أَدرِcirculate الحديثَthe tale وَطُفْand go round علىamong الأقوامِthe peoples
أَدرِ الحديثَ وَطُفْ على الأقوامِ
مِنamong شَيِّقٍyearning طَرِبِenraptured الفُؤادِof heart وَظَامِand thirsty
مِن شَيِّقٍ طَرِبِ الفُؤادِ وَظَامِ
Set the tale in motion, and pass among the peoples,
Discuss the conversation and go around the people
Among the yearning and rapt of heart, and those who thirst.
With a cheer that delights the heart and overcomes gloom
هَذِيthese جوانِحُناour breasts وتِلكَand those قُلوبُناour hearts
هَذِي جوانِحُنا وتِلكَ قُلوبُنا
مَلأَىfull الجوانبِthe sides مِنwith هَوىًlove وغَرامِand passion
مَلأَى الجوانبِ مِن هَوىً وغَرامِ
These are our breasts, and those our hearts,
Filled with passion and love on all sides
Full on every side with love and passion.
Renew for Andalusia and the goodness of its time
جَدِّدْrenew لأنْدَلُسٍfor al-Andalus وطيبِand the sweetness of زمانِهاits days
جَدِّدْ لأنْدَلُسٍ وطيبِ زمانِها
عَهْداًa past era طَوَتْهُfolded it away سوالفُbygone الأيّامِdays
عَهْداً طَوَتْهُ سوالفُ الأيّامِ
Renew, for al-Andalus and the sweetness of its days,
A covenant twisted by the passing days
A past that bygone days have folded away.
And mention the talk of the conquerors and what they shepherded
واذْكُرْand recount حَديثَthe story of الفاتحينَthe conquerors وماand what رَعَوْاthey upheld
واذْكُرْ حَديثَ الفاتحينَ وما رَعَوْا
لِقَطينِهاfor its inhabitants منof حُرمةٍinviolability وذِمامِand pledged protection
لِقَطينِها من حُرمةٍ وذِمامِ
And recount the conquerors' story and what they upheld
To its people of sanctity and protection
Of inviolability and pledged protection for its inhabitants.
A people tried by affliction and guided
قَومٌa people أمضَّهُمُtormented them البَلاءُaffliction وهَدَّهُمْand crushed them
قَومٌ أمضَّهُمُ البَلاءُ وهَدَّهُمْ
ظُلمُthe oppression of المُلوكِkings وقَسوةُand the cruelty of الحُكَّامِrulers
ظُلمُ المُلوكِ وقَسوةُ الحُكَّامِ
A people tormented by affliction and crushed
By the injustice of kings and the harshness of rulers
By the oppression of kings and the cruelty of rulers.
They were sold to sinful people who did not shepherd
بِيعواthey were sold لِقومٍto a people فاسقينَwicked فماand did not رَعَوْاrespect
بِيعوا لِقومٍ فاسقينَ فما رَعَوْا
حَقَّthe right of العبيدِslaves وحُرمةَand the inviolability of الخُدّامِservants
حَقَّ العبيدِ وحُرمةَ الخُدّامِ
They were sold to a wicked people, who respected neither
The rights of slaves and the sanctity of servants
The rights of slaves nor the inviolability of servants.
In the image of man except that they
فيin صُورةِthe form of الإنسانِhumans إلاexcept أنَّهمthat they
في صُورةِ الإنسانِ إلا أنَّهم
نَزَلُواthey dwelt هُناكَthere منازلَthe stations of الأنعامِcattle
نَزَلُوا هُناكَ منازلَ الأنعامِ
In human form, yet they
Descended there to the ranks of cattle
Lived there in the condition of cattle.
It is a nation that suffers so that others may live comfortably
هيَit أُمّةٌa nation تَشْقَىsuffers لِيَنْعَمَso as to enjoy ease غَيرُهاanother besides it
هيَ أُمّةٌ تَشْقَى لِيَنْعَمَ غَيرُها
ويَعيشand lives فيin دُنياa world مِنof الآثامِsins
ويَعيش في دُنيا مِن الآثامِ
It is a nation that suffers so that others may live in ease
And live in a world of sins
And live in a world of sins.
The soldiers of Allah broke its shackles
صَدَعتْshattered جُنودُthe armies of اللهِGod مِنof أغلالِهاits shackles
صَدَعتْ جُنودُ اللهِ مِن أغلالِها
وتَدَارَكتْهاand came to its rescue رَحمةُthe mercy of الإسلامِIslam
وتَدَارَكتْها رَحمةُ الإسلامِ
God's armies shattered its shackles,
And the mercy of Islam came to its rescue
And the mercy of Islam came to its rescue.
