فَتَحتَ لَهُم حَتّى فَكَكتَ قُيودَهُم

فَتَحتَ لَهُم حَتّى فَكَكتَ قُيودَهُم

قَناطِرَ مَن قَد كانَ قَبلَكَ قَنطَرا

قَناطِرَ مَن قَد كانَ قَبلَكَ قَنطَرا

You opened for them, until you loosened their fetters,

You opened for them till you unshackled their chains

the treasure-bridges of one who had amassed wealth before you.

Bridges of those who used to be impassable bridges before you

وَلَيسَت كَما تَبني العُلوجُ وَحَوَّلَت

وَلَيسَت كَما تَبني العُلوجُ وَحَوَّلَت

عَنِ الجِسرِ أَبدانُ السَفينِ المُقَيَّرا

عَنِ الجِسرِ أَبدانُ السَفينِ المُقَيَّرا

They are not like those the foreigners build, or the one shifted

And they are not like the bridges built by giants which turned

from the crossing by ships' hulls—the pitch-coated bridge.

The bodies of ships away from the bridge, always swerving

لُجَينِيَّةً بيضاً وَمَيّالَةَ العُرى

لُجَينِيَّةً بيضاً وَمَيّالَةَ العُرى

هِرَقلِيَّةً صَفراءَ مِن ضَربِ قَيصَرا

هِرَقلِيَّةً صَفراءَ مِن ضَربِ قَيصَرا

White ones of silver, and others with swaying loops—

Some white Lujiani and some yellow Heraclean

Heraclian, yellow, from Caesar's mint.

From the strikes of Caesar, inclining from side to side

تَناوَلتَ ما أَعيا اِبنَ حَربٍ وَقَبلَهُ

تَناوَلتَ ما أَعيا اِبنَ حَربٍ وَقَبلَهُ

وَأَعيا أَباكَ الحازِمَ المُتَخَيَّرا

وَأَعيا أَباكَ الحازِمَ المُتَخَيَّرا

You accomplished what had baffled Ibn Harb, and before him,

You undertook what had confounded Ibn Harb before, and his father,

had baffled your resolute, chosen father;

The resolute, selective one, you undertook

وَما كانَ قَد أَعيا الوَليدَ وَبَعدَهُ

وَما كانَ قَد أَعيا الوَليدَ وَبَعدَهُ

سُلَيمانَ مِمَّن كانَ في الرومِ أَعصَرا

سُلَيمانَ مِمَّن كانَ في الرومِ أَعصَرا

and what had already baffled al-Walid, and after him,

That which had confounded Al-Walid and after him

Sulayman, in freeing those who had spent ages among the Romans.

Suleiman, among those who were most capable in Rome

وَأَعيا أَبا حَفصٍ فَكَسَّرتَ عَنهُمُ

وَأَعيا أَبا حَفصٍ فَكَسَّرتَ عَنهُمُ

عَلى أَسوُقٍ أَسرى الحَديدَ المُسَمَّرا

عَلى أَسوُقٍ أَسرى الحَديدَ المُسَمَّرا

It had also baffled Abu Hafs; you broke off them

And Abu Hafs it confounded, so you broke for them

the riveted iron upon the shins of captives.

In the markets the iron shackles, all nailed

فَلَولا الَّذي لا خَيرَ في الناسِ بَعدَهُ

فَلَولا الَّذي لا خَيرَ في الناسِ بَعدَهُ

بِهِ قَتَلَ اللَهُ الَّذي كانَ خَبَّرا

بِهِ قَتَلَ اللَهُ الَّذي كانَ خَبَّرا

But for the one after whom no goodness remains among people—

For had it not been for the one in whom there is no good among people after him

through him God killed the one who had given tidings;

By him God killed the one who was a plotter

بِهِ دَمَّرَ اللَهُ المَزونَ وَمَن سَعى

بِهِ دَمَّرَ اللَهُ المَزونَ وَمَن سَعى

إِلَيهِم كَما كانَ الفَراعينَ دَمَّرا

إِلَيهِم كَما كانَ الفَراعينَ دَمَّرا

through him God destroyed the Mazun and those who hastened

By him God destroyed the Mazons and whoever strove

to them, as He had destroyed the Pharaohs.

