الحَمدُpraise للَّهِto God موليbestower of الخَيرِgoodness والنِّعمِand blessings
الحَمدُ للَّهِ مولي الخَيرِ والنِّعمِ
ومُذهبِand dispeller of الشّرِّevil والضرّاءand adversity والنِّقمِand calamities
ومُذهبِ الشّرِّ والضرّاء والنِّقمِ
Praise be to God, bestower of goodness and blessings,
Praise be to Allah, Lord of bounty and favors
And dispeller of evil, adversity, and calamities.
Who takes away harm, distress, and vengeance
سُبحانَهglory be to Him مِنas إِلَهٍa God لاno شريكَpartner لهto Him
سُبحانَه مِن إِلَهٍ لا شريكَ له
أجرىHe set in motion الأمورَaffairs بماaccording to what فيin العِلمknowledge بالحِكَمِwith wisdom
أجرى الأمورَ بما في العِلم بالحِكَمِ
Glory be to Him—a God with no partner.
Glorified is He, the God without partner
He made affairs unfold according to His knowledge, with wisdom.
Who ordains all matters with wisdom and purpose
كماhow many a حادثٍcalamity قدhad رآهdeemed it الناسُthe people يهلكهُمwould destroy them
كما حادثٍ قد رآه الناسُ يهلكهُم
وَآلَand came مِنthrough لُطفِهِHis kindness فيهِمtoward them إِلىto العدَمِnothingness
وَآلَ مِن لُطفِهِ فيهِم إِلى العدَمِ
How many a calamity people had thought would destroy them,
As people witness calamities that destroy them
Yet through His kindness toward them, it came to nothing.
Yet find His kindness persists despite their faults
اُنظُرlook at طرابلُسَTripoli الشّامal-Sham الّتيwhich حُصِرتwas besieged
اُنظُر طرابلُسَ الشّام الّتي حُصِرت
فَعَمَّهاso it encompassed her اللُّطفُgrace عندَamid الحادِثthe calamity العَممِall-engulfing
فَعَمَّها اللُّطفُ عندَ الحادِث العَممِ
Look at Tripoli of al-Sham, which was besieged:
See Tripoli of Syria that was under siege
Grace embraced her amid the all-engulfing calamity.
But was enveloped in mercy amidst the crisis
أَتىcame إِلَيهاto her الوزيرُthe minister العَظمُal-Azm يهلكُهاto destroy her
أَتى إِلَيها الوزيرُ العَظمُ يهلكُها
فيwith عَسكَرٍan army ماجَsurged مثلَlike البحرِthe sea فيin العظَمِvastness
في عَسكَرٍ ماجَ مثلَ البحرِ في العظَمِ
The minister al-Azm came to her, intent on destroying her,
The Grand Vizier came to decimate it
With an army surging like the sea in its vastness.
With an army swarming like the vast sea
فَحَطَّso he encamped ماthe area حَولَهاaround her يَبغيseeking مُحاصَرةًa siege
فَحَطَّ ما حَولَها يَبغي مُحاصَرةً
إِنْif لَمnot يمكِّنgain mastery بمشتقٍّthrough an offshoot منَof الظُّلَمِdarkness
إِنْ لَم يمكِّن بمشتقٍّ منَ الظُّلَمِ
So he encamped all around her, seeking to besiege her,
He surrounded it, intending to lay siege
If he could not gain mastery through an offshoot of darkness.
Unless it surrendered to the cruel darkness
هَلّاdid he not دَرىknow أَنّthat ليثَthe lion of الغابِthe thicket يَمنعُهwould stop him
هَلّا دَرى أَنّ ليثَ الغابِ يَمنعُه
مَنعَthe barring by الغَيورِthe jealous guardian لِمَنagainst whoever يجنيtransgresses عَنِfrom الحُرَمِthe protected womenfolk
مَنعَ الغَيورِ لِمَن يجني عَنِ الحُرَمِ
Did he not know that the lion of the thicket would stop him,
If only he knew the lion of the jungle defends it
As a jealous guardian bars a wrongdoer from his womenfolk?
With a guardian's zeal for the protected sanctum
الضّيغَمُthe lion البطَلِthe hero الجَزّارِal-Jazzar مَلجؤُهاher refuge
الضّيغَمُ البطَلِ الجَزّارِ مَلجؤُها
رَبُّmaster of المُروءَةِmanly virtue والأَخلاقِand good character والشيَمِand noble traits
رَبُّ المُروءَةِ والأَخلاقِ والشيَمِ
The lion, the hero al-Jazzar, is her refuge,
The place of the brave hero butcher its refuge
A master of manly virtue, good character, and noble traits.
Lord of chivalry, morals, and pride its pillar
وَمَنand he who لَهُfor him البيضُthe bright swords فيat نَحرِthe throat of العِداthe foes قَلمٌa pen
وَمَن لَهُ البيضُ في نَحرِ العِدا قَلمٌ
تَخطّthey inscribe مِنin غَيرthe absence of حِبرٍink أَسطُراًlines بدمِin blood
تَخطّ مِن غَير حِبرٍ أَسطُراً بدمِ
And he whose bright swords are a pen at his foes' throats,
With a blade that etches lines in the necks of foes
Tracing lines, without ink, in blood.
