أَخليفَةَO caliph of اللَّهGod الَّذيwho ضَمِنَتguaranteed لهُfor him
أَخليفَةَ اللَّه الَّذي ضَمِنَت لهُ
تَصديقَthe truth of واصِفِهhis describer سراةُthe summit of المِنبَرِthe pulpit
تَصديقَ واصِفِه سراةُ المِنبَرِ
O God's caliph, for whom
O Caliph of Allah, whom the eloquent orators guaranteed
the pulpit's summit guarantees the truth of his praiser's words,
To be truthful in his description, not exaggerating
لاnot المُستَطيلُthe far-stretching one بِمصرَin Egypt ظلُّthe shadow of قُصورِهِhis palaces
لا المُستَطيلُ بِمصرَ ظلُّ قُصورِهِ
وَالمُستطالُand the one deemed distant إِليهِto him شقَّةthe stretch of صرصرِSarsar
وَالمُستطالُ إِليهِ شقَّة صرصرِ
not he whose palaces cast long shadows in Egypt,
Neither Egypt with its towering palaces is the equal of his shade
nor he approached across Sarsar's long expanse.
Nor outstretched necks can reach his lofty palace
ياO نورَlight of دينِthe religion of اللَّهِGod وَابنَand son of عِمادِهِits pillar
يا نورَ دينِ اللَّهِ وَابنَ عِمادِهِ
والكوثَرَand Kawthar (abundant bounty) ابنِson of الكَوثَرِKawthar (abundant bounty) اِبنِson of الكَوثرِKawthar (abundant bounty)
والكوثَرَ ابنِ الكَوثَرِ اِبنِ الكَوثرِ
O light of God's religion, and son of its pillar,
O light of the religion of Allah and son of its pillar
and Kawthar, son of Kawthar, son of Kawthar!
And abundant water, son of abundant water, son of abundant water
صَفِّرempty out بِحَدِّwith the edge of السيفِthe sword دارَthe abode of أَشائِبٍa motley rabble
صَفِّر بِحَدِّ السيفِ دارَ أَشائِبٍ
عَقلواthey hobbled جيادَكَyour steeds عَنaway from بناتِthe daughters of الأصفَرِal-Asfar
عَقلوا جيادَكَ عَن بناتِ الأصفَرِ
Empty, with the sword's edge, the abode of a motley rabble
Turn the abodes of the gray-haired into yellow with the sharpness of your sword
who hobbled your steeds from reaching the daughters of al-Asfar.
For your steeds have refrained from the daughters of Al-Asfar
هُمthey شَيّدواbuilt صَرْحَthe edifice of النّفاقِhypocrisy وَأَوقَدواand kindled
هُم شَيّدوا صَرْحَ النّفاقِ وَأَوقَدوا
ناراًa fire تَحُشّblazes بِهمwith them as fuel غَداًtomorrow فيat المَحشَرِthe Gathering
ناراً تَحُشّ بِهم غَداً في المَحشَرِ
They raised the edifice of hypocrisy and kindled
They erected the palace of hypocrisy and ignited
a fire fueled by them tomorrow at the Gathering.
A fire that will engulf them tomorrow at the Gathering
أَذكَواthey stoked بِجِلَّقَin Jilliq حرّهاits heat وَاِستَشعَرَتand were felt
أَذكَوا بِجِلَّقَ حرّها وَاِستَشعَرَت
لَفَحاتُهاits scorching blasts بَينَbetween الصَّفاal-Safa وَالمِشعَرِand al-Mash'ar
لَفَحاتُها بَينَ الصَّفا وَالمِشعَرِ
They stoked its heat in Jilliq, and one could feel
Its flames blazed with the sparks of its heat and its eruptions
its scorching blasts between al-Safa and al-Mash'ar.
Flared between As-Safa and Al-Marwah
شَرَّدْتَهُمyou scattered them مِنfrom خَلفِهِمbehind them مُستَنجِداًseeking aid
شَرَّدْتَهُم مِن خَلفِهِم مُستَنجِداً
ماnot ظاهَرَaided الكُفَّارthe unbelievers مَنwhoever لَمdid not يَكفُرِdisbelieve
ما ظاهَرَ الكُفَّار مَن لَم يَكفُرِ
You scattered them from their rear, seeking aid;
You routed them from behind as you sought help
no one who has not disbelieved has aided the unbelievers.
