ألاah! كيفhow طابbecame pleasant النومsleep بينamong الولائدthe slave girls
ألا كيف طاب النوم بين الولائد
وطابand became pleasant الثوىdwelling بينamong الحسانthe beautiful women الخرائدthe secluded virgins
وطاب الثوى بين الحسان الخرائد
Ah, how can sleep be sweet among the slave girls,
Alas! How sweet was sleep amid the newborns,
And dwelling be sweet among the lovely, secluded virgins,
And rest amid the lovely gazelles.
وقدwhile already زالhas fallen ركنthe pillar الدينthe faith وانطمسand was effaced الهدىright guidance
وقد زال ركن الدين وانطمس الهدى
وجذَّتand were severed عرىthe bonds الاسلامIslam يالO, to the rescue! الأماجدthe noble men
وجذَّت عرى الاسلام يال الأماجد
While the pillar of faith has fallen and guidance has been effaced,
The pillar of religion is gone, guidance is erased,
And Islam's bonds have been severed—O noble men?
The bonds of Islam are torn, O landmarks of glory!
فلانعمتso may not find comfort عينan eye ترىsees الدينthe faith مدحراًdriven back
فلانعمت عين ترى الدين مدحراً
وتطعمand savors تلكthat العينeye طيبthe sweetness المراقدof beds
وتطعم تلك العين طيب المراقد
May an eye that sees the faith driven back find no comfort,
No eye finds joy in seeing religion routed,
While that same eye savors the sweetness of beds.
Nor does that eye find rest in the tomb.
ولاand may not نظرتbehold عينan eye سروراًjoy ودينهاwhile its faith
ولا نظرت عين سروراً ودينها
قميٌّabased فهلso is there? منany أريحيّgenerous-hearted مساعدhelper
قميٌّ فهل من أريحيّ مساعد
Nor may an eye behold joy while its faith
No eye has looked with joy when its religion
Is abased—is there any generous-hearted helper
Is feeble. Is there any helper from Al-Rih?
رأىhe saw الحقthe truth مقهوراًoverpowered فقامso he rose بثارهto avenge it
رأى الحق مقهوراً فقام بثاره
وشمرand tucked up his clothes عنfrom ساقa leg كتشميرlike the girding of والديmy father
وشمر عن ساق كتشمير والدي
Who saw the truth overpowered and rose to avenge it,
Truth saw itself defeated, so it took revenge,
And bared his leg for action as my father did?
And that rolled up its sleeve like an angry lion.
فذاكfor that man الذيwho نبهنهthey roused him عنfrom جهادهhis struggle
فذاك الذي نبهنه عن جهاده
شؤنthe cares رزاياof calamities معtogether with أمورaffairs كوائدburdensome
شؤن رزايا مع أمور كوائد
For that is the man who was roused from his struggle by
The one whom we roused from his holy war
The cares of calamities, together with burdensome affairs.
Is the business of soft living along with braiding girls.
سليask هلdid? ترىyou see إذwhen عضهbit him الدهرtime هلdid? ونتfalter
سلي هل ترى إذ عضه الدهر هل ونت
عزائمهhis resolves أمor شدstood firm عندamid الشدائدhardships
عزائمه أم شد عند الشدائد
Ask: when time bit him, did you see any faltering
Ask him, do you see if time wounds him
In his resolves, or did he stand firm amid hardships?
Whether he strengthens his resolve or yields in times of crisis?
أماdid not? امتحنتهtest him المبطلونthe wrongdoers بحربهمwith their war
أما امتحنته المبطلون بحربهم
فلمyet did not يستكنsubmit للمبطلينto the wrongdoers الأعاندthe obstinate
فلم يستكن للمبطلين الأعاند
Did not the wrongdoers test him with their war?
Or have the heretics tested him in war,
Yet he did not submit to those obstinate wrongdoers.
Yet he does not yield to the hostile disbelievers?
ولكنهbut he أيامin the days when خانواthey betrayed عهودهhis covenants
ولكنه أيام خانوا عهوده
أَذاقهمhe made them taste كأساًa cup كسمّlike the venom of الأساودblack serpents
أَذاقهم كأساً كسمّ الأساود
But in the days when they betrayed his covenants,
Rather, when they betrayed their pacts with him
He made them taste a cup like the venom of black serpents.
He made them drink a bitter poisonous drink.
تسربلhe clothed himself سربالin the garb المهابةof majesty وارتدىand donned
تسربل سربال المهابة وارتدى
رداthe mantle الجودof generosity ياO للّهto God منwhat a قرمchief ماجدnoble
ردا الجود يا للّه من قرم ماجد
He clothed himself in the garb of majesty and donned
He dressed in the garb of awe and wore
The mantle of generosity—O God, what a noble chief!
The mantle of generosity - O Allah, what a glorious lion!
نشاhe grew up فيin طلابthe pursuit of المجدglory والجودand generosity والعلاand high rank
نشا في طلاب المجد والجود والعلا
فحازso he attained المعاليlofty honors واكتسابand the acquisition of المحامدpraiseworthy qualities
فحاز المعالي واكتساب المحامد
He grew up seeking glory, generosity, and high rank,
He grew up seeking glory, generosity, and knowledge,
So he attained lofty honors and acquired praiseworthy qualities.
So he attained high position and earned praise.
سمتsoared للعلاtoward the heights هماتهhis aspirations وتناولتand reached
سمت للعلا هماته وتناولت
ذرىthe summits المجدof glory منfrom مجرىthe course of بروجthe constellations of الفراقدthe Farqad stars
ذرى المجد من مجرى بروج الفراقد
His aspirations soared toward the heights and reached
His ambitions aspired to the heights,
Glory's summits, where the Farqad stars' constellations pass.
And he attained the stars of glory.
فلوso if ساعدتaided أيامهhis days بحرthe ocean عزمهof his resolve
فلو ساعدت أيامه بحر عزمه
لنالhe would have gained الثرياthe Pleiades مدراًbuilding clay للأماجدfor the noble men
لنال الثريا مدراً للأماجد
So, had his days aided the ocean of his resolve,
If his days had aided the sea of his determination,
He would have won the Pleiades as building clay for noble men.
He would have attained endless glory.
فياso, O والدايmy parents خذهاtake it ودونكand here it is for you إِنهاindeed it is
فيا والداي خذها ودونك إِنها
محبرةfinely adorned ماthere is no مثلهاequal to it فيamong القصائدpoems
محبرة ما مثلها في القصائد
So, my parents, take it—here it is for you; it is
O my father, take it and keep it close,
Finely adorned, with no equal among poems.
It is of great value, unmatched in poetry.
جعلتI made معانيهاits meanings فوائدuseful lessons حكمةof wisdom
جعلت معانيها فوائد حكمة
لكلfor every لبيبdiscerning person طالبseeker للفوائدfor useful lessons
لكل لبيب طالب للفوائد
I fashioned its meanings into lessons of wisdom
I have made its meanings beneficial wisdom
For every discerning person seeking useful lessons.
For any understanding person seeking benefits.
Sol 6.1