خِتانٌa circumcision جَرىsped بِالنُجحِwith success وَاليُمنِand good fortune طائِرُهits omen-bird
خِتانٌ جَرى بِالنُجحِ وَاليُمنِ طائِرُه
مَوارِدُهُits approaches مَحمودَةٌpraiseworthy وَمَصادِرُهand its departures
مَوارِدُهُ مَحمودَةٌ وَمَصادِرُه
A circumcision whose omen-bird sped with success and good fortune,
its approaches and departures alike praiseworthy.
قَضَتdecreed بِتَباشيرِwith glad tidings for الصُدورِhearts صُدورُهُits beginnings
قَضَت بِتَباشيرِ الصُدورِ صُدورُهُ
وَنيلِand attaining المُنىwishes أَعجازُهُits closing stages وَأَواخِرُهand its endings
وَنيلِ المُنى أَعجازُهُ وَأَواخِرُه
Its beginnings decreed glad tidings for hearts,
and its closing stages and endings, the fulfillment of hopes.
بِطالِعِunder an ascendant of سَعدٍgood fortune لاnot يَغيبُsets نُجومُهُits stars
بِطالِعِ سَعدٍ لا يَغيبُ نُجومُهُ
وَزائِدِand abundant حَظٍّluck لاnot تَغِبُّcome intermittently بَشائِرُهits glad tidings
وَزائِدِ حَظٍّ لا تَغِبُّ بَشائِرُه
Under a fortunate ascendant whose stars never set,
and abundant fortune whose glad tidings never lapse.
فَيالَكَso, what a marvel for you! مِنof يَومٍa day تَكامَلَbecame complete حُسنُهُits beauty
فَيالَكَ مِن يَومٍ تَكامَلَ حُسنُهُ
فَرَقَّتso grew delicate حَواشيهِits fringes وَراقَتand grew lovely مَناظِرُهits vistas
فَرَقَّت حَواشيهِ وَراقَت مَناظِرُه
So, what a day, its beauty complete!
Its fringes grew delicate, and its vistas charmed.
حَوىit gained شَرَفاًglory يَبقىremains عَلىon الأَرضِthe earth ذِكرُهُits remembrance
حَوى شَرَفاً يَبقى عَلى الأَرضِ ذِكرُهُ
إِذاwhen فَنِيَتperished أَدوارُهُits cycles وَأَعاصِرُهand its ages
إِذا فَنِيَت أَدوارُهُ وَأَعاصِرُه
It gained a glory whose remembrance will remain on earth
when its cycles and ages have passed away.
يَتيهُit vaunts itself عَلىover الأَيّامِthe days فَضلاًin excellence وَسودَداًand lordship
يَتيهُ عَلى الأَيّامِ فَضلاً وَسودَداً
فَلَوso, if فاخَرَتهُthey rivaled it in pride أَفحَمَتهاsilenced them مَفاخِرُهits glories
فَلَو فاخَرَتهُ أَفحَمَتها مَفاخِرُه
It vaunts its excellence and lordship above all days;
were they to rival it in pride, its glories would silence them.
أُفيضَwas poured عَلىover الدُنياthe world بِهِthrough it ثَوبُa robe of بَهجَةٍjoy
أُفيضَ عَلى الدُنيا بِهِ ثَوبُ بَهجَةٍ
وَأَمسَتand became عَليهاupon her ضافِياتٍample حَبائِرُهits embroidered robes
وَأَمسَت عَليها ضافِياتٍ حَبائِرُه
Through it, a robe of joy was spread over the world,
and its embroidered robes lay ample upon her.
فَفيso in كُلِّevery قَلبٍheart غِبطَةٌgladness تَستَفِزُّهُstirs it
فَفي كُلِّ قَلبٍ غِبطَةٌ تَستَفِزُّهُ
وَنَشوَةُand the rapture of سُكرٍintoxication مِنfrom سُرورٍjoy تُخامِرُهpervades it
وَنَشوَةُ سُكرٍ مِن سُرورٍ تُخامِرُه
In every heart is gladness that stirs it,
and a drunken rapture born of joy that pervades it.
