رأيتI saw غياثGhiyath (succor) الدينal-Din (the faith) فيin البأسbattle والندىand generosity
رأيت غياث الدين في البأس والندى
سَحاباًa cloud ربيعياًspringtime وبيضاًand white swords صَوارماkeen-cutting
سَحاباً ربيعياً وبيضاً صَوارما
I saw Ghiyath al-Din, in battle and generosity,
I saw Ghiyath al-Din in valor and munificence
a springtime cloud and white, keen swords.
Like a vernal white cloud with swords that flash
يفوقhe surpasses الجبالthe mountains الراسيابِfirmly rooted رزانةًin steadiness
يفوق الجبال الراسيابِ رزانةً
ويفْضُلُand outstrips مَرَّthe sweep of العاصفاتِthe storm winds عَزائماin resolve
ويفْضُلُ مَرَّ العاصفاتِ عَزائما
He surpasses the firmly rooted mountains in steadiness,
Surpassing steadfast mountains in loftiness
and outstrips the sweep of storm winds in resolve.
And excelling the flow of storms in resolves
يُعيدُhe turns الضُّحىthe forenoon ليلاًinto night بنقْعwith the dust of مغارهhis raid
يُعيدُ الضُّحى ليلاً بنقْع مغاره
ويكشفand dispels ليلthe night of الخطبcalamity جذلانjoyful باسماsmiling
ويكشف ليل الخطب جذلان باسما
He turns forenoon to night with the dust of his raid,
He makes the forenoon night with his cave’s gush
and dispels calamity's night, joyful and smiling.
And reveals the night of afflictions with a smiling face
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle رأىregard الأموالwealth قومٌpeople غنيمةًas booty
إذا ما رأى الأموال قومٌ غنيمةً
رأىhe regards الحمدpraise والذكرand remembrance الجميلhonorable الغنائماas the spoils
رأى الحمد والذكر الجميل الغنائما
When people regard wealth as booty,
When a people see wealth as spoils
he regards praise and honorable remembrance as the spoils.
He sees praise and beautiful gratitude as the spoils
يكونُhe is لفقرagainst the poverty of المُعْتفيthe supplicant والجحفلand the host الthe
يكونُ لفقر المُعْتفي والجحفل ال
عَدوenemy إذاwhen ماemphatic particle جادhe gives generously أوor شدَّcharges هازماa vanquisher
عَدو إذا ما جاد أو شدَّ هازما
He is, against the supplicant's poverty and the host of the
He will have no enemy if he is generous
enemy, whenever he gives or charges, a vanquisher.
Or if he draws or sheathes a vanquishing sword
يُظَنُّhe is thought هزبراa lion فيin الحفيظةِwrath ضارياًferocious
يُظَنُّ هزبرا في الحفيظةِ ضارياً
ويحسبand is deemed منbecause of لطفthe gentleness of السَّجاياcharacter مُنادماa boon companion
ويحسب من لطف السَّجايا مُنادما
He is thought a ferocious lion in wrath,
He is thought to be angry in his sheath
and is deemed a boon companion for his gentle nature.
And deemed from the kindness of his swords a boon companion
ومنand part of سرِّهhis secret أنthat يُهزمis routed الجيشthe army باسمهby his name
ومن سرِّه أن يُهزم الجيش باسمه
وماand has not مدَّleveled خطِّياًa Khatti spear ولاnor سَلَّdrawn صارماa keen sword
وما مدَّ خطِّياً ولا سَلَّ صارما
And part of his secret is that the army is routed by his name,
And his secret is to rout an army with his name
though he has leveled no Khatti spear nor drawn a keen sword.
Without having stretched out a pen or brandished a blade
إذاwhen أمْكنتهُenables him قدرةٌpower كفَّhe restrains فَتْكَهُhis deadly violence
إذا أمْكنتهُ قدرةٌ كفَّ فَتْكَهُ
كريمٌgenerous حليمٌforbearing يَسْتحبُّhe favors المَراحماacts of mercy
كريمٌ حليمٌ يَسْتحبُّ المَراحما
When power gives him the means, he restrains his deadly violence:
If power enabled him, he would restrain his violence
generous and forbearing, he favors acts of mercy.
A generous forbearing man who loves clemency
يُطيعُhe heeds العُلىlofty aims منby way of كلevery سهلٍeasy path وصعبةٍand hard one
يُطيعُ العُلى من كل سهلٍ وصعبةٍ
ويعْصيand defies إلىto إحْرازهنَّattaining them اللَّوايماthe reproachers
ويعْصي إلى إحْرازهنَّ اللَّوايما
He heeds lofty aims, by every easy path and hard,
He obeys the lofty in every easy and difficult task
and defies the reproachers in order to attain them.
And disobeys them to safeguard the flags
فلاso may he not زالcease منصورَgranted victory السَّراياthe raiding bands مُظَفراًtriumphant
فلا زال منصورَ السَّرايا مُظَفراً
مدىthroughout الدهرall time محفوظpreserved الحشاشةthe breath of life سالماsafe and sound
مدى الدهر محفوظ الحشاشة سالما
So may he remain victorious with his raiding bands, triumphant,
So he remains victorious over the horsemen
through all time, his life's breath preserved, safe and sound.
For the length of days with protected dominion unharmed