نَفَسُthe breath of العقابِthe eagle يُهرِّبsends fleeing البازاتِthe hawks
نَفَسُ العقابِ يُهرِّب البازاتِ
وَبِهاand with it أُخيَّmy dear brother يُضيِّقnarrows الفَلواتِthe wildernesses
وَبِها أُخيَّ يُضيِّق الفَلواتِ
The eagle's breath sends the hawks fleeing.
And with it, dear brother, he narrows the open wastes.
وَاللّيثُand the lion مِنfrom أَنفاسِهِhis breaths سَبعُa beast سِواother than
وَاللّيثُ مِن أَنفاسِهِ سَبعُ سِوا
هُhim (word ending) يَفِرُّflees خَوفاًin fear طالِباًseeking لِنَجاةِescape
هُ يَفِرُّ خَوفاً طالِباً لِنَجاةِ
The lion—at his breath, any beast other than
Him flees in fear, seeking escape.
هَذاthis الوَزيرُvizier أَبوmaster of العَواليtall spears وَالعُلىand eminence
هَذا الوَزيرُ أَبو العَوالي وَالعُلى
وَالمُرهَفاتand keen-edged blades البيضthe white ones وَالغاراتِand raids
وَالمُرهَفات البيض وَالغاراتِ
This vizier, master of tall spears and eminence,
And white, keen-edged swords and raids.
شَمسُthe sun of الوِزارةِthe vizierate وَهوَand he is ضَوءُthe light of جَمالِهاits beauty
شَمسُ الوِزارةِ وَهوَ ضَوءُ جَمالِها
لَيسَتdoes not تَغيبُset بِسائِرِat all الأوقاتِtimes
لَيسَت تَغيبُ بِسائِرِ الأوقاتِ
The sun of the vizierate, the light of its beauty,
Never sets at any time.
قُطبُthe pivot of المَعاليhigh honors وَهوَand he is بَدرُthe full moon of سُعودهاtheir good fortune
قُطبُ المَعالي وَهوَ بَدرُ سُعودها
بادٍvisible بِلاwithout غَيمٍclouds ولاnor هالاتِhalos
بادٍ بِلا غَيمٍ ولا هالاتِ
The pivot of high honors, the full moon of their good fortune,
Visible without clouds or halos.
السّيّدُthe lord الشّهمُthe gallant الشّريفthe noble وَمَنand he who غَداbecame
السّيّدُ الشّهمُ الشّريف وَمَن غَدا
عِزّthe glory of السّيادةِlordship مَفخرthe pride of الساداتِlords
عِزّ السّيادةِ مَفخر الساداتِ
The gallant, noble lord, who has become
The glory of lordship, the pride of lords.
الفَخمُthe august عَبدAbd (servant of) اللَّهِAllah (God) مَنhe who بُنِيَتwere built لَهُfor him
الفَخمُ عَبد اللَّهِ مَن بُنِيَت لَهُ
فَوقَabove المَجَرَّةِthe Milky Way أَرفعُthe loftiest الأبياتِhouses
فَوقَ المَجَرَّةِ أَرفعُ الأبياتِ
The august Abd Allah, for whom were built
The loftiest houses above the Milky Way.
الأَمجَدُthe most glorious السّاميthe one reaching السَماكal-Simak بِمَجدهِthrough his glory
الأَمجَدُ السّامي السَماك بِمَجدهِ
مَنْhe who لِلسّهىtoward al-Suha يَسموrises علىabove الهاماتِheads
مَنْ لِلسّهى يَسمو على الهاماتِ
The most glorious, reaching al-Simak in his glory,
Who rises toward al-Suha above all heads.
بَحرa sea of المَراحِمِmercies وَالمَكارِمِand noble deeds والنّدىand generosity
بَحر المَراحِمِ وَالمَكارِمِ والنّدى
قَدindeed ماجَsurged بِالإِحسانِwith kindness وَالرَحَماتِand compassion
قَد ماجَ بِالإِحسانِ وَالرَحَماتِ
A sea of mercies, noble deeds, and generosity,
Surging with kindness and compassion.
فيin حِلمِthe forbearance of أَحنفَAhnaf وَهوَand he is عَنتَرةُAntarah الوَغىof battle
في حِلمِ أَحنفَ وَهوَ عَنتَرةُ الوَغى
ماضيdecisive in العَزائِمِresolutions آصفAsaf الهِمّاتِof ambitions
ماضي العَزائِمِ آصف الهِمّاتِ
An Ahnaf in forbearance, an Antarah of battle,
Resolute in purpose, an Asaf in high ambition.
