عجبتI marveled لقومat a people أرذلينmost base ركائكfeeble
عجبت لقوم أرذلين ركائك
يحيدونthey turn away عنfrom وقعthe blows of القناlances فيin المعاركbattles
يحيدون عن وقع القنا في المعارك
I marveled at a people so base and feeble,
I am amazed at wretched people who turn away
who shun the blows of lances in battle,
From the rhythm of spears in battle
ويرجونand they hope عندwith اللّهGod ماwhat لمnot يكنwas لهمfor them
ويرجون عند اللّه ما لم يكن لهم
منof الفوزwinning بالحورthe houris as a reward الحسانbeautiful العواتكrosy-hued
من الفوز بالحور الحسان العواتك
and hope to have with God what was never theirs:
And hope from God what was not meant for them
the winning of beautiful, rosy-hued houris.
Of winning the beautiful maidens in paradise
أبىrefused اللّهexcept إلاthat it is أنهاa rank رتبةfor one who لمنadvances
أبى اللّه إلا أنها رتبة لمن
تقدمadvances فيin الهيجاءthe fray تحتunder المهالكdeadly perils
تقدم في الهيجاء تحت المهالك
God has willed it only as a rank for one who
God refused except that it is a position for those
advances in the fray amid deadly perils.
Who advance under the weapons in battle
لقدsurely كذبwas mistaken الرعديدthe coward إِذwhen ظنhe thought أنهthat he
لقد كذب الرعديد إِذ ظن أنه
تلقاهwould meet him حورhouris أوor سلامthe greeting of الملائكthe angels
تلقاه حور أو سلام الملائك
Surely the coward was mistaken when he thought that
Indeed the thunder lied when it thought
houris or the angels' salutation would greet him.
It would meet maidens or the greeting of angels
فماfor no one عضدbolstered الأشرارthe wicked حتىuntil تعززتthey grew strong
فما عضد الأشرار حتى تعززت
ولاnor نقضbroke الميثاقthe covenant غيرexcept الركائكthe weaklings
ولا نقض الميثاق غير الركائك
For none bolstered the wicked until they grew strong,
The backs of evildoers were never strengthened
or broke the covenant, but the weaklings.
Nor covenants broken except by the wretched
وهلand has عزgained might دينa faith قطever إِلاexcept بشدةthrough force
وهل عز دين قط إِلا بشدة
وضربand blows وطعنand thrusts منfrom أكفthe hands of الصعالكthe destitute
وضرب وطعن من أكف الصعالك
Has any faith ever gained might except through force
And when did any religion grow strong except by firmness
and blows and thrusts from the hands of the destitute?
And striking and stabbing by fierce warriors
فدعso leave كلevery مهضومdowntrodden man فلاfor no خيرgood عندهin him
فدع كل مهضوم فلا خير عنده
وليسand is not فتىa young man يرضىwho accepts الدناةbaseness بناسكa devout worshipper
وليس فتى يرضى الدناة بناسك
So leave every downtrodden man; there is no good in him.
So leave every disgraced one for there is no good in him
A young man content with baseness is no devout worshipper.
And no young man is pleased by the meekness of ascetics
وكنand be حيثwhere ماever كانis الخليلal-Khalil فإنهfor he
وكن حيث ما كان الخليل فإنه
عزيزmighty عزيزmighty الدينin faith ياO نجلson of مالكMalik
عزيز عزيز الدين يا نجل مالك
And be wherever al-Khalil is, for he
And be wherever the Friend (Abraham) was for he
is mighty, mighty in faith, O son of Malik.
Was mighty, mighty in religion O son of Malik
وصممand press resolutely أمامbefore الحورthe houris فالحورfor the houris فيin الوغيthe fray
وصمم أمام الحور فالحور في الوغي
تميطlift لثاماًa veil بعدهاafter it فيin المعاركthe battles
تميط لثاماً بعدها في المعارك
And press on before the houris, for in the fray the houris
And persist before the maidens for the maidens in paradise
lift a veil afterward amid the battles.
