وافاكَhas come to you فَتحٌa victory واضِحُclear الإِقبالِgood fortune
وافاكَ فَتحٌ واضِحُ الإِقبالِ
أَربىsurpassed عَلىbeyond الماضيthe past مَدىin extent اِستِقبالِof the future
أَربى عَلى الماضي مَدى اِستِقبالِ
A victory has come to you, plainly auspicious,
Surpassing the past in its future reach.
وَتَلَوتَand you recited آيَthe verses النَصرِof victory وَهيَand they were كتائبٌbattalions
وَتَلَوتَ آيَ النَصرِ وَهيَ كتائبٌ
ورويتَهاand you recounted them أثَراًas a tradition وَهُنَّand they were عَوالِlofty spears
ورويتَها أثَراً وَهُنَّ عَوالِ
And you recited victory's verses, themselves battalions,
And recounted them as a tradition, themselves lofty spears.
لِلَهِto God be praise أَيَّةُwhat a عَزمَةٍresolve مُصمِيَةٍkilling outright
لِلَهِ أَيَّةُ عَزمَةٍ مُصمِيَةٍ
فيin حَيثُwhere تَنبوglance off مُصمِياتُdeath-dealing نبالِarrows
في حَيثُ تَنبو مُصمِياتُ نبالِ
God be praised—what a death-dealing resolve,
Where deadly arrows themselves glance off!
ماwhat للثُمامِfor thumam grass وهَيبَةِand the terror البَأسِof martial might الَّتيwhich
ما للثُمامِ وهَيبَةِ البَأسِ الَّتي
قَصَفَتshattered جَنوباًthe south بَعدَafter قَصفِshattering شمالِthe north
قَصَفَت جَنوباً بَعدَ قَصفِ شمالِ
What is thumam grass before the terror of the might
That shattered the south after shattering the north?
كمhow many كادَoutwitted عَزمُكَyour resolve مِنof عَدُوٍّan enemy قَبلَهُbefore it
كم كادَ عَزمُكَ مِن عَدُوٍّ قَبلَهُ
فَصَدَعتَهُso you tore him صَدعَlike the tearing الرِداءِof a cloak الباليthreadbare
فَصَدَعتَهُ صَدعَ الرِداءِ البالي
How many a foe your resolve outwitted before this,
And you tore him like a threadbare cloak!
وَإِذاand when اِنتَحاكَattacks you الجَمعُthe host مِنهُof his فَإِنَّهُthen it is
وَإِذا اِنتَحاكَ الجَمعُ مِنهُ فَإِنَّهُ
وَقفٌreserved عَلىfor التَكسيرِcrushing وَاِستِئصالِand annihilation
وَقفٌ عَلى التَكسيرِ وَاِستِئصالِ
And whenever a host of his attacks you, it is
Reserved for crushing and annihilation.
فَجَعَلتَso you made مِنfrom عَلَقٍblood لحائِمَةِfor the thirstily circling الظُباsword-edges
فَجَعَلتَ مِن عَلَقٍ لحائِمَةِ الظُبا
وِرداًa watering-place وَسَبيَهُمُand captives from them مِنَamong الأَنفالِthe spoils of war
وِرداً وَسَبيَهُمُ مِنَ الأَنفالِ
So you made blood, for the circling, thirsty blades,
A drinking-place, and captives from them spoils of war.
وَأَدَلتَand you vanquished أشوَسَa fierce, haughty man صاغِراًhumbled فَاعتاضَso he took in exchange مِنin place of
وَأَدَلتَ أشوَسَ صاغِراً فَاعتاضَ مِن
شَمَمِproud loftiness المَعاطِسِof noses موكَسَthe loss الإِذلالِof humiliation
شَمَمِ المَعاطِسِ موكَسَ الإِذلالِ
And you brought a fierce man low; humbled, he exchanged
The pride of upturned noses for the loss that humiliation brings.
وَتَرَكتَand you left أَربُعَهُمtheir dwellings نِهاباًprey لِلبِلىto decay
وَتَرَكتَ أَربُعَهُم نِهاباً لِلبِلى
دُرسَeffaced المَعالِمِlandmarks سُجَّدَprostrate الأَطلالِruins
دُرسَ المَعالِمِ سُجَّدَ الأَطلالِ
And you left their dwellings prey to decay,
Their landmarks erased, their ruins prostrate.
ماnot عاصِمٌa protector مِنfrom دونِهِمbefore them هَرَبٌflight وَلاnor
ما عاصِمٌ مِن دونِهِم هَرَبٌ وَلا
يُنجيsaves سَريعُone swift الوخدِin long strides وَالإِرقالِand swift trotting
يُنجي سَريعُ الوخدِ وَالإِرقالِ
Flight affords them no protection, nor
Can a swift-striding, trotting mount save them.
