُها
Their signs grow clearer and more evident whenever
Her signs are clearer and more evident whenever
their radiance dispels the darkness of a besetting calamity.
The darkness of events becomes denser with its verses
فللهِso, by God منْamong أبْناءِthe sons of نصْرٍNasr خلائِفٌcaliphs
فللهِ منْ أبْناءِ نصْرٍ خلائِفٌ
إذاwhen جنَتِdid wrong الأيّامُthe days هُمْthey حَسَناتُهاtheir good deeds
إذا جنَتِ الأيّامُ هُمْ حَسَناتُها
How wondrous before God are the caliphs among the sons of Nasr:
So for God are the Caliphs of Nasr as successors
when the days do wrong, they are their good deeds.
When time betrays, they are its best deeds
إلىto دوحَةِthe great tree of النّصْرِvictory العزيزmighty انتِسابُهُمtheir descent
إلى دوحَةِ النّصْرِ العزيز انتِسابُهُم
وهُمْand they سِرُّهاits choicest essence إنْif عُدِّدواthey are counted وسَراتُهاand its nobles
وهُمْ سِرُّها إنْ عُدِّدوا وسَراتُها
Their descent is from the tree of mighty victory,
Their affiliation is to Doha of mighty victory
and, when counted, they are its choicest essence and its nobles.
And they are its secret if counted and elite
لهمْthey have كيفَas شاءَتْهُdesired it المكارمُnoble virtues والعُلىand loftiness
لهمْ كيفَ شاءَتْهُ المكارمُ والعُلى
عزائِمُresolves بانتْbecame evident فيamong العِدَىthe foes فَتكاتُهاtheir deadly blows
عزائِمُ بانتْ في العِدَى فَتكاتُها
They have, just as noble virtues and loftiness desire,
However honor and sublimity willed for them
resolves whose deadly blows against the foes stand clear.
Resolves that appeared resolute against enemies
فَماso why للعِدَىfor the foes تبغِيseeking حِمىthe sanctuary of ملّةِthe faith of الهُدىguidance
فَما للعِدَى تبغِي حِمى ملّةِ الهُدى
وأبْناءُand the sons of أنْصارِthe Helpers of الرسولِthe Messenger حُماتُهاits defenders
وأبْناءُ أنْصارِ الرسولِ حُماتُها
Why do the foes seek the sanctuary of the faith of guidance,
So why do enemies seek protection of the religion of guidance
when the sons of the Messenger's Helpers are its defenders?
While the supporters of the Messenger are its defenders
فهمْso they إنif دَعاcalls داعِيthe caller to النِّزالِcombat كُماتُهاits armored champions
فهمْ إن دَعا داعِي النِّزالِ كُماتُها
وهُمْand they إنْif دجاdarkens ليْلُthe night of الضّلالِerror هُداتُهاits guides
وهُمْ إنْ دجا ليْلُ الضّلالِ هُداتُها
For when the caller to combat calls, they are its champions,
They are its firm pillars if the caller to war appealed
and when the night of error darkens, they are its guides.
And its shining guide if the night of misguidance darkened
غيوثٌbountiful rains ولكنْbut كلّماwhenever شهِدواthey witness الوَغىbattle
غيوثٌ ولكنْ كلّما شهِدوا الوَغى
لُيوثٌlions ومُلْتَفُّand the tangle of القَناspears أجَماتُهاtheir thickets
لُيوثٌ ومُلْتَفُّ القَنا أجَماتُها
They are bountiful rains, yet whenever they witness battle,
Succors, but whenever discord appeared
they are lions, and tangled spears are their thickets.
Lions whose determination in war is resolute
قُلوبٌhearts إلىto داعِيthe caller to الرَّشادِright guidance مُجيبةٌresponding
قُلوبٌ إلى داعِي الرَّشادِ مُجيبةٌ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle العِدىthe foes ألْوَتْled astray بهاwith them غَفَلاتُهاtheir heedlessness
إذا ما العِدى ألْوَتْ بها غَفَلاتُها
Hearts answering the call of right guidance,
Hearts responding to the caller to righteousness
when their heedlessness leads the foes astray.
If inattentiveness tempted them with neglect
فأيْنَso where مضاءُthe keenness of السّمهريَّةِstraight spears والظُّباand sword edges
فأيْنَ مضاءُ السّمهريَّةِ والظُّبا
إذاwhen أُبرِمَتْare made firm فيin المُلْتَقىthe encounter عزَماتُهاtheir resolves
إذا أُبرِمَتْ في المُلْتَقى عزَماتُها
Where, then, is the keenness of straight spears and sword edges,
So where is the brightness of Samaaria when
when their resolves are firmly bound at the encounter?
