أجَلyes هُوَit is الفَتْحُthe victory لاno فَتْحٌvictory يُشاكِلُهmatches it
أجَل هُوَ الفَتْحُ لا فَتْحٌ يُشاكِلُه
أفادَbestowed عاجِلُهits immediate outcome عِزّاًglory وآجِلُهand its later outcome
أفادَ عاجِلُه عِزّاً وآجِلُه
Yes, this is the victory; no victory can match it.
Its immediate outcome has brought glory, and so has its later outcome.
تَفَتَّحَتْopened فيهin it أبوابُthe gates of السَّماءheaven علىupon
تَفَتَّحَتْ فيه أبوابُ السَّماء على
أَغَرَّa radiant man مِفتاحُthe key to بابِthe gate of البِشرِgladness نائِلُهhis bounty
أَغَرَّ مِفتاحُ بابِ البِشرِ نائِلُه
In it, the gates of heaven opened upon
a radiant man whose bounty is the key to the gate of gladness.
أشاحَhe readied himself للحَرْبِfor war لاno كُتْبٌletters ولاand no رُسُلٌenvoys
أشاحَ للحَرْبِ لا كُتْبٌ ولا رُسُلٌ
إلاexcept الوَشيجَthe clustered spears الذيwhich تَدْمىgrow bloody عَوامِلُهtheir spearpoints
إلا الوَشيجَ الذي تَدْمى عَوامِلُه
He readied himself for war, with neither letters nor envoys,
save the clustered spears whose points grow bloody.
وأَضحَكَand he made smile الثَغْرَthe frontier إلاّbut أنَّthat مَبسِمَهits smiling mouth
وأَضحَكَ الثَغْرَ إلاّ أنَّ مَبسِمَه
إذاwhen تَبَسَّمَit smiled مَسْروراًdelighted مَناصِلُهhis sword-blades
إذا تَبَسَّمَ مَسْروراً مَناصِلُه
He made the frontier smile, though its smiling mouth,
when it smiled in delight, was his sword-blades.
أنحىhe struck علىat الشركpolytheism حتىuntil ذلwas humbled جانبهits flank
أنحى على الشرك حتى ذل جانبه
وانهدand collapsed غاربهits withers الأعلىloftiest وكاهلهand its shoulder
وانهد غاربه الأعلى وكاهله
He struck at polytheism until its flank was humbled,
and its lofty withers and shoulder collapsed.
غَزْوٌa campaign إذاif العامُthe year أبقَىleft منهof it باقيةًa remnant
غَزْوٌ إذا العامُ أبقَى منه باقيةً
أتاهcame to it يُزْجيdriving onward لحَتْفِtoward the doom of الثَّغْرِthe frontier قَابِلُهits following year
أتاه يُزْجي لحَتْفِ الثَّغْرِ قَابِلُه
A campaign: if one year leaves any of it remaining,
the next comes to drive it toward the frontier's doom.
بكاهلِon the shoulder of المَلْكِthe king سيفِSword of الدَّولَةِthe State اطَّأدَتْwere firmly established
بكاهلِ المَلْكِ سيفِ الدَّولَةِ اطَّأدَتْ
قَواعِدُthe foundations of الدِّينِthe faith واشتدَّتْand grew strong كَواهِلُهits shoulders
قَواعِدُ الدِّينِ واشتدَّتْ كَواهِلُه
On the shoulder of the king, Sayf al-Dawla, were firmly established
the foundations of the faith, and its shoulders grew strong.
منof الرِّماحِspears وإنand even if طاَلتْthey are long مخاصِرُهhis staffs
من الرِّماحِ وإن طاَلتْ مخاصِرُه
كماjust like الدُّروعُarmor وإنand even if أَوْهَتْgrew frail غَلائِلُهhis thin tunics
كما الدُّروعُ وإن أَوْهَتْ غَلائِلُه
His staffs are spears, however long they are;
his thin tunics are like armor, however frail they are.
