عَقَلَfettered الحَقُّtruth أَلْسُنَthe tongues المُدَّعيناthe pretenders
عَقَلَ الحَقُّ أَلْسُنَ المُدَّعينا
أنتَyou خَيرُthe best الملوكِof kings دُنياin worldly affairs وَدِيناand in faith
أنتَ خَيرُ الملوكِ دُنيا وَدِينا
Truth has fettered the tongues of pretenders.
Truth has silenced the tongues of the pretenders
You are the best of kings in worldly affairs and faith,
You are the best of kings, in religion and worldly affairs
وأَسَدُّand the most upright الأنامof humankind قولاًin speech وأَفعاand deeds (first part)
وأَسَدُّ الأنام قولاً وأَفعا
لاًdeeds (completion) وَنَفساًand in soul وَنِيّةًand in intention وَيَقيناand in certainty
لاً وَنَفساً وَنِيّةً وَيَقينا
and the most upright of humankind in speech and deeds,
And the lion of mankind in word, deed, soul, faith, and certainty
in soul, intention, and certainty.
You are the kindest father they have known and the most righteous man alive
أَنتَyou أَسْناهُمthe most illustrious of them أَباًin parentage وَإِباءand in proud spirit
أَنتَ أَسْناهُم أَباً وَإِباء
وَاِمرَءاًand as a man حيّاًliving وَأَمرعand most fruitful حيناًin time
وَاِمرَءاً حيّاً وَأَمرع حيناً
You are their most illustrious in parentage and proud spirit,
You have spread provision in the plains generously
and as a living man, and most fruitful in your time.
With both your hands wrapped around in bounty
بَسطspread الرّزقَsustenance فيacross البَسيطَةِthe earth كَفَّاtwo palms
بَسط الرّزقَ في البَسيطَةِ كَفَّا
كَyour فَكِلتاso both يَدَيكyour two hands تُلفىare found to be يَميناa right hand
كَ فَكِلتا يَدَيك تُلفى يَمينا
Your two palms spread sustenance across the earth;
A hand that deflects adversity from us
so both your hands are found to be right hands.
And a hand that distributes desires among us
فَيَدٌso one hand تحسِمُwards off النَّوائبَcalamities عنّاfrom us
فَيَدٌ تحسِمُ النَّوائبَ عنّا
ويدٌand one hand تقسمُdistributes الرَّغائبَbounties فيناamong us
ويدٌ تقسمُ الرَّغائبَ فينا
For one hand wards calamities off from us,
O sea, if the oceans were to compete with you
and the other distributes bounties among us.
Their ships would be wrecked on your shores
أَيُّهَاO البحرُsea لَوif تُساجِلُكَvie with you الأبthe seas (first part)
أَيُّهَا البحرُ لَو تُساجِلُكَ الأب
حُرُseas (completion) عامَتْwould float فيwithin ساحلَيْكَyour two shores سَفيناas ships
حُرُ عامَتْ في ساحلَيْكَ سَفينا
O sea, were the seas to vie with you,
And they would be surrounded by you
they would float as ships between your two shores.
Like the letter noon or galloping horses
وَلَكانَand would be المُحيطُthe encircling ocean منهاamong them مُحَاطاًencircled
وَلَكانَ المُحيطُ منها مُحَاطاً
مثلَlike نونِthe letter nūn الهجاءthe alphabet أوor خِيلَwas imagined نُوناa fish
مثلَ نونِ الهجاء أو خِيلَ نُونا
And their encircling ocean would itself be encircled,
With sails unfurled, coasts extended, favors granted, and palms spread
like the letter nūn, or imagined as a fish.
With joyful greetings, good intentions, and strong ropes
مُشرعاًa watering place مُترعاًbrimming ومنّاًand a bounty مهنّاpleasant
مُشرعاً مُترعاً ومنّاً مهنّا
وَرباعاًand dwellings فَيحاًspacious وكفّاًand a hand لَبُوناmilk-giving
وَرباعاً فَيحاً وكفّاً لَبُونا
A brimming watering place, a welcome bounty,
Between an enemy who kills the vicious
spacious dwellings and a milk-giving hand;
And a gift that brings life to the Muslims
ومُحَيّاًand a face طلْقاًcheerful ومالاًand wealth طليقاًfreely given
ومُحَيّاً طلْقاً ومالاً طليقاً
وَاِبتِهاجاًand joy قَصداًmeasured وَحَبلاًand a rope مَتيناfirm
وَاِبتِهاجاً قَصداً وَحَبلاً مَتينا
a cheerful face and freely given wealth,
Thousands of conquests unfold from you
measured joy and a sturdy rope.
You are too lofty for the hundreds to count
بَينَbetween ذَبٍّa defense يميتُkills عادِيَةthe onslaught الشِّرpolytheism (first part)
بَينَ ذَبٍّ يميتُ عادِيَة الشِّر
كِpolytheism (completion) وَهبٍّand giving يَحياlive بِهِby it المُسلِموناthe Muslims
كِ وَهبٍّ يَحيا بِهِ المُسلِمونا
Between defense that slays the onslaught of polytheism
Whenever you don a garment of mighty victory
and giving by which the Muslims live.
More noble goals come to you, clearly conquered
تَتَبدّىyou appear مِنَin الفُتوحِconquests أُلُوفاًby the thousand
تَتَبدّى مِنَ الفُتوحِ أُلُوفاً
أَنتَyou أَعلىmore exalted منthan أنْto تعدّcount المِئيناhundreds
أَنتَ أَعلى من أنْ تعدّ المِئينا
You appear in conquests by the thousand;
God has averted from you the passing of eras
you are too exalted to count them in hundreds.