In battle their resolves intertwined
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle دَجَىdarkens النّقْعُbattle dust المُثارُstirred up بأفْقِهِon its horizon
إذا ما دَجَى النّقْعُ المُثارُ بأفْقِهِ
أنارَتْshone فجلّتْand so dispelled جِنحَهُits gloom مُرْهَفاتُهاtheir keen blades
أنارَتْ فجلّتْ جِنحَهُ مُرْهَفاتُها
When the stirred-up battle dust darkens its horizon,
When the called-to darkness loomed in its horizon
their keen blades shine and dispel its gloom.
Their wings illuminated dispersing its gloom
وقدand indeed أنجَبواthey begot موْلىthe lord of المُلوكِkings الذيwho غدتْcame to be
وقد أنجَبوا موْلى المُلوكِ الذي غدتْ
تؤمّلhopes for جَدوىthe bounty of راحتَيْهِhis two palms عُفاتُهاtheir petitioners
تؤمّل جَدوى راحتَيْهِ عُفاتُها
They have begotten the lord of kings, whose
And they brought forth the Master of Kings whom
two palms' bounty their petitioners now hope for.
The chaste wished goodness and ease for him
فماso not وجَّهَتْturned إلاexcept إليهِtoward him وجوهَهاtheir faces
فما وجَّهَتْ إلا إليهِ وجوهَها
ولاand not خلصَتْwere sincere إلاexcept لهُfor him دعَواتُهاtheir prayers
ولا خلصَتْ إلا لهُ دعَواتُها
They have turned their faces toward none but him,
So their faces turned only to him and their prayers
and their prayers are sincere for none but him.
Were sincere only for him wherever platforms stood
إذاwhen نُصِبَتْare erected شرْقاًeastward وغَرباًand westward منابرٌpulpits
إذا نُصِبَتْ شرْقاً وغَرباً منابرٌ
فتخْطُبُthen preach باسْمِin the name of اليوسُفِيِّal-Yusufi دُعاتُهاtheir preachers
فتخْطُبُ باسْمِ اليوسُفِيِّ دُعاتُها
Whenever pulpits are erected in east and west,
And preachers orators spoke in Al-Yousifi’s name
their preachers proclaim the name of al-Yusufi.
His influence permeated wherever tribunes stood
لهُhe has كلّماwhenever تُتلىare recited صحائِفُthe pages of مجدِهِhis glory
لهُ كلّما تُتلى صحائِفُ مجدِهِ
مآثرُglorious deeds قدindeed راقَتْdelighted بهاthrough them ورقاتُهاtheir leaves
مآثرُ قد راقَتْ بها ورقاتُها
He has, whenever the pages of his glory are recited,
Whenever the pages of his glory are read
great deeds that have made their leaves a delight.
Deeds pleasing are found in his open books
ومنْand among عجبٍmarvels أنّthat العزائِمَthe resolves منهُfrom him لاnot
ومنْ عجبٍ أنّ العزائِمَ منهُ لا
تَحامَىavoid حِمىthe sanctuaries of أعدائِهِhis enemies فتكاتُهاtheir deadly blows
تَحامَى حِمى أعدائِهِ فتكاتُها
And it is a marvel that the resolves from him do not
And how strange that his resolves do not
spare his enemies' sanctuaries their deadly blows.
Fear enemies, his striking swords their necks seek
وإنْand if فئةٌa company للدّينto the faith تُنْمىis affiliated وأذْنَبَتْand has sinned
وإنْ فئةٌ للدّين تُنْمى وأذْنَبَتْ
لدَيْهِin his presence غدَتْbecome مغْفورَةًforgiven هَفواتُهاits lapses
لدَيْهِ غدَتْ مغْفورَةً هَفواتُها
Yet if a company affiliated with the faith has sinned
If a faction grew in religion but transgressed
in his presence, its lapses come to be forgiven.
Its mistakes were forgiven by his clemency
وهلand is هيَit إلاanything but همّةٌaspiration خزْرَجيّةٌKhazraji
وهل هيَ إلا همّةٌ خزْرَجيّةٌ
تلوحُshine علَىupon شُهْبِthe bright stars of السّماءِheaven سِماتُهاits marks
تلوحُ علَى شُهْبِ السّماءِ سِماتُها
Is this anything but Khazraji aspiration,
Is it but a Khazrajite determination that
whose marks shine upon the bright stars of heaven?
