لمنwhose الكتائبُthe battalions فيin العَجاجthe swirling dust الأَكدَرِmurky
لمن الكتائبُ في العَجاج الأَكدَرِ
يَخطُرنَthey stride proudly فيin زَردِchain-mail links الحَديدِiron الأَخضرِgreen-hued
يَخطُرنَ في زَردِ الحَديدِ الأَخضرِ
Whose are the battalions in the murky dust,
For whom are the battalions in the turbulent darkness,
Striding proudly in mail of green-hued iron?
Passing through the green iron armor,
ضَربتhave pitched عليهنَّover them الرِماحُthe spears سُرادِقاًa pavilion
ضَربت عليهنَّ الرِماحُ سُرادِقاً
دُعِمتwere supported بساعدby the forearm of كُلِّevery شَهمٍvaliant man أَصعَرِhaughtily defiant
دُعِمت بساعد كُلِّ شَهمٍ أَصعَرِ
The spears have pitched a pavilion over them,
The spears covered them with canopies,
Supported by the forearm of every proud, valiant man.
Supported by the arm of every brave lion.
وَالبيضُand the bright swords تَلمَعُflash فيin القتامthe dark dust كأَنَّهاas though they were
وَالبيضُ تَلمَعُ في القتام كأَنَّها
لَمعُthe flashing of البوارِقِlightning bolts فيin رُكامِa mass of كَنَهوَرِtowering cloud
لَمعُ البوارِقِ في رُكامِ كَنَهوَرِ
And the bright swords flash through the dust, as though they were
The whites shine in the gloom as if they were
Flashes of lightning in a towering mass of cloud.
Flashes of lightning in the piles of clouds.
وَصَليلُand the clang of وَقعِthe striking of المرهفاتِthe keen blades كأَنَّهas though it were
وَصَليلُ وَقعِ المرهفاتِ كأَنَّه
رَعدٌthunder يُجَلجِلُpeals فيwithin أَجشَّa hoarse-sounding cloud مُزمجِرِrumbling
رَعدٌ يُجَلجِلُ في أَجشَّ مُزمجِرِ
And the clang of the keen blades' blows is like
The clanging of the sharpened swords is like
Thunder pealing in a hoarse, rumbling cloud.
Thunder rumbling in a roaring storm.
وَالرايَةُand the banner الحَمراءُred يَخفِقُflutters ظِلُّهاits shadow
وَالرايَةُ الحَمراءُ يَخفِقُ ظِلُّها
يَهفوhastens eagerly عليهاtoward it كُلُّevery لَيثٍlion مُزئِرِroaring
يَهفو عليها كُلُّ لَيثٍ مُزئِرِ
And the red banner's shadow flutters;
The red flag flutters with its shadow
Every roaring lion hastens eagerly toward it.
Hailed by every roaring lion.
وَالخَيلُand the horses قدindeed حَملَتhave carried علىupon صَهَواتِهاtheir backs
وَالخَيلُ قد حَملَت على صَهَواتِها
منof كُلِّevery أَصيَدَproud, head-held-high warrior باسلٍvaliant ذيpossessing مغفرِa mail helmet
من كُلِّ أَصيَدَ باسلٍ ذي مغفرِ
And the horses have borne upon their backs
The horses charged with
Many a proud, valiant, helmeted warrior,
All the brave hunters fully armed.
مُتسربلٍclothed بالقَلبin courage فوقَover دِلاصِهhis gleaming mail
مُتسربلٍ بالقَلب فوقَ دِلاصِه
متلثِّمٍveiled بالنَقعin dust لَمّاnot yet يُسفِرِunveils his face
متلثِّمٍ بالنَقع لَمّا يُسفِرِ
Clothed in courage over his gleaming mail,
Wearing courage over their breastplates
Veiled in dust, not yet revealing his face.
And veiled with masks when uncovered.
فيon مَوقفٍa battlefield كسَفeclipsed الظَهيرَةَthe noonday نقعُهits dust
في مَوقفٍ كسَف الظَهيرَةَ نقعُه
فأَضاءَهاthen he lit it بشرُوقِwith the rising of وَجهٍa face مُقمرِmoon-bright
فأَضاءَها بشرُوقِ وَجهٍ مُقمرِ
On a battlefield whose dust eclipsed the noonday,
In a standstill, its mask dimmed the noon,
He lit it with the rising of a moon-bright face.
Then a bright, full-moon face illuminated it.
