قَمَرٌa moon تَطَلَّعَrose والهَوَاءُand the air سماؤُهhis sky
قَمَرٌ تَطَلَّعَ والهَوَاءُ سماؤُه
مَلأَfilled النَّواظِرَthe eyes والنّفوسَand the souls بَهاؤُهhis splendor
مَلأَ النَّواظِرَ والنّفوسَ بَهاؤُه
A moon has risen, and the air is his sky.
The moon peeked out, and the air was its sky,
His splendor has filled eyes and souls.
It filled sights and souls with its splendor.
يَرتَاعُis awed مِنهُby him مَسيرُهhis passage ومُقامُهُand his resting place
يَرتَاعُ مِنهُ مَسيرُه ومُقامُهُ
وَيَضيقُand grows too narrow عنهfor him أمامُهُbefore him وَوَراؤُهُand behind him
وَيَضيقُ عنه أمامُهُ وَوَراؤُهُ
His passage and resting place quake before him.
Its motion and stillness made it shy,
And what lies before and behind him is too narrow to contain him.
And its front and back were too narrow for it.
وَيَكَادُand almost يَستَلِبُsteals away الخَوَاطِرَthe thoughts حُسنُهُhis beauty
وَيَكَادُ يَستَلِبُ الخَوَاطِرَ حُسنُهُ
وَيَكَادُand almost يَختَطِفُsnatches away العُيُونَthe eyes ضِيَاؤُهُhis radiance
وَيَكَادُ يَختَطِفُ العُيُونَ ضِيَاؤُهُ
And his beauty all but steals thoughts away.
Its beauty almost snatched thoughts away,
And his radiance all but snatches eyes away.
And its radiance almost seized eyes.
وَإذَاand when الأَهِلّةُthe crescents عُيّرَتwere reproached لِمُحاقِهاfor their waning
وَإذَا الأَهِلّةُ عُيّرَت لِمُحاقِها
أَرضَىpleased وزَادَand increased كَمالُهhis fullness وَنَماؤُهُand his growth
أَرضَى وزَادَ كَمالُه وَنَماؤُهُ
And when the crescents are reproached for waning,
When the crescent was reproached for its deficiency,
His fullness and growth delight and increase.
It was pleased and its perfection and growth increased.
تَشتاقُهyearns for him حَرَكَاتُهُhis movements وَسُكُونُand stillness
تَشتاقُه حَرَكَاتُهُ وَسُكُونُ
His movements and stillness yearn for him.
Its motions and stillness long for
Its smoothness due to its lord who
لِتَتِهlet her glory بَلَنسِيَةٌValencia بِسَيِّدِهَاin her lord الَّذِيwho
لِتَتِه بَلَنسِيَةٌ بِسَيِّدِهَا الَّذِي
حَاطَguarded الثُّغُورَthe frontiers دِفَاعُهُhis defense وَغََناؤُهُand his prowess
حَاطَ الثُّغُورَ دِفَاعُهُ وَغََناؤُهُ
Let Valencia glory in her lord, whose
Protected borders, his defense and his singing surrounded them,
Defense and prowess have guarded the frontiers.
His leadership healed the wounds from the bites of enemies.
يَرقيchants a healing charm فَيَشفِيand so heals الثَّغرَthe frontier مِنfrom لَمَمِmadness العِداthe foes
يَرقي فَيَشفِي الثَّغرَ مِن لَمَمِ العِدا
إلمَامُهُhis arrival فَجِوارُهُthen his protective presence وَنِداؤُهُand his call
إلمَامُهُ فَجِوارُهُ وَنِداؤُهُ
The frontier is charmed and cured of the foes' affliction
A country prides itself for including it, for it
By his coming, then his protective presence and his call.
Dispels the darkness of its night with its illumination.
يُزهَىglories بهِin him بَلَدٌa land حَوَاهُthat held him لأنَّهُbecause
يُزهَى بهِ بَلَدٌ حَوَاهُ لأنَّهُ
تَجلُوdispels غياهِبَthe deep darkness لَيلِهِof its night لألأُؤُهُhis radiance
تَجلُو غياهِبَ لَيلِهِ لألأُؤُهُ
A land that holds him glories in him, for
Thus its traits become evident in its regions,
His radiance dispels the deep darkness of its night.
And its blessings overflow in its corners.
