قَدindeed طَلَبناwe sought بِثَأرِناfor our blood vengeance فَقَتَلناand we slew
قَد طَلَبنا بِثَأرِنا فَقَتَلنا
مِنكُمamong you كُلَّevery مارِقٍrenegade وَعَنيدِand defiant one
مِنكُم كُلَّ مارِقٍ وَعَنيدِ
We have sought our blood vengeance and slain
Every renegade and defiant one among you.
قَدindeed قَتَلناكُمُwe slew you بِيَحيىfor Yahya وَماand not إِنreinforcing the negation
قَد قَتَلناكُمُ بِيَحيى وَما إِن
كانَwas حُكمُthe decree الإِلَهِof God بِالمَردودِreversible
كانَ حُكمُ الإِلَهِ بِالمَردودِ
We have slain you for Yahya, and never
Could God's decree be turned back.
هِجتُمُyou roused ياO بَنيsons of العُبودِslaves لُيوثاًlions
هِجتُمُ يا بَني العُبودِ لُيوثاً
لَمnot يَكونواthey were عَنfrom ثارِهِمtheir blood vengeance بِقُعودِsitting idle
لَم يَكونوا عَن ثارِهِم بِقُعودِ
You roused, O sons of slaves, lions
Who would not sit back from avenging their blood.
فَاِصطَلواso burn in حَرَّهاits heat وَحَرَّand the heat of سُيوفٍswords
فَاِصطَلوا حَرَّها وَحَرَّ سُيوفٍ
تَتَلَظّىblazing عَلَيكُمagainst you كَالوقودِlike burning fuel
تَتَلَظّى عَلَيكُم كَالوقودِ
So suffer its heat, and the heat of swords
That blaze against you like burning fuel.
لَمnot تَزالواyou ceased تَبغونَهاyou seek it عِوَجاًcrooked حَتuntil (first part)
لَم تَزالوا تَبغونَها عِوَجاً حَت
تىuntil (last part) وَرَدتُمyou arrived لِلمَوتِat death شَرَّthe worst وُرودِarrival
تى وَرَدتُم لِلمَوتِ شَرَّ وُرودِ
You kept seeking to make it crooked, until
You came to death in the worst of ways.
جاءَكُمcame to you ماجِدٌa noble man يَقودُleading إِلَيكُمtoward you
جاءَكُم ماجِدٌ يَقودُ إِلَيكُم
فِتيَةًyoung men مِنهُمfrom among them كَمِثلِlike الأُسودِlions
فِتيَةً مِنهُم كَمِثلِ الأُسودِ
A noble man came to you, leading toward you
Young men from among them, like lions.
ماجِدٌa noble man قَدindeed جَرىhe raced إِلىtoward المَجدِglory حَتّىuntil
ماجِدٌ قَد جَرى إِلى المَجدِ حَتّى
نالَhe attained بِالسَّبقِby taking the lead غايَةَthe utmost التَّمجيدِacclaim
نالَ بِالسَّبقِ غايَةَ التَّمجيدِ
A noble man who raced toward glory until
He attained, by taking the lead, the utmost acclaim.
وَنَمتهُand nurtured him لِلجودِto generosity آباءُfathers of صِدقٍuprightness
وَنَمتهُ لِلجودِ آباءُ صِدقٍ
وَجُدودٌand forefathers ماno مِثلهمlike them جُدودِforefathers
وَجُدودٌ ما مِثلهم جُدودِ
And upright fathers nurtured him to generosity,
And forefathers whom no forefathers could match.
هِبرِزِيٌّa noble champion مُهَذَّبٌrefined مِنfrom نِزارٍNizar
هِبرِزِيٌّ مُهَذَّبٌ مِن نِزارٍ
وَعَميدٌand a chieftain ماno مِثلُهُlike him مِنany عَميدِchieftain
وَعَميدٌ ما مِثلُهُ مِن عَميدِ
A noble champion, refined, from Nizar,
And a chieftain with no equal among chieftains.
يَطلُبُhe seeks الثّارَvengeance ثارَthe vengeance of قَومٍa people كِرامٍnoble
يَطلُبُ الثّارَ ثارَ قَومٍ كِرامٍ
أَخَذواthey held fast بِالعُهودِto the covenants بَعدَafter العُهودِcovenants
أَخَذوا بِالعُهودِ بَعدَ العُهودِ
He seeks vengeance—the vengeance of a noble people,
Who held to covenant after covenant.
فَاِستَباحَso he ravaged الحَمراءَal-Hamra لَمnot يُبقِhe left مِنهُمof them
فَاِستَباحَ الحَمراءَ لَم يُبقِ مِنهُم
غَيرَexcept عانٍa captive فيin قَيدِهِhis bonds مَصفودِshackled
غَيرَ عانٍ في قَيدِهِ مَصفودِ
So he ravaged al-Hamra, leaving none of them
Except a captive, shackled in his bonds.
