ألحمدُpraise للَّهِto God زالَhas vanished الخوفُfear والوَجَلُand dread
ألحمدُ للَّهِ زالَ الخوفُ والوَجَلُ
وعَمَّنَاand filled us all البِشرُcheer والأفراحُand joys والجَدَلُand debate
وعَمَّنَا البِشرُ والأفراحُ والجَدَلُ
Praise be to God: fear and dread have vanished.
And cheer, joys, and debate have filled us all.
قُلوبُنَاour hearts هَدَأتgrew calm منfrom بعدِafter رَجفَتِهاtheir trembling
قُلوبُنَا هَدَأت من بعدِ رَجفَتِها
واسترجَعتand regained نومَهاtheir sleep الأجفانُeyelids والمُقَلُand eyes
واسترجَعت نومَها الأجفانُ والمُقَلُ
Our hearts have calmed after their trembling,
and eyelids and eyes have regained their sleep.
حُمَّwas sealed القَضاءُthe decree ولُطفُand the kindness of اللهِGod أعقبهُfollowed it
حُمَّ القَضاءُ ولُطفُ اللهِ أعقبهُ
وماand no سِوَىexcept اللُّطفِkindness مِنfrom بعدِafter القَضَاthe decree أمَلُhope
وما سِوَى اللُّطفِ مِن بعدِ القَضَا أمَلُ
The decree was sealed, and God's kindness followed it;
and after the decree, no hope remains but kindness.
حاشاfar be it يَخيبُshould fail امرؤٌa man يُوليbestows الصَّنيعَkindness إذاwhen
حاشا يَخيبُ امرؤٌ يُولي الصَّنيعَ إذا
ما(emphatic particle) أمَّهُseek him عَنout of رجاًhope حافٍa barefoot person ومُنتَعِلُand a shod person
ما أمَّهُ عَن رجاً حافٍ ومُنتَعِلُ
Far be it that a man who bestows kindness should fail, when
the barefoot and the shod seek him in hope.
أضحىhas become علىon اللهِGod فيin الأعمالِdeeds مُتَّكِلاًreliant
أضحى على اللهِ في الأعمالِ مُتَّكِلاً
واللهand God يَحفَظُprotects مَنwhoever عَلَيهِon Him يَتَّكِلُrelies
والله يَحفَظُ مَن عَلَيهِ يَتَّكِلُ
He has come to rely on God in his deeds,
and God protects whoever relies on Him.
ذلِكمُthat one (addressing you all) القائدُthe commander المَيمونُauspicious طائِرُهhis omen
ذلِكمُ القائدُ المَيمونُ طائِرُه
مَنthe one who رَدَّدَechoed الذِّكرَrenown منهof him السَهلُthe plain والجَبَلُand the mountain
مَن رَدَّدَ الذِّكرَ منه السَهلُ والجَبَلُ
That is the commander whose omen is auspicious,
whose renown the plain and mountain have echoed.
أعمالُهhis deeds زانَهاadorned them منfrom قَولِهِhis speech حِكَمٌwise sayings
أعمالُه زانَها من قَولِهِ حِكَمٌ
وقولُهand his speech زانَهُadorned it منfrom جودِهhis generosity عَمَلُaction
وقولُه زانَهُ من جودِه عَمَلُ
His deeds were graced by wisdom from his speech,
and his speech was graced by acts of generosity.
وكيفand how لاnot وهوwhile he is منfrom قومٍa people إذاwhen انتَسبواthey traced their ancestry
وكيف لا وهو من قومٍ إذا انتَسبوا
كانتwas أُرومَتُهمtheir lineage بالنَّجمto the star تَتَّصِلُlinked
كانت أُرومَتُهم بالنَّجم تَتَّصِلُ
And how could it be otherwise? He is of a people who, when they traced their ancestry,
found their lineage linked to the stars.
بَنيsons of سُلَيمٍSulaym وماand what أدرَاكَmade you know مَاwhat هُمُthey are فيat
بَني سُلَيمٍ وما أدرَاكَ مَا هُمُ في
ذُؤابَةِthe crest of الفَخرِglory إنif قالواthey speak وإنand if فَعَلواthey act
ذُؤابَةِ الفَخرِ إن قالوا وإن فَعَلوا
The sons of Sulaym—and what could tell you who they are? At
the crest of glory, whether they speak or act.
بَنيsons of سُلَيمٍSulaym وقُلand say ماwhat شئتَyou wish منof كَرَمٍgenerosity
بَني سُلَيمٍ وقُل ما شئتَ من كَرَمٍ
ومنand of بسالَةٍvalor إنif صالواthey charge وإنand if بَذَلواthey give freely
ومن بسالَةٍ إن صالوا وإن بَذَلوا
The sons of Sulaym—say what you will of generosity,
and of valor, when they charge and when they give.
جنَىthe fruit of نوَالِهِمُtheir bounty يَدنوdraws near لمُقتَطِفٍto a gatherer
جنَى نوَالِهِمُ يَدنو لمُقتَطِفٍ
وعزُّand strength مُعتَصَمٍa refuge مِنهُمُfrom them ومُعتَقَلُand a stronghold
وعزُّ مُعتَصَمٍ مِنهُمُ ومُعتَقَلُ
The fruit of their bounty draws near to whoever would pluck it,
and from them come a refuge's strength and a stronghold.