يَختالُhe struts فيin حَلَقthe rings of الدِلاصِmail كأَنَّهas though he were
يَختالُ في حَلَق الدِلاصِ كأَنَّه
يَختالُstrutting منهاinstead of it فيin مُفَوَّفstriped cloth عَبقريexquisite
يَختالُ منها في مُفَوَّف عَبقري
He struts within the rings of mail, as though
Strutting in the breastplates as if
He strutted instead in exquisite, striped brocade.
Strutting gracefully atop a litter.
منof فتيةٍyoung warriors أَلِفواthey grew familiar with الأَسنَّةthe spearheads وَالقَناand spear-shafts
من فتيةٍ أَلِفوا الأَسنَّة وَالقَنا
فقِبابهمso their pavilions قصبُshafts الوَشيجspear-cane الأَسمَرِdark-brown
فقِبابهم قصبُ الوَشيج الأَسمَرِ
Among young warriors familiar with spearheads and shafts,
Youth who mastered spears and arrows
Whose pavilions are shafts of dark-brown spear-cane.
Their bodies are rods of brown cane.
يَقرونَthey feast بيضَهمُtheir bright swords الرِقابَnecks ويُنهلواand give drink to
يَقرونَ بيضَهمُ الرِقابَ ويُنهلوا
زُرقَthe blue الأَسنَّةspearheads منwith نَجيعٍfreshly shed blood أَحمَرِred
زُرقَ الأَسنَّة من نَجيعٍ أَحمَرِ
They feast their bright swords on necks, and give
They polish their blades and quench their thirst
Their blue spearheads draughts of crimson blood.
With the blue of arrows from a red skin.
شادواthey raised عمادَهمtheir pillars بكلِّwith every مثقَّفٍstraightened spear
شادوا عمادَهم بكلِّ مثقَّفٍ
لَدنٍsupple ومجدَهمand their glory بكلِّwith every مُشهِّرِbrandished sword
لَدنٍ ومجدَهم بكلِّ مُشهِّرِ
They raised their pillars with every straightened spear,
They established pillars with every educated one
Supple, and their glory with every brandished sword.
And their glory with each nobleman.
حلّواthey settled منupon العَلياءeminence قمَّةthe summit of رأسِهاits head
حلّوا من العَلياء قمَّة رأسِها
وحوواand they possessed بسالةَvalor أَكبرٍa great forebear عنfrom أَكبَرِa great forebear
وحووا بسالةَ أَكبرٍ عن أَكبَرِ
They settled on the very crown of eminence,
They ascended the highest summit
And inherited valor from forebear after forebear.
And contained within the greatest valor.
مَنwho مِنهمُamong them الملكُthe king المَهيبُawe-inspiring إذاwhen بَداhe appears
مَن مِنهمُ الملكُ المَهيبُ إذا بَدا
خضعَتbowed لهto him ذُلّاًin abasement رِقابُthe necks of الأَعصرِthe ages
خضعَت له ذُلّاً رِقابُ الأَعصرِ
Who among them is the awe-inspiring king? When he appears,
Who among them is the mighty king when he appears?
The necks of the ages bow before him in abasement.
The necks of all people bow to him in humility.
فَخرُthe pride of المَفاخِرglories والمآثِرand noble deeds والجحاand the battle- (word fragment)
فَخرُ المَفاخِر والمآثِر والجحا
فِلhosts (word completion) وَالمَحافِلand assemblies والعُلىand high rank والمِنبرِand the pulpit
فِل وَالمَحافِل والعُلى والمِنبرِ
The pride of glories, noble deeds, and battle-
So much pride and glory and armies fell down before him
hosts, assemblies, high rank, and the pulpit;
As well as councils, nobility, pulpits and platforms.
القائدُthe leader of الجيشthe army العرمرمvast and mighty مُعلَماًbearing battle insignia
القائدُ الجيش العرمرم مُعلَماً
مِنmade up of كُلِّevery لَيثٍlion ذيpossessing بَراثِنَclaws قَسورِfierce
مِن كُلِّ لَيثٍ ذي بَراثِنَ قَسورِ
Who leads the vast army, bearing battle insignia,
The leader guides the clamorous army
Made up of fierce lions, each armed with claws;
With every ferocious lion baring fangs.