فَتَبينُso become evident فيin أَقطارِهِits regions أَوصافُهhis qualities
فَتَبينُ في أَقطارِهِ أَوصافُه
وَتَفيضُand overflow فيthroughout أَرجائِهِits reaches نَعماؤهُhis blessings
وَتَفيضُ في أَرجائِهِ نَعماؤهُ
So his qualities become clear throughout its regions,
And an aided one extends the fences of victory in it,
And his blessings overflow throughout its reaches.
Its views make walls unnecessary for it.
وَيُطيلُand extends سُورَthe rampart النَّصرِof victory فِيهِwithin it مُؤَيَّدٌone granted aid
وَيُطيلُ سُورَ النَّصرِ فِيهِ مُؤَيَّدٌ
تُغنِيهِmake it independent عنof أسوَارِهِits walls آراؤُهُhis counsels
تُغنِيهِ عن أسوَارِهِ آراؤُهُ
And one granted aid extends victory's rampart there;
A volunteer who gives the good his chastity,
His counsels spare it the need of its walls.
It is as if they are his partners in his money.
مُتَبِّرِّعٌa generous donor يُعطيgives الخِيَارَthe choicest عُفَاتَهُhis petitioners
مُتَبِّرِّعٌ يُعطي الخِيَارَ عُفَاتَهُ
فَكَأنَّهُمso as though they فِيin مَالِهِhis wealth شُرَكَاؤُهُhis partners
فَكَأنَّهُم فِي مَالِهِ شُرَكَاؤُهُ
A generous giver, he grants the choicest gifts to his petitioners,
Oh son of the two Imams to whom
As though they were his partners in his wealth.
Pride of ancestry, loyalty and allegiance were attributed.
ياO ابنَson الإِمَامَينِthe two imams اللّذَينِthe two who إِلَيهِمَاto them both
يا ابنَ الإِمَامَينِ اللّذَينِ إِلَيهِمَا
نُسِبَwas ascribed الفَخارُglory نِجَارُهُits lineage وَوَلاؤُهُand its allegiance
نُسِبَ الفَخارُ نِجَارُهُ وَوَلاؤُهُ
O son of the two imams, to whom
You raised the standards of guidance against those
Glory's lineage and allegiance are ascribed,
Who harbor enmity until your purpose and moderation became clear.
النّاصِبَينَthe two who planted عَلَىupon الهُدَىright guidance أعلامَهُits banners
النّاصِبَينَ عَلَى الهُدَى أعلامَهُ
حَتّىuntil تَبيّنَbecame clear قَصدُهits straight course وَسَوَاؤُهand its level path
حَتّى تَبيّنَ قَصدُه وَسَوَاؤُه
Who both planted its banners upon right guidance,
And brother of the Caliph of God whose
Until its straight course and level path became clear;
Caliphs gave him what they were entrusted with.
وأخاand brother الإِمامِthe imam خَلِيفَةِcaliph اللهِGod الَّذِيwho
وأخا الإِمامِ خَلِيفَةِ اللهِ الَّذِي
أدَّىdelivered إلَيهِto him مَاwhat رَعَتguarded خُلَفاؤُهُhis caliphs
أدَّى إلَيهِ مَا رَعَت خُلَفاؤُهُ
And brother of the imam, God's caliph, who
His justice encompassed the land, and his wealth watered
Delivered to him what his caliphs had guarded.
Both the rich and poor with his gifts.
وَسِعَembraced البَرِيَّةَall creation عَدلُهُhis justice وَاستَوسَقَتand grew abundant
وَسِعَ البَرِيَّةَ عَدلُهُ وَاستَوسَقَت
لِغَنِّيهِمfor their rich وَفَقِيرِهِمand their poor لآلاؤُهُhis radiance (unclear form)
لِغَنِّيهِم وَفَقِيرِهِم لآلاؤُهُ
His justice embraced all creation, and abundant
The alliances of victory’s support are his allies,
For their rich and poor was his radiance.
And the protectors of his territory, they are his trustees.
كُفلاءُguarantors نَصرِvictory الحَقِّtruth هُمthey أحلافُهُits allies
كُفلاءُ نَصرِ الحَقِّ هُم أحلافُهُ
وحُمَاةُand defenders حَوزَتِهِits realm وَهُمand they أُمَنَاؤُهُits trustees
وحُمَاةُ حَوزَتِهِ وَهُم أُمَنَاؤُهُ
The guarantors of truth's victory are its allies,
The sons of Ishmael, his promise to them remains
And defenders of its realm, and they are its trustees.
True, honest and loyal.