لَقَدindeed سَفَكَshed الإِسلامُIslam مِنهُfrom him وَحُكمُهُand its law
لَقَد سَفَكَ الإِسلامُ مِنهُ وَحُكمُهُ
دَماًblood جَلَّwas too august أَنto يُلقىbe cast عَلىupon الأَرضِthe earth قاطِرُهits falling drop
دَماً جَلَّ أَن يُلقى عَلى الأَرضِ قاطِرُه
Islam and its law have indeed shed from him
blood too august for a single drop to fall upon the earth.
وَلَولاand were it not for أَميرُthe Commander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful وَأَنَّهُand that he
وَلَولا أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ وَأَنَّهُ
بِإيثارِهِby his own choice فيin طاعَةِobedience to اللَهِGod هادِرُهwaiving its blood-claim
بِإيثارِهِ في طاعَةِ اللَهِ هادِرُه
Were it not for the Commander of the Faithful, and that he
by his own choice, in obedience to God, lets it go unavenged,
لَخَرَّتwould have fallen عَلىupon الأَرضِthe earth السَماءُthe sky وَزُلزِلَتand been shaken
لَخَرَّت عَلى الأَرضِ السَماءُ وَزُلزِلَت
رَواسيهِits rooted mountains إِجلالاًin awe وَغَيضَتand been drained زَواخِرُهits surging seas
رَواسيهِ إِجلالاً وَغَيضَت زَواخِرُه
the sky would have fallen to earth, and shaken would have been
its rooted mountains in awe, and its surging seas would have been drained.
أَيُعصىis he defied? عَلىover وِترٍa blood-debt سَليلُa scion of خَليفَةٍa caliph
أَيُعصى عَلى وِترٍ سَليلُ خَليفَةٍ
كَتائِبُهُhis battalions مِنfrom حَولِهِaround him وَعَساكِرُهand his armies
كَتائِبُهُ مِن حَولِهِ وَعَساكِرُه
Is a caliph's scion defied over a blood-debt,
with his battalions and armies around him?
وَتَجنيand does harm عَليهِagainst him فيin يَدِthe hand of العِلجِthe foreigner مُديَةٌa knife
وَتَجني عَليهِ في يَدِ العِلجِ مُديَةٌ
وَخِرصانُهُand his spearheads مِنfrom دونِهاbefore it وَبَواتِرُهand his keen swords
وَخِرصانُهُ مِن دونِها وَبَواتِرُه
And does a knife in the foreigner's hand wound him,
with his spearheads and keen swords barring its way?
وَماand not فارَقَتleft بيضُthe white blades of السُيوفِthe swords غُمودَهاtheir sheaths
وَما فارَقَت بيضُ السُيوفِ غُمودَها
وَلاnor حَمَلَتcarried أُسدَthe lions of العَرينِthe lair ضَوامِرُهhis lean steeds
وَلا حَمَلَت أُسدَ العَرينِ ضَوامِرُه
Yet the gleaming swords never left their sheaths,
nor did his lean steeds bear the lions of the lair.
وَلَكِنَّهُbut it is الإِسلامُIslam يَنقادُsubmits طائِعاًwillingly
وَلَكِنَّهُ الإِسلامُ يَنقادُ طائِعاً
لَهُto it كُلُّevery جَبّارٍmighty ruler تُطاعُare obeyed أَوامِرُهhis commands
لَهُ كُلُّ جَبّارٍ تُطاعُ أَوامِرُه
But it is Islam: willingly there submits
to it every mighty ruler whose commands are obeyed.
لِيَهنَmay it gladden أَباAbu (father of) العَبّاسِal-Abbas لِلَّهِGod's نِعمَةٌa blessing
لِيَهنَ أَبا العَبّاسِ لِلَّهِ نِعمَةٌ
تُراوِحُهُvisits him at evening مَوصولَةًunceasing وَتُباكِرُهand visits him at dawn
تُراوِحُهُ مَوصولَةً وَتُباكِرُه
May a blessing from God gladden Abu al-Abbas,
visiting him unceasingly at evening and at dawn.
