قديم هواكم في الفؤاد قراره — Abdelmoneim Al Jilani

قَديمُ هَواكُم في الفُؤادِ قَرارُهُ

فَكَيفَ بِهِ مُذ شَطَّ عَنكُم مَزارُهُ

My age-old love for you has its dwelling in the heart;

how fares it, now that its place of visitation lies far from you?

يَرى حُسنَكُم وَالصَدُّ أَظلَمَ لَيلُهُ

فَهَل لِوِصالِ أَن يُضيءَ نَهارُهُ

It sees your beauty, though rejection has darkened its night;

will union, then, make its daylight shine?

تَرَكتُم حَشاهُ مِن أَسىً وَتَذَبذُبٍ

جَناحَ قَطاً خَفَقاً فَبانَ اِصطِبارُهُ

You left his heart, through sorrow and trembling,

a fluttering sandgrouse's wing—and his endurance departed.

وَما لِبِلى ذا الجِسمِ وَجدي وَإِنَّما

يُباحُ حِمى راجٍ لَكُم وَجُوارُهُ

My grief is not for this body's wasting; rather,

the sanctuary and protection of one who hopes in you are violated.

وَحالي عَلى ما سَرَّ أَو ساءَ مِنكُمُ

كَحالَةِ مُخمورٍ زَهاهُ خُمارُهُ

Whatever comes from you, pleasing or grievous, my state

is that of one intoxicated, elated by his intoxication.

أَلَذُّ اِهتِياجِ الشَوقِ بي سَحَراً إِذا

تَفاقَمَ ما أَلقى وَثارَ أُوارُهُ

The sweetest stirring of longing in me comes before dawn, when

what I endure grows fierce and its blaze flares up.

أَما وَالَّذي أَعلى بِيوسُفَ دينَنا

بِرُغمٍ لِشانيهِ المَلومِ اِزوِرارُهُ

Indeed, by Him who exalted our faith through Yusuf,

to spite his hater, whose aversion is condemned,

لَقَد قَدَحَت آرلاؤُهُ زَندَ خاطِري

بِنَظمٍ سَما وَصَفا جَلِيّاً كُبارُهُ

his favors [uncertain reading] have struck my mind's fire-stick,

in verse whose grand passages rose high and shone clear,

لِمَلِكٍ مُريدٍ لِلعَويصِ بِفَهمِهِ

فَيَعبُرُهُ وَعرَ المَساقِ اِعتِبارُهُ

for a king intent, through his understanding, on difficult things;

his reflection traverses them, however rugged their course.

رَأَيتُ جَلِيّاً مِن مَعونَةِ رَبِّنا

لَهُ دائِماً يَزهو البِلادَ اِفتِرارُهُ

I have seen clearly something of our Lord's aid

for him, as his smile continually adorns the lands.

فَلِلَّهِ دَهرٌ قَد أَمِنّا شُرورَهُ

وَقَد ذَبَّ عَن نَهجِ العُلُوِّ شِرارُهُ

Praise be to God for an age whose evils we no longer fear,

and whose wicked ones have been driven from the path of eminence.

وَقامَ صَلاحُ الدينِ بِالشِركِ فاتِكاً

وَأَطواقُ أَعناقِ المُلوكِ شِفارُهُ

Salah al-Din rose up, deadly against polytheism,

his blades forming collars around the necks of kings.

مُديرُ رَحىً لِلحَربِ صادٍ حُسامُهُ

إِلى مُهجُ يُلقى الشَرارَ غِرارُهُ

He turns war's millstone, his sword thirsting

for lifeblood, its sharp edge casting sparks.

غَداةَ طَحا بِالمُشرِكينَ اِقتِحامُهُ

أَخو دُلجٍ مُستَنقِذُ القُدسِ ثارُهُ

When his assault swept the polytheists away,

a man of night marches, his vengeance rescued Jerusalem.

حَبا مِنحاً وَاِستَشعَرَ الأَمنَ شامُهُ

بِلا حَرَجٍ مُستَنقِذُ القُدسَ ثارُهُ

He bestowed gifts, and his Syria felt secure,

without hardship, his vengeance the rescuer of Jerusalem.