Towards them, as He destroyed the giants

وَأَصبَحَ أَهلُ الأَرضِ قَد جَمَعَتهُمُ

وَأَصبَحَ أَهلُ الأَرضِ قَد جَمَعَتهُمُ

يَدُ اللَهِ وَالأَعمى المَريضَ فَأَبصَرا

يَدُ اللَهِ وَالأَعمى المَريضَ فَأَبصَرا

And the people of the earth had been gathered

And the people of earth were gathered by

by God's hand—and the ailing blind man gained sight—

God's hand, and the blind, sick one gained sight

إِلى خَيرِ أَهلِ الأَرضِ أُمّاً وَخَيرِهِم

إِلى خَيرِ أَهلِ الأَرضِ أُمّاً وَخَيرِهِم

أَباً وَأَخاً إِلّا النَبِيَّ وَعُنصُرا

أَباً وَأَخاً إِلّا النَبِيَّ وَعُنصُرا

to the best of earth's people in maternal descent, and their best

To the best of the people of earth in mother, and their best

in father, brother, and ancestry, except for the Prophet.

In father and brother, except for the Prophet and his supporter

سَأَثني عَلى خَيرِ البَرِيَّةِ وَالَّذي

سَأَثني عَلى خَيرِ البَرِيَّةِ وَالَّذي

عَلى الناسِ ناءَ الغَيثُ مِنهُ فَأَمطَرا

عَلى الناسِ ناءَ الغَيثُ مِنهُ فَأَمطَرا

I shall praise the best of creation, and the one

I will praise the best of creation, by whom

whose rain-cloud rose over the people and poured down.

Upon people, the rain clouds poured forth rain

أَرى اللَهَ في كَفَّيكَ أَرسَلَ رَحمَةً

أَرى اللَهَ في كَفَّيكَ أَرسَلَ رَحمَةً

عَلى الناسِ مِلءَ الأَرضِ ماءً مُفَجَّرا

عَلى الناسِ مِلءَ الأَرضِ ماءً مُفَجَّرا

I see that God has sent mercy through your two palms

I see God place in your palms a mercy

upon the people: water gushing forth to fill the earth.

Upon people, filling the earth with water gushing forth

رَبيبُ مُلوكٍ في مَواريثَ لَم يَزَل

رَبيبُ مُلوكٍ في مَواريثَ لَم يَزَل

بِها مَلِكٌ إِن ماتَ أَورَثَ مِنبَرا

بِها مَلِكٌ إِن ماتَ أَورَثَ مِنبَرا

Reared by kings, amid inheritances where there has always been

A nursling of kings in inheritances which have not ceased

a king who, if he died, bequeathed a pulpit.

To have a king, that if one dies, he hands over the pulpit

بَنَيتَ الَّذي أَحيا سُلَيمانَ وَاِبنَهُ

بَنَيتَ الَّذي أَحيا سُلَيمانَ وَاِبنَهُ

وَداوُدَ وَالجِنَّ الَّذي كانَ سَخَّرا

وَداوُدَ وَالجِنَّ الَّذي كانَ سَخَّرا

You built what brought Sulayman and his son to life,

You built that which gave life to Solomon and his son

and Dawud, and the jinn whom he had subjected.

And David and the jinn that were subjugated

فَأَصبَحَ جِسراً خالِداً وَيَدُكُّهُ

فَأَصبَحَ جِسراً خالِداً وَيَدُكُّهُ

إِذا دَكَّ عَن يَأجوجَ رَدماً فَنَشَّرا

إِذا دَكَّ عَن يَأجوجَ رَدماً فَنَشَّرا

Thus it became an enduring bridge, and He will demolish it

So it has become an eternal bridge, which when

when He demolishes a rampart holding back Ya'juj and raises the dead,

It pounds the barrier of Gog and Magog, makes it collapse

بِقُوَّتِهِ اللَهُ الَّذي هُوَ باعِثٌ

بِقُوَّتِهِ اللَهُ الَّذي هُوَ باعِثٌ

عِباداً لَهُ مِن خَلقِهِ حينَ نَشَّرا

عِباداً لَهُ مِن خَلقِهِ حينَ نَشَّرا

by His might—God, who will raise

By His power, God, who is the Sender

servants of His from among His creation when He resurrects them.

Of His servants from His creation when He dispersed them