الحَمدُ لِلَّه السَّلام المُؤمِن

الحَمدُ لِلَّه السَّلام المُؤمِن

المَلك المقدّر المُهَيمِن

المَلك المقدّر المُهَيمِن

Praise be to God, the Source of Peace, the Giver of Security,

Praise be to Allah, the Peace, the Faithful,

the King, the Ordainer, the Guardian.

The King, the Capable, the Dominant.

وَهوَ الَّذي أيدنا بِنَصرِهِ

وَهوَ الَّذي أيدنا بِنَصرِهِ

عَلى العدو منقذاً من حصره

عَلى العدو منقذاً من حصره

He is the one who strengthened us with His victory

It is He who supported us with His victory

over the enemy, rescuing us from his siege.

Over the enemy, saving us from siege.

ثمَّ الصَّلاة وَالسَّلام الدَّائِم

ثمَّ الصَّلاة وَالسَّلام الدَّائِم

عَلى الَّذي حَلَّت له الغَنائِم

عَلى الَّذي حَلَّت له الغَنائِم

Then everlasting blessings and peace

Then blessings and eternal peace

upon him for whom spoils were made lawful,

Upon the one for whom spoils were made lawful,

مؤيد الحَقِّ نَبي الملحمة

مؤيد الحَقِّ نَبي الملحمة

مُحَمَّد ماحي ظَلام المظلمة

مُحَمَّد ماحي ظَلام المظلمة

the champion of truth, the prophet of battle,

Supporter of truth, the prophet of courage,

Muhammad, who erases the darkness of injustice.

Muhammad who dispelled the darkness of darkness.

وَهوَ الَّذي أَباد جيش الكفر

وَهوَ الَّذي أَباد جيش الكفر

قلده المولى بسيف النصر

قلده المولى بسيف النصر

He is the one who destroyed the army of unbelief;

It is he who destroyed the army of disbelief,

the Lord girded him with the sword of victory.

To whom the Master gave the sword of victory.

والآل وَالصَّحب الَّذين جاهَدوا

والآل وَالصَّحب الَّذين جاهَدوا

في اللَّهِ وَالجَمال منه شاهدوا

في اللَّهِ وَالجَمال منه شاهدوا

And upon the family and companions who strove

And his family and companions who struggled

in God's cause and witnessed beauty from Him,

In the way of Allah, beholding His beauty.

ما أسرج الدهم وَجال الغر

ما أسرج الدهم وَجال الغر

وَجرد البيض وَمال السمر

وَجرد البيض وَمال السمر

as long as black steeds are saddled and white-blazed steeds wheel,

How the tents were loaded and the camels saddled,

bright swords are drawn and brown lances sway.

The whites donned armor and the browns rode off.

وَبعد فالانمى من السَّلام

وَبعد فالانمى من السَّلام

يهدى إلى ابن سيد الأنام

يهدى إلى ابن سيد الأنام

And now, the most abundant greetings

Afterwards, greetings of peace

are offered to the son of the master of mankind,

Are sent to the son of the master of all people.

الفاضِل المحقق العلامة

الفاضِل المحقق العلامة

وَالكامِل المدقق الفهَّامة

وَالكامِل المدقق الفهَّامة

the virtuous, discerning, great scholar,

The virtuous scholar, the investigating sage,

the consummate, meticulous man of deep understanding,

My companion and solace without doubt,

أخي وَمؤنسي بلا اشتياه

أخي وَمؤنسي بلا اشتياه

السيد النَّحرير عبد اللَّه

السيد النَّحرير عبد اللَّه

my brother and comforting companion, beyond doubt,

Sir Abdullah, who continues to humble

the accomplished Sayyid, Abd Allah.

The misguided, raising banners of perfection.

لا زالَ خافِضاً أَولى الضلال

لا زالَ خافِضاً أَولى الضلال

بنصبه ألوية الكَمال

بنصبه ألوية الكَمال

May he ever bring low the people of error

O you whom Allah guided to virtue

by raising the banners of perfection.

And endowed with knowledge and merit,

يا من هَداه اللَّهُ لِلفَواضِل

يا من هَداه اللَّهُ لِلفَواضِل

وَخصَّه بالعلم وَالفَضائل

وَخصَّه بالعلم وَالفَضائل

O you whom God has guided to noble virtues,

And protected with righteousness and wisdom,

and singled out for learning and excellences,

Discernment, insight and perception.