سَطا مَرَحاً صَولاً تَلاهُ اِبتسامُهُ

عَلى فَرجٍ أَبدى فَأَحيا اِنتِشارُهُ

He struck in exultant assault, then his smile followed

at the relief he revealed; its spread brought life.

أَعَزَّ مَكاني إِذ أَزالَ ضَرورَتي

وَما ذِلَّةُ الإِنسانِ إِلّا اِضطِرارُهُ

He honored my standing when he relieved my need;

a person's abasement is nothing but helpless need.

وَلا عَزِّةٌ إِلّا وَلاءٌ وَقُربَةٌ

تَحَلّى بِه شَخصٌ موفى فَخارُهُ

And honor is nothing but allegiance and nearness,

which adorn a man whose glory is fulfilled.

وَما الإِفكُ مِن ناسٍ عَموا بِمُعَجَّزٍ

لِشَهمٍ فَلَيسَ الوَهمُ يَعلو مُثارُهُ

The falsehood of people blinded cannot defeat

a noble man; the stirrings of delusion do not prevail.

وَمَن أَبدَأَ النُعمى عَساهُ يُتِمُّها

بِأَلطافِ ذي جَدى مُفاضٍ سِتارُهُ

May he who began the favor bring it to completion,

through the kindness of a bountiful one whose shelter is spread wide.

يَجودُ فَلَيسَ الأَعظَمُ الثائِرُ الثُبا

لِيوفي عَلى مُعطىً أُمِدَّ اِحتِقارُهُ

He gives; the greatest, who rouses the companies, is not

one to tower over a recipient whose humiliation has been prolonged.

لَقَد مُدَّ لِلإِسلامِ أَقوى عُرى الهُدى

وَتَمَّ اِقتِداءُ ثُمَّ عَمَّ اِشتِهارُهُ

For Islam, the strongest bonds of guidance have been extended,

and emulation was perfected; then his fame spread everywhere.

بِما خَصَّ مَلكاً ذادَ جَيشَ فَرَنجَةٍ

وَفاجَأَهُ يُلمي عَلَيهِم إِسارُهُ

Through what distinguished a king who repelled an army of Franks

and surprised it, his bonds closing upon them [uncertain reading].

عَطاءٌ قَضاهُ رَبُّنا بِتَكافُوءٍ

وَأَودَعَهُ خَلقاً تَساوى اِفتِقارُهُ

A gift our Lord ordained in equal measure

and entrusted to creatures whose need was equal.

فَلا قَتَدٌ إِلّا شَواهُم سُتورُهُ

وَلا مَسدٌ إِلّا طُلاهُم شِعارُهُ

No saddle-frame but has their limbs for its coverings,

and no cord but wears their necks as its inner garment.

وَسيقوا فَما تَدري الفَتاةُ بِإِلفِها

قَريباً وَلا يَدري الفَتى ما اِنتِظارُهُ

They were driven away; the maiden knows nothing of her beloved

nearby, nor does the young man know what he awaits.

سَرى قَدَرٌ فَاِغتالَ إِفرِنجَ ساحِلٍ

بِما لَم يَغُل طاغي ثَمودَ قُدارُهُ

A decree swept through and struck down the Franks of the coast,

in a way that never struck Thamud's tyrant, Qudar.

فَقَد عَلِموا تَحقيقَ ما جَهَلوهُ مِن

نَكيرٍ قَديرٍ لا يُطاقُ حِذارُهُ

They have now learned the reality of what they did not know:

the reprisal of a mighty one, fear of which cannot be borne.

وَعَزمُ صَلاحُ الدينِ إِذ جَهَلوهُ قَد

تَسَلَّطَ فيهِم صَوتُهُ وَاِنتِصارُهُ

And Salah al-Din's resolve, which they did not know—indeed,

its voice and triumph have ruled over them.

بَني أَصفَرٍ أَلقوا السِلاحَ وَوَحِدّوا

وَإِلّا دَهاكُم مَن سَباكُم بِدارُهُ

Sons of Asfar, lay down your arms and proclaim God's oneness,

or the swift advance of him who captured you will overwhelm you.

