خَنَسَslunk back الثّعالبُthe foxes حينwhen زَمْجَرَgrowled مصحرone out in the open
خَنَسَ الثّعالبُ حين زَمْجَرَ مصحر
مَلأَfilled البلادَthe land هماهِماًrumblings وَزئيراand roars
مَلأَ البلادَ هماهِماً وَزئيرا
The foxes slunk back when a lion in the open growled,
The foxes cowered when the lion roared,
filling the land with rumblings and roars.
Filling the lands with their whimpers and growls.
تَرَكواthey left مُشاجَرَةَclashing الرِّماحof spears لِحاذِقٍto a master
تَرَكوا مُشاجَرَةَ الرِّماح لِحاذِقٍ
جَعَلتmade مَخافتُهُfear of him القُصورَthe palaces قُبوراtombs
جَعَلت مَخافتُهُ القُصورَ قُبورا
They left the clashing of spears to a master,
They left the clashing of spears to the skilled,
fear of whom turned palaces into tombs—
His might making their palaces into tombs.
لِرَبيبِto a fosterling حَربٍof war لَمdid not تزلْcease فعلاتُهُhis deeds
لِرَبيبِ حَربٍ لَم تزلْ فعلاتُهُ
كالرّاءlike the letter rāʾ يلزمrequires لفظُهَاits pronunciation التكريراrepetition
كالرّاء يلزم لفظُهَا التكريرا
to a fosterling of war, whose deeds have always
For a warrior whose deeds never ceased
been like the letter rāʾ: its pronunciation demands repetition.
To stick to his words like glue.
أسدٌa lion إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle عادreturns منfrom ظفرٍvictory بمفْover a pred-
أسدٌ إِذا ما عاد من ظفرٍ بمفْ
ترسٍ-ator (continuation) أحدَّsharpens لمثلِهِfor another like it أظفوراa claw
ترسٍ أحدَّ لمثلِهِ أظفورا
A lion who, whenever he returns from victory over a beast
A lion, when returning from a victory over
of prey, sharpens a claw for another of its kind.
A coward, makes the clawed even more clawed.
يَتَناذَرُwarn one another الأَعداءthe enemies مِنهfrom him سَطوةan onslaught
يَتَناذَرُ الأَعداء مِنه سَطوة
ملءfilling الزّمانtime تغيُّظاًfury وَزَفيراand fierce exhalation
ملء الزّمان تغيُّظاً وَزَفيرا
The enemies warn one another of an onslaught from him,
The enemies shudder from his might,
one that fills all time with fury and fierce exhalation.
Filling time with rage and snarls.
عَرَفواthey knew لِنورِof Nur الدّينal-Din (the Faith) وقْعَimpact وَقائعٍof battles
عَرَفوا لِنورِ الدّين وقْعَ وَقائعٍ
وَفّىfulfilled بِهاthrough them الإِسلامIslam أَمسyesterday نذوراvows
وَفّى بِها الإِسلام أَمس نذورا
They have known the impact of Nur al-Din's battles,
They knew the strike of the light of faith,
through which Islam fulfilled its vows yesterday.
And Islam yesterday paid its vows in full.
أبداًforever يظافركَaids you القضاءُfate علىin attaining الّذيwhat
أبداً يظافركَ القضاءُ على الّذي
تَبغيyou seek فَتَرجِعُso you return ظافِراًtriumphant مَنصوراgranted victory
تَبغي فَتَرجِعُ ظافِراً مَنصورا
Fate forever aids you in attaining what
Destiny will forever grant you victory over those
you seek, so you return triumphant and victorious.
Who seek evil, so you return triumphant and victorious.
قوَّضتyou struck camp فَاِنتَقعso turned pale الظّهائرthe noontides ظُلمةًinto darkness
قوَّضت فَاِنتَقع الظّهائر ظُلمةً
وَقَفَلتand you returned فَاِشتَعلso blazed الديّاجرthe deep darkness نوراwith light
وَقَفَلت فَاِشتَعل الديّاجر نورا
You struck camp, and the noontides paled into darkness;
You demolished so the fortresses collapsed in darkness,
and you returned, and the deep darkness blazed with light.
And unlocked so the strongholds ignited in light.
وَعَلىand over العَواصِمِthe strongholds منfrom دفاعكَyour defense عاصِمa guardian
وَعَلى العَواصِمِ من دفاعكَ عاصِم
ينشيrevives الرّشيدَal-Rashid وينشرُand resurrects المنصوراal-Mansur
ينشي الرّشيدَ وينشرُ المنصورا
And over the strongholds your defense provides a guardian
And you defend the capitals with an impenetrable defense,
who revives al-Rashid and resurrects al-Mansur.
Guiding aright and aiding the supported victor.
Sol 6.1