سَيَبلواhe will discover وَشيكاًsoon مِنهُماfrom them both لَيثُa lion of غابَةٍa forest
سَيَبلوا وَشيكاً مِنهُما لَيثُ غابَةٍ
تُمَزِّقُtear apart أَشلاءَthe limbs of الأَعاديthe enemies أَظافِرُهhis claws
تُمَزِّقُ أَشلاءَ الأَعادي أَظافِرُه
Soon he will discover in them both a lion of the forest,
whose claws tear the enemies' limbs apart,
وَغَيثُand a downpour from سَماءٍheaven يَملَأُfills الأُفُقَthe horizon وَدَقُهُits raindrops
وَغَيثُ سَماءٍ يَملَأُ الأُفُقَ وَدَقُهُ
وَيَرويand quenches صَدىthe thirst of الهيمِparched camels العِطاشِthe thirsty مَواطِرُهits rain-showers
وَيَروي صَدى الهيمِ العِطاشِ مَواطِرُه
and a downpour from heaven whose drops fill the horizon,
and whose showers quench the thirst of parched, thirsty camels.
هُمُthey أُمَراءُthe princes of المُسلِمينَthe Muslims عَليهِمُupon them
هُمُ أُمَراءُ المُسلِمينَ عَليهِمُ
إِذاwhen ريعَis frightened سِربُthe flock of المُلكِkingship تُثنىare bent خَناصِرُهits little fingers
إِذا ريعَ سِربُ المُلكِ تُثنى خَناصِرُه
They are the princes of the Muslims; in their honor,
when kingship's flock is alarmed, its little fingers bend.
وَهُمand they عُدَدُthe resources of الإِسلامِIslam إِنif عَنَّarises حادِثٌa calamity
وَهُم عُدَدُ الإِسلامِ إِن عَنَّ حادِثٌ
كَفوهُthey safeguard it وَهُمand they أَعضادُهُits supporting arms وَذَخائِرُهand its reserves
كَفوهُ وَهُم أَعضادُهُ وَذَخائِرُه
They are Islam's resources; should a calamity arise,
they safeguard it; they are its supporting arms and its reserves.
بَهاليلُnoble chiefs مِنfrom آلِthe house of النَبِّيِthe Prophet تَأَشَّبَتbecame interwoven
بَهاليلُ مِن آلِ النَبِّيِ تَأَشَّبَت
عَناصِرُهُمtheir roots فيin خِندِفٍKhindif وَعَناصِرُهand his roots
عَناصِرُهُم في خِندِفٍ وَعَناصِرُه
Noble chiefs of the Prophet's house, interwoven
are their roots and his in Khindif.
نِجارُهُمtheir lineage يَومَon the day of الفِخارِboasting نِجارُهُhis lineage
نِجارُهُم يَومَ الفِخارِ نِجارُهُ
وَأَحسابُهُمand their ancestral honors أَحسابُهُhis ancestral honors وَمَآثِرُهand his glorious deeds
وَأَحسابُهُم أَحسابُهُ وَمَآثِرُه
Their lineage, on the day of boasting, is his lineage,
and their ancestral honors are his honors and his glorious deeds.
يُطيعُهُمُobeys them الدَهرُTime المُطاعُobeyed قَضاؤُهُits decree
يُطيعُهُمُ الدَهرُ المُطاعُ قَضاؤُهُ
وَتَرهَبُهُمand fear them أَحداثُهُits happenings وَدَوائِرُهand its reversals
وَتَرهَبُهُم أَحداثُهُ وَدَوائِرُه
Time, whose decree is obeyed, obeys them,
and its happenings and reversals fear them.
لَقَدindeed سارَhe followed فيناamong us سيرَةًa course عُمَرِيَّةَUmar-like الthe
لَقَد سارَ فينا سيرَةً عُمَرِيَّةَ ال
سِياسَةِgovernance فَالتَأيِيدُso support فيهاin it يُسايرُهkeeps pace with him
سِياسَةِ فَالتَأيِيدُ فيها يُسايرُه
He has indeed followed among us a course like Umar's in
governance; thus support keeps pace with him in it.
إِمامٌan imam لِتَقوىfor piety toward اللَهِGod وَالعَدلِand justice كُلُّهُall of him
إِمامٌ لِتَقوى اللَهِ وَالعَدلِ كُلُّهُ
وَلِلبَذلِand for giving وَالمَعروفِand kindness فيamong الناسِpeople سائِرُهall of him
وَلِلبَذلِ وَالمَعروفِ في الناسِ سائِرُه
An imam wholly devoted to piety toward God and justice,
and wholly to giving and kindness among people.