السائقُthe driver of الجُردَsleek horses المَذاكىfully mature شُزَّباًlean-flanked
السائقُ الجُردَ المَذاكى شُزَّباً
تَخطوthey step وَتَخطرُand prance بالرِماحwith the spears الخُطَّرِswaying
تَخطو وَتَخطرُ بالرِماح الخُطَّرِ
Who drives sleek, full-grown horses, lean-flanked,
The driver strikes the lean horses
Stepping and prancing with swaying spears;
As they prance carrying engraved spears.
الفالقُthe splitter of الهاماتskulls فيon يومthe day of الوَغىbattle
الفالقُ الهامات في يوم الوَغى
وَالسمرُand the brown spears بينbetween مُحطَّمٍshattered وَمكسَّرِand broken
وَالسمرُ بين مُحطَّمٍ وَمكسَّرِ
Who splits skulls on the day of battle,
The vanquisher of ranks on the day of battle,
While the brown spears are shattered and broken;
The brawler amidst the crushed and broken.
الشامخُlofty in النَسبينboth lineages بينamong ذَويthose possessing العُلىhigh rank
الشامخُ النَسبين بين ذَوي العُلى
وَالباذِخُand towering in الحسبينboth ancestral honors يَومَon the day of المفخرِboasting
وَالباذِخُ الحسبين يَومَ المفخرِ
Lofty in both lineages among those of high rank,
The towering lineage between the highborn
And towering in both ancestral honors on the day of boasting;
And the outstanding hashemites on the day of pride.
الواهبُthe giver of البَدراتpurses of coin يتبعهاfollows them النَدىbounty
الواهبُ البَدرات يتبعها النَدى
مِنfrom جودهhis generosity بسحابin a cloud تِبرٍgold dust مُمطرِraining
مِن جوده بسحاب تِبرٍ مُمطرِ
He gives purses of coin, and bounty follows them,
The benevolent granter followed by dew
From his generosity, in a cloud raining gold dust.
From his endless generosity like pouring rain.
يَجلوhe dispels دُجىthe darkness of الآمالhopes منهfrom him بنائِلٍwith a gift
يَجلو دُجى الآمال منه بنائِلٍ
متلألئٍglittering وَبوجهand with the face of جودٍgenerosity مُسفرِradiant
متلألئٍ وَبوجه جودٍ مُسفرِ
He dispels the darkness of hopes with his bounty,
With his achievements he dispels
Glittering, and with generosity's radiant face.
The gloom of hopes with shining floods and bright face of generosity.
وَلكمand how often جلاhe cleared رَهجَthe swirling of القتامِdark dust بباترٍwith a cutting blade
وَلكم جلا رَهجَ القتامِ بباترٍ
متأَلِّقٍflashing وَسنانِand a spearhead أَسمرof a brown spear سَمهَريstout and straight
متأَلِّقٍ وَسنانِ أَسمر سَمهَري
And how often he cleared the swirling dust with a cutting blade,
And how much the darkness was lit with heroism
Flashing, and with the point of a stout, brown spear.
Radiance, and brown horse with star on forehead!
ملِكٌa king إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle جادhe gives generously يوماًone day أَوor سَطاhe strikes fiercely
ملِكٌ إذا ما جاد يوماً أَو سَطا
فالخلقُthen mankind بينbetween مُمَلَّكٍone made a king ومعفَّرِand one cast into dust
فالخلقُ بين مُمَلَّكٍ ومعفَّرِ
A king who, if ever he bestows or strikes,
A king, when he becomes generous or valiant one day,
Makes men kings or casts them into the dust.
People become ruled and honor-bound.
منfrom دَوحةِthe great tree of المَجدِglory الرَفيعِlofty عمادُهُits pillar
من دَوحةِ المَجدِ الرَفيعِ عمادُهُ
وَالفَرعُand the branch يُعربreveals عَنabout زكيِّpure العُنصرِancestral stock
وَالفَرعُ يُعرب عَن زكيِّ العُنصرِ
He comes from the tree of glory, whose pillar towers high;
The pillar of glorious loftiness, his lineage
And the branch reveals the purity of its stock.
Extending to the purest ancestry.
ماnever يَنقَضيcomes to an end يَوماًever شَهيرُa famed act of نَوالِهhis giving
ما يَنقَضي يَوماً شَهيرُ نَوالِه
إِلّاexcept that وأَتبعهand he follows it بآخرَwith another أَشهرِmore renowned
إِلّا وأَتبعه بآخرَ أَشهرِ
No famed gift of his ever passes
His famed generosity never ends a day
Without his following it with another more renowned.