مُظَفَّرُvictorious الغَزوِin warfare لمwere not تُحْرَمْdenied صَوارِمُهhis keen swords
مُظَفَّرُ الغَزوِ لم تُحْرَمْ صَوارِمُه
ماwhat أمَّلْتهthey hoped for it ولمand did not تُخْفِقْfail عَواسِلُهhis quivering spears
ما أمَّلْته ولم تُخْفِقْ عَواسِلُه
Victorious in warfare, his keen swords were never denied
what they hoped for, nor did his quivering spears fail.
أمضَىmore piercing منَthan القَدَرِfate المَحتومِinescapable صارِمُهhis keen sword
أمضَى منَ القَدَرِ المَحتومِ صارِمُه
إلىtoward النُّفوسِsouls وأمضىand more piercing منهthan it حامِلُهits bearer
إلى النُّفوسِ وأمضى منه حامِلُه
More piercing than inescapable fate is his blade,
in reaching souls; and its bearer is more piercing still.
مُجَرِّدُunsheathing العَزْمِresolve فيagainst طاغٍa tyrant يُقارِعُهhe battles him
مُجَرِّدُ العَزْمِ في طاغٍ يُقارِعُه
عنin defense of حُرْمَةِthe sanctity of الدِّينِthe faith أوor باغٍan aggressor يُناضِلُهhe opposes him
عن حُرْمَةِ الدِّينِ أو باغٍ يُناضِلُه
He unsheathes his resolve against a tyrant he battles
in defense of the faith's sanctity, or an aggressor he opposes.
حُصُونُthe fortresses of خَرْشَنَةَKharshana العُلياlofty فَرائِضُهhis obligatory duties
حُصُونُ خَرْشَنَةَ العُليا فَرائِضُه
إذاwhen غَزاhe campaigns وضَواحيهاand its outskirts نَوافِلُهhis voluntary devotions
إذا غَزا وضَواحيها نَوافِلُه
The lofty fortresses of Kharshana are his prescribed devotions
when he campaigns, and its outskirts his voluntary ones.
فليسَso he does not يَنفَكُّcease منfrom عَيْشٍa life of ease يُقاطِعُهhe cuts it short
فليسَ يَنفَكُّ من عَيْشٍ يُقاطِعُه
فيin طاعَةِobedience to اللهِGod أوor سَيْرٍa march يُواصِلُهhe continues it
في طاعَةِ اللهِ أو سَيْرٍ يُواصِلُه
He is ever either cutting short his life of ease
in obedience to God, or carrying on a march.
زارَvisited البحيرةَthe lake بَحْرٌa sea منof كَتائِبهhis battalions
زارَ البحيرةَ بَحْرٌ من كَتائِبه
تُخْفيhide سواحِلَهاits shores القُصْوىfarthest سَواحِلُهits shores
تُخْفي سواحِلَها القُصْوى سَواحِلُه
A sea of his battalions visited the lake,
its shores hiding the lake's farthest shores.
كالسَّيلِlike a torrent تَحفِزُdrive onward أُولاهُits vanguard أواخِرُهits rear ranks
كالسَّيلِ تَحفِزُ أُولاهُ أواخِرُه
حتىuntil أسالَmade flow دُروبَthe passes of الرُّومِthe Romans سَائِلُهits torrent
حتى أسالَ دُروبَ الرُّومِ سَائِلُه
Like a torrent, its rear ranks drive its vanguard onward,
until its current set the Romans' passes flowing.
تَضايَقُgrows cramped الأَرْضُthe earth ماwhenever سارَتْmarch جَحافِلُهhis great hosts
تَضايَقُ الأَرْضُ ما سارَتْ جَحافِلُه
وتَمْرَضُand sickens الشَّمْسُthe sun ماwhenever ثارَتْrise قَساطِلُهhis dust clouds
وتَمْرَضُ الشَّمْسُ ما ثارَتْ قَساطِلُه
The earth grows cramped whenever his great hosts march,
and the sun sickens whenever his dust clouds rise.
