رَحَلتَyou journeyed مِنَfrom الشَقيفِal-Shaqif إِلىto الغُراقِal-Ghuraq
رَحَلتَ مِنَ الشَقيفِ إِلى الغُراقِ
بِعَزمٍwith resolve كَالمُهَّنَدَةِlike Indian-forged swords الرِقاقِslender
بِعَزمٍ كَالمُهَّنَدَةِ الرِقاقِ
You journeyed from al-Shaqif to al-Ghuraq,
With resolve like slender Indian-forged swords.
وَنَكَّستَand you cast down الأَعاديthe enemies مِنهُfrom it قَهراًby force
وَنَكَّستَ الأَعادي مِنهُ قَهراً
وَمَجدُكَand your glory فيon ذُراthe heights of الجَوزاءِOrion باقِenduring
وَمَجدُكَ في ذُرا الجَوزاءِ باقِ
And you cast the enemies down from it by force,
While your glory endures on Orion’s heights.
بِجَأشِكَby your courage لاnot بِجَيشِكَby your army نِلتَyou attained هَذاthis
بِجَأشِكَ لا بِجَيشِكَ نِلتَ هَذا
وَبِالتَوفيقِand by divine aid لاnot بِالاِتِّفاقِby chance
وَبِالتَوفيقِ لا بِالاِتِّفاقِ
By your courage, not your army, you achieved this,
And by divine aid, not by chance.
فِداؤُكَyour ransom مَنthose who مَضىpassed on بِالحِصنِat the fortress قَبليbefore me
فِداؤُكَ مَن مَضى بِالحِصنِ قَبلي
إِلىto دارِthe abode of الخُلودِeternity مِنَamong الرِفاقِthe companions
إِلى دارِ الخُلودِ مِنَ الرِفاقِ
May those who went before me at the fortress be your ransom—
Those companions who passed to the abode of eternity.
وَماand not نَخشىwe fear عَلىfor الإِسلامِIslam بَأساًharm
وَما نَخشى عَلى الإِسلامِ بَأساً
إِذاif هَلَكَperish الجَميعُeveryone وَأَنتَwhile you باقِremain alive
إِذا هَلَكَ الجَميعُ وَأَنتَ باقِ
And we fear no harm to Islam,
If all should perish while you remain.
أَشاوَرُO Shawar كَمhow often تُشاوِرُyou consult كُلَّevery خِبٍّknave
أَشاوَرُ كَم تُشاوِرُ كُلَّ خِبٍّ
وَتَنفُقُand you gain favor عِندَwith مِثلِكَone like you بِالنِفاقِthrough hypocrisy
وَتَنفُقُ عِندَ مِثلِكَ بِالنِفاقِ
O Shawar, how often do you consult every knave
And find favor with your like through hypocrisy?
أَتَصبِرُwill you stand firm? إِنif أَتَتكَcome upon you بِحارُseas of خَيلٍcavalry
أَتَصبِرُ إِن أَتَتكَ بِحارُ خَيلٍ
وَقِدماًand formerly ماnot صَبَرتَyou stood firm عَلىagainst السَواقيthe irrigation channels
وَقِدماً ما صَبَرتَ عَلى السَواقي
Will you stand firm if seas of cavalry come at you,
When once you could not withstand the irrigation channels?
مَتىwhen رَفَعَتraised لَكَfor you السودانُthe Black men رَأساًa head
مَتى رَفَعَت لَكَ السودانُ رَأساً
وَقَدand already خَلّاهُمُhe left them مِثلَlike الزِقاقِwineskins
وَقَد خَلّاهُمُ مِثلَ الزِقاقِ
When did the Black men ever raise their heads for you,
Though he had left them like wineskins?
وَعَيشِكَand by your life ماnot لَهُfor him مِنfrom مِصرَEgypt بُدٌّany escape
وَعَيشِكَ ما لَهُ مِن مِصرَ بُدٌّ
وَمِنand from عِنديmy side ثَلاثاًthree times بِالطَلاقِby divorce
وَمِن عِندي ثَلاثاً بِالطَلاقِ
By your life, he cannot do without Egypt,
And I, for my part, swear it by a threefold divorce.
هُوَhe الأَسَدُthe lion الَّذيwho ماnot زالَceased حَتّىuntil
هُوَ الأَسَدُ الَّذي ما زالَ حَتّى
بَنىhe built مَجدَاًglory عَلىupon السَبعِthe seven الطِباقِlayered one above another
بَنى مَجدَاً عَلى السَبعِ الطِباقِ
He is the lion who never ceased until
He built glory atop the seven layered heavens.
Sol 6.1