Appears in the horizon’s shooting stars
وهلand is هيَit إلاanything but عَزْمةٌresolve غالبيّةٌGhalibi
وهل هيَ إلا عَزْمةٌ غالبيّةٌ
إذاwhen خفّتِflutter الأعْلامُthe banners راعَawed ثَباتُهاits steadfastness
إذا خفّتِ الأعْلامُ راعَ ثَباتُها
Is this anything but Ghalibi resolve,
Is it but a Ghalebite resolve that if signs dimmed
whose steadfastness awes when banners flutter?
Its steadfastness tends the baby camels to drink
وهلand is هيَit إلاanything but قُدْرةٌpower ناصريّةٌNasiri
وهل هيَ إلا قُدْرةٌ ناصريّةٌ
ثَنىturned back البَطشَviolence منهاfrom it حِلْمُهاits forbearance وأناتُهاand its patience
ثَنى البَطشَ منها حِلْمُها وأناتُها
Is this anything but Nasiri power,
Is it but a Naserite power whose patience and care
whose forbearance and patience turn back its violence?
Curbed its might and made gentle its severity
وهلand is هيَit إلاanything but شيمَةٌcharacter يوسفيّةٌYusufi
وهل هيَ إلا شيمَةٌ يوسفيّةٌ
قَضىordained صَفْحُهاits pardon أنthat أُغْمِدتْwere sheathed صَفحاتُهاits sword blades
قَضى صَفْحُها أن أُغْمِدتْ صَفحاتُها
Is this anything but Yusufi character,
Is it but a Yousifite manner which required that
whose pardon ordains that its sword blades be sheathed?
Forgiveness makes its swords return to sheaths
فيَمْحوso erases الخَطاياsins حِلْمُهhis forbearance وهْوwhile he قادِرٌhas power
فيَمْحو الخَطايا حِلْمُه وهْو قادِرٌ
إذاwhen العَفْوُpardon منهُfrom him أمّلَتْهُhoped for it جُناتُهاtheir perpetrators
إذا العَفْوُ منهُ أمّلَتْهُ جُناتُها
His forbearance erases sins, though he has power,
So he wipes out sins with his clemency and he is able
when their perpetrators hope for pardon from him.
If pardon from him is hoped for by sinners
ويَلْقىand meets عدوّthe foe of الدّينthe faith طوْعَin obedience to جِهادِهhis holy struggle
ويَلْقى عدوّ الدّين طوْعَ جِهادِه
بصَفْحةِwith a blade of عزْمٍresolve لاnot تُفَلُّis blunted شَباتُهاits cutting edges
بصَفْحةِ عزْمٍ لا تُفَلُّ شَباتُها
He meets the foe of the faith as his holy struggle demands,
And the enemy of religion voluntarily meets his jihad
with a blade of resolve whose cutting edges cannot be blunted,
With determination whose youth never fail
وأُسْدِand lions of رِجالٍmen منamong ذَويthose possessing الحَزْمِfirm purpose لمnot تَزَلْcease
وأُسْدِ رِجالٍ من ذَوي الحَزْمِ لم تَزَلْ
لحَرْبِfor war against العِدَىthe foes مأخوذَةًmade ready أُهُباتُهاtheir preparations
لحَرْبِ العِدَى مأخوذَةً أُهُباتُها
and lionlike men of firm purpose, whose
And men of wisdom and resolve whose
preparations for war against the foe are ever ready.
Determination for war is firm and untiring
فيورِدُهاso he brings them to water للأمْنِfor safety أعْذَبَthe sweetest مَشْرَعٍwatering place
فيورِدُها للأمْنِ أعْذَبَ مَشْرَعٍ
تَذودُdrive off العِدىthe foes عنfrom وِرْدِهits water مُشْرَعاتُهاtheir leveled spears
تَذودُ العِدى عن وِرْدِه مُشْرَعاتُها
He leads them to safety's sweetest watering place,
He leads them to safety the sweetest pasture
their leveled spears driving the foe from its water.
Their dams keeping harm away from his abode
تُقيمُsets straight صَغاthe tilt of الهَيْجاءِbattle راحةُthe palm of يوسُفٍYusuf
تُقيمُ صَغا الهَيْجاءِ راحةُ يوسُفٍ
وقدand indeed قوِّمَتْwas straightened فيamong الدّارِعينَthe armored warriors قَناتُهاits spear
وقد قوِّمَتْ في الدّارِعينَ قَناتُها
Yusuf's palm sets straight the tilt of battle,
The ease of Yousuf stills the hissing of snakes
its spear having been straightened among the armored warriors.