ظَلَّتْremained أواخِرُهits rear ranks يَنْهَضْنَsetting out منfrom حَلَبٍAleppo
ظَلَّتْ أواخِرُه يَنْهَضْنَ من حَلَبٍ
وقدand already أطافَتْhad encircled بشِمْشاطٍaround Shimshat أوائِلُهits vanguard
وقد أطافَتْ بشِمْشاطٍ أوائِلُه
His rear ranks were still setting out from Aleppo,
while his vanguard had already encircled Shimshat.
تَحِنُّyearn فيهin it الكُماةُthe champions المُعْلِمونَbearing battle insignia إلىfor
تَحِنُّ فيه الكُماةُ المُعْلِمونَ إلى
وِرْدِdrinking at الحُتوفِdeath إذاwhen حنَّتْwhinnied صَواهِلُهits neighing steeds
وِرْدِ الحُتوفِ إذا حنَّتْ صَواهِلُه
In that host, the champions bearing battle insignia yearn
to drink at death's waters whenever its steeds whinny.
إذاwhen رمىhe struck بلداًa land منهfrom it بجَائِحَةٍwith a devastating onslaught
إذا رمى بلداً منه بجَائِحَةٍ
خَرَّتْcollapsed أعاليهits heights وارتَجَّتْand shook أسافِلُهits depths
خَرَّتْ أعاليه وارتَجَّتْ أسافِلُه
When he strikes a land with a devastating onslaught from that host,
its heights collapse and its depths quake.
حتىuntil تؤدّيsurrender الحُصونُthe fortresses الشُّمُّlofty ساكِنَهاtheir inhabitants
حتى تؤدّي الحُصونُ الشُّمُّ ساكِنَها
خَوْفاًout of fear وتُسلِمَand surrender مَنْthose who فيهاare inside them مَعاقِلُهits strongholds
خَوْفاً وتُسلِمَ مَنْ فيها مَعاقِلُه
Until the lofty fortresses surrender their inhabitants
in fear, and its strongholds give up those inside.
أعداءَهO his enemies إنْif تَفوتواyou elude اليومَtoday عُدَّتَهhis armaments
أعداءَه إنْ تَفوتوا اليومَ عُدَّتَه
تَغُلُّكُمwill shackle you فيon الغَدِthe morrow الأَدْنَىnearest غَوائِلُهhis deadly assaults
تَغُلُّكُم في الغَدِ الأَدْنَى غَوائِلُه
O his enemies, if you elude his armaments today,
his deadly assaults will shackle you on the very next day.
لاdo not يُوسِعُgive room to الأَسَدَthe lion الضِّرغامَfierce خَطرَتُهhis proud stride
لا يُوسِعُ الأَسَدَ الضِّرغامَ خَطرَتُه
مَخايِلُthe displays of الأُسْدِlions قدalready تَبَّتْhave failed حَبائِلُهhis snares
مَخايِلُ الأُسْدِ قد تَبَّتْ حَبائِلُه
The fierce lion is given no room for his proud stride
by the displays of lions; his snares have already failed.
عُودُواreturn بهto him واستقيلوهand beg him to spare you الحقيقةَthe true force مِنْof
عُودُوا به واستقيلوه الحقيقةَ مِنْ
ضَرْبٍa blow يَقُدُّcleaves مُتونَthe crowns of البِيضِhelmets باطِلُهits mere feint
ضَرْبٍ يَقُدُّ مُتونَ البِيضِ باطِلُه
Return to him, and beg him to spare you the true force of
a blow whose mere feint cleaves the crowns of helmets.