Will remove a veil after which one enters battle
ملاعبةsporting with الطرفthe noble steed الطموحhigh-spirited جزاؤهاits reward
ملاعبة الطرف الطموح جزاؤها
ملاعبةsporting with القيناتsinging girls فوقupon الأرائكcouches
ملاعبة القينات فوق الأرائك
The reward for sporting with the high-spirited steed
Flirting with an ambitious glance deserves
is sporting with singing girls upon couches.
Flirting with beauties above the sofas
مقارعةthe clash of الضرغامthe lion للقرنwith the opponent بعدهاafter it
مقارعة الضرغام للقرن بعدها
مضاحكةexchanging laughter with الحورthe houris الصباحradiant الضواحكlaughing
مضاحكة الحور الصباح الضواحك
The lion's clash with his opponent is followed
Confronting warriors with the spear deserves afterwards
by exchanging laughter with the radiant, laughing houris.
Laughing with the radiant smiling maidens
فماfor not هيit إِلاexcept آخرthe end of الدهرtime همتيmy ambition
فما هي إِلا آخر الدهر همتي
لحاmay curse اللّهGod مذموماًa blameworthy man يرىwho thinks غيرother than ذلكthat
لحا اللّه مذموماً يرى غير ذلك
This alone is my ambition till the end of time.
It is only at the end of time that my ambition
May God curse the blameworthy man who thinks otherwise.
Will meet with God blamed, seeing nothing else
لحاmay curse اللّهGod منwhoever يرضىaccepts المذلةabasement إِنهindeed he
لحا اللّه من يرضى المذلة إِنه
أسأmade bad ظنهhis opinion بالناظرof the Watcher المتداركwho brings succor
أسأ ظنه بالناظر المتدارك
May God curse whoever accepts abasement; he
Meet with God whoever is content with humiliation, he
has thought ill of the Watcher who brings succor.
Had evil thoughts about the watchful avenger
ألاbehold إنindeed ليI have خدناًa close friend يمشيwho walks مقدماًadvancing boldly
ألا إن لي خدناً يمشي مقدماً
بمهجتهwith his soul الهوجاimpetuous أمامat the forefront of المعاركbattles
بمهجته الهوجا أمام المعارك
Behold, I have a close friend who marches boldly forward,
Lo, I have a young lion walking ahead
with his impetuous soul at the forefront of battle,
With his ferocious mind ahead of battles
عفيفاًchaste أبياًunbowed كاملsound in العقلmind سالكاًfollowing
عفيفاً أبياً كامل العقل سالكاً
سبيلthe path of الأولىthose الشارينwho sell their lives خيرthe best of المسالكpaths
سبيل الأولى الشارين خير المسالك
chaste, unbowed, sound of mind, following
Chaste, defiant, complete in intellect, walking
the path of those who sell their lives—the finest of paths;
The path of righteousness, the best of all paths
هماماًa resolute man إِذاwhen ماever همhe resolves أمضىhe presses on بعزمهwith his resolve
هماماً إِذا ما هم أمضى بعزمه
كعضبlike a sharp sword رقيقfine الحدthe edge للهامthrough heads باتكsevering
كعضب رقيق الحد للهام باتك
a man of mettle who, once resolved, presses on with his resolve,
Valiant, when resolved unstoppable
like a fine-edged sword, severing heads.
Like a slender, sharp blade into the skulls of heroes
محمدMuhammad هلhas أرضاكit pleased you أنيthat I لمnot أدعleave
محمد هل أرضاك أني لم أدع
لذيfor one possessed of سفهfolly وجهاًa face بهاby it غيرnot حالكdark
لذي سفه وجهاً بها غير حالك
Muhammad, has it pleased you that I have left
Muhammad, are you pleased that I did not call
no fool's face unblackened by it?
