ياO أميرCommander المؤمنينthe Faithful
يا أمير المؤمنين
الحمدpraise للهto God كثيراabundantly
الحمد لله كثيرا
O Commander of the Faithful,
abundant praise be to God!
هكذاthus النصرvictory فلاso may … never زاcease (word begins)
هكذا النصر فلا زا
لcease (word ends) لكfor you اللهGod نصيراa helper
ل لك الله نصيرا
Such is victory! May God ever
remain your helper.
وعلىand against الأعداءthe enemies أعطyou were granted (word begins)
وعلى الأعداء أعط
يتyou were granted (word ends) منfrom اللهGod ظهيراa supporter
يت من الله ظهيرا
And against the enemies you were granted
a supporter by God.
وهنيئاًand congratulations هيأprepared اللهGod
وهنيئاً هيأ الله
لكfor you الفتحthe conquest الخطيراthe momentous
لك الفتح الخطيرا
Congratulations! God has prepared
for you this momentous conquest.
وهوand it is فتحٌa conquest لمdid not يرsee الناthe people (word begins)
وهو فتحٌ لم ير النا
سthe people (word ends) لهto it فتحاًa conquest نظيراcomparable
س له فتحاً نظيرا
It is a conquest: never have people seen
another conquest to equal it.
وجزىand may He reward الأفشينal-Afshin عبداًa servant
وجزى الأفشين عبداً
للهof God خيراًgoodness وحبوراand joy
لله خيراً وحبورا
And may He reward al-Afshin, a servant
of God, with goodness and joy.
فلقدfor indeed لاقىencountered بهthrough him باBābak (name begins)
فلقد لاقى به با
بكBābak (name ends) يوماًa day قمطريراgrim and dreadful
بك يوماً قمطريرا
For through him Bābak has faced
a grim and dreadful day.
ذاكthat one مولاكyour retainer الذيwhom ألyou found him (word begins)
ذاك مولاك الذي أل
فيتهyou found him (word ends) جلداًsteadfast صبوراpatient
فيته جلداً صبورا
That is your retainer, whom you found
steadfast and patient
لكfor you حتىuntil ضرجstained with blood السيthe sword (word begins)
لك حتى ضرج السي
فthe sword (word ends) لهhis خداًa cheek نضيراradiant
ف له خداً نضيرا
in your service, until the sword bloodied
his radiant cheek
ضربةًa stroke أبقتleft علىthroughout الدtime (word begins)
ضربةً أبقت على الد
هرِtime (word ends) لهfor him فيin الوجهthe face نوراa light
هرِ له في الوجه نورا
with a stroke that left, for all
time, a light upon his face.
Sol 6.1