أَيُّwhat a هِلالٍcrescent moon كُسِفاwas eclipsed
أَيُّ هِلالٍ كُسِفا
وَأَيُّand what a غُصنٍbranch قُصِفاwas snapped
وَأَيُّ غُصنٍ قُصِفا
What a crescent moon has been eclipsed!
What crescent moon has been eclipsed,
And what a branch has been snapped!
And what branch has been broken,
كانَhe was سِراجاًa lamp قَدhad; already طَفاrisen; floated up
كانَ سِراجاً قَد طَفا
عَلىabove الوَرىhumankind ثُمَّthen اِنطَفاwent out
عَلى الوَرى ثُمَّ اِنطَفا
He was a lamp that had risen
That was a lamp which shone,
Above humankind, then went out.
Upon the land but then was extinguished.
لَمdid not يَركَبِride الخَيلَthe horses وَلَمand did not
لَم يَركَبِ الخَيلَ وَلَم
يُقَلِّدوهُthey girded him مُرهَفاa keen-edged sword
يُقَلِّدوهُ مُرهَفا
He had not ridden horses, nor
He did not ride horses, nor was he adorned,
Had they girded him with a keen-edged sword.
With weapons and armor.
قُلsay لِلنُحاةِto the grammarians وَيحَكُمalas for you
قُل لِلنُحاةِ وَيحَكُم
أَحمَدَكُمyour Ahmad قَدhas; already صُرِفاtaken away; made fully declinable (pun)
أَحمَدَكُم قَد صُرِفا
Tell the grammarians: alas for you!
Say to the grammarians despite their views,
Your Ahmad has been 'declined'—taken away.
Ahmed is the most praised among you.
صَبراًhave patience صَلاحُSalah الدينِal-Din ياO
صَبراً صَلاحُ الدينِ يا
رَبَّlord of السَماحِgenerosity وَالوَفاand fidelity
رَبَّ السَماحِ وَالوَفا
Have patience, Salah al-Din, O
Have patience, O Salah al-Din,
Lord of generosity and fidelity!
O Lord of forgiveness and loyalty.
Sol 6.1