أبنَاءُsons إسمَاعِيلَIshmael فِيهِمamong them عَهدُهُits covenant
أبنَاءُ إسمَاعِيلَ فِيهِم عَهدُهُ
باقٍenduring وَصَادِقُand true وَعدِهِits promise وَوَفَاؤُهُand its fulfillment
باقٍ وَصَادِقُ وَعدِهِ وَوَفَاؤُهُ
The sons of Ishmael: among them its covenant
From Qais ‘Ailan, and do you know what
Endures, and true are its promise and its fulfillment.
Qais is? It is the maker of the religion of guidance and its improver.
مِنfrom قَيسِQays عَيلانٍAylan وَمَاand what أدرَاكَmade you know مَاwhat
مِن قَيسِ عَيلانٍ وَمَا أدرَاكَ مَا
قَيسٌQays سَنَاradiance دِينfaith الهُدَىright guidance وَسَنَاؤُهُand its glory
قَيسٌ سَنَا دِين الهُدَى وَسَنَاؤُهُ
Of Qays Aylan—and what can tell you what
They raised him as a cub, so they are his fathers,
Qays is: the light of the faith of guidance, and its glory.
And they looked after him as a youth, so they are his sons.
رَبّوهthey reared it منتشئاًgrowing up فَهُمso they آباؤُهُits fathers
رَبّوه منتشئاً فَهُم آباؤُهُ
وَرَعَوهُand they tended it مُكتَهِلاًin maturity فَهُمso they أبنَاؤُهُits sons
وَرَعَوهُ مُكتَهِلاً فَهُم أبنَاؤُهُ
They reared it as it grew, so they are its fathers,
Supporting him until the day of judgement is their duty,
And tended it in maturity, so they are its sons.
And the banners and flags are theirs.
وَعَلَيهِمُand upon them حَتَّىuntil القِيَامَةِResurrection نصرُهُits defense
وَعَلَيهِمُ حَتَّى القِيَامَةِ نصرُهُ
وَلَدَيهِمand with them رَايَاتُهُits banners وَلِوَاؤُهُand its standard
وَلَدَيهِم رَايَاتُهُ وَلِوَاؤُهُ
And upon them, until Resurrection, rests its defense,
They are those who fight his enemies
And with them are its banners and its standard.
Until his power humiliates their enemies.
وَهُمand they الَّذينَthose who يُقَاتِلُونَfight عُداتَهُits foes
وَهُم الَّذينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ عُداتَهُ
حَتَّىuntil تَذِلّare humbled لِعِزِّهbefore its might أعدَارُهُits enemies (likely intended)
حَتَّى تَذِلّ لِعِزِّه أعدَارُهُ
And they are the ones who fight its foes,
They restored his soul after
Until its enemies bow before its might.
Grief over life had left its blemish.
وهُمُand they استَرَدّواrestored رُوحَهits spirit مِنfrom بَعدِمَاafter
وهُمُ استَرَدّوا رُوحَه مِن بَعدِمَا
أشفَىapproached the brink عَلَىof الحَيَاةِlife ذَماؤُهُits last spark of life
أشفَى عَلَى الحَيَاةِ ذَماؤُهُ
And they restored its spirit after
So the religion is bound upon him as its crown,
Its last spark of life had hovered on life's brink.
And its gown is draped over him.
فَالدّينُso the faith مَعصوبٌbound عَلَيهِupon it تَاجُهُits crown
فَالدّينُ مَعصوبٌ عَلَيهِ تَاجُهُ
شَرَفاًin honor وَمُنسَدِلٌand hanging down عَلَيهِupon it رِدَاؤُهُits mantle
شَرَفاً وَمُنسَدِلٌ عَلَيهِ رِدَاؤُهُ
So faith has its crown bound upon it
And the pillars of monotheism are high of structure,
In honor, and its mantle hangs down upon it.
And polytheism has collapsed and its building has fallen.
وَدَعَائِمُand the pillars التَّوحِيدِGod's oneness سَامِيَةُlofty البِناin structure
وَدَعَائِمُ التَّوحِيدِ سَامِيَةُ البِنا
وَالشِّركُand polytheism قَدalready أهوَىplunged وَخرّand collapsed بِنَاؤُهُits edifice
وَالشِّركُ قَد أهوَى وَخرّ بِنَاؤُهُ
And the pillars of God's oneness are lofty in structure,
You seek the self of the enemy, his land or you defeat him,
While polytheism's edifice has plunged and collapsed.