يَنقَضُّswoops جارِحُthe bird of prey كَيدِهِof his cunning فيin إثرِهِمtheir wake
يَنقَضُّ جارِحُ كَيدِهِ في إثرِهِم
أَهدىmore surely guided إِلَيهِمto them مِنthan قَطاsandgrouse إِرسالِin flocks
أَهدى إِلَيهِم مِن قَطا إِرسالِ
The raptor of his cunning swoops in their wake,
More surely guided to them than flocking sandgrouse.
لوif أَنَّهُمthey سَلَكواthey traveled المَجَرَّةَthe Milky Way لَمnot يَكُنwould be
لو أَنَّهُم سَلَكوا المَجَرَّةَ لَم يَكُن
مَجرىthe course النُجومِof the stars إِذَنthen بَعيدُfar beyond مَنالِreach
مَجرى النُجومِ إِذَن بَعيدُ مَنالِ
If they traveled the Milky Way, not even
The stars' course would then lie beyond reach.
وَبَعيدُand far-reaching مَطمَحِin the aim هِمَّةٍof ambition لاnot يَقتَنيhe acquires
وَبَعيدُ مَطمَحِ هِمَّةٍ لا يَقتَني
إِلّاexcept دِلاصاًsmooth mail سابِغَample الأَذيالِin its skirts
إِلّا دِلاصاً سابِغَ الأَذيالِ
And far-reaching in ambition, he acquires
Only smooth mail with ample skirts.
وَيَرىand he sees العُلىhigh honor ماwhat يَقتَنيhe acquires أَوor يَجتَنيhe reaps
وَيَرى العُلى ما يَقتَني أَو يَجتَني
مِنfrom صارِمٍa keen sword أَوor ذابِلٍa slender spear عَسّالِswaying
مِن صارِمٍ أَو ذابِلٍ عَسّالِ
And he sees high honor in what he acquires or reaps
From a keen sword or a slender, swaying spear.
طَبٌّan expert بِتَلقيحِat breeding الحُروبِwars مُجَرَّبٌtried and tested
طَبٌّ بِتَلقيحِ الحُروبِ مُجَرَّبٌ
شَهمٌvaliant أبِيٌّunbowed مُدرِكُan avenger of الأَذحالِold wrongs
شَهمٌ أبِيٌّ مُدرِكُ الأَذحالِ
An expert at breeding wars, tried and tested,
Valiant, unbowed, an avenger of old wrongs.
مَنwhoever زاغَstrays عَنfrom رَشَدٍright guidance فَإِنَّthen indeed بِكَفِّهِin his hand
مَن زاغَ عَن رَشَدٍ فَإِنَّ بِكَفِّهِ
ماضيkeen الشَبابِyouthful prime مُقَوِّمَsetting straight الضُلّالِthe misguided
ماضي الشَبابِ مُقَوِّمَ الضُلّالِ
For anyone who strays from right guidance, his hand holds
A keen blade in its prime, setting the errant straight.
كَمhow often صَكَّhe struck سَمعَthe hearing الخافِقَينof east and west بوَقعَةٍwith a battle
كَم صَكَّ سَمعَ الخافِقَين بوَقعَةٍ
صارَتit became بِهاthrough it مَثَلاًa proverb مِنَamong الأَمثالِproverbs
صارَت بِها مَثَلاً مِنَ الأَمثالِ
How often he struck the ears of east and west with a battle
That thereby became a proverb among proverbs.
مَلَكَتpossessed مَهابَتُهُhis awe-inspiring majesty القُلوبَhearts وَمازَجَتand mingled with
مَلَكَت مَهابَتُهُ القُلوبَ وَمازَجَت
حُبّاًlove كَمَزجِlike the mixing الماءِof water بِالجِريالِwith red wine
حُبّاً كَمَزجِ الماءِ بِالجِريالِ
His awe-inspiring majesty conquered hearts and mingled
With love as water mingles with red wine.
وَلَهُand his are مَآثرُillustrious deeds سائِراتٌwidely renowned دُوِّنَتwere recorded
وَلَهُ مَآثرُ سائِراتٌ دُوِّنَت
سِيَراًas histories لِكَيماso that تُحتَذىthey may be emulated بِمِثالِas a model
سِيَراً لِكَيما تُحتَذى بِمِثالِ
And his widely renowned deeds were recorded
As histories, so that their example might be followed.
وَلَهُand his are المَعاليlofty honors النَيِّراتُluminous الزاهِراresplendent (continued)
وَلَهُ المَعالي النَيِّراتُ الزاهِرا
تُending of 'resplendent' الظاهِراتُmanifest الباهِراتُdazzling خِلالِin virtues
تُ الظاهِراتُ الباهِراتُ خِلالِ
And his are lofty honors, luminous and resplendent,
Manifest and dazzling in their virtues.