Never be lenient with those who manifested disbelief and did not repent
لاdo not تَعْفُpardon بَلrather شقّcleave الهُدىguidance نَفسَthe soul of الَّذيthe one who اِدclad himself (first part)
لا تَعْفُ بَل شقّ الهُدى نَفسَ الَّذي اِد
درَعclad himself (completion) الضَّلالَerror علىupon أَغرَّgleaming مشهّرِbrandished
درَع الضَّلالَ على أَغرَّ مشهّرِ
Do not pardon; rather, let guidance cleave the soul of him who clad
Rather, split open the chest of the one who donned
himself in error, upon a gleaming, brandished blade.
The armor of misguidance upon the most hostile declaimer
قَلّدهُhang about his neck ماwhat أَهدىgave عليّAli لِمَرحبto Marhab
قَلّدهُ ما أَهدى عليّ لِمَرحب
فَلَقَدfor indeed تَهَكَّمacted insolently فيin الخِداعِdeceit الخَيْبَريKhaybari
فَلَقَد تَهَكَّم في الخِداعِ الخَيْبَري
Hang about his neck what Ali bestowed on Marhab,
Give him the collars that Ali gifted graciously
for he has insolently reveled in Khaybari deceit.
For he had sneered with the deceit of the Khaybarian
ماnot الغُشُّdeceit مِمّنfrom one who أُمُّهُhis mother نَصرانةٌa Christian woman
ما الغُشُّ مِمّن أُمُّهُ نَصرانةٌ
لمdid not تَخْتَتِنْundergo circumcision كالغشّlike the deceit منfrom متنصّرِa convert to Christianity
لم تَخْتَتِنْ كالغشّ من متنصّرِ
Deceit from one whose mother is a Christian woman,
There is no dishonesty worse than one whose mother
uncircumcised, is not like deceit from a convert to Christianity.
Is an uncircumcised Christian convert
أَذْكَتْrekindled لَناfor us هَذيthese العَزائِمُresolves لاmay they not خَبَتْdie out
أَذْكَتْ لَنا هَذي العَزائِمُ لا خَبَتْ
ماwhat غارَhad sunk away مِنof سُنَنthe ways of المُلوكِthe kings الغُبَّرِbygone
ما غارَ مِن سُنَن المُلوكِ الغُبَّرِ
These resolves have rekindled for us—may they never die out—
These resolves have ignited for us, never to wane
what had faded of the ways of bygone kings:
The ways of lords of old in their fortified abodes
إِثقابَthe brilliance of آراءِthe counsels of المُعِزّal-Mu'izz وَخَفقِand the fluttering of راياbanners (first part)
إِثقابَ آراءِ المُعِزّ وَخَفقِ رايا
تِbanners (completion) العَزيزِal-Aziz وَيَقظةِand the wakefulness of المُسْتَنْصِرِal-Mustansir
تِ العَزيزِ وَيَقظةِ المُسْتَنْصِرِ
the brilliance of al-Mu'izz's counsels, the fluttering of the banners
Lighting the opinions of the glorious honored one
of al-Aziz, and al-Mustansir's wakefulness.
And the awakening of the victorious supported one
شَمِّرgird yourself فَقَدfor indeed مَدّتthey stretched out إِلَيكَtoward you رِقابَهاtheir necks
شَمِّر فَقَد مَدّت إِلَيكَ رِقابَها
لاnot يُدرِكُattains الغاياتthe goals غَيرother than مشمِّرِone girded for action
لا يُدرِكُ الغايات غَير مشمِّرِ
Gird yourself for action: they have stretched their necks toward you;
Roll up your sleeves for necks have extended themselves to you
none but one girded for action reaches the goals.
None can attain the goals save the roll upper of sleeves
أَوَلَسْتَand are you not مَنthe one who مَلَأfilled البَسيطةَthe earth عدلُهُhis justice
أَوَلَسْتَ مَن مَلَأ البَسيطةَ عدلُهُ
واجْتَبَّand cut off بالمعروفِwith righteousness أَنفَthe nose of المُنكرِwrongdoing
واجْتَبَّ بالمعروفِ أَنفَ المُنكرِ
Are you not he whose justice has filled the earth,
Are you not the one whose justice filled the plain
and who, with righteousness, cut off wrongdoing's nose?