Not the enemy’s blessings and his shelter.
نَفسَthe person العَدُوِّthe enemy وَأرضَهُand his land أَوor هَزمَهُhis defeat
نَفسَ العَدُوِّ وَأرضَهُ أَو هَزمَهُ
تَبغُونَyou seek لاnot نَعَمُlivestock العَدُوِّthe enemy وشاؤُهُand his sheep
تَبغُونَ لا نَعَمُ العَدُوِّ وشاؤُهُ
The enemy himself and his land, or his defeat,
So if he obeys you then you are his bliss,
You seek—not the enemy's livestock and sheep.
And if he refuses then refusal is his torment.
فَإِذَاso if أطَاعَكُمُhe obeys you فَأنتُمthen you سَعدُهُhis good fortune
فَإِذَا أطَاعَكُمُ فَأنتُم سَعدُهُ
وَإِذَاand if تأَبّىhe refuses فَالإِبَاءُthen refusal شَقَاؤُهُhis misery
وَإِذَا تأَبّى فَالإِبَاءُ شَقَاؤُهُ
If he obeys you, then you are his good fortune;
The noble one has his remedy with you
And if he refuses, refusal is his misery.
No matter how much his sickness persists in misguidance.
وَلَدَيكُمُand with you بِالمَشرَفِيّwith the Mashrafi sword دَوَاؤُهُhis cure
وَلَدَيكُمُ بِالمَشرَفِيّ دَوَاؤُهُ
مَهمَاhowever تَتَابَعَpersists فيin الضلالَةِerror دَاؤُهُhis disease
مَهمَا تَتَابَعَ في الضلالَةِ دَاؤُهُ
And you have his cure in the Mashrafi sword,
The amount of his nonsense and foolishness mislead him,
However persistently his disease continues in error.
And his illusion extends his confusion.
تُغوِيهِdeludes him كَثرَةُthe multitude قَضَةِhis great ones (likely intended) وقَضِيضِهِand his small ones
تُغوِيهِ كَثرَةُ قَضَةِ وقَضِيضِهِ
وتمدّهُand sustains him فِيin غيّهِhis error غَوغَاؤُهhis rabble
وتمدّهُ فِي غيّهِ غَوغَاؤُه
The multitude of his great and small deludes him,
Never! That cannot bend your determination,
And his rabble sustains him in his error.
For a flood is easier than its foam.
هَيهَاتَfar from it لاnot يَثنِيturns aside بِذَلِكَby that عَزمَكُمyour resolve
هَيهَاتَ لا يَثنِي بِذَلِكَ عَزمَكُم
فَالسَّيلُfor the torrent أهوَنُthe least important مَاwhat عَلَيهشupon it (likely intended) غُثَاؤُهُits scum
فَالسَّيلُ أهوَنُ مَا عَلَيهش غُثَاؤُهُ
Far from it! He cannot thereby turn your resolve,
Can the command of God be blocked from you regarding what
For the torrent's scum is the least of its concerns.
He chooses of your victory and wills?
أيَصُدّcan he bar أمرdecree اللهِGod عَنكُمfrom you فِيconcerning الّذيthat which
أيَصُدّ أمر اللهِ عَنكُم فِي الّذي
يَختارُهُHe chooses it مِنof نَصرِكُمyour victory وَيَشَاؤُهُand He wills it
يَختارُهُ مِن نَصرِكُم وَيَشَاؤُهُ
Can he bar God's decree from you in what
He gave him a long respite out of your patience
He chooses and wills for your triumph?
So he may return with his arrogance relaxed.
أرخَىlet out لَهfor him طولَthe tether المُنَىhopes إِمهَالُكُمyour granting respite
أرخَى لَه طولَ المُنَى إِمهَالُكُم
كَيماso that يَفِيءَmay bring back بِغمرِهِwith his folly إِرخَاؤُهُits slackening
كَيما يَفِيءَ بِغمرِهِ إِرخَاؤُهُ
Your respite let out for him the tether of hopes,
So his obstinacy threw him into an abyss,
So that its slackening might bring him back from his folly.
And his delusions dropped him from a cliff.
فَرًمَتso cast لَجاجَتُهhis obstinacy بِهِhim فيinto لُجّةٍa deep sea
فَرًمَت لَجاجَتُه بِهِ في لُجّةٍ
وَهَوَتand hurled down بِهِhim مِنfrom حالِقٍa lofty height أهوَاؤُهُhis passions
وَهَوَت بِهِ مِن حالِقٍ أهوَاؤُهُ
But his obstinacy cast him into a deep sea,
You gave him respite until his day, and tomorrow is yours,
And his passions hurled him down from a lofty height.
