هِيَthey الخَيلُthe horses خَيرُthe finest عَتادِequipment of الكَريمِthe noble man
هِيَ الخَيلُ خَيرُ عَتادِ الكَريمِ
يُحَضِّرُhe readies لِلهَمِّfor adversity إِحضارَهاtheir galloping
يُحَضِّرُ لِلهَمِّ إِحضارَها
Horses are the noble man's finest equipment;
he readies their gallop to meet adversity.
ضَغمْتyou bit hard فَأَدْرَرتso you made gush أَفواهَهاtheir mouths
ضَغمْت فَأَدْرَرت أَفواهَها
وَسِرتand you marched فَقَلَّمتso you clipped أَظفارَهاtheir claws
وَسِرت فَقَلَّمت أَظفارَها
You bit, and made their mouths gush;
and marched, and clipped their claws.
إِلامَhow much longer وَلَمand did not تُبقِyou leave مِمّاamong what غَزَوْتَyou raided
إِلامَ وَلَم تُبقِ مِمّا غَزَوْتَ
قُلوباًhearts تُكابِدُenduring إِذعارَهاthe terror they inspire
قُلوباً تُكابِدُ إِذعارَها
How much longer, when you have not left among those you raided
hearts to endure the terror they inspire?
أَماis it not فيin مُفَصّلِthe detailed exposition آيِof the verses الْقِراof battle (continued)
أَما في مُفَصّلِ آيِ الْقِرا
عِending of 'battle' أَنْthat تَضَعَlay down الحربُwar أَوزارَهاits burdens
عِ أَنْ تَضَعَ الحربُ أَوزارَها
Is it not in the detailed verses of battle
that war should lay down its burdens?
عَسىmay أَنthat يُحمَّbe decreed لِهذاfor this الحِماdeath (continued)
عَسى أَن يُحمَّ لِهذا الحِما
مِending of 'death' أَنْto يَتَوكَّرَnest in أَوكارَهاtheir nests
مِ أَنْ يَتَوكَّرَ أَوكارَها
May it be decreed for this death
to nest in their nests.
وَماand not يَومa day مَنof one whom غلتهُyou slew واحِدٌa single one
وَما يَوم مَن غلتهُ واحِدٌ
فَتودِعُهُso they may enshrine it اللُّسْنُthe eloquent tongues أشعارَهاtheir poems
فَتودِعُهُ اللُّسْنُ أشعارَها
Nor is there just one day of those you slew,
for eloquent tongues to enshrine it in their poems.
وَأَينَand where المَقَاولthe utterances ممّاcompared with what فَعَلتyou did
وَأَينَ المَقَاول ممّا فَعَلت
وَلَوand even if شَفعdoubled القطرthe rain إِكثارَهاtheir profusion
وَلَو شَفع القطر إِكثارَها
What are words beside what you have done,
even if rain doubled their abundance?
فَكَمand how many أَجلَبَتclamored خَلفَكَbehind you الجافِخاتُthe boasters
فَكَم أَجلَبَت خَلفَكَ الجافِخاتُ
فَصَلصَلَso made rattle فخرُكyour glory فخّارَهاtheir pottery
فَصَلصَلَ فخرُك فخّارَها
How many boasters clamored behind you,
and your glory made their pottery rattle!
أَعَدْتَyou revived بِعَصركَin your age هذاthis الأَنيsplendid (continued)
أَعَدْتَ بِعَصركَ هذا الأَني
قِending of 'splendid' فُتُوحَthe conquests النّبيِّof the Prophet وأَعصارَهاand their eras
قِ فُتُوحَ النّبيِّ وأَعصارَها
You revived, in this splendid age of yours,
the Prophet's conquests and their eras.
فَواطَأتَso you brought into accord ياO حَبَّذاhow splendid أُحُدَيْهَاits two Uhuds
فَواطَأتَ يا حَبَّذا أُحُدَيْهَا
وَأَسرَرتَand you concealed مِنfrom بَدْرBadr أَنوارهاtheir radiance
وَأَسرَرتَ مِن بَدْر أَنوارها
You brought its two Uhuds into accord—how splendid!—
and concealed their radiance from Badr.
وَكانَand was مهاجرُهاits Emigrant تابعيكَyour followers
وَكانَ مهاجرُها تابعيكَ
وَأَنصارُand the supporters رأيكَof your counsel أَنصارَهاits Helpers
وَأَنصارُ رأيكَ أَنصارَها
And its Emigrant was among your followers,
and your counsel's supporters were its Helpers.
فَجَدَّدْتَso you renewed إِسلامَthe Islam سَلمانِهاof its Salman
فَجَدَّدْتَ إِسلامَ سَلمانِها
وَعَمَّرand gave long life جدُّكyour good fortune عُمَّارهاits Ammar
وَعَمَّر جدُّك عُمَّارها
So you renewed the Islam of its Salman,
and your good fortune gave its Ammar long life.
وَماand not يَومَthe day of إِنّبInab إلّاexcept كَتيlike that (continued)
وَما يَومَ إِنّب إلّا كَتي
كَending of 'that' بَلrather طالَsurpassed بِالبوعِby a fathom أَشبارهاtheir handspans
كَ بَل طالَ بِالبوعِ أَشبارها
And the day of Inab was only like that one—
rather, it surpassed their handspans by a fathom.
وَأَيّامكَand your days الغرُّthe radiant مِنfrom بَعدِهِafter it
وَأَيّامكَ الغرُّ مِن بَعدِهِ
تُعيدreturn إلىto الطَّيّfolding أغرارَهاtheir creases
تُعيد إلى الطَّيّ أغرارَها
And your radiant days after it
fold their creases away once more.