فيin حُسنِsoundness of رَأيٍjudgment فيin ذَكاءِkeenness of فطانةdiscernment
في حُسنِ رَأيٍ في ذَكاءِ فطانة
فيin حُسنِgoodness of أَخلاقٍcharacter وحسنand goodness of صِفاتِqualities
في حُسنِ أَخلاقٍ وحسن صِفاتِ
In sound judgment, in keen discernment,
In fine character and noble qualities.
الضّيغمthe fierce lion الرّئبالthe mighty lion وَالأَسدand the lion الّذيwho
الضّيغم الرّئبال وَالأَسد الّذي
أَخَذَtook المَهابَةَawe أَحصنthe most impregnable of الغاباتِthickets
أَخَذَ المَهابَةَ أَحصن الغاباتِ
The fierce lion, the mighty lion, the lion who
Has taken awe as the most impregnable of thickets.
الفارِسُthe horseman الصّنديدُthe dauntless one وَالبطلُand the hero الّذيwho
الفارِسُ الصّنديدُ وَالبطلُ الّذي
يُرديlays low الجُيوشَarmies بِشنِّهby his launching الغاراتِraids
يُردي الجُيوشَ بِشنِّه الغاراتِ
The dauntless horseman, the hero who
Lays armies low by launching his raids.
عِزُّthe glory of الضّياغِمlions وَابنand son of نَجدَتِهاtheir valor إذاwhen
عِزُّ الضّياغِم وَابن نَجدَتِها إذا
عِندَat الصّراخِthe cry for help تَطلّبواthey sought النجداتِreinforcements
عِندَ الصّراخِ تَطلّبوا النجداتِ
The glory of lions, son of their valor, when
At the cry for help they seek reinforcements.
فيin صيتِهِhis renown قَصمُthe breaking of الظّهورِbacks وَحلّهاand their undoing
في صيتِهِ قَصمُ الظّهورِ وَحلّها
مِنof ذيone possessing الظُّهورِascendancy وَمِنand of ذَويthose possessing السّطواتِmight
مِن ذي الظُّهورِ وَمِن ذَوي السّطواتِ
His renown shatters and unhinges the backs
Of men of ascendancy and men of might.
وَالصّيتand renown فيin الإِرهابِstriking terror قَدmay يَعلوsurpass عَلىabove
وَالصّيت في الإِرهابِ قَد يَعلو عَلى
جَيشٍan army خَميسٍof five divisions محسنِskilled in الكَرَّاتِrepeated charges
جَيشٍ خَميسٍ محسنِ الكَرَّاتِ
And renown, in striking terror, may surpass
An army of five divisions, skilled in repeated charges.
وَاللَّيثُand the lion فيin الآجامِthe thickets يُرهَبُis feared صيتُهُhis renown
وَاللَّيثُ في الآجامِ يُرهَبُ صيتُهُ
مَنwhoever لَيسَdoes not مِنهُfrom him يشاهدwitness الوثباتِthe leaps
مَن لَيسَ مِنهُ يشاهد الوثباتِ
The lion in the thickets—his renown is feared
By those who do not witness his leaps.
وَالرَّأيُand judgment ماnot الأَسيافُswords تَفعلُdo فيin الوَغىbattle
وَالرَّأيُ ما الأَسيافُ تَفعلُ في الوَغى
ماwhat الرَّأيjudgment يَفعلهُaccomplishes it بِقهرِby subduing عداةِfoes
ما الرَّأي يَفعلهُ بِقهرِ عداةِ
And judgment: swords cannot do in battle
What judgment accomplishes in subduing foes.
أَفَلاthen have you not سَمِعتheard بِماof what جَرىhappened فيin الشّوفthe Shuf منthrough
أَفَلا سَمِعت بِما جَرى في الشّوف من
هَذاthis الوَزيرِvizier الصائِبِunerring in النّظَراتِjudgments
هَذا الوَزيرِ الصائِبِ النّظَراتِ
Have you not, then, heard what occurred in the Shuf through
This vizier of unerring judgment?
لَمّاwhen تَغَيَّرَchanged منهُfrom him خاطرهُhis disposition عَلىagainst
لَمّا تَغَيَّرَ منهُ خاطرهُ عَلى
حُكّامِهits rulers وَرماهُand struck it بِالرجفاتِwith tremors
حُكّامِه وَرماهُ بِالرجفاتِ
When his feelings turned against
Its rulers, and he struck it with tremors,
مِنbecause of ذاكَthat قَدindeed وَلّىfled بَشيراهُits two Bashirs عَلىon
مِن ذاكَ قَد وَلّى بَشيراهُ عَلى
طِرفa steed الهيامِof wandering لِنَحوِtoward أَرضa land فلاةِof wilderness
طِرف الهيامِ لِنَحوِ أَرض فلاةِ
Because of that, its two Bashirs fled upon
The steed of wandering, toward a desolate land.