Its morning and evening keeping an eye on him.
أمهَلتُمُوهُyou gave him respite لِيَومِهِuntil his day وَغداand became لَكُمfor you
أمهَلتُمُوهُ لِيَومِهِ وَغدا لَكُم
عَيناًa spy عَلَيهupon him صَبَاحُهُhis morning وَمَسَاؤُهُand his evening
عَيناً عَلَيه صَبَاحُهُ وَمَسَاؤُهُ
You granted him respite till his day, and for you became
We surely scared away harm and averted it
A spy upon him—his morning and his evening.
With you, like the Indian’s sword whose sharpness burned.
وَلَقَدand indeed نَروعُwe terrify أذَىthe harm الخُطوبِcalamities وَصَرفَهَاand their vicissitudes
وَلَقَد نَروعُ أذَى الخُطوبِ وَصَرفَهَا
بِكَthrough you رَوعَةَthe terror الهِندِيِّthe Indian sword حُدّwas honed مَضَاؤُهُits keenness
بِكَ رَوعَةَ الهِندِيِّ حُدّ مَضَاؤُهُ
And indeed we terrify the harm and vicissitudes of calamities,
And we say to the world in a reaching voice,
Through you, with the terror of an Indian blade whose edge is honed.
Its words and call are the praise of your glory.
وَنَقُولُand we say لِلدُّنيَاto the world بِصَوتٍin a voice بَالِغٍreaching
وَنَقُولُ لِلدُّنيَا بِصَوتٍ بَالِغٍ
أَسمَاعَthe ears مَجدِكَof your glory لَفظُهُits utterance وَدُعَاؤُهُand its prayer
أَسمَاعَ مَجدِكَ لَفظُهُ وَدُعَاؤُهُ
And we say to the world in a voice that reaches
Guard Abu Yahya for us and honor
Your glory's ears with its words and prayer:
Meeting him as long as he remains in you.
صُونِيguard أبَاAbu (father of) يَحيَىYahya لَنَاfor us وَتَشَرّفِيand be honored
صُونِي أبَا يَحيَى لَنَا وَتَشَرّفِي
بِلِقَائِهِby meeting him مادَامَas long as فِيكِwithin you بَقَاؤُهُhis remaining
بِلِقَائِهِ مادَامَ فِيكِ بَقَاؤُهُ
Guard Abu Yahya for us, and be honored
For there is a celebration that adorned your palace,
By meeting him, as long as he remains within you.
Its arrival and visit are good news.
فَهَناكَso may it gladden you عِيدٌa festival زَانَadorned قَصرَكَyour palace جَالِباًbringing
فَهَناكَ عِيدٌ زَانَ قَصرَكَ جَالِباً
وَفدَa delegation البَشَائِرِglad tidings وَفدُهُits arrival ولقاؤهُand its encounter
وَفدَ البَشَائِرِ وَفدُهُ ولقاؤهُ
May the festival that adorned your palace gladden you, bringing
And from a content, grateful slave
A delegation of glad tidings with its coming and encounter.
Whose praise and commendation of you never wanes.
وَإلَيكَهَاand here it is for you مِنfrom عَبدٍa slave قِنٍّwholly owned شَاكِرٍgrateful
وَإلَيكَهَا مِن عَبدٍ قِنٍّ شَاكِرٍ
ماnot إِنindeed يغِبُّكَvisits you intermittently حَمدُهُhis praise وَثَنَاؤُهُand his commendation
ما إِن يغِبُّكَ حَمدُهُ وَثَنَاؤُهُ
And here it is for you, from a grateful, wholly bound slave,
He gifted the poem in verses and wished that
Whose praise and commendation of you never cease.
Its lines were his love instead.
أهدَىoffered الصّحيفَةَthe page بالقَرِيضِin verse وَوَدّand wished لَوif
أهدَى الصّحيفَةَ بالقَرِيضِ وَوَدّ لَو
كانَتwere مكانin place of سُطورِهاits lines حَوبَاؤُهُhis soul
كانَت مكان سُطورِها حَوبَاؤُهُ
He offered this page of verse, and wished
That his soul were there in place of its lines.
Partial English translation: 75 of 77 Arabic lines translated.