هناءٌjoy بهِthrough it الأيّامُthe days تُمحىare erased وَتُنسخُand are rewritten
هناءٌ بهِ الأيّامُ تُمحى وَتُنسخُ
وَيَسموand rises بهthrough it ملكِthe reign of المشيرِthe Marshal ويرسخُand takes firm root
وَيَسمو به ملكِ المشيرِ ويرسخُ
A joy by which the days are erased and written anew,
and through it the Marshal's reign rises and takes firm root.
أَضاءَshone بهِthrough it وضهَradiance (uncertain reading) الرشادِof right guidance ورُبِّدتand were darkened
أَضاءَ بهِ وضهَ الرشادِ ورُبِّدت
وجوهٌfaces أَكبّتbent over فيinto الرمادةthe ashes تنفخُblowing
وجوهٌ أَكبّت في الرمادة تنفخُ
Through it the radiance of right guidance shone, and darkened were
faces that bent over the ashes, blowing into them.
لكِfor you اللّهGod مِنof بُشرىglad tidings لنشرِfor spreading عَبيرهاtheir fragrance
لكِ اللّه مِن بُشرى لنشرِ عَبيرها
عَلىupon معطفِthe shoulder of الإِسلامِIslam بردٌa mantle مضمّخُperfume-soaked
عَلى معطفِ الإِسلامِ بردٌ مضمّخُ
God bless you, glad tidings! For the spreading of their fragrance,
upon Islam's shoulder lies a perfume-soaked mantle.
مُعافاةُthe recovery of مَولاناour lord المشيرMarshal مُحمّدٍMuhammad
مُعافاةُ مَولانا المشير مُحمّدٍ
يدٌa boon شُكرُهاgratitude for it فيon غرّةthe brow of الدهرِtime ينسخُis inscribed
يدٌ شُكرُها في غرّة الدهرِ ينسخُ
The recovery of our lord, Marshal Muhammad,
is a boon, gratitude for which is inscribed on time's brow.
أَليسَis he not الّذيthe one who قدindeed جرّدَunsheathed العدلَjustice صارماًa keen sword
أَليسَ الّذي قد جرّدَ العدلَ صارماً
فَأَضحَتso became بهاby it هامُthe heads of المظالِمinjustices تشدخُcrushed
فَأَضحَت بها هامُ المظالِم تشدخُ
Is he not the one who unsheathed justice as a keen sword,
so that the heads of injustice were crushed by it,
وَأحكمَand made firm ماwhat lies بينَbetween البغاةِthe rebels وبَينناand between us
وَأحكمَ ما بينَ البغاةِ وبَيننا
مِنَof الحزمِresolve عهداًa covenant حبلهُits cord ليسَis not يفسخُundone
مِنَ الحزمِ عهداً حبلهُ ليسَ يفسخُ
and made firm between the rebels and us
a covenant of resolve whose cord cannot be undone?
هوhe السدُّthe rampart مَوصولاًjoined إِلىto صدَفَيthe two mountain-flanks of حمىa protected realm
هو السدُّ مَوصولاً إِلى صدَفَي حمى
وَماand what lies بينَbetween بحرَيthe two seas of فتنةٍstrife هوhe برزخُan isthmus
وَما بينَ بحرَي فتنةٍ هو برزخُ
He is the rampart, joined to a protected realm's twin mountain-flanks,
and between two seas of strife he is an isthmus.
بِباطنهِwithin it النهجُthe path السويّstraight ودونهُand outside it
بِباطنهِ النهجُ السويّ ودونهُ
مزلٌّa slippery place لأقدامِfor the feet of الغبيّthe fool مسوِّخُmiring
مزلٌّ لأقدامِ الغبيّ مسوِّخُ
Within it lies the straight path; outside it lies
a slippery place that mires the fool's feet.
ذَكرناwe recalled بهthrough him صلحَthe treaty of الحديبيةِHudaybiyyah الّذيwhich
ذَكرنا به صلحَ الحديبيةِ الّذي
أتيحَwas made possible بهthrough it الفتحُthe conquest القريبimminent المدوّخُoverwhelming
أتيحَ به الفتحُ القريب المدوّخُ
Through him we recalled the treaty of Hudaybiyyah, which
made possible the imminent, overwhelming conquest.
