حاشاfar be it لمجْدِكَfrom your glory أَنْto يُضَامَاbe wronged
حاشا لمجْدِكَ أَنْ يُضَامَا
ولرُكْنِand from the stronghold of بأسِكyour might أَنto يُرَامَاbe assailed
ولرُكْنِ بأسِك أَن يُرَامَا
Far be it from your glory to be wronged,
or the stronghold of your might to be assailed,
ولِطَرْفِand from the eye of عِزِّكَyour honor أَنto يَغُضَّlower its gaze
ولِطَرْفِ عِزِّكَ أَن يَغُضَّ
علىin the face of المَذلَّةِhumiliation أَوor ينَاماsleep
على المَذلَّةِ أَو ينَاما
or the eye of your honor to lower its gaze
before humiliation, or fall asleep,
ولِسَعْدand from the auspiciousness of جَدِّكyour fortune أَنto يُساbe offered for sale (first part)
ولِسَعْد جَدِّك أَن يُسا
مَcompletes 'be offered for sale' لمشْتَرِيهto its buyer أَوor يُسَامَىbe rivaled in eminence
مَ لمشْتَرِيه أَو يُسَامَى
or your auspicious fortune to be offered
to its buyer, or rivaled in eminence.
أَنْتَyou الذيthe one who حامَىdefended وأَوْand charged in (first part)
أَنْتَ الذي حامَى وأَوْ
رَدَcompletes 'charged in' فيinto الكريهةِfierce battle حينwhen حَامَاwheeled about
رَدَ في الكريهةِ حين حَامَا
You are the one who defended and charged
into fierce battle when you wheeled about.
أَنْتَyou الَّذِيthe one who ماnot نَامَslept أَوor else
أَنْتَ الَّذِي ما نَامَ أَو
سلَّunsheathed الحفيظةَprotective wrath ثمthen نَاماslept
سلَّ الحفيظةَ ثم نَاما
You are the one who never slept—or else
unsheathed your protective wrath, then slept.
أَنْتَyou الذِيthe one who صَغَّرْتَyou humbled أَمْkings (first part)
أَنْتَ الذِي صَغَّرْتَ أَمْ
لاكاًcompletes 'kings' عَهِدْنَاهُمْwe had known them عِظَاماًmighty
لاكاً عَهِدْنَاهُمْ عِظَاماً
You are the one who humbled
kings whom we had known as mighty.
أَنْتَyou الذِيthe one who خاضplunged into الحِمَاdeath (first part)
أَنْتَ الذِي خاض الحِمَا
مcompletes 'death' وأَينand where is منone who خاضَplunged into الحِمَامَاdeath
م وأَين من خاضَ الحِمَامَا
You are the one who plunged into death—
and where is another who has plunged into death?
أَنتyou الذِيthe one who مُلِئَتْwas filled بِكthrough you الدُّthe world (first part)
أَنت الذِي مُلِئَتْ بِك الدُّ
نْياcompletes 'the world' اعْتِزَازاًwith pride واعْتِزَامَاand resolve
نْيا اعْتِزَازاً واعْتِزَامَا
You are the one through whom the world was filled
with pride and resolve.
قَامتstood firm بكthrough you الدنيَاthe world وقدand indeed
قَامت بك الدنيَا وقد
حَسُنَتْbecame fair لساكِنهاfor its inhabitant مُقَامَاas a dwelling
حَسُنَتْ لساكِنها مُقَامَا
The world has stood firm through you, and
grown fair as a dwelling for its inhabitants.
وحَسَمْتَand you excised مِنْهاfrom it الدَّاءَthe sickness لماwhen
وحَسَمْتَ مِنْها الدَّاءَ لما
جرَّدَتْit unsheathed مِنْكَfrom you الحُسامَاthe keen-edged sword
جرَّدَتْ مِنْكَ الحُسامَا
And you excised its sickness when
it drew from you a keen-edged sword.
قُدْتَyou led الجيوشَthe armies فقدand indeed ملأfilled (verb stem)
قُدْتَ الجيوشَ فقد ملأ
تَyou (verb ending) بهاwith them البَسيطةَthe broad earth والأَكامَاand the hills
تَ بها البَسيطةَ والأَكامَا
You led the armies; indeed, you filled
the earth and the hills with them.
جاءُواthey came وراءَكbehind you يتَبْعَوُthey follow (first part)
جاءُوا وراءَك يتَبْعَوُ
نكyou (completes 'they follow you') إِذas فَتَحْتَyou conquered بهمwith them إِمَامَاas leader
نك إِذ فَتَحْتَ بهم إِمَامَا
They came behind you, following
you, as you conquered with them as their leader.
وركَضْتَهاand you galloped them فوقَabove النَّعاal-Naʿāʾim stars (first part)
وركَضْتَها فوقَ النَّعا
ئِمcompletes 'al-Naʿāʾim' شُزَّباlean مِثْلَlike النَّعاماostriches
ئِم شُزَّبا مِثْلَ النَّعاما
And you galloped them above al-Naʿāʾim,
lean as ostriches.
ولَكَمْand how often رأَيْتَyou saw الصفَّthe battle line منـarrayed (first part)
ولَكَمْ رأَيْتَ الصفَّ منـ
ـتظِماًcompletes 'arrayed' فبدَّدْتthen you scattered النِّظَاماthe formation
ـتظِماً فبدَّدْت النِّظَاما
And how often you saw the battle line
arrayed, then shattered its formation!
ولكمْand how often تَخَاصَمَتquarreled الظُّبَاthe sword-edges
ولكمْ تَخَاصَمَت الظُّبَا
فَفَصَلْتَso you settled بالبأْسِwith might الخِصاماthe dispute
فَفَصَلْتَ بالبأْسِ الخِصاما
And how often the sword-edges quarreled,
and you settled the dispute with might!
وكَفَيْتَand you sufficed لماwhen أَنْthat (emphatic) قَدِرْhad power (verb stem)
وكَفَيْتَ لما أَنْ قَدِرْ
تَyou (verb ending) وأَطْفَأَand quenched الماءُthe water الضِراماthe blaze
تَ وأَطْفَأَ الماءُ الضِراما
And you proved sufficient once you had the power,
and water quenched the blaze.
متهلِّلُbeaming الْمَعْرُوفkindness لاَnot
متهلِّلُ الْمَعْرُوف لاَ
جَهْماًgrim-faced نَدَاكَyour bounty ولاَnor جَهامَاa rainless cloud
جَهْماً نَدَاكَ ولاَ جَهامَا
Beaming in kindness—your bounty is neither
grim-faced nor a rainless cloud.
وكَذَاكand such are أَفْعالُthe deeds of الكِراthe noble (first part)
وكَذَاك أَفْعالُ الكِرا
مِcompletes 'the noble' فماso not تُرىare seen إِلاَّexcept as كِرامَاnoble (plural)
مِ فما تُرى إِلاَّ كِرامَا
And such are the deeds of the noble:
they are seen as nothing but noble.
Sol 6.1