قدalready أفطرhas broken its fast السيفthe sword وأنتand you العيدthe feast
قد أفطر السيف وأنت العيد
قدindeed طالhas lasted long ماthat أملىhas granted respite لكto you التمهيدthe smoothing of the way
قد طال ما أملى لك التمهيد
The sword has broken its fast, and you are the feast.
The sword has fasted while you feast
Long has the smoothing of your way granted you respite.
Long has my patience paved the way
شلّتmay be paralyzed يديmy hand إنif لمdo not أزلكdislodge you بحجفلwith a mighty host
شلّت يدي إن لم أزلك بحجفل
كالليلlike the night مماfrom what شابهmingled with it الحديدthe iron
كالليل مما شابه الحديد
May my hand be paralyzed if I do not dislodge you with a mighty host,
If I do not strike you with my sword
Dark as night from the iron mingled within it.
Like the night darkened by iron
قدindeed أبتyou have returned فيin النقصانdecline فابشرso rejoice بالقناat the spears
قد أبت في النقصان فابشر بالقنا
كذاكthus فيin نقصانهits dwindling يزيدit grows
كذاك في نقصانه يزيد
You have returned diminished; rejoice, then, at the spears.
Be glad of less for less will increase
Thus, in its dwindling, it grows.
Thus grows the lowly into supremacy
قدindeed أصبحhas now become الملكthe reign الدنيءthe ignoble مدبراًin retreat
قد أصبح الملك الدنيء مدبراً
وجاءand has come ملكa reign عادلjust جديدnew
وجاء ملك عادل جديد
The ignoble reign is now in retreat,
The unworthy king's reign is done
And a new, just reign has come.
A new just king arises
كمhow many غصصتhas choked دنياكyour world منof مستعففa self-restrained person
كم غصصت دنياك من مستعفف
فاصبرso be patient علىunder التغصيصthe choking ياO رعديدcoward
فاصبر على التغصيص يا رعديد
How many a self-restrained man your world has choked!
How bitter was your tyranny
So bear the choking, you coward!
Have patience under bitterness, O thunderous one
دعleave off الخناfoul speech إنindeed الخناfoul speech مقالةan utterance
دع الخنا إن الخنا مقالة
تقولهاthey utter it عندduring الخصامquarrelling الغيدgraceful maidens
تقولها عند الخصام الغيد
Abandon foul speech; foul speech is an utterance
Leave off lies, for lies are only
That graceful maidens make when they quarrel.
Uttered in mean disputation
سلask الورىmankind بأيّناabout which of us منزّهfree of taint
سل الورى بأيّنا منزّه
عنfrom الخبيثwickedness أنهمthat they شهودwitnesses
عن الخبيث أنهم شهود
Ask mankind which of us is free
Ask the people which of us
From wickedness; they are witnesses.
Is free of vileness, they are witnesses
شعاركyour watchword الندفيفunclear; possibly tambourine-playing والغناand singing ومنand among
شعارك الندفيف والغنا ومن
شعارناour watchword التحميدpraising God والتمجيدand glorifying God
شعارنا التحميد والتمجيد
Your watchword is [tambourine-playing?] and song; among
Your creed is revelry and song
Our watchwords are praise and glorification.
Ours, praise and glorification
وفيand in خيامtents of الخمرwine تلقىyou are found ثاوياًdwelling
وفي خيام الخمر تلقى ثاوياً
إذاwhen حواناgathers us المسجدthe mosque المشهودwell-attended
إذا حوانا المسجد المشهود
And you are found dwelling in tents of wine,
While you repose in wine tents
When the well-attended mosque gathers us.
We frequent the lauded mosque
إذاwhen مشيتyou walk فيamong الرعاعthe rabble مغبقاًplied with evening wine
إذا مشيت في الرعاع مغبقاً
مشىwalk لديناbeside us الأكرمونthe noblest الصيدthe proud-necked nobles
مشى لدينا الأكرمون الصيد
When you walk among the rabble, plied with evening wine,
When you walk among the rabble
The noblest, proud-necked men walk beside us.
The noblest walk with us
اشددstrengthen يديكyour two hands إننيindeed I لاnot أنثنيturn back
اشدد يديك إنني لا أنثني
حتىuntil تواريconceal شخصكyour body اللحودthe graves
حتى تواري شخصك اللحود
Strengthen your hands, for I will not turn back
Hold fast your hands, I will not bend
Until the graves conceal your body.