As the strings are tuned in his two pillars
فللهِso, by God ماhow أوْهىweakened قُوَىthe strength of الصّبْرِendurance كلّماwhenever
فللهِ ما أوْهى قُوَى الصّبْرِ كلّما
ألَمّتْvisited بأوْهامِin the imaginings of العِدَىthe foes خَطراتُهاthoughts of it
ألَمّتْ بأوْهامِ العِدَى خَطراتُها
By God, how greatly it saps the strength of endurance whenever
So God what weakened the strength of patience whenever
thoughts of it enter the foes' imaginations!
The fancy of enemies disturbed its calm
وقدand indeed منَحواthey offered الأكتافَtheir backs إذwhen صافَحَتْهُمُshook hands with them
وقد منَحوا الأكتافَ إذ صافَحَتْهُمُ
سُيوفٌswords تَروقُdelight المُجْتَليthe beholder صَفحاتُهاtheir blades
سُيوفٌ تَروقُ المُجْتَلي صَفحاتُها
They turned their backs when they were greeted by
And they granted support when the swords greeted them
swords whose blades delight the beholder.
Polished blades exposing their surfaces
وتُخفقُand foil مَسْعىthe endeavors of الكافرينَthe unbelievers بُنودُهُhis banners
وتُخفقُ مَسْعى الكافرينَ بُنودُهُ
إذاwhen خفَقَتْflutter فيon أفْقِهاtheir horizon عذَباتُهاtheir streamers
إذا خفَقَتْ في أفْقِها عذَباتُها
His banners foil the unbelievers' endeavors
And his principles defeat the endeavor of unbelievers
when their streamers flutter on their horizon.
When his fresh words flutter on the horizon
وراقَand delighted النّهىthe minds ماwhat راعَterrified منof قَطْفِharvesting هامِهاtheir heads
وراقَ النّهى ما راعَ من قَطْفِ هامِها
وقدand indeed أيْنَعَتْripened للمجْتَنيfor the gatherer ثمَراتُهاtheir fruits
وقد أيْنَعَتْ للمجْتَني ثمَراتُها
The minds are pleased by the terrifying harvest of their heads,
Abstinence was regarded when she was ripe for picking
their fruits now ripened for the gatherer.
And her fruits were ripe for the harvester
دعواleave فئَةَthe company of الإشراكِpolytheism لاmay not دَرَّflow درُّهاits milk
دعوا فئَةَ الإشراكِ لا دَرَّ درُّها
كأنّيas though I بهاwith it لاnot تنْقَضيend حسَراتُهاits regrets
كأنّي بها لا تنْقَضي حسَراتُها
Leave the company of polytheism—may its milk never flow!
Leave the associators be, no use is their folly
I seem to see it, its regrets never ending.
It is as if their regrets are never ending
كأنّيas though I بخيْلِwith the cavalry of اللهِGod تبتَدِرُrush into الوغىbattle
كأنّي بخيْلِ اللهِ تبتَدِرُ الوغى
وقدand indeed حمَلَتْbore أُسْدَthe lions of الشّرىal-Shara صهَواتُهاtheir saddles
وقد حمَلَتْ أُسْدَ الشّرى صهَواتُها
I seem to see God's cavalry racing into battle,
It is as if God's horses initiate the battle
their saddles bearing the lions of al-Shara.
Bearing the lions of evil, their neighing loud
سوابقُracing steeds ترتدّrecoil الرّياحُthe winds وتنْثَنيand turn back
سوابقُ ترتدّ الرّياحُ وتنْثَني
بحيْثُwhere تُجاريrace alongside هُوجَهاtheir raging gusts مُرْسَلاتُهاtheir unleashed steeds
بحيْثُ تُجاري هُوجَها مُرْسَلاتُها
Racing steeds—the winds recoil and turn back
Thoroughbreds the winds turn away bending
where their unleashed steeds vie with the raging winds.
Wherever its galloping mares race
تَروعُterrify الأعاديthe enemies فيover مدَىthe extent of السّبْقِthe race نُزّعاًstraining forward
تَروعُ الأعادي في مدَى السّبْقِ نُزّعاً
تَروقُdelight النُهىthe minds ألوانُهاtheir colors وشِياتُهاand their markings
تَروقُ النُهى ألوانُها وشِياتُها
Straining forward, they terrify foes over the racing course;
Frightening enemies in the horizon agitated
their colors and markings delight the minds.
