ياO الظافرal-Zafir (the Victorious) الملكthe king التقيthe pious
يا الظافر الملك التقي
أخذتyou took بلادlands الطولقيal-Tawlaqi
أخذت بلاد الطولقي
O al-Zafir, the pious king,
O victorious, pious king
you have taken al-Tawlaqi's lands.
You have taken the lands of Tulkarm
الحفهal-Haffah أمستbecame خاربهruined
الحفه أمست خاربه
وشقىand became wretched بهاin it منone who قدalready شفىwas healed
وشقى بها من قد شفى
Al-Haffah has fallen into ruin,
Al-Haffa has become devastated
and there, one once healed became wretched.
And those who were healed have suffered in it
فلسوفso surely will تفتحyou conquer عنوةby force
فلسوف تفتح عنوة
وأسرand capture منwhoever فيهاwithin it بقىremained
وأسر من فيها بقى
So you shall surely take it by force,
Soon it will be opened by force
and capture whoever remains within it.
And those who remain will be captured
حقيقdeserved ماwhat جاءbefell جعفراJa'far
حقيق ما جاء جعفرا
فيماin what جناهhe committed it وماand what لقىhe suffered
فيما جناه وما لقى
What befell Ja'far was deserved,
Ja'far told the truth
for what he committed and what he suffered.
About what he did and what he encountered
اللَهGod ينصرgrants victory to عامراًAmir
اللَه ينصر عامراً
ماnot زالceased دأباًtirelessly يرتقىhe rises
ما زال دأباً يرتقى
May God grant victory to Amir,
May God help Amir
who keeps rising tirelessly
He continues to rise
إلىtoward المفاخرglorious deeds والعلىand exalted heights
إلى المفاخر والعلى
منfrom كلevery الأسواevil قدindeed وقىwas protected
من كل الأسوا قد وقى
toward glorious deeds and exalted heights.
To glory and heights
He has been protected from every evil.
And has avoided all evil
أرخصhe made cheap بكفيهwith his two palms الذهبgold
أرخص بكفيه الذهب
منof جقمقيJaqmaqi gold coins وبندقيand Bunduqi (Venetian) gold coins
من جقمقي وبندقي
He made gold cheap with both his hands—
He spends gold lavishly
Jaqmaqi and Bunduqi coinage.
From Jaffa and Bunduqi
مجبولinnately molded فيin طلبpursuit العلاexalted heights
مجبول في طلب العلا
خلقاas an inborn trait بغيرwithout تخلقaffectation
خلقا بغير تخلق
Molded to pursue exalted heights,
Naturally pursuing glory
as an inborn trait, without affectation.
With an untainted nature
وألفىand two thousand صلاةblessings دائماًunceasingly
وألفى صلاة دائماً
علىupon النبيthe Prophet الهاديthe guide التقىthe pious
على النبي الهادي التقى
And two thousand blessings, unceasingly,
And always sends prayers
upon the Prophet, the pious guide.
Upon the pious guiding Prophet