فَيوسُفَ أَجلاكُم مِنَ الأَرضِ عَنوَةً

وَيُجلى فَما يُبقي عَلَيكُم نِفارُهُ

Yusuf drove you from the land by force,

and drives you out still; his hostility spares you nothing.

وَكَم رامَ صَعباً جاءَ فيهِ بِمُعجِزٍ

يَقومُ لِثاءٍ في الشُؤونِ اِنتِشارُهُ

How often he sought a difficult goal and achieved a marvel in it;

its spread through affairs stands for [unclear word].

وَكَم واجِمٍ مِن رَوعِهِ في مُلوكِكُم

عَسى الفَتحُ إِبداءً بِهِم مُستثارُهُ

How many of your kings stand silent in dread of him;

perhaps conquest will be stirred to begin with them.

فَأَشبانُ مَن إِثخانِهِ في تَنافُرٍ

تَرى جُندُهُ داهٍ لَها مُستَطارُهُ

So Ashban, under his crushing blows, is in disarray;

she sees his army, its sweeping advance a calamity for her.

وَرايَتُهُ الصَفراءُ زاهٍ زِفافُها

إِلَيها اِبتِكاراً حَيثُ رادَ اِزدِيارُهُ

His yellow banner is splendid in its procession

toward her at dawn, wherever he sought to visit.

وَأَبناؤُهُ أَهلُ المَعالي تُنَوَّروا

هُداهُ فُروعاً راقَ فيها ثِمارُهُ

His sons, men of high attainments, drew light from

his guidance, as branches in which his fruits were pleasing.

الأَفضَلُ في الأَملاكِ شَخصُ فَضائِلٍ

إِذا عُدَّ ما قَد خُصَّ عَزَّ اِنحِصارُهُ

Al-Afdal, among kings, is the embodiment of virtues;

when his special gifts are counted, they defy enumeration.

تَجَلّى بِنورِ الدينِ ما تاهَ عَصرُنا

بِهِ نامِياً كَهلُ التَمامِ وَقارُهُ

Through Nur al-Din shone that in which our age takes pride,

growing through him, his dignity fully mature.

يَلوحُ بِدارِ العَدلِ ذا أَريحِيَّةٍ

بِرَأيٍ رَواهُ عَبرَةً مُستَشارُهُ

He appears in the House of Justice, full of magnanimity,

with a judgment his adviser related as a lesson.

دِمَشقُ لَها مِنهُ شَمائِلُ يوسُفَ

سَماحاً وَإِقداماً حَمى مُستَجارُهُ

Damascus receives from him the qualities of Yusuf,

in generosity and courage; his refuge gave protection.

عَلى سُرحاً جَلّا مُنيراً مَقامُهُ

سَنى لَهَجٍ أَزهى مَداهُ اِبتِدارُهُ

Upon an open range [uncertain reading], his station shone radiantly,

a radiance of ardor: his promptness made its reach more splendid.

حُلىً مِدحاً يُسَمّى فَينَمى اِعتِيامُهُ

شَذا أَرِجٍ بِالمَكرُماتِ اِفتِخارُهُ

He is named with ornaments of praise, and his distinction grows;

his pride in noble deeds is a fragrant perfume.

فَرى نُدحاً إِشراقُهُ وَاِنتِسامُهُ

لِمُبتَهِجٍ يَومَ الهِياجِ خِطارُهُ

His radiance and wafting breeze cleft open broad spaces

for one gladdened on battle day by his swaying stride.

يَرى وَضَحاً وَالنَقعُ داجٍ ظَلامُهُ

لَدى لَجُجٍ يُزجي الكُماةَ شِعارُهُ

He sees brightness while the battle-dust's darkness is deep,

amid surging seas, his battle-cry drives armored warriors onward.

مُداعِسُ أَبطالٍ تَنازَت فِقادُها

مَطايا أَبِيٍّ لا يُرامُ قِطارُهُ

A spear-fighter against champions, whose losses mounted [uncertain reading],

the mounts of a defiant man whose caravan cannot be assailed.