The forbidden unveiled in their colors and features
إذاwhen هيَthey بالأبطالِwith the champions جالتْwheeled about رأيتَهاyou saw them
إذا هيَ بالأبطالِ جالتْ رأيتَها
تُقرِّبُbring nearer آجالَthe deaths of العِدىthe foes مُقْرَباتُهاtheir prized steeds
تُقرِّبُ آجالَ العِدى مُقْرَباتُها
When they wheel about bearing champions, you see them—
When they marched with the heroes you see them
their prized steeds bringing the foes' deaths nearer.
Hastening the lives of enemies to expire
فَياso, O ناصِرَchampion of العَلياءِlofty glory والمَلكَand O king الذيwho
فَيا ناصِرَ العَلياءِ والمَلكَ الذي
بهthrough him مِلّةُthe faith of الإسْلامِIslam كُفَّتْwere restrained عُداتُهاits enemies
به مِلّةُ الإسْلامِ كُفَّتْ عُداتُها
So, O champion of lofty glory and king through whom
So supporter of the noble and king who
the faith of Islam has had its enemies restrained!
Through him the nation of Islam's might prevails
تَرومُseek مُلوكُthe kings of الأرضِthe earth شأوَكَyour reach فيin العُلىglory
تَرومُ مُلوكُ الأرضِ شأوَكَ في العُلى
وقدand yet قصُرَتْfell short عنof نَيْلِهattaining it خُطُواتُهاtheir steps
وقد قصُرَتْ عن نَيْلِه خُطُواتُها
The kings of the earth seek your reach in glory,
Kings of earth envy your loftiness which
but their steps fall short of attaining it.
Their steps fall short of attaining
ولماand when توالَتْfollowed successively فتْنَةُthe strife of الغَربِthe West واعْتَدَتْand attacked
ولما توالَتْ فتْنَةُ الغَربِ واعْتَدَتْ
علىagainst أهْلِهِits people فيin كُلّevery حيٍّquarter طُغاتُهاits tyrants
على أهْلِهِ في كُلّ حيٍّ طُغاتُها
When strife in the West followed strife, and its tyrants attacked
And when the sedition of the West persisted and transgressed
its people in every quarter,
Upon its people in every quarter its tyranny ruled
وماand not اتّفقَتْagreed إلاexcept علىon صُحْبَةِthe companionship of الرّدىdestruction
وما اتّفقَتْ إلا على صُحْبَةِ الرّدى
كماjust as اختَلَفَتْdiffered آراؤُهاtheir opinions ولُغاتُهاand their tongues
كما اختَلَفَتْ آراؤُها ولُغاتُها
agreeing only to keep company with destruction,
And they did not unite except in the company of evil
just as their opinions and tongues differed,
Just as their opinions and languages differed
دعَتْكcalled upon you لعَقْدِto conclude السَّلْمِpeace بينamong مُلوكِهاtheir kings
دعَتْك لعَقْدِ السَّلْمِ بين مُلوكِها
أكارِمُthe nobles of حيٍّa people فيin يدَيْكَyour two hands حياتُهاtheir lives
أكارِمُ حيٍّ في يدَيْكَ حياتُها
you were summoned to conclude peace among their kings
They called you for making peace between its kings
by the nobles of a people whose lives lie in your hands.
The generous of every nation is in your hands their lives
فأصْدَرَتْso they issued للأمْلاكِto the kings منكَfrom you أوامِراًcommands
فأصْدَرَتْ للأمْلاكِ منكَ أوامِراً
إذاwhen نُطِقَتْwere uttered فيin الحَفْلِthe gathering طالgrew long صُماتُهاtheir silence
إذا نُطِقَتْ في الحَفْلِ طال صُماتُها
They then conveyed commands from you to the kings;
So you ordered the kingdoms commands
when spoken in the gathering, the kings' silence grew long.
That when uttered in the assembly silenced clamor
تطاوَلُstretch upward أعْناقٌnecks وتَسْموand rise نواظِرٌeyes
تطاوَلُ أعْناقٌ وتَسْمو نواظِرٌ
إلَيْهاtoward them وتُوليهاand accord them امتِثالاًobedience ولاتُهاtheir rulers
إلَيْها وتُوليها امتِثالاً ولاتُها
Necks stretch upward and eyes rise
Necks outstretched and sights elevated
toward them, and their rulers accord them obedience.