إنif خَطبُواthey orate فَسُيولُthen torrents of القولِspeech دافِقَةٌgushing
إن خَطبُوا فَسُيولُ القولِ دافِقَةٌ
أوor حارَبواthey wage war فَلَظىthen the blaze of الهَيجَاءِbattle تَشتَعلُflares up
أو حارَبوا فَلَظى الهَيجَاءِ تَشتَعلُ
If they orate, torrents of speech gush forth;
or if they wage war, the blaze of battle flares.
والقائدُand the commander البَطَلُthe hero الأَسمىthe most exalted سُلاَلتُهمtheir offspring
والقائدُ البَطَلُ الأَسمى سُلاَلتُهم
لِلَّهِto God لِلَّهِto God ذاكthat القائِدُthe commander البَطَلُthe hero
لِلَّهِ لِلَّهِ ذاك القائِدُ البَطَلُ
And the most exalted, heroic commander is their offspring;
God be praised, God be praised for that heroic commander!
ياO أيهاyou (vocative) القائدُthe commander المِغوارُthe valiant لابرِحَتmay it never depart
يا أيها القائدُ المِغوارُ لابرِحَت
منكَfrom you السعادةُhappiness يَحميguards سعدَهاits good fortune الحَمَلُthe Ram (Aries)
منكَ السعادةُ يَحمي سعدَها الحَمَلُ
O valiant commander, may there never depart
from you happiness, whose fortune the Ram guards.
أوor قَدَمٍa foot لمnot تَزَلhas ceased للمَجدِfor glory ساعيَةًstriving
أو قَدَمٍ لم تَزَل للمَجدِ ساعيَةً
إنif دمِلتُI heal فَقُلوبُthen the hearts of الناسِpeople تَندَمِلُheal
إن دمِلتُ فَقُلوبُ الناسِ تَندَمِلُ
Or a foot that has never ceased striving for glory—
if I heal, then people's hearts will heal.
وصالحٌand Salih صالحٌfit للمَكرُماتِfor noble deeds فماso not
وصالحٌ صالحٌ للمَكرُماتِ فما
أَتَىhe came ليَعمَلَto act إلاexcept فوقَbeyond ماwhat عِملواthey did
أَتَى ليَعمَلَ إلا فوقَ ما عِملوا
And Salih is fit for noble deeds: never
has he set out to act except to surpass what they achieved.
أسلافُهhis forebears كمhow many سَعَتstrove لمجدِهِمfor their glory قَدَمٌa foot
أسلافُه كم سَعَت لمجدِهِم قَدَمٌ
وذلكَand that الفرعُbranch بالأُصولِto the roots مُتَّصِلُconnected
وذلكَ الفرعُ بالأُصولِ مُتَّصِلُ
His forebears—how many a foot strove for their glory!
And that branch is connected to its roots.
ولوand if تَرىyou saw قلبَthe heart of ذيthese الأَحبابِloved ones يَومa day of ضَنًىwasting sickness
ولو تَرى قلبَ ذي الأَحبابِ يَوم ضَنًى
أبصرتَyou would have seen أعماقَهُمtheir depths لِلَّهِto God تَبتَهِلُsupplicating
أبصرتَ أعماقَهُم لِلَّهِ تَبتَهِلُ
Had you seen the heart of these loved ones on a day of wasting sickness,
you would have seen their depths beseeching God
بِأنthat يُتِمَّcomplete لهfor him اللهُGod الشِّفاءَhealing ولاand not
بِأن يُتِمَّ له اللهُ الشِّفاءَ ولا
تَنتَابُهafflict him بعدَهاafter it الأحزانُsorrows والعِلَلُand ailments
تَنتَابُه بعدَها الأحزانُ والعِلَلُ
that God complete his recovery, and that no
sorrows or ailments afflict him thereafter.
فَلِلعُلاso toward the heights فَليَسِرso let him go واللهُand God يَكلأُهُguards him
فَلِلعُلا فَليَسِر واللهُ يَكلأُهُ
إنَّindeed بدورَthe full moons of الدُّجىnight's darkness بالسَّيرِthrough journeying تَكتَمِلُattain perfection
إنَّ بدورَ الدُّجى بالسَّيرِ تَكتَمِلُ
So let him go toward the heights, with God watching over him;
indeed, the full moons of night attain perfection through their course.
فاسلَمso stay safe ودُمand live on لِشُبولٍfor lion cubs أنتَyou are قَسورُهاtheir lion
فاسلَم ودُم لِشُبولٍ أنتَ قَسورُها
حتىuntil تَرىyou see مِنهُمُfrom them الأحفادَgrandchildren تَنتَسِلُbeing born
حتى تَرى مِنهُمُ الأحفادَ تَنتَسِلُ
So stay safe, and live on for the cubs whose lion you are,
until you see grandchildren being born of them.
Sol 6.1