قَدindeed قَتَلناwe slew مِنكُمamong you أُلوفاًthousands فَماyet not يَعequals (first part)
قَد قَتَلنا مِنكُم أُلوفاً فَما يَع
دِلُequals (last part) قَتلَthe slaying of الكَريمِthe noble man قَتلُthe slaying of العَبيدِslaves
دِلُ قَتلَ الكَريمِ قَتلُ العَبيدِ
We have slain thousands of you, yet
Slaying slaves cannot equal the slaying of the noble man.
قَتَلوهُthey killed him لَمّاwhen أَضافَhe came as a guest إِلَيهِمto them
قَتَلوهُ لَمّا أَضافَ إِلَيهِم
لَمnot يَكُنwas قَتلُهُhis slaying بِرِأَيٍby a judgment رَشيدِsound
لَم يَكُن قَتلُهُ بِرِأَيٍ رَشيدِ
They killed him when he came to them as a guest.
His killing was no act of sound judgment.
قَتَلَتهُkilled him عَبيدُslaves of سوءٍevil لِئامٌignoble
قَتَلَتهُ عَبيدُ سوءٍ لِئامٌ
وَفِعالُand the deeds of العَبيدِslaves غَيرُnot حَميدِpraiseworthy
وَفِعالُ العَبيدِ غَيرُ حَميدِ
Evil, ignoble slaves killed him,
And the deeds of slaves are not praiseworthy.
لمnot يُصيبواthey attained الرّشادَright guidance فيماin what أتَوهُthey did it
لم يُصيبوا الرّشادَ فيما أتَوهُ
لاno ولاnor كانَwas جَدُّهمtheir fortune بسعيدِfortunate
لا ولا كانَ جَدُّهم بسعيدِ
They found no right guidance in what they did,
No—nor was their fortune happy.
قَدindeed غَدَرتُمyou betrayed بِهِhim بَنيsons of اللُّؤمِbaseness مِنfrom بَعafter (first part)
قَد غَدَرتُم بِهِ بَني اللُّؤمِ مِن بَع
دِafter (last part) يَمينٍan oath قَدindeed أُكِّدَتwas confirmed بِعُهودِby covenants
دِ يَمينٍ قَد أُكِّدَت بِعُهودِ
You betrayed him, sons of baseness, after
An oath that had been confirmed by covenants.
فَلَئِنso if indeed كانَwas قَتلُهُhis slaying غَدرَةًan act of treachery ماnot
فَلَئِن كانَ قَتلُهُ غَدرَةً ما
كانَwas بِالنِّكسِa weakling لاno وَلاnor الرِّعديدِa trembling coward
كانَ بِالنِّكسِ لا وَلا الرِّعديدِ
Yet even if his slaying was treachery, never
Was he a weakling—no, nor a trembling coward.
كانَhe was لَيثاًa lion يَحميhe defends الحُروبَwars وَحصناًand a fortress
كانَ لَيثاً يَحمي الحُروبَ وَحصناً
وَمَلاذاًand a refuge وَعِصمَةَand a safeguard for المَصفودِthe shackled captive
وَمَلاذاً وَعِصمَةَ المَصفودِ
He was a lion who defended in war, and a fortress,
And a refuge and safeguard for the captive in chains.
كانَwas فيهِin him التُّقىpiety مَعَwith الحِلمِforbearance وَالباand valor (first part)
كانَ فيهِ التُّقى مَعَ الحِلمِ وَالبا
سِvalor (last part) وَجودٌand generosity ماno مِثلُهُlike it مِنany جودِgenerosity
سِ وَجودٌ ما مِثلُهُ مِن جودِ
In him were piety, forbearance, and valor,
And generosity that no generosity could match.
عالَsurpassed مَجدَthe glory of الأَمجادِthe illustrious مَجدُكَyour glory ياO يَحYahya (first part)
عالَ مَجدَ الأَمجادِ مَجدُكَ يا يَح
يىYahya (last part) قَديماًlong ago وَفُتّand you outstripped كُلّevery مَجيدِillustrious man
يى قَديماً وَفُتّ كُلّ مَجيدِ
Your glory surpassed the glory of the illustrious, O Yahya,
Long ago; and you outstripped every illustrious man.
فَجَزاكَso may He reward you الإِلَهُGod جَنَّةَthe Garden عَدنٍof Eden
فَجَزاكَ الإِلَهُ جَنَّةَ عَدنٍ
حَيثُwhere يُجزىis awarded الثَّوابthe reward كُلُّevery شَهيدِmartyr
حَيثُ يُجزى الثَّواب كُلُّ شَهيدِ
So may God reward you with the Garden of Eden,
Where every martyr is granted his reward.
Sol 6.1