عَلىover كُلall القرىthe towns سادَتbecame preeminent رَشيدُRashid
عَلى كُل القرى سادَت رَشيدُ
وَفازَتand triumphed حَيثsince أَحمدُهاher Ahmad رَشيدُRashid (rightly guided)
وَفازَت حَيث أَحمدُها رَشيدُ
Rashid has surpassed all the towns,
And triumphed, for her Ahmad is Rashid.
وَإِنand indeed قَوامهhis stature العسّالsupple and swaying عَنهاon her behalf
وَإِن قَوامه العسّال عَنها
بِطَعنٍwith thrusts فيinto حَشاthe entrails of الأَعداthe enemies يَذودrepels
بِطَعنٍ في حَشا الأَعدا يَذود
And indeed his swaying, spear-like form, on her behalf,
Repels foes with thrusts into their entrails.
وَينصرهاand aids her بِفَضلby the grace of اللَهGod رَأيٌcounsel
وَينصرها بِفَضل اللَه رَأيٌ
لَهُof his فيin كُلevery حادِثَةcircumstance سَديدsound
لَهُ في كُل حادِثَة سَديد
And, by God's grace, she is aided by counsel
Of his, sound in every circumstance.
وَتَرضىand are pleased أَهلُهاher people عَنهُwith him وَيَحظىand he gains
وَتَرضى أَهلُها عَنهُ وَيَحظى
سَريعاًswiftly بِالَّذيwith what مِنهاfrom her يُريدhe desires
سَريعاً بِالَّذي مِنها يُريد
And her people are pleased with him, and he gains
Swiftly what he desires from her.
وَيَبنيand he builds لِلمَعاليfor noble aims بَيتَa house of مَجدٍglory
وَيَبني لِلمَعالي بَيتَ مَجدٍ
بِهاin her مِنfrom حَولهaround it سُورa wall مشيدlofty
بِها مِن حَوله سُور مشيد
And he builds for noble aims a house of glory,
With a lofty wall around it there.
وَيَمحوand he erases فيin القَضاjudgment آثارَthe traces of ظُلمٍinjustice
وَيَمحو في القَضا آثارَ ظُلمٍ
بِعَدلwith justice ظلُّهits shade فيهاwithin her مَديدfar-reaching
بِعَدل ظلُّه فيها مَديد
And in judgment he erases the traces of injustice,
With justice whose shade stretches far within her.
وَتِلكَand that بشارةgood news حملتwas borne إِلَيهِto him
وَتِلكَ بشارة حملت إِلَيهِ
مِنfrom الإِقبالgood fortune وَاقتربand has drawn near البَعيدthe distant
مِن الإِقبال وَاقترب البَعيد
And that is good news borne to him
From good fortune—and what was distant has drawn near.
Sol 6.1