Until your bearded face hides
إنيindeed I غلامa youth قدalready بعثتI have been sent نقمةas retribution
إني غلام قد بعثت نقمة
علىagainst عصاةthose who defy الحقthe truth أوor تبيدyou perish
على عصاة الحق أو تبيد
I am a youth sent as retribution
I am a youth roused to vengeance
Against those who defy the truth—or you shall perish.
Against defiant truth-deniers
إنindeed المناياdeaths حببتhave made dear أسبابهاtheir means
إن المنايا حببت أسبابها
إِلىto الفؤادthe heart والوغىand battle وقودfuel
إِلى الفؤاد والوغى وقود
Indeed, death has made its means dear
Death has endeared its means
To the heart, and battle is fuel.
To my heart, and turmoil is its fuel
ليI have همةa lofty resolve ماnot رضيتhas been content منwith جثتيmy body
لي همة ما رضيت من جثتي
إِلاexcept بأنby the fact that تثيرهاstir it الأسودthe lions
إِلا بأن تثيرها الأسود
I have a resolve not content with my body
I have an ambition that will not rest
Unless lions stir it.
Until the lions are stirring
منwhoever أنصفdoes justice to النفسthe soul سعىstrives فيin قتلهاkilling it
من أنصف النفس سعى في قتلها
فيfor ذيthe Possessor of العلاglory وقلّand few are منthose who يجودgive freely
في ذي العلا وقلّ من يجود
Whoever does his soul justice strives to slay it
Whoever is just to himself strives
For the Lord of glory; few are those who give freely.
For death at high resolve; few are so open-handed
بابthe gate of الجنانthe gardens of Paradise مغلقshut وإنماand only
باب الجنان مغلق وإنما
يفتحهopens it عندat اللقاthe clash الصنديدthe dauntless warrior
يفتحه عند اللقا الصنديد
The gate of Paradise is shut; only
The gates of Heaven are shut
The dauntless warrior opens it at the clash.
Only the clash of arms opens them
كمhow many منof غلامa youth ينثنيturns away عنfrom فتحهopening it
كم من غلام ينثني عن فتحه
عندat اللقاthe clash فيin كفهhis palm اقليدa key
عند اللقا في كفه اقليد
How many a youth turns away from opening it,
How many youths shrink from that opening
At the clash, with a key in his palm!
When grappling with but a blade in hand
لاmay not قدّسsanctify اللّهGod امرأa man عندat اللقاthe clash
لا قدّس اللّه امرأ عند اللقا
ينكصdraws back عندat الزحفthe advance أوor يحيدturns aside
ينكص عند الزحف أو يحيد
May God not sanctify a man who, at the clash,
God does not hallow one who recoils
Recoils at the advance or turns aside.
Or swerves in the charge
هوit is الفناdeath لاno بدescape منfrom لقائهmeeting it
هو الفنا لا بد من لقائه
ففيso in اللقاbattle لقاؤهmeeting it حميدpraiseworthy
ففي اللقا لقاؤه حميد
It is death; there is no escaping meeting it,
It is annihilation, inevitable
So meeting it in battle is praiseworthy.
To meet it in the charge is sublime
وهاكهاand take it منfrom قائمone standing مشمرgirded for action
وهاكها من قائم مشمر
يغشاكwill fall upon you منهfrom him فيon غدthe morrow جنودtroops
يغشاك منه في غد جنود
And take it from one standing, girded for action:
Beware the array drawn up against you
Troops from him will fall upon you tomorrow.
Which will flood you with troops tomorrow
لاno نفقٌtunnel يغنيكwill save you عنfrom ادراكهاits overtaking you
لا نفقٌ يغنيك عن ادراكها
إذاwhen بدتit appears صبحاًat dawn ولاnor صعودan ascent
إذا بدت صبحاً ولا صعود
No tunnel will save you from being overtaken by it,
No escape will avail you
When it appears at dawn, nor will any ascent,
Once they appear in the dawn, no climbing aloft
إلاexcept الرجوعreturning فالرجوعand as for returning بابهits door
إلا الرجوع فالرجوع بابه
مفتَّحwide open رحبspacious لمنfor whoever يعودreturns
مفتَّح رحب لمن يعود
Except by returning; the door of return
Only retreat, and retreat's door
Is wide open and spacious for whoever comes back.
Is open wide for return
ثمthen الصلاةblessings بعدafter ذاthis علىupon الذيthe one who
ثم الصلاة بعد ذا على الذي
بيثربin Yathrib تزورهvisit him الوفودthe delegations
بيثرب تزوره الوفود
Then, after this, blessings upon the one
Then prayer, thereafter, for Him
Whom delegations visit in Yathrib.
Whose shrine the pilgrims throng
Sol 6.1