A religion that erased all injustice for oppression
دينٌa faith مَحاerased لِلظُّلمِof oppression كُلَّevery شَريعَةٍlaw
دينٌ مَحا لِلظُّلمِ كُلَّ شَريعَةٍ
وأتَىand came بِخيرِwith the finest شَريعةٍlaw ونظامِand order
وأتَى بِخيرِ شَريعةٍ ونظامِ
A faith that erased every law of oppression
And brought the best laws and system
And brought the finest law and order.
The shepherds made peace so it bid farewell
صَلُحَwere righteous الرُّعاةُthe shepherds فَودَّعتْso it bade farewell فيin ظِلِّهمtheir shade
صَلُحَ الرُّعاةُ فَودَّعتْ في ظِلِّهم
مَرْعَىthe pasture of الهُمومِcares ومَورِدَand the watering place of الآلامِpains
مَرْعَى الهُمومِ ومَورِدَ الآلامِ
The shepherds were righteous; beneath their shade it bade farewell
To the pasture of worries and the watering place of sorrows
To the pasture of cares and the watering place of pain.
And it received in exchange a righteous era
واسْتَقْبَلتْand it welcomed لِلعَدلِof justice عَصْراًan age صالحاًrighteous
واسْتَقْبَلتْ لِلعَدلِ عَصْراً صالحاً
ماno فيهin it منany عَسفٍoppression ولاnor إرغامِcoercion
ما فيه من عَسفٍ ولا إرغامِ
And it welcomed a righteous age of justice,
Without any transgression or coercion
With neither oppression nor coercion in it.
An era made possible by the hand of a conqueror
عصرٌan age أُتِيحَwas granted لهاto it علىat يدِthe hand of فاتحٍa conqueror
عصرٌ أُتِيحَ لها على يدِ فاتحٍ
سَمْحِmagnanimous السُّيوفِthe swords مُبارَكِblessed الأعلامِthe banners
سَمْحِ السُّيوفِ مُبارَكِ الأعلامِ
An age granted to it by the hand of a conqueror,
With swift swords and blessed flags
Magnanimous in his swords, blessed in his banners.
He protected its sanctities and rights
حَفِظَhe safeguarded المحارمَsanctities والحُقوقَand rights لأهلِهاfor its people
حَفِظَ المحارمَ والحُقوقَ لأهلِها
وَحَمىand he guarded مقاتِلَهاits vulnerable points فَنِعمَso excellent is الحاميthe protector
وَحَمى مقاتِلَها فَنِعمَ الحامي
He safeguarded sanctities and rights for its people,
And protected its fighters - how excellent a protector
And guarded its vulnerable points—how excellent a protector!
Guidance became clear to the lost, so say to them
وَضَحَbecame clear الهُدَىguidance للحائِرينَto the bewildered فَقُلْso say لَهمto them
وَضَحَ الهُدَى للحائِرينَ فَقُلْ لَهم
لاno عُذْرَexcuse لِلأَعْمَىfor the blind ولاnor المُتعاميthe one feigning blindness
لا عُذْرَ لِلأَعْمَى ولا المُتعامي
Guidance became clear to the bewildered, so tell them:
There is no excuse for the blind or the oblivious
No excuse for the blind, nor for those who feign blindness.
Achieve victory in battle of Tariq's regiments
ظَفِرُواthey found success بِحربٍthrough a war مِنfrom كَتائبِthe battalions of طارقٍTariq
ظَفِرُوا بِحربٍ مِن كَتائبِ طارقٍ
كانتit was لأنْدَلُسٍfor al-Andalus بَشيرَa herald of سَلامِpeace
كانت لأنْدَلُسٍ بَشيرَ سَلامِ
They found success through a war waged by Tariq's battalions,
Which was glad tidings of peace for Andalusia
Which was a herald of peace for al-Andalus.
He spread guidance and light in its regions
نَشَرَhe spread الهدَىguidance والنُّورَand light فيin أرجائِهاits regions
نَشَرَ الهدَى والنُّورَ في أرجائِها
فبداso appeared السّبيلُthe path وزَالَand vanished كلُّall ظَلامِdarkness
فبدا السّبيلُ وزَالَ كلُّ ظَلامِ
He spread guidance and light throughout its regions,
So the path became clear and all darkness disappeared
So the path appeared and all darkness vanished.
A hero who went on to throw determination at them
بَطَلٌa hero مَضَىwent forth يَرمِيassailing العُبابَthe surging sea بِهِمَّةٍwith resolve
بَطَلٌ مَضَى يَرمِي العُبابَ بِهِمَّةٍ
جَاشَتْseethed زَواخِرُهاits swelling waters وبَأسٍand might طَامِoverflowing
جَاشَتْ زَواخِرُها وبَأسٍ طَامِ
A hero went forth, assailing the surging sea with resolve
Whose peaks overflowed and whose might towered
Whose swelling waters seethed, and with overflowing might.