وَحفَّه بالرشد وَالكياسة

وَحفَّه بالرشد وَالكياسة

وَالفهم وَالفطنة وَالفراسَة

وَالفهم وَالفطنة وَالفراسَة

and surrounded with sound guidance and discernment,

How is your temperament and your condition?

with understanding, acumen, and insight:

In what do you spend your time?

كَيف طباعكم وَما حالاتكم

كَيف طباعكم وَما حالاتكم

بأي شيء يَنقَضي أَوقاتكم

بأي شيء يَنقَضي أَوقاتكم

How is your disposition, and how are your circumstances?

I long for your company,

With what do your hours pass?

Separation and yearning unravel me.

إنِّي إِلى وصالكم مشتاق

إنِّي إِلى وصالكم مشتاق

أنحلني الفِراق والأشواق

أنحلني الفِراق والأشواق

I long to be reunited with you;

As if you split a hair into ten parts,

separation and longing have wasted me away,

My pulse would mark each fraction.

بحيث لَو قستم عرض الشعرة

بحيث لَو قستم عرض الشعرة

عشرة أَقسام حكته دقَّتي

عشرة أَقسام حكته دقَّتي

so that, if you divided a hair's breadth

By Allah, I ask for the meeting that

into ten parts, my thinness would match one.

Will heal all my sickness from this passion.

وَاللَّهُ أسأل الملاقاة الَّتي

وَاللَّهُ أسأل الملاقاة الَّتي

يشفي من الغَرام كل علتي

يشفي من الغَرام كل علتي

And I ask God for that meeting

If you permit inquiring after the state of the country,

which will heal all my lovesickness.

And what distress and straits were found,

فإن تجيزوا الفحص عَن حال البلد

فإن تجيزوا الفحص عَن حال البلد

وَما من الشدة وَالضيق وجد

وَما من الشدة وَالضيق وجد

If you permit inquiry into the city's condition

Praise be to Allah, aid of the weak,

and the hardship and distress that befell it,

Reliever of sorrows, hastener of recovery.

فالحَمد لِلَّه معين الضُعفا

فالحَمد لِلَّه معين الضُعفا

مفرج الكرب معجل الشفا

مفرج الكرب معجل الشفا

then praise be to God, the helper of the weak,

For the harm and pain have passed,

the reliever of anguish, who hastens healing,

And our honor was protected from disgrace,

عَلى اِنكشاف الضر وَالآلام

عَلى اِنكشاف الضر وَالآلام

وَصون عرضنا من الإعجام

وَصون عرضنا من الإعجام

for lifting harm and suffering,

When they entered the villages and corrupted them,

and shielding our honor from the non-Arabs.

Injuring, tearing, and driving them out.

إذ دَخَلوا القرى وأفسدوها

إذ دَخَلوا القرى وأفسدوها

آذوا ومزقوا وَشردوها

آذوا ومزقوا وَشردوها

For they entered the villages and laid them waste;

They violated the youths and boys,

they harmed, ravaged, and drove their people away.

And captured the women and children.

وانتَهكوا الشبان وَالفتيانا

وانتَهكوا الشبان وَالفتيانا

واستأسروا النسوان وَالصبيانا

واستأسروا النسوان وَالصبيانا

They violated the young men and youths,

They abandoned the elders and infants,

and took the women and boys captive;

Loading them with burdens and goods.

وَغادَروا الشيوخ والأطفالا

وَغادَروا الشيوخ والأطفالا

وَحَمَّلوا الأحمال والأثقالا

وَحَمَّلوا الأحمال والأثقالا

they left behind the old men and children,

Then they came to besiege us,

and loaded up burdens and heavy cargo.

To provoke and break us.

ثم توجهوا ليحصرونا

ثم توجهوا ليحصرونا

وَيستَفزونا وَيكسرونا

وَيستَفزونا وَيكسرونا

Then they advanced to besiege us,

They came like spreading locusts

and dislodge us and break us.

And surrounded us on an inauspicious endless day.