فكَمْand how many خَليجِa channel of دمٍَblood أجرَتْset flowing أسِنَّتُهhis spearheads
فكَمْ خَليجِ دمٍَ أجرَتْ أسِنَّتُه
وكمand how many خَليجِa channel of نَدٍbounty أجرَتْset flowing أنامِلُهhis fingertips
وكم خَليجِ نَدٍ أجرَتْ أنامِلُه
How many a channel of blood his spearheads have set flowing,
and how many a channel of bounty his fingertips have set flowing!
مَنْwho ذاis it that يُساجِلُهvies with him in giving منكمamong you إذاwhen انبَعَثَتْpoured forth
مَنْ ذا يُساجِلُه منكم إذا انبَعَثَتْ
سِجالُthe brimming buckets of كَفَّيْهِhis two palms أَمْor مَنْwho ذاis it that يُطاوِلُهmatches his stature
سِجالُ كَفَّيْهِ أَمْ مَنْ ذا يُطاوِلُه
Who among you can vie with him when they pour forth—
the brimming buckets of his hands? Or who can match his stature?
كَمْhow many وَقْفَةٍa stand لكَwas yours فيin ادنىthe nearest of ديارِهِمُtheir lands
كَمْ وَقْفَةٍ لكَ في ادنى ديارِهِمُ
أَخَذْتَyou took بالسَّيفِby the sword منهاfrom them ماwhat تُحاوِلُهyou seek it
أَخَذْتَ بالسَّيفِ منها ما تُحاوِلُه
How many a stand you took in their nearest lands,
taking from them by the sword whatever you sought!
غَضِبْتَyou grew angry للدِّينِfor the faith حتىuntil عادَbecame again كَوكَبُهits star
غَضِبْتَ للدِّينِ حتى عادَ كَوكَبُه
طَلْقاًradiant يُضيءُshines علىupon الآفاقِthe horizons آفِلُهits setting star
طَلْقاً يُضيءُ على الآفاقِ آفِلُه
You grew wrathful for the faith until its star was again
radiant, its setting orb shining upon the horizons.
بِكُلِّon every يومٍday إذاwhen استُلَّتْwere drawn صَوارِمُهhis keen swords
بِكُلِّ يومٍ إذا استُلَّتْ صَوارِمُه
عادَتْreturned ضُحاهits morning brightness وقدand already جاءَتْhad come أصائِلُهits late afternoons
عادَتْ ضُحاه وقد جاءَتْ أصائِلُه
On every day when his keen swords were drawn,
its morning brightness returned, though its late afternoon had come.
ترَكْتَyou left فَجَّthe pass of العِداthe enemies لمَّاwhen نَزَلْتَyou descended بهِupon it
ترَكْتَ فَجَّ العِدا لمَّا نَزَلْتَ بهِ
وَحْشاًdesolate مَغانيهِits haunts مَهجوراًabandoned مَنازِلُهits dwellings
وَحْشاً مَغانيهِ مَهجوراً مَنازِلُه
You left the enemy's pass, after descending upon it,
its haunts desolate, its dwellings abandoned,
مُسوَدَّةًblackened منby لَظىًflame حامٍscorching مَلاعِبُهits pleasure grounds
مُسوَدَّةً من لَظىً حامٍ مَلاعِبُه
مُحمَرَّةًreddened منby دَمٍblood جارٍflowing جَداوِلُهits streams
مُحمَرَّةً من دَمٍ جارٍ جَداوِلُه
its pleasure grounds blackened by scorching flame,
its streams reddened by flowing blood.
تَحِنُّyearn شَوْقاًlongingly إلىfor الأَسْرىthe captives أرامِلُهits widows
تَحِنُّ شَوْقاً إلى الأَسْرى أرامِلُه
إذاwhen بَكَيْنَthey weep علىالقَتْلىover the slain ثَواكِلُهits bereaved mothers
إذا بَكَيْنَ علىالقَتْلى ثَواكِلُه
Its widows yearn longingly for the captives,
when its bereaved mothers weep over the slain.