أَغنَيتَناyou have spared us عَنfrom نَصبِsetting out تمييزٍdistinctions لَهاfor them
أَغنَيتَنا عَن نَصبِ تمييزٍ لَها
وَدَليلِand proof إِثباتٍof confirmation وَوَصفِand description الحالِof their state
وَدَليلِ إِثباتٍ وَوَصفِ الحالِ
You have spared us setting out distinctions for them,
And furnishing proof and describing their state.
مَنwho ذاis it that يُساجِلُrivals مَجدَهُhis glory بَلrather أينَwhere مِنbeside
مَن ذا يُساجِلُ مَجدَهُ بَل أينَ مِن
طاميsurging العُبابِfloodwaters بُلالَةُscant moisture الأوشالِof trickling springs
طامي العُبابِ بُلالَةُ الأوشالِ
Who can rival his glory? Nay, where stands, beside
The surging flood, the scant moisture of trickling springs?
مَنwho ذاis it that يُنافِسُrivals قَدرَهُhis stature وَجَلالَهُand his majesty
مَن ذا يُنافِسُ قَدرَهُ وَجَلالَهُ
أَتُقاسُcan it be compared? شَمسُthe sun ظَهيرَةِof noon بِذُبالِwith lamp-wicks
أَتُقاسُ شَمسُ ظَهيرَةِ بِذُبالِ
Who can rival his stature and majesty?
Can the noonday sun be compared with lamp-wicks?
فَهوَfor he is الحقيقةُthe reality فيin المَكارِمnobility وَالنُهىand wisdom
فَهوَ الحقيقةُ في المَكارِم وَالنُهى
وَسِواهُand all other than him أَضغاثٌtangled dreams وَطَيفُand a phantom خَيالِof fancy
وَسِواهُ أَضغاثٌ وَطَيفُ خَيالِ
For he is reality in nobility and wisdom,
And all others are tangled dreams and a phantom of fancy.
وَهُوَand he is المُقَدَّمُthe foremost حائِزاًwinning قَصَبَthe prize-reed العُلىof high honor
وَهُوَ المُقَدَّمُ حائِزاً قَصَبَ العُلى
وَسِواهُand all other than him فيهاin it مُقرِفٌa half-bred steed أوتالِor a follower
وَسِواهُ فيها مُقرِفٌ أوتالِ
And he is foremost, carrying off glory's prize-reed,
And all others there are half-bred steeds or followers.
وَمُشيمُand one who watches بارِقَةِthe lightning المُنىof hopes مِنfrom بِشرِهِhis cheerful countenance
وَمُشيمُ بارِقَةِ المُنى مِن بِشرِهِ
يَجلوdispels الخُطوبُcalamities الجونَblack وَهيَwhile they are لَيالِnights
يَجلو الخُطوبُ الجونَ وَهيَ لَيالِ
And one who watches hope's lightning from his cheerful face
Dispels black calamities, though they are nights.
لِلَهِbelonging to God فيكَwithin you مُغَيِّبٌsomething hidden (vocalization uncertain) يوتيwill grant لِهَto this (continued)
لِلَهِ فيكَ مُغَيِّبٌ يوتي لِهَ
ذاcompletion of 'this' الدينfaith يوماًone day عازِبَfar-off الآمالِhopes
ذا الدين يوماً عازِبَ الآمالِ
God has something hidden in you that will grant this
Faith, one day, its far-off hopes.
عَمّاin قَريبٍa short while سَوفwill تُزعِمُyou humble (uncertain reading) قيصراًCaesar
عَمّا قَريبٍ سَوف تُزعِمُ قيصراً
وَيَجودُand will drench أَندَلُساًal-Andalus سَحابُa cloud وَبالِof ruin
وَيَجودُ أَندَلُساً سَحابُ وَبالِ
Before long, you will humble Caesar,
And a cloud of ruin will drench al-Andalus,
حَتّىuntil تُسَربِلَyou clothe ذِلَّةًin humiliation أَحزابَهُhis factions
حَتّى تُسَربِلَ ذِلَّةً أَحزابَهُ
وَيَصيرَand he becomes رَهنَa captive to القَيدِfetters وَالأَغلاِand chains
وَيَصيرَ رَهنَ القَيدِ وَالأَغلاِ
Until you clothe his factions in humiliation,
And he becomes a captive to fetters and chains.
لاnever زِلتَmay you cease to be مَنصوراًvictorious وَدُمتَand may you remain مُؤَيَّداًsupported
لا زِلتَ مَنصوراً وَدُمتَ مُؤَيَّداً
تَختالُyou stride proudly فيin دَعَةٍease وَأَمنِand security against زَوالِdecline
تَختالُ في دَعَةٍ وَأَمنِ زَوالِ
May you ever be victorious and remain upheld,
Striding proudly in ease, secure from decline.
Translation model: Sol 6.1