جاؤا كأَنَّهم جراد مُنتشر

جاؤا كأَنَّهم جراد مُنتشر

فحاصَروا في يوم نحس مستمر

فحاصَروا في يوم نحس مستمر

They came like swarming locusts,

Their mufti informed us that the troop

and laid siege on a day of unrelenting ill fortune.

Was seventy-five, then a hundred after.

أَخبرنا مفتيهم أن الفئة

أَخبرنا مفتيهم أن الفئة

خمس وَسبعون تليهما مئة

خمس وَسبعون تليهما مئة

Their mufti told us that the force numbered

But to distinguish such numbers

five and seventy, followed by a hundred;

Was a thousand, no less and no more.

وَإِنَّما تمييز ذي الأَعداد

وَإِنَّما تمييز ذي الأَعداد

ألف بِلا نَقصٍ وَلا اِزدياد

ألف بِلا نَقصٍ وَلا اِزدياد

and the unit specified for these numbers

They approached and rained fire upon us,

was a thousand, no less and no more.

Not resting night or day.

دنوا فأمطروا علينا ناراً

دنوا فأمطروا علينا ناراً

لَم يَهجَعوا لَيلاً وَلا نَهاراً

لَم يَهجَعوا لَيلاً وَلا نَهاراً

They drew near and rained fire upon us;

And all creatures plugged

they slept neither by night nor by day.

Their ears in fear of the thunderbolts.

واصبعا كل من الخَلائِق

واصبعا كل من الخَلائِق

في أذنيه حذر الصواعق

في أذنيه حذر الصواعق

And every person's two fingers

The severity of drought was evident between us,

were in his ears, for fear of thunderbolts.

Until we were deprived of drinking river water.

فبان بَينَنا سماة القحط

فبان بَينَنا سماة القحط

حَتّى حُرِمنا شرب ماء الشط

حَتّى حُرِمنا شرب ماء الشط

Signs of famine then appeared among us,

Each of us awaited the battle,

until we were denied drinking water from the river.

Adhering to His saying:

وَكلنا يَرتَقِب القتالا

وَكلنا يَرتَقِب القتالا

ممتَثِلاً بِقَوله تَعالى

ممتَثِلاً بِقَوله تَعالى

And each of us awaited the fighting,

"O you who believe! Persevere,

obeying His words—exalted is He:

And excel in patience, and remain steadfast, that you may triumph."

يا أَيُّها الَّذين آمَنوا اصبروا

يا أَيُّها الَّذين آمَنوا اصبروا

وَصابِروا وَرابِطوا لتنصروا

وَصابِروا وَرابِطوا لتنصروا

"O you who believe, be steadfast,

On Thursday their evil befell us,

persevere against your foes, and stand guard, that you may be granted victory."

In the middle of Sha’ban, with excessive prevention.

سطى خَميسهم علينا الجمعه

سطى خَميسهم علينا الجمعه

في نصف شعبان بفرط المنعه

في نصف شعبان بفرط المنعه

Their army attacked us on Friday,

They deceived us with a scheme that was not secret,

in mid-Sha'ban, with overwhelming strength.

Like digging pits and setting up ladders.

فَخادعونا خدعاً لَم تكتم

فَخادعونا خدعاً لَم تكتم

كَحفر ألغام وَنصب السُلَّم

كَحفر ألغام وَنصب السُلَّم

They used stratagems against us that were not concealed,

But their harm in taking oaths

such as digging mines and setting up ladders.

Was reversed by Allah and so He broke them.

فضرهم ما صنعوا من القسم

فضرهم ما صنعوا من القسم

إِذ رده اللَّه عليهم فقصم

إِذ رده اللَّه عليهم فقصم

Their contrivances involving oaths harmed them,

And every high ladder they erected

for God turned it back upon them and shattered them.

Was pulled to the wall, and some of them were robbed.

وكل سُلَّم رَفيع نصبا

وكل سُلَّم رَفيع نصبا

جُرَّ إِلى السور وَمنهم سُلِبا

جُرَّ إِلى السور وَمنهم سُلِبا

And every lofty ladder they erected

We were wary of their cunning and evil plotting,

was dragged to the wall and wrested from them.

So their scheming only brought them ruin.