To them surrendering, obeying your rule
دَعاcalled بهِمُto them داعيthe herald of الأمانِsafety فأصْبحواso they became
دَعا بهِمُ داعي الأمانِ فأصْبحوا
ودُنْياهُمُand their world لاnot تُتَّقىare feared حادِثاتُهاits calamities
ودُنْياهُمُ لا تُتَّقى حادِثاتُها
The herald of safety called to them, and they found themselves
The caller to security made them safe so their world
in a world whose calamities need not be feared.
Became unafraid of its unpredictability
وإنّand indeed حجيجَthe pilgrims of اللهِGod حلّواalighted بمكّةٍin Mecca
وإنّ حجيجَ اللهِ حلّوا بمكّةٍ
ولاحَتْand appeared لديهِمْto them دونَناapart from us عرَصاتُهاits open grounds
ولاحَتْ لديهِمْ دونَنا عرَصاتُها
God's pilgrims have alighted in Mecca,
And God's pilgrims descended upon Mecca
and its open grounds appear to them, not to us.
And its plains were illuminated before us
وماand not احْتمَلواthey bore away إلاexcept قُلوباًhearts تقلّبَتْwere tossed about
وما احْتمَلوا إلا قُلوباً تقلّبَتْ
فماso not تنقَضيcease طوْعَsubject to النّوىseparation زفَراتُهاtheir sighs
فما تنقَضي طوْعَ النّوى زفَراتُها
They bore away only hearts tossed about,
And they carried nothing but hearts that tossed and turned
whose sighs never cease, at separation's command.
So their sighs never end pouring out
إذاwhen رامَتِsought الحجّاجُthe pilgrims رَمْيَthe casting of جِمارِهاtheir ritual pebbles
إذا رامَتِ الحجّاجُ رَمْيَ جِمارِها
فنارُthen the fire of الأسىsorrow مَشْبوبةٌablaze جمَراتُهاits embers
فنارُ الأسى مَشْبوبةٌ جمَراتُها
When the pilgrims seek to cast their pebbles,
When the pilgrims sought to stone the jamaraat
the embers of sorrow's fire are ablaze.
The fire of sorrow flared up in burning embers
فللهِso, by God فيin مغْنىthe abode of الهِدايةِguidance أُسرةٌa family
فللهِ في مغْنى الهِدايةِ أُسرةٌ
يُعرِّفُهاteaches them معْنىthe meaning of الرِّضىacceptance عرَفاتُهاtheir Arafat
يُعرِّفُها معْنى الرِّضى عرَفاتُها
How wondrous a family in the abode of guidance,
So God has in the haven of guidance a family
whose Arafat teaches them the meaning of acceptance!
Acquainting them with the meaning of contentment are its plains
تَطوفُcircles ببيتَaround the House of اللهِGod سَبْعاًseven times وتنثَنيand returns
تَطوفُ ببيتَ اللهِ سَبْعاً وتنثَني
وقدand indeed مُحِيَتْwere erased أثْناءَهُduring it سيّئاتُهاtheir sins
وقد مُحِيَتْ أثْناءَهُ سيّئاتُها
They circle God's House seven times and return,
Circling God's house seven times humbly bowing
their sins having been erased in its course.
And its path was cleared of sins amidst
ويُهْدَىand is offered علىat قرْبِthe nearness of المَزارِthe place of visitation سلامُهاtheir greeting
ويُهْدَى على قرْبِ المَزارِ سلامُها
بحيثُwhere النّبيُّthe Prophet المجْتَبَىthe chosen وصَلاتُهاand their prayer
بحيثُ النّبيُّ المجْتَبَى وصَلاتُها
Their greeting is offered near the place of visitation,
And peace descends upon the tomb of the Prophet
where the chosen Prophet is, along with their prayers.
To whom prayers and peace are always sent
فأهْلاًso welcome بهذاto this اليومِday فيat الموقفِthe standing-place الذيwhere
فأهْلاً بهذا اليومِ في الموقفِ الذي
إذاwhen قصّرتْthey fall short طالَتْgrow long بهِthere وقفاتُهاtheir halts
إذا قصّرتْ طالَتْ بهِ وقفاتُها
Welcome to this day at the standing-place where,
So welcome is this day at Arafah where
when they fall short, their halts there grow long.