ذَهباthe two went يُريدانِthe two seek النّجاةَescape بِلاwithout اِمتِراdoubt
ذَهبا يُريدانِ النّجاةَ بِلا اِمتِرا
مِنfrom غَيرِother than حَربٍwar لاno ولاnor ضَرباتِblows
مِن غَيرِ حَربٍ لا ولا ضَرباتِ
The two went seeking escape, beyond all doubt,
Without battle—no, nor any blows.
مُذsince وَلَّياthe two fled حَكياthe two resembled الأياديَthe hands منof سباSaba
مُذ وَلَّيا حَكيا الأياديَ من سبا
بِتَفرُّقٍthrough dispersal فيin الفَقرِpoverty ثمَّthen شَتاتِscattering
بِتَفرُّقٍ في الفَقرِ ثمَّ شَتاتِ
Since they fled, they were like the hands of Saba,
Dispersed in poverty, then scattered far apart.
وَتَسلَّمand took possession of الشّوفَthe Shuf المُحرّرfreed مِنهماfrom them both
وَتَسلَّم الشّوفَ المُحرّر مِنهما
وَغَدَاand became لَدَيهِwith him بِقَبضَةِin the grasp of الرّاحاتِthe palms
وَغَدَا لَدَيهِ بِقَبضَةِ الرّاحاتِ
He took possession of the Shuf, freed from them both,
And it lay in the grasp of his palms.
وَأَطاعَهُand obeyed him مِنfrom غَيرِother than حَربٍwar أَهلهits people
وَأَطاعَهُ مِن غَيرِ حَربٍ أَهله
طَوعاًwillingly وَأَدَّوْاand they rendered سائِرَall الطاعاتِacts of obedience
طَوعاً وَأَدَّوْا سائِرَ الطاعاتِ
Its people obeyed him without battle,
Willingly, rendering obedience in all things.
ماnot نالَattained هَذاthis مِنany وَزيرٍvizier قَبلهbefore him
ما نالَ هَذا مِن وَزيرٍ قَبله
مِمَّنamong those who تَقَدَّمَcame before مِنamong ذَويthose possessing السّطواتِmight
مِمَّن تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَوي السّطواتِ
No vizier before him had attained this,
Among the mighty men who came before.
لَمdid not يَحكِهequal him أَحدٌanyone مِنَamong الماضينَpredecessors عنaccording to
لَم يَحكِه أَحدٌ مِنَ الماضينَ عن
نَقلِreports of الثّقاتِthe trustworthy وَنَقلِand reports of غَيرِthose not ثِقاتِtrustworthy
نَقلِ الثّقاتِ وَنَقلِ غَيرِ ثِقاتِ
No predecessor equaled him, according to
Reports of the trustworthy and the untrustworthy alike.
وَعَليهand over it وَلّىappointed مَنwhomever أَرادَhe desired وَشاءَهُand chose him
وَعَليه وَلّى مَن أَرادَ وَشاءَهُ
بِالعَدلِwith justice يَحكمُhe governs تارِكُforsaking الميلاتِbiases
بِالعَدلِ يَحكمُ تارِكُ الميلاتِ
Over it he appointed whomever he desired and chose,
To govern justly, forsaking partiality.
وَإِلَيهِand to it أَرسَلَsent عَسكَراًan army مِثلَlike الأُسوthe lions (word beginning)
وَإِلَيهِ أَرسَلَ عَسكَراً مِثلَ الأُسو
دِending of 'lions' فَحَلَّand encamped فيهِin it ناشِرunfurling الراياتِbanners
دِ فَحَلَّ فيهِ ناشِر الراياتِ
And to it he sent an army like lions,
Which encamped there, unfurling banners.
وَتَلاand he recited عَلَيهاover it سورَةَthe surah of الفَتحِvictory المُبيmanifest (word beginning)
وَتَلا عَلَيها سورَةَ الفَتحِ المُبي
نِending of 'manifest' لِنَصرِهاfor its victory مِنfrom مُحكَمِthe firmly established الآياتِverses
نِ لِنَصرِها مِن مُحكَمِ الآياتِ
And over it he recited the surah of manifest victory,
For its triumph, from the firmly established verses.
لاmay not زالَتِcease الآسادُthe lions مِنfrom نَفسa breath لهُof his
لا زالَتِ الآسادُ مِن نَفس لهُ
فيهاamong them يُضيِّقُhe narrows واسِعَthe breadth of الفَلَواتِthe wildernesses
فيها يُضيِّقُ واسِعَ الفَلَواتِ
May the lions forever, at a breath of his,
Find the vast wilderness narrowed around them.