لِعُلُوِّ المَقاماتِ اِستطالَ بِفَمِهِ

فَتىً هُوَيدِري أَينَ يَسمو اِختِيارُهُ

For lofty stations, he reached high with his mouth—

a youth who knows where his choice rises.

فَيوسُفَ بَينَ المُلكِ وَالدينِ واقِفٌ

بِسَيفٍ وَشَرعٍ دائِرٍ حَيثُ دارُهُ

Yusuf stands between kingship and faith,

with sword and sacred law, circling wherever his dwelling lies.

مُحَيّاهُ نورُ المُعتَفى مُطلِعٌ مُنىً

وَأَمناً وَلِلعادي عَلى الرُعبِ نارُهُ

His face is light for the seeker of bounty, dawning with hopes

and safety; for the aggressor, his fire adds to terror.

وَكَم صادَ ذا مُلكٍ يُباهي بِجَيشِهِ

فَأَسحَرَ حَتّى اِرفَضَّ عَنهُ اِعتِكارُهُ

How many a sovereign boasting of his army has he hunted down,

then brought dawn, until the darkness gathered about him dispersed.

وَأَمَّ دِيارَ الشائِدينَ ضَلالَةً

فَبادوا وَشيدَت بِالأَمانِ دِيارُهُ

He marched toward the dwellings of those who built up error;

they perished, and his dwellings were built up in safety.

أُفاتِحُ دارَ القُدسِ قُم لِمُعانِدي

هُدىً وَآلَسَ الحاكي ذَوِيَّهُ خَيارُهُ

O conqueror of Jerusalem's abode, rise against my adversary,

with guidance; [unclear phrase about the imitator, his kin, and his chosen ones].

أَرِق دَمَ أَعداءٍ مِنَ العِلمِ وَالتُقى

وَقَد لَبِسوا ما آبَ وَصَماً عَوارُهُ

Shed the blood of enemies from among men of learning and piety,

who have donned a thing whose flaw has returned as disgrace.

وَجالَسَ عُداةً مِن سَما وَضعَت لَهُ

خِيانَةَ عَهدٍ بَيِّنٍ فيهِ عارُهُ

And one who rose high consorted with foes; set before him [uncertain reading]

was betrayal of a clear covenant, with his shame therein.

وَمانَت فَبانَت أَقطارُها دَنَت

وَدانَ لَكَ الأَطغي مُبيناً صِغارُهُ

And she lied and withdrew; her regions drew near,

and the most tyrannical submitted to you, his abasement plain.

وَأَيسوفِيّاً تَرجوكَ مِثلَ قِيامَةٍ

فَذا الفَتحُ يَعلو العالَمينَ جِهارُهُ

And Aisophia hopes for you, like the Resurrection;

this conquest's proclamation rises above the worlds.

عَدُوُّكَ واهٍ حَيثُ تَمَّ سُفورُهُ

وَأَمرُكَ زاهٍ حَيثُ أَمَّ سِفارُهُ

Your enemy is weak wherever he stands fully exposed;

your cause shines wherever its journeys lead.

وَديباجُ سِحرٍ رَقمُ أَندَلُسٍ سِما

وَجَليانَةٌ بَينَ البِلادِ مَنارُهُ

And a brocade of enchantment, embroidered in Andalus, rose high [uncertain reading],

and Jilyana, among the lands, is its beacon.

فَما لِشَآمَ أَو عِراقٍ بِفَهمِهِ

يَدٌ فَبِأَقطابِ العُلومِ مَدارُهُ

Neither Syria nor Iraq has, in understanding it,

any hand; its orbit turns about the poles of the sciences.

وَقَد جَهَلوهُ صورَةً وَقِراءَةً

فَماذا عَسى إِبداعُهُ وَاِبتِكارُهُ

They have failed to know it in form and reading;

what, then, might its artistry and originality be?

إِذا خُصَّ شَخصٌ في الأَنامِ بِمُعجِزٍ

فَلَيسَ لِثانٍ في مَداهُ اِقتِدارُهُ

When a person among humankind is singled out for a marvel,

no second person has his power within that realm.