Except he follows with another more famed.
هَذاthis is الَّذيhe who صَدعَsplit القلوبَhearts مهابةًwith awe
هَذا الَّذي صَدعَ القلوبَ مهابةً
وأَذلَّand humbled كلَّevery عملَّسٍfierce wolf وغَضَنفَرِand mighty lion
وأَذلَّ كلَّ عملَّسٍ وغَضَنفَرِ
This is he who split hearts with awe,
He who amazed hearts with his awe
And humbled every fierce wolf and mighty lion.
And humiliated every conceited and vain person.
هَذاthis is الَّذيhe who غَمرَflooded الأَنامَmankind سَماحةًwith generosity
هَذا الَّذي غَمرَ الأَنامَ سَماحةً
منfrom جودِهhis bounty الطاميsurging الجَليلِmajestic الأَبهَرِdazzling
من جودِه الطامي الجَليلِ الأَبهَرِ
This is he who flooded mankind with generosity,
He whose vast kindness flooded people
From his surging, majestic, dazzling bounty.
With an enormous and magnificent generosity.
هَذاthis is الَّذيhe who حازَattained المَعاليthe heights of honor قُعَّساًunassailable
هَذا الَّذي حازَ المَعالي قُعَّساً
وَسِواهwhile others besides him يلطمُslap خدَّthe cheek of حَزنٍrugged ground أَقفَرِdesolate
وَسِواه يلطمُ خدَّ حَزنٍ أَقفَرِ
This is he who attained the unassailable heights,
He who deserved the heights stoically
While others slap the cheek of a desolate wilderness.
While others slap the cheek of barren sorrow.
هَذاthis is نظامُNizam (order) الدينof the Faith واِبنُand son of نظامهits Nizam (order)
هَذا نظامُ الدين واِبنُ نظامه
نَسَبٌa lineage يؤولُleads back إِلىto النَبيِّthe Prophet الأَطهَرِthe purest
نَسَبٌ يؤولُ إِلى النَبيِّ الأَطهَرِ
This is Nizam al-Din, and the son of the Faith's Nizam,
This is the defender of the faith and son of its defender
A lineage leading back to the purest Prophet.
A lineage tracing back to the purest Prophet.
لمعَتgleamed أَسِرَّةُthe traces of نورهhis light فيin وجههhis face
لمعَت أَسِرَّةُ نوره في وجهه
فاِزورَّso turned away عنهاfrom them كُلُّevery لَحظٍglance أَخزَرِhostile and sidelong
فاِزورَّ عنها كُلُّ لَحظٍ أَخزَرِ
The traces of his light gleamed upon his face,
The secrets of his light shone on his face
So every hostile, sidelong glance turned away from them.
Dimming every green glance.
يَجلوhe reveals لَناto us منthrough حلمهhis forbearance فيwithin حَزمِهhis firm resolve
يَجلو لَنا من حلمه في حَزمِه
أَخلاقَthe character of أَحمدَAhmad فيin بسالةthe valor of حيدَرِHaydar
أَخلاقَ أَحمدَ في بسالة حيدَرِ
In his forbearance amid his firmness, he shows us
His wisdom in his composure shows us
The character of Ahmad in the valor of Haydar.
The morals of Ahmad in Haydar’s valor.
بَيناwhile تَراهyou see him مُصَدَّراًpresiding فيin رَستهhis place of honor
بَينا تَراه مُصَدَّراً في رَسته
ملِكاًas a king تَراهُyou see him فَوقَupon صَهوةthe back of أَشقَرِa chestnut steed
ملِكاً تَراهُ فَوقَ صَهوة أَشقَرِ
One moment you see him presiding in his place of honor,
While you see him foremost in his leadership,
A king; the next you see him on a chestnut steed's back.
You see him a king atop a blond steed.
أَربيبَO fosterling of حجرthe lap of المكرُماتnoble deeds ورَبّهاand their lord
أَربيبَ حجر المكرُمات ورَبّها
وَرَضيعَand suckling at ثديthe breast of العارضthe raincloud المُتَعَنجرِoverflowing
وَرَضيعَ ثدي العارض المُتَعَنجرِ
O fosterling in noble deeds' lap, and their lord,
The nurtured one of the honored rock and its Lord
And suckling at the breast of the overflowing raincloud!
And suckled one of the towering noble wet nurse.