وَلَمّاand when هَبَبتَyou sprang into action ببُصْرَىat Bosra سَمَكتyou raised
وَلَمّا هَبَبتَ ببُصْرَى سَمَكت
بِأهباءِwith dust clouds خَيلِكof your horses أَبصارَهاits eyes
بِأهباءِ خَيلِك أَبصارَها
And when you swept upon Bosra, you lifted
its gaze with the dust clouds of your horses.
وَيومٌand a day عَلىat الجَوْنِal-Jawn جَونdark السّراthe back (continued)
وَيومٌ عَلى الجَوْنِ جَون السّرا
ةending of 'back' عزّwas fierce فسعّطَهاand dosed it with snuff عارَهاits shame
ة عزّ فسعّطَها عارَها
And a dark-backed day at al-Jawn
was fierce, and dosed it with its shame as snuff.
صَدَمتَyou struck عُرَيْمَتَهاits Urayma صَدمةًa blow
صَدَمتَ عُرَيْمَتَها صَدمةً
أَذابَتmelted مَعَalong with الماءِthe water أَحجارَهاits stones
أَذابَت مَعَ الماءِ أَحجارَها
You struck its Urayma with a blow
that melted its stones along with the water.
فَصبَّحْتَso you assailed at dawn بِالخَمسِwith the five أَحفاضَهاits worn-out camels
فَصبَّحْتَ بِالخَمسِ أَحفاضَها
ومَسَّيْتand you assailed at dusk بِالخَمسwith the five أَبكارَهاits young camels
ومَسَّيْت بِالخَمس أَبكارَها
At dawn you assailed its worn-out camels with the five,
and at dusk its young camels with the five.
وَفيand at تَلِّTall باشِرBashir باشَرْتَهُمyou engaged them
وَفي تَلِّ باشِر باشَرْتَهُم
بِزَحْفٍwith an advancing host تَسَوَّرscaled أَسوارَهاits walls
بِزَحْفٍ تَسَوَّر أَسوارَها
And at Tall Bashir you engaged them
with an advancing host that scaled its walls.
وَإِنْand if دَالَكتهمgrappled with them دُلُوكDuluk فَقَدthen indeed
وَإِنْ دَالَكتهم دُلُوك فَقَد
شَددتyou charged فصدّقتand confirmed أخبارَهاits reports
شَددت فصدّقت أخبارَها
And if Duluk grappled with them, then surely
you charged and proved its reports true.
وَشَبّand blazed التَّدامرmutual destruction حتّىuntil طَلعتَyou appeared
وَشَبّ التَّدامر حتّى طَلعتَ
عليهاagainst them فَوَلَّتْكَand presented to you أدبارَهاtheir backs
عليها فَوَلَّتْكَ أدبارَها
And mutual destruction blazed until you appeared
against them, and they turned their backs to you.
مَشاهِدُbattle scenes مَشهورةٌfamous نَمنَمتembroidered
مَشاهِدُ مَشهورةٌ نَمنَمت
علىupon صَفحَةِthe page الدّهرِof time أَسطارَهاtheir lines
على صَفحَةِ الدّهرِ أَسطارَها
Famous battle scenes embroidered
their lines upon the page of time.
يَلذُّsweetens الأَغانِيَsongs تَرجيعُهاtheir repetition
يَلذُّ الأَغانِيَ تَرجيعُها
وَتَستَسفِرُand seek to unveil السَّفْرُthe travelers أَسفارَهاtheir books
وَتَستَسفِرُ السَّفْرُ أَسفارَها
Their repetition sweetens songs,
and travelers seek to unveil their books.
بَنيتyou built لِوَفدِfor the delegation المُنَىof hopes كَعبَةًa Kaaba
بَنيت لِوَفدِ المُنَى كَعبَةً
تُجيرُgive refuge to المُعلَّقthe one clinging أَستارهاits curtains
تُجيرُ المُعلَّق أَستارها
You built a Kaaba for the delegation of hopes,
whose curtains shelter whoever clings to them.
مَلَكتyou took possession of الأراضيthe lands مُغْبَرَّةًdust-covered
مَلَكت الأراضي مُغْبَرَّةً
تَكادُalmost تُحَدِّثُtell أخبارَهاtheir tales
تَكادُ تُحَدِّثُ أخبارَها
You took possession of lands covered in dust,
almost ready to tell their own tales.
فَمازِلتso you kept تدجنُclouding over حتَّىuntil مَحَوتَyou erased
فَمازِلت تدجنُ حتَّى مَحَوتَ
دُجاهاtheir darkness وَشَعشعتand made blaze أَنوارَهاtheir lights
دُجاها وَشَعشعت أَنوارَها
So you kept clouding over until you erased
their darkness and made their lights blaze.
وَصَلْتَyou gave generously فَأَعزَزتَand honored مِسكينهاtheir poor one
وَصَلْتَ فَأَعزَزتَ مِسكينها
وصُلْتَand you charged فأذْلَلْتَand humbled جبّارهاtheir tyrant
وصُلْتَ فأذْلَلْتَ جبّارها
You gave generously and honored their poor;
and you charged and humbled their tyrant.
وَصُغْتَand you fashioned حُلىًornaments مِنfrom عُلاًglory أحكمتyou secured
وَصُغْتَ حُلىً مِن عُلاً أحكمت
عَلىupon عَنقthe neck الدَّهرof time أزرارَهاtheir clasps
عَلى عَنق الدَّهر أزرارَها
And you fashioned ornaments of glory, securing
their clasps upon the neck of time.
Sol 6.1