خفنا احتيالهم وَسوء مكرهم

خفنا احتيالهم وَسوء مكرهم

فَلَم يحق مَكرُهُم إِلّا بهم

فَلَم يحق مَكرُهُم إِلّا بهم

We feared their cunning and their wicked plotting,

The duelers approached our wall,

but their plotting recoiled only upon themselves.

And they were indeed furious with us,

فَقارب السور المبارزونا

فَقارب السور المبارزونا

وإنهم لنا لغائظون

وإنهم لنا لغائظون

Then their warriors approached the wall,

When they saw us guarding the wall,

and indeed they enraged us.

They retreated hastily in aversion.

لما رأونا حافظين السورا

لما رأونا حافظين السورا

ولّوا عَلى أَدبارهم نفورا

ولّوا عَلى أَدبارهم نفورا

When they saw us guarding the wall,

And we made great effort in fighting them,

they turned their backs and fled.

We did not kill a tenth of what we killed of them.

وَالجهد في كفاحهم بذلنا

وَالجهد في كفاحهم بذلنا

ما قَتَلوا معشار ما قَتَلنا

ما قَتَلوا معشار ما قَتَلنا

We exerted ourselves fully in fighting them;

So on that difficult day they were

they killed not a tenth of those we killed.

Like the severed trunks of palm trees.

فأَصبحوا في ذلك اليوم العسر

فأَصبحوا في ذلك اليوم العسر

كأنهم أعجاز نَخلٍ مُنقَعِر

كأنهم أعجاز نَخلٍ مُنقَعِر

And on that harsh day they became

When their red blood was spilled

like the trunks of uprooted palm trees.

By our white swords, they sued for peace.

لما أريقت منهُمُ حمرِ الدِّما

لما أريقت منهُمُ حمرِ الدِّما

ببيضنا ألقوا إلينا السلَما

ببيضنا ألقوا إلينا السلَما

When their red blood was spilled

The treacherous sultan of the non-Arabs sent

by our white blades, they offered us peace.

Attempting reconciliation and seeking accord.

فأرسل الغادِر سلطان العجم

فأرسل الغادِر سلطان العجم

يُحاول الصلح وَيَبتَغي السلَم

يُحاول الصلح وَيَبتَغي السلَم

Then the treacherous sultan of the Persians sent word,

And whenever they ignited the fire of war,

seeking reconciliation and asking for peace.

Allah extinguished it with the rain of the unseen.

وَكلما أَوقدوا نار الحرب

وَكلما أَوقدوا نار الحرب

أَطفأها اللَّه بِغيث الغيب

أَطفأها اللَّه بِغيث الغيب

Whenever they kindled the fire of war,

So the Master, the noble ruler of Mosul,

God quenched it with rain from the unseen.

I mean Hussein the one of high status,

فَصالح المولى أَمير الموصل

فَصالح المولى أَمير الموصل

أَعني حسيناً صاحب القدر العَلي

أَعني حسيناً صاحب القدر العَلي

So he made peace with the lord, the emir of Mosul—

Through the tongues of messengers agreed

I mean Husayn, the man of lofty standing—

To send ten steeds, fully equipped.

بألسن الرسل عَلى أَن يرسلا

بألسن الرسل عَلى أَن يرسلا

من خيله إليه عشراً كُمّلا

من خيله إليه عشراً كُمّلا

through messengers' tongues, on condition that he send

Our Governor generously sent double what was asked,

ten of his horses to him, the full number.

And likewise the ruler of Aleppo sent its equivalent.

فَجاد وَالينا بضعف ما طلب

فَجاد وَالينا بضعف ما طلب

وَمثله أتحف حاكم حلب

وَمثله أتحف حاكم حلب

Our governor generously gave twice what he asked,

So this held back the hands of enemies,

and the governor of Aleppo offered as much.

Protecting al-Hadba and ash-Shuhada.

فَكفا عنا أَيدي الأَعداء

فَكفا عنا أَيدي الأَعداء

محافظا الحدباء وَالشّهباء

محافظا الحدباء وَالشّهباء

Thus they both stayed our enemies' hands from us,

By the power of Allah and His prophets,

the governors of al-Hadba and al-Shahba,

And His loyal saints.

بِقوة اللَّه وأَنبيائه

بِقوة اللَّه وأَنبيائه

وَأَوليائه وأصفيائه

وَأَوليائه وأصفيائه

by the might of God and His prophets,

But the perseverance of the Minister of Mosul,

and His saints and His chosen ones.