لِلَّهGod bless جدُّكَyour good fortune أَيُّwhat مَجدٍglory حُزتَهyou have won it
لِلَّه جدُّكَ أَيُّ مَجدٍ حُزتَه
فَشأوتَso you outstripped كُلَّevery مقدَّمone foremost ومؤخَّرِand one hindmost
فَشأوتَ كُلَّ مقدَّم ومؤخَّرِ
God bless your fortune! What glory you have won,
My Lord, what glory you have attained!
Outstripping all, the foremost and the hindmost.
Rising above every preceding and succeeding one.
أَنتَyou الَّذيare the one who أَحرَزتَhave won كلَّevery فَضيلَةٍvirtue
أَنتَ الَّذي أَحرَزتَ كلَّ فَضيلَةٍ
وَوردتَand you reached بحرَthe sea of الفضلexcellence غيرnot مُكدَّرِmuddied
وَوردتَ بحرَ الفضل غير مُكدَّرِ
You are the one who has won every virtue,
You are the one who gained every merit
And reached the sea of excellence, unsullied.
And attained the sea of virtue perfectly pure.
ظَمئتthirsted أَمانيُّthe aspirations of الرِجالmen لَدىat العُلىthe heights
ظَمئت أَمانيُّ الرِجال لَدى العُلى
فوردتَso you reached منهلَهاtheir watering-place وَلَمّاand not yet تَصدُرِyou depart from the water
فوردتَ منهلَها وَلَمّا تَصدُرِ
Men's aspirations thirsted at the heights,
The aspirations of men thirsted for highest glory,
So you reached their watering-place and have not yet departed.
So you became their spring flowing freely.
وَإليكهاand here it is for you غَرّاءَradiant قدindeed أَبرَزتُهاI have brought it forth
وَإليكها غَرّاءَ قد أَبرَزتُها
تُجلىit is unveiled بشكرَكin thanks to you فيin نَديِّthe gathering-place of المحضرِthe assembly
تُجلى بشكرَك في نَديِّ المحضرِ
And here it is for you, radiant; I have brought it forth,
To you I have presented these proud verses
Unveiled in thanks to you before the assembled company.
Glorified through your gratitude in the high assembly.
أَحكَمتُI perfected نظمَthe stringing of قَريضهاits verse فَتَناسقَتso it became harmonious
أَحكَمتُ نظمَ قَريضها فَتَناسقَت
كالعِقدlike a necklace يَزهوgleaming فيon مُقلَّدthe neck of جُؤذَرِa wild-cow calf
كالعِقد يَزهو في مُقلَّد جُؤذَرِ
I perfected the stringing of its verse, and it fell into harmony,
I composed their stringing in harmony, so they aligned
Like a necklace gleaming on a wild-cow calf's neck.
Like a necklace shining on a pearl-adorned chest.
يَذكوgrows stronger بمدحكwith praise of you نشرُهاits fragrance فكأَنَّنيso it is as though I
يَذكو بمدحك نشرُها فكأَنَّني
أَذكيتُهاI intensified its fragrance منهfrom it بمِسكٍwith musk أَذفَرٍpungent
أَذكيتُها منه بمِسكٍ أَذفَرٍ
Its fragrance grows stronger with praise of you, as though I
Their publication praising you comes alive, as if
Had heightened it with pungent musk from that praise.
I revived it with pure, fragrant musk.
ماnever ضاعَwafted نشرُthe fragrance of ثنائِهاits praise فيthrough مَجلسٍa gathering
ما ضاعَ نشرُ ثنائِها في مَجلسٍ
إِلّاwithout تفتَّقit unfolded عنinto ذَكيِّfragrant العنبَرِambergris
إِلّا تفتَّق عن ذَكيِّ العنبَرِ
Never does the fragrance of its praise waft through a gathering
The spreading of her praise never fades in glory
Without unfolding the rich scent of ambergris.
Except it emanates the scent of fine ambergris.
واِسلمand remain safe علىupon دَرَجthe steps of المَعاليeminence راقياًascending
واِسلم على دَرَج المَعالي راقياً
بأَجلِّwith the noblest أَخبارٍreports وأَصدَقِand the truest مخبَرِinward character
بأَجلِّ أَخبارٍ وأَصدَقِ مخبَرِ
And remain safe, ascending the steps of eminence,
And greet upon ascending to the height of glory
With the noblest renown and the truest inward worth.
With the best news and most truthful reports.
Sol 6.1