اسمعhear بذيof the possessor of الفتحthe victory المبينmanifest وأبصرand behold
اسمع بذي الفتح المبين وأبصر
واقصرand confine عليهto him خطاthe steps of الهناءةcongratulation وأقصرand desist
واقصر عليه خطا الهناءة وأقصر
Hear of him who won the manifest victory, and behold him!
Confine the steps of congratulation to him, and go no farther.
فتحa victory أضاءshone بهthrough it الزمانthe age كأنهas though it were
فتح أضاء به الزمان كأنه
وجهthe face of البشيرthe bearer of glad news وغرةand the radiant brow of المستبشرone rejoicing at good news
وجه البشير وغرة المستبشر
A victory through which the age shone, as though it were
the face of the bearer of glad news and the radiant brow of one rejoicing.
فتحa victory يذكرناreminds us وإنand even though لمdid not ننسهwe forget it
فتح يذكرنا وإن لم ننسه
ماwhat كانoccurred منof فتحthe victory of الوصيthe Legatee بخيبرat Khaybar
ما كان من فتح الوصي بخيبر
A victory that reminds us—though we have not forgotten it—
of the victory once won by the Legatee at Khaybar.
فتحa victory تولدwas born يسيرهits ease منfrom عسرةhardship
فتح تولد يسيره من عسرة
طالتlasted long وأيand what ولادةbirth لمdid not تعسرprove difficult
طالت وأي ولادة لم تعسر
A victory whose ease was born of hardship
that lasted long—and what birth has not been difficult?
حملتbecame pregnant بهwith it الأيامthe days إلاexcept أنهاthat they
حملت به الأيام إلا أنها
وضعتهdelivered it تماfully formed عنafter ثلاثةthree أشهرmonths
وضعته تما عن ثلاثة أشهر
The days carried it in their womb, except that they
delivered it fully formed after three months.
تلقاهyou find him أولthe foremost فارسhorseman إنif أقدمتcharge forward
تلقاه أول فارس إن أقدمت
خيلcavalry وأولand the first راحلone setting out فيin العسكرthe army
خيل وأول راحل في العسكر
You find him the foremost horseman whenever
cavalry charge, and the first to march in the army.
هانتwas of little worth عليهto him النفسhis life حتىto the point that إنهhe indeed
هانت عليه النفس حتى إنه
باعsold الحياةlife فلمbut did not يجدfind منanyone who يشتريwould buy
باع الحياة فلم يجد من يشتري
He held his life so cheap that he
offered his life for sale, but found no buyer.
ضجرgrew weary الحديدiron منof الحديدiron وand شاورShawar
ضجر الحديد من الحديد و شاور
فيin نصرaiding آلthe House of محمدMuhammad لمdid not يضجرgrow weary
في نصر آل محمد لم يضجر
Iron grew weary of iron, but Shawar
did not weary of aiding the House of Muhammad.
حلفswore الزمانTime ليأتينit would surely come بمثلهwith his equal
حلف الزمان ليأتين بمثله
حنثتhas proved false يمينكyour oath ياO زمانTime فكفرso make atonement
حنثت يمينك يا زمان فكفر
Time swore it would surely bring forth his equal.
Your oath has proved false, O Time; make atonement!
ياO فاتحاًconqueror of شرقthe east of البلادthe lands وغربهاand their west
يا فاتحاً شرق البلاد وغربها
يهنيكmay it gladden you أنكthat you are وارثthe heir of الإسكندرAlexander
يهنيك أنك وارث الإسكندر
O conqueror of the lands' east and west,
may it gladden you that you are Alexander's heir.
Translation model: Sol 6.1