قُمStand up بَينَamong أَكسارِthe corners of البُيوتِthe dwellings وَنادِand call out
قُم بَينَ أَكسارِ البُيوتِ وَنادِ
قَدindeed طَرَّقَتhas given birth أُمُّthe mother العُلىof glory بِجَوادٍto a generous one
قَد طَرَّقَت أُمُّ العُلى بِجَوادٍ
Stand amid the dwellings’ corners and proclaim:
Arise amidst the ruins of homes and call out,
The mother of glory has borne a generous son.
The mother of glory has knocked with generosity.
جاءَتshe came عَلىdespite عُقمٍbarrenness بِهِwith him لَيثَa lion الشَرىof al-Shara
جاءَت عَلى عُقمٍ بِهِ لَيثَ الشَرى
طَوَدَa mountain of الحِجىwisdom جَمَّabundant in النَدىbounty وَالنادِand assembled company
طَوَدَ الحِجى جَمَّ النَدى وَالنادِ
Despite her barrenness, she brought him forth—a lion of al-Shara,
She came barren with a lion of evil,
a mountain of wisdom, lavish in bounty, with a thronged assembly.
Who amassed clouds of sand and called out.
نَشَأَتhas arisen لِإِسداءِto bestow المَكارِمِnoble favors مُزنَةٌa rain cloud
نَشَأَت لِإِسداءِ المَكارِمِ مُزنَةٌ
تُغنيenriches الفَقيرَthe poor person وَتُروِيَand quenches الصاديthe thirsty person
تُغني الفَقيرَ وَتُروِيَ الصادي
A rain cloud has arisen to bestow noble favors,
She was raised to bestow favors,
enriching the poor and quenching the thirsty.
Singing to the poor and watering the thirsty.
بَكَتِwept for العِشارُthe pregnant she-camels فَصالَهاtheir calves وَتَبَسَّمَتand smiled
بَكَتِ العِشارُ فَصالَها وَتَبَسَّمَت
لِقُدومِهِat his arrival الأَسيافُthe swords فيin الأَغمادِthe scabbards
لِقُدومِهِ الأَسيافُ في الأَغمادِ
The pregnant she-camels wept for their calves, while smiles appeared
The tithe collectors wept so she met their needs,
on the swords in their scabbards at his arrival.
As the swords smiled sheathed.
عَجَباًhow wondrous لَهُat him فيin المَهدِthe cradle وَهوَwhile he is مُسَدَّدُrightly guided in
عَجَباً لَهُ في المَهدِ وَهوَ مُسَدَّدُ
الأَفعالِdeeds فيin الإِصدارِsending forth وَالإيرادِand bringing in
الأَفعالِ في الإِصدارِ وَالإيرادِ
How wondrous he is in the cradle, already unerring
Wondrous is he in the cradle aiming
in his deeds, in sending forth and bringing in!
Deeds of merit and creation.
أَعطىhe gave المُوالِيَthe supporter وَالمُعادِيَand the enemy حَقَّهُhis due
أَعطى المُوالِيَ وَالمُعادِيَ حَقَّهُ
فَشَفىso he healed الصُدورَthe breasts وَفَتَّand crushed فيin الأَكبادِthe livers
فَشَفى الصُدورَ وَفَتَّ في الأَكبادِ
He gave supporter and enemy each his due,
He gave friend and foe their due,
so he healed breasts and crushed livers.
Healing hearts and opening livers.
فَاِسعَدso rejoice عِمادَImad (pillar) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) مُغتَبِطاًdelighted بِمَيin an auspi-
فَاِسعَد عِمادَ الدينِ مُغتَبِطاً بِمَي
مونِ-cious one القُدومِarrival مُبارَكِblessed in الميلادِbirth
مونِ القُدومِ مُبارَكِ الميلادِ
So rejoice, Imad al-Din, delighting in one auspicious
So rejoice Emad Al-Din happily for the auspices
in arrival and blessed in birth.
Of this blessed timely arrival.
فَكَأَنَّهُso it is as though he قَدalready مَدَّextended عَنfrom كَثَبٍclose by إِلىtoward الthe
فَكَأَنَّهُ قَد مَدَّ عَن كَثَبٍ إِلى ال
عَلياءِheights كَفَّthe hand of مُدَرَّبٍa seasoned man مُعتادِpracticed
عَلياءِ كَفَّ مُدَرَّبٍ مُعتادِ
It is as though he had already stretched out, from close by, toward the
As if he reached with steps well-trained
heights, the hand of a seasoned, practiced man.
The heights accustomed and able.
وَغَداand he became إِمامَleader of الجَيشِthe army لَيثَa lion of عَرينَةٍa lair
وَغَدا إِمامَ الجَيشِ لَيثَ عَرينَةٍ
يَختالُhe struts فيin غابِthe forest of القَناspears المَيّادِswaying
يَختالُ في غابِ القَنا المَيّادِ
And he became the army’s leader, a lion of the lair,
Becoming the lion leader of the army
strutting through the swaying forest of spears,
Prancing in the forest of lofty trees.
مُتَسَربِلاًclothed كَأَبيهِlike his father ثَوبَيthe two robes of نَجدَةٍvalor
مُتَسَربِلاً كَأَبيهِ ثَوبَي نَجدَةٍ
وَسَماحَةٍand generosity يَومَيon the two days of نَدىًbounty وَطِرادِand mounted combat
وَسَماحَةٍ يَومَي نَدىً وَطِرادِ
clad, like his father, in the two robes of valor
Clothed like his father in the garb of Najd's
and generosity, on days of bounty and mounted combat,
Generosity and grace of dew and downpour.
مُتَقَيِّلاًimitating فيin جودِهِhis generosity وَإِبائِهِand his disdain for abasement
مُتَقَيِّلاً في جودِهِ وَإِبائِهِ
أَخلاقَthe virtues of آباءٍforefathers لَهُof his أَجوادِgenerous
أَخلاقَ آباءٍ لَهُ أَجوادِ
imitating, in his generosity and proud dignity,
Renewing in his generosity and dignity
the virtues of his generous forefathers.
The morals of generous forefathers.
جارٍproceeding عَلىalong أَعراقِهِمtheir ancestral roots يُنمىhe is traced إِلىto
جارٍ عَلى أَعراقِهِم يُنمى إِلى
شِيَمٍvirtues لَهُof his فيin المَكرُماتِnoble deeds وَعادِand customary ways
شِيَمٍ لَهُ في المَكرُماتِ وَعادِ
True to their ancestral roots, he is traced to
Emulating their veins he grows
his virtues and customary ways in noble deeds,
Traits of honor and custom.
حَتّىuntil تَرىyou see فيهِin him نَجيباًa noble son ماnever رَأىsaw
حَتّى تَرى فيهِ نَجيباً ما رَأى
آباؤُكَyour forefathers الكُرَماءُthe generous فيamong الأَولادِthe children
آباؤُكَ الكُرَماءُ في الأَولادِ
until you see in him a noble son whose like was never seen
Until you see in him a noble one unseen
by your generous forefathers among their children.
By your generous fathers in children before.
Sol 6.1