However long one stands, it is too brief
كثيرٌgreat بمَذْخورfor the stored-up الثوابِreward اهْتمامُهاtheir concern
كثيرٌ بمَذْخور الثوابِ اهْتمامُها
قَليلٌlittle إلىtoward ماwhat خلّفتْهُthey left behind التِفاتُهاtheir regard
قَليلٌ إلى ما خلّفتْهُ التِفاتُها
Great is their concern for reward stored up;
Abundant are those who cared for its reward
little is their regard for what they left behind.
Little did they reflect upon what they left behind
وباتَتْand they passed the night وقدhaving indeed فازَتْwon بأنْعَمِwith the most blissful ليلَةٍnight
وباتَتْ وقد فازَتْ بأنْعَمِ ليلَةٍ
قضىordained فضْلُهاits excellence أنthat لاnot تُذَمَّbe blamed غَداتُهاits morning
قضى فضْلُها أن لا تُذَمَّ غَداتُها
They passed the night, having won a most blissful night,
And night fell while they won the gift of a night
whose excellence ordained that its morning should not be blamed.
Whose virtue necessitated imperfection is overlooked
فهُنِّئْتَهاso, congratulations to you on them طوعَin accord with السّعودِgood fortunes مواسِماًas seasons
فهُنِّئْتَها طوعَ السّعودِ مواسِماً
قدِindeed اتّضحَتْbecame clear آياتُهاtheir signs وإياتُهاand their radiance
قدِ اتّضحَتْ آياتُها وإياتُها
May you be congratulated on them—seasons aligned with good fortune,
You congratulated it in line with well-being seasons
their signs and radiance now made clear.
Its signs and verses became clear
تُحَيّيgreet كماas شاءتْdesired عُلاكyour loftiness وُفودُهاtheir delegations
تُحَيّي كما شاءتْ عُلاك وُفودُها
فتَحْياso live بجَدْوىby the bounty of راحتَيْكَyour two palms عُفاتُهاtheir petitioners
فتَحْيا بجَدْوى راحتَيْكَ عُفاتُها
Their delegations greet you as your lofty station desires,
Just as you willed, its delegations are revived
and their petitioners live by the bounty of your two palms.
So by the benefit of your well-being the chaste live
تُقَبِّلُkiss منfrom مَوْلىthe lord of الخلائِفِcaliphs يوسُفٍYusuf
تُقَبِّلُ من مَوْلى الخلائِفِ يوسُفٍ
يَميناًa right hand تعُمُّencompass القاصِدينَthose who seek him هِباتُهاits gifts
يَميناً تعُمُّ القاصِدينَ هِباتُها
They kiss, from Yusuf, the lord of caliphs,
They kiss the hand of Master of Caliphs, Yousuf
a right hand whose gifts embrace all who seek him.
A gift encompassing pilgrims spreads from his hand
تُريناshows us مِنَof الصُّنْعِdeeds الجَميلِgracious عوائداًaccustomed favors
تُرينا مِنَ الصُّنْعِ الجَميلِ عوائداً
قدِindeed اتّصلتْhave reached بالآملينَto the hopeful صِلاتُهاits benefactions
قدِ اتّصلتْ بالآملينَ صِلاتُها
It shows us accustomed acts of gracious kindness,
Showing us from good deed renewals
its benefactions reaching the hopeful.
Since hopes have connected with prayers
وبشْرىand glad tidings بهِof it عيداًas a feast غدَتْhas come to be مِلّةُthe faith of الهُدىguidance
وبشْرى بهِ عيداً غدَتْ مِلّةُ الهُدى
كماas عُوّدَتْit was accustomed تعْلوrise high بهthrough it كلِماتُهاits words
كما عُوّدَتْ تعْلو به كلِماتُها
And glad tidings of this feast! The faith of guidance has come,
And glad tidings that the nation of guidance
as is its wont, to have its words exalted through it.
As it used to, through it words are raised
أمَوْلايَO my lord هلْcan يُعْطيgive الخلافَةthe caliphate حقّهاits due
أمَوْلايَ هلْ يُعْطي الخلافَة حقّها
منof المدْحِpraise فِكْرٌa mind أعجزَتْهُbaffled it صِفاتُهاits qualities
من المدْحِ فِكْرٌ أعجزَتْهُ صِفاتُها
My lord, can the caliphate be given its due
My Master, can praise give the Caliphate its due
in praise by a mind that its qualities have baffled?