To the foolish except to change your condition
وكمand how many منof عفيفa chaste man أسفعdusky الوجهof face بعدماafter
وكم من عفيف أسفع الوجه بعدما
أضاshone الحقthe truth أمسىbecame ضاحكاًsmiling أيwhat a ضاحكsmiling man
أضا الحق أمسى ضاحكاً أي ضاحك
And many a chaste man, dark of face, once
And how many chaste dark-faced men after
the truth shone, came to smile—what a smile!
Supporting truth spent the night laughing, oh happy
فإنso if تكنis الهيجاءthe fray هاجتhas erupted فإنماthen only
فإن تكن الهيجاء هاجت فإنما
تهيجit rages لحتفfor the death of المبطلينthe followers of falsehood الهوالكthe doomed
تهيج لحتف المبطلين الهوالك
So if the fray has erupted, it only
If battles have been stirred up they were only
rages for the death of the doomed followers of falsehood.
Stirred up for the destruction of those doomed to die
علىdespite أنthat فيهاin it ميتاًa dead man ماتdied هالكاًlost
على أن فيها ميتاً مات هالكاً
وحياًand a living man مضىpassed on تحتbeneath الظبىsword-edges غيرnot هالكlost
وحياً مضى تحت الظبى غير هالك
Yet in it is a dead man who died lost,
Although among them a dead man died destroyed
and a living man who passed beneath sword-edges, not lost.
And a living man left unharmed under the dust
فأنتso you شريكa partner فانصرنso aid indeed ياO محمدMuhammad
فأنت شريك فانصرن يا محمد
الاهكyour God والاخوانand the brethren نصرthe aid of المشاركa partner
الاهك والاخوان نصر المشارك
You are a partner, so aid, O Muhammad,
So you are my partner, support me O Muhammad
your God and the brethren with a partner's aid.
In helping brothers, the support of a participant
أجبrespond أننيthat I واللّهby God لمnot أرضaccept ساعةan hour
أجب أنني واللّه لم أرض ساعة
بلبسto the wearing of أوليthose possessed of الطغيانtyranny لبسthe garb of الممالكkingdoms
بلبس أولي الطغيان لبس الممالك
Respond! By God, not for an hour have I accepted
I swear by God I have not been pleased a moment
the tyrants' donning of royal garb.
To wear the garb of tyrants, the garb of kings
وإنيand indeed I إلىuntil أنthat يأتيcomes الموتdeath طالبseeking
وإني إلى أن يأتي الموت طالب
لحربهمfor war against them فيin the cause of ذيthe Possessor of العلاloftiness غيرnot تاركabandoning
لحربهم في ذي العلا غير تارك
And until death comes, I shall keep seeking
And until death comes I will keep
war against them for the Exalted One, never abandoning it.
Fighting them loftily, not ceasing
فمنso whoever طلبseeks الحوراءa houri زوجاًas a wife فإنهthen he
فمن طلب الحوراء زوجاً فإنه
يلاثمهاkisses her بعدafter التثامkissing الدكادكthe low sandhills
يلاثمها بعد التثام الدكادك
Whoever seeks a houri as a wife
Whoever seeks the maidens will join them
will kiss her after kissing the low sandhills.
Embracing after the crushing of skulls
هنيئاًjoy لجسمto a body لامسhas touched الحورthe houris إنهindeed it
هنيئاً لجسم لامس الحور إنه
سيلثمهاwill kiss them منfrom بعدafter وطيthe trampling of السنابكhooves
سيلثمها من بعد وطي السنابك
Joy to a body that has touched the houris; it
Congratulations to a body touching maidens, it
will kiss them after being trampled by hooves.
Will embrace them after piercing chests
كفىit suffices بكfor you أنthat الحورthe houris والمجدand glory والعلاand lofty honor
كفى بك أن الحور والمجد والعلا
يملنthey incline معاًtogether ميلاًan inclination إلىtoward كلevery فاتكbold assailant
يملن معاً ميلاً إلى كل فاتك
It is enough for you that houris, glory, and high honor
It is enough for you that maidens, glory and might
all incline together toward every bold assailant.