And the doer of good drove away objectionable matters
حَدَبُthe solicitude of الأبِthe father البَرِّkindly الكبيرِaged ورأفَةُand the tenderness of الthe
حَدَبُ الأبِ البَرِّ الكبيرِ ورأفَةُ ال
أُمّmother الحَفِيّةِdevoted باليتيمِto the orphan الأَصغرِyoungest
أُمّ الحَفِيّةِ باليتيمِ الأَصغرِ
The solicitude of an aged, kindly father, and the tenderness of the
O affection of the righteous father and kindness of
mother devoted to the youngest orphan.
The merciful mother to the youngest orphan
ياO هَضْبَةَcrag of الإسلامِIslam مَنwhoever يُعْصَمis protected بهاby it
يا هَضْبَةَ الإسلامِ مَن يُعْصَم بها
يؤمنbelieves وَمَنand whoever يتولَّturns away عَنهاfrom it يكفرِdisbelieves
يؤمن وَمَن يتولَّ عَنها يكفرِ
O mighty crag of Islam: whoever is sheltered by it
O plateau of Islam, by whom is protected
believes; whoever turns away from it disbelieves.
Whoever believes and whoever turns away from it disbelieves
كانواthey were عَلىupon صَلبِthe solid frame of الصّليبِthe cross سرادِقاًa pavilion
كانوا عَلى صَلبِ الصّليبِ سرادِقاً
أَنْبَتْmake sprout بُنَيَّتهits little structure بِكُلِّwith every مذكّرِtempered blade
أَنْبَتْ بُنَيَّته بِكُلِّ مذكّرِ
They were a pavilion over the cross's solid frame;
They made the Cross a canopy
make its little structure sprout with every tempered blade.
Its pillars bore fruits of every kind
آثارُهُمtheir traces نَجَسٌfilth أَذالَdebased المَسجِدَthe mosque الthe
آثارُهُم نَجَسٌ أَذالَ المَسجِدَ ال
أقْصَىfarthest (Aqsa) فصُنْso protect ماwhat دنّسوهُthey defiled وطهّرِand purify
أقْصَى فصُنْ ما دنّسوهُ وطهّرِ
Their traces are filth that has debased the Mosque,
Their traces are impure, so protect the Sacred House
al-Aqsa; protect what they defiled, and purify it.
From their defilement and cleanse it
جارَsought refuge الخليلُal-Khalil وَمَنand those who بِغَزَّةِin Gaza of هاشمٍHashim
جارَ الخليلُ وَمَن بِغَزَّةِ هاشمٍ
بِلُهامِكin your vast army المُتَدَمْشِقDamascene المُتمصِّرِEgyptian
بِلُهامِك المُتَدَمْشِق المُتمصِّرِ
Al-Khalil and those in Hashim's Gaza sought refuge
The Friend (Abraham) would be outraged, and the one from the clan of Hashim
in your vast host, Damascene and Egyptian,
With your Damascus iron sword and Yemeni waist wrapper
بعَرَمْرَمٍwith a huge army صَلَمَتْsevered وعاوِعُهits battle-cries عُرَىthe bonds of
بعَرَمْرَمٍ صَلَمَتْ وعاوِعُه عُرَى
أسماعَthe hearing of جَيْحُونJayhun وسيفand the coast of البربَرِthe Berbers
أسماعَ جَيْحُون وسيف البربَرِ
in a mighty army whose battle-cries severed the bonds
With the slash of swords, the necks of Banu Uraima were severed
of hearing in Jayhun and on the Berber coast.
Deafening the hearings of Jayhoon and the sword of the Berbers
يَفترُّparts عَنto reveal ملكِthe king of المُلوكِkings مُنحّلbenefactor of الْthe
يَفترُّ عَن ملكِ المُلوكِ مُنحّل الْ
أَنْواءِrain-stars بَلrather سَعدُSa'd (fortune of) السُّعُودِal-Su'ud (fortunes) الأَكبرِthe greatest
أَنْواءِ بَل سَعدُ السُّعُودِ الأَكبرِ
It parts to reveal the king of kings, benefactor of the
He deludes the possession of the King of kings, loose of principles
rain-stars—nay, Sa'd al-Su'ud the greatest;
Nay, (he is) the good fortune of the greatest of fortunes
عَنrevealing طاعِنِa piercer of الفُرسانِhorsemen غَيرnot مكذّبfaltering
عَن طاعِنِ الفُرسانِ غَير مكذّب
وَمُتمِّمand a fulfiller of الإِحسانِkindness غَيرnot مكدّرِtainting it
وَمُتمِّم الإِحسانِ غَير مكدّرِ
revealing a piercer of horsemen who never falters,
About the criticizer of the horsemen, he is not belying
and a fulfiller of kindness who never taints it.