كَريمُnoble of المُحَيّاcountenance وَالشَمائِلِand character يَلتَقيmeet
كَريمُ المُحَيّا وَالشَمائِلِ يَلتَقي
بِأَبوابِهِat his gates باديthe nomad of الثَناءِpraise وَحاضِرُهand its townsman
بِأَبوابِهِ بادي الثَناءِ وَحاضِرُه
Noble of countenance and character, there meet
at his gates the nomad and the townsman of praise.
أَضاءَتshone لَناfor us بَشراًwith gladness أَسِرَّةُthe lines of وَجهِهِhis face
أَضاءَت لَنا بَشراً أَسِرَّةُ وَجهِهِ
وَشَفَّتand revealed عَنِabout الخُلقِthe character الكَريمِnoble سَرائِرُهhis inner depths
وَشَفَّت عَنِ الخُلقِ الكَريمِ سَرائِرُه
The lines of his face shone upon us with gladness,
and his inner depths revealed his noble character.
وَأَوسَعَand lavished جانيthe perpetrator of الذَنبِsin عَفواًpardon وَإِنand even if غَدَتbecame
وَأَوسَعَ جاني الذَنبِ عَفواً وَإِن غَدَت
تَضيقُare too narrow عَلَيهِfor him فيin السَماحِclemency مَعاذِرُهhis excuses
تَضيقُ عَلَيهِ في السَماحِ مَعاذِرُه
And he lavished pardon on the sinner, even when
his excuses left him little room for clemency.
هُوَhe الناصِرُthe champion of الدينَthe faith الحَنيفَthe upright بِسَيفِهِwith his sword
هُوَ الناصِرُ الدينَ الحَنيفَ بِسَيفِهِ
وَآرائِهِand his counsels وَاللَهُand God بِالغَيبِin the unseen ناصِرُهhis champion
وَآرائِهِ وَاللَهُ بِالغَيبِ ناصِرُه
He champions the upright faith with his sword
and his counsels, and God is his champion in the unseen.
فَخَرتُI gloried عَلىover أَبناءِthe sons of دَهريmy age بِمَدحِهِby praising him
فَخَرتُ عَلى أَبناءِ دَهري بِمَدحِهِ
وَعَظَّمَand exalted قَدريmy rank أَنَّنيthat I am اليَومَtoday شاعِرُهhis poet
وَعَظَّمَ قَدري أَنَّني اليَومَ شاعِرُه
I have gloried over the sons of my age by praising him,
and being his poet today has exalted my rank.
أَصوغُI fashion لَهُfor him حَليَthe ornaments of المَديحِpraise وَلَمand not تَكُنwould be
أَصوغُ لَهُ حَليَ المَديحِ وَلَم تَكُن
لِتَحسُنَto be beautiful إِلّاexcept فيin عُلاهُhis lofty glory جَواهِرُهits jewels
لِتَحسُنَ إِلّا في عُلاهُ جَواهِرُه
I fashion for him the ornaments of praise; never could
their jewels be beautiful except in his lofty glory.
فَلاso may not زالَتِcease الأَقدارُdestinies تَجريrun بِأَمرِهِat his command
فَلا زالَتِ الأَقدارُ تَجري بِأَمرِهِ
وَتَدفَعُand keep away عَنfrom حَوبائِهِhis soul ماwhat يُحاذِرُهhe fears it
وَتَدفَعُ عَن حَوبائِهِ ما يُحاذِرُه
May destinies forever run at his command,
and keep from his soul whatever he fears.
وَلاand may not بَرِحَتcease فيin الخافِقينِEast and West أَواهِلاًfilled
وَلا بَرِحَت في الخافِقينِ أَواهِلاً
بِدَعوَتِهِwith his proclamation أَعوادُهُhis wooden platforms وَمَنابِرُهand his pulpits
بِدَعوَتِهِ أَعوادُهُ وَمَنابِرُه
And may they ever remain, in East and West, filled
with his proclamation—his wooden platforms and his pulpits.
Sol 6.1