قَسَمْتَyou divided فَيْئَهُمُtheir spoils فيin فَيْءthe shade of دارِهِمُtheir homeland
قَسَمْتَ فَيْئَهُمُ في فَيْء دارِهِمُ
حُوّاًdark-lipped عَواتِقُهits young maidens حُوراًdark-eyed عقائِلُهits noblewomen
حُوّاً عَواتِقُه حُوراً عقائِلُه
You divided their spoils in the shade of their own homeland,
its maidens dark-lipped, its noblewomen dark-eyed.
وَحْشاًwild creatures منamong السَّبيthe captives آنَسْتَyou comforted الكُماةَthe champions بهwith them
وَحْشاً من السَّبي آنَسْتَ الكُماةَ به
سِيَّانِequal فيin الحُسْنِbeauty حاليهِits adorned ones وعاطِلُهand its unadorned ones
سِيَّانِ في الحُسْنِ حاليهِ وعاطِلُه
Wild creatures among the captives, with whom you comforted the champions,
their adorned and unadorned alike in beauty.
فكَمْand how many شُجاعٍa brave man شَرَىsold للهِfor God's sake مُهْجَتَهhis lifeblood
فكَمْ شُجاعٍ شَرَى للهِ مُهْجَتَه
فأكرَهَthen he forced الرُّمْحَthe spear حتَّىuntil احمرَّgrew red عامِلُهits spearpoint
فأكرَهَ الرُّمْحَ حتَّى احمرَّ عامِلُه
How many a brave man sold his lifeblood for God's sake,
then forced his spear onward until its point grew red!
غَداhe went out in the morning يُنازِلُhe duels with لَيْثاًa lion أوor يُقارِعُهhe battles him
غَدا يُنازِلُ لَيْثاً أو يُقارِعُه
وراحَand went in the evening يَحْويhe possesses غَزالاًa gazelle أوor يُغازِلُهhe courts her
وراحَ يَحْوي غَزالاً أو يُغازِلُه
In the morning he dueled with a lion or exchanged blows with him;
in the evening he possessed a gazelle or courted her.
بَذَلْتَyou gave freely ماwhat جادَتِgenerously bestowed البيضُthe white swords الرِّقاقُslender بهwith it
بَذَلْتَ ما جادَتِ البيضُ الرِّقاقُ به
فأنتَso you are سالِبُهits taker قَسْراًby force وباذِلُهand its giver
فأنتَ سالِبُه قَسْراً وباذِلُه
You gave freely what the slender white swords bestowed;
you are its taker by force and its giver.
أماas for القريضُpoetry فقدthen indeed عادَتْbecame هَوامِلُهits stray herds
أما القريضُ فقد عادَتْ هَوامِلُه
مَرعِيَّةًwell tended وجرَتْand flowed سَكْباًin torrents هَوامِلُهits pouring rains
مَرعِيَّةً وجرَتْ سَكْباً هَوامِلُه
As for poetry, its straying herds have become
well tended, and its rains have flowed in torrents.
رأىit saw عليَّAli بنَibn (son of) عبدِAbd (servant of) اللهِAllah (God) قِبْلَتَهُits direction of prayer
رأى عليَّ بنَ عبدِ اللهِ قِبْلَتَهُ
فراحَso it went يَهْويhastening إليهtoward him أوor يُقابلُهit faces him
فراحَ يَهْوي إليه أو يُقابلُه
It saw Ali ibn Abd Allah as its direction of prayer,
and went hastening toward him, or turned to face him.
كالحَلْيِlike jewelry صادَفَit found جِيداًa neck شَكْلَmatching جَوْهَرِهِits gems
كالحَلْيِ صادَفَ جِيداً شَكْلَ جَوْهَرِهِ
فصَدَّso it turned away عنfrom كلِّevery جِيدٍneck لاnot يُشاكِلُهmatches it
فصَدَّ عن كلِّ جِيدٍ لا يُشاكِلُه
Like jewelry that found a neck matching its gems,
it turned from every neck that did not match it.
Translation model: Sol 6.1