إِنّيindeed I أُهَنِّئهُcongratulate him بِذاon this الفَتحِvictory المُبيmanifest (word beginning)
إِنّي أُهَنِّئهُ بِذا الفَتحِ المُبي
نِending of 'manifest' فَإِنَّهُfor it is مِنamong أَحسَنِthe best of الحسناتِgood deeds
نِ فَإِنَّهُ مِن أَحسَنِ الحسناتِ
I congratulate him on this manifest victory,
For it is among the finest good deeds.
لاmay not زالَcease يَظفَرُhe attain بِالمُرادِin obtaining his desire كَماjust as يَشاhe wishes
لا زالَ يَظفَرُ بِالمُرادِ كَما يَشا
وَلَهُand for him تَقودlead دَلائلُsigns of الخيراتِblessings
وَلَهُ تَقود دَلائلُ الخيراتِ
May he ever attain his desire, just as he wishes,
And may the signs of blessings guide him.
بَلrather لاmay not يَزالُcease مُقلَّداًgirded مِنby رَبِّهِhis Lord
بَل لا يَزالُ مُقلَّداً مِن رَبِّهِ
دَوماًforever بِسَيفِwith the sword of النّصرِvictory وَالهيباتِand awe
دَوماً بِسَيفِ النّصرِ وَالهيباتِ
Nay, may he remain girded by his Lord,
Forever with the sword of victory and awe.
وَعَليهِand upon him مَنَّbestowed اللَّهُGod رَبّيmy Lord بِالرّضاwith favor
وَعَليهِ مَنَّ اللَّهُ رَبّي بِالرّضا
وَالقربِand nearness مِنهُto Him وَرفعةِand elevation of الدرَجاتِranks
وَالقربِ مِنهُ وَرفعةِ الدرَجاتِ
And may God, my Lord, bestow upon him His favor,
Closeness to Him and elevation in rank.
وَحَباهُand granted him مَولاهُhis Master بِأَرغَدِwith the most comfortable عيشَةٍlife
وَحَباهُ مَولاهُ بِأَرغَدِ عيشَةٍ
وَبِصحّةٍand with health تَبقىthat lasts وَطولand length of حياةِlife
وَبِصحّةٍ تَبقى وَطول حياةِ
May his Master grant him the most comfortable life,
And enduring health and a long life.
وَحَماهُand protected him مَولاهُhis Master مِنَfrom الأَهوالِterrors فيin الدthe (word beginning)
وَحَماهُ مَولاهُ مِنَ الأَهوالِ في الد
دارينَtwo abodes وَالعاهاتِand infirmities وَالآفاتِand calamities
دارينَ وَالعاهاتِ وَالآفاتِ
May his Master protect him from terrors in
The two abodes, and from infirmities and calamities.
وَوَقاهُand shielded him دَوماًalways مِنfrom جَميعِall جِهاتِهِhis sides
وَوَقاهُ دَوماً مِن جَميعِ جِهاتِهِ
وَأَدامَهُand kept him فيin أَحسَنِthe best of الحالاتِstates
وَأَدامَهُ في أَحسَنِ الحالاتِ
May He shield him always on every side,
And keep him in the best of states.
وَأَعانَهُand helped him وَعليهِand toward him أَقبلَturned دائِماًcontinually
وَأَعانَهُ وَعليهِ أَقبلَ دائِماً
وَرَعاهُand watched over him فيin الحَرَكاتِmovements وَالسكَناتِand periods of rest
وَرَعاهُ في الحَرَكاتِ وَالسكَناتِ
May He help him and always turn toward him,
And watch over him in motion and at rest.
ماas long as الرّوضُthe garden يَزهوblooms ماas long as الغصونُthe branches تَمايَسَتswayed
ما الرّوضُ يَزهو ما الغصونُ تَمايَسَت
ماas long as الطّيرُthe birds أَبدىexpressed أَحسَنthe sweetest النّغماتِmelodies
ما الطّيرُ أَبدى أَحسَن النّغماتِ
As long as gardens bloom and branches sway,
As long as birds sing their sweetest melodies,
ماas long as الفَتحُal-Fath يَتلوrecites الحمدَpraise خاتمconcluding نَظمهِhis verse
ما الفَتحُ يَتلو الحمدَ خاتم نَظمهِ
وَيُديمُand continues قَصدَthe intent of الشّكرِthanksgiving للسَّجداتِthrough prostrations
وَيُديمُ قَصدَ الشّكرِ للسَّجداتِ
As long as al-Fath recites praise, closing his verse,
And keeps seeking to give thanks through prostrations.
Sol 6.1