Without ink, writing verses in blood
أَغاثَهاhe aided her بِجُيوشٍwith armies لاno مِثالَequal لَهاto them
أَغاثَها بِجُيوشٍ لا مِثالَ لَها
وَفيand in سَفائِنَships كَالعاليlike the lofty ones مِنَamong الأطُمِthe fortresses
وَفي سَفائِنَ كَالعالي مِنَ الأطُمِ
He came to her aid with armies without equal,
He aided it with armies beyond compare
And aboard ships like towering fortresses.
In ships towering like peaks
وَصَدَّهُand he repelled him عَنfrom مُناهُhis aims فيin مُصادَمةٍa clash
وَصَدَّهُ عَن مُناهُ في مُصادَمةٍ
لَيثُthe lion of الشّرىal-Shara مُصطَفىMustafa العَلياءِhigh honor وَالكَرمِand generosity
لَيثُ الشّرى مُصطَفى العَلياءِ وَالكَرمِ
And he was turned back from his aims in a clash
He repelled the enemy in ferocious combat
By the lion of al-Shara, Mustafa of high honor and generosity.
Mustafa, noble and generous lion of war
الفارِسُthe horseman الفَحلُthe stalwart مَنwho لوif سَلّdrew باترَهُhis cleaving blade
الفارِسُ الفَحلُ مَن لو سَلّ باترَهُ
خَلّىwould leave لُيوثَthe lions of الوغىbattle لَحماًmeat علىupon وضَمِa meat-board
خَلّى لُيوثَ الوغى لَحماً على وضَمِ
The stalwart horseman, who, were he to draw his cleaving blade,
The champion warrior, if he drew his sword
Would leave the lions of battle as meat upon a butcher's board.
He would leave the beasts of war as shreds of flesh
بازيthe hawk of الحروبِwars لَهُfor him الأَسيافُthe swords أَجنِحَةٌwings
بازي الحروبِ لَهُ الأَسيافُ أَجنِحَةٌ
إِنif مَدَّهاhe spread them خِلتَyou would think أسْدَthe lions of الحربِwar كالرَّخَمِlike vultures
إِن مَدَّها خِلتَ أسْدَ الحربِ كالرَّخَمِ
The hawk of war, whose swords are wings—
Master of battles, his swords are wings
If he spread them, you would take the lions of war for vultures.
When outstretched, rivals cower like crawling insects
مَنhe who بِالرّصاصِwith bullets كَوىseared الأعداthe foes ونقَّطَهمand dotted them
مَن بِالرّصاصِ كَوى الأعدا ونقَّطَهم
فَلَمand did not يَدَعْleave حَرفَa letter جِسمٍof a body غيرnot منعجمِdotted
فَلَم يَدَعْ حَرفَ جِسمٍ غير منعجمِ
He who seared his foes with bullets and dotted them,
He burned the foe with lead and riddled them
And left no letter of a body undotted.
Leaving no body part free of holes
مَنِhe who اِستَمدَّsought aid مِنَfrom الجَزّارِal-Jazzar مُنتَصِراًseeking victory
مَنِ اِستَمدَّ مِنَ الجَزّارِ مُنتَصِراً
فَمَدّهُso he supported him مدّwith the support of ذيone of القُربىclose kinship وذيand one of الرّحِمِblood kinship
فَمَدّهُ مدّ ذي القُربى وذي الرّحِمِ
He who sought al-Jazzar's aid to win victory,
He gained victory with aid from the butcher
So he supported him as a close kinsman and blood relation would.
Supporting him like a relative and friend
وَمُذand when أَتَتهcame to him مِنَfrom الجَزّارِal-Jazzar خِلعتهُhis robe of honor
وَمُذ أَتَته مِنَ الجَزّارِ خِلعتهُ
فَرَّfled العدوُّthe enemy بِداجيin the darkness of اللّيلِnight والظّلَمِand gloom
فَرَّ العدوُّ بِداجي اللّيلِ والظّلَمِ
And when his robe of honor came to him from al-Jazzar,
Since the robe of honor reached him from the butcher
The enemy fled in the dark of night and its gloom.
The enemy fled in the darkness of night
إِنّيindeed I أُهنّيهِcongratulate him إِذnow that عَنهُfrom him نَأتhave receded نِقَمٌcalamities
إِنّي أُهنّيهِ إِذ عَنهُ نَأت نِقَمٌ
بِماon what أُنيلَhe was granted مِنَof الآلاءِbounties والنعَمِand blessings
بِما أُنيلَ مِنَ الآلاءِ والنعَمِ
Indeed I congratulate him, now that calamities have withdrawn from him,
I congratulate him as vengeance is lifted
On the bounties and blessings he has been granted.
Due to the blessings and favors I attain
وَإِنّنيand indeed I أَرتَجيhope for تَوفيقَهُhis success أَبَداًalways
وَإِنّني أَرتَجي تَوفيقَهُ أَبَداً
فيin حُسنِthe goodness of سابِقَةٍa beginning مَعtogether with حُسنthe goodness of مختتمِan ending
في حُسنِ سابِقَةٍ مَع حُسن مختتمِ
And I always hope for his success,
And I pray he is always granted success
In a good beginning together with a good ending.
Between excellent beginning and excellent end
Sol 6.1