He seized the ship with a wave of his might
أَخَذَhe seized السَّفِينَthe ships بِموجةٍwith a wave منof بَطشِهhis might
أَخَذَ السَّفِينَ بِموجةٍ من بَطشِه
حمراءَred ماnot تزدادُincreases غَيْرَexcept in ضِرامِblazing fire
حمراءَ ما تزدادُ غَيْرَ ضِرامِ
He seized the ships in a wave of his might,
Red, never to increase except in brooding
Red, growing only more fiercely ablaze.
And he called upon the soldiers, saying "O people, look
ودعاand he summoned الجنودَthe soldiers فقالَso he said ياO قومِmy people انْظُرواlook
ودعا الجنودَ فقالَ يا قومِ انْظُروا
البحرُthe sea خَلفِيbehind me والعدوُّand the enemy أماميbefore me
البحرُ خَلفِي والعدوُّ أمامي
And he summoned the soldiers and said: “My people, look!
The sea is behind me and the enemy before me
The sea is behind me, and the enemy before me.
I have no opinion but war to discover the extent
لاno رَأْيَcourse of action إلاexcept الحربُwar تستقصِيexhausts المَدَىthe full extent
لا رَأْيَ إلا الحربُ تستقصِي المَدَى
حتّىuntil أفوزَI succeed بِمطلبِيin attaining my objective ومَراميand my aim
حتّى أفوزَ بِمطلبِي ومَرامي
There is no course but war pursued to the utmost,
Until I attain my goal and purpose
Until I attain my objective and my aim.”
O wise narrator of stories, witness
ياO صاحبmaster of القَصصstorytelling الحكيمِwise شَهادةًa testimony
يا صاحب القَصص الحكيمِ شَهادةً
مِنfrom مُؤمنٍa believer بِشَهادةِin the testimony of الأقلامِpens
مِن مُؤمنٍ بِشَهادةِ الأقلامِ
O master of wise tales—here is a testimony
From a believer in the testament of pens
From a believer in the testimony of pens:
You were fair to the religion of light so
أَنصَفْتَyou did justice to دينَthe faith of النّورِlight فانْتبَهَتْso awoke لهto it
أَنصَفْتَ دينَ النّورِ فانْتبَهَتْ له
أحلامُthe minds of قومٍa people فيin الظّلامِdarkness نيامِasleep
أحلامُ قومٍ في الظّلامِ نيامِ
You did justice to the faith of light, and to it awoke
The dreams of people in darkness asleep awoke
The minds of a people asleep in darkness.
And you went on to remind the blind who followed blindness
وذَهَبْتَand you went on تذكرُrecounting للأُلىَto those who اتَّبعواfollowed العَمَىblindness
وذَهَبْتَ تذكرُ للأُلىَ اتَّبعوا العَمَى
ماwhat فيهِin it مِنof سُنَنِestablished practices ومنand of أحكامِrulings
ما فيهِ مِن سُنَنِ ومن أحكامِ
And you went on recounting to those who followed blindness
That which contains traditions and rulings
What it contains of practices and rulings.
And you described the consequence of delusion and what
وَوَصَفْتَand you described عاقبةَthe outcome of الغُرورِdelusion وماand what جَنَىwrought
وَوَصَفْتَ عاقبةَ الغُرورِ وما جَنَى
سَفَهُthe folly of العقولِminds وخِفّةُand the levity of الأحلامِjudgment
سَفَهُ العقولِ وخِفّةُ الأحلامِ
And you described the outcome of delusion and what was wrought
The foolishness of minds and lightness of dreams reaped
By the folly of minds and the levity of judgment.
And you built for morals a lofty palace
وبَنَيْتَand you built للأخلاقِfor morality صَرْحاًan edifice عالياًlofty
وبَنَيْتَ للأخلاقِ صَرْحاً عالياً
ترتدُّrecoil عنهfrom it مَعاوِلُthe pickaxes of الهُدّامِdestroyers
ترتدُّ عنه مَعاوِلُ الهُدّامِ
And you built a lofty edifice for morality,
Against which the pickaxes of destroyers recoil
From which the destroyers' pickaxes recoil.
Write and say and raise the mention of your people
اكْتُبْwrite وَقُلْand speak وارْفَعْand exalt لِقومكَfor your people ذِكرَهُمْtheir renown
اكْتُبْ وَقُلْ وارْفَعْ لِقومكَ ذِكرَهُمْ
هذاthis هوit القَصصُstorytelling البديعُwondrous السّاميsublime
هذا هو القَصصُ البديعُ السّامي
Write and speak, and exalt your people's renown.
This is the wondrous and sublime storytelling
This is storytelling, wondrous and sublime.
Partial English translation: 53 of 54 Arabic lines translated.