ياO سيدmaster ماnot أنتyou إلاexcept سيدmaster
يا سيد ما أنت إلا سيد
للنشأةfor the new beginning الزهراradiant دليلa guide كالعلمlike a landmark
للنشأة الزهرا دليل كالعلم
O master, you are none other than a master.
O Lord, you are the true Lord
A guide to the radiant new beginning, like a landmark.
A guide for youth like a towering flag
شهمgallant إذاwhen ماemphatic particle رمتyou sought قصداًa goal للعلاtoward glory
شهم إذا ما رمت قصداً للعلا
بحرan ocean السياسةof statesmanship انif تناولتyou took up القلمthe pen
بحر السياسة ان تناولت القلم
Gallant when you set your sights on glory,
If you aim high with determination
An ocean of statesmanship if you take up the pen.
You can take the helm across the sea of politics
بطلa hero إذاwhen ماemphatic particle شئتyou wished اعلانproclaiming الولاallegiance
بطل إذا ما شئت اعلان الولا
تسموrise بكthrough you الاوطانthe homelands ياO بيتhouse الحكمof rule
تسمو بك الاوطان يا بيت الحكم
A hero whenever you wish to proclaim allegiance;
If you want to declare independence
Through you the homelands rise, O house of rule.
Nations will rise with you, O House of Rule
أحييتyou celebrated جهراpublicly ليلةa night سدناwe ruled بهاon it
أحييت جهرا ليلة سدنا بها
كلall الورىhumankind وبهاand on it انجلتlifted عناfrom us الظلمthe darkness
كل الورى وبها انجلت عنا الظلم
You publicly celebrated a night on which we ruled
You revived openly on that night we blocked
All humankind, and on which darkness lifted from us.
All foes, and oppression faded for us
فيon يومهاits day جلسsat الخيفةthe fear (apparently 'the caliph') بالرضاwith approval
في يومها جلس الخيفة بالرضا
عبدservant الحميدthe Praiseworthy علىupon الكيانthe structure المنتظمwell-ordered
عبد الحميد على الكيان المنتظم
On its day the caliph [apparently intended] sat with approval,
On that day, the Caliph sat, pleased,
Abd al-Hamid, upon the well-ordered structure—
Abdul Hamid atop the ordered state
عرشthe throne الخلافةof the caliphate فاتحاopening بيمينهwith his right hand
عرش الخلافة فاتحا بيمينه
بابthe gate الصفاof serenity وشمالهand his left hand سيفa sword النقمof retribution
باب الصفا وشماله سيف النقم
The throne of the caliphate—opening with his right hand
The throne of the Caliphate he opened with his right hand
The gate of serenity, and his left hand a sword of retribution.
The door of amity, his left, the sword of wrath
ماnot قامتarose الاعيادthe festivals لولاwere it not for ياO فتىyoung man
ما قامت الاعياد لولا يا فتى
ذاthis العيدfestival أوor كانتthey would have been علىon وشكthe brink of العدمnonexistence
ذا العيد أو كانت على وشك العدم
No festivals would have arisen, young man, but for
No celebrations happen, O lad
This festival—or they would have been on the brink of extinction.
Except this feast, or they verge on oblivion
مالاwhat ... not تتمare fulfilled الواجباتthe obligations بغيرهwithout it
مالا تتم الواجبات بغيره
حقobligatory اتفاقاby consensus والاصولand the legal principles بذاon this حكمhave ruled
حق اتفاقا والاصول بذا حكم
That without which obligations cannot be fulfilled
Duties are not complete without it
Is obligatory by consensus; the principles of law have ruled thus.
By consensus, and principles hereby rule
عابوكthey faulted you حقداًout of spite شأنthe lot of كلevery مهذبrefined man
عابوك حقداً شأن كل مهذب
ذيpossessing نعمةa blessing واللهand God يجزيrequites منwhoever ظلمdid wrong
ذي نعمة والله يجزي من ظلم
They faulted you out of spite—the lot of every refined man
They envied you spitefully, it's the way of the refined
Endowed with blessing; and God requites whoever does wrong.
With bounty, and God rewards the unjust
دعleave خائضاone wading فيin غيهhis error وأصبرand be patient كماas
دع خائضا في غيه وأصبر كما
صبرwere patient الكرامthe noble ones الأولونthose of old منamong الاممthe nations
صبر الكرام الأولون من الامم
Leave him wading in his error, and be patient as
Let one lost in ignorance plunge on, and be patient as
The noble men of old among the nations were patient.
The noble ancients of nations were patient
ولكand for you الثناpraise والشكرand thanks منfrom كلall الملاthe people
ولك الثنا والشكر من كل الملا
فيin دائراتvicissitudes الحربof war أوor حالa state of السلمpeace
في دائرات الحرب أو حال السلم
And yours are praise and thanks from all the people,
Yours are praise and thanks from every king
In the vicissitudes of war or in times of peace.
In times of war or peace
ولمثلand for the like of ذاthis فليعملso let them work الاقوامthe peoples اوor
ولمثل ذا فليعمل الاقوام او
فليفسحواthen let them make room عندamid الزحامthe crush لمنfor whoever عزمhas resolved
فليفسحوا عند الزحام لمن عزم
And for the like of this let the peoples strive, or
And for the like of this let peoples work
Then let them make room amid the crush for those with resolve.
Or make way in the crowds for one determined
وتفخرand taking pride فعلdeed لاnot مقالspeech فكاهةjest
وتفخر فعل لا مقال فكاهة
والذينand those who (apparently 'and religion') بالافعالthrough deeds والاقوالand words تمwas perfected
والذين بالافعال والاقوال تم
And pride lies in deeds, not words of jest;
You take pride in deed, not talk, a joke
And religion [apparently intended] is perfected through deeds and words.
Those made whole by deeds and words
Sol 6.1