حَمِدناwe praised الَّذيwhat أَدّىaccomplished اِبنُthe son of يَحيىYahya فَأَصبَحَتand so became
حَمِدنا الَّذي أَدّى اِبنُ يَحيى فَأَصبَحَت
بِمَقدَمِهِat his arrival تَجرىfly لَناfor us الطَيرُthe birds أَسعُداmore auspiciously
بِمَقدَمِهِ تَجرى لَنا الطَيرُ أَسعُدا
We praised what Ibn Yahya had accomplished, and so
We praise the one whose son Yahya fulfilled,
With his arrival, the birds began to fly more auspiciously for us.
So birds now glide happily to us,
وَماand did not هَجَعَتsleep حَتّىuntil رَأَتهُsaw him عُيونُناour eyes
وَما هَجَعَت حَتّى رَأَتهُ عُيونُنا
وَماand did not زِلنَcease حَتّىuntil آبَhe returned بِالدَمعِwith tears حُشَّداbrimming
وَما زِلنَ حَتّى آبَ بِالدَمعِ حُشَّدا
Our eyes did not sleep until they saw him,
Our eyes did not sleep until they saw him,
And until he returned, they remained brimming with tears.
Nor did they cease, until they wept copiously.
لَقَدindeed صَبّحَتناcame to us at dawn خَيلُهُhis cavalry وَرِجالُهُand his men
لَقَد صَبّحَتنا خَيلُهُ وَرِجالُهُ
بِأَروَعwith a splendid man بدءِchief of الناسِmen بِأساًin valor وَسُؤدَداand eminence
بِأَروَع بدءِ الناسِ بِأساً وَسُؤدَدا
Indeed, his cavalry and his men came to us at dawn,
His horses and men greeted us at dawn,
With a splendid chief of men in valor and eminence.
With the finest of violence and generosity,
نَفىdrove away عَنfrom خُراسانَKhurasan العَدُوَّthe enemy كَماjust as نَفىdrove away
نَفى عَن خُراسانَ العَدُوَّ كَما نَفى
ضُحىthe brightness of الصُبحِmorning جِلبابَthe cloak of الدُجىdarkness فَتَعَرَّداand so it fled
ضُحى الصُبحِ جِلبابَ الدُجى فَتَعَرَّدا
He drove the enemy from Khurasan, just as
He dispelled the enemy from Khurasan,
Morning's brightness drove off night's cloak, sending it fleeing.
As the dawn dispels the cloak of darkness arrogantly,
لَقَدindeed راعَalarmed مَنthose who أَمسىwere at evening بِمَروٍin Merv مَسيرُهُhis journey
لَقَد راعَ مَن أَمسى بِمَروٍ مَسيرُهُ
إِلَيناto us وَقالواand they said شَعبُناour people قَدindeed تَبَدَّداbecame scattered
إِلَينا وَقالوا شَعبُنا قَد تَبَدَّدا
Indeed, those in Merv that evening were alarmed by his journey
It startled those who marched to Merv,
To us, and said, 'Our people have scattered.'
And they said our people have scattered,
عَلىat حينَa time when أَلقىcast aside قُفلَthe lock of كُلِّevery ظُلامَةٍgrievance
عَلى حينَ أَلقى قُفلَ كُلِّ ظُلامَةٍ
وَأَطلَقَand freed بِالعَفوِthrough pardon الأَسيرَthe captive المُقَيَّداthe shackled
وَأَطلَقَ بِالعَفوِ الأَسيرَ المُقَيَّدا
At a time when he cast aside the lock of every grievance,
When he unlocked every darkness,
And, with pardon, freed the shackled captive.
And freed the chained prisoner,
وَأَفشىand spread بِلاwithout مَنٍّvaunting favors مَعَalongside العَدلِjustice فيهِمamong them
وَأَفشى بِلا مَنٍّ مَعَ العَدلِ فيهِم
أَيادِيَgifts of عُرفِkindness باقِياتِenduring وَعُوَّداand repeatedly renewed
أَيادِيَ عُرفِ باقِياتِ وَعُوَّدا
And spread among them, with justice and without vaunting his favors,
And spent without reserve, with justice among them,
Enduring gifts of kindness, bestowed time and again.
The hands of familiar generosity and promise,
فَأَذهَبَthus he banished رَوعاتِthe terrors of المَخاوِفِfears عَنهُمُfrom them
فَأَذهَبَ رَوعاتِ المَخاوِفِ عَنهُمُ
وَأَصدَرَand sent forth باغيthe seeker of الأَمنِsafety فيهِمِamong them وَأَورَداand brought in
وَأَصدَرَ باغي الأَمنِ فيهِمِ وَأَورَدا
Thus he drove the terrors of fear away from them,
He took away their fears,
And let the seeker of safety among them go out and come in.
And brought secure life to them,
وَأَجدىand bestowed help عَلىon الأَيتامِthe orphans فيهِمamong them بِغُرفِهِwith his handfuls
وَأَجدى عَلى الأَيتامِ فيهِم بِغُرفِهِ
فَكانَso he was مِنَthan الآباءِfathers أَحنىmore tender وَأَعوَداand more beneficent
فَكانَ مِنَ الآباءِ أَحنى وَأَعوَدا
And aided the orphans among them with his handfuls of bounty,
He was most affectionate and kind to the orphans among them,
So he was more tender and more beneficent than fathers.