And the perfecter of benevolence, he is not corrupting
بَدرُfull moon of الجَحافِلِarmies وَالمَحافِلِand assemblies فارِسِknight of الthe
بَدرُ الجَحافِلِ وَالمَحافِلِ فارِسِ ال
آسادِlions فيin غابِthe forest of الوَشيجِinterwoven spear-shafts الأَسمَرِdark brown
آسادِ في غابِ الوَشيجِ الأَسمَرِ
Full moon of armies and assemblies, knight of the
Full moon of the armies and the gatherings, the knight
lions in the forest of dusky, interwoven spear-shafts.
Of lions in the forest of intricate darkness
مَلكٌa king تَساوىwere equal النّاسُpeople فيin أَوصافِهِhis descriptions
مَلكٌ تَساوى النّاسُ في أَوصافِهِ
عُذِرَwas excused المُقِلُّone who says little وبانand became clear عجزthe inability of المُكْثِرِone who says much
عُذِرَ المُقِلُّ وبان عجز المُكْثِرِ
A king in whose description all men stand equal:
A king whom people are equal in his traits
the sparing speaker is excused; the lavish one's inadequacy is plain.
The few are excused and the inadequacy of the many is evident
ياO أيُّهاyou الملكُthe king المُنَادِيcalling out جُودُهُhis generosity
يا أيُّها الملكُ المُنَادِي جُودُهُ
فيthroughout سائِرِall الآفاقِthe horizons هلis there منany مُعْسِرِone in hardship
في سائِرِ الآفاقِ هل من مُعْسِرِ
O king whose generosity calls out
O King who calls, whose generosity
throughout all horizons, 'Is anyone in hardship?'
Resounds in all horizons, is there one in distress?
إِنَّindeed القصائِدَpoems أَصبَحَتْhave become أَبكارُهَاtheir virgins
إِنَّ القصائِدَ أَصبَحَتْ أَبكارُهَا
فيin ظلّthe shade of مُلْكِكَyour reign غالياتِhigh-priced in الأمهرُdowries
في ظلّ مُلْكِكَ غالياتِ الأمهرُ
Indeed, the virgins of poetry have become
Verily, eulogies have become chaste under your shadow
beneath the shade of your reign, costly in dowry.
Expensive to those who appreciate and value
إنْif كنتَyou have أحيَيْتَbrought back to life ابنَson of حمدانٍHamdan لهاfor them
إنْ كنتَ أحيَيْتَ ابنَ حمدانٍ لها
فَأَناthen I الَّذيthe one who غبرتcast dust فيin وَجهِthe face of السّريal-Sari
فَأَنا الَّذي غبرت في وَجهِ السّري
If you have brought Ibn Hamdan back to life for them,
If you have given life to the son of Hamdan by it
then I am he who cast dust in al-Sari's face.
Then I am the one who smeared dust on the face of As-Sari
ولأَنْتَand surely you أكرمmore generous منthan أُناسٍpeople نوّهواexalted
ولأَنْتَ أكرم من أُناسٍ نوّهوا
بِاِسمِby the name of اِبنِson of أَوسٍAws واِستخصُّواand especially favored البُحْتُريal-Buhturi
بِاِسمِ اِبنِ أَوسٍ واِستخصُّوا البُحْتُري
And surely you are more generous than those who exalted
You are more generous than people who lauded
the name of Ibn Aws and especially favored al-Buhturi.
The name of the son of Aws and specified Al-Buhturi
ذَلَّتbowed لِدَولَتِكto your rule الرّقابُnecks ولاand may you not تزلcease
ذَلَّت لِدَولَتِك الرّقابُ ولا تزل
إِنْif تَغْزُyou raid تغْنَمyou gain spoils أوor تقاتلْyou fight تَظفرِyou triumph
إِنْ تَغْزُ تغْنَم أو تقاتلْ تَظفرِ
Necks have bowed to your rule; may you never cease
Necks have bowed to your state and will not cease
to win spoils when you raid, or triumph when you fight.
To gain spoils if you conquer or be victorious if you battle
Sol 6.1