فيin ذُرىheights مَلْكٍa king هوَhe is الدَّهTime (first part)
في ذُرى مَلْكٍ هوَ الدَّه
رُcompletes 'Time' عطاءًin giving وَاِسْتلاباand taking away
رُ عطاءً وَاِسْتلابا
In the heights of a king who is Time
in giving and taking away,
مَنone who لهُhe has كفٌّa hand تبُزُّsurpasses الthe
مَن لهُ كفٌّ تبُزُّ ال
غَيْثrain سَحّاًin pouring down وَاِنسكاباand pouring forth
غَيْث سَحّاً وَاِنسكابا
one whose hand surpasses the
rain in downpour and outpouring;
فاتحٌopening فيin وجهِthe face of كلِّevery
فاتحٌ في وجهِ كلِّ
أمَّةٍnation للنّصرfor victory باباa gate
أمَّةٍ للنّصر بابا
who opens before every
nation a gate to victory.
تَرجُفُtrembles الدُّنْياthe world إذاwhen حرsets in motion (first part)
تَرجُفُ الدُّنْيا إذا حر
رَكَcompletes 'sets in motion' للسَّيْرfor the march الرِّكاباthe mounts
رَكَ للسَّيْر الرِّكابا
The world trembles when he
sets the mounts in motion for the march.
وتخِرُّand collapse المُشمَخِرّاthe towering heights (first part)
وتخِرُّ المُشمَخِرّا
تُcompletes 'the towering heights' اِختِلالاًin disarray واِضطِراباand turmoil
تُ اِختِلالاً واِضطِرابا
And the towering heights collapse
in disarray and turmoil.
وَتَرىand you see الأَعداءَthe enemies مِنbecause of هَيْawe (first part)
وَتَرى الأَعداءَ مِن هَيْ
بَتِهِof him (completes 'awe of him') تَأويseek refuge in الشِّعاباthe ravines
بَتِهِ تَأوي الشِّعابا
And you see the enemies, in
awe of him, seek shelter in the ravines.
وَإِذاand when ماever (emphasis) لَفَحَتْهُمُscorched them
وَإِذا ما لَفَحَتْهُمُ
نارُهُhis fire صَارواthey became كباباroasted meat
نارُهُ صَاروا كبابا
And whenever they are scorched
by his fire, they become roasted meat.
ياO عِمادَʿImād (pillar) الدّينِal-Dīn (the faith) لاmay not زِلcease (first part)
يا عِمادَ الدّينِ لا زِل
تَyou (completes 'you cease') علىover الدّينthe faith سحاباa raincloud
تَ على الدّين سحابا
O ʿImād al-Dīn, may you never cease
to be a raincloud over the faith,
جاعلاًmaking مِنfrom دونهbefore it سَيْsword (first part)
جاعلاً مِن دونه سَيْ
فَكَyour (completes 'your sword') إنْif رِيعit is alarmed حِجاباa shield
فَكَ إنْ رِيع حِجابا
setting, before it, your
sword as a shield if it is alarmed.
فَاِلبَسso put on النَّعْمَاءَthe blessings فيin الأمthe safety (first part)
فَاِلبَس النَّعْمَاءَ في الأم
نِcompletes 'the safety' الّذيin which طِبتyou have thrived وطاباand it became pleasant
نِ الّذي طِبت وطابا
So clothe yourself in blessings, in the
safety in which you have thrived, and which has grown pleasant.
وَاصْفُand be serene عَيشاًin life إِنَّfor أَعداenemies (first part)
وَاصْفُ عَيشاً إِنَّ أَعدا
ءَكَyour (completes 'your enemies') قَدalready صَارواthey became تُراباًdust
ءَكَ قَد صَاروا تُراباً
And live serenely, for your
enemies have already become dust.
Sol 6.1