وَسُدَّتand were secured بِهارونَthrough Harun الثُغورُthe frontiers فَأُحكِمَتand were made firm
وَسُدَّت بِهارونَ الثُغورُ فَأُحكِمَت
بِهِthrough him مِنof أُمورِthe affairs of المُسلِمينَthe Muslims المَرائِرُtightly twisted cords
بِهِ مِن أُمورِ المُسلِمينَ المَرائِرُ
Through Harun the frontiers were secured, and made firm
by him were the cords of the Muslims' affairs.
وَماand not اِنفَكَّceased مَعقوداًbound بِنَصرٍto victory لِواؤُهُhis banner
وَما اِنفَكَّ مَعقوداً بِنَصرٍ لِواؤُهُ
لَهُhe has عَسكَرٌan army عَنهُfrom it تشَظّىsplinter off العَساكِرُarmies
لَهُ عَسكَرٌ عَنهُ تشَظّى العَساكِرُ
And his banner has never ceased to be bound to victory;
he has a host from which armies splinter off.
وَكُلُّand every one of مُلوكِthe kings of الرومِthe Byzantines أَعطاهُgave him جِزيَةًtribute
وَكُلُّ مُلوكِ الرومِ أَعطاهُ جِزيَةً
عَلىdespite الرَغمِreluctance قَسراًby force عَنby يَدٍhand وَهوَwhile he is صاغِرُabased
عَلى الرَغمِ قَسراً عَن يَدٍ وَهوَ صاغِرُ
And every Byzantine king has paid him tribute,
unwillingly, under compulsion, by his own hand, abased.
لَقَدindeed تَرَكَleft الصَفصافَal-Safsaf هارونَHarun صَفصَفاًa bare, level plain
لَقَد تَرَكَ الصَفصافَ هارونَ صَفصَفاً
كَأَنَّas though لَمnot يُدَمِّنهُhad inhabited it مِنَamong الناسِthe people حاضِرُa settled resident
كَأَنَّ لَم يُدَمِّنهُ مِنَ الناسِ حاضِرُ
Harun indeed left al-Safsaf a bare, level plain,
as though no settled inhabitant among men had ever dwelt there.
أَناخَhe encamped عَلىagainst الصَفصافal-Safsaf حَتّىuntil اِستَباحَهُhe sacked it
أَناخَ عَلى الصَفصاف حَتّى اِستَباحَهُ
فَكابَرَهُand defied him فيهاthere أَلَجُّthe most obstinate مُكابِرُchallenger
فَكابَرَهُ فيها أَلَجُّ مُكابِرُ
He encamped against al-Safsaf until he sacked it,
and there the most obstinate challenger defied him.
إِلىtoward وَجهِهِhis face تَسموrise العُيونُeyes وَماand never سَمَتrose
إِلى وَجهِهِ تَسمو العُيونُ وَما سَمَت
إِلىtoward مِثلِthe like of هارونَHarun العُيونُeyes النَواظِرُgazing
إِلى مِثلِ هارونَ العُيونُ النَواظِرُ
Eyes lift toward his face; never have
gazing eyes lifted toward the like of Harun.
تَرىyou see حَولَهُaround him الأَملاكَkings مِنfrom آلِthe house of هاشِمٍHashim
تَرى حَولَهُ الأَملاكَ مِن آلِ هاشِمٍ
كَماjust as حَفَّتِencircled البَدرَthe full moon النُجومُthe stars الزَواهِرُshining
كَما حَفَّتِ البَدرَ النُجومُ الزَواهِرُ
You see around him kings from the house of Hashim,
as shining stars encircle the full moon.
يَسوقُguide يَدَيهِhis two hands مِنof قُرَيشٍQuraysh كِرامُهاits nobles
يَسوقُ يَدَيهِ مِن قُرَيشٍ كِرامُها
وَكِلتاهُماand each of them بَحرٌa sea عَلىover الناسِthe people زاخِرُsurging
وَكِلتاهُما بَحرٌ عَلى الناسِ زاخِرُ
The nobles of Quraysh guide his two hands,
and each is a sea surging over the people.
إِذاwhen فَقَدَlack الناسُthe people الغَمامَrain clouds تَتابَعَتcome in succession
إِذا فَقَدَ الناسُ الغَمامَ تَتابَعَت
عَلَيهِمupon them بِكَفَّيكَthrough your two palms الغُيومُthe clouds المَواطِرُrain-bearing
عَلَيهِم بِكَفَّيكَ الغُيومُ المَواطِرُ
When the people lack rain clouds, there come in succession
upon them, through your two palms, rain-bearing clouds.
عَلىin ثِقَةٍconfidence أَلقَتshe entrusted إِلَيكَto you أُمورَهاher affairs
عَلى ثِقَةٍ أَلقَت إِلَيكَ أُمورَها
قُرَيشٌQuraysh كَماjust as أَلقىlaid down عَصاهُhis staff المُسافِرُthe traveler
قُرَيشٌ كَما أَلقى عَصاهُ المُسافِرُ
In confidence she entrusted her affairs to you—
Quraysh—as a traveler lays down his staff.
أُمورٌaffairs بِميراثِby inheritance from النَبِيِّthe Prophet وَليتَهاyou took charge of them
أُمورٌ بِميراثِ النَبِيِّ وَليتَها
فَأَنتَso you لَهاfor them بِالحَزمِwith firm judgment طاوٍfolding up وَناشِرُand unfolding
فَأَنتَ لَها بِالحَزمِ طاوٍ وَناشِرُ
Affairs you assumed by inheritance from the Prophet;
so with firm judgment you fold and unfold them.