More so than fathers who show tenderness,
إِذاwhen الناسُmen رامواsought غايَةَthe height of الفَضلِexcellence فيin النَدىgenerosity
إِذا الناسُ راموا غايَةَ الفَضلِ في النَدى
وَفيand in البَأسِvalor أَلفَوهاthey found it مِنَthan النَجمِthe star أَبعَداfarther away
وَفي البَأسِ أَلفَوها مِنَ النَجمِ أَبعَدا
When men sought the height of excellence in generosity
When people seek the epitome of grace and nobility,
And in valor, they found it farther away than the stars.
And the furthest star in valor,
سَماrose صاعِداًascending بِالفَضلِthrough al-Fadl يَحيىYahya وَخالِدٌand Khalid
سَما صاعِداً بِالفَضلِ يَحيى وَخالِدٌ
إِلىto كُلِّevery أَمرٍundertaking كانَwas أَسنىmore splendid وَأَمجَداand more glorious
إِلى كُلِّ أَمرٍ كانَ أَسنى وَأَمجَدا
Through al-Fadl, Yahya and Khalid soared upward
Ascending in grace are Yahya and Khalid,
To every endeavor that was more splendid and more glorious.
To every matter most auspicious and glorious,
يَلينُis gentle لِمَنtoward whoever أَعطىgave الخَليفَةَthe caliph طاعَةًobedience
يَلينُ لِمَن أَعطى الخَليفَةَ طاعَةً
وَيَسقىand makes drink دَمthe blood of العصىthe rebels الحُسامَthe keen sword المُهَنَّداof Indian steel
وَيَسقى دَم العصى الحُسامَ المُهَنَّدا
He is gentle with whoever gives the caliph obedience,
Gentle to those who obeyed the Caliph,
And makes the keen Indian-steel sword drink the rebels' blood.
And watered the sword with the blood of rebels,
أَذَلَّتhumbled مَعَalong with الشِركِpolytheism النِفاقَhypocrisy سُيوفُهُhis swords
أَذَلَّت مَعَ الشِركِ النِفاقَ سُيوفُهُ
وَكانَتand were لِأَهلِfor the people of الدينِthe faith عِزّاًhonor مُؤَبَّداeverlasting
وَكانَت لِأَهلِ الدينِ عِزّاً مُؤَبَّدا
His swords humbled hypocrisy together with polytheism,
His swords humbled hypocrisy and polytheism,
And were everlasting honor for the people of the faith.
And were a lasting honor for the people of religion,
وَشَدَّand strengthened القُوىthe strands مِنof بَيعَةِallegiance to المُصطَفىthe chosen one الَّذيwho
وَشَدَّ القُوى مِن بَيعَةِ المُصطَفى الَّذي
عَلىfor فَضلِهِhis merit عَهدَthe commission of الخَليفَةِthe caliph قُلِّداwas invested with
عَلى فَضلِهِ عَهدَ الخَليفَةِ قُلِّدا
And tightened the strands of allegiance to the chosen one, who
And strengthened the force of swearing allegiance to Al-Mustafa,
For his merit, was invested with the caliph's commission—
To whom the Caliph was entrusted,
سَمِيُّthe namesake of النّبِيِّthe Prophet الفاتِحُthe opener الخاتِمِthe seal الَّذيwho
سَمِيُّ النّبِيِّ الفاتِحُ الخاتِمِ الَّذي
بِهِthrough him اللَهُGod أَعطىbestowed كُلَّevery خَيرٍgood وَسَدَّداand guided aright
بِهِ اللَهُ أَعطى كُلَّ خَيرٍ وَسَدَّدا
The namesake of the Prophet—the opener and the seal—through whom
The honorable prophet, the opener and the sealer,
God bestowed every good and guided aright.
Through whom God bestowed all good and guided,
أَبَحتَyou overran جِبالَthe mountains of الكابُلِيِّthe Kabuli وَلَمand did not تَدَعleave
أَبَحتَ جِبالَ الكابُلِيِّ وَلَم تَدَع
بِهِنَّwithin them لِنيرانِfor the fires of الضَلالَةِerror مَوقِداa hearth
بِهِنَّ لِنيرانِ الضَلالَةِ مَوقِدا
You overran the Kabuli's mountains, and did not leave
You ransacked the mountains of Kabul,
Within them any hearth for the fires of error.
Leaving no place for the fires of misguidance,
فَأَطلَعتَهاso you sent up into them خَيلاًcavalry وَطِئنَthey trampled جُموعَهُhis hosts
فَأَطلَعتَها خَيلاً وَطِئنَ جُموعَهُ
قَتيلاًslain وَمَأسوراًand captive وَفَلّاًand a routed remnant مُشَرَّداscattered
قَتيلاً وَمَأسوراً وَفَلّاً مُشَرَّدا
Then you sent cavalry up them, which trampled his hosts,
Your horses trampled their crowds,
Leaving slain men, captives, and a routed, scattered remnant.
Leaving them dead, captive, routed, and scattered,
وَعادَتand returned عَلىto اِبنthe son of البَرمِal-Barm نُعماكَyour bounty بَعدَماafter
وَعادَت عَلى اِبن البَرمِ نُعماكَ بَعدَما
تَحَوَّبَcried out in distress مَخذولاًforsaken يَرىseeing المَوتdeath مُفرَداalone
تَحَوَّبَ مَخذولاً يَرى المَوت مُفرَدا
Your bounty returned to Ibn al-Barm after
And the son of Barmak returned to your blessings, after
He cried out in distress, forsaken, facing death alone.
He saw death solitary and helpless.
Sol 6.1