فَقَدfor indeed أمطرتrained غبّafter اِحتباسٍwithholding سحابُهُhis clouds
فَقَد أمطرت غبّ اِحتباسٍ سحابُهُ
فَأَذهبso dispelled صرّthe bitter chill of اليأسِdespair روحrelief وفرسخُand repose
فَأَذهب صرّ اليأسِ روح وفرسخُ
For his clouds have rained after being withheld,
so relief and repose dispelled despair's bitter chill.
لَعَمريby my life لَمdid not يبرِshape السهامَthe arrows كعاجمٍlike one who tests
لَعَمري لَم يبرِ السهامَ كعاجمٍ
لَهاof them منذُsince أَضحىbegan حدّthe tip of نابهhis fang يشرخُto emerge
لَها منذُ أَضحى حدّ نابه يشرخُ
By my life, none has shaped arrows like one who has tested
them since the tip of his fang began to emerge.
وَأَنّىand how يَرىsees وجهthe face of السياسةِstatecraft داجنٌa tame creature
وَأَنّى يَرى وجه السياسةِ داجنٌ
مَداهُits range منَof الأرضِthe earth البسيطةoutspread فرسخُa parasang
مَداهُ منَ الأرضِ البسيطة فرسخُ
And how can a tame creature discern the face of statecraft,
whose range over the outspread earth is only a parasang?
عَلىat حينa time when أَضحىbecame كلُّevery جانٍoffender وكفّهand his hand
عَلى حين أَضحى كلُّ جانٍ وكفّه
بفيهِin his mouth وطيرُand the birds of البغيِrebellion فيon الأرضthe earth مفرخُbreeding
بفيهِ وطيرُ البغيِ في الأرض مفرخُ
At a time when every offender had his hand
in his mouth, and rebellion's birds were breeding on the earth,
فَأَصبحso he became فيناamong us مُبصراًclear-sighted غيرَother than ماwhat يرىis seen
فَأَصبح فينا مُبصراً غيرَ ما يرى
لِمَنto one whose صبحهُhis morning منfrom ليلهِhis night ليسis not يسلخُstripped away
لِمَن صبحهُ من ليلهِ ليس يسلخُ
he became clear-sighted among us, seeing other than what is seen
by one whose dawn is not stripped away from his night.
فَآونةًso at times بالسلمِin peace يبسطُhe extends كفّهhis hand
فَآونةً بالسلمِ يبسطُ كفّه
وَآونةًand at times داميbloodied البراثنthe claws أفتخُbroad-pawed
وَآونةً دامي البراثن أفتخُ
So at times he extends his hand in peace,
and at times he is broad-pawed, with bloodied claws.
سَيشكرُwill praise مرعىthe pasture of سعيهِhis striving كلّevery رائدٍscout
سَيشكرُ مرعى سعيهِ كلّ رائدٍ
إِذاwhen أَصبحتbecome منهfrom it الأباطيُّthe armpits تنضحُdrip
إِذا أَصبحت منه الأباطيُّ تنضحُ
Every scout will praise the pasture of his striving,
when armpits begin to drip from that exertion.
وتنظرُand is seen بالخضراءِin al-Khadra أنضرُthe lushest جنّةٍgarden
وتنظرُ بالخضراءِ أنضرُ جنّةٍ
لَديهاbeside it مطيُّthe mounts of الراغبينthe seekers تنوّخُkneel
لَديها مطيُّ الراغبين تنوّخُ
And in al-Khadra the lushest garden is seen,
beside which the seekers' mounts kneel.
وَيعلمُand will be known صدقيmy truthfulness حيثُwhere قلتُI said مؤرّخاًmarking the date
وَيعلمُ صدقي حيثُ قلتُ مؤرّخاً
هناءٌjoy يطولendures الملكthe reign برءٌrecovery مؤرّخُdated
هناءٌ يطول الملك برءٌ مؤرّخُ
And my truthfulness will be known in what I said, marking the date:
"Joy; the reign endures—a dated recovery."
Sol 6.1