طُلrise high بِالأميرِthrough the emir لواءِgeneral خيرِKhayr (‘goodness’) الدينِal-Din (‘the faith’)
طُل بِالأميرِ لواءِ خيرِ الدينِ
باللّيثِwith the lion طُلtower above بأسودِabove the lions of أيّany عرينِlair
باللّيثِ طُل بأسودِ أيّ عرينِ
Rise high through the emir, General Khayr al-Din.
Ask for the prince, the flag of the best of faith, Khayr al-Din
With the lion, tower above the lions of any lair.
Ask for the lion, ask for the lions of any lair
وَقدُblaze الكواكبِthe stars فيin المواكبthe processions قذفُهاtheir discharge
وَقدُ الكواكبِ في المواكب قذفُها
قَبَسٌa firebrand يسيعُscatters لهbefore it الرعيلthe cavalry troop لحينِto doom
قَبَسٌ يسيعُ له الرعيل لحينِ
The stars’ blaze amid the processions—their discharge—
The stars in procession cast their spears before him
Is a firebrand before which the cavalry troop scatters to its doom.
A burning brand his advancing host makes its goal ere long
فَملاذُso the refuge أوزارِthe burdens of الحروبwars لواؤهُhis banner
فَملاذُ أوزارِ الحروب لواؤهُ
وَمدىand the goal مسيرthe march of العزّglory والتمكينِand established power
وَمدى مسير العزّ والتمكينِ
So his banner is a refuge from the burdens of war,
The refuge of the standards of war is his standard
And the goal of the march of glory and established power.
And the utmost range of power and victory
وَظلالهُand its shade لِلمعلمينَfor warriors bearing insignia حماهمtheir sanctuary
وَظلالهُ لِلمعلمينَ حماهم
فيin حَزمهمtheir resolve وبضيقand in the straits of بؤسmisery سنينِyears
في حَزمهم وبضيق بؤس سنينِ
And its shade is a sanctuary for warriors bearing their insignia,
And his banners give protection to the protected
In their resolve and in the straits of years of misery.
In their resolve, while narrow affliction lasts for years
مَنwho جادَhas been generous منwho جاسranged among الفوارسthe horsemen معلماًmarked for battle
مَن جادَ من جاس الفوارس معلماً
مَنwho ناقدَscrutinized الدنياthe world كخيرlike Khayr الدينِal-Din (‘the faith’)
مَن ناقدَ الدنيا كخير الدينِ
Who has been generous, who has ranged among the horsemen, marked for battle?
He who was generous from the cup of horsemen, being an exemplar
Who has scrutinized the world like Khayr al-Din?
He who censured the world, like Khayr al-Din
Sol 6.1