إِلَيكُمto you تَناهَتcame at last فَاِستَقَرَّتand so settled وَإِنَّماand only
إِلَيكُم تَناهَت فَاِستَقَرَّت وَإِنَّما
إِلىto أَهلِهِits rightful holders صارَتwent بِهِنَّwith them المَصائِرُdestinies
إِلى أَهلِهِ صارَت بِهِنَّ المَصائِرُ
To you they came at last and settled; and only
to their rightful holders did destiny bring them.
خَلَفتَyou succeeded لَناfor us المَهدِيَّal-Mahdi فيin العَدلِjustice وَالنَدىand generosity
خَلَفتَ لَنا المَهدِيَّ في العَدلِ وَالنَدى
فَلاso neither العُرفُkindness مَنزورٌscant وَلاnor الحُكمُjudgment جائِرُunjust
فَلا العُرفُ مَنزورٌ وَلا الحُكمُ جائِرُ
You succeeded al-Mahdi for us in justice and generosity,
so neither is kindness scant nor judgment unjust.
وَأَبناءُand the sons of عَبّاسٍAbbas نُجومٌstars مُضيئَةٌshining
وَأَبناءُ عَبّاسٍ نُجومٌ مُضيئَةٌ
إِذاwhen غابَsets نَجمٌa star لاحَappears آخَرُanother زاهِرُradiant
إِذا غابَ نَجمٌ لاحَ آخَرُ زاهِرُ
And the sons of Abbas are shining stars:
when one star sets, another radiant one appears.
عَلَيَّupon me بَنيO sons of ساقيthe cupbearer to الحَجيجِthe pilgrims تَتابَعَتhave come in succession
عَلَيَّ بَني ساقي الحَجيجِ تَتابَعَت
أَوائِلُearlier favors مِنof مَعروفِكُمyour kindness وَأَواخِرُand later ones
أَوائِلُ مِن مَعروفِكُم وَأَواخِرُ
To me, O sons of the pilgrims' cupbearer, have come in succession
the earliest of your favors and the latest.
فَأَصبَحتُso I have become قَدindeed أَيقَنتُI am certain أَنthat لَستُI am not بالِغاًreaching
فَأَصبَحتُ قَد أَيقَنتُ أَن لَستُ بالِغاً
مَدىthe full extent of شُكرِgratitude for نُعماكُمyour favors وَإِنّيthough I am لَشاكِرُindeed grateful
مَدى شُكرِ نُعماكُم وَإِنّي لَشاكِرُ
So I am now certain that I cannot reach
the full measure of thanks for your favors, though I am grateful indeed.
وَماand not الناسُthe people إِلّاexcept وارِدٌone coming to water لِحِياضِكُمto your watering pools
وَما الناسُ إِلّا وارِدٌ لِحِياضِكُم
وَذوand one who has نَهَلٍa draught بِالرِيِّwith quenched thirst عَنهُنَّaway from them صادِرُdeparting
وَذو نَهَلٍ بِالرِيِّ عَنهُنَّ صادِرُ
And people are but those coming to your watering pools,
and those who have drunk, departing them with thirst quenched.
حُصونُthe fortresses of بَنيthe sons of العَبّاسِal-Abbas فيin كُلِّevery مَأزِقٍperil
حُصونُ بَني العَبّاسِ في كُلِّ مَأزِقٍ
صُدورُthe points of العَواليlong spears وَالسُيوفُand swords البَواتِرُkeen-cutting
صُدورُ العَوالي وَالسُيوفُ البَواتِرُ
The fortresses of the sons of al-Abbas in every peril
are the points of long spears and cleaving swords.
فَطَوراًso at times يَهُزّونَthey brandish البَواتِرِcleaving swords وَالقَناand spears
فَطَوراً يَهُزّونَ البَواتِرِ وَالقَنا
وَطَوراًand at times بِأَيديهِمin their hands تُهَزُّare brandished المَخاصِرُshort staffs
وَطَوراً بِأَيديهِم تُهَزُّ المَخاصِرُ
At times they brandish cleaving swords and spears,
and at times short staffs are brandished in their hands—
بِأَيديby hands عِظامِmighty in النَفعِbenefit وَالضُرِّand harm لاتَنيnever cease
بِأَيدي عِظامِ النَفعِ وَالضُرِّ لاتَني
بِهِthrough him لِلعَطاياfor gifts وَالمَناياand deaths بَوادِرُswift acts
بِهِ لِلعَطايا وَالمَنايا بَوادِرُ
hands mighty to benefit and harm; unceasing
through him are swift acts of bounty and death.
لِيَهنِكُمُmay it gladden you المُلكُkingship الَّذيwhich أَصبَحَتhave become بِكُمthrough you
لِيَهنِكُمُ المُلكُ الَّذي أَصبَحَت بِكُم
أَسِرَّتُهُits thrones مُختالَةًproud وَالمَنابِرُand the pulpits
أَسِرَّتُهُ مُختالَةً وَالمَنابِرُ
May kingship bring you joy, for through you
its thrones and pulpits have grown proud.
أَبوكَyour father وَلِيُّthe heir of المُصطَفىthe Chosen One دونَto the exclusion of هاشِمِHashim
أَبوكَ وَلِيُّ المُصطَفى دونَ هاشِمِ
وَإِنeven though رَغِمَتare rubbed in dust مِنamong حاسِديكَthose who envy you المَناخِرُthe noses
وَإِن رَغِمَت مِن حاسِديكَ المَناخِرُ
Your father alone, of all Hashim, is the Chosen One's heir,
even though your enviers' noses are rubbed in dust.
Sol 6.1