You taught time itself to be gentle
كُلَّماwhenever اِحتَزْتَyou gained ثوبَthe robe نَصرٍa victory عَزيزmighty
كُلَّما اِحتَزْتَ ثوبَ نَصرٍ عَزيز
مِنfrom مَرامٍa sought-for goal أَقبَلَتyou came forth فَتحاًa conquest مُبيناmanifest
مِن مَرامٍ أَقبَلَت فَتحاً مُبينا
Whenever you won the robe of a mighty victory,
O son of one who united the plains with glory
from a sought-for goal, you came forth in manifest triumph.
And made the heights shine with his brilliance
صَرَفَmay avert اللَّهGod عَنكَfrom you صَرْفthe vicissitudes زمانٍof time
صَرَفَ اللَّه عَنكَ صَرْف زمانٍ
أَنتَyou عَلَّمتَtaught صَرْفَهits vicissitudes أنْto يهوناgrow mild
أَنتَ عَلَّمتَ صَرْفَه أنْ يهونا
May God avert the vicissitudes of time from you;
His fortress on the meadows of this religion
you have taught its vicissitudes to grow mild.
Became from the evil of enemies, impregnable fortresses
ياO اِبنَson مَنof him who طَبقcovered البَسيطَةَthe earth آثاmarks (first part)
يا اِبنَ مَن طَبق البَسيطَةَ آثا
راًmarks (completion) وَعلّand gave repeated draughts المناopponents (first part) بذيهِhis opponents (completion) الأُجوناfoul water
راً وَعلّ المنا بذيهِ الأُجونا
O son of him who covered the earth with his marks,
How loud is their neighing in the winds of the north
and gave his adversaries repeated draughts of foul water.
Their echo beyond the gulf is melodious
وَغَدتand became حصنهُhis steeds عَلىover سَرحthe grazing flock هَذاthis الدthe faith (first part)
وَغَدت حصنهُ عَلى سَرح هَذا الد
دينِfaith (completion) منagainst شكّةthe weapons الأَعاديof the enemies حُصوناfortresses
دينِ من شكّة الأَعادي حُصونا
And his steeds became, over this faith's grazing flock,
O pillar of guidance, righteousness kept you
fortresses against the enemies' weapons.
For wisdom, then might maintained you
كَمhow often تَعالىrose صَهيلُهاtheir neighing فيin رُباthe hills الشاal-Sham (first part)
كَم تَعالى صَهيلُها في رُبا الشا
مِal-Sham (completion) فَأَعلىand raised خلفَbeyond الخليجِthe Gulf الرَّنيناthe ringing
مِ فَأَعلى خلفَ الخليجِ الرَّنينا
How often their neighing rose over the hills of al-Sham,
God has heard in you a call for tranquility
and raised its ringing echo beyond the Gulf.
They have made of your protection an unbreachable refuge
ياO صِنْوَpeer الرَّشيدof al-Rashid أبقاكَhe left you لِلحِكfor wisdom (first part)
يا صِنْوَ الرَّشيد أبقاكَ لِلحِك
مَةِwisdom (completion) وَالبأسِand valor بَعدهُafter him المَأموناal-Ma'mun
مَةِ وَالبأسِ بَعدهُ المَأمونا
O peer of al-Rashid, he left you to uphold wisdom
You have archived them through hardships so you revived
and valor, as al-Ma'mun after him.
Corpses buried in the dust
سَمِعَmay hear اللَّهGod فيكَfor you دَعوَةthe prayer سَكْنٍof a settled people
سَمِعَ اللَّه فيكَ دَعوَة سَكْنٍ
أوطَنُواthey made their home مِنwithin حِماكَyour sanctuary حِصناًa fortress حَصيناimpregnable
أوطَنُوا مِن حِماكَ حِصناً حَصينا
May God hear the prayer for you of a people
Clothe them in your embroidered justice so they fancied
who have made your sanctuary their impregnable fortress.
Maidens in their bloom and little sons
عَرَقْتَهُمstripped them to the bone مدىthe knives الخُطوبof calamities فأَحييthen revived (first part)
عَرَقْتَهُم مدى الخُطوب فأَحيي
تَyou (verb ending) رُفاتاًremains مِنَfrom التُرابِthe dust دَفيناburied
تَ رُفاتاً مِنَ التُرابِ دَفينا
The knives of calamity stripped them to the bone; then you revived
Your sleepless eyes kept watch as they slept
buried remains from the dust.
Under the wings of your care, secure
أُلْبِسُواthey were clothed in عدلكَyour justice المدبَّجَbrocaded فاخْتاso strutted (first part)
أُلْبِسُوا عدلكَ المدبَّجَ فاخْتا
لواthey strutted (completion) بناتٍdaughters فيin وشيهِits embroidery وَبَنيناand sons
لوا بناتٍ في وشيهِ وَبَنينا
They were robed in your brocaded justice, so they strutted,
daughters and sons alike, in its embroidery.
سَهِرَتkept vigil عَينكَyour eye الكَلُوءwatchful وَنامواand they slept
سَهِرَت عَينكَ الكَلُوء وَناموا
تَحتَbeneath أَكنافِthe shelter رَعيِهاof its care آمنيناsecure
تَحتَ أَكنافِ رَعيِها آمنينا
Your watchful eye kept vigil while they slept,
safe beneath the shelter of its care.
Partial English translation: 38 of 42 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1