Thoughts of praise fall short of describing his traits
مَعانٍmeanings وألْفاظٌand words بمَدْحِكَin praise of you تُجْتَلىare beheld
مَعانٍ وألْفاظٌ بمَدْحِكَ تُجْتَلى
زواهرُهاtheir shining beauties أوor تُجْتَنىare gathered زَهراتُهاtheir flowers
زواهرُها أو تُجْتَنى زَهراتُها
Meanings and words: in praise of you are beheld
Meanings and words to praise you being composed
their shining beauties, or their flowers are gathered.
The flowers of rhetoric or its blossoms being picked
سناthe radiance of الزُّهْرِthe bright stars ماwhat قدindeed راقَdelighted أمْor ورَقاتُهاtheir pages
سنا الزُّهْرِ ما قد راقَ أمْ ورَقاتُها
شذَاthe fragrance of الزَّهْرِflowers ماwhat قدْindeed رقّgrew delicate أمْor نفحاتُهاtheir fragrant breaths
شذَا الزَّهْرِ ما قدْ رقّ أمْ نفحاتُها
Is what has delighted us the bright stars' radiance, or their pages?
The beauty of flowers composed or their leaves collected
Is what has grown delicate the flowers' scent, or their fragrant breaths?
The fragrance of flowers diffused or their scents emanated
وياand oh لجُموعِfor the throngs فيin ذَرىthe heights of القُبّةِthe dome التيwhich
ويا لجُموعِ في ذَرى القُبّةِ التي
بأوجُهِهمْwith their faces راقَتْdelighted لدَيْكَbefore you جِهاتُهاits sides
بأوجُهِهمْ راقَتْ لدَيْكَ جِهاتُها
And oh, the throngs in the heights of the dome,
And what multitudes under the dome whose
whose sides delight you with their faces!
Faces illuminate before you on all sides
يَميلونَthey sway عُجْباًin admiration بالثناءِat the praise كأنّماas though
يَميلونَ عُجْباً بالثناءِ كأنّما
تدورcircle بأكْواسِwith goblets of المُدامِwine سُقاتُهاits cupbearers
تدور بأكْواسِ المُدامِ سُقاتُها
They sway in admiration at the praise, as though
Inclining in wonder at praise as if
its cupbearers circled with goblets of wine.
Its cups are passed amongst the wine-bearers
هلِdid اسْتَقْبَلواthey welcome أمْداحَهاits praises أمْor تحمّلتْcarried
هلِ اسْتَقْبَلوا أمْداحَها أمْ تحمّلتْ
شذاthe scent of الزّهْرِflowers أثناءَduring القَبولِacceptance رُواتُهاits reciters
شذا الزّهْرِ أثناءَ القَبولِ رُواتُها
Did they welcome its praises, or did
Did they anticipate its praises or were thrilled
its reciters bear the scent of flowers amid its acceptance?
When the fragrance of flowers welcomed its conveyors
وهلand are هذهthese الأفكارُthoughts إلاanything but ظَعائِنٌwomen in howdahs
وهل هذه الأفكارُ إلا ظَعائِنٌ
حَدَتْهاurged them on with song منَof الأمْداحِpraises فيكَof you حُداتُهاtheir camel-drivers
حَدَتْها منَ الأمْداحِ فيكَ حُداتُها
Are these thoughts anything but women in howdahs,
Were these thoughts mere guesses
whose camel-drivers urge them on with praise of you?
Traced by praises of you, their demarcation outlined
فللّهِso, by God منهاfrom them والمَحاسِنُand the beauties تُجْتَلىare beheld
فللّهِ منها والمَحاسِنُ تُجْتَلى
حدائِقُgardens of مدْحٍpraise تُجْتَنىare gathered طيّباتُهاtheir choice fruits
حدائِقُ مدْحٍ تُجْتَنى طيّباتُها
How wondrous what they yield, their beauties displayed:
So God from it, and goodness is unveiled
gardens of praise whose choice fruits are gathered!
Gardens of praise, its aromas are fragrant
بَقيتَmay you remain لأمْلاكِfor the kings of البَسيطَةِthe earth آيةًa sign
بَقيتَ لأمْلاكِ البَسيطَةِ آيةً
بشَمْسِby the sun of ضحاهاits forenoon تهْتَديare guided نيّراتُهاits bright lights
بشَمْسِ ضحاها تهْتَدي نيّراتُها
May you remain a sign to the kings of the earth,
You remained for the simple kingdom a sign
its bright lights guided by the sun of its forenoon.
By the sun of its morning the bright are guided
Sol 6.1