Incline together towards every valiant warrior
فلستfor I do not أرىsee الخيراتblessings إِلاexcept كأنهاas though they were
فلست أرى الخيرات إِلا كأنها
معلقةsuspended بالمرهفاتupon finely honed swords البواتكsevering
معلقة بالمرهفات البواتك
For I see blessings only as though they were
I do not see the good things except as if they
hung upon finely honed, severing swords.
Were hanging on the blades of sharp swords
وقدand indeed قمتI rose لاno واللّهby God ماnot قمتI rose طالباًseeking
وقد قمت لا واللّه ما قمت طالباً
لغيرfor anything but رضاthe favor of ربthe Lord of النجومthe stars الشوابكinterwoven
لغير رضا رب النجوم الشوابك
I have risen—no, by God, I have not risen seeking
And I rose, no by God, I did not rise seeking
anything but the favor of the Lord of interwoven stars.
Anything but the pleasure of the Lord of the stars
فلاقso come to meet علىwith جدearnestness بنصركwith your aid إننيindeed I
فلاق على جد بنصرك إنني
ذكرتكI remembered you فاسودتand grew black غصونthe branches of المحالكdark places
ذكرتك فاسودت غصون المحالك
So come in earnest with your aid, for I
So join me with your support, I remembered you
remembered you, and the branches of darkness grew black.
So the branches of my thoughts turned black
ولولاand were it not for اكتآبgrief القومthe people للقومbecause of the people لمnot أكنI would be
ولولا اكتآب القوم للقوم لم أكن
ألوحsignal ياO ابنson of الأكرمينthe noblest الحواركthe shoulder-tops
ألوح يا ابن الأكرمين الحوارك
But for one people's grief on account of another, I would not
And were it not for the people's sadness for the people I would not
signal with my shoulders, O son of the noblest,
Wave O son of the most generous noble one
لمثلكto one like you إِذsince أيقنتI became certain أنكthat you ناصريmy helper
لمثلك إِذ أيقنت أنك ناصري
بلاwithout طلبa request منيfrom me إليكto you فواشكso make haste
بلا طلب مني إليك فواشك
to one like you, since I am certain you will aid me
To the like of you when I was certain you would support me
without a request from me to you; so make haste.
Without my asking, in you lies salvation
ودونكهاand take it تدعوit calls لأمرto a cause إِذاif لهto it
ودونكها تدعو لأمر إِذا له
أجابresponded فتىa young man نالattained العلاlofty honor ياO ابنson of مالكMalik
أجاب فتى نال العلا يا ابن مالك
And take it: it calls to a cause; if to it
And below you lies an affair, if a young man
a young man responds, he wins high honor, O son of Malik.
Responded to he would attain the heights, O son of Malik
علىin عجلhaste منيfrom me إليكto you جعلتهاI made it
على عجل مني إليك جعلتها
مواصلةa bond of fellowship فيin ذيthe Possessor of العلاloftiness جلَّexalted is مالكthe Sovereign
مواصلة في ذي العلا جلَّ مالك
In haste I have made it, from me to you,
In haste from me to you I made it
a bond of fellowship in the Exalted One—exalted is the Sovereign.
A connection in the heights, sublime is your protector
نعمyes وعلىand upon المختارthe chosen one للوحيfor revelation أحمدAhmad
نعم وعلى المختار للوحي أحمد
صلاةa blessing مليكthe Sovereign of السمواتthe heavens سامكtheir Raiser
صلاة مليك السموات سامك
Yes, and upon Ahmad, chosen for revelation,
Yes, and upon the Chosen One for revelation, Ahmad
be the blessing of the Sovereign of the heavens, their Raiser.
Are the prayers of the King of the heavens, your protector
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