قِفstand بَينَbetween مُعتَرِكِthe battleground of الأَمواجِthe waves وَالهَضبِand the hills
قِف بَينَ مُعتَرِكِ الأَمواجِ وَالهَضبِ
بِنُقطَةِat the focal point of الأُمَّتَينِthe two nations التُركِthe Turks وَالعَرَبِand the Arabs
بِنُقطَةِ الأُمَّتَينِ التُركِ وَالعَرَبِ
Stand amid the battleground of waves and hills,
Stand between the clash of waves and plateau
at the focal point of the two nations, Turks and Arabs,
At the point of the two nations, Turk and Arab
بِدارِat the seat of سَلطَةِthe power of الدُنياthe world وَمَركَزِهاand its center
بِدارِ سَلطَةِ الدُنيا وَمَركَزِها
وَمَرجِعُand the place of recourse of الأَرضِthe earth مِنfrom قُطبٍa pole إِلىto قُطُبِa pole
وَمَرجِعُ الأَرضِ مِن قُطبٍ إِلى قُطُبِ
at the seat of the world's power and its center,
In the abode of world power and its center
and the earth's place of recourse, from pole to pole;
And the compass of earth from pole to pole
بِحَيثُwhere قَدhas فَرَّقَseparated البَرَّينِthe two landmasses رَبَّهُماtheir Lord
بِحَيثُ قَد فَرَّقَ البَرَّينِ رَبَّهُما
وَحَيثُand where قَدhas مَرَجَlet mingle البَحرَينِthe two seas عَنfrom كَثَبِnearby
وَحَيثُ قَد مَرَجَ البَحرَينِ عَن كَثَبِ
where their Lord has separated the two landmasses,
Where their Lord parted the two lands
and where He has let the two seas mingle close together;
And the two seas converged in great waves
وَقابَلَand met الشَرقُthe East فin (reading في) أَزياءِthe garments of قُدمَتِهِits antiquity
وَقابَلَ الشَرقُ ف أَزياءِ قُدمَتِهِ
بِصَنوِهِwith its twin الغَربَthe West فيin أَثوابِهِits robes القُشُبِnew
بِصَنوِهِ الغَربَ في أَثوابِهِ القُشُبِ
and the East, in the garb of its antiquity, met
And East faced West in its ancient attire
with its twin, the West, in its fresh new robes.
With its modern garb of rough fabric
ثَغرُthe port of الثُغورِthe ports حَماهُmay He protect it اللَهُGod قامَarose لَهُfor it
ثَغرُ الثُغورِ حَماهُ اللَهُ قامَ لَهُ
مِنfrom لُطفٍcharm بِوَسفورِهِits Bosphorus أَحلىsweeter مِنَthan الشَنَبِthe cool freshness of teeth
مِن لُطفٍ بِوَسفورِهِ أَحلى مِنَ الشَنَبِ
For the port of ports—may God protect it!—there has arisen
The throat of strongholds, God protected it
from its Bosphorus's charm a sweetness surpassing the cool freshness of teeth.
With His grace, sweeter than honeycomb
ماnot زالَceased مِنsince عَهدِthe time of قُطَنطينَConstantine مُرتَقِباًexpectant
ما زالَ مِن عَهدِ قُطَنطينَ مُرتَقِباً
يَجِدُّstrives earnestly نَحوَtoward بَنيthe sons of عُثمانَOsman فيin الطَلَبِthe quest
يَجِدُّ نَحوَ بَني عُثمانَ في الطَلَبِ
Ever since the days of Constantine it remained expectant,
Ever since the days of Constantine waiting
striving earnestly in its quest for the sons of Osman,
Eagerly for the Ottomans to seek it
حَتّىuntil أَتَتهُcame to it جُيوشٌarmies لاno كَفاءٍequal لَهاfor them
حَتّى أَتَتهُ جُيوشٌ لا كَفاءٍ لَها
نَزَلنَthey encamped عِندَby أَبيAbu (father of) أَيّوبَAyyub فيin الرَحِبِthe open expanse
نَزَلنَ عِندَ أَبي أَيّوبَ في الرَحِبِ
until armies without equal came to it,
Until armies came, no match for it
encamping by Abu Ayyub in the open expanse.
Who camped at Abu Ayyub's wide plain
سَخَّرنَthey subdued مِنfrom أَرضَهُits land قَرناًa horn يَذَلُّsubmits لَهُto it
سَخَّرنَ مِن أَرضَهُ قَرناً يَذَلُّ لَهُ
اِسكَنَدرَAlexander ناطِحُbutting with القَرنَينِthe two horns لِلسُحُبِagainst the clouds
اِسكَنَدرَ ناطِحُ القَرنَينِ لِلسُحُبِ
They subdued a horn of its land, before which bows
Made its land submissive, a horn humbling
Alexander, whose two horns butt the clouds.
Alexander the piercer of clouds to the skies
حازَgained الخِلافَةَthe caliphate فيin عَصرِthe age of أَبيAbu (father of) لَهَبٍLahab (flame)
حازَ الخِلافَةَ في عَصرِ أَبي لَهَبٍ
لَهُfor him جُيوشُthe armies of العِدىthe enemies حَمّالَةَbearers of الحَطَبِthe firewood
لَهُ جُيوشُ العِدى حَمّالَةَ الحَطَبِ
It gained the caliphate in the age of Abu Lahab,
Won the caliphate in days of Abu Lahab
for whom the enemy armies are bearers of firewood.
With armies of enemies carrying firewood
فَاِطفِأso quenched (reading فأطفأ) النارَthe fire مِنfrom بَعدِafter السَعيرِthe blaze لَهُfor it
فَاِطفِأ النارَ مِن بَعدِ السَعيرِ لَهُ
رَأىjudgment (reading رأي) يُفَرِّقُdistinguishes بَينَbetween النارِthe fire وَالخَشَبِand the wood
رَأى يُفَرِّقُ بَينَ النارِ وَالخَشَبِ
Then, after the blaze, the fire was quenched for it
So he extinguished the flames after the blaze
by a judgment that distinguishes between fire and wood.
He saw separating the fire and tinder
Sol 6.1