The valiant, bold, intrepid one,

لكن تجلد الوَزير الموصلي

لكن تجلد الوَزير الموصلي

الباسلِ الشهم الشَّجيع المقبلِ

الباسلِ الشهم الشَّجيع المقبلِ

But the steadfastness of the Mosul vizier,

Clarifying it is more than can be mentioned.

the valiant, noble-hearted, courageous man who pressed forward,

May Allah reward him, truly most courageous,

تبيانه أكثر من أَن يذكرا

تبيانه أكثر من أَن يذكرا

لِلَّه دره حرياً أَجسرا

لِلَّه دره حرياً أَجسرا

is too great to be fully recounted.

For the great numbers of tribes

God bless him, so worthy and so bold!

Did not deter him, following the words of the poet:

إِذ لَم ترعه كثرة القَبائِل

إِذ لَم ترعه كثرة القَبائِل

منهم تأسياً بِقول القائِل

منهم تأسياً بِقول القائِل

For he did not fear the multitude of tribes

“I do not cower before adversity,

among them, following the words of one who said:

Even if hordes of enemies come successively.”

لا أَقعد الجبنَ عَن الهيجاء

لا أَقعد الجبنَ عَن الهيجاء

وَلَو توالَت زمر الأَعداء

وَلَو توالَت زمر الأَعداء

"I will not hang back from battle out of cowardice,

Praise be to Allah who strengthened us through him,

even if bands of enemies come one after another."

And indeed sorrow has departed from us.

الحمد لِلَّهالَّذي عززنا

الحمد لِلَّهالَّذي عززنا

به وَقَد أَذهب عنا الحَزَنا

به وَقَد أَذهب عنا الحَزَنا

Praise be to God, who strengthened us

I said to him regarding this matter

through him and has removed our sorrow.

A fine ode in Turkish style,

قلت له في هذه القضية

قلت له في هذه القضية

قَصيدَةً جيدَةً تركيَّه

قَصيدَةً جيدَةً تركيَّه

I composed for him, concerning this affair,

And eloquently described the battle

a fine poem in Turkish.

By my deceased brother’s son, your supplicant Hasan.

وَفصل الوقعة بالوجه الحسن

وَفصل الوقعة بالوجه الحسن

ابن أَخي المَرحوم داعيكم حسن

ابن أَخي المَرحوم داعيكم حسن

And the battle was skillfully recounted in detail

He comprehensively recorded the tribulations in writing,

by my late brother's son, Hasan, who prays for you.

And sent the ode to the chosen Minister.

أَحاطَ بالخطوب علماً وَكتب

أَحاطَ بالخطوب علماً وَكتب

أَتحفها إِلى الوَزير المنتخب

أَتحفها إِلى الوَزير المنتخب

He knew the grave events fully and wrote them down,

So he appreciated the excellence of its opening,

presenting his account to the chosen vizier.

And what was presented of its verses.

فاِستحسن الصدر محسناتها

فاِستحسن الصدر محسناتها

وَما قَد استشهد من أَبياتها

وَما قَد استشهد من أَبياتها

The dignitary admired its beauties

For it surpasses structures,

and what had been cited from its verses,

Refined in diction and meaning.

لأَنَّها فائقة المَباني

لأَنَّها فائقة المَباني

رائقة الأَلفاظ وَالمَعاني

رائقة الأَلفاظ وَالمَعاني

for its construction was outstanding,

As for the wretched foreign aggressor,

graceful in wording and meaning.

The transgressing, unjust, treacherous tyrant,

أَما الشقي الخارجيُّ نادِر

أَما الشقي الخارجيُّ نادِر

المعتدي الباغي الظلوم الغادِر

المعتدي الباغي الظلوم الغادِر

As for the wretched renegade Nadir,

He feigned affection and friendship

the aggressor, rebel, cruel oppressor, and traitor,

After the treaty of peace and truce was concluded.

فَكانَ يبدي الود وَالمخادنه

فَكانَ يبدي الود وَالمخادنه

بعد انعقاد الصلح وَالمهادنه

بعد انعقاد الصلح وَالمهادنه

he would display affection and friendship

after peace and a truce had been concluded.